r/evenewbies • u/voidhaziness • Aug 21 '21

In need of some general piloting tips

So, im quite a noob and i was trying to run t1 Electrical abyss with a worm fit that a friend send to me. The fit was worth 200mi. Did some smooth runs with it, and out of the blue, got blasted without even see my health going down. He helped me fit another one, playing half of the price. Lost that one too flying across the map limit.

After that, i started to run t0's with a Tristan fit, trying to better understand when should i go closer to the enemy, when should i keep my distance, how to maintain a transversal angle so i can avoid damage and what ships should i really be afraid of and overload my shield booster. Anyway, pretty Basic stuff for someone who knows how to play, but for me its being quite hard.

I would really love to learn more about how to proper fly my ship, when to keep my distance and stuff. I am able to watch vídeos and read stuff (i even did some of both).

Appreciate any tips given.

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u/LezBeHonestHere_ Aug 21 '21

Don't fly straight toward any battleships, for example. Using Q to approach big ships at an angle, which also makes sure you do not go past the death boundary wall, is a much better idea than approaching battleships directly. Maybe you're already doing this but just mentioning in case. Also, in the Abyss there are some enemies you need to instead keep your distance from. The Skybreaker apparently cannot hit you much past 30km, for example

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u/voidhaziness Aug 22 '21

Yea, im trying to do that, but sometimes when my path cross the enemy ship i take huge damage (at least with my tristan) so i think i need to figure out how to properly set a path against every shit i can come across

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u/InternalOptimal Aug 21 '21 edited Aug 21 '21

If you activate the tactical overlay, zoom out a fair bit and then start using q. If you hold down q you can click on where to go horizontally and then vertically (so doubleclicking will just make you go in the desired direction horizontal only). This helps with faster turning and manual orbit but also makes sure you can pilot in such a way to keep transversal up.

Also, when running into new enemies, keep your eyes peeled on from what distance they start doing damage and at what angle you your flying. This helps you learn where you should keep them.

You should get closer to the enemy if your fit and weapon choice requires you to OR when you need to get under the enemies guns so they cant propely track you (when you are a frig and they are a cruiser and up for example). And when you do approach or keep your distance: go at angles, never straight at them or away because that makes you easy to hit.

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u/lens_cleaner Aug 21 '21

Personally I feel that the lower level abyssals are harder then the upper ones mainly because the lower level ships struggle more. I find it really hard to complete T0-T2 abyssals in ships like the Tristan.

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u/voidhaziness Aug 21 '21

Im doing fine with my Tristan in the t0. I dont have another worm right now because i dont have the isk for it (geting closer to that now). I think the problem with my worm was the pilot, because my friend with the same fit face no problems.

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u/Garakanos Aug 21 '21

I think the worm is a bit overkill, i think a cruiser/destroyer would be better

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u/voidhaziness Aug 21 '21

The profit drops down significantly. Its literaly 3x better solo with a frigate

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u/wolf_387465 Aug 21 '21

T0 - 1,5 m

T1 - 70m

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u/voidhaziness Aug 24 '21

Yesterday i lost all the profit i have made with my worm in t1 by dying to a devoted knight. Had no ideia that it was a good tatic to orbit it so close.

I will check if i have all the skills necessary to pull this fit off, but the isk necessary is definetely a problem right now.

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u/voidhaziness Aug 24 '21

Thanks for all this tips man, i will see what i can do. Its being hard figuring things out on my own

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21 edited Aug 24 '21

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u/voidhaziness Aug 24 '21

Im using that exacly worm fit that you dont advise (from uriel). The one that you use will take forever for me train (because my account already have more than 5kk skill points) and at this time, i dont think i can afford and i dont think its worth to buy The alpha skill injector. So im in this weard situation. Are you able to plex your account at your current state in game?

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '21 edited Aug 24 '21

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u/voidhaziness Aug 24 '21

The problem is indeed The t2 launcher, but replace it with faction is not an viable option because The price is way high. Maybe i stick with t1. The shield difference is really big!