At 16Mil SP I don't feel like my difficulty is justified. I use PYFA, EVEMON, even Battleclinic to find fits, and yet somehow my game is so difficult.

Any fitting you find on Battleclinic is useless unless you understand why it accomplishes (or fails to accomplish) its supposed objective.

Additionally, don't fly level 2 missions solo with a destroyer - dessies are damage dealers, not damage takers. You need to be tanked if you're going solo. Use a cruiser or a battlecruiser. Try the Vexor, good drone boat. The Talos will make life very easy for you.

Well before the mission AI, 16 million SP with that being mining and industry, will make lvl 4s hard still. Gonna need lvl 5 drones for drone ship or lvl 5 gunnery skills before they start getting easy really. But doable with lvl 4 skills and T2 guns or faction guns.

With the mission AI will be harder. Suprised with both of you guys doing a lvl 4 it is still hard though.

My 'quite a few years' is just shy of 3, and I have 52,000,000 SP.

What's your 'quite a few years' and only 16,000,000 SP ?

This is a valid point, actually. I've only been playing for about 6 to 8 months and I'm approaching 12 million. That's only 4 shy of 16 million, and 4 mil won't take another few years (I hope).

he left the game for a while, probably an on-again, off-again player. that would account for the disparity.

Yes, it would. Plus, Lady Hestia is a 2007 avatar, so it makes sense. But it's not conclusive, 16mil SP may still be a made up, for whatever reason.

I currently have 15,831,969 skill points.

I meant lvl 5 skills in the drone category and guns category. Like drone interfacing 5 and then the racial skills to 4 at least.

Then large hybrid turret to 5 as well as rapid firing 5.

But at least get those to lvl 4 and perhaps get faction guns if you can before really trying to hurt lvl 4s.

Oh I see, hahah.

The way I say it is that my skills are not perfect, but they are not really sub par either.

Also, what's this about not being legit? Why would someone lie about sucking and being annoyed? Lol, I am quite confused.

I think the problem you have right now is you are still under the "new bro" classification and trying to reach too far too fast, all the while not being hooked up with any of the outfits that specialize in 'new bro's'.

There are a ton of ways that you can improve the things you do, you just have to figure out where to look. My best suggestion would be TEST or one of its friends, they seem to be the best place for starting out and wanting to understand the huge game you're trying to play (I would say EVE Uni but all they're really good for is learning about blackbirds).

What I am wondering is if I have a BS and sub-par skills for L4's , then what should I be doing with what I have?

train.

skills.

What does CCP expect players to do before their 3 year mark? =\


Lots of people have spoken to me tonight and given me awesome advice. I feel so much better now, especially knowing that I am not as far off as I thought.

What does CCP expect players to do before their 3 year mark? =\


Lots of people have spoken to me tonight and given me awesome advice. I feel so much better now, especially knowing that I am not as far off as I thought.

First off, drop the 3 year veteran act when you've actually been subbed closer to 1 year.

Second, dont bite off more than you can chew. EVE isn't about flying the biggest ships and ignoring everything else. If you're lacking combat skills, dont jump into level 4s. Same goes for ISK. If you can't afford a hulk, buy a cheaper hull and use it to make the money you need for a hulk.

800mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Artillery I, Titanium Sabot L

Hammerhead I x5

What does CCP expect players to do before their 3 year mark? =\