EVE New Citizens Q&A

Let's face it; Highsec is dullsec. Ganking and missions and industry can only entertain for so long in such safe, friendly skies.


If a small corporation of around 40 industrial players with a bit of interest in getting some regular and consistent PVP on the side, while perhaps establishing a lowsec trading post of their own, wanted to move down under... how would they go about it? What would their plan of action be for moving down, and what are the initial playstyle habits they would need to adapt to in order to survive? Discuss.

1. To echo the above poster...Know the area. Decide amongst your corp exactly what it is you are looking for in low sec. Consider things such as ( but not limited to)
i) Population density of the area.
ii) What do those players actually do there? ( FW, camping trade routes, solo/ group PvP, mining etc.) This can give you an idea of the level of "interference" your player base is going to have to deal with when conducting buisness.

2. Learn the mechanics of low inside-out, and make sure your entire player-base is familiar with those mechanics. Aggression mechanics, gate/ station guns, security status, what is and isn't allowed in respect to various modules ( eg. bubbles).

3. In addition to the above, learn as much as is possible ( theory at first) about pvp. The more you know about how to catch and kill people the easier it will be to avoid being caught. You/ your friends do not need to be PvP "pro's" straight away in order to keep yourselves safe. Getting better at being the aggressor will come with time, but being good at staying alive will help with the whole set-up stage of moving operations.

4. Don't fear low-sec. Low sec doesn't kill you, complacency does. Fear complacency.

5. You can make isk in low sec, it might not be as much isk as you could make in high due to interruption, but it is imo much more interesting. Make sure your players know this and understand it. Isk/ hour is not usually as high, but that is entirely dependent on just how good you get at exploiting the resources available.

Basics stuff which you probably already know but bears repeating....

i) Always have Local chat open, separate from other channels and visible at all times.
ii) Make damn sure that everyone in your corp knows how the D-scan works. There are some very good tutorial videos around, use them.
iii) Overview settings are important, again there are good vids about them.
iv) Ice is a ***** to haul.

I tend to operate in low-sec most of the time when it comes to my isk generation. It really is fun and adds much needed "spice" to activities that would otherwise bore the hell out of me in high sec ( looking straight at mining here). Don't discount the added fun of "day tripping" into wormholes from low sec. This can also add to the enjoyment.

Disclaimer: I'm not a "specialist" when it comes to playing Eve. I like to mix it up a little and do whatever takes my fancy at the time. Personally I find that low-sec is the ideal base for this kind of game-play. I also manage my sec/ standing so as to operate anywhere I choose.

One other bit, jump clones might not be a bad idea, especially if you or your corp mates have heads full of high value implants that they do not want to lose. It also gives you an out in case you get pinned down somehow or you get tired of running gate camps.

Yep. I actually hung out in low-sec for a couple months once, all the corps in the area were a blast to talk to. We had 'fair' fights, would work together on occasion to do stuff as well. We would run down the jerks and chase them out. .

But surely there must be other stuff to do in low the gatecamping. I tend to stay away from there cause of the high risk/low reward from Exploration but other professions must be viable ... or am I wrong ?

Once you get past the gate camps in the border systems of low sec, you'll find a lot of empty systems.

I suggest looking at deadend pockets / pipeline systems away from travel routes. Make sure those systems are definitely void and empty first before setting up your base of operations. Spend a few days in cloaked ships scouting out all prospective systems first to gauge how much activity is present in the system before committing to a move.

In fact you might even have to destroy some structures such as placeholder POS's, POCO's, etc, to help solidify your claim in the area. That would definitely be a good way to see if any opposition shows up prior to moving there.

Good luck to you.


DMC

Hello!

Ive probably spent 90% of my eve-life in lowsec. Mostly because other parts of eve are rather dull.

Highsec is highsec; most of the PvE is dull and the PvP is station games (which get old after a while).

Nullsec is either empty or spikes with 30 to 2000 on a whim; the PvP is usually blobs of lemmings. And its damned inconvenient to get supplies.

Lowsec is by far the most interesting. The PvP is more frequent but with smaller groups; sure youl lsee a blob ocasionally but it isnt the norm.

It is easier to get supplies.

And lowsec PvE can be very profitable, like mentioned before it depends on how much you are interrupted...over time you learn ways to minimize these risks.
Sometimes its good to be interrupted; provides PvP content. :)

So yes lowsec is the challenge that most pilots are too chicken to overcome but seems to give back the most as far as content, fun, and excitement.

I'll debate you on this a little bit since I have lived in WH on and off throughout the game...and maybe this is just a quirk of my personality.

But new players in wormholes are almost utterly dependent on others in the WH...even a C2.

And if others are not around, then you are trapped in a very quiet cave.

If there is a thriving and always active group to support you in the WH; then yes it can give a lot of content and can be fun, but you are still dependent!

This is why a true pirate would rather not spend most of their time in a WH. :)

It is also grossly inaccurate to say that a big group controls most parts of lowsec; thats not quite how it works. They may controll assets within certain parts of lowsec such as pocos or moons, but the big lowsec alliances stay near their home systems and don't come out en-masse unless there is a structure bash or something to do.