Missions & Complexes

Check the dotlan and wormnav, they will give you general idea what is up in particular wh system. Nothing is for sure, but at least you will have a clue.

Them are as safe as high sec...............

Something to note, staticmaper, wormnav, etc no longer show jumps in and out of wh's. Apparently WH's were too safe so CCP fixed it

A lot less c1-3 wormholes are inhabited than most people think. This is do to the fact that most people you talk to are scanning from HS. A lot of the holes you find in HS are incoming C1-3 static HS. (Static in that the system always has a wormhole to HS.) An uninhabited C1-3 with a HS static won't connect unless the static wormhole is visited (generally by a C4-6 inhabitant looking for a HS connection.) . It's far more rare to find a random outgoing connection to a C1-3 system.

That said wormhole systems with a good mix of planets, and static high sec connection are generally inhabited, but I see a lot of C1-3 that aren't claimed by anyone. Not to mention a lot of systems with abandoned towers. C1-2 that have static connection that don't lead to HS aren't generally claimed. Personally I've always preferred the systems with static connections to c1-3 as generally no one wants to take the wormhole and the logistics of siege these sorts of holes are more difficult. (Not to mention you can chain collapse the static until you find a connection to a system with lots of sites.) Systems with only static C1 are even harder/safer as there is no reliable way to move ships larger than a battle cruiser in and out.

So far, all the c1 to c3 I've seen are looking pretty good. Some more so than others. Then again, it's really depending on the inhabitants (or lack thereof). I know that the last person that tried to run me out my system received a response fleet of us the next day.

Bernie's Wormhole Fun Fact of the Day: If you're going to roll a hole to prevent people from getting in, close it the entire way or someone could sneak a scan boat in! Yikes!

Many are uninhabited but a lot of ppl go hunting for targets in c1-c3 so be careful.

W-space is getting crowded. Many good systems are taken no matter the class and people don't like others poaching their anoms. Besides, most occupied systems are over farmed to the extent to not make it worth your time to look for holes you can run solo from k-space.

If you want to experience w-space, live there. It's the only way now. That's not to say you can't find a good system farm from k-space, you can, but it's rare and because it does link to k-space you'll have a much higher chance of getting popped. So, keep eyes on your exit at all times. Then you'll also probably have incoming wh's from other w-space/k-space systems. So, in the end, depending on system size and how much you hammer dscan, you'll probably never see your death coming until it lands right on top of you.

When you first enter a WH look for a POS, and then look for evidence that they are home. How many anoms are there? Any wrecks on directional? Any ships on directional that aren't sitting at the POS (have to find the POS for this one).

Then look for other exits. Exits that lead to other unknown systems are going to be your highest risk, as most traffic doesn't come from empire.

If there is no POS (or you feel no one is home), and the only exit is the one you came through, then that is as safe as it gets. Pop the anoms, and salvage. Be sure to let the anom de-spawn before salvaging so it can't be found.

And, of course, always keep an eye on directional.

With a group running sites is not to difficult. You scan down the hole throughly. Either close or station a scout on the remaining holes. (Generally an alt cloaked and zoomed in on the wormhole listening for activation.) Pop out some combat probes outside of dscan range and blanket the system with your probes. Ignore all of the existing sigs. Now make sure your scanner is rescanning regularly, and everyone is hitting dscan. Now you are pretty safe. Even in inhabited holes this works fairly well especially if you watch the POS. That said be sure to check battleclinic for kills in this hole. If there are a lot of kills in the hole then I'd avoid it. Some corp POS up, some fleet up, and some have carriers even in C1-3. (Those guys are a bit insane about keeping people out as they built them in the hole. You should just avoid them.)

On the other hand you can put together a fleet of drakes or the like. Put a tractor in one drake and a slavager in the other. Throw a stab in one of your lows. Have a logged off probing alt in the hole with a covert ops probing ship. Hit dscan a lot, and salvage as you go. Drop a can in a safe spot and drop off your loot after every site. Sure you are going to die regularly, and when my alt and my friends land on you with a HIC you'll wipe. Who cares your drake will be paid off with a couple of sites if you are insured. Sleeper loot is very small (enough to your covert ops ship), and finding an anchored can is insanely hard to do (corp bookmarks!!). For more security you can do sites that require scanning which mean often you'll see the probe. (Of course in inhabited system assume the local have already scanned and bookmarked the all the sites.


PS- If you are scanning from HS don't do it near places with large populations or near well traveled routes. There are a lot of bored pvpers who scan for wormholes while they wait for their fleets to gather.

Don't believe Ily Noctis are perfectly safe salvaging in wspace.