Hello citizens of New Eden,
I notice that the sale of kneepads have gone up around New Eden, and many clone docs are reporting that they are finding many denizens of high sec/null sec are reporting a large number of knee sprains and fractures.
They’ve been finding that many high sec and even null sec peoples have been praying excessively to daddy CCP. No worries, I shall help 
Now, with the coming ganking changes, I shall help you understand how to navigate and stop them , using in game tools. The need to pray to daddy CCP to save you isn’t needed and frankly makes you look bad
Now, read below!
The Art of The Anti-Gank
Now you have to understand, with the coming patch things are changing for the -10 ganking crowd. This guide and doc is aimed toward those peeps BTW.
Post patch, once they undock the catas, they are lost already. Therefore they will not stop until they kill something. However, this makes your job easier.
Logistics of What You Need
-Jump Clones in all ganking hubs across space
-Ship caches in those stations to quickly respond
-A spy implanted into ganker intel channels, to find out the general area they are in, more expensive post patch as it’ll have to be Omega now and you’ll have to gank to establish street cred
-Dedicated intel person who will utlize F10, zkills, AG channels and locator agents to get as much real time info as possible
-Dedicated in-system chars to quick check systems
Ship Fits
Below are some fits you’ll want to use. You will only need t1 frigs
[Kestrel, AG Fit Pursuit Fleet]
Ballistic Control System I
Ballistic Control System I
5MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Initiated Compact Warp Disruptor
Peripheral Compact Target Painter
F-90 Compact Sensor Booster, Scan Resolution Script
Arbalest Compact Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Inferno Light Missile
Arbalest Compact Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Inferno Light Missile
Arbalest Compact Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Inferno Light Missile
Arbalest Compact Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Inferno Light Missile
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Warhead Calefaction Catalyst I
[Empty Rig slot]
[Vigil, AG Fleet Pursuit]
Type-D Restrained Nanofiber Structure
Type-D Restrained Nanofiber Structure
5MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Initiated Compact Warp Disruptor
Peripheral Compact Target Painter
Peripheral Compact Target Painter
Small Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery
Arbalest Compact Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
[Empty High slot]
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Warhead Calefaction Catalyst I
[Empty Rig slot]
[Crucifier, AG FIt Pursuit Fleet]
IFFA Compact Damage Control
F-89 Compact Signal Amplifier
F-89 Compact Signal Amplifier
1MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner
DDO Scoped Tracking Disruptor I, Optimal Range Disruption Script
DDO Scoped Tracking Disruptor I, Optimal Range Disruption Script
DDO Scoped Tracking Disruptor I, Optimal Range Disruption Script
250mm Light ‘Scout’ Artillery I, Proton S
250mm Light ‘Scout’ Artillery I, Proton S
Small Particle Dispersion Projector I
Small Particle Dispersion Projector I
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Hobgoblin I x3
[Condor, AG Fit Pursuit Fleet]
Ballistic Control System I
Ballistic Control System I
5MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Initiated Compact Warp Disruptor
F-90 Compact Sensor Booster, Scan Resolution Script
F-90 Compact Sensor Booster, Scan Resolution Script
Arbalest Compact Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Arbalest Compact Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Arbalest Compact Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
[Empty High slot]
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Warhead Calefaction Catalyst I
[Empty Rig slot]
A fleet comprised of these homies is pretty much all you need. Now of course, this is only for hunting catas, if going after bigger prey you will have to adjust your fleet comp. Know that post patch, I predict most gankers switching to nado ganking supported by tags.
These ships all warp faster than catas, which will allow to beat them to gate and get ahead of them.
FCing The Battle
Now every battle is different. But below is the general strategy you want to do:
-Once you get everything on grid, try to point as many catas as you can
-Now just because you point a cata doesn’t mean that’s the first one you shoot
-Most cata fleets are close together, so point each one but focus fire on one at a time if can to clear the field faster
-Do not bother with pods, gankers don’t carry implants and you waste time trying to pod them, clear the ships
-All of the ships in your doctrine are kiters, if you fly right the catas will be helpless, even if not, the crucs will keep them basically helpless anyways
How Do You Know You’ve Won?
Now this is the interesting part. People are under the impression you have to kill the entire fleet to “win”. You don’t. Even getting 2-3 of the catas is a victory since it impacts the math and their target selection. Post patch, they can’t even dock up so you could add cheap t1 scanners to the fleet to scan them down if they safe up, as they will have to keep safe bouncing.
Even chasing them around means they aren’t ganking, which means you “win”.
Now I know you’re saying wow, this seems like a lot of work. It is. Hunting other players is hard. Also in the above steps are what most gankers use too. So you see, it isn’t so easy huh?
Cause it if it was, you’d already be doing this. Hunting an actively evading player is one of the hardest activities you can attempt in EVE.
Now this guide is expandable, but in reality effective AG isn’t expensive. It just takes planning and prep, like everything else.
In Conclusion
So. A lot of words. What’s it mean? It means get off your knees. Stop praying to a false deity to save you. You have all the tools you need to save yourself. Salvage your dignity. Stop crying and braying and ripping your clothes in grief.
Instead take action. Play the game as it was meant to be played. Make friends. Have them help you. Experience the joy of fighting together, flying together and accomplishing actual things.
You concerned for the nubs? Recruit some to fly with you. Give them frigs. Teach them the ways. Show them the only person responsible for keeping themselves alive is themselves.
Understand the game you chose to play. This universe is dangerous. Filled with peeps who will scam, lie and do their best to kill you if they can.
However, you can also find great comrades in arms, those who will fly, fight and die alongside you.
That involves undocking. Effort. Time. Work. Doing things on purpose in the game.
If you don’t like gankers, fit up, fleet up and fly out. Don’t wait for Iceland to save you.
Do it yourself.
my sides hurt 
