tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post100357804856172645..comments2023-09-19T08:51:21.932+01:00Comments on The Altruist: Solo PVP in 0.0, or the art of incerceptor fishingAzualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284543108965798013noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-81620967318624492022012-01-31T21:21:23.418+00:002012-01-31T21:21:23.418+00:00Great article. Incursus can field a drone, however...Great article. Incursus can field a drone, however, if I remember correctly.DoyceThttp://random-average.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-36006953905761165072012-01-25T18:34:02.477+00:002012-01-25T18:34:02.477+00:00Nice work! Glad to see you were successful!Nice work! Glad to see you were successful!Azualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284543108965798013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-73166161645525041732012-01-25T15:46:36.782+00:002012-01-25T15:46:36.782+00:00http://killfeed.eveuniversity.org/?a=kill_detail&a...http://killfeed.eveuniversity.org/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=16462<br /><br />Was ratting in low sec and saw a piratey inty in D-scan so i decided to do what you taught in your article. He burned straight to me at 4k m/s while i was on ABs. He did not manage to maintain distance on his long point as i closed in while he had to turn around to maintain 20km orbit. Webbed, scrammed and popped him.Zaknanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-16819461955183816302010-11-23T21:49:50.511+00:002010-11-23T21:49:50.511+00:00Great stuff, thanks for posting!
Backup is always...Great stuff, thanks for posting!<br /><br />Backup is always a risk, but on the plus side you probably gave that inty a real 'oh shit' moment! Next time his backup may not be quite so fast, and that's all the difference you need. =)Azualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284543108965798013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-74113820729162351612010-11-22T20:28:03.529+00:002010-11-22T20:28:03.529+00:00Went out roaming solo in my Merlin over the weeken...Went out roaming solo in my Merlin over the weekend and have some results: After jumping through plenty of systems in 0.0 and slipping past a few shoddy gate and station camps I hit the D-scan looking for new targets in space, and there it was - an Ares. Gone the next scan I jumped to the gate nearest the station and jumped through, following him through the next system. One jump later I held cloak, scanned, and saw him pop up. Aligning towards a celestial I let the cloak drop and flew for a good 30sec before he warped onto the gate, about 40km from me.<br /><br />I re-aligned briefly as if panicked, warped to 0 at a celestial and repeated to another planet in system. Reduced my D-scan radius and saw him pop up on my next scan and got ready for some action. Dropping in at 10km off me I pulsed my MWD to close the distance and locked scram, put up my invuln, and overheated my autocanons and rockets as he did the same. After some manual piloting getting him into a good position got his shields to below 1/4, mine holding strong at 3/4 when his corp mate in a cynnabal warped in on top of him locking me up fast. (This was about 2 minutes into the fight.) Now Neuted, almost out of cap, and deep into armor I pulsed my mwd at right angles to their orbits and tried to warp off but no dice. They both had me, Ship popped, and I stayed in my pod hanging out to save me a long trip back to my hangar. <br /><br />In the end I died, but, I learned a lot - and that was what I was looking for in the fight. He took me for granted. [Fairly low SP (7mil) character in a Merlin (Charbone's Merlin) and looking initially panicked.]<br /><br />In rethinking the fight: He never hit orbit on me, piloting manually. He out piloted me in addition to having the back up. But my win was making him call for backup, and in proving to myself I can fly decent enough to make a character with much more experience worried a bit at the outcome. <br /><br />I'll be looking for more fights, and when I get an Inty kill mail, I'll be sure to post.<br /><br />-CharboneCharbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847632123816893643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-10043970747837481332010-11-22T20:25:42.048+00:002010-11-22T20:25:42.048+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847632123816893643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-25877103315834533382010-11-20T00:40:05.687+00:002010-11-20T00:40:05.687+00:00Coming over from Scram Web, thanks for such great ...Coming over from Scram Web, thanks for such great info for a noob to PvP (and to EVE) like me. Since I started skilling up Caldari because I didn't know what I wanted to do in EVE I'm planning on taking out my Merlin to try some of these tactics this weekend as soon as I have time. <br /><br />Infact, I got my first solo kill plus his pod not too long ago - nothing fancy like an intercepter, but I did manage to take out a Kestrel in low sec right under the nose of his corp mate in a Drake. Found them on scan ratting in a low sec system and direction scanned them down to a belt. Warped in at 0, Kestrel 5k off. Popped his ship, popped his pod, got blown up by the Drake's Warrior IIs as I tried to take all the dropped faction ammo he had. <br /><br />It was worth it. Thanks again for the post, and for a corp that espouses teaching me how to have for fun effectively, and loose less ISK doing it. Kill mail below - not an inty, but as it's my first kill I'm proud of it.