Most pilots in New Eden spend their careers chasing size—bigger fleets, bigger ships, bigger numbers. But in Echoes of the Hollow, we’ve taken a different path.
We don’t fly with hundreds. We don’t own space. And we don’t need backup from five allied alliances to engage a target.
We fly in small gangs, and we hit like we mean it.
What Small Gang Really Means
There’s a misconception in EVE that “small gang” means easy content, solo fun, or casual PvP. But real small gang life—especially in low-sec—is anything but casual.
It’s tactical. It’s unpredictable. And it’s unforgiving if you screw it up.
When you’re roaming with just a handful of pilots, every decision matters. There’s no anchor to hide behind, no logi wing to save you, and no FC dictating every move. You’re relying on coordination, individual skill, and raw experience to stay alive and get kills.
That’s what makes it great.
Life in Echoes of the Hollow
We’re a pirate corp operating out of low-sec. Our bread and butter is simple: find content, fight it, win if we can—and if we can’t, go down swinging.
Sometimes it’s roaming into someone else’s backyard. Sometimes it’s staging a gate camp to catch blingy travelers. Sometimes it’s bait, ganks, or third-partying a bigger fight just for the chaos.
What we’re not doing is:
- Running structure bashes or tidi ops
- Sitting around waiting for alliance pings
- Flying doctrine ships in a 200-man fleet
We’re fast, we’re flexible, and we live and die by our decisions.
The Mindset That Matters
What makes Echoes work isn’t just skillpoints or killboard stats. It’s mindset.
Our pilots are aggressive, self-driven, and comfortable taking fights that don’t always look winnable. We engage when others would run, we take risks that pay off (or don’t), and we’re constantly pushing our limits.
We don’t need FCs barking orders. Everyone in fleet is expected to think, act, and contribute. Whether you’re flying tackle, DPS, or something weird and off-meta—we want you making plays, not just following them.
We’re not here to be efficient. We’re here to be dangerous.
Big Impact Without Big Numbers
One of the best things about small gang piracy is how loud you can be, even in a small group.
You don’t need fifty ships to make a statement. You just need five good ones in the right place, at the right time. You can shut down a pipe. You can harass a larger group into frustration. You can force mistakes, bait responses, and get kills no one saw coming.
Some of the best fights we’ve had weren’t clean victories—they were messy, uneven, last-man-standing brawls that left both sides laughing in local.
And when you punch above your weight like that, it sticks. People remember you. They watch for you. They fear you.
Why It’s Worth It
There’s nothing quite like the moment a roam goes from routine to pure adrenaline. A bait tackle turns into a brawl. A flash decision gets a kill. You escape with 5% armor and a grin. Or you don’t escape, but the fight was worth every second.
That’s life in Echoes.
We don’t want safety. We want stories.
If that sounds like the kind of EVE you want to play, then maybe you don’t need a bigger fleet. You just need a tighter one.
