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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== | ||
A frigate is a cheap and versatile ship. | A frigate is a cheap and versatile ship. Flown well, it can pose a serious threat to other frigates, cruisers, and the occasional battlecruiser. | ||
When it explodes, you won't be so readily dissuaded from PvP. The Uni runs a t1 frigate ship replacement program, which means that if you insure your ship, you'll not only receive a new one from the Uni hangar, but also a good chunk of ISK you can spend use to replace modules. | |||
T2 frigates are also excellent for solo pvp. Though the hulls are quite a bit more expensive, assault ships and combat interceptors do remarkably well in solo and small gang PvP. The combat interceptors have the added benefit of a 9au warpspeed, which means moving across and throughout systems is a lot quicker. | |||
Once you've chosen which hull you'll be using for PvP, you obviously need to fit it. Afterburners and active tanks reign supreme, in the authors estimation, for a few reasons. Afterburners do not make your signature radius bloom, nor do they become deactivated by warp scramblers. If you're flying a frigate, you'll usually being fighting inside scram range, and the extra speed that an afterburner offers is very welc | |||
==Directional Scanning== | ==Directional Scanning== | ||