by: Vivien Sureflight, Repossession Overseer

The more you play EVE, the more rules you will hear as to how you should conduct yourself in a fleet situation. These include, but are not limited to, “Always listen to the FC”; “Keep comms clear”; “focus fire/shoot the primary”. While these are generally good rules, they are not the whole story – the most effective fleets are the ones in which many of these rules are broken. Detailed below is a REPO guide to proper conduct when participating in a small gang of pirates (many things I will say here do not translate well to fleets of 10 or more).

I fully expect these words to spark some amount of controversy.

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Embracing the Fifth Element

by: Vivien Sureflight, Repossession Overseer

I’ve had a lot of fights recently that have given me many examples of what works and what doesn’t in PvP. Based on these experiences — and the experience garnered over the last six years — I have compiled a small guide on the important aspects of every PvP engagement, which I call the Elements of PvP.

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I’m a Caldari enthusiast at heart – the cool, hard aesthetic of Caldari design touching some of the dystopian cyberpunk fan in me. I’m also a kiting devotee who believes that a profitable criminal career as a kiter is much more difficult than commonly thought, particularly with frigates. As an outlaw, my love of Caldari vessels and the kiting tactic provides unique challenges in finding a viable hull that matches my desired combat style.

Until recently the Crow was my go-to choice for kiting. Its forgettable damage output mitigated by unmatched speed and a subpar reputation, which lends itself well to surprise. However, the recent improvements to the Attack Frigate class have unseated my former champion and replaced it with a much cheaper alternative that improves on the Crow in nearly every way.

[Condor, Standard Condor v.1]

Ballistic Control System II
Overdrive Injector System II

Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
Warp Disruptor II
Balmer Series Tracking Disruptor I, Optimal Range Disruption Script
Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution Script

Light Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Light Missile
Light Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Light Missile
Light Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Light Missile
[Empty High slot]

Small Bay Loading Accelerator I
Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I
Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I

The midslot layout can be customized to taste. Other obvious alternatives include a Target Painter, Stasis Webifier, Sensor Dampener (dual-damps are possible but tight on CAP), etc. Personally, I’ve found the Sensor Booster to be particularly effective at catching Faction Warfare pilots. Additionally, I highly recommend carrying Precision Missiles for increased damage output when fighting small, fast frigates.

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I had been experimenting with new Interceptor fits. After the recent improvements to Attack Frigates my standard Crow had become somewhat obsolete - the Condor now being able to achieve similar results at 1/3 the cost with the added bonus of being able to hunt in FW plexes. I’d never been much of a brawler but I had always been intrigued by the massive DPS capabilities of the Taranis. Consequently, I decided on the fit below and chose to step outside of my kiting Interceptor comfort zone.

[Taranis, Gank Ranis v.1]

Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Overdrive Injector System II

Experimental 1MN Afterburner I
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I

Light Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small ‘Ghoul’ Energy Siphon I

Small Hybrid Burst Aerator I
Small Ancillary Current Router I

Hobgoblin II x2

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At the beginning of last month I posted about getting back to blogging.

A REPO agent always keeps his word.

Piracy does not always cooperate with my search for tales worthy of posting to the REPO blog – there were several victories and defeats last month that hardly bear mentioning – innocent haulers, FW plexers and the like. However, here is the first of three separate accounts of combat and piracy, which I deemed sufficiently entertaining for the blogsphere campfire:

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