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Rod Blaine
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Posted - 2006.10.13 11:01:00 -
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Edited by: Rod Blaine on 13/10/2006 11:03:57
Ok, after repeated infuriation with the incessant returning of the subject in various forms and various degrees of heat-inducing wording I've decided to make a compact guide for those that want to start out in 0.0 space.
I've not checked wether a guide actually exists in any quality form, but I assume it doesn't because if so we wouldn't be seeing all these posts about how gatecamps are the reason people can't come into 0.0., unless of course all those posts are stupid and pointless, which would actually be not very unlikely.
Now, I'm going to assume you're a real empire space dwelling nublet with not too many skills and not too many isk reserves. I'm also assuming you don't have too much of a clue about 0.0 yet. Don't be offended by that assumption please, it's simply the picture I've got from reading all the threads protesting the inhabitability of 0.0, so if you would be offended it'd be your own damn fault in the first place and that would mean being offended would be rather silly and would end up with me pointing that out to you with the assistance of many laughing and scornfull emoticons.
So... don't be offended, please.
Now, more assumptions.
You are a solo player, or at least a player that solos alot but might have some friends to call on in need. You can substitute friends with alts on second accounts but in all honesty friends are more entertaining because sometimes they make you laugh. Alts hardly ever do that, and when they do it's rather silly to actually laugh isn't it ?
So, at least make sure to have some people somewhere that you know and that might be able to be persuaded to render you a simple service or two with their mains or alts for a friendly price.
Thirdly, last assumptions here:
You actually want to live in 0.0, you're not out to just npc a bit there and take your new found capital to empire to buy more stuffs for your CNR before you return to pounding the lvl 4's for ridiculous implant offers you then cash in and make abundant profits on at no real risk. You want to go, stake your claim to a 'visitor' spot in some npc station and LIVE THERE. You'll be in 0.0 when you're having your pee break, when you're off for dinner and when you're afk for sex with your girlfriend (Ha ha, had you there didn't I ? No, finding and capturing a human companion of the female variety to keep locked in your basement-with-kitchenette is not a requirement for living in 0.0 no, let alone having sex with the wretched thing when you are playing Eve... ffs).
You do however NOT wish to making a living running pos's. For pos's see someone else's guide.
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Edited by: Rod Blaine on 13/10/2006 11:01:31
got you there
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Posted - 2006.10.13 11:01:00 -
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Edited by: Rod Blaine on 13/10/2006 11:01:16
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Posted - 2006.10.13 11:10:00 -
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Edited by: Rod Blaine on 13/10/2006 11:16:04
and there you have it, needed less space then I thought.
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Posted - 2006.10.13 13:43:00 -
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 Originally by: arjun
very nice to read. i nearly smiled one or 2 times.
Once ?
Nearly...
Bah, need to work on my comedy skills then.
Hey, but at least you now know how to get into 0.0 and stay put !
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Posted - 2006.10.13 18:53:00 -
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Edited by: Rod Blaine on 13/10/2006 18:53:25
Ok, with this lack of enthusiasm I'm sure noone is going to expect me to go soft on the 0.0 is too hard complaints right ?
Good, i'll keep this to refer to then. Guess there's no bread in writing player guides either.
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Posted - 2006.10.13 22:35:00 -
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Originally by: GenYslacker
Thanks for the guide, its very helpful. I have a few questions tho.
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Again, thanks for the guide.
1. I'd say instas increase your survival chances in anything larger then an intercetpor by about 80%. More importantly however, you're going to need to fly around in haulers for a fwe jumps locally between refineries where your standing isn't totally screwed up and factories and your home base etc. You'll need them then, and they are nice overall regardless of your ship or speed just to travel a bit faster when you need to. Also, you do NOT want to be carrying for example expensive t2 modules up to your 0.0 region in any ship without instas.
2. Using WCS does not equal to being a tard. However, using many of them and bragging about it would. Smacking in local when you're a year old acting like you own the game would be acting like a tard (unless you're actually very good), etc. WCS are fine, however the descriptino you quote is far from correct. Two wcs aren'nt going to save you anymore like they might have in the past. Us killers have interdictors now and even if we don't we tend to fit at least three warp scramble points of modules to tackle with.
3. Fitting a cloak is good yes, however it'll be hard to fit it in a good setup due to the cpu use. Megathrons are extremely tight on cpu and you'll probably end up with less damage or tank for it. Still, if that works for you, why not ? It certainly works against being found, altho there's other ways too.
4. I meant jump clones. They are immensely valuable when you really want to live in deep 0.0. Just to get around, to get to empire fast or to simply get out from under a station camp. Spread some ships around and they are a great mobility tool.
To get them, contact one fo the corporations that will let you join them to set jumpclones up. Once you have jumpclones you can use them from anywhere to anywhere. You only need the standing to make them the first time. So read the sticky about them that's somewhere on this forum.
You could use podjumps, I did because there were no jumpclones then, but that means no implants and you probably don't want that.
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Posted - 2006.10.14 09:51:00 -
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Edited by: Rod Blaine on 14/10/2006 09:55:19
Just a small addendum here:
I just ran across what seemed to be one of those pesky one-day-old noobscout/harrasment alts in Delve again.
As usual I ignored it unless running across it and as such when I did run across it blasted it to bits using my ishkur and its merry band of t2 drones.
However, upon contemplating the meaning of the words on the mail you always seem to get from Mr. Concord when you kill someone (He was given the function to actually be the counterpart of Santa Clause . So he always takes stuff away from everyone and then let's them know he did it, and opposed to... indeed.), I concluded that he was in fact one of those things rarely seen in 0.0 exactly because of all the posts I referred to earleir on in this guide: a newb.
Anyway, I ended up giving the guy a new executioner and some civilian stuff and crap and talked to him. After which I realised how utterly useless this guide is for total newbs.
Upon further reflection however (reflection is what I substitute thought with to avoid Molleguru's anger), I concluded that utter newbs that already have the guts to go into 0.0 at day 1 don't need any guides. Types like that end up being alliance leaders or bigshots or something anyway and you don't want to be supporting them with advice just so they end up being the guy that decides to invade and kill your alliance a year later.
So, I've got no current advice for total new players looking to get into 0.0
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Posted - 2006.10.14 23:09:00 -
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Well, as said, when you get some spare cash you can see if it's worth paying someone for the ability to set up a jumpclone or two using their standings.
It's a bit expensive for new players however, so it'll probably be a while before you want to spend your isk on that.
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Posted - 2007.01.25 14:39:00 -
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Edited by: Rod Blaine on 25/01/2007 14:36:33
Originally by: Gobblock
i was tearing around fountain last night in a jump clone and a mining cruiser, when i was informed it was now NBSI as declared by bob.
I cant say for sure how true this is, but i played cat and mouse with some xelas guys for a hour or so before getting podded, so im inclined to believe them.
Might want to update the info for fountain
Well in all honesty the info doesn't need much updating. Contrary to what alot of oldtimers will say Fountain is not that good a region at all. At least not for guys that want to set up shop in accordance with this guide. You need a true NPC sovereignty region for that tbh, like Stain, Curse or Venal maybe. I'll update the "non-NBSI" part tho, as Celes are no longer active enough to be of much influence in Fountain.
If you'd ask me right now where to go to settle as a single player or with maybe a few friends then I'd point you to Outer Ring, Curse, or Venal. Curse and Venal may however become somewhat unstable during the next months, so a fair choice would be Outer Ring. Not the best mining grounds, but if you are counting on npcing to bring in the cash and minerals then there's little wrong with it for beginners.
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