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Solo PvP is said to be a thing mostly abandoned by the greater Eve community, for myriad reasons and circumstance, some of which I am familiar with, and others that I am not. I don't buy that. As such, this article shall outline basic skills and tactics as they apply to solo and small gang PvP in lowsec.
Solo PvP is said to be a thing mostly abandoned by the greater Eve community, for myriad reasons and circumstance, some of which I am familiar with, and others that I am not. I don't buy that. As such, this article shall outline basic skills and tactics as they apply to solo and small gang PvP in lowsec.
The key is to find your fights, instead of waiting for them.
== Why ==
== Why ==
Learning to solo PvP helps you develop a skillset that any FC will appreciate. You will become competent with using your d-scan, comfortable flying as a +1 skirmish or scout, and have a situational awareness that only comes from ''doing'' PvP. The losses you suffer are worth the ISK price you pay to become a better PvPer.  
Learning to solo PvP helps you develop a skillset that any FC will appreciate. You will become competent with using your d-scan, comfortable flying as a +1 skirmish or scout, and have a situational awareness that only comes from ''doing'' PvP. The losses you suffer are worth the ISK price you pay to become a better PvPer.  
==Ship Choice and Fitting==
==Ship Choice and Fitting==
==Directional Scanning==
==Directional Scanning==
Directional scanning is an amazingly useful thing to know how to do. You'll
I assume that you've taken the time to utilize the [Overview Guide]. A properly arranged overview is crucial to your ability to fight engagements. That being said, the Uni default overview does not lend itself well to scanning, as by default, most of your brackets are turned off. We'll remedy that.
To supplement the standard Uni overview, you can create a new preset in which near everything is selected. Planets, belts, etc... Save the preset as "Bracket" or something useful. Now, you can set your bracket profile so that all brackets pertinent to scanning are showing. They won't clutter up your overview, but simply give you something to scan towards while you're in space.
==ROE or "Can I shoot that malefactor?!"==
==ROE or "Can I shoot that malefactor?!"==
==Gate and Station Guns==
==Gate and Station Guns==