Enrollment will open on Monday, March 25th @ 19:00 Eve time
By popular demand, we have scheduled another Skirmishing class!
We've made some more changes from the last time we ran it, thanks to the wonderful feedback we received. Hopefully it won't run quite so late as it did last time! Of course, this means there is more reading material, as we moved quite a bit of the pure lecture into reading material, but hopefully it means we're doing much more of the fun practical stuff
Because this class is still in what we consider a "prototype" stage, we have to restrict the total number of enrolled students to only ten. This low enrollment allows us to focus on every single student, and also allows every single student to actively take part in skirmishing on the roam.
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While they are not always unsung heroes, interceptor pilots are often regarded as "just tackle". While the value of even "just tackle" might still be debatable (no fights without proper tackling), in Agony we use interceptors for more than pure tackling - we call the role "Skirmishing" and consider it a highly valued, specialized fleet role. Combining scouting, tackling and "provoking fights," a skirmisher's responsibility goes beyond "just a tackler" or "just a scout" and can be one of the most entertaining and challenging roles in a fleet if you are the type for it. Skirmishers bring unparalleled value to nearly all gang types, but especially in a small-to-medium sized gangs. Skilled skirmishers enjoy more independence than any other fleet member out there and can be the difference between awesome fights and no kills at all. While skirmishers might not get onto most killmails, you can be the one that creates battles (by finding/holding targets) or saves the fleet.
The role of skirmisher may not require a lot of skill points, but it can take lots of player skill to actually get into it. If you enjoy small-to-medium size gangs, fast zooming ships that require a lot of situational awareness and independent decision making, the life as a skirmisher might be for you!
CLASS OVERVIEW: The core topics this class will be covering are:
- Objective and Role of Skirmishing
- Ship requirements/strengths, fittings
- Recon Reporting
- Dscanner
- Bubble evasion
- Spiraling
- One-on-one practice tackling
- Live skirmishing during big roam!
- You must be a PVP-BASIC alumni. This will eventually change to requiring PVP-WOLFPACKS alumni status, btw.
- You must be able to fly a T2 Interceptor
- You should have a basic familiarity with your interceptor already, having flown it a bit, tackled a bit. We don't expect you to be an expert already surpassing your teachers, of course!
- You must be able to attend BOTH DAYS, both the class day AND the roam day. If you cannot attend the roam, please do NOT enroll for this class session. You will not be considered a graduate of this class if you cannot attend the roam.
- You must have a working microphone
- You are expected to read all of the Skirmishing articles prepared for this class on our Wiki
- Class takes place in nullsec, the potential exists for fights, kills, ship losses and poddings, so make sure your clone is up-to-date and not too expensive.
- Before the class day, you will be sent a private message with the nullsec solar system this class will take place in. You will need to have 3 interceptors plus a cruiser or battlecruiser of your choice in the class system before the class starts. You may move your ships yourself, or Agony can move them for you for a small fee. Details on this will be sent to you in the private message.
- Course Code: SKIRMISHING-20130405
- Time and Duration:
- Class: April 5th, 2013 starting at 19:00 hrs Eve time (4+ hours - if it takes longer, don't be surprised)
- Roam: April 6th, 2013 starting at 19:00 hrs Eve time (4+ hours). Roam will depart from Berta. Students of this class WILL be skirmishing for the Alumni roam on the 6th
- Please try to arrive at least 15 minutes before the class is due to start on both days.
- Price: 30m ISK per pilot, plus 8m ISK per pilot if you want to use our JF hauling service (please read the class description page in the wiki and details sent in a private message after class enrollment is confirmed)
- Please send the 30m course fee directly to the "Agony Unleashed" Corporation, and use the course code in the transfer. Please DO NOT send the 8m JF hauling service fee to our corporate wallet, that is to be sent to our JF pilot, who you will be informed of in the private message set up for this class..
- If you are having financial difficulties, Somer Blink has generously set up a scholarship fund for our students. Type SOMER BLINK in your enrollment post to use the scholarship fund for tuition purposes (cannot be used for our JF hauling services, sorry!)
- Click here to learn how to enroll in a PVP-U class.
- Meeting Location:
- Class and roam depart from Berta
- We will move as a class together down to the classroom system, or you may move to it yourself before the class. Location of the classroom system will be sent to you by private message after confirmed & paid sign-up.
- Roam day will depart from Berta.
- Instructors: ToranBrades plus about a dozen Agony in support
- Fleet Commander: Roigon
- Maximum Enrollment: 10, plus 2 "stand-by" students in case of cancellations after enrollment. This is a hard limit.
- Post in this thread using our standard format of Forum Name - Ingame Name (TICKER)
- EXAMPLES:
Greygal - Greygal (AGONY)
ToranBrades - ToranBrades (AGONY)
CLASS CREDIT
Itkovian - Itkovian Beddict (AGONY)
CORP ACCOUNT
Bamar - Christina Bamar (AGONY)
SOMER BLINK
VERY VERY IMPORTANT:
ONLY STUDENTS ATTENDING THIS CLASS SHOULD SIGN UP IN THIS THREAD.
ALUMNI: Sign up for the Alumni roam in that thread, please do not sign up in this thread. Thank you!
Confirmed students: Paid
- animaljr - Sleepy103 (BPORN)
- Socretez - Socretez Momaki (PLA)
- Julius Tavers - Julius Tavers (XMETA)
- Alice_Karjovic - Alice Karjovic (.CiC.)
- Matt Sarona - Otasja
- Agnes Nitt - Agnes Nitt (Antie)
- djinn khan - DJINN KHAN (SKRW)
- Kynric - Kynric (LSKYL)
- Zea - Efficient Z (IBUIN) (class credit)
- SajaK - Saja Khali (E-Uni)
- Mithrellas Rusco - Mithrellas Rusco (BTCL) (corp account)
Confirmed students: Corporate account
Confirmed students: Using credit from prior missed class
Agony students:
Cpt Pugwash - Cpt Pugwash (AGONY)
Tay - Tay Finis (Agony)
Hanuman - Hanuman Ormand (Agony)
Carathas - Carathas (Agony)
STANDBY/WAITLIST:
Dexter102 - Dexter102 (N0MEX)
psychobitch - psychobitch (PLA)
Ja5 - SkipTrac3r (BWMT)
Missed class, credited:
Missed class, refunded:
Graduates:
- animaljr - Sleepy103 (BPORN)
- Socretez - Socretez Momaki (PLA)
- Julius Tavers - Julius Tavers (XMETA)
- Alice_Karjovic - Alice Karjovic (.CiC.)
- djinn khan - DJINN KHAN (SKRW)
- Kynric - Kynric (LSKYL)
- Zea - Efficient Z (IBUIN) (class credit)
- SajaK - Saja Khali (E-Uni)
- Mithrellas Rusco - Mithrellas Rusco (BTCL) (corp account)
- Cpt Pugwash - Cpt Pugwash (AGONY)
- Tay - Tay Finis (Agony)
- Hanuman - Hanuman Ormand (Agony)
- vandeo - Vanessa Vansen (Agony)
- Bloodmyst Ranwar - Bloodmyst Ranwar (Agony)
- Odious - Oudious Maximus (Agony)
- Kaiser - Kaiser (Agony)
Pending Graduates:
- Matt Sarona - Otasja
- Agnes Nitt - Agnes Nitt (Antie)
- dybbuch
- dzu
- Alistone Malikite