Travelling to the NSC: Difference between revisions

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==The Dangers of NullSec==

When it comes to travelling through NullSec, Gates are very dangerous. Due to the mechanics of NullSec, or more accurately the lack of mechanics associated with NullSec, the majority of PvP occurs on Gates. The three main tactics that players will use to catch and kill you are Gate Camps, Bubbles and Smartbombing, likely using a combination of these. This page aims to describe these dangers in a little more depth, discuss how we can fit our ships and navigate NullSec to avoid them, and the best routes for players to make their way to the NSC.

====Gate Camps====

Gate Camps are basically players waiting on a Gate to catch anyone who jumps through into them. There are a number of variables that determine how effective they'll be, such as the number of players involved, the types of ships they are using and the actual size of the Gate itself, but we can negate all of these. What we are concerned with is the time to warp of our own ship. Due to the way the server mechanics supposedly work, the fastest that anyone can get a point on a ship is 2 seconds. Therefore, if we can get our time to warp to be less than 2 seconds we are, theoretically, impossible to catch without the use of a bubble. We say theoretically because there can be the odd times were this doesn't work, such as if you are lagging, but 99% of the time you will unwatchable. This is also true for HiSec and LowSec.

==Travel Advisory - There be bubbles==

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 ==The Dangers of NullSec==
 When it comes to travelling through NullSec, Gates are very dangerous. Due to the mechanics of NullSec, or more accurately the lack of mechanics associated with NullSec, the majority of PvP occurs on Gates. The three main tactics that players will use to catch and kill you are Gate Camps, Bubbles and Smartbombing, likely using a combination of these. This page aims to describe these dangers in a little more depth, discuss how we can fit our ships and navigate NullSec to avoid them, and the best routes for players to make their way to the NSC.
+====Gate Camps====
+Gate Camps are basically players waiting on a Gate to catch anyone who jumps through into them. There are a number of variables that determine how effective they'll be, such as the number of players involved, the types of ships they are using and the actual size of the Gate itself, but we can negate all of these. What we are concerned with is the time to warp of our own ship. Due to the way the server mechanics supposedly work, the fastest that anyone can get a point on a ship is 2 seconds. Therefore, if we can get our time to warp to be less than 2 seconds we are, theoretically, impossible to catch without the use of a bubble. We say theoretically because there can be the odd times were this doesn't work, such as if you are lagging, but 99% of the time you will unwatchable. This is also true for HiSec and LowSec.
 ==Travel Advisory - There be bubbles==