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Looking for suggestions solo PvE/exploration fits for Wormholes.
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Gerald Mardiska
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2016-09-27 20:09:19 UTC
i am embarrassed to say this but ive played this game for 4 years and have not even given wormholes much thought. ive been inside of them for transit purposes from point a to b. but now i actually want to get involved in them. starting with exploration, i know there are rats in the relic/data sites. since i would not necessarily be a resident of any particular WH (that could change), im looking for a solo fit that can both kill rats and scan down the sites. ive tried the stratios on dscan and it didnt go so well. ive got this weird legion fit that barely tops 275 DPS and on the test server that didnt to diddly crap SO. i must turn to you, my fellow players, for the hopeful answer. any serious input from WH denizens is highly appreciated.



on a secondary note: while ive read Kennesaw Breach's drifter situation post (https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6652425#post6652425) im deeply curious in what this means for player interaction/action in WH space. will WHs be worth investing in, in the future, if they are all overrun and infested by these contemptibly idiotic machines or will we as players actually stand a freaking chance.
Noxisia Arkana
Deadspace Knights
#2 - 2016-09-27 20:54:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Noxisia Arkana
It really depends on what you want to do. If you're intent is to go solo (including only bringing one char) - it really limits your options.

The cheapest thing you can do is scout wormholes in a covops fit with a data/relic analyzer and do the Null exploration sites that pop up in c1-3 space. You'll die eventually, so make trips out to HS to stash your loot.

If you want to run PVE sites with a single toon, you're going to die sooner rather than later (even if you're hitting dscan like a rabid wolf). You can do it, but keep it cheap. C1-2 sites can be run in fairly inexpensive ships. See the sticky posts in this forum for info on fits.

For PVP, you'll need to figure out what you want to lose often (stratios? astero? bomber?). Each one of these ships is going to have to scan, warp cloaked, and be able to kill your target. A bling fit T3 probably has the widest engagement profile (you can kill more stuff) but people will go out of their way to set traps for you - so I wouldn't go there without some experience. A bomber can't do much except engage explorers or industrial ships (you can **** people off with some damps and fighting aligned but you probably won't get a kill). A stratios is a good middle ground.. it's relatively inexpensive and with nuets + drone damage it can kill a wide variety of site runners on top of your normal pvp targets. A well fit T2 strat is about 300 mil.

You can use a Recon but I don't recommend it as a solo ship, if you recons scanning will be a pain in the ass because they aren't bonused for it, and your engagement profile is still pretty thin.

Feel free to message me in game if you have any other questions that the forum isn't addressing. The draw to wormhole space isn't the big isk (although it can happen) - it's that things happen fast and unexpectedly. I'm constantly surprised at the lengths that I and my fellow wormhole corps go to for kills or just to see if they can pull it off.

Edit: if you're planning on bearing -
Rykki's guide is the best for figuring out how sites work:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17cNu8hxqJKqkkPnhDlIuJY-IT6ps7kTNCd3BEz0Bvqs/pubhtml#

Read some blogs to figure out how crazy us mole people can be with respect to getting kills, camping systems, and being in general sneaky bastards; suggestions:
http://localectomy.blogspot.com/

http://cloakybastard.blogspot.com/
Gerald Mardiska
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#3 - 2016-09-29 02:37:25 UTC
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helana Tsero
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#4 - 2016-09-29 06:20:45 UTC  |  Edited by: helana Tsero
If your to lazy to browse the sticky thread for suggested pve fits (as the first person who replied to you suggested) then I suggest your to lazy to be in wormhole space.

Look up the sites you want to do, cross reference that with some fits in the sticky and then plug it into EFT to see if you can run the site ok with your skills. Its not that hard.

Wormhole space is not a place where you get spoon fed.

If you dont wont to get ganked (frequently) then id suggest you take a scan alt in their first and check the system and systems connected for any activity. Running during a quieter timezone will also help. and while your running the site use dscan and check for new sigs.

A solo fit is dumb. scan using a covert ops, find the system you want, then bring in your pve boat.

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Gerald Mardiska
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#5 - 2016-10-06 05:54:07 UTC
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Gerald Mardiska
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#6 - 2016-10-06 05:55:51 UTC  |  Edited by: Gerald Mardiska
helana Tsero wrote:
If your to lazy to browse the sticky thread for suggested pve fits (as the first person who replied to you suggested) then I suggest your to lazy to be in wormhole space.

Look up the sites you want to do, cross reference that with some fits in the sticky and then plug it into EFT to see if you can run the site ok with your skills. Its not that hard.

Wormhole space is not a place where you get spoon fed.

If you dont wont to get ganked (frequently) then id suggest you take a scan alt in their first and check the system and systems connected for any activity. Running during a quieter timezone will also help. and while your running the site use dscan and check for new sigs.

A solo fit is dumb. scan using a covert ops, find the system you want, then bring in your pve boat.



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