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iHex NZ
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.05.14 08:45:00 -
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Hi All,
I left with a 74m SP PVP toon, X Tusker.
Had 2 toons at a medium POS manufacturing 23/7 while I solo roamed.
Had a few bill in the wallet, but RL got in the way and had to unsub.
I left the game around the time Kil2 joined CCP.
Is Bringing Solo Back still operating?
What is the state of PVP for FW and Solo roaming?
I fly generally C and AF, solo, no links etc...
What are these interceptor gangs I am now hearing about? Fit for anti-frig?
Still have FW farmers I see and where is one to make ISK in the game now? LP still valuable? or Bounties?
On NZ/AU TZ so if anyones about for some roams, hit me up.
Worth coming back? |
Christine Peeveepeeski
Rodents of Unusual Size
518
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Posted - 2014.05.14 10:31:00 -
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iHex NZ wrote:Hi All,
I left with a 74m SP PVP toon, X Tusker.
Had 2 toons at a medium POS manufacturing 23/7 while I solo roamed.
Had a few bill in the wallet, but RL got in the way and had to unsub.
I left the game around the time Kil2 joined CCP.
Is Bringing Solo Back still operating?
What is the state of PVP for FW and Solo roaming?
I fly generally C and AF, solo, no links etc...
What are these interceptor gangs I am now hearing about? Fit for anti-frig?
Still have FW farmers I see and where is one to make ISK in the game now? LP still valuable? or Bounties?
On NZ/AU TZ so if anyones about for some roams, hit me up.
Worth coming back?
Well hey there! My fave minnie soloer XD Is it worth coming back for the solo? hmm its not dead but it's always hard. Nothing much has actually changed, just slight meta changes from when you last rolled. Others would argue but Eve mechanics are exactly the same with a few stat changes.
Amarr/Minnie warzone is basically dead in your tz as far as I can tell, although you'll always find a certain sis resident looking for solo fights.
BSB is still operating last i heard and and as for gangs of inti's sure it's a thing, mostly in null in all honesty. In FW land you are always safer having a kiting fit unless you don't expect to get home, but you knew that as it's not changed.
See you around I'm sure iHex, hope to see you back.
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Liam Inkuras
Mafia Redux
1046
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Posted - 2014.05.14 13:00:00 -
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Solo is most definitely alive and well. Bringing solo back is operating at full steam, with regulars like myself always happy to chat. Inty blobs are indeed very prevalent, so fitting with a way to deal with frigs would be wise. Other than that, the mat has changed quite a bit, warp speed changes make anything bigger than a cruiser slow as hell when traveling. I wear my goggles at night.
Any spelling/grammatical errors come complimentary with my typing on a phone |
Thanatos Marathon
Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders
192
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Posted - 2014.05.14 13:42:00 -
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Come on back. Watching internet spaceships go boom is a blast. BLFOX is currently recruiting |
iHex NZ
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.05.15 00:46:00 -
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I see these new fandangled Armor repairs similar to the ASB. How viable are these solo, do they work the same? |
Miriya Zakalwe
Rifterlings Point Blank Alliance
130
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Posted - 2014.05.15 00:58:00 -
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iHex NZ wrote:I see these new fandangled Armor repairs similar to the ASB. How viable are these solo, do they work the same?
They are all but required equipment for armor tanked ships. |
Garviel Tarrant
Beyond Divinity Inc Shadow Cartel
2136
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Posted - 2014.05.15 11:19:00 -
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BSB has been a shithole for a very long time.
Just.. go pvp.. BYDI recruitment closed-ish |
Chessur
Pod Liberation Authority HYDRA RELOADED
333
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Posted - 2014.05.15 11:27:00 -
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Current state of the meta is very small ship prevelant. Interceptors, warp speed mechanics, the proliferation of logi and EAFs (the most OP **** ever) makes things slightly more difficult.
Currently finding a ship that is not only fast enough to deal with intys, but still have the DPS and projection to handle other ECM / blob threats is very heard to come by. After the Kronos expansion, things should get much easier. After the introduction of the new mordus line / sansha line things will beomce much easier for the solo / super small gnag player.
Until then hower, here are a few ships that can work well solo.
