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Buur
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Posted - 2009.04.28 19:32:00 -
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Hey could anyone recommend some good low sec pirating systems/areas for a solo player? My local has gradually grown to be a little more than I can handle on my own.
I'm not a new player but due to (not so) interesting circumstances have a couple of fairly new characters both well under a year. So I'm looking for systems where similar aged people hang around if possible.
Even ideas of what criteria to look for would be helpful, I'm thinking - not high to low sec systems, possibly the faction warfare parts might prove good..?
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Spectre3353
Gallente
The Python Cartel.
The Gurlstas Associates
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Posted - 2009.04.28 19:45:00 -
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Honestly I don't think there is a single system/area that I have ever been to that is "good" for solo lowsec pirating. You might have a little bit of success but a majority of the time you are going to run into gangs and blobs that either you can't engage or you will die trying to. Even the best solo pirates I know of are at least in an intel channel where they can call in help. Anyhow, I am probably just telling you stuff you already know and realize. Some systems and their surrounding areas I can suggest trying (but they will still be blobby a lot of the time):
Mara: Mara itself is usually filled with a ******ed amount of baiting/blobbing but the surrounding systems will usually have a number of solo pilots, small gangs or newbies in belts. Very populated with pirates already though.
Egghelende/Amamake: These systems themselves are super blobby but the surrounding areas contain a lot of the overflow and you might be able to find some good fights. I used to fly around here when I was a newb and I cannot begin to tell you how many Incursus vs Rifter fights I lost in the process. Try roaming around to nearby spots like Dal, Aliette, Avenod, Evati and you'll be sure to run into a ship or twenty.
I would also suggest reading some stuff from Kane Rizzel's blog. He does pretty well solo and you might be able to glean some of how he handles it and where he hunts for targets.
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Eddie Monaghan
Caldari
Blood Money Bootcamp
Blood Money Cartel
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Posted - 2009.04.28 19:50:00 -
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I don't know so much about a specific system... I roam solo quite a bit in some of the most active FW systems I've seen, and I've learned that you just have to watch your back and be quick, and choose your targets wisely. Although, I have to admit, tying into a fellow frig pilot just to get swarmed by 3 BC, a HAC, 4 AS, and 6 cruisers does tend to get annoying.  I'd suggest roaming deeper into lowsec, and finding those out of the way systems that tend to hold a few miners, or indust guys. I do this along the line from Old Man Star and Resbroko, which is a VERY dead string, but once in a while I find someone to pester.
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Dirk Magnum
Royal Hiigaran Navy
SCUM.
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Posted - 2009.04.28 19:51:00 -
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Edited by: Dirk Magnum on 28/04/2009 19:54:19
Most of Verge Vendor, Placid, and Essence contain some okay systems for solo ratting. Probably because they also contain some of the biggest pirate hubs and house some noteworthy pirate alliances. It's got to be a strategic thing, because the salvage quality sucks. But there's a lot of overflow by the newer players who still do a lot of belt ratting or low sec mining for income. These people avoid OMS, etc, and head for the periphery. That's where we catch them, at least.
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MirrorGod
Heretic Army
Heretic Nation
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Posted - 2009.04.28 19:56:00 -
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 Originally by: Spectre3353
Dal, Aliette, Avenod, Evati and you'll be sure to run into a ship or twenty.
Confrimed.
Solo homesystems are kind of hard. Ami is pretty quite last I checked, but that systems glory days are long gone, I doubt BS rats in low-sec have changed that, I'd like to be pleasantly suprised. We used to run around this area with 1-5 BC's and had alot of fun. My 2 cents
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Dirk Magnum
Royal Hiigaran Navy
SCUM.
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Posted - 2009.04.28 19:59:00 -
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Originally by: MirrorGod
Originally by: Spectre3353
Dal, Aliette, Avenod, Evati and you'll be sure to run into a ship or twenty.
Confrimed.
