1. Red lines are Gamma islands (nullsec since I gather you're an EVE player). So Alpha = Highsec but without suicide gankers, Beta = Lowsec, Gamma = 0.0

2. A much better indicator of PVP activity is the unofficial but official killboard, http://perp-kill.net/
So for example if you tally it all up, so far the top 10 corps were involved in 563 kills, so the average would be ~26 deaths per day. Naturally since multiple corps are on some of the kills its not accurate but it gives you a basic idea.

3. You can be viable as a tackler (not a Rifter tackler, a Stiletto tackler) from day 1 if you distribute your points correctly.

4. You can solo all missions, but they're not really worth wasting time on. Like in EVE the serious corps run a communal model with ship-replacement programs and require participation on farming/mining ops. Alternatively there are capitalist corps who have internal markets with discounts and stuff.

If you got any questions you can PM me in-game, I'd be happy to help you out.

Yes they have and it is quite awesome.

Odd, I wanted to edit some grammar errors but there is no edit button for posts? This has to be the only forum I have not seen an edit but which is somewhat annoying lol.

Sounds good, wasn't sure if getting an indy bots training up for combat would take long. I would probably try to not use it for that however, as it just seems unfair to me in a way for someone who can't afford it but that's another topic. I assumed the player structures would be pretty expensive, but it is a goal I can look forward to some day which helps in motivation.

lol about the edit button, guess trial members are out of luck on that feature! Look forward to seeing people in game and thanks again for all the quick help.

Kelron when you played eve, did you ever purchase Plex with in game currency, seeing how you said $ was tightk?

grr no edit button strikes again lol, accidentally hit post instead of quoting your post too. Thanks for the tip and glad I chose the right path with ewar .

Thanks for the post Macavity, I tried joining a small corp already but he wont reply so assuming they don't recruit trial accounts. If I go ahead and sub in the next few days will I keep the rest of my trial time as well as gain the 30 days? Also I was told EM guns are better than firearms yesterday, however the Light EM-GUN seems worse on dmg and cycle time compared to the light autocannon? However it does have a higher optimal range, is that because I just need start putting points into my weapon usage for EM weapons now as a Nimquol I assume?

Sorry for all the questions

Well im a green bot so i cant really break this answer down for you but yes EM weapons are the blue bots weapon of choice, up close its like a 12 gauge shotgun

The firearms and autocannons are more a niché thing,used to be popular but now i dont think its something you should spend EP in.
Also with regards to EP, its better to save EP when you are unsure where to put it. Its perfectly fine to have some EP saved up for when you have a clear "line of sight" to what extensions you will need,what type of character you want to develop ( combat i assume? ) and good confidence and maybe advice from someone who plays the same faction as you on what extensions are the most relevant to develop first.

Also raising skills to level 5-7 can sometimes be very cheap whereas 9-10 can be anywhere from expensive to extremely,extremely expensive. Since usually several extensions are responsible for your weapons and also your bots bonuses its usually more effective to not pour in weeks of skill points to get from 9-10 and gain 2% efficiency when you can gain 5-10% or more raising multiple relevant skills to a medium level.

So when in doubt, just hold on to it.

Edit:
Oh and one more thing,
you can require as much as 700k EP to be "perfected" in your role but you can require as little as 20-70k EP to be perfect for a role still. And the further you progress ,you spend more EP for very small incriments of improvement and 1 vs 1 against the 700k EP guy in his best bot vs your best bot you likely wont make it but in a 3vs3, if you do your part you will be perfect in your role even if in a pure numbers game you lack some percentags here and there, you can still perform. So it doesnt take an unreasonable ammount of time to catch up to veteran players to the point where you can challenge them and/or be a real pain in the *** on the battlefield, especially if you are specialized in one role and not spread out.

Heck,the small bots even get a perk against mech in that their small size reduces damage taken (usually) especially from missile bots and they can catch up/outrun them. And even if you cant pilot a heavy mech you sure as hell can shoot them,or slow them down (demobilize) and make yourself a valuable asset.

Oh and again about the weapons, if nothing else optimal range alone will save your life. If i can shoot you but you cant shoot me, nothing else matters much.

No clue about wether you get to keep your trial time or if it goes directly into "subscription mode" but it seems reasonable that your remaining days would be added ontop of your subscription? Thats only a guess though.
If the corp you are trying to join wont reply at all you might consider approaching some other corps too.

The "no go" for trials might,for bigger corps anyway,have to do with a fear of spies and sabotage but if that was the concern of the person you were talking to he could have informed you about that and not leave you guessing as to why theres no response. If its only been a short time it might be he hasnt been able to contact you since last.

No problem about the questions, better to ask and learn then remain in the dark right?

