DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
54949
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Posted - 2016.05.23 01:20:29 -
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Hello and welcome to Eve.
Yeah, I understand your frustration and I share a similar viewpoint.
I detest high sec suicide gankers, they're nothing more than wanna be PvP'rs. They found a way to make the game mechanics work for them and as such they exploit it as much as they can, regardless if it's against a new or old player. The trick is to find a way to keep them from being able to do that by using other game mechanics available.
First look at the game as if everyone is out to get you. You wanna mine, look for systems that have little to no population, make a few safe spots and bookmark specific asteroids in that system, start mining and keep an eye on local chat. If someone enters the system, check info on their character and if they land on grid with you, warp away asap. Also get in the habit of running Directional Scan and if you see combat probes, warp to a safe spot or station.
Also set your contact status to red with known gankers so when they do show up in local chat you'll be able to see them very quickly. Keep local chat separated from all the other chan channels and make it able to easily view the bulk of players present in it. Set up various Overview tabs with different settings to easily perform different tasks without having to do excessive scrolling.
Train up core fitting skills asap so you can do better ship fits that are set up for defensive action. The point is to survive a suicide gank attack and watch Concord enact revenge on the gankers, then laugh at them in local chat while you collect their loot. If you're using the Venture mining Frigate, it can be set up for speed, agility, even cloak and still maintain the ability to quickly mine Ore.
Course all of this means no AFK.
Good luck to you.
DMC
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DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
54953
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Posted - 2016.05.23 02:08:58 -
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If you haven't done so already, best to complete all of the Career Agents and their mission series.
And yes, unfortunately there's quite a bit of reading to be done first but it's well worth it. As for finding info on various subjects, here's a few different sources available:
EveWiki (old but still has some useful info available)
Evelopedia (not as old with lot's of info available. Search option doesn't work, use links to navigate)
Uniwiki (newer with lot's of info available)
To research a specific topic such as Tanking, I suggest viewing all of them to get a more complete understanding. You can also do a Google search to find even more info contained in other Eve Wiki's as well as Forum threads too.
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance.
DMC
'The Plan' | California Eve Players | Proposal - The Endless Battle
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