Substantia Nigra
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Posted - 2012.04.23 00:17:00 -
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I'm a PvP-noob so that's the perspective I'll respond from.
1: Is solo PvP sustainable? Can I expect to win more than i lose once i learn the trade?
Solo PvP can be a hekuvalot of fun, even for a noob. As for win-loss, well that will depend on your skills, adaptability, and the type of PvP you go play in.
As for sustainable, if you're talking about isk I doubt it. You *can* get some income from PvP but I doubt many ppl get enough to make-up for their ammo and ship losses. I just live off my w-space savings and plan to go back to sleeper-shooting when my wallet again starts looking a bit thin.
2: E-war, cloaking, are they useful for solo PvP? Or is better to invest skills and slots purely on damage/tanking?
You hardly kills anyone without damage, so that's a must. You don't survive long enough to kill some targets without tanking, so that's kinda desirable also. Ewar is a capability multiplier and can be used to reduce the incoming damage or / and increase the DPS that you deliver to your opponents, so it's kinda real helpful too.
Like everything in eve all those skillbook decisions are a compromise and a bit of a balancing act.
I use cloaking and ewarr extensively in my PvP efforts, but I am using a stealth bomber in w-space and trying to kill drakes and tengu among the easy target haulers and salvagers.
3: Race, if you should start from scratch, what race would you use for solo PvP? (Because of: active/passive tank, armor/shield tank, racial weaponry, racial ships, et cetera)
Pick the style you like and run with that. Once the skills start coming together you will probably find yourself cross training anyway, if only to get access to a particular ship. For example my skills are best by far for minmatar ships with projectile weapons, altho I am currently enjoying torping and bombing in a caldari SB immensely, and am training amarr cruiser V so I can soon fly the pilgrim.
Having said that I do like the minmatar approach ... good DPS and fast ships, without an awful lot of thick defence outside of that speed. A difficulty with Minmatar, however, is that you often need to have a fair bit of cross-training (missiles and drones) to get the best out of those great ships.
4: Ship size, what's a sensible top size for solo PvP? Frigate, destroyer, cruiser, BC, strategic cruiser...?
Whatever gets your rocks off, altho frigates generally cost less to lose ... and lose them you will. Frigates are also way easier to train for and get decent skills for.
5: are there teaching resources and/or corps for learning solo PvP?
Lots. Google will steer you towards a heap of guides and blogs ... some of them are very good.
Red v Blue is a hisec corp / alliance setup dedicated to PvP. The fighting style is a bit contrived, and often different to what you will see elsewhere, but it's a great place to cheaply learn the basics and the pros and cons of various ships.
Eve Uni, a great training facility.
Agony Unleashed, runs (still, I think) very good PvP courses for a fee.
Getting in with a noob-friendly PvP oriented corp would also be a great way to learn the ropes ... solo, small gang, and larger gang depending on what they do.
6: Red vs Blue, is it useful in order to learn PvP?
It is useful and it is fun. It's a great way to learn the basics so you can build on them later as you branch out into different PvP areas.
7: FW, is it useful in order to learn PvP?
I have never done any FW stuff.
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