Solo homesystems are kind of hard. Ami is pretty quite last I checked, but that systems glory days are long gone, I doubt BS rats in low-sec have changed that, I'd like to be pleasantly suprised. We used to run around this area with 1-5 BC's and had alot of fun. My 2 cents
We used to go to Ami sometimes since it was so close to Amarr. Then we moved into low sec permanently over in Gallente space. That was around the beginning of this year though and there were still things to shoot in Ami and thereabouts. Sansha or BR or whoever it was in Ami drop good loot and salvage too, so maybe the battleship rats lured some people in.
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Elecho
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Posted - 2009.04.28 19:59:00 -
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Edited by: Elecho on 28/04/2009 20:05:05
Big thanks for the lengthy posts, I'm currently based in Lulm which is 3 jumps from Amamake and had plenty of fun here in the past. I'm just finding they've grown in numbers of late and the solo targets have dimminished alot (at least from my perspective).
I'm also a regular reader of ol Kane, awesome blog! I might try venturing a little deeper into low sec, currently at two jumps in so perhaps the access is to easy. I used to find plenty of younger players here but it feels as though the more seasoned have settle in.
I'm looking at going through Dal and into Metro faction area - have a look about for a days or two.
Cheers guys 
EDIT - Buur alt posting
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RedSplat
RennTech
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Posted - 2009.04.28 21:52:00 -
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Head to Ezarra then down the pipe to Tararan.
Then head through nearby Lowsec starting on a route that takes you, entirely through Lowsec, into Genesis and lands you spatially near the EVE gate (but unable to actually plot a course, even manually, to it)
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Recon Three
181st Legion
Heretic Nation
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Posted - 2009.04.28 21:58:00 -
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Carrou. :>
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Minmatar don't tank, Minmatar dodge.
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Intense Thinker
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.04.28 22:45:00 -
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Rancer 
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Karrade Krise
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Posted - 2009.04.29 00:45:00 -
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Originally by: Intense Thinker
Rancer
This
The pirates there are all noobs, so don't worry about pimping out your ships.
Terianna Eri > :( i wish i were as good a forum ***** as karrade |
Asuka Hachimoto
Caldari
Trinity Sanctum
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Posted - 2009.04.29 08:25:00 -
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Edited by: Asuka Hachimoto on 29/04/2009 08:26:18
Hey i recognise you, thanks for the badger II in frarn 
hell yeah that was off topic
*edit cant spell  *
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Justcase
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Posted - 2009.04.29 09:48:00 -
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Wormholes
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BORNtoBUTCH
Minmatar
Republic Military School
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Posted - 2009.04.29 22:57:00 -
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Edited by: BORNtoBUTCH on 29/04/2009 22:57:38
I have been in AMI and the areas around for a few weeks now and had alot of fun there soloing in my rifter, targets come in a steady stream but sometimes traffic is VERY low.
At the moment i consider to move to another area though because i don't have anything to compare with. I have considered amamake....
BTW looking for a pirate corp eve mail if your corp might be interested in recruiting or know somebody that might be
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Kapradian
Amarr
Valor Inc.
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Posted - 2009.04.30 03:09:00 -
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Hey BORNtoBUTCH :) thanks for the rifter kill the other day.
My Puni looks good with you Tech 2 Guns on it
AMI is a good spot, just as long as you dodge the HAC's that hang around there. But there are usualy a few newish players and carebare rater's (tho they are hard to catch).
Also if i remeber i will eveMail you BORNtoBUTCH, if not eveMail me. We are recruiting atm.
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Infinity Ziona
Minmatar
Disaster Masters
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Posted - 2009.04.30 11:31:00 -
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Mai used to be good. Single isolated 0.4 i think. But I think some alliance or pirates moved in. Used to get lots of sansha spawns there too.
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Killiashandra Ree
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Posted - 2009.04.30 13:59:00 -
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Edited by: Killiashandra Ree on 30/04/2009 14:01:38
Originally by: Spectre3353
I would also suggest reading some stuff from Kane Rizzel's blog. He does pretty well solo and you might be able to glean some of how he handles it and where he hunts for targets.
