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Sin'Vein Vashra'Reva
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.07.06 20:25:00 -
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Hi everyone. I have been an eve member for about 1 month now and I would like to get into exploration. My friends hooked me up with eve mon and I have made a plan to set up a Anathema in the near future but I'm not sure where exactly to go. At least in the short term my skills are limited but I have completed my exploration training and want to get out there.
I guess my question is does anyone know a good place or a method of finding good places for me to acclimatize myself to exploring or should I just go full on feet first into null sec? |
Radius Prime
Tax Evading Ass.
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Posted - 2013.07.06 20:49:00 -
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I would familiarize myself with scanning before making a decision on what region to use for exploration. Google some guides, loads out there that are helpful. Once scanning holds no more secrets you are ready to go :).
Have fun o/ Reopen the EVE gate so we can invade Serenity. Goons can go first. |
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.07.07 06:08:00 -
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The star map is your best tool to use for finding areas to do exploration. Look for systems with low population count, low amount of jumps, low amount of NPC kills, etc.
Definitely stay in high security until you're more experienced and proficient with probing.
Good luck and welcome to Eve.
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Max Godsnottlingson
Bitter Veterans
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Posted - 2013.07.07 07:05:00 -
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Sin'Vein Vashra'Reva wrote:Hi everyone. I have been an eve member for about 1 month now and I would like to get into exploration. My friends hooked me up with eve mon and I have made a plan to set up a Anathema in the near future but I'm not sure where exactly to go. At least in the short term my skills are limited but I have completed my exploration training and want to get out there.
I guess my question is does anyone know a good place or a method of finding good places for me to acclimatize myself to exploring or should I just go full on feet first into null sec?
null sec is certainly where the money is for exploration, and is probably very workable not only for a new character, but also a new player, if you have some savvy that is.
However, to explore needs a slightly different mindset then the rest of the Eve PvP community, because frankly we can't fight, we have to rely on being slippery and not getting caught in the first place. Hell, even the NPC rats in exploration sites will laugh and shout "Noob" at you
So I would suggest. 1. Stay in high sec until you have all of your basic scanning skills down to pat. You need to be able to hit a system quickly determine if any sites are worth the while, scan them down and get in fast, do the business with the mini game and get out of 'Dodge' before anybody knows that you are there.
2. Head into low sec. Yes, you actually have a lot of players who are actually hunting down explorers like us. But the lessons learnt will serve you well. Go in with ships you can afford to lose, when you do get caught and get swatted, do so with grace and see if you can get some tips and advice off the guy who has taken you down. Most player pirates are actually OK guys if you accept your loss with good grace.
3. Head into null sec. As I said, at the moment null is the place to be. Generally we explorers are flying under the big player alliance RADAR. Not that they don't know we are there, we are just an annoying set of pests to them, who at the moment are just too much hassle to deal with. Though expect to get stomped-on with extreme prejudice if they catch you. Also in null, you need to know how to opperate a long way from home, with little or no support, where even fellow explorers will 'have a go' if it means the difference between them or you getting that sweet data site. There is definatly no 'honour amongst thieves when it comes to the Exploration community
If you can get to the stage where you can fly a Strategic Cruiser then you are pretty much unstoppable. However, I suspect that may not remain the case. OK, this is perhaps me being Mr Cynical, but seeing as the CSM is usually dominated by the big null sec alliance members I suspect that it is going to be not too long before they start trying to use GÇÿpoliticalGÇÖ means to get us nerfed out of their patch. But we will see.
Keep your eyes on null sec, Oh and donGÇÖt forget WH systems too. A different game altogether, but great fun and can be very lucrative too |
arktyus
Turalyon Plus
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Posted - 2013.07.07 10:25:00 -
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I started to explore and it was fun, but it is really hard to find exploration sites in hi-sec. At least from my experience. Then when you finally find one, it takes me forever to get it to 100%. This is my noob experience, I'm sure when my skills increase the time taken to scan it down will be a lot less. Also don't go in any unknown wormholes like me! I found some sleepers and awoke the giant. Got podded and couldn't get out of the wormhole. Next time I'll bookmark both sides, but as a noob, you don't know these things.
