Introduction to�Low Sec Mechanics

A pirate’s guide to earning their eye patch

Class Rules

• Feel free to ask questions in:�����
• Re-enable “push-to-talk” or mute yourself if you have Teacher role on Discord
• Recording the class is only permitted if all participants are informed about it and have agreed to being recorded.
• Stay safe during the class (usually docked-up is preferred).�

Topics Covered

• Security Status (System vs. Personal)
• Criminal Actions (crime, consequences, timers, etc.)
• Faction Warfare space mechanics
• Typical capsuleers’ habits in Low Sec

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System Security Status

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New Eden

• Empire Space & HS (0.5 – 1.0)
• Low Sec (0.1 – 0.4)
• NPC & Claimable NS (-1.0 – 0.0)
• Pochven (-1.0)

WH Anoikis (-1.0)

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System Security Status Limitations

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Crimewatch: Actions & Consequences

• Certain actions in High Security & Low Security space have consequences

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• There are Long-Term Consequences (e.g., Pilot’s personal Security Status)

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• There are Short-Term Consequences (e.g., Suspect Timer, Criminal Timer, Limited Engagement Timer)

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• There are Immediate Consequences (e.g., CONCORD or Sentry Gun Response)

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• These actions have no consequences in Null Security or Wormhole Space� (except for the Limited Engagement Timer)

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Long-Term: Pilots’ Security Status

Character Sheet > Interactions > Security Status

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Short-Term: Criminal & Suspect Timers

• Suspect Timer (15 minutes):�Flashy Yellow

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• You become a legal target
• Anyone can attack you without consequences
• If someone does, a Limited Engagement Timer (5 minutes) allows you to defend yourself

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• Criminal Timer (15 minutes):�Flashy Red

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• You become a legal target
• Anyone can attack you without consequences
• If someone does, a Limited Engagement Timer (5 minutes) allows you to defend yourself
• If you are in, or jump into, High Sec CONCORD will immediately engage & destroy your ship

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Pilots’ Safety Settings

Ship Safety Setting prevents you from accidently performing actions that would have Crimewatch consequences

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There are 3 safety settings:

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• Enable Safety: Prevents both Suspect & Criminal activity

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• Partial Safety: Allows Suspect but prevents Criminal activity

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• Disable Safety: Allows all actions

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Short-Term: Relevant Timers

• Limited Engagement Timer (5 minutes):�Flashy Teal

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• You can freely engage a specific pilot anywhere without consequences
• They get the same timer, so they can similarly freely engage you, consequence free

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• Weapons Timer (60 seconds):

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• You can’t activate Stargates
• You can’t dock at Stations or Citadels

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• Capsuleer Log-Off Timer (5 minutes):

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• You can’t safely log out of EVE
• If you close or disconnect your client, you ship will activate an emergency warp (unless disrupted) off to a random location, but your ship can still be found in space for others to scan and destroy

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Immediate: Gate & Station Sentry Guns

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2 Sentry Guns

per Station/Gate

LS Mechanics Example: Gate Camp

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Incursus

Frigate

Coercer

Destroyer

Stabber

Cruiser

Scorpion

Battleship

Warp To

Low Sec Faction Warfare

• 2 war zones of Low Sec space contested between factions�(DOTLAN maps)

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• FW Pilots compete to capture systems for their Faction and Ally

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• FW Pilots attack Faction Complexes (plexes) to make systems vulnerable then destroy the i-Hub to capture the system

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• Plexes are great spots for PvP, but have special mechanics �pilots should know

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Faction Warfare Plexes

• Deadspace Pockets & Cosmic Anomalies
• Appear on Probe Scanner window by default but not on the Overview until activated
• Once anyone initiates warp to a plex it pops up on everyone’s Overview
• Your warp-in point will always be the Acceleration Gate (at the range you chose from the direction you are warping from) regardless of what you warped to on grid
• the plex cosmic anomaly
• the plex on the overview
• a fleet member outside the acceleration gate
• a fleet member inside the deadspace pocket
• a bookmark inside or outside the pocket

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Faction Warfare Plexes

• Activating the Acceleration Gate triggers a Suspect Timer
• Cynos can’t be lit inside the pocket
• Ships can’t cloak within the capture point radius�(the capture point is an invisible 30 km radius sphere)
• Killing the NPC inside has a significant negative standing impact with the faction for the entire fleet

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30 km radius

orbiting at 500m will put you at 30,500m

tiny radius

good orbit anchor for brawling

Faction Warfare Plex Sizes

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Low Sec NPCs

• Clone Soldier�Different classes spawn at Asteroid Belts depending on the Security Status of the System�Drop important loot:�Tags that can be exchanged at CONCORD stations for improving a Pilot’s personal Sec Status

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Low Sec Opponents

• Low Sec High Sec & fight club systems, especially close to hubs like Jita (e.g., Tama)�Gate camps or PvP fleets looking for fights with convenient reshipping options
• PvP opportunities in Faction Warfare plexes
• Plex sizes allow FCs to control how much foes can upship (e.g., Novices for Frigs only)
• Plex mechanics allow FCs to dictate engagement ranges (e.g., deadspace mechanics)
• Roaming Low Sec fleets
• FW soloists and fleets

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Low Sec Targets

• Destroyers ratting for normal or clone NPCs in asteroid belts
• Miners in asteroid or ice belts
• Epithals and other industrials at planetary customs offices (PI)
• Pilots running combat sites
• Mission runners
• Battleships or Capitals running Level 4 or 5 Missions (combat probes required, expect defensive cynos)

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Q&A

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