Agony PvP Basic Class

Agony held their PvP Basic class today, so I grabbed my backpack, dusted off my calculator, and went back to school.  First off let me say that nothing in the class is world breaking, if you've played Eve for any length of time you've probably heard most of what they cover.  That being said there's a difference between having read something, and understanding it, and being good at it.  For that reason, I highly recommend that anyone interested in PvP sign up for their next class.

The Hydra Principle

We all know that the Hydra was a mythological beast with multiple heads; if you killed one head than two more would grow in its place.  The goal of the Hydra fleet is to mimic this behavior through its e-war use.  By flying a well organized, mobile force, and effectively spreading electronic warfare, the Hydra fleet is able to dictate the terms of an engagement in way a blob, even in more expensive and powerful ships, can not.

More information about a Hydra fleet is available on the Agony website, but the bullet points are:

• Liberal use of all types of mid slot e-war, including: Webs, Points, Scrams, Damps, Weapon Disruption, and ECM.
• Highly mobile.  Due to the speed of frigates a Hydra fleet is able to move quickly to respond to targets or escape from danger.
• Cheap:  Though the entire force can be powerful, each individual ship is cheap and disposable, thus individual loses are of little consequence to the fleet as a whole, or to the pilot who's ship was lost.
• Flexibility & Redundancy. If one pilot goes down and loses point on a target, there are usually other pilots who still have the target pinned down; same goes for other types of e-war.  By carrying a refit of e-war modules it is also possible to quickly dock up and refit to cover holes left by fallen fleet members.

D-Scan, spiraling, fleet movements, voice coms, recon reports, safe spots

All of these topics are covered during the class as well.  They are pretty self explanatory but the practical application of them with teachers who are very experienced in the use of it is very beneficial.

Overall I highly recommend this class to anyone who flys in New Eden. It is beginner level stuff for sure, but this class will create the foundation needed to further your knowledge and abilities in PvP.

the Agony website is: http://www.agony-unleashed.com/