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*Reduce your bugout time. If possible, larger and/or more vulnerable ships will want to stay aligned to an escape point and at (at least) 75% speed.

** Being stopped but "pointing" in the right direction does not help at all. The heading of your ship model is a merely graphical artefact; only your actual speed and trajectory as displayed by the blue arrow on the tactical overlay matter.

*Bring escorts. You can always organise mining and mission ops through the Uni chat channels or (better) the Uni [[~~Mumble~~]].

*Bring escorts. You can always organise mining and mission ops through the Uni chat channels or (better) the Uni [[Discord]].

** If you have dedicated escorts/scouts, give them a cut of the proceeds.

*Plan ahead. It is easy to wandering blindly through hostile space early on in your career, and this can be very educational provided you do it in a cheap, easily-lost ship and clone.

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==When jumped==

* Don't panic.

** Remember that ultimately, ~~Eve~~ is just a game.

** Remember that ultimately, EVE is just a game.

** If you have jumped into a gate camp, you have sixty precious seconds of gate cloak to sit and think out your next move. Don't waste this by rushing into reacting.

** If you've been tackled in space, you might have valuable seconds available before the tackle's backup arrives.

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* It is still worth being aligned to an escape-point even in a large, slow, tackled ship, just in case any of your efforts pay off and you get the tackle off you.

* Larger and tankier ships can survive under fire for some time. If you have friendly pilots nearby, try to get in touch for assistance.

** If you're an ~~Eve~~ Uni pilot and based at one of the campuses, this is a strong reason to be in the standing fleet and on the relevant [[~~Mumble~~]] channel.

** If you're an EVE Uni pilot and based at one of the campuses, this is a strong reason to be in the standing fleet and on the relevant [[Discord]] channel.

* [[Overheating]] might save you, and if you're in danger of losing your ship anyway you have little to lose in burning out its modules.

** Overheating a propulsion module will make you go faster.

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==When (um, if!) you die==

* Remember that ~~Eve~~ is only a game.

* Remember that EVE is only a game.

** It's always better to step away from the keyboard for a minute or two if you're tempted to vent on comms or in chat channels.

* In a fleet situation, stay alert to [[~~Mumble~~]].

* In a fleet situation, stay alert to [[Disord]] voice.

** You might've lost your ship, but the fleet might still win the battle. This will mean they can escort your pod home if your pod is still alive.

** The FC or a second-in-command is often able to plot a route out when an engagement has gone badly.

** Whether the engagement goes well or badly, there might be a useful debriefing discussion afterwards.

** If you lose your ship in a Uni fleet, and it was your ship rather than one handed to you by ~~Eve~~ Uni, you can often get some or all of its value from the [[Ship Replacement Program]]. Especially valuable ships such as tacklers often get especially full reimbursement. Ask about SRP (once things have calmed down) if you're unsure.

** If you lose your ship in a Uni fleet, and it was your ship rather than one handed to you by EVE Uni, you can often get some or all of its value from the [[Ship Replacement Program]]. Especially valuable ships such as tacklers often get especially full reimbursement. Ask about SRP (once things have calmed down) if you're unsure.

**You may also want to post further details to After Action Reports on the Uni forums.

*You can comment the killmail on [https://zkillboard.com/ ZKillboard]

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* If you lost your ship alone, outside of a fleet situation, it is sometimes (''sometimes'') worth talking (''politely'') to the opponents who blew it up.

** Make your own assessment of your opponents.

** Some ~~Eve~~ players can be abusive or unhelpful, but equally some ~~Eve~~ players are fundamentally decent people; pirates and nullsec/wormhole PvPers might dispense useful advice to an obviously new player. Relatively classy corp and player bios are an encouraging sign.

** Some EVE players can be abusive or unhelpful, but equally some EVE players are fundamentally decent people; pirates and nullsec/wormhole PvPers might dispense useful advice to an obviously new player. Relatively classy corp and player bios are an encouraging sign.

** The best approach is a polite ~~eve-~~mail hours or a day after the event, asking how they caught you and what you might do better next time.

** The best approach is a polite EVE mail hours or a day after the event, asking how they caught you and what you might do better next time.

** Ignore any suggestions that you can retrieve your modules/cargo by paying them or by travelling to a particular place. Pirates have been known to reimburse novices for ship losses unprompted, but this happens via direct ISK transfer (and you shouldn't raise the topic yourself).

