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Shiva79
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Posted - 2005.10.16 22:54:00 -
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I am in a corp where a number of our members are on late at night so fleet ops tend to happen around that time.
This means that i am often trying to better get pvp experience by solo pvping. I have done this for around a month now and i am starting to feel that it is not really possible.
My question is how many of you solo pvp (i mean with 1 account so no solo pvping with 2 or even 3 accounts backing you up) and how is it possible are there specific ships that are great for it? do you gate camp or do you search for your targets?
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Cassendra
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Posted - 2005.10.16 22:58:00 -
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 Originally by: Shiva79
I am in a corp where a number of our members are on late at night so fleet ops tend to happen around that time.
This means that i am often trying to better get pvp experience by solo pvping. I have done this for around a month now and i am starting to feel that it is not really possible.
My question is how many of you solo pvp (i mean with 1 account so no solo pvping with 2 or even 3 accounts backing you up) and how is it possible are there specific ships that are great for it? do you gate camp or do you search for your targets?
Gate camp, but get someone to coach you a bit. Solo you wonŠt catch everything but you will still have fun. I did 28 confirmed gate kills solo today although I did miss a lot of traffic. I have friends who do even better. There are a range of different setups depending on what you want to do.
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Cassendra
Assassin. Merc. Pirate.
Crusaders
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Shiva79
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Posted - 2005.10.16 23:12:00 -
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I do gate camp generally and have a bit of experience in it however i just find i miss almost everything. i often camp in a ferox and even with a tech 2 sensor booster and sensor amp i still manage to miss everything that doesent attempt to engage me first.
Is there a better ship for this sort of tactic? I am trained solely for caldari ships but i am open to suggestion.
bs's just seem to track way too slowly and just get pwnd by any minor fleet that hops through cos it cant warp out (i know if you don't fire you can jump out but the problem is a fleets scout usually engages you first which you fire back at not knowing he's a scouth and therefore your stuck there  )
I mean is the fleet thing just an ocupational hazzard?
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Goberth Ludwig
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Posted - 2005.10.17 00:22:00 -
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Solo pvpin is diffuclt, u might wanna try using an interceptor or plated cruiser to start (i.e. thorax, rupture or maller) but they aint caldari :\
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Cassendra
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Posted - 2005.10.17 00:31:00 -
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Well if Caldari then go for a Raven with either smart bomb to kill small stuff close range, Torps for big stuff close range, or cruise for big and small stuff long range. I personally prefer cruise from outside sentry range but to do it effectively you need cruise launchers II and a full rack of BCUs plus sensor boosters II. you wonŠt get most shuttles and ceptors or ships that are fitting MWD.. but youŠd be surprised at the kill count. Think I scored 31 kills today in just a few hours.
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Cassendra
Assassin. Merc. Pirate.
Crusaders
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Ginger Magician
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Posted - 2005.10.17 00:41:00 -
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Solo pvp is for the elite of the game my friend
Its a very difficult thing to do successfully
"Ginger Magician is just infamous. I've met more people ingame that have talked about him, than anyone else in Eve." |
Razner Cerizo
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Posted - 2005.10.17 01:00:00 -
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Originally by: Ginger Magician
Solo pvp is for the elite of the game my friend
Its a very difficult thing to do successfully
lol
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Shiva79
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Posted - 2005.10.17 01:24:00 -
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I would like to clarify i am not tanking sentrys this is all 0.0 solo pvping. i understand this it is difficult and i can accept losses i just struggle to find a ship and setup that comes even close to getting 20 or 30 kills a day.
Today for example i camped for a good many hours and i would say 30 folks nipped fast me. the odd shuttle but mainly elite frigs and a few cruisers. Maybe it is my choice of ship and as much as i would like to take a raven out i would have to mak e alot to pay for its loss as well as its poor locking times would mean i will miss a considerable number of targets.
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Lia Jjaro
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Posted - 2005.10.17 01:37:00 -
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Yes, I solo PvP all the time. (With my main of course.) Not that many people do solo PvP, they'd rather hunt with the safety of a gang. But yes it's perfectly possible, and it feels a hell of lot more rewarding to kill a ship solo than it does when you outnumber it 5 to 1.
I used to fly in groups and *shudder* fleets, but it's so damn boring, and there's little skill involved. The rush from a 1 vs 1 is unparalled, I only do group stuff with my corp to keep them happy. Even if it means I get far less kills, I'd take solo PvP over group PvP anyday....and it makes a better pilot of you.
