Rifter Guide for Eve Online

Eve is an in depth and complex sci-fi MMO set in a gigantic fully functioning universe with a bustling economy and plenty of warfare. There are loads of options in terms of the ship you choose and as with all MMO games it is important to build your character up and develop useful skills. In order to get a decent ship you’ll also need to build up some cash and choose your set up carefully depending on whether your principal aim is combat or trade.

The Rifter has four high-powered slots, three mid-powered slots and three low-powered slots. This makes it an offensive craft because generally speaking high-powered slots are for offensive weapons, mid-powered slots are for propulsion, sensor, shield affecting and electronic items and low-powered slots are for armor and assistance modules.

When you fit out your ship there are loads of different options. Starting with defence you’ll want to purchase some kind of armour. The choice is between fitting a large armour plate which will require no further action and hopefully give you the time you need to blast your opponent into oblivion. However it will weigh you down and slow your top speed. Alternatively you fit a normal armour plate and bolster it with an armour repairer and a resistance module, this is known as an active tank. This means you will have to use your capacitor to repair damage as you fight but it also means your craft will remain light and fast. Of course you will need repair skills for this set up to work well so you may be best starting out with fixed armour, usually called a passive tank.