Anyone Multibox PVP?

[Jayunit]

I've been multi-boxing eve for many years. One of the few games that I've stayed with constantly for boxing.

I used to mine with 15 hulks, rated with a carrier blob, solo all of my 10/10's, built supers/titans, C4-5 wormholes and pretty much anything anyone told me I could not do :P. Currently I 12 box VG's and making more isk then I can spend. I have 25 accounts, roughly 60 characters. Characters range from low SP cyno alts to 40-100m sp PVP machines.

In roughly 17 days I will have a set of 7 bomber alts (bomb only), I have it drawn out in my mind how it will work. T1 fleets should receive alpha damage if done properly. Once I've done it I'll be posting a video hopefully. I'm looking around for any other ISboxers that are interested in taking out large fleets with less than 3m sp toons. It's roughly 34 day train (+3 implants) to get the proper fit. I have two black ops pilots, many Cyno alts, and if this works I will run 14 bombers, 2 squads so two waves.

I'm hoping I can meet some other ISboxers that would be interested in doing this and better yet move on to bigger and better things.

I also realize most ISBoxers in eve mine, easy on lower spec PC's, you don't really have to do a lot and the risk is low. Keeping that many accounts up can be a pain for most if not everyone. I found my self making isk and not fully enjoying the game. So with that said I will eventually have an SRP program down the road for new individuals and possibly other ISboxers.

Feel free to send me a message on Jayunit in game, if I ignore the message it's because I'm spamming buttons and did not notice the message. Send me a mail if that does happen I don't bite! Feel free to message me even if you're a solo player, I'm looking to add more into the ranks once I get this afloat :-).

[Jwoz]

I would definitely be interested in running bombers with you. I will send you a mail in game later tonight.

[Jayunit]

I would definitely be interested in running bombers with you. I will send you a mail in game later tonight.

Sounds good!

[Mercbeast]

The biggest thing that keeps so many from getting into EvE is how long it takes to be able to skill up and fly say a battlecruiser properly. Most don't really want to be flying around in frigates for ages, even if they ARE useful in fleet ops and what not.

That is in my opinion one of the big flaws of EvE and I think if they accelerated skill gain somehow to get people into those slightly larger, cool ships sooner, the game would grow much more.

That said, I think if I were to give eve boxing a shot I'd have fun just flying a swarm of frigates ;p

[Jayunit]

The biggest thing that keeps so many from getting into EvE is how long it takes to be able to skill up and fly say a battlecruiser properly. Most don't really want to be flying around in frigates for ages, even if they ARE useful in fleet ops and what not.

That is in my opinion one of the big flaws of EvE and I think if they accelerated skill gain somehow to get people into those slightly larger, cool ships sooner, the game would grow much more.

That said, I think if I were to give eve boxing a shot I'd have fun just flying a swarm of frigates ;p

The upcoming changes is making it easier to get into all T1 ships sub cap. The game is about to get very newbie friendly coming patches.

My bomber plan is only a 34 day train for new characters. It's a good opprotunity for those that spend most of their time mining :). Free character slot, low SP train. Hard to pass up for some good fun.

Also boxing frigates... Easy takes hardly any time to be useful in a frigate :).

[Mercbeast]

That's pretty interesting. What exactly are they doing? Just jacking up the T1 skill up rates or lowering the bar to effectively fly T1's?

[Jayunit]

That's pretty interesting. What exactly are they doing? Just jacking up the T1 skill up rates or lowering the bar to effectively fly T1's?

This is all you need to see: http://community.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&nbid=74234 Anything T2 or beyond sub cap will be the same roughly.

[pinotnoir]

I have no idea what any of this means. I am in the process of downloading the client to trial run Eve. I hope the learning curve does not kill me. Any recommendations for a beginner?

[Meeo]

they are effectively lowering the bar, instead of needing level 5 to fly something you really only need level 4. This again, is affecting T1s. T2s will still effectively need level 5s.

They are also streamlining the progression path for ships inside of each race. ie: Frigate -> Destroyer -> Cruiser -> Battleship essentially.

