EVE New Citizens Q&A

Well we were all newbs once. So why not be patient with the new guys like other people were very patient when they explained me stuff.

As for the small cruise missile launcher, I missed that post I guess.

1.) Gallente are mainly drone users / hybrid guns (and the ship bonuses tend to favor the blasters over the railguns)
2.) Cruise missile launchers aren't small, they are large modules that are fitted on battleships.

Guns have 3 ranges:

Optimal range
Optimal range + 1 falloff
Optimal range + 2 falloff

Within optimal range you will hit the target for 100% of the damage you can do.
Moving outside the optimal range it will reduce, at Optimal + 1 falloff you will hit approx 50% of your possible damage and at Optimal + 2 Falloff it will be near 0%, anything beyond Optimal + 2 Falloff is just wasting ammo as you won't hit the target.

So orbit range depends on which gun you use, which ammo is loaded and also if at what range you like to fight. Personally my gun ships tend to fight somewhere between Optimal range and Optimal + 1 Falloff.

Also keep in mind that getting close to your target then your optimal range doesn't mean you will hit harder, it will likely mean you will hit less. This is cause of tracking speed vs angular velocity.

Example:

A tank is sitting in a field. If I drive circles around it at 20 meters in my car I can outrun the turret (I'm orbiting him faster then he can turn his turret around). If let's say I drive in circle around him with the same speed but at 1.5km he will easily track me as the angular velocity (rad/s) is much lower cause of the bigger radius of my circle (aka I have to cover more distance to complete the circle).

So getting in too close will mean your guns can't keep up with the angular velocity of you target. On the other hand you can use the same principle in your advantage (fly a frigate into very close range of a long range (Railguns, Artillery) fitted battleship and they will have a hard time shooting you (not counting the drones they will sent after you).

Yep, and that's also why I'm one of those guys that usually end up in: There always has to be a drake.

I like missiles and just accept they come with some disadvantages.

Nope.

When you right-click an item in your hangar and select "sell item" it automatically will sell the item to best possible buy order in range by default.

You use sell-orders if you think the buy orders are too low and you think you can have a higher price for the item in exchange of maybe wait a couple of hours/days before it's sold.

The buy-order list in market is just so you can see:

- How much ISK people are buying the good for if you direct sell
- See if maybe there is a better buy order just out of range of you (not highlighted green), which usually means you have to ship the item a couple of jumps.

So simple said, when you want to sell something there are 2 ways:
1.) Right click the item and select "Sell item", by default it will pick the best buy order that is in range of you and straight sell it to it (instant sale, instant ISK in wallet).
2.) Right click the item and select "Sell item" but you alter the price (usually higher then highest buy order but lower then the lowest sell order). This creates a sell order, so anybody that wants the item can buy it from you. (not instant sale, ISK in wallet as soon as someone buys it from you, usually more ISK though then when using buy orders).

On the other hand, if you want to acquire a certain item there are 2 ways:
1.) Buy it directly from a sell-order - Someone sells it directly to you for a price the selling party has set.
2.) Buy it using a buy-order - Someone sells it to you at a price you have set (but this can take a couple of days)

Also, be aware of "fake" buy orders. There are a couple of known things any person can do to fool you.

1.) If item is worth 25.000.000 (25 million) they can set up a buy order for 2.500.000 (2.5million). If you are not paying attention you might think it's a good deal, but in fact you only get 10% of the ISK of what the item is worth.

2.) So called Margin trading scam, using the Margin trading skill and the escrow mechanics of the game. Basically, the buying party has enough ISK to place the buy-orders escrow but not enough to actually buy the item.





3.) Quantity vs Minimum scam. Some buy orders have high price you get for the item. But some of these buy order will require you to have a really large stack of these items to be able to sell to them. Commonly the same person also sets up a lot of small sell orders of that item. A pilot decides that this can give him a quick buck and starts buying all the items to sell them to that high buy-order in the end. As soon as he reaches the minimum required item the buy-order get's cancelled. This means that the pilot has a lot of worthless junk and the other guy has a lot more ISK.

1.) Scams are common. And as long as people fall for them will stay in the game. If you are good at scamming then you can make a lot of money from it over the back of other players.

2.) Certificates in game are more of a guideline IMO, some of them are useful, some of them have skills in them that are "worthless" or totally way to high to be useful (some skills at level 4 are more then good enough, level 5 in those are just if you don't know what to train or have to go away from the game for long time).

hey,

I am doing the epic arc missions and I just lost two catalyst. so I decided to follow more the eve uni guide

http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Gallente_Basic_Ship_and_Skill_Guide#Catalyst

I NOW have it installed like it says (mission basic set up) and I was just wondering:

I know guns should be all the same, but during the missions (a lot of drones) when the drones come at me at close combat I cant hit them anymore. should I A) keep my distances always 15km + (optimal range is 18km) or install 2 close range guns just as an emergency?

is it possible to use your drone(s) to have the enemy divert from you? I heard than NPCs never change their target lock, but if I would want, lets say, 3 or 4 enemies off my back, could I use my drones for that, or would the whole enemy group just charge the drones then?

i want a tractor beam for salvaging. because it is so expensive, and I have a load of raw materials, I will just buy the blue print and make myself one.

a few questions:

How exactly do you "invent" something?

Is it possible to copy blue prints and make mutiple copies?

what other things can you do with blue prints besides manufacturing them?