One thing you certainly will not be learning from that blog is how to write English, I'm surprised he even has the capacity to read Pratchett. He does, however do a pretty good crash course in bragging and sitting in the same system for weeks waiting for people to turn up. Why he insists on putting quotation marks around The Morgue every time he types it, is a mystery, capitalisation alone is usually enough for most people to denote a proper noun.
As a piracy learning resource, I give it a 1 out of 10.
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Avan Sercedos
Black Sheep United
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Posted - 2009.04.30 15:21:00 -
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Originally by: Killiashandra Ree
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You bitter?
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Kane Rizzel
NovaKane Incorporated
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Posted - 2009.04.30 15:53:00 -
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Originally by: Killiashandra Ree
Edited by: Killiashandra Ree on 30/04/2009 14:01:38
Originally by: Spectre3353
I would also suggest reading some stuff from Kane Rizzel's blog. He does pretty well solo and you might be able to glean some of how he handles it and where he hunts for targets.
One thing you certainly will not be learning from that blog is how to write English, I'm surprised he even has the capacity to read Pratchett. He does, however do a pretty good crash course in bragging and sitting in the same system for weeks waiting for people to turn up. Why he insists on putting quotation marks around The Morgue every time he types it, is a mystery, capitalisation alone is usually enough for most people to denote a proper noun.
As a piracy learning resource, I give it a 1 out of 10.
Trying to type a measured response to your critique is proving a touch difficult but I'll take your criticism on board. English not being my first language has made writing a challenge and unlike yourself I probably don't have a firm grasp of the written language but I do my best. My blog isn't a learning resource but more of a way for me to do a little writing to improve it.
I quote Pratchett because I love his books, they are easy to read which helps a lot when you're dyslexic but that's no excuse for "do a pretty good crash course in bragging and sitting in the same system for weeks waiting for people to turn up"
Check your facts, I've been in the same constellation for two years now, it seems people turn up more regular than you think. Not everyone has 23 hours spare in the day to roam around looking in vain for an opportunity to blob so maximising the resources at hand becomes paramount.
Now I hope I'm not slowing you down slim but my blog was never touted as a Piracy learning resource. Hell, sometimes I just write what happened with no explanation of how it happened, pretty unfair to ask me to give a lecture every single time I undock (Although, if you join The Black Rabbits Academy I will be lecturing there soonÖ)
You seem a touch angry, have I violated your boat somehow? Did I interrupt you trying to farm the 2/10 plex? Have I camped your L4 ISK farming mission? Have I podded you and added your corpse to "The Morgue"? If so, may I point out you can find where I live by reading my blog, I may or may not spend weeks at a time waiting for people to come by and fight. Bring something expensive.
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Spectre3353
Gallente
The Python Cartel.
The Gurlstas Associates
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Posted - 2009.04.30 17:36:00 -
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Originally by: Killiashandra Ree
Edited by: Killiashandra Ree on 30/04/2009 14:01:38
Originally by: Spectre3353
I would also suggest reading some stuff from Kane Rizzel's blog. He does pretty well solo and you might be able to glean some of how he handles it and where he hunts for targets.
One thing you certainly will not be learning from that blog is how to write English, I'm surprised he even has the capacity to read Pratchett. He does, however do a pretty good crash course in bragging and sitting in the same system for weeks waiting for people to turn up. Why he insists on putting quotation marks around The Morgue every time he types it, is a mystery, capitalisation alone is usually enough for most people to denote a proper noun.
As a piracy learning resource, I give it a 1 out of 10.
Honestly I wish that you would create a blog and teach us how to fly. It's obvious that you are the true expert due to your countless experience in PvP.
P.S. Your Reaper fit sucks.
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Asssassin X
Caldari
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Posted - 2009.04.30 18:12:00 -
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Edited by: Asssassin X on 30/04/2009 18:12:21
I like how the 1month old alt posts drivel about Kane, I've Flown with Kane for quite a while now under a few chars...at one point Kane had the nickname slippery rizzel (bet he can tell you who gave him it too) and is a damn fine pvp pilot...also...falcon pilots watch out GO KANE!!!!!
