Abyssals

If you are a new player, don't read this. :D 

Abyssal game play is some of the hardest content in eve, and I include that alongside doing solo pvp.  It's seriously hard on the upper end.

If you are asking in #new-player-questions, we will ask you to go to the Abyssal Lurkers discord and talk to the experts, NOT us.

It requires huge investments, needs a HUGE wallet buffer, and everytime you move from one tier to another, you pay for it in lost ships.

T0 - aka tranquil, easy, like stepping out your door.  Like a Level 1 mission.

T1 - aka calm, Like walking down the street.  L3?

T2 - aka agitated, Like doing a good jog down the street.  L4?

T3 - aka fierce, You're running a marathon now somehow!  And I have 20 minutes to finish.

T4 - aka raging, There are other professional runners in this marathon!  STILL 20 minutes?!?

T5 - aka Chaotic, Is this Olympics suddenly? T4 was so easy!

T6 - aka Cataclysmic, WHO THE FUCK IS SHOOTING WHILE I'M TRYING TO RUN HERE?!?!

It escalates that fast.  In T6, you EXPECT to die every so often.  That's how hard it is.

The usual recommendation for new players is to start at t0, see how they like it, then start fitting for the tier above and run the ones below it.  So fit for T2, run T1.   On the high end, fit for T5, run T4.

The key is to go 'fast'.  You want to kill everything in a hurry.  People die in abyssals not because of tank, but always because they didn't kill enough fast enough.  You think it's about tanking the site, nope, it's always the DPS race versus the SHORT 20 minute clock.  So work on Murder Faster. 

You need replacement ships reserved.  If you are short on money, this is NOT the activity for you.

ignore this: Ideally, you run the high end sites a couple times on Sisi, the test server.   If your character isn't up to date, ask for some skill injectors to get it tested.  Singularity is down for good

Note: If you're looking for pricing on abyssal modules, https://mutaplasmid.space/appraisal/ makes that easy, you sell these on contracts.

What you have to know beforehand

Before you start doing abyssals, you need to have really good button pushing skills and some isk as a buffer. You will lose ships in abyssal space.  IF you don't have money, this is NOT the content for you!

You also need good PVP knowledge.  This could be ratting knowledge but you have to hold 10 things in your head at once:

• Your position and speed

• What is your range to your tar get

• Who is the biggest threat

• Where are the pylons/clouds and what types are they

• What your ammo and heat levels are at

• What your shields/armor are at

• Are your drones okay

• Are your weapons being effective

• Are you able to get to the bio cache in time

• Can you finish this in 20 minutes

If you can do this, and press buttons on your ship, then maybe you have a shot?

This is a fit to run a t0 elec filament. Note, you need 3 of the correct difficulty and weather.  any variation and you generally die, usually because of lack of DPS.

[Punisher, HateLesS' Day1 electrical Abyss]

Small I-a Enduring Armor Repairer

Extruded Compact Heat Sink

Damage Control II

Extruded Compact Heat Sink

Small I-a Enduring Armor Repairer

1MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner

Small Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery

Small Focused Modal Laser I

Small Focused Modal Laser I

Small Focused Modal Laser I

Small Focused Modal Laser I

Small Energy Locus Coordinator I

Small Auxiliary Thrusters I

Small Energy Collision Accelerator I

Imperial Navy Multifrequency S x4

Imperial Navy Xray S x4

Imperial Navy Standard S x4

Imperial Navy Microwave S x4

If you start to go up in tiers, it gets more expensive and i do NOT recommend these for new players.

https://abysstracker.com/fit/6580 has the povertila, to quote:

Takeda Sanjo — 2023/05/2023 on eveo discord

Always get them started with the Povertila, you can make decent bank with low SP in T4 exotics with that tbh

If they are doing exotics, just swap the EM rig for a Therm. The EM rig is only included as the fit is suppose to also do T3 Electricals.
Tbh the other tiers people will just figure out as they gain experiance

I'm sure @Somtaaw probably has good experiance with a passive Gila, and i'm just being a bit... Zealous.

Tbh when I first started I did use a passive gila setup in t4 gammas, I just cringe from the memory :KEK:

And a gila fit that was shared with me, not sure the weather or difficulty but ... that's what sisi is for?

[Gila, Abyssal Gila v2.0]

Drone Damage Amplifier II

Drone Damage Amplifier II

Drone Damage Amplifier II

10MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner

Shield Boost Amplifier II

Medium Shield Booster II

Large Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery

Multispectrum Shield Hardener II

Multispectrum Shield Hardener II

Rapid Light Missile Launcher II

Rapid Light Missile Launcher II

[Empty High slot]

Rapid Light Missile Launcher II

Rapid Light Missile Launcher II

Medium Core Defense Operational Solidifier I

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II

Medium Core Defense Operational Solidifier I

Hammerhead II x10

Scourge Fury Light Missile x1000

Mjolnir Precision Light Missile x1000

Guristas Nova Light Missile x1000

This fit was shared with me as well, but is 'slow'.

[Gila, T5 Exotic (Passive)]

Imperial Navy Drone Damage Amplifier

Caldari Navy Shield Power Relay

Caldari Navy Shield Power Relay

Republic Fleet Shield Recharger

Federation Navy 10MN Afterburner

Thukker Large Shield Extender

Thukker Large Shield Extender

Thukker Large Shield Extender

Thukker Large Shield Extender

Drone Link Augmentor II

Rapid Light Missile Launcher II

Rapid Light Missile Launcher II

Rapid Light Missile Launcher II

Rapid Light Missile Launcher II

Medium Core Defense Field Purger II

Medium Core Defense Field Purger II

Medium Core Defense Field Purger II

Vespa II x2

Zainou 'Deadeye' Rapid Launch RL-1003

Mid-grade Nirvana Alpha

Mid-grade Nirvana Beta

Mid-grade Nirvana Delta

Mid-grade Nirvana Epsilon

Mid-grade Nirvana Gamma

Mid-grade Nirvana Omega

Zainou 'Gnome' Shield Management SM-705

Zor's Custom Navigation Hyper-Link

Zainou 'Gnome' Shield Operation SP-905

Agency 'Overclocker' SB3 Dose I

Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile x20

Nanite Repair Paste x100

Scourge Fury Light Missile x2060

And if you don't have a character that can run on sisi, you're not ready.