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Max Godsnottlingson
Bitter Veterans
155
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Posted - 2013.07.07 11:21:00 -
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I can't get in game today, due to that RL thing. But is there a dedicated explorer channel? If not it might be worth setting one up.
While we all tend to be do our own thing sort of guys, I don't see whay we don't have a channel to help eachother, or just chat with like minded folks, while we are keeping out of eachothers hunting patch of course |
Sin'Vein Vashra'Reva
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.07.16 06:47:00 -
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So a Strategic Cruiser is basically the best ship to aim for in the exploration buisness? I thought it was something more like a stealth frigate. |
Ramael Hashur
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.07.16 08:00:00 -
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Sin'Vein Vashra'Reva wrote:So a Strategic Cruiser is basically the best ship to aim for in the exploration buisness? I thought it was something more like a stealth frigate.
The only reason I can think of to use a Strategic Cruiser rather than a Covops frigate is that you'll have teeth to fight back against someone if they choose to harass you. In a Covops frig, you're paper, and if you get caught (which you shouldn't if you're a good Covops player utilizing your D-scan) you'll die. |
voetius
L V B Industries STELLAR CONSTELLATION
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Posted - 2013.07.16 08:01:00 -
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Max Godsnottlingson wrote:I can't get in game today, due to that RL thing. But is there a dedicated explorer channel? If not it might be worth setting one up. While we all tend to be do our own thing sort of guys, I don't see whay we don't have a channel to help eachother, or just chat with like minded folks, while we are keeping out of eachothers hunting patch of course
There is at least one channel for explorers : Exploration
Worth going there and reading the links in the MOTD for useful info.
There are a few useful pages on the Evelopedia for explorers that give you an idea what to expect.
About T3 cruisers, they are now barred from 3/10 and 4/10 plexes that you scan down so you might want to look at battlecruisers / noctis, pirate cruisers, cruisers, or Heavy Assault Cruisers if you are looking to get into these in future.
I'd tend to recommend that you get your feet in high sec first then when you are comfortable with the mechanics and what to expect, learn about getting around low sec safely and have a run around there - the sites and drops are better but so are the risks.
Low sec is like null sec but without the bubbles :) so I would strongly suggest you learn how to get around safely there before jumping into null sec.
Edit: typo |
erg cz
Sliperer
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Posted - 2013.07.16 08:28:00 -
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Sin'Vein Vashra'Reva wrote:
I guess my question is does anyone know a good place or a method of finding good places for me to acclimatize myself to exploring or should I just go full on feet first into null sec?
I use dotlan map. You can select your region and there are few comboboxes above the map, that allow you to retrieve crusial information you need. Like show amount of jumps in last 24 hours - that way you can find calm, unpopulated place. Or amount of pods, destroyed in last 24 hours - you can see, which low sec systems are more dangerous, and whaich are less used / dangerous.
With the last game patch exploration became so popular, that it is not benefitial any more. Prices for loot droped from several milions to merely few hundret of thousands isk. If you decide, that exploration is not worth your time any more - you can use dotlan maps to find out stations and corporations agents (if you decide to go missioning). Really usefull tool, I would say. |
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Talemecus Valta
Freemasons Corporation
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Posted - 2013.07.16 08:39:00 -
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Once you get your skills up you can go anywhere you want.
Personally, I stay in hi sec and look for wormholes, but not just any wh's.
I look for the short cuts, from hi sec to low sec to null sec.
I also look for relic and data sites but that's just to make some ISK on the side.
Like the replies before me, the best money is in Null.
Fly safe and have fun.
Only 40 rounds per gun... I hate reloading in the middle!
I'll make it through each day, Singing DEATH OR GLORY!!!!
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