Player versus Player (PvP) combat is one of, if not the most entertaining thing to do in EVE. It is also one of the most easy to get into, despite people's beliefs on the matter...

Whether you go it alone, run with a corporation, or just relax in your Hulk; you will have heard the litany that you require months of accumulated skills, specialized ships, and plenty of friends to have any chance of becoming an accomplished PvPer. None of those would go amiss in combat, but they are hardly a prerequisite. Even in a frigate, with only Tech 1 equipment available to you, there are still many situations from which you can emerge victorious.

Hopefully this article will convince others to jump that line, as I recently have, and begin to enjoy PvP as was intended from the very first days of EVE. This is not a guide, there are already many of those scattered about the internet, but a short piece of wisdom gleaned from the PvP experience.

Contributed by Maraugus

Are battlecruisers a disappointment to everyone (Drake PVE exception aside)? They seem to be lacking in a lot of areas to me. I'm certainly not the most highly skilled player, but I seem to be at a point in my skill training arc where I can properly fit a Battleship to fill its role nicely, and a Cruiser to do what cruisers do. The problem may be that the Battlecruiser role may be ill defined in the universe of Eve.

Cruisers are fast and agile, allowing them to avoid the kind of fire from large targets that could potentially drop them in a couple volleys. They seem to have lenient enough fitting requirements to allow them to fit for sufficient damage and tank against the targets (other cruisers and frigs) they most frequently are called to destroy.