BEST Way to Learn PvP in Eve Online!!

[@mivapusa]

Best way to learn PvP in EVE: Get blown up until you stop getting blown up

[@palyne]

I should be good at this soon then lol

[@MegaSeraphimon]

Just have to find a way to fund these hundreds of ships I will lose

[@r0yce]

@@MegaSeraphimon oh come on... Ships are cheap

[@_mycroftxxxadamselene922]

"learning to fly: is the art of throwing yourself at the ground and missing." -Douglas Adams "The Hitchhikers Guide"

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

so learning pvp in 770m stratios isnt the way to go ? since i live in wh c1-c3 space... seemed like a good idea to switch from helios to sratios, since i see a lot of smaller ships passing by all the time ; ) probably Sabre easier to get those explo/scan ship kills.. i wanted to try how far u can psuh stratios... seems really strong armor active tank ship for a cruiser... almost like a mini Loki, if dont have T3 skills... ~20k EHP, 880 armor rep cycle burst (with 2x thukker cap batteries) .. my goal is to scan, and hunt down asteros and other explorers. cloaky ganks probably better way to learn than mindless brawl (i guess i got inspired from wingspanTT video rofl...)

[@NemesisDawn]

when i first started playing eve in 2008, i didnt even know what lowsec was at the time and was setup by a mission agent to go into a lowsec system. i docked up in the lowsec station for a quick bio-break and a beverage. i then undocked and noticed a rifter just chilling outside and noticed the bright red symbol on my overview. i really thought nothing of it cause at the time i didnt know what it meant, so i just warped to my mission site. about a few minutes later the flashy rifter warped in on my mission and started attacking me. i was like "what did i do?" as he blew me up. after that he scrammed my pod but wasnt shooting. i then received a private chat request. the guy in the rifter asked if i wanted to join his corp and added if i refused he would have to kill my pod lol. i ended up joining and he then gave me 100 rifters and access to a corp t1 loot box and told me to kill any player in sight and to work on getting my sec to at-least -5. i lost every one of those frigs, and got a few kills but i just got better and better at piloting and after dying a few time the PvP jitters were gone there are many corporations out there that are eager to help-teach new players. you just have to show youre willing to learn.

[@HuntingTarg]

You got shanghaied into piracy. While I believe in trial by fire, that's basically immolating your hi-sec reputation. But not a bad start in the game's 5th year.

[@codranine6054]

Haha classic

[@jonjoem-walton7381]

You earned a sub with this video. I've been playing eve since 2006 and I still know very little about PvP however you just described almost everything I've learned in all thoose years in 12mins.

[@slayton21]

This is the best advice video I have ever seen about EVE: clear, concise and to the point.

[@Yaratoma]

You had me with a glass of wine 🍷

[@mycroft16]

Possibly the single greatest video about how to get PvP skill and experience. Thanks!

[@biomcbane4150]

You've inspired me to get back into it. I'll follow your tips till I feel confident enough to live in a wormhole like I've wanted.

[@michaelburmeister9529]

I particularly like the suggestion about experimenting on the test server.

[@avd7288]

I usually give the newbros in my corp some basic tips, they reject them, lose their ships and learn on their own. Circle of life and shit. Great video btw, I'll put this one up in a corp bulletin for my newbies.

[@SirensLament]

i'm a bit disappointed, you say at the start of the video you'll talk about ships, tactics and range control, while teasing stuff like buffer tank vs neuts vs active tank etc - but you never bring it up again :(

[@resurrectedstarships]

I fix! Starting with this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpi4doSiib2jjZo

[@James-qd3mw]

We bashed an Athanor with 5 Domis and a Praxis last night. Then 3 domis came out and we released a horde of Vexors and Griffins. They lasted about 15 seconds each. W-Space is the best

[@enrielkarledo5911]

Cheers for the special mention for the griffin. It also applies to the falcon ( hides ecmgu under the rug)

[@Camooses]

good old Jamgu

[@ianemery2925]

There is a guide to Frigates in a pdf file hidden in the Eve install folder, that includes the historical win/lose ratio for that Frigate against each of the other Frigate types. Watching tutorial videos to learn how to effectively use DSCAN and Probes is essential; there are multiple channels offering tutorials, I personally watch those by AceFace and Dad Dex, as they give detailed info on not only the ship fits, but also the skill levels of the characters piloting them.