I would say i find the bots to be reasonably balanced they all have different roles.
Down the road you will eventually be a good canditate for wrecking tons of havoc on a guy like me who is a medium range,missile bot. Your bot is generally going to be faster than mine, and largely resistant to my type of damage wheras i am the most vulnerable to your type.

Im sure lots of corps might take you under their wing both big and old aswell as new and small.
Best tip i can give is to post in the recruitment forum,expain a little about who you are and what you wanna do ingame and it will be great advertising for you and help you get in touch with corps that you might not otherwise find an easy way to contact(and vice versa).

Most likely if you went into PvP with a corp you would get a tackler (thats a light electronic warfare bot) for you that would be the one called "cameleon" and then they might give you a demobilizer,ECM and some other equipment.

This bot is very,very fast and can catch up to pretty much any other robot very quickly.
Demobilizer reduces the speed of the targeted robot and ECM breaks their lock so they have to relock again possibly shutting down their ability to fire completly at best.
This can allow a team to catch up and safely engage an otherwise superior opponent. And this you can basically do with a day old character,and certainly with a week or two of EP to spend ontop of that.

Theres also modules that you can wear to increase range,modules others can wear to increase your range,reduce locking time etc.. Also the higher end robots like the assault for smaller bots and the mech/heavy mech, or the MK2 version (1 more head slot 1 more leg slot) of the cameleon allows you to customize more and further improve.

Also the bigger bots and more high end weapons,and certain extensions, will increase your range much,much further in time.

About the corp thing,i do believe most corporations recruit both new and veteran players alike mostly looking for capable people. The hard thing ,in my opinion, might be getting noticed and getting in touch with the people in the respective corps who basically do the recruiting. Thats why i recommend posting in the recruitment forum because you make a good impression writing here and im sure you would make the same impression if you wrote there, and that allows recruiters to notice you and get in touch with you instead.

Btw as a blue bot you do your best damage against green NPC and player bots so even if you may have a slight disadvantage in range,once you close that gap, hit spacebar ( fires all available weapon modules ) and you can basically just yell "Boom headshot!" If its a low tier NPC bot.

Here is a good website for some basic info and video guides by a player named Gremrod;
http://gremrod.wordpress.com/
Wich also links to a Guide by a player named Zotarg Calltar:
http://www.benfee.de/Temp/Zortarg%27s_G … il2012.pdf
If the page doesnt load, access it from Gremrods blog, it is on the front page and to your right.

Some info may be a little outdated but generally its spot on.
But if you have trouble with NPC's ,especially yellow ones? Try to find green,and if not that,other blue ones that you can engage. Use a small repair module to keep your armor up. If you find you have not too much problem with distance and speed you can fit an armor plate and a repair module,or simply fit two small repair modules but bear in mind it will drain your accumulator wich if it hits zero will prevent any module including weapons from working while it charges up.

I have never actually played a blue combat bot,but if i did,thats what i would do to start out and see how my accumulator handles it. Of course,the repair modules dont have to constantly run but can be activated when needed, and you can also back off after a kill or a few kills to regain your accumulator or repair your health. So long as you dont run into situations where in a single fight you risk death, or module shutdown due to too much pressure on your accumulator capacity.

You can experiment against the generic and weak npcs, or just by running the modules outside a terminal to see how long it takes for your accumulator to go empty,if it does.

If you cant finish a fight against NPC's that you shoud be able to,then you have to either change your modules,or change what you are fighting against untill the odds favour you.
For the advanced stuff you can actually bring a certain type of scanner module that scans bots,bring it to the spawn you intend to attack and scan the robots to see their weaknesses and what they are using so you can go back the terminal,take out the scanner and "suit up" to counter it.

Farming anything above the lower tier npcs may be very hard to begin with especially untill you learn what different bots do and wich ones are weak to your faction,you may encounter E-war npcs together with other bots and get slown down,have your lock broken and get beat up. But you will also learn from it when it happens. Probobly has happened to everyone.

Also this may be self-explanatory but even against a stronger opponent you can still walk away more or less unharmed by hiding behind terrain,plants,walls etc and popping out to fire and ducking back behind terrain again. This is very usefull against both players and npc's but easier to use against npc's as they generally just come right at you or run straight away from you, theres not alot of terrain awareness in their movement. A simple plant may shield you from an attack. Be ready though that the plant or tree may be blown away,a structure will remain.

If you have more questions dont hesitate to write here or in the game chat.

Edit:
If the grammar is a little off somewhere its because its 4AM here in Sweden and while im more or less fluent in english it becomes a handicap when youre either drunk or tired cause you write without thinking. Had to edit 3 times already to correct absolutely *** misstakes.

Enabled editing for trials now, no idea why it was turned off

lol, yea was curious why. Will do Macavity.

Thanks, after hearing that from a few people in game and yourself I went ahead and subbed. However it did not add the days left from my trial . I am currently talking with a GM about it though, so will let you know how it turns out for future reference.