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Sylka Kovacs
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Posted - 2010.06.29 13:33:00 -
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Hi,
my alt (and this toon) are in 'carebear' corps - mostly mining as g/f not too keen on me bing on a mic' in the evening. Used to play a lot of FPS and miss a bit of the 'rush'
Bit difficult as don't want my main to leave the corp as a good bunch, am thinking of doing a PvP 'course' run by some alliances that I see. Done lots of PvE but is there a way of doing dome PvP (without corp joining an alliance) whereby I can PvP without it affecting corp (ie war decs etc)
Probably a stupid question but I know if someone knows it'll be here |
Raimo
Genos Occidere HYDRA RELOADED
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Posted - 2010.06.29 13:44:00 -
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Roll a Rifter alt or similar, put a few days of skilltraining on it and join RvB or FW, forget them "courses". Toss aside a few millions and T1 fit some tens of those T1 frigates and go lose them, solo and in gangs and see for yourself.
IMHO the only thing in EVE worth subbing for is the PVP and it gives a rush like no other game, especially when soloing... I do recommend you try it out. ---------- www.eve-arena.com
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Sylka Kovacs
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Posted - 2010.06.29 14:33:00 -
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yeah was thinking of that but alts have minimal skill and traing would halt main training - is there a way to do this with my main?
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Raimo
Genos Occidere HYDRA RELOADED
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Posted - 2010.06.29 14:57:00 -
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Originally by: Sylka Kovacs yeah was thinking of that but alts have minimal skill and traing would halt main training - is there a way to do this with my main?
A few days off your main is nothing and you can get the gist of PVP with those minimal skills especially in RvB, if it is still at all like it used to be. Just tag along in to a frig gang, tell everyone you're a noob in corp chat, read their forums for basic advice and you're golden. Pretty soon you will be wanting to take your main to some PVP corp out there... FW could be the next logical step.
Remember to try your hand at soloing, offer other RvB noobs (or at least noob chars) 1v1s until you win some. :P (Later on go out in a frigate in FW or just go roam the less blobby 0.0 areas in a cheap clone and fit lots of spare ships in your clone station close to a 0.0 entrance) ---------- www.eve-arena.com
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Wiccerakith
Absinthe Brothers
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Posted - 2010.06.29 15:08:00 -
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And don't go emonerdrage yelling at the monitor and bashing your keyboard, when you lose a ship.
Like I do.
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Sylka Kovacs
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Posted - 2010.06.29 15:16:00 -
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A few days off your main is nothing and you can get the gist of PVP with those minimal skills especially in RvB, if it is still at all like it used to be. Just tag along in to a frig gang, tell everyone you're a noob in corp chat, read their forums for basic advice and you're golden. Pretty soon you will be wanting to take your main to some PVP corp out there... FW could be the next logical step.
Remember to try your hand at soloing, offer other RvB noobs (or at least noob chars) 1v1s until you win some. :P (Later on go out in a frigate in FW or just go roam the less blobby 0.0 areas in a cheap clone and fit lots of spare ships in your clone station close to a 0.0 entrance)
thanks - makes sense as i'm training bs5 a few days makes no difference - shouldn't be such a prat about it - my main can afford it - so for a 100k skill char would u suggest rifter and t1 mods or something else?
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Raimo
Genos Occidere HYDRA RELOADED
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Posted - 2010.06.29 15:23:00 -
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Yes, the rifter is probably your best bet, tho you could roll an Incursus char for originality. :P
Also, there are pretty good starter rifter guides out there with decent starting fits and tactics, google a bit. ---------- www.eve-arena.com
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Sylka Kovacs
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Posted - 2010.06.29 15:26:00 -
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Ta
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Skex Relbore
Gallente Red Federation
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Posted - 2010.06.29 20:09:00 -
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I'd say make a buddy trial account and give it a shot. Hell you might end up liking it so much you move your main over and forget about what ever carebear nonsense you were doing before ;-) you could also just buy a plex with all those fat carebear iskies and have an RVB combat toon for those times your bored of running missions.
