Warfare & Tactics

I thought combat in eve was simple, lock on and just fire your weapons at him wether it be drones, missles, or turrets. But apparently i was wrong, I dont know if it is my fits or I just suck in PvP. Furthermore, how do you dictate range and rules of engagement during Solo/Small gang PvP?

You definitely thought wrong. Experience will be the best teacher, and some videos from pilots like chessur, and the "Eve is easy" series.

You should watch their frigate videos, and frigate videos in general. Take their advice, then try again. You may be surprised with the results.

The same way the rest of us learned, by dying horribly in a fire numerous times and learning from your mistakes.



Agony Unleashed is your friend. Also check out ChessurSB's youtube channel.


If you don't have someone tackled, there's nothing to stop them warping off if the fight doesn't go their way. Even in an Honorabru 1v1 At The Sun, there's nothing underhanded about running away where possible.

pretty much, yeah.

FYI: You're in a newbro friendly corporation tied to one of the larger power blocs. Perhaps ask around inside your corp/alliance for some tutelage from more experienced players. Use cheap T1 frigates.

If you're learning from said surprise buttsecks, then it's a worthwhile exercise. If you're simply getting stomped and your 'tutor' isn't giving you some hints on what you're doing wrong, you need a new tutor,



Ship fitting is a bit of a black art and one that's well worth learning. Looking through killboards for ideas is always a good start.

Two things:

1) yes, nothing beats first hand experience, and that includes dying a lot. Just look up my killboard: over 600 losses and I'm still pretty bad

2) important thing is to learn from your mistakes, else it would be pointless lol. recording your fights and reviewing them later is an excellent way. especially as a newbro, you'll be surprised by how many silly mistakes you can do in the heat of the action (e.g. forgetting to turn on your prop mod, or forgetting to drop drones when in a hybrid guns/missles + drones ship)

3) some food for thought, research and practice: on-grid range control is key, but how you start the engagement can have a huge influence. warp-in range, deadspace mechanics (can't warp freely inside an anomaly), gate mechanics, warp speed differences, spltting up gangs, etc. are all tools-of-the-trade for PVP. just a simple example: if you start an engagement at range in a sniper fit, it doesn't matter if the enemy is faster than you if you can kill them while they're approaching. another example: if you and your opponent are both scrammed and webbed, it matters less who's faster because you'll both be moving quite slow (especially if you don't have an AB) and the faster dude could be dead before he can change the range in any significant way

4) the above point is the reason why I never do arranged 1v1s: simplifying all the pre-fight maneuvering with a simple 'let's meet at the sun' takes half of the fun out of it


Solo PVP is hard, but awesome. Welcome to the crazy people club and have fun!

This one in particular helped me out a bunch.

It all begins with knowledge. Im a firm believer of making my own fits to accomplish a set goal. Sit down with EFT and play around with ships that interest you. Learn their hull strengths and weaknesses, then start making them do different things. Not having a rough idea what you are up against will mean your death, so this works both ways. Ask yourself what you want to accomplish. Then sit down and have a look at hulls that might be well suited for that purpose. Fit it and try it out.


So yes, fitting is an essensial skill if you want to be a successfull pvper.

This is the best way to learn.