Getting a 1 vs 1 is tough, but learning how and where to find prey comes with experience.
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Shai Faetal
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Posted - 2005.10.17 03:15:00 -
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Originally by: Ginger Magician
Solo pvp is for the elite of the game my friend
Its a very difficult thing to do successfully
dude 
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meh. go away
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Necrologic
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Posted - 2005.10.17 03:26:00 -
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Solo Pvp is very hard as has been said before, but it is alot of fun. I solo pirate/other types of pvp all the time, and i am highly succesful. I recommend an interceptor or cruiser/hac. Do NOT use a battleship. There are times solo when there is nothing you can do to prevent getting ganked (unless you are in a ceptor) and a flying a battleship makes this many times more likly. If you are going to solo, get alot of practice, and be prepared for losses.
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Berilac
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Posted - 2005.10.17 04:26:00 -
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you can solo pvp, but it takes a lot more effort on your part in comparison to the fleet pvp you're prolly used to. Just make sure your setup is good, and choose your targets. I find ceptors are very good for solo pvp, because you can almost always choose what your going to engage. you can also go the "smartbombing bs" way, but thats really just fleet pvp on a very small scale, that is to say, just a ship that can't take out anything in its own class, even though it's very good against smaller targets.
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Famine Aligher'ri
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Posted - 2005.10.17 05:58:00 -
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Yeah it is difficult if you are fighting people who are fitted for pvp. Not ganking weak pilots and claiming it's easy and elite. 
I recently went back to 0.0 and to where I originaly started to pirate. I wanted to do some more solo pvp and tactical operations for the fact I need to become a better fighter. The regions I solo in are heavly patrolled by F-E/PA/FOE and other pvp style corps/alliances. Having -7.1 or so security status doesn't leave me much umm protection even when I go into empire for supplies (Which is where most of the alliance members hang to buy theres).
The main ship I fly in is an Wolf. The reasons for it are simple. It's an cheap ship that's pretty fast being it's an frig. With my setup I look to pop any Inty's/Assault Frigs/Tech1 Frigs/Cruisers. The tactics I use reflect my status of being the WOLF among the SHEEP. If I slip up, I could easily be caught in a 5 on 1 gangbang with my lovly pod being exploaded.
So tip wise. BE careful where ever you go. The only time you fail is when you slip up. Don't try to jump into a system like 0.0 if you know it's being camped. Don't camp just one spot or the same spots at the same times every time. Don't expect people just to come to you. Know when to flee and how to take smack talk from people who are holding hands. Don't be affraid... I just fly around gate to gate, system to system. I see trouble where I'm out numbered. I run away like the cool guy I am. If I happen to roll up on some lonley sheep approuching a gate or something. I move in and lay the smack down or try too. The idea really is to be a ghost.
-Famine Aligher'ri, of The Aligher'ri
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Chode Rizoum
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Posted - 2005.10.17 06:31:00 -
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i solo alot... most bcus i cant be bothered talking on Teamspeak 
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Macedon Jankolas
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Posted - 2005.10.17 07:54:00 -
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I do solo camping alot in my Tempest (i do not snipe). I miss alot of the small ships because they warp away very fast.
I fly only mimatar ships so i dont know mutch about the rest. But i like Tempest alot, the 1400mm II gives alot of dmg in a very short time, and you can have a light shield tank for the sentrys.
So most of the targets gose down very fast, even other Bs:s (if they are not heavely shield or armor tanked.
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Christopher Multsanti
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Posted - 2005.10.17 08:12:00 -
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I also solo pvp when I get the chance.
I enjoy it a lot, and you learn a lot about what can do.
I luv small ships, inty's are the most fun ships in the game imo.
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Mathias Orsen
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Posted - 2005.10.17 08:29:00 -
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I spend More than 90% of my time solo. So far the best I have taken on is two feroxes and a maller all set for PVP and I was in a brutix. They had decent setups. 1600mm plates on all of them and my brutix only had stock armor with 3 hards, med reeper II and small reeper II. There are a few keys to it. One, I owe most of my victories to my skills (t2 Blasters and t2 reepers). T2 blasters are about the best way to go IMHO. You also need explosive drones since most people defend against therm and kinetic. Anouther Key is to set up your ship with things that will be very effective such as multiple armor reepers on a brutix, medium and small. Really takes advantage of the reeper bonus. Nosf to counter nosf users and remove pesky frigates within it's range. One of the most important thing in solo PVP against multiple ships... You need to be able to kill your targets quickly. Even if you can tank 3 Battlecruisers with your BC cap will run dry and change those tides. If you can kill them quickly then 2 of 3 ships down makes it where your only taking 1/3 the damage as when you started combat.
