EVE New Citizens Q&A

So... I should clarify something first:

"Faction Warfare" as a term is a little bit of a misnomer.

From a purely technical standpoint, it is basically a global war declaration between 4 different NPC factions that anyone can join if they fulfill the prerequisites.
Those prerequisites being; you need 0.05 positive standing with the particular faction of your choosing.

This means that any player, from any background, using any equipment of their choosing can potentially fight in Faction Warfare (FW)

For example: I am a Gallente of Gallente ancestry... and I fought for the Minmatar Militia for several years using Minmatar, Gallente, Amarr, and Caldari ships and equipment.


tldr: you will run into more than just Gallente ships out there.




1a. The type of ammo you bring is partly strategy.
Some ships (like shield tanked ships) will have "holes" in their EM and Thermal Resistances. Other ships (like armor tankers) tend to have "holes" in their Kinetic and Explosive resistances.
HOWEVER... smart players tend to use modules or rigs to "plug" up these holes... sometimes making them the strongest resistances they have.
It really comes down to "best judgement."
My recommendation? Bring Thermal and Kinetic rockets. You can switch between them depending on whether you are dealing with a Shield or Armor-centric ship as those resistances tend not to be "plugged up."

2a. Depends on how long you plan to be out in space and how far you want to go. And how often you expect to die.
Typically, I would carry about 4-5 reloads worth of ammo for the damage types I had selected (with maybe some backup T1 ammo in case of a structure bash).

3a. Depends. Unless you are in a drawn out fight, I am going to say no. Especially for frigate fights. Those can be over in mere seconds.

4a. See 3a.



Check out this other newbie thread:
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6954801#post6954801

Thanks for all the tips! Didn't do too well on my first few outings but I'll keep practicing and hopefully get the hang of this combat thing. o7

Frigates rely on speed for defense, so make sure you have at least an afterburner to help with that. Afterburners are designed to be "always on" modules, microwarpdrives are designed to be blazing fast, but will drain your cap in a couple seconds (so, oh **** modules).

You're using rockets, and they are short range weapons. Typically if you fly short range, you have to have good defenses, because you're in range of a whole slew of enemy weapons. For frigates, and when you start out, that typically means having good engineering skills (power management, cpu management) so you can fit all the things your ship needs, and decent navigation skills so you don't gimp the speed of your ship (speed = life).

Otherwise, show info on your missile launchers and look at the variations tab, then search the market for the cost of those variations. Some of the pirate loot drops (for example, Malkuth missile launchers) are better than the standard Rocket Launcher I version and don't cost that much more.

And try to get in fleets with other members of your FW militia. Fleets are always better than solo; you'll probably die less, and have more fun.

EVE University has a basic missile ship guide, if you haven't read it already.

If you're looking for feedback on ship fits, tactics, etc., feel free to post the specifics here or convo one of us. Always happy to help.