Five Carebear Tips For Surviving PvP in EVE Online
EVE Online, more so than almost any other MMORPG available today, focuses on Player-vs-Player combat. It does so across the server, largely without setting up cordoned off "safe" areas where players don't need to worry about getting attacked by other players. What this means is every player, to survive and thrive in New Eden, must be at least minimally familiar with how PvP works and some tips to succeed at it.
For the Carebears out there, whose primary interest is non-PvP (mining, missioning, trading, etc), here are five quick tips on how to avoid, or if need be, survive when unwanted PvP combat finds you:
Tip 1: Know Your Ship Fittings
Spent time on Battleclinic and the Ship Fittings forums on EVE Online, and get to know your ship's capabilities and recommended fittings. Don't let ignorance and horrible fittings make you a victim. Also be willing to sacrifice of bit of capability - cargo room, mission fittings, etc. - in order to fit a couple PvP-related modules or drones just in case, especially if you are venturing into low or null sec space. For example, if you are flying a tricked out faction-fit mission battleship, consider dropping a few Warrior II light drones in to scare off any tackling interceptors or frigates. Or consider a large NOS or Neutralizer for the same purpose. A slight drop in mission-specific capabilities could save your ship and expensive fittings.
Tip 2: Don't Make Yourself a Target
Even in high security (0.5 - 1.0) space, you are a target, especially if you make yourself look like a juicy and lucrative one. Some basic pitfalls that have claimed many an innocent hull:
o Mission runners, don't trick your ship out with faction gear - that Navy Raven, Caldari Navy missile launchers, and X-type Booster may look great and help you run missions faster, but they make you shine like a beacon to suicide gankers in any system.
o Miners - If you fly a Hulk in high sec, pirates will assume you have a faction booster. Be aware of your surroundings, never mine AFK, and stay aligned for a station or gate to get out in a hurry. In short, treat high-sec like a slightly more boring 0.0.
o Haulers - You will get scanned down, and if you are carrying a mint, you will get suicide ganked even in high sec space. Freighters should keep their loads under 1 Billion ISK, and generally try and avoid the major routes in and out of Jita.
Tip 3: Love Safe Spots
Do yourself a favor, and every time you enter a new system, even if just passing through gate to gate, start dropping bookmarks while in warp. These "in line" safe spots aren't ideal - they are easy to scan down - but they are handy in a pinch and vastly preferable to having no where to warp to in an emergency. If you have time, warp from one of those safe spots to a planet, and drop a couple more bookmarks along the way to create even "safer" places to run to. If you are being hunted down, never linger at a safe spot for more than a few seconds. Warp in, and immediately start aligning for your next safe. Never stop until the bad guys have left the system (even then, beware of probing alts!).
Tip 4: Pay Attention to Local
Outside of wormhole space, local is your best indication of when trouble is near. It will tell you if war targets have jumped in system, or if a group of pirates on the prowl just wandered by. Always keep it in its own window, never minimized, and in a highly visible spot on your screen.
Tip 5: Don't Blindly Follow the Map
One of the fastest ways to get inadvertently ganked is to accidentally fly on autopilot through a lowsec system in a hauler. Pay close attention to your autopilot settings, and don't get lazy with the "Shortest Route" options. Also ensure you don't auto accept invitations - if you fly AFK often, set it up to auto-reject so you don't end up in someone's gang by mistake.
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