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Midori Blacke
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Posted - 2005.10.17 12:37:00 -
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Hey Shiva
I'am interesting in those kind of activites too.
Will contact you in game
Um you are Euro, right?
Midori
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dalman
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Posted - 2005.10.17 15:11:00 -
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Solo PvP in a really expensive ship 50 jumps from closest friendly player for teh win!
Drink up, shoot in. Let the beating begin.
Distributor of pain. Your loss becomes my gain...
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Shamis Orzoz
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Posted - 2005.10.18 04:10:00 -
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Solo PvP is very dangerous, but with the proper amount of skills and ship fitting it can be done.
I'd recommend a vagabond, its the best solo PvP ship in my opinion, mainly because it can get away when they blob you, which they will.
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Handon Guild
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Posted - 2005.10.18 07:16:00 -
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It's quite simple actually.
If you are in a PvP corp, you participate in hunts or camps whenever there are any, and if there is noone to hunt with, you just fit a ship for solo and get to it.
If you are solo-pvp'ing, it's a huge advantage to know the systems/region you are hunting in, and to have some experience in fighting and setting up your ship of course. Just do some solo, and even if it seems a bit difficult to start with, you'll get the idea eventually, and the mails will start flowing
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Nafri
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Posted - 2005.10.18 07:59:00 -
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Originally by: Shamis Orzoz
Solo PvP is very dangerous, but with the proper amount of skills and ship fitting it can be done.
I'd recommend a vagabond, its the best solo PvP ship in my opinion, mainly because it can get away when they blob you, which they will.
like the good old 100MN AB/10MN MWD thorax
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Goberth Ludwig
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Posted - 2005.10.18 16:38:00 -
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If you reallyyy want to use a BS for solo btw, especially if far from empire and without instas, the only one that worked for me is the Scorpion, with a MWD and nanofibers in lows (others I tried that didnt make it include domi, arma and tempest).
- Gob (also known as Admiral Goberius) |
Dr jekyII
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Posted - 2005.10.18 16:53:00 -
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try camping other pirates systems and ransom the pods that get away,the ppl giving it in local from a ss.
i'd pay loads to see their face when we de cloak 
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Jalia Kovac
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Posted - 2005.10.18 18:09:00 -
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Originally by: Ginger Magician
"Ginger Magician is just infamous. I've met more people ingame that have talked about him, than anyone else in Eve."
So the quoted person hasn't met very many people in EVE then?
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Val Amon
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Posted - 2005.10.18 18:28:00 -
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I like attacking battlecruisers with my long range inty since if they fit things like blasters they are screwed.
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Cummilla
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Posted - 2005.10.18 18:58:00 -
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Edited by: Cummilla on 18/10/2005 18:58:43
Unfortunately the scorp lacks the firepower to kill much of anything it's own size these days. But for infiltration and survival, it's right up there with a vaga.
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Cummilla
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Posted - 2005.10.18 19:03:00 -
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Originally by: Chode Rizoum
i solo alot... most bcus i cant be bothered talking on Teamspeak
haha. yeah and that damn headset gets uncomfortable after awhile.
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Shintoko Akahoshi
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Posted - 2005.10.18 19:13:00 -
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Most of my combat is solo. It's far more fun than camping, and I can avoid the "stupids" (I'm easily confused, if I try to talk and fight at the same time, I end up doing each poorly ). I'll admit that it's harder to do this now than it used to be, mostly because it's hard to find someone willing to fight without a strong advantage. I don't pirate, so I don't get anywhere near the 20-30 kills a day that people are tossing around. On the other hand, most of my fights are really exciting, because I'm typically fighting fairly evenly matched fights.
Your best bet for getting into it is to use a T1 cruiser or interceptor. Fit it out for catching things, load up with your favorite pvp gear, and have fun 
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Shiva79
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Posted - 2005.10.19 11:05:00 -
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Shiva trys to push past Ginger magicians ego (struggles)
Thanks for your advice folks i am gonna try getting a crow for now and see how that works out.
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