Heretic: LML SAAR fit Omen: Shield fit, no point. Generally flown in gang Nomen: Armor / point for solo or Shield for small gang Zealot: Shield for gang ANY EAF: Sentinel is great for solo, others are amazing fleet ships Oracle: Shield pulse laser fit- best DPS support ship in game Diemos: Rail / shield or Blaster Shield fit Thorax: Rail shield or rail armor fit Arty Wolf Slicer Rail DD Vigilant: Rail / Blaster shield fit Tornado: 800MM Web / shield fit. Flown in gangs only Celestis: Gang ECM Support Ishtar: Shield kiting / drones*** One of the most OP ships in game currently Vexor Navy
And that about wraps it up. With the new warp speed changes, flying things larger than a cruiser outside of a gang- is a really, really dangerous idea. BS are completely out of the question and BCs are all ****. Except for the oracle / nado. Other than that Missiles are pretty much useless (HMLs / HAM's) are really **** at applying damage. So your choices are going to be a bit limited.
Good Luck. |
Aiyshimin
Imperial Collective Unsettled.
11
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Posted - 2014.05.15 12:42:00 -
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Chessur wrote: BS are completely out of the question and BCs are all ****. Except for the oracle / nado.
It looks like CCP doesn't really care about making BSes solo viable, but at least they are useful in fleets, unlike BCs. Combat BCs have all but disappeared and that's something they need to look at sooner or later. Cruiser hulls are blatantly better choice for approximately every situation ever over BCs.
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Chessur
Pod Liberation Authority HYDRA RELOADED
333
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Posted - 2014.05.15 15:07:00 -
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Aiyshimin wrote:Chessur wrote: BS are completely out of the question and BCs are all ****. Except for the oracle / nado.
It looks like CCP doesn't really care about making BSes solo viable, but at least they are useful in fleets, unlike BCs. Combat BCs have all but disappeared and that's something they need to look at sooner or later. Cruiser hulls are blatantly better choice for approximately every situation ever over BCs.
Sadly I spoke with fozzie / rize about this point at Fanfest 2014.... To put it lightly, they really didn't seem to have BC / ABC's on their radar when it came to recent ship balancing. Apparently they need more time to see how they are used / what effect they are having on the current game. From what they told me, 1 year after the last BC work through, they still need more information before they consider making any changes.
That being said, the Machariel having a base warp speed of 3 is actually pretty nice. Throw on a T2 hyperspacial, and you can get close to 3.5 AU which is faster than a HAC. So it might be flyable. Any other BS is just way to slow right now. Warp speed changes were such a bad idea.... Soloing is very difficult with these super fast intys around, especially when you are flying anything cruise and above. |
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iHex NZ
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2014.05.15 21:46:00 -
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Chessur wrote:Current state of the meta is very small ship prevelant. Interceptors, warp speed mechanics, the proliferation of logi and EAFs (the most OP **** ever) makes things slightly more difficult.
Currently finding a ship that is not only fast enough to deal with intys, but still have the DPS and projection to handle other ECM / blob threats is very heard to come by. After the Kronos expansion, things should get much easier. After the introduction of the new mordus line / sansha line things will beomce much easier for the solo / super small gnag player.
Until then hower, here are a few ships that can work well solo.
Heretic: LML SAAR fit Omen: Shield fit, no point. Generally flown in gang Nomen: Armor / point for solo or Shield for small gang Zealot: Shield for gang ANY EAF: Sentinel is great for solo, others are amazing fleet ships Oracle: Shield pulse laser fit- best DPS support ship in game Diemos: Rail / shield or Blaster Shield fit Thorax: Rail shield or rail armor fit Arty Wolf Slicer Rail DD Vigilant: Rail / Blaster shield fit Tornado: 800MM Web / shield fit. Flown in gangs only Celestis: Gang ECM Support Ishtar: Shield kiting / drones*** One of the most OP ships in game currently Vexor Navy
And that about wraps it up. With the new warp speed changes, flying things larger than a cruiser outside of a gang- is a really, really dangerous idea. BS are completely out of the question and BCs are all ****. Except for the oracle / nado. Other than that Missiles are pretty much useless (HMLs / HAM's) are really **** at applying damage. So your choices are going to be a bit limited.
Good Luck.
Exactly what I was looking for Chessur, thanks mate.
Went out in my Wolf & SFI last night.
SFI 5x 425mm MWD Point LSE Web 3x TE 2x Gyro 1x DC 5x Warriors
Usually very good for dealing with frigs and blobs sending tacklers out.
But I met one of the new SOE Frigs, I was sitting in a FW plex, 5 in local, 2 WT, been there for 25 mins, checking nothing on Long DScan & short DScan every few secs (As a bittervet does).
Then a wild frig appears, Decloaks, web/scram, I start going to town on him, get him down to 1/2 armor, thinking hes dead, then Logi shows up...
