EVE!

[Fallen Kell]

And again for the new players, be aware that there is an extremely big learning curve, and I am glad that you took the time to read up on the game with this thread. The other thing to remember is that it will take some time for you to the skills needed to do some things, and sometimes the best approach is to be patient, and don't just rush into a battleship. While you can get the skills required to pilot one in a week or so, you won't have the skills to really fit it properly to make it anything but a big target in space for a few months. Heck, at 8 months, I still don't feel comfortable flying them.

I also just started a second account recently which I can pay for with in-game isk, via plex. I am working on training a PI/miner for some semi-afk mining while I am using my main character.

Speaking of which, anyone here do PI and/or know some good guides?

 

[Martimus]

And again for the new players, be aware that there is an extremely big learning curve, and I am glad that you took the time to read up on the game with this thread. The other thing to remember is that it will take some time for you to the skills needed to do some things, and sometimes the best approach is to be patient, and don't just rush into a battleship. While you can get the skills required to pilot one in a week or so, you won't have the skills to really fit it properly to make it anything but a big target in space for a few months. Heck, at 8 months, I still don't feel comfortable flying them.

I also just started a second account recently which I can pay for with in-game isk, via plex. I am working on training a PI/miner for some semi-afk mining while I am using my main character.

Speaking of which, anyone here do PI and/or know some good guides?

I do PI everyday, as I need to do it for my POSes. That said, the guides out aren't the greatest. None of them really tell you the most efficient way to set up, but they will get you started at least. If you train all the PI skills to 4, you should be able to make any of the two mineral parts at a rate of 10/hour.

To do this, pick a planet that has both mineral that you need, and place a command center on it (advanced will be good enough, and with the new patch, the step below it might even work). Next, leave system and get safe (since you are probably going to do this in low sec, whcih is the easiest way to get PI parts relatively safe). Open up the Science and Industry Tab, click the planets tab, then double click on your planet. From here you need to scan the planet. actually, since I am realizing how involved this is, I am just going to link you a guide.

http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/w/index.php?title=Planetary_Interaction

That isn't the one I used to start, but a quick google search didn't bring it up. But the eve-uni one will probably suffice. If I find the awesome chart one I used, I will link it.

EDIT: I found it: http://www.hst-soft.de/korai/Eve_PI_Diagrams_v1_4.pdf

 

[Fallen Kell]

Thanks Martimus. Yeah, I plan on doing this in W-Space. I'm still a while out on the skills but getting there (I at least have all but Advanced Planetology (or whatever it is) injected on the character).

 

[Lonbjerg]

Just undocked this PvE puppy:

[Raven Navy Issue, Raven Navy]

High:
7x Dread Guristas Cruise Missile Launcher (Caldari Navy Wrath Cruise Missile)
Large Graviton Smartbomb II

Mid:
Gist X-Type X-Large Shield Booster
Caldari Navy Shield Boost Amplifier
2x Caldari Navy Ballistic Deflection Field
Caldari Navy Heat Dissipation Field
Domination Target Painter

Low:
Caldari Navy Power Diagnostic System
Signal Amplifier II
3x Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System

Rigs:
2x Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst II
Large Core Defence Field Extender I

Drones:
5x Hobgoblin
5x Hammerhead
5x Hornet EC-300

I guess I make to much ISK in the game :biggrin:

 

[TheVrolok]

Just undocked this PvE puppy:

[Raven Navy Issue, Raven Navy]

High:
7x Dread Guristas Cruise Missile Launcher (Caldari Navy Wrath Cruise Missile)
Large Graviton Smartbomb II

Mid:
Gist X-Type X-Large Shield Booster
Caldari Navy Shield Boost Amplifier
2x Caldari Navy Ballistic Deflection Field
Caldari Navy Heat Dissipation Field
Domination Target Painter

Low:
Caldari Navy Power Diagnostic System
Signal Amplifier II
3x Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System

Rigs:
2x Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst II
Large Core Defence Field Extender I

Drones:
5x Hobgoblin
5x Hammerhead
5x Hornet EC-300

I guess I make to much ISK in the game :biggrin:

What PvE do you do with it? Not level 4's I hope?

 

[Lonbjerg]

What PvE do you do with it? Not level 4's I hope?

L4..and L5 in a gang...

