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=== Ship and weapon recognition === | === Ship and weapon recognition === | ||
New scouts do ''not'' need a strong grasp of the current combat meta, but your piloting and your grasp of what intel to prioritize will improve as your knowledge of typical PvP ships and their typical fits improves. There is no easy shortcut to this knowledge, but some things which can help are: | |||
* reading ship entries on the wiki | |||
* watching (up-to-date) PvP videos on YouTube | |||
* asking questions and talking to more experienced pilots | |||
Experience is the greatest teacher, and getting out there and involved in PvP fleets will do the most to teach you. With time, you will be able to guess how many PvP gangs are likely to fight on-grid as soon as you see their ship composition on d-scan. | |||
''Weapon'' recognition presents a more rarefied challenge. The different weapons in EVE have different models. When you are on-grid with an enemy ship, it is possible to right-click on it, select "look at", and zoom in to see the models. Very experienced PvPers are sometimes able to recognise what kind of weapon a ship has fitted by doing this, and this is of course very helpful tactical info which can help you and the FC assess whether your fleet can take a given fight, and what kind of flying will be needed to snatch victory. | |||
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