[@ianemery2925]

OK, It appears the latest 2022 install DOESNT include this guide, although the earlier/2021 install did. Sorry folks.

[@danarosenthal9472]

FW is absolutely my favorite aspect of Eve, especially after the Uprising expansion. In Rust We Trust!

[@MrIrdatlan]

Apply the lesson Master Roshi taught all of us. Theres Always someone stronger than you

[@thenkindler001]

Brilliant guide. Thanks for taking the time to upload!

[@jwilham]

Start small. Get a way to fund the combat. Go out and fight. Helps if you learn from a corp or have friends. Record your fights, and analyze why you won or lost. Learn why or how things happen and learn from every fight. Easy peasy. Factional warfare is a great way to start, and earn money at the same time.

[@thurguud]

I was doing what you said about flying frigates, only trained skills good for frigate combat at the start. I play minmatar because i like the speed and the control, play frigate because they are fast as fook. Love to feel like darth vader crushing big ships with a small one. The firetail is awesome and relatively cheap, does a hell of a lot of damage and looks ultra cool

[@koilerREC]

i started in 2023 playing and i recommend kiting fits for learning! get speed control the paste!

[@palvelusmusic]

i just want to know HOW to enter the pvp zones ;( Or open the pvp menu thingy Someone please help me

[@unknownstranger6558]

3:02 even large battles requires initiative from everyone, just to compare any old mmorpg, if all factors (player skill, ping, equipment team command etc.) in total isn't enough for achieving any goals in pvp, well, that bunch of players is doomed by not enough focus fire, maneuvering, bad supports( aka healers, buffers etc.) and all others unexpected things.

[@RenlangRen]

This is a great video! Thanks for posting.

[@chomes8048]

I played a few times in the past and only once did i join a null sec corp which was lots of fun. But being pod killed would make you lose skill points if you didn't have boatloads of isk for clones and it really made it risky to go looking for fights. It is nice to hear that it's not the case anymore. I have just started playing again 10 years later and i have found all of my things in an asset safety wrap in a busy low sec area haha. I guess i'll be grinding up some isk and heading over there to see what i actually have. Unfortunately i think it was things like navy issue raven and a mining rokh (back when that was viable lol) so i am hoping that i don't have to extract the assets from the safety wrap until i get back to high sec... assuming i do make it back at all 😢 If i have to open the package in low sec i think i'll be reprocessing all of my stuff and suiciding back to high sec rather than try to fly a battleship through a bunch of gate camps. It is a shame that most pvp is in frigates and other small ships, it's always been something that takes away from the epicness of the game for me.

[@curtpowell3795]

Asset safety stations in lowsec are almost always camped, so be careful.

[@Rosson311]

Been playing since 2009. Had many people teach me what you just showed here.. 25 deaths 0 kills. Over 46,000,000 sp command ship pilot... Imagine that

[@Tater4200]

a ganker got me. i was chill about it. it sucked but. he gave me 5 times what my ship was even worth :D good guy lol. now im thinking on joining their pirate corp

[@resurrectedstarships]

Yes...get people to lowsec - so we can FIGHT THEM!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[@enrielkarledo5911]

Resurrected Starships Gimme some in WH ! I WANT MY SHARE OF TARGETS Merry xmas friend. Hope to cross your way one day friend

[@mikaelwolgast2705]

nah null is where i hang out. come to delve and fight :) way less camping in null than low

[@rikilamaru]

i have you heard our lord an savior BoB. BoB beckons you to wormhole space

[@mikaelwolgast2705]

@rikilamaru clearly bob wants you to live in null just ask His Holiness Max Singularity, Sixth of His Name, the true Amarr Emperor.

[@rikilamaru]

i lived in null for very large chunk of time :P

[@MrB0nez]

This was much much needed info thanks :)

[@MonkeyEVE]

I think NPC Null-sec space is very underrated and not covered here. Its great as a place for solo to small gang PvP where each pilot counts and as it’s not sov you can base out of any station. It’s great for PvP if you enjoy the mechanics of null and PvP anywhere alongside small social gang PvP. There are lots of people looking for fights and depending on which NPC null you are in, there isn’t usually a massive blob so you can get nice fights were each pilot matters.

