BloodBird
Decorum Inc
Tygris Alliance
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Posted - 2008.04.05 07:22:00 -
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Player age, amount of skillpoints and the time of getting a BS is not a solid formula.
Personaly, I had BS skills (able to fly one) after... think it was about 3 months.
I started out as a production specialized player for my first noob corp, I had no clue about EVE and learned relatively slowly because of our isolasionist tendencies.
After a while though we needed combat able pilots so I started down the path to PVP, never looked back. Had skills for a BS after 3 months, give or take a week.
Money however, was an issue. After about 5 months we managed to gather funds for my BS (many others had got one allready, corp worked together to gather minerals and I built them for our members) and my first Mega was flying about. I remember that the fitting was HORRIBLE because I had no clue whatsoever how to fit one. (Pair of T1 heavy missile launchers comes to mind ) Luckily for me I never lost it, it was sold to cover other expenses.
Despite the fact I've played for 2.5 years+ I've been in only 10 battleships by now. First was sold, second was given away, third was sold after some use, fourth was ganked by about 5 HAC's, (auch ) nr's 6 to 9 have been lost but in nice combat situations so I'm happy, still got my 10th BS, a geddon, fitted and ready to go.
Of note is the fact it's got a T2 tank along with T2 drones and very well named gear in mids (by choice) but only named guns. There is a very long list of skills useful for flying a BS and I've got alot of them left to learn, when/if I can be bothered.
As for a progression timeline, I think mine was frigate->cruiser-Hauler->BC-BS, and LOADS of stuff after that, like T2 frigates (AF's) and others. I've had battleship skills for the vast majority of my EVE-life but only recently skilled for them more intensively as I can actually afford them now.
A new player today, I'd say, if they aim for the ship class... hmm, maybe 3 weeks, roughtly? After 3 weeks they would be able to fly the ship, I think. THEN we could start arguing how WELL, but that's been covered nicely by now.
You seem to have the right idea though. Taking it slow, getting skills up for frigates/destroyers/cruisers etc first, and support skills and so on, before jumping on the bigger=better wagon. Because anyone with a speck of experiance will tell you, as have been told allready I think, it's not true. at all.
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