Ratting Strategies

There are several approaches to keeping your ship safe while ratting:

1) Keep an eye on local and take note if anyone new enters system. Keep your ship scanner open and do frequent 360 degree scans of the area to see if you can pick up any interceptors or pvp ships on scan.

2) If possible arm for long range combat and keep away from the center of the belt. Warp to 50km rather than 0m. This will place you 50km away from any potential tackler warping into same belt and give you more time to make it out.

3) Create a safespot very close to a planet in system. After you warp into the belt, double click next to the planet to align to it. This will align you very closely to warp to your safespot in case you get jumped.

4) After you have warped to your bookmark continue warping between different safespots and watch out for scan probes. You can also mount a cloaking device and simply cloak up and go afk until the danger passes.

5) Rat with PVP fit. Those looking for ratters in belts often fit to do the type of damage that local rats do not do, counting on it being the lowest resistance on your ship. Rat with an omni-tank, warp disruptor/scrambler, and webifier fitted. 6) Fit a neutralizer to drain capacitor of the tackling ship.

7) Rat with friends. If several members of corporation are present in system you can always call them for help if you get attacked and cannot kill the attacker or break free.

8) Watch out for warp scrambling rats. If you want to be extra cautious do not engage spawns that might warp scramble you. Leave them be until they despawn.