Aegis Stormborn
UNKN0WN ENTITY
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Posted - 2011.06.21 18:51:00 -
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 Originally by: Desmond Kesh
To undock. To fly my ships. And especially to jump gates.
I've lost countless ships in nullsec. I know its the nature of the beast- and I don't let it take control-, but when I see some kill records... 6-19 k/d ratio doesnt seem to hot. I've spent a lot of the past few days of the month not even playing - just lvling skills which still didn't stop the instapop of my kitsune.
Now this is also cramping into my funds too. I get the "Don't fly what you can't afford" but when fleets demand big bad BS's and all I can afford is a cruiser I don't bother showing up. And when I do take my cruiser BC out to rat for cash, well check out my killmails...
I'm not complaining here. I just want a to know if I'm the norm or the rarity in the 'newb to Eve'
Some Questions:
a) When did you guys begin to stay on the other side of killmails?
b) Any practice tips to survive ?
c) Should I take less time lvling skills and simply learn by death?
d) Any good stories of your early days?
I don't typically respond to these but as was previously stated, you've got cahones so I'll try and help you out.
First things first. Don't listen to all the people telling you that you need a blob to stay alive. They are clearly terrible at PVP and it seems like you are looking to be good at it. Yes, you are a rarity, most people don't go out to null sec on their own after 2 months. Now, you have a couple things working against you. You are probably very low XP wise and you are flying one of the more technical/difficult ships in the game. It is also made of paper. Kitsunes are GREAT in a small gang of 2-5 but almost worthless by themselves. If you don't have the necessary skills trained high enough you are also going to have very weak jams that don't have the range that you really need to stay alive in a small-no tank ship such as the one you are flying.
I would be scared to fly it in nullsec by myself too, and I have been playing for a while. If you really want to learn how to use it contact me in game and I might be able to help you out.
To answer your questions:
a) When I started to learn how to keep the ship I was flying alive. That sounds obvious but every ship has it's own nuances to being successful and surviving.
b) Too many to list, and I'd really have to see you in practice to tell you precisely. You are going to want to find someone that you can fly with that will teach you as you go. There really is no substitute for experience, so you are going to die even with help, but you will get better if those you are with can tell you what you did to facilitate said death. There are some corps out there such as eve uni that are setup to help new players, you may want to check them out.
c) Leveling skills is important, but make sure you are leveling the ones you really need first.
d) Let's just say it get's better as you go along 
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