Warfare & Tactics

What you fly determines what you can solo. Also location location. Are you roaming through the drone regions or something not to get any fights where the locals just dock up when you show up.

Meh I keep get caught and killed everytime I try to do sometihng :/ I must be doing something wrong.

Any advice for me ? Maybe more patience x)

Have a look at Zappity's adventures. It's a fun read and contains lots of advice on ship fitting, roaming, finding suitable targets, etc.

Golden rule for winning solo fights, know the fit, skill and buddy situation of your opponent and what it means for you before engaging into a fight.

Practice, practice, practice ... and take risks to find the limits of your fit/ship. I also recommend to stick to one hull/weapon for some time and get good at it.

Yep I'm always dscanning. I used to do correct moves and some kills when I was overusing Incursus (especially rail Incursus) and Slasher, on plexes. I've also done some good stuff with Atron. But out of these 2 ships (Incursus and Slasher) II'm dying very often without killing anything.

Now I'm trying to fly cruisers because I want to fly something else than frigates. And I'm doing it awfully. For you to realize I've lost 4 Stabbers and 2 Omens. I lost one to a Gnosis, an other to 2 Worm and a Condor, I lost a Stabber to a Svipul etc.

So I think I mostly engage (and loose) vs superior forces but I do so because I'm not able to find something else to give a try at, or I'm trapped at undock / gate.

I had good fights with a brawling dual rep Thorax by the past. I think I knew what I was doing, even if I often died, and I managed to bait people under sentry fire or kill them when they thought I was an easy pick. As a kiter I don't know what I'm doing. I feel a bit overhelmed by the MWD speed and I don't land good hits on my ennemies because I can't keep optimal range AND good transversal. But I want to learn how to do it, because I think it's a good way to choose when you fight and when you warp out.

In my experience, it is easy to find a fight but hard to find a solo fight. Even harder to find a solo fight where lower skilled players stand a chance. Even if a fight starts solo, generally their friends come in at some point.

*bleats like a goat*

Just be yourself and have fun

FW lowsec is still the best for solo fights but they can be hard to find some days. It can become frustrating. I have started to branch out into other interests - you can generally tell when it is going to be a bad evening so go do something else.

Depending on your budget and experience you could try shipping up to MJD BCs. Kill off the scrams and run from the long points. Myrmidon works well. But you will certainly die at some point.

Thank you all for the kind words earlier in the thread :)

Get in a frig, a decent brawler maybe a merlin or incursus, find a novice or small plex, scan it from a planet to see what's there. If it's something you wnt to fight , go in, if it's empty but ppl are around go in and wait wait at the warp in and scan every few secs on 1.0 AU. You can make this easier by sticking the cusror in the distance box and hitting enter. Wait for something to show, if you want to fight it, stay, if not warp off. It's quite a simple plan but it works in the busier (but not manic) parts of FW space.

EDIT : scanning from planets near plexes is a good way to get fights with warping in blind, add planets to your OV on these roams and you can see which ones are near to the plex you want to check