Ratting 101

[@RighBread]

As a brand new player, this is incredibly informative. I loved the explanations of all the factions and their motives/ideals.

[@RikkusguardianLanif]

Very informative and too the point, going into exactly what ratting is and how you accomplish the basics of it! Thank you! Can't wait to try it out in my Vector!

[@JuriusDoctor]

Thank you. The Vexor is a great ship for ratting. If you can afford it, or if you put some ISK away from the loot you collect and sell, switch to a Vexor Navy Issue (colloquially referred to as the 'VNI'). It can hold a full flight (x5) light, medium, and heavy combat drones and can handle most anomalies in the game. The hold is also big enough to hold 4x mobile tractor units (MTUs). Just warp to an anomaly at 50, drop an MTU, and start orbiting. The MTU will collect all the loot and tractor in the wrecks so you can salvage them. Just remember to bookmark the location of your MTUs as you drop them so you can go back to salvage and scoop the loot.

[@RikkusguardianLanif]

Nice! I'm learning so much, thanks to you! I don't know about me watching Torpedo Delivery service. When i just started, i got ganked by one of them when i tried exploring a wormhole to mine. Still feeling bitter about that, not about the gank, but the cheeky private mail i got after...

[@johns2993]

Thanks for putting these videos together. They have helped my game play significantly

[@almevo]

Blood Raiders: BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

[@jamesmoriarty7796]

SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE- Future Commander Farsight

[@DevelopedGames]

still great info 6 years later for a new bro, thanks

[@Stuart365]

Finally a proper beginner video for starting PvE, less than a month player. Thanks

[@tadhgconroy8828]

Blood for the blood god! Skulls for the skull throne!

[@BamaChad-W4CHD]

Some of the bloody skins look good on certain ships. It's odd to see but neat on occasion

[@guntere1004]

Milk for the Khorne-flakes

[@bernardputersznit64]

I remember the Old School Moas - How I adored that asymmetric hunchback - the new one is entirely too purdy ;-)

[@kazoosc]

good video overall -- as always _my_ first encounters with rats _were_ in belts .. .. hence belt ratting -- warping from one belt to another in a system and killing any _NPC_ spawns you come upon .. this can be done by any decently fit combat frigate ( I first did it with an Atron with blasters and a salvager ) _in high sec space_ .. find nearby systems ( _0.8 security or lower_ ) with LOTS of belts -- like 15 .. _I have found salvaging to be worth more than bounties for killing the NPC across the board, though it takes additional time_ .. _remember to bookmark the sites you finish with a time noted ( 01 hide 1542 ) denoting the first site, Hideaway, finished at 1542 EVE time_ .. _so you can run multiple sites in a system and then warp back to each bookmark to salvage later_ as opposed to running combat anomalies ( Hideaway up )

[@BamaChad-W4CHD]

Also it's a known fact that a Vexor does not wipe after it poops said drones. Very unclean and just plain nasty. The Federation just thinks their shhhh doesn't stink. Seriously though good video as always Doc. Thank you

[@JuriusDoctor]

Dirty, dirty Gallente.

[@deceps]

Keep em coming man. Good stuff

[@bebop417]

very detailed info. 10/10, thx

[@JuriusDoctor]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@happilyham6769]

My Catalyst has earned me a lot of money, but after my 5 year hiatus from eve, I can't really remember how I made it to a billion isk. I'm an asteroid ratter and trader primarily and an occasional miner. Completely solo.

[@JuriusDoctor]

Okay, so a really good bet is to train Mining and associated support skills to 5, then get into Expedition Frigates and train the Mercoxit mining skills and make sure you have the fitting skills for T2 hull upgrades and propulsion upgrades. You can make good money mining Mercoxit or the new Triglavian ores in rift systems (invasions). Get into a Prospect for Ore and Gas, or an Endurance for Ice or Ore. Both will run you about 60M to fit (which is about as much as an Astero), but you can ninja-mine, salvage, and explore in them with relative safety and make good money.

[@SargonOfAmerish]

My Catalyst has also earned me alot of money...(forreal though) x'D

[@bebop417]

Do you have any advice for minimizing drone aggro for ships like the vexor? My poor drones seem to get an unholy amount of attention sometimes and it really slows things down. I am starting to think it happens more often when my ships dont have strong guns equip but I dont really know for sure how aggro mechanics work.

[@JuriusDoctor]

There's a little-known trick where, for some reason, if you eject from your ship and jump back in your drones will suddenly start taking less aggro. The other option is if it's a ratting Vexor/VNI just put a single small artillery cannon on it to draw aggro. Shoot at least one rat before you sic the drones on them.

[@JuriusDoctor]

Obviously, warp to a safe before you try this.

[@bebop417]

thx, my drones will appreciate the advice :D.

[@BamaChad-W4CHD]

Yeah drone aggro can be a real pain in the neck. I'm not sure what pulls a bunch of aggro sometimes my drones don't get touched when I do exactly the same next time and my drones are pounded regardless of what i do. It's odd. I have noticed on my minmatar character the target painting does really well at drawing aggro to me instead of drones.

