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Alexis Audene
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2017.01.04 21:12:40 -
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How many folks here use smartbombs for helping kill frigates in missions? Are they worth it, or are they too risky to use in high security space?
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Zarek Kree
Lunatic Legion Holdings
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Posted - 2017.01.04 22:45:56 -
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The near universal advice is to NOT use smart bombs in highsec. It's not just other player ships you need to worry about - hitting a wide variety of structures will result in a Concord response as well. Even hitting a cloaked ship will get you Concorded. That said, it's certainly possible if you're careful, but I certainly wouldn't do it in an expensive ship.
Conventional wisdom is that a full flight of light drones are faster (and safer) on anything you'll face in most missions. |
Ralph King-Griffin
Devils Rejects 666 The Devil's Warrior Alliance
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Posted - 2017.01.04 23:08:00 -
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no its definitely about other players,
if i or anyone i regularly play with were to realise someone was smartbombing in missions we would warp a cloked scout in and get you concordrd for a) the loot b) the killright to kill you again at a later date and mostly c) for ****s & giggles.
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Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
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Posted - 2017.01.04 23:17:38 -
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I'm not really sure when I'd ever use a smartbomb for a mission, most of the ships I use are super effective at killing frigs before they get into orbit range. as for the ones that aren't, well that's what drones are for.
also with smartbombs you have to set your safety red, which is just asking for a woopise.
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Takh Meir'noen
24th Imperial Recon
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Posted - 2017.01.05 04:05:00 -
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I mission in a Paladin. I kill most frigs while they are flying right at me. Of course some times they'll be on top of you at warp in, or there's just so many you can't kill them all before they get too close. Then I use 5 light drones to murder them. On the few occasions that there are a lot of elite frigs on top of me (which will usually switch to my drones and mess them up) then I just MJD away and blast them. |
Agondray
Avenger Mercenaries VOID Intergalactic Forces
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Posted - 2017.01.05 08:41:23 -
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1 don't use smartbombs 2 I cant use drones to murder frigates because my frigate rats seem to have GRRR syndrome "oh squirrel", most of my battleships now all have a MJD attached for the purpose of pulling range and murdering frigates in pursuit. (before anyone tells me to watch which drones are being shot at, its hard when they get wiped off the field in 1 hit)
Thank you aggro switch mechanics with no real aggro magnet, yes im aware of things like ew scrams and such increase aggro and I have made ships with so much aggro magnets when the mechanics were introduced you still cannot keep them focused on you like other mmo games with mechanics. its a poor system from ccp all because players wanted a system that switch targets when I used to tank the hell out of a complex for new players.
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Gregorius Goldstein
Ze One Man Show
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Posted - 2017.01.05 08:51:53 -
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Smartbombs are very risky. I use T2 light drones whenever possible and avoid ships with no drone bay most of the time. |
Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
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Posted - 2017.01.05 12:50:09 -
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Ralph King-Griffin wrote:no its definitely about other players,
if i or anyone i regularly play with were to realise someone was smartbombing in missions we would warp a cloked scout in and get you concordrd for a) the loot b) the killright to kill you again at a later date and mostly c) for ****s & giggles. This.
Now that you mention it, I'm halfway tempted to go skim killboards for smartbombing mission runners.
Hmmmm....
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DeMichael Crimson
Republic University Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2017.01.06 11:23:48 -
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I agree 100% with what everybody posted here.
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