[@youssefakdim7695]

Monkey i am in null and god you might feel safe but you don't know the shadows that are lurking near

[@leftboxanderson5361]

Great Vid. Informational commentary

[@kilonaliosI]

For a "PVP" game EVE has surprisingly low quantities of it. Not only the existence of FW proves this but the majority of roles are PVE orientated. PVP in EVE is mostly about 10vs1 fights which are pointless and do not classify as PVP but rather player combat. FW though , seems like a nice way to PVP although like all good quality PVP requires quite a bit of waiting time. To make matters worse PVP is the second worst way to make ISK in EVE after mining. So forget about going pure PVP in this game. I agree though bigger is not better, its priceless and very funny to see 200 mil Cynabals run for the hills against a 2 mil isk Condor. Generally I completely agree with this video on the matters of you wont learn how to PVP as a member of large fleets or attacking easy targets , especially ones that usually do not fight back like miners. FW seems to me the best way to PVP. I tried also a PVP null sec corp but once again the problem was waiting time just to form up the fleet and limited ability to learn while a member of large fleet. Gate camping has been one of the most boring things I have done in this game, even more boring than mining.

[@palyne]

I'm new to EVE. What do you find the more interesting / fun things to do?

[@kevindragonbringer8292]

Best way to learn to pvp in eve online is to watch you tube videos of other players pvp ing, and then you can get an idea of what stuff you need for your ships

[@calibermoon]

As a miner, flying a Hulk in 0.1 space, I have no chance versus a loaded missile Tengu. Shit happens all the time. I haven't played eve in a few years. That said, my corp folded, and now all my assets are stuck in enemy territory,

[@mycroft16]

I ended up getting an Endurance and getting really good on d-scan and cloaking. Really ticks them off when you simply vanish and fly off cloaked at full speed in any direction.

[@jovi___]

Liked and subbed. Outstanding content.

[@packetcreeper]

Excellent video and solid advice.

[@lebarosky]

Ah Max. You are one in a million.

[@CruentusV]

came upon this way too late to do me any good, but every item mentioned works solidly. it's surprising how few use sisi to learn and will use every excuse not to - even belittling someone for doing it. the lessons are every bit as hard, just a lot less expensive. good fights are way easier to get AND fewer mealy-mouthed cowards, gankers, and asswipes use sisi (yes, i am aware that all three of these are just different names for the same thing).

[@DarckArchon]

I might have to dissagree, unless there is a miracle strat im not aware of, bigger is not always better yes, blingier ship wont gurantee a win either. However i have to dissagree on the latter a bit, trying to fight a fight Faction/Pirate ship while you are in a T1 ship is generally one sided, otherwise they would't be so pricey and sought after so much. Also T2 is pricey but objectively better in most aspects, i cant say a T1 equiped ship will handle well against a T2 equiped ship (especially guns). PS. Im saying from my experience in low sec and especially FW site combat.

[@xellotathtier2356]

Price has nothing to do with how good a ship is, it's all supply and demand. T2 is not better than T1, it's specialized. A stealth bomber is a T2 frigate, yet it would die to anything that can hit it, even a T1 frigate. A kiting Garmur will die to any T1 frigate that lands a scram on it. MWD Blaster Daredevil can die to any scram kiting T1 frigate with dual webs, like a dual web railgun Merlin. Cruor will die (or be forced off) to a lot of T1 frigates that are buffer tank and use capless guns. A Rifter with barrage will kill an Enyo if the pilot is stupid and doesn't use null. Etc. zkillboard.com/kill/56054188/ Heavy Assault Cruiser killed by me in a T1 frigate. zkillboard.com/kill/62241679/ T3 Destroyer killed by me in a navy frigate. zkillboard.com/kill/64712552/ T2 Frigate killed by me in a navy frigate. And that's just me. There are plenty of good pilots that kill bigger and blingier all the time. AT frigates have the price of a Titan and while they are super strong, they are still frigates and will die to the right ship like everything else. zkillboard.com/kill/66370950/ 100 BILLION frigate died to a 30 million one. zkillboard.com/kill/33382803/ Navy Frigate killed by a rookie ship. There is no such thing as ISK tank.