<br /><br />-Charbone<br /><br />2010.10.09 23:32:00<br /><br />Victim: tedtred0<br />Corp: United Recycling Management Trade INC<br />Alliance: Unknown<br />Faction: Unknown<br />Destroyed: Kestrel<br />System: Tama<br />Security: 0.3<br />Damage Taken: 1240<br /><br />Involved parties:<br /><br />Name: Charbone (laid the final blow)<br />Security: 0.5<br />Corp: Sebiestor tribe<br />Alliance: NONE<br />Faction: NONE<br />Ship: Rifter<br />Weapon: 150mm Light 'Scout' Autocannon I<br />Damage Done: 1240<br /><br />Destroyed items:<br /><br />Small Shield Booster I, Qty: 2<br />Micro Auxiliary Power Core I<br />Overdrive Injector System I<br />Standard Missile Launcher I, Qty: 3<br />Caldari Navy Bloodclaw Light Missile, Qty: 74<br /><br />Dropped items:<br /><br />Caldari Navy Bloodclaw Light Missile, Qty: 1840 (Cargo)<br />Magnetic Scattering Amplifier I<br />Standard Missile Launcher I<br />Caldari Navy Bloodclaw Light Missile, Qty: 74Charbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847632123816893643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-71799197904933914522010-11-18T19:43:17.642+00:002010-11-18T19:43:17.642+00:00Good read, Azual. Personally, when I'm fishing...Good read, Azual. Personally, when I'm fishing in my Tristan, i prefer to warp to a gate at 100 and let the inty burn to me. If he approaches head on, I'll take the engagement there, but if he spirals and looks like he'll stay out of range, I'll warp to an obvious celestial. <br /><br />As for interceptor pilots being poor or cocky, i can confirm that more than half of the inty pilots out there will happily engage your Tristan at 0 without a second thought. Also, Dramiel pilots seem to be real suckers for an "easy" celestis kill. Easy for the celestis, that is. <br /><br />My personal record is killing two dramiels at the same time while being pointed and shot at by a Broadsword, only to burn out of range of the broadsword and warp off in 10% hull after killing and looting his mates. <br /><br />Good guide Azual. I can recommend fishing for newer pilots who want to learn pvp. Low risk, lots of fun.glepphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15232907881441038282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-71089470867262413092010-11-18T17:59:59.278+00:002010-11-18T17:59:59.278+00:00You're right to an extent, however in practice...You're right to an extent, however in practice you'll be surprised how often a competent pilot will do exactly this.<br /><br />As I mentioned in the article, warping to stargates allows you to force your target's hand slightly - if they warp in at range, you can simply go through the gate. If the inty pilot is not in jump range himself, he will be unable to follow you through quickly enough and will likely lose his opportunity to tackle you. Similarly if they warp via an on grid bookmark every time, your frigate warping to 0 will quickly escape.<br /><br />I think the important thing is that the inty pilot often doesn't percieve you to be a threat, and does not expect you to fight. If they have backup nearby, this is often especially true.<br /><br />You're right that the fleet inties tend to be the more difficult targets to catch - once you scram and web one they will die very easily, but these pilots tend to be much more cautious than their combat counterparts.<br /><br />It's worth noting that you can still pull this off using celestials other than gates - you just need to be a little but more cunning. For example, one method is to have your target chase you between a few celestials (ensuring you warp off the moment he lands each time) and watch the range he chooses. Then, warp to that range yourself. A simpler alternative is simply to warp to 0, then immediately power back the direction you came - with a bit of luck, by the time the target lands, realises what's going on and is able to get up to speed, you will already be in or close to scram range.Azualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284543108965798013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194738944223601630.post-24164726598346105192010-11-18T11:57:33.339+00:002010-11-18T11:57:33.339+00:00It seems like you are relying on the Interceptor p...It seems like you are relying on the Interceptor pilot being poor, or cocky. A seasoned pilot would know not to jump to 0, unless heading for a gate, and definitely stay out of scram range.<br /><br />I would guess that the worst opponent in this sort of expedition is an experienced Inty pilot in a 'fleet' ship. They can maintain their distance, speed tank, and will just dictate range and wear you down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com