** You can block anyone if they're unpleasant.

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 *Reduce your bugout time. If possible, larger and/or more vulnerable ships will want to stay aligned to an escape point and at (at least) 75% speed.
 ** Being stopped but "pointing" in the right direction does not help at all. The heading of your ship model is a merely graphical artefact; only your actual speed and trajectory as displayed by the blue arrow on the tactical overlay matter.
-*Bring escorts. You can always organise mining and mission ops through the Uni chat channels or (better) the Uni [[Mumble]].
+*Bring escorts. You can always organise mining and mission ops through the Uni chat channels or (better) the Uni [[Discord]].
 ** If you have dedicated escorts/scouts, give them a cut of the proceeds.
 *Plan ahead. It is easy to wandering blindly through hostile space early on in your career, and this can be very educational provided you do it in a cheap, easily-lost ship and clone.
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 ==When jumped==
 * Don't panic.
-** Remember that ultimately, Eve is just a game.
+** Remember that ultimately, EVE is just a game.
 ** If you have jumped into a gate camp, you have sixty precious seconds of gate cloak to sit and think out your next move. Don't waste this by rushing into reacting.
 ** If you've been tackled in space, you might have valuable seconds available before the tackle's backup arrives.
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 * It is still worth being aligned to an escape-point even in a large, slow, tackled ship, just in case any of your efforts pay off and you get the tackle off you.
 * Larger and tankier ships can survive under fire for some time. If you have friendly pilots nearby, try to get in touch for assistance.
-** If you're an Eve Uni pilot and based at one of the campuses, this is a strong reason to be in the standing fleet and on the relevant [[Mumble]] channel.
+** If you're an EVE Uni pilot and based at one of the campuses, this is a strong reason to be in the standing fleet and on the relevant [[Discord]] channel.
 * [[Overheating]] might save you, and if you're in danger of losing your ship anyway you have little to lose in burning out its modules.
 ** Overheating a propulsion module will make you go faster.
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 ==When (um, if!) you die==
-* Remember that Eve is only a game.
+* Remember that EVE is only a game.
 ** It's always better to step away from the keyboard for a minute or two if you're tempted to vent on comms or in chat channels.
-* In a fleet situation, stay alert to [[Mumble]].
+* In a fleet situation, stay alert to [[Disord]] voice.
 ** You might've lost your ship, but the fleet might still win the battle. This will mean they can escort your pod home if your pod is still alive.
 ** The FC or a second-in-command is often able to plot a route out when an engagement has gone badly.
 ** Whether the engagement goes well or badly, there might be a useful debriefing discussion afterwards.
-** If you lose your ship in a Uni fleet, and it was your ship rather than one handed to you by Eve Uni, you can often get some or all of its value from the [[Ship Replacement Program]]. Especially valuable ships such as tacklers often get especially full reimbursement. Ask about SRP (once things have calmed down) if you're unsure.
+** If you lose your ship in a Uni fleet, and it was your ship rather than one handed to you by EVE Uni, you can often get some or all of its value from the [[Ship Replacement Program]]. Especially valuable ships such as tacklers often get especially full reimbursement. Ask about SRP (once things have calmed down) if you're unsure.
 **You may also want to post further details to After Action Reports on the Uni forums.
 *You can comment the killmail on [https://zkillboard.com/ ZKillboard]
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 * If you lost your ship alone, outside of a fleet situation, it is sometimes (''sometimes'') worth talking (''politely'') to the opponents who blew it up.
 ** Make your own assessment of your opponents.
-** Some Eve players can be abusive or unhelpful, but equally some Eve players are fundamentally decent people; pirates and nullsec/wormhole PvPers might dispense useful advice to an obviously new player. Relatively classy corp and player bios are an encouraging sign.
+** Some EVE players can be abusive or unhelpful, but equally some EVE players are fundamentally decent people; pirates and nullsec/wormhole PvPers might dispense useful advice to an obviously new player. Relatively classy corp and player bios are an encouraging sign.
-** The best approach is a polite eve-mail hours or a day after the event, asking how they caught you and what you might do better next time.
+** The best approach is a polite EVE mail hours or a day after the event, asking how they caught you and what you might do better next time.
 ** Ignore any suggestions that you can retrieve your modules/cargo by paying them or by travelling to a particular place. Pirates have been known to reimburse novices for ship losses unprompted, but this happens via direct ISK transfer (and you shouldn't raise the topic yourself).
 ** You can block anyone if they're unpleasant.
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