EVE New Citizens Q&A

joining a corp will help with all of that. I learned the most when doing corp frig battles, we had 1v1s, some small gang vs small gang, and some everyone v everyone fights.

if a corp later rejects you for losing a bunch of frigs as a newb well, you are probably better off not joining them anyways. That said I think most of those corps will look at isk efficiency rather than individual ship losses, and isk efficiency is a pretty gameable system. Frigs are cheap enough that they shouldn't slow you down too much there.

lv2 is pretty weak probably worth it to go to 4 and specialize at one level before trying to move to another.

on the pricing side I'm not too worried about frig/cruiser, but I'm thinking you will find more fights in a frig, moving faster is a good thing usually. A video recording program (like fraps) can be great help in reviewing a fight will let you see all the mistakes you make.

the FW areas seem to have a lot of frigs flying about I wouldn't worry too much about sec status as long as you don't illegally pod someone. nullsec also has a lot of targets, but also has a lot of empty space.

It's also worthwhile talking to the folks that kill you if it's a small fight, you'll pick up all sorts of interesting tips and knowledge by doing so; it's a good way to meet people and kill them later if you can , or get recruited. A good attitude to loss will take you far.

my advices
1) join a corp. Some older pvp players will teach you some tips
2) don't level up skills for all frigs, all cruisers etc. Choose one ship race and type, level up skills to be good at fitting it/flying it, learn to use it and only then switch to another ship type
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Wyk

The best way to get into PVP if you are time poor but want to fleet up with experienced pilots - Factional Warfare ( FW ).

You can join the state militia or join a corporation.

Fleets are always being created to fly with. You are also rewarded for capturing systems. Install teamspeak on your computer and you can just ask questions and follow instructions within fleet.

You are Caldari so I would politely approach Squids, they would be more than happy to mail you ship fittings and basic PvP tactics.

Don't fly battlecruisers. Not yet anyway. You're too inexperienced (regardless of SP) for those.

Pick something you like and start to specialise a tiny bit in it. Spreading your SP so broadly is a terrible idea. Get good at, say, frigates, or say, Gallente ships. Get the important skills to IV or V. Important skills are what helps you kill things. Doing more damage is always a winner - you can never do too much damage.

Also, be honest. Tell people that you have a family. A lot of people do too, and we're all understanding that taking care of rugrats sometimes means getting up from the computer.

If you want to actually learn PvP, lowsec is the best place IMO. You can base out of highsec if you want and combine PvP with clone soldier hunt, to compensate for the sec status loss. Joining faction warfare will reduce that problem, but instead you need to watch your opposing faction standing, which can't be repaired easily compared to sec status.

I started out with solo PvP in lowsec, training situational awareness and how to hunt and run without backup is fun and rewarding, and I skipped the part with dying often. Though when I switched to a new ship never flown before, I tried to take a couple of impossible fights to test the limits of my setup... and the best part is if you win against all odds.

Big difference between nothing for a vet and nothing for a newbro.

Trying to learn solo PvP in lowsec in Battlecruisers will hamper the rate at which you learn, better to use something cheap since the first 10 (100) times you die will be for silly reasons. Even with insurance you're looking at significantly more expenditure per death than just learning in frigs.