aoe dps
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.10.08 16:50:00 -
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What people are saying sounds like good advice: get into small ships, work their core and support (gunnery, engineering, electronics, mechanics) skills for a while, until all 4 like my first toon, or all 5 like subsequent ones, then slowly work up to larger ships where the investment in support skills will pay off significantly. This way you don't die and loose all you isk tied up in ships/modules and while earning isk you gain a respect for the economy and valuation of actual items.
HOWEVER
When I was starting, a short two years ago, the standard cry was to pick a class either, armor or shields, and race to battlecruiser 4. This way you can handle any mission levels (4's become hard/impossible and inspire BS training) without breaking the bank on a hull. Most BC have enough slots to fit to deal with small and large ships and provide enough tank. Furthermore, the new tier3 BC's will give you something to immediately test out large weapon systems once trained for, without the need to invest isk/training into BS skills.
This is the route I took, and was pleased with the results. Infuse yourself from the sale of one PLEX (when I did that it was 334mil per plex lol), fit a mission BC, and try to earn the hull price (remember to subtract ammo costs). This will keep the cost/payout for missions relevant.
I decided PvE sucked and jumped directly into a nullsec alliance when I could fly a properly fit T2 BS (amarr born, so abaddon was my first). They usually have opportunities for people who are not ready for fleet-fit ship specs, although they may not be covered under ship replacement. Just go out and fly/die, listen to the FC, learn (for god sake) how to differentiate the words and buttans for "hold" "warp" and "jump" (its apparently harder than it sounds), and you'll have a good time. Plus null PvE can actually support your losses of BC/BS much faster imo than missions.
God my 2c grew to 20isk
I am good investor.
i am a posting alt.
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