[@unclegreybeard3969]

Please explain why you use a probe scanner to locate these anomalies when all you really need to do is "look out the window". In this video @ 9:39, there is an anomaly visible right above your Gila's cockpit, granted it might not be a COMBAT anomaly, but all you need to do is hover your mouse pointer over it to see it's name.

[@JuriusDoctor]

In short, Greybeard, it's strictly a matter of timing. Having the probe scanner window undocked allows you to simply pick course to the next closest (AU distance) applicable anomaly you want to hit and to warp to it, rather than having to look around to find it. When you're trying to maximize payout from bounties, every minute you waste not doing the thing which makes you money on a given tick (20 min increment) is depreciated earnings for that interval. The faster you can hit and clear sites the better your returns will be from bounties alone. (Not measuring for salvage or looting.)

[@kazoosc]

,, plus there are some sites that do not show up in empty space like the one you saw 1 > they must be found by probing, or 2 > gained via escalation/expedition from various sites .. like Hideaways sometime escalating into a Narcotics Warehouse

[@oliverleg8848]

What was that ring at 11:30? I hear that sometimes in-game and I have no clue why.

[@JuriusDoctor]

That's the sound of the missile launchers beginning an auto-reload cycle.

[@oliverleg8848]

Jurius Doctor oh OK. Thanks for the dedication and the reply.

[@DanielHoogland]

@@JuriusDoctor Just a minor correction, It's actually the sound of your cargohold being nearly full. In this example it's just triggered by the reload. Reloading accesses the inventory and the sound is triggered.

[@j.j.d.9876]

Look man I love your Videos. I really do appreciate the time and effort you put into teaching us noobies. But if I play EVE while watching your Videos I almost fall asleep over your Voice 😂

[@JuriusDoctor]

Accidental #ASMR

[@mrcappuccino3040]

Sorry I’m new. How do you have a probe scanner without the probe launcher and probes.

[@JuriusDoctor]

The probe scanner exists whether or not you have the ability to launch probes. In the example of the Star Trek universe, Directional Scanning is like short-range sensors. Probe Scanning is like long-range scanners. Your Probe Scanning window will show all of the anomalies you can warp to (green in colour) and the ones you have to scan down (red).

[@MrRaja]

JonnyPew has no videos?

[@JuriusDoctor]

:| Holy shit, you're right. Looks like someone swiped his channel, or hacked him, or something.

[@JuriusDoctor]

www.eveonline.com/article/community-spotlight-jonny-pew

[@kriss1313]

I liked the lore :)

[@YamiPoyo]

your mic keeps cutting

[@johnlynch575]

2:49 HA HA HA!

[@audiblebites553]

Cant do full flight of heavies anymore

[@JuriusDoctor]

Yeah... I know... imperium.news/vni-still-king-of-cruisers/

[@monkeseeaction21987]

Anyone watching the video instinctively tried to rotate camera at some point?

[@smokinjoeee]

it's "hee lah" not GEE LAH. just a nitpick but damn, too many people do this

[@BamaChad-W4CHD]

You know... I catch myself saying geela all the time. It's a pet peeve of mine when people make those kinds of mistakes but I still do it myself

[@jeffbynum1024]

A bit dull as far as the voice, but detailed enough. I would have liked more info

[@JuriusDoctor]

Can you be more specific when you say, "I would have liked more info"?

[@jeffbynum1024]

@@JuriusDoctor I think maybe using ships that noobs can expect to fly, rather than a gila. Just because most of us can't afford one yet. Best ideal ship class, etc...And maybe a recommendation for overview setup and filters, etc. Still a good video though.

[@violentgrey7144]

good video, wish i had this when i started eve... now my pve is made of sp farms. no risk and more isk!

[@evertonyuma2723]

let enemy attack your ship before launching drones

[@BeControversialAlways]

F - Johnny Pew

[@MadjiMakes]

The gain on your mic is far too high friend, the noise gate doesn't help either - it made watching this video very tedious, if you lower your gain you could probably do without the noise gate! good luck

[@JuriusDoctor]

Not using a noise gate; it's the PTT delay on my OBS. I've since switched to recording with Audition and Premiere - or with Streamlabs OBS - and that should improve the experience.

[@shalaconballard6149]

Never do faction warfare it full of people on private servers and they show they have no faction or corp so you do not know who or side they are on and they will not have a name either so CCP will have no way to know who this person is . And being on a private server they will take either no damage or once they get to a certain level they will stop taking damage .

[@JuriusDoctor]

What the hell are you talking about? There are no 'private servers' in EVE Online. It's SINGLE SHARD. That means one server environment, and that server environment is managed by CCP hf. I'm sorry you had a bad experience in Faction Warfare, but you clearly need some extra training. Perhaps you should watch my videos on Lowsec Dynamics and my upcoming video on Faction Warfare.

[@NoizyInSeattle]

"What is ratting?" This video does not say.

[@JuriusDoctor]

Killing non-player characters in their ships.

[@NoizyInSeattle]

@@JuriusDoctor Thanks, I was finally able to figure it out.

[@alexcoyotie4251]

looking forward to that faction warfare vid

[@JuriusDoctor]

That's the next video in my development. :)