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===Ratting/PVE=== | ===Ratting/PVE=== | ||
Ratting can be one of the most lucrative activities in nullsec for a newer character. Many of the common belt rats are worth over a million | Ratting can be one of the most lucrative activities in nullsec for a newer character. Many of the common belt rats are worth over a million ISK in bounties alone, and routinely drop another million in loot. It can also be dangerous, if you aren't careful. Again, a few basic strategies can reduce the odds that this will happen to you. | ||
If you are ratting: | If you are ratting: | ||
*Watch local and d-scan. Remember, everybody here | *Watch local and d-scan. Remember, everybody here can kill you without consequences. | ||
*If a neutral is in local, but not on d-scan, assume they are in a cloaked ship which will probably de-cloak right next to you if you are in a belt or an anomaly, then proceed to tackle you, jam you with ECM, and kill you. He probably has friends in the next system, too, ready to jump in and blob you. | *If a neutral is in local, but not on d-scan, assume they are in a cloaked ship which will probably de-cloak right next to you if you are in a belt or an anomaly, then proceed to tackle you, jam you with ECM, and kill you. He probably has friends in the next system, too, ready to jump in and blob you. | ||
*Rat while aligned to a safe spot, so you can immediately warp away when somebody arrives to spoil your fun. | *Rat while aligned to a safe spot, so you can immediately warp away when somebody arrives to spoil your fun. | ||
*Never warp into a belt at zero | *Never warp into a belt at zero! Burn away while killing your rats, so that somebody warping into the belt in a non-cloaked ship will need to burn to you to get point, giving you more time to escape. | ||
*Equip a prototype cloak to your ratting ship. When hostiles are hunting you, warp to a safe spot, cloak up, and go get yourself a drink while you wait for them to get bored and leave, then resume your business. | *Equip a prototype cloak to your ratting ship. When hostiles are hunting you, warp to a safe spot, cloak up, and go get yourself a drink while you wait for them to get bored and leave, then resume your business. | ||
*When possible, rat in exploration sites, rather than belts. There is more | *When possible, rat in exploration sites, rather than belts. There is more ISK to be made, and anybody looking for you would need to use probes, which you can see on d-scan, giving you some warning when it is time to bug out. | ||
*When all else fails, don't forget the pod saver tab on your overview. | *When all else fails, don't forget the pod saver tab on your overview. | ||