Wormholes is a good place to find targets for solo pvpers.

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fyi, your life as a solo pilot just got extremely difficult (last patch). you have 2 legitimate options for t1 frigs now (solo).

1) looking for ratters and/or forcing pve ships to pvp.
2) as for a t1 frig fight. This can be done a few ways. Name your ship suggestively. Ask in local. Convo people you want to fight.

[Or you could just roam around in your T1 frig like you used to and search for other T1s

[Just becuse AFs are better doesn't mean T1 frigs aren't going to be around any more. It's not like your Rifter had much of a real chance against a competent AF anyway.

The sad thing is that T1 frigs remain cost effective for new players, but have been outclassed nearly to the point of uselessness.

This is true; the only functional reason to fly T1 frigates is to keep the cost down.

Navy frigs and interceptors provide much more versatility and firepower for around double the price of a fit out t1 frig.

This is true; the only functional reason to fly T1 frigates is to keep the cost down.

IMO, T1 frig roaming doesn't work so well anymore... there's too few of us out there. I've found it's better to take position in a travel system and wait within scan range. This is why I tended to loiter around the stations in Siseide; there's a great deal of traffic moving through the system, but not too many living there. I can sit within dock range of the station, so if ugly stuff pours in I can dock. But, most importantly, any T1 frigs moving through the system can see my Rifter on scan. You'll have noticed, when a Rifter enters local, I warp off to a belt to show I'm 'in play'.

It's a bit sad that it's come to this actually. It feels like one small step away from asking for duels outside a hub.

Come on, guys, it's been like this for ages. Tech I frigates are cheap pew mobiles, whether they are used for a daring tackle or a feats of strength duel, that is what they are and always have been. Aside from the odd Interceptor a Tech I frigate never stood much of a chance against any higher tier of a frigate or a destroyer. Even two or three of them could never really survive the onslaught of a Jaguar.

Tech I frigates will always be the cheap-fun option, cost effective, easy to fit and use (Incursus says hello) and even underestimated by Inties / Destroyers, and I don't think that is gonna change.

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fyi, your life as a solo pilot just got extremely difficult (last patch). you have 2 legitimate options for t1 frigs now (solo).

1) looking for ratters and/or forcing pve ships to pvp.
2) as for a t1 frig fight. This can be done a few ways. Name your ship suggestively. Ask in local. Convo people you want to fight.

No.

Once upon a time it was very different. Frigates filled the skies, in lowsec and nullsec. And only someone with more money than brains would ever fit T2 on a frigate, because it was so expensive. Cruisers were to be feared, and a battleship was an unholy terror.

I am well aware how dangerous you are in an Incursus.

So... soloists, how do you handle the bubble? How do you look for the 'right' fight?

You can start getting pvp kills with less than a day of training so 5M is plenty. I would highly recommend specializing for a specific ship though. The merlin is a pretty good choice for solo PvP in FW/low-sec, it can be fitted with a superb tank and has decent damage for a T1 frig. The biggest issue the merlin has will be keeping other ships in range, so get use to overheating your propulsion module often. Personally I would recommend going with a 2x 200mm autocannons and 2x rocket launchers (or neut) in the high slot, with a medium shield booster + cap booster.

To find the FW plexes just hit the system scanner and they will pop up in your filter (no probes needed).

By having FW friends you have more blues.

More Blues = less Pews

This is why I think pirate alliances are a bad idea. In my opinion the fewer the number of blues the better.

I like being able to shoot all sides indiscriminately. But this doesn't mean I can't call friends in times of need. Like when someone has a mothership tackled in Ouelletta .

I am SHOCKED no one has pointed this out yet. If you are trying to solo you best know how to use your d-scan. Not just GÇ£yea, know there is this little thing that shows me some stuffz.GÇ¥ I mean full on know how to use it, combined with local, to give you as much tactical awareness as possible.

The biggest difference I have seen between people who solo and people who complain solo doesnGÇÖt exist is the ability to use the d-scan. If you arenGÇÖt using it then you will be at an extreme tactical disadvantage in nearly every fight you come across.

I realize I'm late to this thread, but THIS.

This week I was in low soloing in my Rifter and found a Jag on D scan. Warped to the object his was parked next to and he warped o.. I did this a few more times, but he managed to warp out before I could land scram each time. He asked me in local how I was finding him. I told him that I was just using D scan. He was shocked and decided to "go back to high sec for awhile." His words, not mine. Ok, so no fight ensued, but this is what happens when you actually know how to use D scan.

When in a gang that is trying to probe someone down, my goal is to get a ship to 15 degrees and between 6-7au for example. This means a within about 1 au and 15 degrees, I know where they are before probes even get dropped. THIS is the power of the D scan.

Train for a bomber.

Forget all the torp **** at first and just go for T2 cloak and bombs.

Once you have those get in your racial bomber of choice along with a couple of racial bombs (don't take a full load at first...you will die and bombs are not cheap for new players).

Next plan out where you want to bomb at...remember null sec only as bombs only work there. Once you have chosen a few systems start bookmarking safes off the gates at about 250-300 K. This will provide 2 benefits....places to warp to when passing through the system (to avoid bubbles) and a good spot to line up for a bombing run off a gate.

I find the best spots to get lots of kills are in low sec - null sec borders / high sec - null sec borders as there are frequent gate camps. Don't bomb these camps while they are sitting there shooting the **** on comms. Bomb them when they are busy shooting other people and you are more than likely going to live.

Remember to decloak THEN warp in to bomb...that way soon as your bomb is dropped you can re-cloak up again (if someone hasn't locked you already).

Also the only thing you should fit on your bomber when bombing is the following....

Highs - bomb launcher with 2 bombs
Mids - MWD/AB and a cheap invuln shield. I also sometimes fit an ECM burst.
Lows - as many warp core stabs as you can fit. This will save your ass more than you know.

When scouting - same as above minus the high slots (maybe some torps if you are feeling saucy).

Even if bombing is not your thing...using a SB to scout systems (any sec status) to make bookmarks and just observe the locals is well worth the training time.

Good luck and happy hunting!