Cameron Zero
Red Federation
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Posted - 2011.11.02 20:15:00 -
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Couple of suggestions (from someone who's *okay* at pvp at best):
As many people have already said, you will lose ships. You will lose many, Many, MANY ships. You will lose so many ships that you will believe you are horrible at pvp and may even think about giving up the game.
The key, however, is to determine whether you are losing ships the same way each time or not. Whether you could have done something to avoid it, and whether you can put that knowledge to work for you in the future. Message the pilots that blew you up, and see if they have any pointers. Sometimes, there's just nothing you could have done. Other times, you'll find out that, had you done something different, the loss would have been a kill, instead.
Next, killboards don't mean anything to most people. I can have the absolute best looking killboard in the world, and I might not know anything about pvp (buy/sell characters, hey?). My own killboard looks "good" because I only fly frigates, and generally in fleets of larger ships (cruisers, battlecruisers, battleships) so when I lose a 1.5M isk frigate, it's not a big deal. After all, I lost 1.5M isk, but the KMs I'm on show I "killed" a couple hundred million isk. There are plenty of ways to fake out kill boards.
Finally, if you're really into PVP, but your corporation isn't willing to help you learn the ropes, you might consider choosing another corporation until such time as you can be the member they need. There are plenty of PVP corps out there, and you can take your pick. I happen to like Red Vs Blue (it's pretty newb friendly, but it'll only teach you so much), but it's up to you.
Did I mention you'll lose a lot of ships? If I didn't, you will. A lot. More than you expect, in fact. It's a fact of life in this game. Best you can do is shrug it off and move on.
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. GǪ" |