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Deadeye Devie
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.03.14 13:35:00 -
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ok, soooooo...i got a fair ammount of skills behind me, and realy thinking of getting into some form of pvp...so what i was thinking is getting into FW on the minmatar side...but im at a loss as to how to get into this, and whats the best way to do it....any advice welcome.
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zombiedeadhead
Minmatar Brutor tribe
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Posted - 2009.03.14 14:38:00 -
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If you have standing of 0.5 to the faction you want to join, just click the militia button in station services, and join up. You will then see militia chat, which is full of people chatting, spys, intell, and people looking for a fleet.
Grab yourself a bunch of fitted frigs, or whatever you want to fly (id recommend tackling for a little till you get the swing of things), then head off to the low-sec militia regions.
For Minmitar, i'd recommend basing yourself out of Dal, if you are looking for the main area for fleet ops. Drop an x in militia chat when you want to join a fleet, and wait for an invite.
Make sure you get your overview set up for fleet ops, you dont want friendlies in your overview cos youll end up shooting the wrong people. And I'd really recommend that you start looking for a militia corp to join.
If you want to avoid the blobs, make friends with a group that does small roaming gangs, find teh Amarr, target, lock, let rip.
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Glenish
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Posted - 2009.03.15 10:46:00 -
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Yep it really is quite easy to get started in FW once you have the standings, and is immense fun. A lot of people think its full of nubs etc.. but all i know is we have a lot of fun and have a lot of fights win or lose, FW pvp is great every one is there to fight.. oh and join the Amarr 'cause we are better :) well sometimes......
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RedSplat
Heretic Army
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Posted - 2009.03.15 11:44:00 -
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Originally by: Glenish join the Amarr 'cause we are better :) well sometimes......
When the enemy fleet lags out or you have twice the numbers
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dasarius
Amarr Absinthe Brothers Consortium
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Posted - 2009.03.16 08:08:00 -
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Well in all honesty and speaking for my corp alone if we win because of lag then its not a win at all and it certainly doesnt feel like one .. the sooner they fix it the better as alot of the better corps and players seem to be leaving because of it Amarr/minnie border zones are looking very empty of late
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Turelus
Caldari 22nd Black Rise Defensive Unit
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Posted - 2009.03.16 09:32:00 -
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Join a player corp, you will still have access to everything normal Militia gives you but also have a group of good people to play along side and train you in plexing/pvp.
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Zhao Zi'Long
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.03.18 21:41:00 -
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What's plexing? I've read another thread about it, is it a sort of pvp objective?
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Sillas Cov
Caldari 22nd Black Rise Defensive Unit
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Posted - 2009.03.18 22:11:00 -
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Edited by: Sillas Cov on 18/03/2009 22:12:17 Yes. Its essential that you find a Militia corp that is actively running small gang Operations with a competent FC.
The challenge and fun factor of what Militia offers pilots will be increased exponentially via one's involvement in an active Militia Pvp corp.
SO how to find one for you militia? Get active in the militia any way you can. Then fly around and find out where the best corps are active in taking plexes and bringing the fight to the enemy.
Then hound these pilots to get you into fleet. Impressed them with your willingness to adapt, die and take orders.
And you WILL be recruited.
This is Eve.
Make is happen!
Onward
Sillas
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Merin Ryskin
Peregrine Industries
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Posted - 2009.03.18 22:13:00 -
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Originally by: Zhao Zi'Long What's plexing? I've read another thread about it, is it a sort of pvp objective?
A complete waste of time, enjoyed only by masochists and hardcore RPers (though I think there's some overlap in there). Since CCP in their infinite wisdom declined to either make FW complexes profitable or system control actually mean anything, the only purpose in ever entering one is to hopefully persuade the other side to come give you a fight.
As for how to enter FW? Join a good pirate corp operating in the area and kill ALL sides equally. -----------
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Dr Karsun
Gallente Empire News
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Posted - 2009.03.18 22:42:00 -
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Originally by: Merin Ryskin
Originally by: Zhao Zi'Long What's plexing? I've read another thread about it, is it a sort of pvp objective?
