EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hello everyone,

I started playing Eve back in August of 2011. I played for a couple of months casually and began my journey into L2 missions. I had completely fitted out my Vexor and was ready to begin L2 missions once I picked up a couple more skill training books.

I accidentally entered 0.4 space and fell into a death trap, destroying my ship. This is the first time I experienced this level of defeat. I realized quickly that I had jumped into the L2 missions too quickly, as I did not have enough ISK to reproduce my fitting. I quit shortly after to try out SWTOR. Needless to say, I am back here :)

I currently have 12 million ISK and am unsure what to do. Should I try and build a budget Vexor and start L2 missions? Or should I backtrack, buy a new Catalyst and repeat L1's?

Any advice would be appreciated, I truly feel lost.

Thanks,

Dimitri Raven

For what it is worth, it is possible for a complete rookie to go to random lowsec systems (keep moving) and rat the asteroid belts and anomalies (use your ship scanner to find these) in a frigate / destroyer / cruiser, lose a lot of ships to pirates, and still come out ahead from NPC bounties while having fun and learning a ton about PvP.

Losing one's first ship or your first wardec and all that is a daunting thing in EVE, we've all been there :) The thing you need to realise about EVE is that it's full of risk... until you decide to change that. Once you choose to think before you act, to prepare&learn and not just to assume you'll find things will go a lot better.

First of all, you entered low sec space, there's no reason to go to low sec when you want to do missions. You don't have to pick a low sec agent and if you choose one that isn't close to low sec then he won't send you there. If you want more info on how to make a reasoned decision about which NPC corp/agent to use, check the link in my signature. One of the guides talks about that.

Onto your "not sure if I'm ready": being ready for things in EVE isn't necessarily about SP, it's mostly about knowing what the hell you're doing. If you learned about how to make a decent Vexor fit and you figured out how to find which NPC you'll fight (and thus which resists to fit) you'll come well prepared. And as stated earlier, being prepared is all that matters.

Here's a very basic fit for a LVL 2 vexor, switch out with named or T2 where you can, I've put named/T2 mods where I think you need to spend a little bit. Rigs aren't needed (I wouldn't fit them on a cruiser as a "poor" newbie, keep the isk for your myrmidon). Also, fit whatever turrets you want, while they can add a bit of damage it's mostly about pulling aggro before launching drones. A civilian blaster would also work for that.


[Vexor, lvl 2 - basic - Serpentis]
Medium 'Accommodation' Vestment Reconstructer I
Armor Thermic Hardener I
Armor Thermic Hardener I
Armor Kinetic Hardener I

Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II

200mm Railgun I, Antimatter Charge M
200mm Railgun I, Antimatter Charge M
Small Tractor Beam I
Salvager I
Drone Link Augmentor I



Hobgoblin I x8
Hammerhead I x5
Hammerhead I x1

Thank you all for your replies, advice and encouragement. I should clarify; I had entered the 0.4 Amamake(sp) system to pick up a skill book I purchased, and it turned out to be a trap. I will steer clear for now :)

I was able to acquire a good basic build for the Vexor. I did overlook salvaging, I think I will pick that up! I started L2 missions near the Dodixie system and am enjoying myself.

Again, thank you! I really admire the maturity of this community.

Yeah... Amamake is known as a "chokepoint system" that every pirate who wants to make a name for him/herself goes to. When you understand the game mechanics better, build a cheapo combat frigate and try going there again (or the systems Old Man Star and Tama). Every experience is different and will teach you something new.

Pro-tip: always try to convo someone who killed you and [politely] ask how they did it. Worst case scenario is that they troll you and you go about as you were. But, if they are receptive, they may point out how they did what they did, give you lessons on some mechanics, and tell you how you can better improve yourself.
It's always worth a shot. After all... this is a game.



Pro-tip: save yourself some future trouble and try to put some distance between your "mission running system" and the trade hubs. Some more unscrupulous players who hang around the hubs will find ways to enter your mission as you are doing it and take advantage of your general lack of knowledge of the game.



*snort*
How do I put this... you will usually find [a majority of] mature responses here in the New Citizens Q&A section simply because it caters to genuinely new players. Once you post questions outside of here it all goes downhill. So watch your step.


Also... one last Pro-tip: Find yourself a corporation/alliance. In joining one, you will [hopefully] gain access to a wealth of information and experience that would normally take you ages to fully acquire/understand/experience, much less navigate/apply. You can look for some corps under the Alliance & Corporation Recruitment forum section... but I've found that looking around, getting to know the "locals" in your area better, and befriending/joining them yields far better results.