In the upcoming
months I am going to release a set of tutorials on what I am calling
unorthodox PVP in EVE. One of my longstanding goals in EVE is to try
out every form of PVP available in EVE. Thus far, at 2050 kills over
2 years, I've only scratched the surface: I spent a lot of time
learning the ropes in RVB, then spent a lot of time as a mostly solo
pirate in low sec and some time in faction warfare. I haven't seen
much null sec pvp, almost zero wormhole pvp, very little small gang
and even less large fleet warfare, etc.
But I have
dabbled in quite a few types of “unorthodox” PVP, and currently
have a number of projects planned based around this gameplay. What do
I mean by “unorthodox”? I mean, roughly, forms of PVP which
involve using gameplay mechanics to more or less force PVP. One way
to find a fight is to fly to low security space and wait until
someone comes to pew. One of the beauties of EVE, though, is the
myriad of ways of engaging players who do not necessarily want to
engage you—fighting on your own terms, with or without friends or
alts. Some of these types are often seen as “dishonorable,” but I
will explain ways of doing them while staying (relatively) classy,
and all of them can be a lot of fun. A lot of them are more
accessible to new players looking to PVP than the more common ways
populated largely by more experienced players. Here are the types of
PVP (more so griefing than pvp, some would say) I have in mind for the tutorial series:
1) Baiting and
killing high security mission runners.
2) Baiting and
killing high security space targets, usually at stations.
3) Hauler
ganking (miner ganking included, but there are a lot of tutorials on
this already)
4) Solo
smartbombing!
5) Explorer
hunting.
6) Solo camping
and trapping in null sec
I look forward to reading about the explorer hunting. :)
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