Sam Cavanaugh
State War Academy Caldari State
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Posted - 2011.12.02 00:54:00 -
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This is my third day playing EVE so I'm a newb pretty much although I did play for a couple days a few years ago. On the plus side, I'm great at reading, googling, don't mind working with others and have already done a lot of research including quite a bit into EVE scams so as to avoid them, i.e. collateral scams, "Here, take this jetcan.", ponzi schemes and whatnot.
While there seem to be a lot of guides that are great at telling you how to awesome at one single thing, it's seems a little murky if like me you want to do a little of this and a little of that.
Here's a breakdown of my current skills, assets and goals:
=Current Skills= SP: 156,916 Electronics: 3, Survey: 3 Engineering: 3, Shield Operation: 3 Gunnery: 3, Small Hybrid Turret: 3 Industry: 3, Mass Production: 2 (to 3), Mining: 3, Production Efficiency: 2 Hull Upgrades: 2 (to 3), Mechanics: 3 Missile Launcher Operation: 2, Standard Missiles: 2 Navigation: 3 Astrometrics: 2, Cybernetics: 2, Science: 3 Caldari Frigate: 2, Caldari Industrial: 2, Spaceship Command: 3 Trade: 3
=Current Assets= 700k ISK + about 100k worth of random newbie stuff
Ships: 2x Ibis, 3x Bantam, 2x Badger I, Kestrel
=Active Ship= Kestrel: Standard Missile Launcher I (Piranha light missiles), Small Shield Booster I
=Goals=
***Combat*** Ideally, I want to be able to solo at least Level 3 missions. I prefer flying a mid-range ship I guess. Not too big, not too slow, decent cargo, decent slots that can fight and explore like my Kestrel which has fair cargo space, fair speed and a good mix of slots, although I'm not sure if missiles are my thing. I don't like being big, slow and sluggish but on the other hand I don't like being fast and able to shoot but not anything else. I like that happy medium where I'm versatile and able to change up roles a little.
I would also like to take part in these "Incursion" and "Crucible" events. I want to be able to take out NPCs coolly and be able to make a couple would-be gankers turn their tails and run.
I don't have any aspirations of being a pirate so I'd rather be able to handle players defensively at first, and then aggressively if necessary.
I'd like to be able to participate in wars but I don't necessarily want to join one of the NPC militia factions that will make me an immediate target in other factions' space.
I don't know exactly what kind of ships, weapons, equipment, skills would be best suited for me and I don't know if I want to armor tank or shield tank although I assume the Caldari are more suited to shield tanking.
I guess as far as range goes I prefer mid-close range.
***Exploration*** I really enjoy the whole exploring, probing, scanning, analyzing, salvaging, hacking type stuff. So, I'd like to make that a part of my repertoire as well. Maybe a little mining here and there but not as a serious endeavor.
I'm also interested in industry a bit. I'd like to at least be semi self-sufficient, be able to collect materials and manufacture items for stuff I use a lot such as probes or ammo.
I'm also interested in playing the market a little as I have had fairly decent success in past games with similarly cutthroat market places.
I already have some basic skills but I'm not sure what I'll want to train the most and what else I'll need to train.
=SUMMARY=
So, that pretty much describes my style, preferences and goals. I know I've heard the EVEMON skill planner mentioned a lot but I'm not sure what skills and skill paths specifically I'll need or want in the first place.
I'm also not sure if I'm training too many skills? Is that a bad thing? Mostly so far, I'm just buying, training skills as I find I need them for getting through the tutorial missions and being able to fly my current ship.
Since I got the Kestrel which was an all around decent frig but only had hard points for missiles I had to buy/train standard missiles/missile operation for example.
Also, I don't know what the "must have" skills are.
I would also like to be relatively legit and lawful. I'm not really into scamming other players or pirating innocent newbs.
I've been waiting on looking/researching a good Corps to join until I finish all the tutorial agent missions, that way I'm more of an asset and have less constant stupid questions.
So anyway, there it all is. I don't know what exactly I need to get there but I know what I like to do and what I'd like to be able to do so anyway suggestions, tutelage, mentoring and advice would be greatly appreciated. |