[@DarckArchon]

@@xellotathtier2356 Wonder why i didn't get notification of this 2 years back, you are right that more money ship is not guaranteed win. However many victories come from rock paper scissors fights rather then... piloting skills. Example, lets say you have a brawler ship, good tank but not good speed and gun range, and since your on defensive side any opponent has time to go to a station, adjust fit or change ship to be something that can counter you hard, not saying they can somehow foresee the fit you have but might get a good idea on how to counter you hard. Here's example fly a Assault Frigate that can only go 2.5 K speed with MWD and only 5-15 Range for guns, then comes a Tristan that can fly 4 K speed and just dumps drones on you, best case scenario you blow his drones and he retreats because you can't catch up. Eve is kinda built around "fight only if you know you can win" if your solo.

[@xellotathtier2356]

@@DarckArchon It is rock paper scissors in a 1v1 to an extend, but not every fight is a hard counter. In your own example, the nano Tristan is slow as fuck (nobody roams nullsec or wormhole with a nano tristan), that 2.5k/s AF can overheat and catch the Tristan, specially because you cannot react to oh mwd (even if you notice the oh immediately and oh yourself, you still have to wait for your next mwd cicle). Another example, lets say you are in a blaster Incursus and slide into a scram kite Executioner. He is faster than you and he's already at range when you land. He's paper, you are rock. He wins right? Well no, you can double click behind you which will make his keep at range approach you, then you turn around and catch up. You can also break his scram and get away this way. Now if he has a mwd long point fit and you're ab blaster, then yeah hard countered. But solo isn't 1v1, so there is much more to consideration than rock paper scissors. I hate how low sec put the bad habit of thinking solo as 1v1 in a plex to many players. Anyone who solos anywhere else gets blobbed nearly every single time. I mean you are roaming null in a blaster Deimos, you take a gate and a Hyperion, Jaguar and a Sabre are at 0 on the other side, plus a Tornado at a distance too. How you fight this by yourself is where skill and knowledge comes into play.

[@anonemous1046]

I liked the movie footlose! I mean footloose as in goose. Yeah, I got it. 🖖 Thanks for the tips!

[@Beta_Mixes]

Great video, thanks a lot for all of the info! :)

[@texaskot]

Great lecture!

[@Mogsey1972]

Love the game, but as someone who has to play the game solo due to time restraints and inconsistencies all I seem to get is fights with players that have multiple accounts. It just takes the piss really. Don't get me wrong it's a game that fascinates me and sometimes I'm simply happy just to explore and trade etc. But to be more or less sectioned out of one of the best aspects of the game is frustrating. I come from various PvP centred games, but none had/have the scope of Eve so it's a shame that I can't fully enjoy the experience.

[@resurrectedstarships]

*all I seem to get is fights with players that have multiple accounts.* - I do not generally find this to be true in my experience. Sometimes, but not usually. Besides multiboxing is a skill that most people cannot do well and is something a more focused player can take advantage of.

[@Mogsey1972]

I usually found it in the form of originally being one on one, only to find that as soon as I would start to win then other ships were flown in to counter my advantage. At first I thought "Fair enough, that's the game" but after having a few chats with some of the players that I lost too, they told me about the way that they play. Guess what that was, yep multiple accounts.

[@intrusive-thoughts216]

you should just friend people in game and when your looking to do some pvp if their on message them and ask them to fly with you so you don't have to fight solo

[@HuntingTarg]

@@Mogsey1972 He did a video that includes fighting an opponent from a warring corp. who was multiboxing (starting a corp. and first nemesis, something like that). He actually managed to break off the engagement and survive a 1v1 that became a 2v1, mainly with better situational awareness and tactics. Worth checking out.

[@AlexandreBarbosaIT]

Awesome video and nice tips!

[@Drrolfski]

The problem with the test server, well, is that it's a test server. You're not contributing to your in-game progression, which in the end throws people off and prevents it from being frequently used by most players. Besides FW, my bet would be on smaller active null-sec corporations, although there's enough small gang roaming to be had even within the huge newbie alliances, like Pandemic Horde and Karma Fleet. Alternatively, new players have a decent way of getting their PVP feet wet in highsec by joining alliances like Eve University or Red vs Blue.

[@ModeKaioken]

Well done on the video man!