I soon die, thinking to myself, I now need to educate myself on this NEW EVE and its nasty new ships, 'oldschool' doesn't work anymore.
It seems adapt or die. :)
Don't say I now need a Logi alt to tag along with. :) |
Chessur
Pod Liberation Authority HYDRA RELOADED
334
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Posted - 2014.05.15 21:56:00 -
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iHex NZ wrote:Chessur wrote:Current state of the meta is very small ship prevelant. Interceptors, warp speed mechanics, the proliferation of logi and EAFs (the most OP **** ever) makes things slightly more difficult.
Currently finding a ship that is not only fast enough to deal with intys, but still have the DPS and projection to handle other ECM / blob threats is very heard to come by. After the Kronos expansion, things should get much easier. After the introduction of the new mordus line / sansha line things will beomce much easier for the solo / super small gnag player.
Until then hower, here are a few ships that can work well solo.
Heretic: LML SAAR fit Omen: Shield fit, no point. Generally flown in gang Nomen: Armor / point for solo or Shield for small gang Zealot: Shield for gang ANY EAF: Sentinel is great for solo, others are amazing fleet ships Oracle: Shield pulse laser fit- best DPS support ship in game Diemos: Rail / shield or Blaster Shield fit Thorax: Rail shield or rail armor fit Arty Wolf Slicer Rail DD Vigilant: Rail / Blaster shield fit Tornado: 800MM Web / shield fit. Flown in gangs only Celestis: Gang ECM Support Ishtar: Shield kiting / drones*** One of the most OP ships in game currently Vexor Navy
And that about wraps it up. With the new warp speed changes, flying things larger than a cruiser outside of a gang- is a really, really dangerous idea. BS are completely out of the question and BCs are all ****. Except for the oracle / nado. Other than that Missiles are pretty much useless (HMLs / HAM's) are really **** at applying damage. So your choices are going to be a bit limited.
Good Luck. Exactly what I was looking for Chessur, thanks mate. Went out in my Wolf & SFI last night. SFI 5x 425mm MWD Point LSE Web 3x TE 2x Gyro 1x DC 5x Warriors Usually very good for dealing with frigs and blobs sending tacklers out. But I met one of the new SOE Frigs, I was sitting in a FW plex, 5 in local, 2 WT, been there for 25 mins, checking nothing on Long DScan & short DScan every few secs (As a bittervet does). Then a wild frig appears, Decloaks, web/scram, I start going to town on him, get him down to 1/2 armor, thinking hes dead, then Logi shows up... I soon die, thinking to myself, I now need to educate myself on this NEW EVE and its nasty new ships, 'oldschool' doesn't work anymore. It seems adapt or die. :) Don't say I now need a Logi alt to tag along with. :)
Yah SFI's are complete ****. If you are in scram / web range of something you are doing it very, very wrong. Arty wolf is good. But i dont like roaming in frigs, because you can only fight 1/2 frigs only. Anything else on the grid and you are most likely ******.
PS: If you are interested in any particualr ship, let me know and I can shoot you a fit
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Flyinghotpocket
Amarrian Vengeance Team Amarrica
351
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Posted - 2014.05.16 05:02:00 -
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solo is dead. the current meta is cheap t1 frigate/cruiser logi. nobody fights without reps. or more friends than you.
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Aiyshimin
Imperial Collective Unsettled.
11
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Posted - 2014.05.16 09:59:00 -
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Flyinghotpocket wrote:solo is dead. the current meta is cheap t1 frigate/cruiser logi. nobody fights without reps. or more friends than you.
lol
most fights have no logi, and of course everyone has more friends than a crybaby.
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Artuard Envien
Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders
3
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Posted - 2014.05.16 12:47:00 -
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Flyinghotpocket wrote:solo is dead. the current meta is cheap t1 frigate/cruiser logi. nobody fights without reps. or more friends than you.
This is probaby because you live in amarr - minmatar area. I can still find loads of solo content every day where I live. It's not easy but still possible to create such content yourself by flying mwd kite frig - cruisers: seperating gangs, ambushes etc. |
Mario Putzo
Welping and Dunking.
901
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Posted - 2014.05.16 19:28:00 -
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Solo in Min/Amarr area is pretty nice, you have to be conscious of "blobs" though, but really that applies anywhere you solo. Fleet fighting is also alive and well in the FW areas. Non FW LS is kind of stale, but sometimes you can find some stuff to shoot at.