I'm a former mission running carebear turned bloodthirsty combat pilot myself. Lately I find myself day dreaming of ninja salvaging and griefing mission runners and even have a dessie ready should an opportune hulk show up sometime. check my early posting history too see just how much of a change that represents
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Raimo
Genos Occidere HYDRA RELOADED
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Posted - 2010.06.29 21:12:00 -
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Originally by: Skex Relbore
I'm a former mission running carebear turned bloodthirsty combat pilot myself. Lately I find myself day dreaming of ninja salvaging and griefing mission runners and even have a dessie ready should an opportune hulk show up sometime. check my early posting history too see just how much of a change that represents
Most folks start with missioning and PVE, too bad many fear the "dangers" so much that they never try out the PVP - which is the real core gameplay of EVE IMHO. (Okay, the market and industrial/ logistics sides can be really interesting to some as well but those are a form of PVP anyway ;) )
And you're welcome. ---------- www.eve-arena.com
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Yuddhisthira
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Posted - 2010.06.30 04:20:00 -
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I highly recommend using Singularity (aka SiSi, the EvE test server) as an adjunct means to learning PvP combat. There are two really good reasons for this:
- There are 10 or so free-for-all arenas setup in FD-MLJ where you can warp in and instantly engage in combat.
- Everything costs 100 ISK, so your entire ship regardless of size/type will cost only a few thousand ISK.
Stock up on ships and mods and save your fittings, and when you get blown up you'll be back on the field in a matter of minutes. Podding is forbidden, so that's one less thing to slow you down.
Constant practice is the only way to get good at PvP, and I don't think there's any way that can compare to the arenas on SiSi for providing a constant stream of bare-knuckle PvP experiences against a wide variety of ships and opponents. And since it's zero cost (you actually end up making money because of insurance) you can afford to lose any number of ships as you work on getting better and better.
On the down side, you'll sometimes encounter a roaming fleet that immediately pounds you into space dust, and that can be frustrating, but very often you'll find really epic one-on-one matches. And in any case, learning to deal with The Blob is an important PvP lesson in its own right.
I've been using this method of training myself lately and have learned more in a couple of weeks than I could in months on Tranquility. One should continue to practice on Tranquility too, of course -- SiSi is just another means to the end, another valuable way to get experience (and lots of it).
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Raimo
Genos Occidere HYDRA RELOADED
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Posted - 2010.06.30 07:38:00 -
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Edited by: Raimo on 30/06/2010 07:41:07
The problem with SISI is that a lot of people roll silly pimpfits that they would never use on TQ, also you will not learn anything of the metagame that revolves around PVP that is as important as being able to fit and operate your ship. (Though this is somewhat the case in RvB too, but RvB can be more "noob-friendly" I'd say and has the social/ shared learning element)
I'm not saying that SISI FFAs cannot be fun or useful as well though, that's one thing the OP could try with his carebear main while rolling that noob alt in RvB etc. ---------- www.eve-arena.com
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Lord Zekk
22nd Black Rise Defensive Unit OWN Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.01 12:41:00 -
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Don't underestimate the PVP courses. Agony runs a great PVP basic course which is a lot of fun as well. It will give you all the basics those experienced in PVP take for granted.
Another thing you should do is try and find a few friends. One low skill rifter honestly is going to do very little other than get killed. However a pair or a trio of low skill rifters will do some damage when they gang up on stuff.
We are recruiting. http://www.22ndbrdu.com In game channel: Arta-X |
Dodgy Past
Amarr Trans-Solar Works Rooks and Kings
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Posted - 2010.07.01 19:19:00 -
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I did find the Agony course very worthwhile and it was one of the things that made sure I knew I was going to PvP as my main thing. At the time it was incredibly exciting, daring to go out into the dreaded and dangerous null sec for the first time.
Solo is obviously something you can do without a mic and no doubt as Raimo says it does make for the best pilots, though don't ignore the fleet side either... the ability to work smoothly as team with pilots you know is incredibly satisfying. This does need voice comms so you might want to figure out how to get that one past your girl friend. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- you seem determined to turn it into ******* Hollyoaks for neckbeards. |
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