[@sydniusalminia5364]

11:50 I understood that reference. TNG for life

[@Extraxi274]

Just found your channel. Coming back to eve starting over. Battle cruisers are my pvp vehicle of choice. Not too expensive lots of firepower. Survived living in a class 3 wh for ages in that thing. Nothing beats a stealth bomber tho.. Come right under their guns and boom so fun.

[@lebarosky]

Omg Max I can't stop laughing. This is pica, and I just love this vid.

[@AngeloC1988]

Great guide, informative and too the point. Does this information still hold up in the current patch? Thanks for putting in the hard work 💪🏼

[@resurrectedstarships]

Pretty much all still applies, TYVM indeed and happy hunting!

[@sircyborg]

I'm coing for a light missile condor kiter. Is this viable in any way? Everything is viable, sure, but are there any better alternatives when it comes to lm kiting? I'm focusing on Range and speed over anything else.

[@SumBrennus]

3:07 FC, can I bring my drake? :p

[@Lion_ofJudah]

SumBrennus no, unless u link

[@shagakhan9442]

I got ganked by a battle-cruiser while in a barge. My beautiful barge. RIP Frey's Spoon. I will learn PvP and have my revenge.

[@DN7slayer]

great info I appreciate it

[@Cemzorr67]

Is That corp offer & Guide still up to date in current game ?

[@mrhooke_gamer4077]

Great tutorial.

[@elektriccobra]

Yo i heard that Yul Brynner impression!

[@seven9766]

To learn pvp: Step 1) Go and make money with abyssals. Step 2) Bring frigates to Tama Step 3) Pretend it's the frigate free for all, except that people are flying blingy shit and generally more experienced.

[@jordanwoodroffe4816]

As an fps player seems like eve is just counter vs counter game, aside from minor pilot skills, seems as if late game is fairly out of the players control if the opposing player has a counter and there's no real way to actually hold down a win longterm?

[@MrMoarphine]

You're right, in that it is always about unfair fights. However, if you were to put 2 pilots with different levels of experience against each other using the same ship, the experienced pilot will win. An experienced pilot will not only win in all landslide conditions, but will also win more often in marginal situations, including fights where they are playing against a counter, or a mirror.

[@clamdong1974]

how does pvp provide isk? bounties, stealing their loot?

[@nicholasparker2086]

Steal loot mostly

[@kabukijo3148]

Does pvp takes any skill or its just something secondary cuz all the videos i saw is just some1 targeted some1 and letting his weapons shoot and thats all am i missing something or ?

[@alwars2697]

the skill is more about the range of your weapons than about the actual firing mechanic itself. you need to maneuver your ship in a way that either lets your super close range weapons wreck the other player, or stay out of people like that's range while firing your longer range weapons. it's also frankly in your fitting, as there are so many bloody modules that do different things (like slow your opponent down, make weapons less accurate, steal ship energy, *give* friendly people extra shield strength, etc), so you need to find modules that work well with your strategies. For instance, a DPS close range tank would want to maybe jam missile signals, as missiles have a much longer range than most blasters/close range weapons (that deal more DPS).

[@davelgaldona9988]

Good video, thank you.

[@raptordoesyoutube107]

Wait, explain why the griffin has the warning in capital red letters "JUST DON'T!!!"?

[@elita2cents]

He is referring to the ecm bonus of the navy giffin, which is now moot. But don't let that keep you from fly her anyways, just don't ecm on her. My advise, fit 2x webs instead and use railguns or blaster while keeping your target at range (7.5km-ish) and win.

[@ginganutjob]

Brave Newbies is recruiting, join in game channel Brave Newbies to learn more

[@zerojee1]

If you want to learn PvP and many other aspects of the game, join Eve University. I was in the game long before they came about, and watched them take thousands of new players through the most competent initiation process in game.

[@tyuijhgs]

Has anyone seen roilands guide to the stabber?

[@BrianRobben]

Hey great stuff✌🏼

[@samuraizebra3219]

Remember even the best of us can't spell 'lose' correctly either

[@YamaDrahma]

Where is the BREACHER??!? It's amazing :P

[@GBrai-mu5zy]

This game looks so legendary ...but damn does it look complicated

[@palyne]

I'm just learning. My brain is frying... along with my ships lol

[@Fenrich2005]

They problema KZbin need apéndice real time play game

[@kindredlebel9175]

I play solo. I attacked my own corp after a dispute. Im very, very solo. I lose 30 ships a day. While im learning.

