Kiting in Sovereign Nullsec: Difference between revisions

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Unlike your usual uni fleet, in sov null we are not the biggest fish in the pond - nullbears don't like to be disturbed, so if they form up a fleet to hunt us, it will be too big and mean to take on in a brawl, and anything too slow will die. Kiting however enables us to pick our targets and destroy what we can, while avoiding what we can't take on - in both senses, on grid with a hostile fleet and moving around in space.

So keeping this in mind - during an engagement, ~~dont~~'t get scrammed. Every pilot has to manage his range individually, depending on position and ship speed. Even without much experience FCing, it is not hard to tell at what point numbers get overwhelming or key ships like rapiers and lokis show up, so at that point nobody should be surprised if the FC calls for people to gtfo. Being able to make these calls is a matter of experience and practice, most important is the mindset of "flying on your own" - the FC calls primaries and decides when to run, but won't babysit you. The same applies for travelling/hunting, you should have dotlan open and keep track of your route and position, not expect to have alignments called or being warped. Fly and think on your own, it will improve your performance in any fleet.

So keeping this in mind - during an engagement, don't get scrammed. Every pilot has to manage his range individually, depending on position and ship speed. Even without much experience FCing, it is not hard to tell at what point numbers get overwhelming or key ships like rapiers and lokis show up, so at that point nobody should be surprised if the FC calls for people to gtfo. Being able to make these calls is a matter of experience and practice, most important is the mindset of "flying on your own" - the FC calls primaries and decides when to run, but won't babysit you. The same applies for travelling/hunting, you should have dotlan open and keep track of your route and position, not expect to have alignments called or being warped. Fly and think on your own, it will improve your performance in any fleet.

==Ships and Fitting==

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 Unlike your usual uni fleet, in sov null we are not the biggest fish in the pond - nullbears don't like to be disturbed, so if they form up a fleet to hunt us, it will be too big and mean to take on in a brawl, and anything too slow will die. Kiting however enables us to pick our targets and destroy what we can, while avoiding what we can't take on - in both senses, on grid with a hostile fleet and moving around in space.
-So keeping this in mind - during an engagement, dont't get scrammed. Every pilot has to manage his range individually, depending on position and ship speed. Even without much experience FCing, it is not hard to tell at what point numbers get overwhelming or key ships like rapiers and lokis show up, so at that point nobody should be surprised if the FC calls for people to gtfo. Being able to make these calls is a matter of experience and practice, most important is the mindset of "flying on your own" - the FC calls primaries and decides when to run, but won't babysit you. The same applies for travelling/hunting, you should have dotlan open and keep track of your route and position, not expect to have alignments called or being warped. Fly and think on your own, it will improve your performance in any fleet.
+So keeping this in mind - during an engagement, don't get scrammed. Every pilot has to manage his range individually, depending on position and ship speed. Even without much experience FCing, it is not hard to tell at what point numbers get overwhelming or key ships like rapiers and lokis show up, so at that point nobody should be surprised if the FC calls for people to gtfo. Being able to make these calls is a matter of experience and practice, most important is the mindset of "flying on your own" - the FC calls primaries and decides when to run, but won't babysit you. The same applies for travelling/hunting, you should have dotlan open and keep track of your route and position, not expect to have alignments called or being warped. Fly and think on your own, it will improve your performance in any fleet.
 ==Ships and Fitting==