There will be a few T2 ships you can get into without Level 5 skills, but most will require it.

My big thing to me is the streamlining of non-combat ships more effectively. It will be easier for miners, haulers, and Orca pilots to get into their respective "best" ships faster.

Also i like the capital change so i dont need BS5 to get into the next racial carrier anymore which saves me a lot of training time.

The changes are great, 8 of my 12 toons, are already setup with Frigate 4/Cruiser3/ Destroyers 5 and BC5 for the Tiericide this summer. That will save me about 30-40 days of training, and will yield me level 5 in all 4 racial destroyers and BCs already.

[EaTCarbS]

I have no idea what any of this means. I am in the process of downloading the client to trial run Eve. I hope the learning curve does not kill me. Any recommendations for a beginner?

Its actually really easy to get started! I just started a few weeks ago, and the tutorials are very helpful. They give you missions that introduce you to the various aspects of the game, and give you all the basic equipment you need to do it. After that, you do what ever you want!

[CMKCot]

i had a 3 bomber squad, the problem is that bombs don't work like most people think, they require a lot of work since the momentum of the ship is most of the propulsion. also, when they explode they deal damage to everything, including other bombs.

it is still possible to set the bombers orbiting a gate cloaked at 30km, then overloading and burning all of them aiming at the gate, firing bombs and warping off to a celestial. that way its easy to sync, but you will need a small warp bubble with an edge 3km from the warp in... that's pretty close and some ships will escape, but you wont botch bombing runs due to fail timing. the blast damage is absolutely insane, enough to one shot a 120kehp battleship.

if you want to get into bombing join the bombers bar, you can learn the basics there, and also get used to all the intelligence work that goes into finding targets.

[Jayunit]

The new tutorial is way better than what it used to be I hear. Also don't play the game solo, sure ISboxers generally play solo, but the learning curve is higher then most games so you have to open up a little ;-). Just make sure you ask plenty of questions and don't get discouraged. There are people that are still playing since 2003 for a reason!

[pinotnoir]

I am so lost in this game. I lost my ship in a tutorial and now I cannot figure out how to get a new one.

[Jayunit]

i had a 3 bomber squad, the problem is that bombs don't work like most people think, they require a lot of work since the momentum of the ship is most of the propulsion. also, when they explode they deal damage to everything, including other bombs.

it is still possible to set the bombers orbiting a gate cloaked at 30km, then overloading and burning all of them aiming at the gate, firing bombs and warping off to a celestial. that way its easy to sync, but you will need a small warp bubble with an edge 3km from the warp in... that's pretty close and some ships will escape, but you wont botch bombing runs due to fail timing. the blast damage is absolutely insane, enough to one shot a 120kehp battleship.

if you want to get into bombing join the bombers bar, you can learn the basics there, and also get used to all the intelligence work that goes into finding targets.

I've been using bombers solo for a long time. The system I have in place is for bombing fleets already in combat. I've also been ISboxing for a very long time in eve and I'm confident this will work just fine :).

I am going to be making a video when I finally pull it off, waiting on my last bomber to finish training.

[Jayunit]

I am so lost in this game. I lost my ship in a tutorial and now I cannot figure out how to get a new one.

Dock up you will get a new free Rookie ship. You get one if you are in a pod and you have no ship in station.

[Oldboxer]

I am so lost in this game. I lost my ship in a tutorial and now I cannot figure out how to get a new one.

I think if you go to a station and you don't have a ship it gives you a new rookie ship. If you don't mind watching videos, the Eve University ones "How to Survive EVE Online" on youtube, I found quite useful. They actually explain a lot that I wouldn't have picked up from the tutorial. It's a series of six videos walking you though the tutorials. Link to the first one (which starts with character creation, so you might want to skip forward):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGV38W9xNH4

[pinotnoir]

I had submit a petition and the gm fixed the mission. I don't know if someone killed me in tutorial space or what. I instantly died and lost my ship and quest items. The GM reset it and now I am doing much better. I wasted a few hours with it bugged trying to figure out what to do. Thankfully the petition was answered almost instantly.

