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#sometimes it's OK to whelp

==PVP outcome is decided at undock==

=="PVP outcome is decided at undock"==

That's a very cynical summary, but it is mostly true.

While it can be argued that many things come down to execution and tactics and FC and pilot skill, those things are secondary factors. The primary factors of the game of EVE PVP are akin to a game of Rock/Paper/Scissors. If you undock in a Rock and your opponent is flying Paper, you are screwed. if you're in a brawly armor cruiser, and they're in a sniping shield fleet, you'll never be able to get close enough to them to do any damage, and they'll never be in any danger as they kill you from afar.

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So you can think of it as 90% of the effort is in deciding what to fly/fit against your target. And then last 10% is your execution and skill. The other thing to keep in mind is that if you're reading this guide, your skill/execution/decision making is probably worse than your enemy's and the best you can hope for is to undock in the correct ship/fit and chase them off.

Example video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojc8VAy7gVA

Common NSC problems: "couple of inties on gate!" A few people undock in brawly frigates one at a time and try to go chase the inties and get picked off one by one. "I'm pointed at belt!" NSC members show up one at a time and each die in turn. I have seen these things happens multiple times. You can just sit in station/Mumble and shake your head.

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 #sometimes it's OK to whelp
-==PVP outcome is decided at undock==
+=="PVP outcome is decided at undock"==
+That's a very cynical summary, but it is mostly true.
 While it can be argued that many things come down to execution and tactics and FC and pilot skill, those things are secondary factors. The primary factors of the game of EVE PVP are akin to a game of Rock/Paper/Scissors.  If you undock in a Rock and your opponent is flying Paper, you are screwed.  if you're in a brawly armor cruiser, and they're in a sniping shield fleet, you'll never be able to get close enough to them to do any damage, and they'll never be in any danger as they kill you from afar.
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 So you can think of it as 90% of the effort is in deciding what to fly/fit against your target.  And then last 10% is your execution and skill.  The other thing to keep in mind is that if you're reading this guide, your skill/execution/decision making is probably worse than your enemy's and the best you can hope for is to undock in the correct ship/fit and chase them off.
+Example video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojc8VAy7gVA
 Common NSC problems: "couple of inties on gate!"  A few people undock in brawly frigates one at a time and try to go chase the inties and get picked off one by one.  "I'm pointed at belt!"  NSC members show up one at a time and each die in turn.  I have seen these things happens multiple times.  You can just sit in station/Mumble and shake your head.