To tired of neutral RR destroying PvP(Damn killsboards are to blame for that)...and we have some new fresh meatbags in ou corp that need to learn the ropes, so I "babysit" L4 runners a lot these days.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Just undocked this PvE puppy:

[Raven Navy Issue, Raven Navy]

High:
7x Dread Guristas Cruise Missile Launcher (Caldari Navy Wrath Cruise Missile)
Large Graviton Smartbomb II

Mid:
Gist X-Type X-Large Shield Booster
Caldari Navy Shield Boost Amplifier
2x Caldari Navy Ballistic Deflection Field
Caldari Navy Heat Dissipation Field
Domination Target Painter

Low:
Caldari Navy Power Diagnostic System
Signal Amplifier II
3x Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System

Rigs:
2x Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst II
Large Core Defence Field Extender I

Drones:
5x Hobgoblin
5x Hammerhead
5x Hornet EC-300

I guess I make to much ISK in the game :biggrin:

Where do you mission. I need to suicide gank you.

 

[Martimus]

Where do you mission. I need to suicide gank you.

No need. He said he ran L5s with it too. Kill him then. That is was I do.

 

[JSt0rm]

lonbjerg what is your character name?

 

[Lonbjerg]

lonbjerg what is your character name?

I have several...but why should I tell you?

EvE isn't supposed to be that easy...now is it?

 

[JSt0rm]

I have several...but why should I tell you?

EvE isn't supposed to be that easy...now is it?

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

So anyone have a corp I could join? Was trying to get into Eve University, but they turned me down because my account is really old (I started it up for a few months 2 or 3 years ago and stopped till now). I can figure out mechanics through reading/experimenting, but finding groups is a bit of a daunting task. So far I've just been missioning. I'm in a harbringer right now, and could fly a BS reasonable well if I had the money for it, which I'll have in a few days or so. Planning on getting into PvP and maybe exploration once I get a solid income available through missioning and refine my BS skills a bit further.

 

[Martimus]

So anyone have a corp I could join? Was trying to get into Eve University, but they turned me down because my account is really old (I started it up for a few months 2 or 3 years ago and stopped till now). I can figure out mechanics through reading/experimenting, but finding groups is a bit of a daunting task. So far I've just been missioning. I'm in a harbringer right now, and could fly a BS reasonable well if I had the money for it, which I'll have in a few days or so. Planning on getting into PvP and maybe exploration once I get a solid income available through missioning and refine my BS skills a bit further.

You are welcome to join my corp if you are interested. We are a PvP centered corp, and a harbi is a good ship to have for roams. Just message me in game at "Martimus28", and give me your limited API so I can check for alts, or obviously strange skills for a main character.

You can look at the link in my signature for our killboard, if you want to see what we do. We have about 5 Anandtech members in the corp right now as well. (Acanthus,JStorm, Michael, Me, and Ichy)

 

[JSt0rm]

To bad we arent super organized over here at anandtech. We could have a mini goonswarm type situation on our hands.

 

[Acanthus]

To bad we arent super organized over here at anandtech. We could have a mini goonswarm type situation on our hands.

It's goonwaffe now. Keep up with the times.

*webs you*

 

[Ross Ridge]

It's goonwaffe now. Keep up with the times.

I assume he was refering back to the time when they were relevent.

 

[JSt0rm]

It's goonwaffe now. Keep up with the times.

*webs you*

I assume he was refering back to the time when they were relevent.

lolololo

 

[hrbngr2]

Martimus,

when are you online? I had added yourself and Mrydin but never see you online, should i just email you in-game?

 

[Martimus]

Martimus,

when are you online? I had added yourself and Mrydin but never see you online, should i just email you in-game?

I am logging in right now. I didn't play yesterday, since I was talking to someone on the phone.

 

[hrbngr2]

Excellent! I hope you will be online for a bit..still at work for another hour or so.

 

[Drift3r]

It's goonwaffe now. Keep up with the times.

*webs you*

It's actually Goonswarm Federation.

Goonwaffe is the main corp that is part of the alliance itself.

 

[Martimus]

If not, you can just eve-mail me.

 

[Martimus]

Man, I should just stop flying the Arazu. Lets face it, I suck when it comes to flying "running away" ships.

http://nawti.evekb.co.uk/?a=pilot_detail&plt_id=220552&view=losses

 

[JSt0rm]

Man, I should just stop flying the Arazu. Lets face it, I suck when it comes to flying "running away" ships.

http://nawti.evekb.co.uk/?a=pilot_detail&plt_id=220552&view=losses

lol. Paper thin.

 

[ichy]

Here's another question for the crowd. Does anybody use regular assault ships for anything? HACs seem to be popular with those who can afford to use them for PvP, but it's very rare to see an assault frigate, especially a Caldari one.