EVE New Citizens Q&A

I would first start the tutorials over again, this is important as you have probably forgotten a lot of the information that they gave you in the first place. Starting a new character isn't needed but if you want to I don't blame you. As for using the Scorpion, I would have to ask you, are you wanting to do more of a PVE (Player vs Environment) or a PVP (Player vs Player) style of bounty hunting. The variations are massive and PVP bounty hunting really doesn't exhist as a career at the moment due to the horrible system that currently in place.

If you are interested in PVP I will say that knowledge and flexability are your key words. Don't shoot for a specific ship, instead figure out what style of combat you like to engage in. There are quiet a few that you can specialize in right from the beginning,

-Skirmish(Kiting) Out running and out manuevering your opponent killing solo pilots or stragglers by seperating them from the group. This style uses speed and buffer shield tanking to survive as well as a good head for tactics and analyzing changing information. Best race to use for this are mostly Minmatar. The best skirmish pilots hunt solo or in small groups.

-Camping(Stationary Tanking) The best offence is a good defence, so to speak. This style is very skill point intensive and requires good fitting skills as well as a good fleet support. There are some exceptions but for the most part you'll only see 'bricks' flying in formations with remote reps. Best race to use for tanking is Amarr. Medium to large groups prefered but I've seen some great solo pilots using the Dominix or the Armageddon, the usually ending up forcing the others off the field rather than retreating, you will lose a lot of ships if constantly outnumbered.

-High Damage(Alpha/DPS) Kill them before they kill you. Requires good weapon skills and almost always travels in groups. There is no best race for the Damage as the Minmatar have great Alpha stike capabilities, and the Gallente and Minmatar have excellent DPS roles at short and medium ranges, respectively.

-EWAR (Stats Change) Mess up the basic statistics of there ship so they have to adjust to them. You generally dictate the terms of the fight but are almost always fighting at a disadvantage when compared to the more traditional pvp fits. The different types of EWAR include;

-Electronic Counter Measures(ECM): Jams the opponent so they cannot target anything, the jam is chance based. Caldari ships have bonuses to ECM (including the Scorpion), but have to sacrifice tank and dps to get consistant results. Usually primary in a fight, and almost universally disliked by everyone, including the ones that fly the ships.

-Remote Sensor Dampening(Damps): Either increases the time it takes to target a ship or reduces the range at which the opponent can target, the base module has both effects while scripts can be fitted to enhance one at the exclusion of the other. Gallente have ships bonused for these modules.

-Warp Scrambler/Disrupter(Scram/Point): Prevents opponents from warping away in combat, providing 'tackle'. This module is standard fit for any PVP ship opperating solo or small groups. Gallente have ships bonused to extend the range.

-Energy Neutralizer/Nosferatu(Nuet/Nos): Drains the opponents capacitor, Nos gives some cap back to you with certain restrictions, its the only EWAR that uses highslots as opposed to midslots. Amarr have ships bonused for Neuts.

-Tracking Distruptors(TD's): Modifies the tracking speed or optimal range of opponents turrets, module is scripted to enhance one at the exclusion of the other. Amarr ships are bonused to TD's.

-Target Painters(TP's or Painters): Expands the opponents signature radius making it so larger weapons have an easier time hitting. Minmatar have ships bonused for TP's

-Stasis Webifiers(Web): Slows the opponents speed. Fairly standard issue on most pvp ships. Minmatar has ships that are bonused for Webs.

-Covops(Stealth/Ambush) Skill point extensive as well as requiring a fair bit of player knowledge and intuition to opperate solo, this gets integrated with DPS(Bombers) as well as EWAR(Recons) roles. All races have ships specialized in these roles.

Thats the basic run down of combat types in the game as far as PVP goes, there is a lot I am excluding, but I suggest you pick a style that is right for your personality and specialize in it. Go to Battleclinic.com and learn about how ships are generally fitted, try to learn the capabilties of your opponents and always practice good target selection.

Fly safe, and good hunting

Gerrick Palivorn

PVE is a good basis for starting out, but I warn you not to fall into the trap of the safety of High Sec. Buy and fit good pvp frigates and begin working on your hunting skills in lowsec on the weekends. You will die, a lot, but with each death try to find out what happened and try not to do that again. A good pvp frigate should cost somewhere in between 500K-7Mil isk, and once you get good at missions that should be pocket change.

The reason you want to practice good cheap pvp is so that you learn the base game mechanics. Becoming an expert on timers, D-Scan, ranges, styles of ship fittings, and station/gate games, is paramount to being good behind the keyboard of a T2 Cruiser, Battlecruiser, or Battleship. This knowledge is called player skill and it has to be maintained, it is what allows you to see a trap, set up an ambush or know basically how the fight is going to play out before the first engagement. You have to have the experience before you start winning, and waiting for the perfect fit or a certain number of skill points isn't going to help you out in any way.

Eventually you'll want to join a good corp thats not afraid to PVP they all generally have a few vets in them that will teach you some good stuff and give you solid advice. Don't jump into the first corp you see, do your research, talk to the corp (most corps have public chat channels) see if you mesh with the members. Playing with people you like will make your experience so much better and make you want to play more, while on the other side if you hate your corpmates you won't ever log on.

Best of luck in your EVE career and if you have any questions please Evemail me and I will be happy to help you out.

EDIT: Titans are awesome but don't rush it, play for a few years before you decide to get into a titan.