Originally by: Sol Sigma

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Ashlynn,

I highly recommend the class. It's about 4 hours of basic PvP theory and introduction followed by about 4 hours of practical application in 0.0 (Roving Frig gang).

From my understanding, Agony is probably one of the most highly organized and professionally run corporations in EVE. The course definitely reflects this and you will learn alot.

Here is their main site: http://www.agony-unleashed.com/news.php

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Originally by: Meridius Dex

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Another unfortunate note is that AU have run fewer and fewer classes over the past 6 months. Most of the time they have PvP Basic running about once or twice a month, but you'll have to jump on Wolfpacks, Advanced and other classes as they are announced - since they are (sadly) much rarer and fill up quickly.

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Originally by: Acolytus Alwyn

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how much per class?
the website only lists corp and alliance rates per pilot
what about individuals rates?
thanks

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The prices for BASIC, WOLFPACKS and ADVANCED have changed as follows:

BASIC - 12mil (10mil corporate)
WOLFPACKS - 18mil (16mil corporate)
ADVANCED - 30mil (28mil corporate)

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Originally by: Cipher7

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Took the basic class a long time ago.

Best isk I ever spent.

I keep meaning to take more classes but never seem to find time.

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Originally by: Anel Erajhul

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This may be an unuaual request, but you guys should really jack up the price on basic. The mad dash to get registered in 10 minutes for one of the slots is a pain (finally got in this time).

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Originally by: Anel Erajhul

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This may be an unuaual request, but you guys should really jack up the price on basic. The mad dash to get registered in 10 minutes for one of the slots is a pain (finally got in this time).

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Like any organization, Agony has both a public and private face. Publicly, we are the PVP training resource in EVE. No one else comes close to our professionalism, expertise or accessibility. The time is quickly approaching where it will become common knowledge that in order to "break in" to the PVP game in EVE one needs to first take a few Agony PVP-University classes to jump-start. How many people over the last few years have learned their love of the pew-pew at the patient, instructive hands of Agony teachers? (Answer: thousands)

But we cannot neglect the private face of Agony in our enthusiasm to share our love of the tactical chess game that is PVP in EVE Online. Every time we offer a BASIC class, we get two or three "converts" who come to us expressing their love of the way Agony approaches PVP. Some of them we turn away, but many are accepted into our ranks. When we have boom months like the last two here in PVP-U, where we offer another class nearly every weekend, and on some weekends two, we get an accompanying boom in applicants and new members in Agony. In order for us to properly train and accept these members into our ranks, we have to have time to pay attention to them, run internal seminars to indoctrinate them, run gangs to test them, etc.

So what does Agony do behind closed doors? Well, if you've been through an Agony class, you've seen a glimpse of it. We move to various regions of space, set up shop in an NPC station and proceed to play with the locals. We shoot them, they shoot us, they lose ships, it's fun for everyone. *grin* Seriously, we do a lot of internal development of tactics, logistics for these moves, gangs roaming through our chosen vacation spot looking for targets of opportunity, even the occasional POS-killing operation to **** off the locals and encourage them to come out and play. We need time to do these things as well, because for those of us who are members of Agony, this is what Agony is to us day in and day out. We can log on at any time of the day and be virtually guaranteed to have a group of guys willing to fit up and head out to shoot something. When PVP-U is in a state of boom, as was the case for the last few months, we start to see the beginnings of burn-out in our members. Less gangs are run, less internal tactics development, etc.

So, PVP-U is currently in the downswing, the trough of the wave. We're more active now behind the scenes than we have been in a while. Our North American TZ group has so many new members that we've closed recruitment there temporarily to handle mentoring and teaching all of these guys and, yes, girls, to fit into the way Agony does things in EVE. Please be patient with us as we build up some more momentum. We're going to be going through a move to a new region soon (this downswing was partially in preparation for that move), and will be spinning the University back into full-bore operations soon.

Now, don't take this to mean that PVP-U is "dying" or any other such dramatic label. We're absolutely nothing of the sort. We have more instructor and FC volunteers now than we have ever had in the history of the University, so far as I am aware. View this as a healthy period of hibernation, healing and rest before we begin a new season. The classes announced will continue to go forward, but do not expect them to be as frequent as they have been in the last couple of months.

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we are the PVP training resource in EVE. No one else comes close to our professionalism, expertise or accessibility. The time is quickly approaching where it will become common knowledge that in order to "break in" to the PVP game in EVE one needs to first take a few Agony PVP-University classes to jump-start. How many people over the last few years have learned their love of the pew-pew at the patient, instructive hands of Agony teachers? (Answer: thousands)

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Originally by: Kraika

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They for sure don't teach humility

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Originally by: Avy Neruda

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agony are neutral to us and are a pain in our butts but there classes are top notch very much worth it.

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Originally by: Kraika

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we are the PVP training resource in EVE. No one else comes close to our professionalism, expertise or accessibility. The time is quickly approaching where it will become common knowledge that in order to "break in" to the PVP game in EVE one needs to first take a few Agony PVP-University classes to jump-start. How many people over the last few years have learned their love of the pew-pew at the patient, instructive hands of Agony teachers? (Answer: thousands)

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They for sure don't teach humility

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Originally by: Christina Bamar

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Originally by: Kraika

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we are the PVP training resource in EVE. No one else comes close to our professionalism, expertise or accessibility. The time is quickly approaching where it will become common knowledge that in order to "break in" to the PVP game in EVE one needs to first take a few Agony PVP-University classes to jump-start. How many people over the last few years have learned their love of the pew-pew at the patient, instructive hands of Agony teachers? (Answer: thousands)

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They for sure don't teach humility

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It's not arrogance if you're actually as awesome as you think you are.

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