[@ayoutubeuser9807]

How do I go to Test server?

[@KalRandom]

Did you ever get on the test server ?

[@sureno1833]

This is how you do it: Find a ship( victim) that cant harm yours- kill it, grief the killed player, go online and tell everyone how good of a PVP player you are. That is how it is done.

[@np66uh]

nice video tnks fly safe

[@twrecks4598]

I'm not so sure pvp exists. Anymore its roving gangs looking for easy picks... seems to me its all GvP now. Even what initially looks like it might be pvp turns into gang bang or remote repair shenanigans.

[@resurrectedstarships]

Then join the gang bangs! :D

[@abcdefg12435]

T Wrecks Join a allience in North Provi. There's always a solo red just looking for a fight. Some times cyno's were dropped, but rarely. Gang fights were the majority, but solos were always somewhere in Provi lookin for a good fight.

[@HuntingTarg]

@@resurrectedstarships 'Trolling about' in a swarm of like vessels is safety in numbers. Anyone who can get 5-10 ppl to fly together _and use different ships & fitments_ together in a tactical way, is not only an accomplished leader, their 'mini-fleet' is less likely to get foiled by a mass of the 'wrong' configuration.

[@Tater4200]

i have the algos. pretty good ship. but im a nub

[@florianwinter4892]

Why start with frigates for any other reason than lack of skill points / ISK? Frigate PVP is much harder, because everything happens faster, and as a noob, you might be sitting in a pod before you even know what hit you. Plus, there are a lot of ridiculously pimped faction frigates flying around that will eat your T1 frig for breakfast. If you already have the ISK + skills, go for a T1 destroyer or cruiser. They are easier to fly, and if you are lucky, you can blow up some blingy faction frigs with your el cheapo T1 destroyer, too. If you want to play the game on hard mode from day 1, sure, go for frigs, because that's the only thing you can fly. But if you're a seasoned carebear who suddenly wants to learn PVP, skip the frigs, and leave them until you learned the basics.

[@anarky3934]

One month in everytime I die I come on KZbin imma be better its just gonna take time

[@williamgatesenson]

0:43 oh no. oh no no no no no no no! no no no no no please don't do that! no no no no NO!!!

[@resurrectedstarships]

Sorry :/

[@HuntingTarg]

@@resurrectedstarships That. Did. Not. Work. #corny And since I've been jumping around on your Eve content, as fsr as I am aware you've never tried it again.

[@jasonwaltman3566]

Awwwww, poor Griffin ☹️

[@warrisdead]

8:28 Griffin best t1 frig

[@ARWINGx1]

(New Player here) So, if I got this right, if I want to learn how to use a Logistics Cruiser, without the fear of "gambling" my "bank account" too much, then practicing with someone (or 2) in the Singularity Server's one way to do it? Just that I'm a bit worried that I wouldn't be using it correctly that way.

[@resurrectedstarships]

Yeah, you get a buddy (2 or 3 ideally) and practice remote repping them while they are under fire, or find a nasty combat site and practice there. I use the test server for figuring out how to do PvE sites as well.

[@Kopie0830]

Best way to learn. Join a PVP corp. Stay at the back ;>

[@RebootedMind]

Love the commercial

[@TmRokLi]

Хорошее видео. Жаль я слабо понимаю в английском )

[@Loan--Wolf]

not spent much time in WH space have you

[@raulcustodio2943]

PLEASE teach me. I'm tired of being podded!

[@bronzejourney5784]

Singularity is not a good way to learn really. Gotta ''drop the rope'' as the saying goes. Or, a more common one, ''no pain no gain''.

[@omertrnk5397]

buy a tornado and sit in jita 4-4

[@shalaconballard6149]

They always talk about flight skills there are no flight skills in EVE its a point and click game .

[@shgds]

You can control your ship with the arrow keys.