Exploration is a pretty nice way to get engageable fights as well, Stratios or a T3 scan down a site, and then go hang out and wait for some fool to come and do it, then blap him whatever.
LS is alive and well, and should only improve with upcoming changes directed to it (Ore redistribution, Mordus Drops, K space WH changes) |
iHex NZ
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.05.17 01:36:00 -
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Mario Putzo wrote:Solo in Min/Amarr area is pretty nice, you have to be conscious of "blobs" though, but really that applies anywhere you solo. Fleet fighting is also alive and well in the FW areas. Non FW LS is kind of stale, but sometimes you can find some stuff to shoot at.
Exploration is a pretty nice way to get engageable fights as well, Stratios or a T3 scan down a site, and then go hang out and wait for some fool to come and do it, then blap him whatever.
LS is alive and well, and should only improve with upcoming changes directed to it (Ore redistribution, Mordus Drops, K space WH changes)
I believe its my TZ thats the issue, (NZ/AU) Last few nights I left FW Mini/Amarr zone and headed into Provi with my Railrax. Went well, number of small gangs and camps. Killed a few tackle. Might hunt there for a few days an try it out. Looks promising. |
JAF Anders
Quantum Cats Syndicate Repeat 0ffenders
195
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Posted - 2014.05.17 01:40:00 -
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Solo is healthy. QCATS is Recruiting: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=146180 |
Miriya Zakalwe
Rifterlings Point Blank Alliance
131
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Posted - 2014.05.17 04:56:00 -
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iHex NZ wrote:Mario Putzo wrote:Solo in Min/Amarr area is pretty nice, you have to be conscious of "blobs" though, but really that applies anywhere you solo. Fleet fighting is also alive and well in the FW areas. Non FW LS is kind of stale, but sometimes you can find some stuff to shoot at.
Exploration is a pretty nice way to get engageable fights as well, Stratios or a T3 scan down a site, and then go hang out and wait for some fool to come and do it, then blap him whatever.
LS is alive and well, and should only improve with upcoming changes directed to it (Ore redistribution, Mordus Drops, K space WH changes) I believe its my TZ thats the issue, (NZ/AU) Last few nights I left FW Mini/Amarr zone and headed into Provi with my Railrax. Went well, number of small gangs and camps. Killed a few tackle. Might hunt there for a few days an try it out. Looks promising.
Some of us are trying to keep solo 1v1s alive in Min/Amarr as well, and if you get back behind the main systems on either side your luck will generally be better. |
Flyinghotpocket
Amarrian Vengeance Team Amarrica
355
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Posted - 2014.05.19 06:35:00 -
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Artuard Envien wrote:Flyinghotpocket wrote:solo is dead. the current meta is cheap t1 frigate/cruiser logi. nobody fights without reps. or more friends than you.
This is probaby because you live in amarr - minmatar area. I can still find loads of solo content every day where I live. It's not easy but still possible to create such content yourself by flying mwd kite frig - cruisers: seperating gangs, ambushes etc. not everybody likes to fly kite homo frigs. i used to fly the vengeance solo. BUT you just get blobed. solo is dead. |
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Zappity
Stay Frosty. A Band Apart.
1088
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Posted - 2014.05.19 09:04:00 -
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Flyinghotpocket wrote:Artuard Envien wrote:Flyinghotpocket wrote:solo is dead. the current meta is cheap t1 frigate/cruiser logi. nobody fights without reps. or more friends than you.
This is probaby because you live in amarr - minmatar area. I can still find loads of solo content every day where I live. It's not easy but still possible to create such content yourself by flying mwd kite frig - cruisers: seperating gangs, ambushes etc. not everybody likes to fly kite homo frigs. i used to fly the vengeance solo. BUT you just get blobed. solo is dead. I have never flown a "kite homo frig" and still manage fine.
You just fail, that's all. Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec. |
Caleb Seremshur
The Atomic Fallout Kids
256
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Posted - 2014.05.21 07:07:00 -
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Flyinghotpocket wrote:solo is dead. the current meta is cheap t1 frigate/cruiser logi. nobody fights without reps. or more friends than you.
Non-fw lowsec seems to generate more solo fights. I think it's just in its nature to do so as a kind of wilderness area. If we had more lowsec yet again you might see even more solo fights - provided you can find anyone. LP store weapon cost rebalance |
Doctor Knuckles
Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders
0
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Posted - 2014.05.21 08:55:00 -
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Flyinghotpocket wrote:Artuard Envien wrote:Flyinghotpocket wrote:solo is dead. the current meta is cheap t1 frigate/cruiser logi. nobody fights without reps. or more friends than you.
