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Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
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Posted - 2012.05.14 14:29:00 -
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Could 5 light drones (backed up with decent drone skills) hold their own against your average belt rat spawn in .4 and.3 space? (Assuming they are in a ship that doesn't give them any ship-based bonuses to damage or HP).
Just looking for a proof of concept. I don't make minerals. I just make ore 20% cooler. |
Alara IonStorm
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Posted - 2012.05.14 14:44:00 -
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Take out Frigate and Cruiser rats easy enough, Battlecruisers will take some time to chew through and Battleship rats will tank you.
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Salpad
Carebears with Attitude
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Posted - 2012.05.14 14:54:00 -
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Pinstar Colton wrote:Could 5 light drones (backed up with decent drone skills) hold their own against your average belt rat spawn in .4 and.3 space? (Assuming they are in a ship that doesn't give them any ship-based bonuses to damage or HP).
Just looking for a proof of concept.
All I can say is, they work superbly against 0.5 belt rats, with uber drone skillz.
So the question becomes: how does belt rat badassedness progress as system security level goes down? Does it progress in a calm andorderly fashion, with 0.4 belt rats being a bit tougher than 0.5 belt rats, and 0.3 ones being a bit tougher again? Or is there a marked jump right between 0.5 and 0.4?
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Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
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Posted - 2012.05.14 14:54:00 -
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I've only ever seen frigates and cruiser spawns out in .3 and .4. Are BC/BS rats rare spawns? I don't make minerals. I just make ore 20% cooler. |
Alara IonStorm
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Posted - 2012.05.14 14:56:00 -
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Pinstar Colton wrote:I've only ever seen frigates and cruiser spawns out in .3 and .4. Are BC/BS rats rare spawns? Yes. Battlecruisers aren't that rare and once and a while you run into a 375 to 500k ISK Battleship. |
Maeltstome
Epidemic. F0RCEFUL ENTRY
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Posted - 2012.05.14 15:03:00 -
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yes. However there is nothing wrong with a bit of extra dps. I sometimes fit small energy weapons on my drone boats for the ammo-less'ish approach to more DPSand to fill up my highs. |
Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
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Posted - 2012.05.14 15:05:00 -
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Maeltstome wrote:yes. However there is nothing wrong with a bit of extra dps. I sometimes fit small energy weapons on my drone boats for the ammo-less'ish approach to more DPSand to fill up my highs.
My intent is to see if the 5 drones that a Retriever can field can fight off the belt rats while I mine. (Obviously I know they won't hold a candle to any player pirates that might find me). I don't make minerals. I just make ore 20% cooler. |
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
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Posted - 2012.05.14 15:07:00 -
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Pinstar Colton wrote:Maeltstome wrote:yes. However there is nothing wrong with a bit of extra dps. I sometimes fit small energy weapons on my drone boats for the ammo-less'ish approach to more DPSand to fill up my highs. My intent is to see if the 5 drones that a Retriever can field can fight off the belt rats while I mine. (Obviously I know they won't hold a candle to any player pirates that might find me). Most likely not (or at least, not reliably), especially if you draw fire from the rats. Rifterlings - Small gang lowsec combat corp specializing in frigates and cruisers (all races, not just Rifters!). US Timezone veterans and newbies alike are welcome to join. Come chat in the "we fly rifters" in-game channel. Free fitted frigates for members! |
mxzf
Shovel Bros
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Posted - 2012.05.14 15:19:00 -
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Yes, 5 T2 light drones with good skills can take out most lowsec belt spawns.
No, they probably can't take them out before your wet tissue tank on the Ret gets blown to pieces.
Also, mining in lowsec is typically a bad idea, especially in a mining barge like that. You'll make more ISK/h in highsec due to not needing to replace ships that rats and players blow up. |
Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
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Posted - 2012.05.14 15:21:00 -
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Thank you all for the helpful feedback.
I don't make minerals. I just make ore 20% cooler. |
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Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
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Posted - 2012.05.14 15:49:00 -
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Pinstar Colton wrote:My intent is to see if the 5 drones that a Retriever can field can fight off the belt rats while I mine. (Obviously I know they won't hold a candle to any player pirates that might find me).
It won't work. I used to run a Covetor in .3 before BS spawns were introduced. The drones could draw some agro and take down tacklers, but I usually had to dock and grab my Ferox (yes, before Drakes) to clear harder hitters.
That could still work, but it's not exactly efficient. |
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