Category Archives: Mechanics

Mechanics Monday: ASB / Ancillary Shield Booster

By now everyone has run into these in PVP and they have certainly changed things. From Frigates tanking gate guns to get a kill to battleships tanking entire fleets while…

Mechanics Monday: Smart Bombs

Smart bombs are one of those items that doesn’t get used much in EVE because the uses are pretty limited. Sometimes you will see them on a Carrier as a…

Mechanics Monday: Auto Targeting aka Friend or Foe Missiles

Because understanding the underlying mechanics of the game is so important, I wanted to start a series of posts describing some of the more interesting game mechanics and possible uses….

Using Energy Neutralizers Effectively

Energy Neuts are an extremely powerful weapon in PVP. They can completely shut down enemy ships and when used right, one neuting ship can change to outcome of a large…

Tracking Is Only Half The Story

Everyone in EVE Online understands the basic idea of Tracking. The basic idea that turrets must be able to spin fast enough to keep up with the target to maintain…

Tanking as a Solo PVP Tactic

Moments ago I was replying to post over at the EVE Online Forum asking if it was possible to learn PVP in Big ships like Battleships and Battlecruisers. You probably…

Quick Directional Scanning Example

Face it, you can’t PVP if you can’t find targets… Which is why I’ve been focusing on Scanning Videos more recently. However in the past videos, some of my example…

EVE Online Elite PVP Guide

It’s an Ambush!

Most of my EVE Career has been spent fighting outnumbered. First as a PVPer in an Industrial Alliance fighting off a large Pirate Alliance, then as a small group of…

Overloading Video Guide

“Give it some heat!” I’ve found my self saying that many times in fleets. Maybe I’m the only FC that talks like that, I’m not sure. What I mean by…

To Insure or Not to Insure

For the first few years of my time playing EVE I refused to buy insurance. I felt like it was betting that I would die and lose my ship. My…