[Brax]

I'd be interested in joining your corp, and any other plans you have in terms of multiboxing.

Currently I'm not playing that much as I wait for my first ever boxed team to train up to where I'm aiming them to be (6 new toons, 1 old toon, 7boxing a 3 guardian 4 BS fleet to get a feel for stuff).

I've never boxed in EvE, but i've been using ISBoxer in almost every other MMO that is possible to box for YEARS.

I've also been playing off & on in EvE since the game came out. So if you need another experienced, in general, pilot for EvE to help train noobies let me know :).

Currently sitting in NPC corp waiting for train times to complete, but i'd start playing actively more just to help people out learn stuff if this happened.


Additionally, I'd eagerly be willing to learn from you JayUnit on how to make good isk with multiboxing. My #1 goal right now is learning how to multibox in EvE in order to generate a sustainable income for pure-pvp almost all the time (save for when i'm getting isk to sustain said pvp).

My #1 issue with EvE over the years is finding an income for my pvp needs. Time and time again i've taken a break simply because my Alliance at the time asks too much for too little in return (isk/loss wise).

Cheers,
Fadedspirit <-IGN

[Jayunit]

I'd be interested in joining your corp, and any other plans you have in terms of multiboxing.

Currently I'm not playing that much as I wait for my first ever boxed team to train up to where I'm aiming them to be (6 new toons, 1 old toon, 7boxing a 3 guardian 4 BS fleet to get a feel for stuff).

I've never boxed in EvE, but i've been using ISBoxer in almost every other MMO that is possible to box for YEARS.

I've also been playing off & on in EvE since the game came out. So if you need another experienced, in general, pilot for EvE to help train noobies let me know :).

Currently sitting in NPC corp waiting for train times to complete, but i'd start playing actively more just to help people out learn stuff if this happened.


Additionally, I'd eagerly be willing to learn from you JayUnit on how to make good isk with multiboxing. My #1 goal right now is learning how to multibox in EvE in order to generate a sustainable income for pure-pvp almost all the time (save for when i'm getting isk to sustain said pvp).

My #1 issue with EvE over the years is finding an income for my pvp needs. Time and time again i've taken a break simply because my Alliance at the time asks too much for too little in return (isk/loss wise).

Cheers,
Fadedspirit <-IGN

I sent you a mail in game :).

[Voss]

I've been multi-boxing eve for many years. One of the few games that I've stayed with constantly for boxing.

I used to mine with 15 hulks, rated with a carrier blob, solo all of my 10/10's, built supers/titans, C4-5 wormholes and pretty much anything anyone told me I could not do :P. Currently I 12 box VG's and making more isk then I can spend. I have 25 accounts, roughly 60 characters. Characters range from low SP cyno alts to 40-100m sp PVP machines.


Can you tell me how much ISK you can generate trough vanguards? I think about future settings for multiboxing in eve. I would like to make a bil in 1-3 hours for blowing up expensive shit and create some tournaments or spend something to the alliance/corp. With trading I make about 1b per day, but its boring after some time.

[Meeo]

Currently I 12 box VG's

What setup do you use for VGs? i 12 box (manually w/o ISBoxer) in 0.0 running 12 carriers across 3 systems, so i can chain Sanctums. I'm curious at check into Vanguards, in the years I've played the game I've never done incursions.

[Jayunit]

What setup do you use for VGs? i 12 box (manually w/o ISBoxer) in 0.0 running 12 carriers across 3 systems, so i can chain Sanctums. I'm curious at check into Vanguards, in the years I've played the game I've never done incursions.

9 Nightmares, 2 Vindicators, 1 Scimitar, 1 OGB, 1 Ore dumper

[Jayunit]

Can you tell me how much ISK you can generate trough vanguards? I think about future settings for multiboxing in eve. I would like to make a bil in 1-3 hours for blowing up expensive shit and create some tournaments or spend something to the alliance/corp. With trading I make about 1b per day, but its boring after some time.

Depending on OTA spawns, perfect 14-16 sites per hour, over 1.5b without concord LP. Lower ranges of 1.2b if i get too many NMC spawns.