A complete waste of time, enjoyed only by masochists and hardcore RPers (though I think there's some overlap in there). Since CCP in their infinite wisdom declined to either make FW complexes profitable or system control actually mean anything, the only purpose in ever entering one is to hopefully persuade the other side to come give you a fight.
As for how to enter FW? Join a good pirate corp operating in the area and kill ALL sides equally.
I can't really agree with this. Plexing has a point - it gives really, really fast faction standing gain \o/ for all level 4 agents in a faction without making the faction standings and a even bigget \o/ for having jumpclones everywhere (I haven't got that much, but maybe in a month or two).
Plexing is not pvp, it's social event! ------------------------
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Turelus
Caldari 22nd Black Rise Defensive Unit
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Posted - 2009.03.19 00:40:00 -
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Originally by: Zhao Zi'Long What's plexing? I've read another thread about it, is it a sort of pvp objective?
Plexing is the name given to opening dead space complexes that belong to a faction, you then run a timer by orbiting a coin and when it hit zero you capture the plex. With enough captured in a single system it will become Vulnerable letting you attack the bunker and capture the system for your side.
Plexing is viewed by most as a waste of time because it give no money or pvp, however hostile rats drop tags that sell for a nice amount so offensive plex's can gain you money, and WT's will ALWAYS go to check out a plex if it's open (meaning PVP)
Hope that helps.
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gold 1
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Posted - 2009.03.19 00:52:00 -
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I tried minmatar and got made to feel like an outsider.I got kicked out on the first day for salvaging a wreck someone else shot after a fleet battle.
So then I joined Galente and got kicked out of the first fleet I tried to join 'for being a spy.'
My advice is to stay in the rookie corp until you find a real corp to join, the people there are friendlyer.
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Sillas Cov
Caldari 22nd Black Rise Defensive Unit
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Posted - 2009.03.19 05:47:00 -
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'A complete waste of time, enjoyed only by masochists and hardcore RPers'
Merin
This kind of information is so utterly distracting and disrespectful, of an honest question posted by the OP, that I wonder if the word self indulgent, nonsense can even come close to describing your response.
Please, We ask you to STOP posting here or anywhere else on the forums until you fully understand how infinitely inappropriate it is to use all or nothing, unsupported assertions to entertain your self, at the expense of the rest of the forum audience.
We are fully sick of your posts.
STOP!!
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Merin Ryskin
Peregrine Industries
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Posted - 2009.03.19 07:30:00 -
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Ooh, another FW fanboy and the usual "if we say we like it often enough, we can convince ourselves it doesn't suck" nonsense. Here's a hint: running FW plexes is an exercise in masochism. What exactly does it have to offer?
Profit? Not last time I checked.
Meaningful control of a system? Nope. All you get is "Caldari" or whatever on the system name, and CCP will just ignore all of your work when it's time to write the official storyline.
Fun? Seeing as it's just the usual pathetic NPCs, I don't think so.
The ONLY reason to ever run a FW plex is because it puts up a nice "I'm here, come try to kill me" sign that might get someone from the other side to come looking for a fight. -----------
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Hobgoblin ll
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Posted - 2009.03.19 08:50:00 -
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Originally by: Merin Ryskin Ooh, another FW fanboy and the usual "if we say we like it often enough, we can convince ourselves it doesn't suck" nonsense. Here's a hint: running FW plexes is an exercise in masochism. What exactly does it have to offer?
Profit? Not last time I checked.
Meaningful control of a system? Nope. All you get is "Caldari" or whatever on the system name, and CCP will just ignore all of your work when it's time to write the official storyline.
Fun? Seeing as it's just the usual pathetic NPCs, I don't think so.
The ONLY reason to ever run a FW plex is because it puts up a nice "I'm here, come try to kill me" sign that might get someone from the other side to come looking for a fight.
Please stop posting. Just stop.
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Merin Ryskin
Peregrine Industries
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Posted - 2009.03.19 09:16:00 -
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Originally by: Hobgoblin ll Please stop posting. Just stop.