This is probaby because you live in amarr - minmatar area. I can still find loads of solo content every day where I live. It's not easy but still possible to create such content yourself by flying mwd kite frig - cruisers: seperating gangs, ambushes etc. not everybody likes to fly kite homo frigs. i used to fly the vengeance solo. BUT you just get blobed. solo is dead.
Well if you fly a Veng where the meta is t1 frigs heavy you can't really expect to find many kamikaze guys willing to engae 1v1 your AF in their t1.
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Garviel Tarrant
Beyond Divinity Inc Shadow Cartel
2143
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Posted - 2014.05.21 08:56:00 -
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Caleb Seremshur wrote:Flyinghotpocket wrote:solo is dead. the current meta is cheap t1 frigate/cruiser logi. nobody fights without reps. or more friends than you.
Non-fw lowsec seems to generate more solo fights. I think it's just in its nature to do so as a kind of wilderness area. If we had more lowsec yet again you might see even more solo fights - provided you can find anyone.
Most of the time i go to non fw low i get an entire corp going after me going "OMG THERE IS ACTUALLY SOMEONE IN OUR SYSTEM" -_-
I havn't been very active recently because of uni work but whenever i go out i generally get 3-5 fights an hour solo.. BYDI recruitment closed-ish |
Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders
322
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Posted - 2014.05.21 11:46:00 -
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iHex NZ wrote:Worth coming back? Sure mate, always!
Just don't make the all-too-common mistake of confusing solo with 1v1.
Tthough even 1v1s are fairly easy to find, at least flying frigs/dessies in gal-cal warzone.
Dessies are also good for handling multiple frigs.
I haven't tried soloing in a cruiser yet, but I'd think it's best to choose ship & fitting expecting a 1 v gang(bang).
Fly fun! |
Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting Advanced Amateurs
1299
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Posted - 2014.05.26 19:18:00 -
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Non FW lowsec, seconded. I'm no authority on solo but that's what I pick to get my fill of solo badassery or glorious self-welping. |
Madrax Muvila
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
1
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Posted - 2014.05.26 22:19:00 -
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Non FW low sec is totally devoid of life in my TZ (AU) so I generally wander the back systems looking for solo fights.
168k SP and i'm out looking for lossmails! \o/ I'm gonna die in a fire! Who needs SP!
http://killingitineve.wordpress.com/ |
Flyinghotpocket
Amarrian Vengeance Team Amarrica
390
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Posted - 2014.05.27 02:11:00 -
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Zappity wrote:Flyinghotpocket wrote:Artuard Envien wrote:Flyinghotpocket wrote:solo is dead. the current meta is cheap t1 frigate/cruiser logi. nobody fights without reps. or more friends than you.
This is probaby because you live in amarr - minmatar area. I can still find loads of solo content every day where I live. It's not easy but still possible to create such content yourself by flying mwd kite frig - cruisers: seperating gangs, ambushes etc. not everybody likes to fly kite homo frigs. i used to fly the vengeance solo. BUT you just get blobed. solo is dead. I have never flown a "kite homo frig" and still manage fine. You just fail, that's all. im glad you can kill every fail in gallente space. you wouldn't last 1 ship over here in amarr space. Over here its cutthroat elite pilots and people see your **** comet or incursus on scan they will just blob you. have fun killing bads scrub. |
Bienator II
madmen of the skies
2658
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Posted - 2014.05.27 05:17:00 -
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solo still works just fine. IMO for the time i am playing eve (last three years or so) solo pvp didn't really change - it didn't become better or worse. The important thing to realize is that solo doesn't mean 1vs1. It just means you are alone and have to somehow outplay the opponent or the group of opponents.
And no, fighting outnumbered does not mean you have to use links it just means you have to hope that someone makes a mistake and you can take them down in the right order. Kiters still work, brawlers are fine too. Just be ready to lose ships since solo is quite unforgiving. The most important part is probably to learn when to run and when to stay and engage. You are the matchmaker :)
If you don't find anything to fight just move on. (some try to cover as many systems as possible to find fights but i am rather lazy and don't move so much, and since i am in FW fights often come to you if you are in the right area - lots of roaming neutral gangs etc) eve style bounties (done) dust boarding parties imagine there is war and everybody cloaks - join FW |
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ISD Dorrim Barstorlode
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
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Posted - 2014.05.27 12:28:00 -
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Removed an off topic post ISD Dorrim Barstorlode Captain Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs) Interstellar Services Department |
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