[@shgds]

Which is sometimes more effective than a pre-set predictable path

[@glemtom2dage]

To some extent I disagree. PVP in EVE is only different from PVP in other games primarily by one aspect alone: The market economy. If you lose a ship in EVE, you lose it, implying hour, days or even weeks of work, can be lost within a few seconds. This makes the players in EVE i.e., your targets, extremely cautious. Yes, they players may take a 50/50 chance of success fights in frigates, but only because they can afford it. In other words, forget about this as a mean of learning on the main server. A good PVP player in EVE, is in my opinion one that can actually generate ISK by engaging in this profession, and not needing any other second income stream. A lot of ships run regular T2 fits, so the loot drop is often garbage. This implies that you need a kill to death ratio ISK wise around 20 to 1. In other words, in order to be successful, you need to understand the game mechanics so well, that you can defeat this cautiousness nature that other EVE players have almost all the time. Yes, you need to know basic game mechanics like ships, damage type and so on, but in order to be successful, you need to master basic human psychology and game theory as well. Combine this knowledge with understanding of game mechanics, and you will eventually notice that every action your target makes, will change the probabilities of success if you decide to engage. Knowing and maximizing these probabilities, is the actual key to success in PVP in EVE. Any idiot can gank a mission running Navy Raven in a pvp fitted battleship, but that opportunity won’t ever happen. On the other hand, you may get this opportunity if you are flying an assault frigate and know how the target reacts to a hostile name in local, so now the challenge is to fit a fit an assault frigate that can take up that challenge, and fly it in such a way that that your target has virtually zero chance of success to get out alive. Any idiot can gank a new player in a minning barge, however a cleaver pilot knows that the new player may call for help and more experienced pilots may join the fight. In other words, a cleaver pilot has an alt in place, to observe potential backup, and have a plan to kill the new opportunities if it is possible. Based on this knowledge, you don’t gank the miner, you let it scream so you have the opportunity to kill the cavalry as well. Tree pirates in shiper Tempest’s in low sec, sit all day 151 km of the gate, and insta popping small ships that jump though the gate? How do you beat that? Yes, they are not stupid and will have a neutral alt on the other site of the gate reporting what is about to jump in. They will have the warning time to just warp off if you show up with anything remotely dangerous on the gate. How do you smoke the fuckers? You could fit a captor with two +2 pointers, move it to the location 150 km of the gate and log off. Use your 2nd alt and wait for the targets to log on and go to their usual location, then place your own cavalry two jumps away, log in the captor, get points on the pirates and move in the cavalry to finish the job. In other words, what a makes great PVP player stand out from the average, is the ability to spot opportunities, act on them within seconds, and punish players with less mental capacity. The million dollar question is then, how do a new player acquire these skills? In my opinion, the easiest way is high sec warfare or camping some zero zero chokepoint. In order to learn your enemy’s psychology, it is super critical to have a neutral alt in a covert as well. Your main character is only supposed to see the target, when its too late, the alt will enable you to acquire the necessary behavioral knowledge, before your target stumble into you. Besides that, training on the test server to get your setup right and teach you basic mechanics, without spending ISK in the process, is a great idea. Usually, a great setup will look like rubbish in a fitting tool, but actually perform better when you actually get down to business well in scram range.

[@MASKED911]

8:43 JUST DONT!🤣

[@ggmaxx66]

good information here. -_-

[@shalaconballard6149]

There is no flying skills in EVE its a point and click game lol

[@Ronin.97]

newbro spotted

[@roywlogan]

Lesson one, join Eve Uni. Get good

[@shalaconballard6149]

Never do faction war it sucks all around been there done it never do it .

[@HuntingTarg]

9:38

[@Fenrich2005]

Ando 6 months real play un tome

[@vexingjester8031]

Could of been answered by 2 bullets: 1. Test Server training 2. Join large pvp Corp.

[@rikilamaru]

ive lived everywhere in eve and find wh pvp best pvp. low sec and hs politics are cancer.

[@dankashada8068]

rikilamaru WH is awesome but fight turn over rate is shit compared to FW space

[@rikilamaru]

fw is fill with warp stabbed pilots, that got real boring after 2 months

[@RELOADEDFI]

:D i laugh at that accent @0:55

[@SharDarksoul]

How many players still play this game? And how active is it?

[@derkobold8214]

since everything happens on only one server, there are always tons of ppl playing. usually between 20-30k at a time :)