I'll stop posting when CCP finally fixes the complete disaster that is FW. Until then, the best advice for a newbie is "don't". -----------
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Ankhesentapemkah
Gallente Aliastra
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Posted - 2009.03.19 11:14:00 -
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Originally by: Merin Ryskin Ooh, another FW fanboy and the usual "if we say we like it often enough, we can convince ourselves it doesn't suck" nonsense. Here's a hint: running FW plexes is an exercise in masochism. What exactly does it have to offer?
Profit? Not last time I checked.
Meaningful control of a system? Nope. All you get is "Caldari" or whatever on the system name, and CCP will just ignore all of your work when it's time to write the official storyline.
Fun? Seeing as it's just the usual pathetic NPCs, I don't think so.
The ONLY reason to ever run a FW plex is because it puts up a nice "I'm here, come try to kill me" sign that might get someone from the other side to come looking for a fight.
This is what it is, no more, no less.
FW unfortunately is another overhyped but unfinished system. ---
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Hobgoblin ll
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Posted - 2009.03.19 11:43:00 -
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Originally by: Ankhesentapemkah
Originally by: Merin Ryskin Ooh, another FW fanboy and the usual "if we say we like it often enough, we can convince ourselves it doesn't suck" nonsense. Here's a hint: running FW plexes is an exercise in masochism. What exactly does it have to offer?
Profit? Not last time I checked.
Meaningful control of a system? Nope. All you get is "Caldari" or whatever on the system name, and CCP will just ignore all of your work when it's time to write the official storyline.
Fun? Seeing as it's just the usual pathetic NPCs, I don't think so.
The ONLY reason to ever run a FW plex is because it puts up a nice "I'm here, come try to kill me" sign that might get someone from the other side to come looking for a fight.
This is what it is, no more, no less.
FW unfortunately is another overhyped but unfinished system.
Ok, but making it bad won't help at all. You are a former CSM girl, you know how CCP thinks: if hardly anyone is using a certain feature, CCP won't put any work in it anymore, since it's not worth the efford to do something that isn't used anyways. They will cancel any improvement plans due the lack of interest. Therefore making FW bad and discourage people joining FW will seal it's failure.
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Ratchman
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Posted - 2009.03.19 12:04:00 -
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Originally by: dasarius Well in all honesty and speaking for my corp alone if we win because of lag then its not a win at all and it certainly doesnt feel like one .. the sooner they fix it the better as alot of the better corps and players seem to be leaving because of it Amarr/minnie border zones are looking very empty of late
This is also true of the Gallente/Caldari zone, Black Rise. Unfortunately, the lag seems to play a bigger part in the outcome of a battle than anything else, which is a shame, because FW is immense fun when it works. Large fleet battles are a sight to behold and breathtaking to get involved in. Factional Warfare offered the fun of fleet combat with reduced waiting time (on EVE's scale, anyway). It is a great introduction to PvP, and great fun.
It is a shame that lag seems to have hamstrung this. Most of the decent Fleet Commanders have left, and so have a lot of the most experienced pilots, and in all too many cases, this has been down to the frustration caused by the lag.
My recommendation is to join the milita, but stick to relatively small engagements, at least until you know the system a little better.
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Ratchman
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Posted - 2009.03.19 12:07:00 -
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Originally by: Hobgoblin ll Ok, but making it bad won't help at all. You are a former CSM girl, you know how CCP thinks: if hardly anyone is using a certain feature, CCP won't put any work in it anymore, since it's not worth the efford to do something that isn't used anyways. They will cancel any improvement plans due the lack of interest. Therefore making FW bad and discourage people joining FW will seal it's failure.
I agree with that. Better to get people using logserver and inundating CCP with logs. When they start getting snowed under with these, they will appreciate the demand and prioritise a solution. Giving up does tend to let it slip down the priority level.
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Sun Clausewitz
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Posted - 2009.03.20 18:22:00 -
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I decided to try out the FW thing too. I can never seem to find any fleets forming so I just roam the Tama -> OMS path looking for stragglers or cruise around waiting on the enemy to find me.
I've seen the control bunkers, but never been able to target one.
How do you find the FW Plexes without probes? I try the scanner but all I ever seem to find are NPC Pirate plexes.
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