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Cutie Chaser
Gallente
Federal Navy Academy
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Posted - 2009.04.30 19:42:00 -
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Wow, I just now discover that I was killed by a celebrity on my (now ex) pirate alt.
Was Corwin D'Loa, and I ran into you near a 2/10 plex in my thrasher. Was a fun fight for sure!
o7
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Corstaad
Minmatar
Vardr ok Lidskjalv
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Posted - 2009.04.30 21:20:00 -
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Make 20 jump circuits like going from Bosboger to Eifer. Only go thru low sec and make detours to go into a couple system that will shoot of your autopilot route. Have scanning points and safes already done for each system in route for fast system intel. You can easily find dozens of solo targets in a active afternoon. Another great way to find targets is enter the low sec islands in high sec. You'll either have to fly frigates or keep sec up.
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BiggerGuns
Pyrotechnics Inc.
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Posted - 2009.04.30 21:54:00 -
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What the guy above me said, I stick to Minmatar low-sec space normally and there are plenty of targets.. You just sometimes need to hit and run.
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Cat Molina
Minmatar
Intransigent
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Posted - 2009.05.01 00:12:00 -
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Originally by: Buur
Hey could anyone recommend some good low sec pirating systems/areas for a solo player?
If you're looking for ratters to gank then just about anywhere but the pirate hubs. Most ratters/missioners/ninja miners have the common sense to stay away (though I did find a guy in a frig actually ratting Amamake 3-1 once.  Figured he was bait and was surprised when the trap was never sprung.). Cover systems fast and learn to scan very quickly.
If after 'good fights', especially if you're flying a T1 frigate or cruiser, I've found Amamake area to be about the best IMHO. Run the loop, checking the status of Amamake often.
Auga and Dal (usually crowded with FW peeps but occasionally the rare solo fighter there). Vard and Lantorn... generally empty but worth a check. Siseide and Egg get a lot of traffic, and the occasional solo fighters. Gulmorogrod and Bosboger I have rarely ever found a fight in. I used to base in Lulm, but finally moved out because it is so damned friendly a system (everyone was really cool there and any fighting generally was a duel or 'let me test my tank').
And Amamake. Neat thing about Amamake is that if you're in a frig, and the 15 targets on scan are in BS's and BC's... all you have to do is wait 20 minutes. It's a cycle; the larger ships will be replaced with smaller ones for about a half hour, then start moving back to larger.
Expect to get blobbed. Expect to get baited (Slasher's are always bait ). Expect recons to uncloak. And, occasionally, expect a good one-on-one fight.
If you see me running through there... well, catch me if you can.
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Artemis Rose
Sileo In Pacis
PuPPet MasTers
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Posted - 2009.05.01 06:24:00 -
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Placid!
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Wensley
Minmatar
The Tuskers
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Posted - 2009.05.01 10:19:00 -
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Edited by: Wensley on 01/05/2009 10:19:21
I'd definitely second the area around Amamake. The other option is to find any low sec system that borders a region of high sec and base out of there. You will get a fairly regular supply of people coming through. Both young pilots ratting and running missions and solo pirates hunting for said ratters and mission runners.
Edit: Also, I love Kane's blog. Its what got me into piracy in the first place.
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Rembi
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Posted - 2009.05.01 11:32:00 -
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Are other pirates really the right people to be asking where to fly on your own?
Come through my system, it's empty, honest....
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RoninData
The Bastards
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Posted - 2009.05.01 12:12:00 -
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Originally by: Killiashandra Ree
I give it a 1 out of 10.
I give your troll post a 1 out of 10.
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Misanth
The Glenn Quagmire Finishing School for Young Ladies
Eternal Rapture
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Posted - 2009.05.01 12:28:00 -
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Originally by: RoninData
Originally by: Killiashandra Ree
I give it a 1 out of 10.
I give your troll post a 1 out of 10.
Obviously, if it was a troll post, he'd need higher than a 1 since he actually succeeded.. but that's another discussion. 
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