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Raene Jagad
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Posted - 2004.09.09 10:51:00 -
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Sorry for the rookie question but I'm relatively new to agent missions. I'm working for Roden Shipyards and up to now all my agents/missions have been in safe space. I'm just about to upgrade my agent to a level 2 (0 quality) from 2 (-16). However both of the available manufacturing agents are in 0.2 and 0.3 space. Having never been that low I have an image of them as a war zone and I am somewhat nervous!
At the moment I am using a mammoth with 10mn MWD and 2 or 3 Overdrives. I can also fly Amarr frigates/cruisers/battleships. As I have polished off my industry skills and am spending my time on social skills atm I have the time to work towards a different vessel.
Any suggestions as to a vessel/equipment set to aim for or am I just panicking too much and should stick with the mammoth?
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Raene Jagad
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Posted - 2004.09.09 10:51:00 -
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Sorry for the rookie question but I'm relatively new to agent missions. I'm working for Roden Shipyards and up to now all my agents/missions have been in safe space. I'm just about to upgrade my agent to a level 2 (0 quality) from 2 (-16). However both of the available manufacturing agents are in 0.2 and 0.3 space. Having never been that low I have an image of them as a war zone and I am somewhat nervous!
At the moment I am using a mammoth with 10mn MWD and 2 or 3 Overdrives. I can also fly Amarr frigates/cruisers/battleships. As I have polished off my industry skills and am spending my time on social skills atm I have the time to work towards a different vessel.
Any suggestions as to a vessel/equipment set to aim for or am I just panicking too much and should stick with the mammoth?
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Lucre
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Posted - 2004.09.09 11:21:00 -
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Edited by: Lucre on 09/09/2004 11:24:25
For small cargoes I use a Claw - before that I used a Vigil. Not much cargo but ultra fast. (With overdrives, faster than a shuttle, even afk)
For intermediate cargoes, I use an Inquisitor (MWD and cap battery). With expanders this'll haul over 500m3 whilst still being reasonably fast.
For kill missions, a Moa or Maller.
For very large cargoes, yes, you need a hauler. But use a frigate when you can as they're faster both in warp and to gates/stations.
Also currently playing with my Anathema covert ops frigate. Not terribly fast in realspace (though I have main mission routes insta-BM'd) but 190 base cargo and 13.5au/sec warp mean it's quite a good ship for some missions - but only if you have one handy and get bored with using the Inquisitor. :-)
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Lucre
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Posted - 2004.09.09 11:21:00 -
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Edited by: Lucre on 09/09/2004 11:24:25
For small cargoes I use a Claw - before that I used a Vigil. Not much cargo but ultra fast. (With overdrives, faster than a shuttle, even afk)
For intermediate cargoes, I use an Inquisitor (MWD and cap battery). With expanders this'll haul over 500m3 whilst still being reasonably fast.
For kill missions, a Moa or Maller.
For very large cargoes, yes, you need a hauler. But use a frigate when you can as they're faster both in warp and to gates/stations.
Also currently playing with my Anathema covert ops frigate. Not terribly fast in realspace (though I have main mission routes insta-BM'd) but 190 base cargo and 13.5au/sec warp mean it's quite a good ship for some missions - but only if you have one handy and get bored with using the Inquisitor. :-)
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Asharee Intrefer
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Posted - 2004.09.09 11:32:00 -
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0.1-0.4 is mostly quite safe, especially if you only travel through them, since gates and stations are protected by sentry guns. Occasionally you may encounter someone with a red square sitting at about 150km away (outside sentry range) camping the gate. But that should be quite rare.
If you are serious about courier missions I think you should look at two other Minmatar ships to complement you Mammoth, namely the Probe and the Stabber. The Probe has excellent cargohold for a frigate, 384m¦ or so with Minmatar Frigate 4, plus room for two expanders. The Stabber has a good hold, and is very fast and agile so it hits the gate at a high speed even with 3 expanders. I usually fit it with 10mn MWD and 10mn AB.
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Asharee Intrefer
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Posted - 2004.09.09 11:32:00 -
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0.1-0.4 is mostly quite safe, especially if you only travel through them, since gates and stations are protected by sentry guns. Occasionally you may encounter someone with a red square sitting at about 150km away (outside sentry range) camping the gate. But that should be quite rare.
If you are serious about courier missions I think you should look at two other Minmatar ships to complement you Mammoth, namely the Probe and the Stabber. The Probe has excellent cargohold for a frigate, 384m¦ or so with Minmatar Frigate 4, plus room for two expanders. The Stabber has a good hold, and is very fast and agile so it hits the gate at a high speed even with 3 expanders. I usually fit it with 10mn MWD and 10mn AB.
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RL Malcontent
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Posted - 2004.09.09 12:16:00 -
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Edited by: RL Malcontent on 09/09/2004 12:18:17
Vexor Vexor Vexor!!!! Its the ultimate courier ship. With the right expanders, it can carry well over 1000 m3, (rarely will a mission exceed this amount) can mount twin 10MN MWD, and a large cap battery to feed them as well. Plus, the Vexor can carry a ton of drones for mining mission. 
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RL Malcontent
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Posted - 2004.09.09 12:16:00 -
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Edited by: RL Malcontent on 09/09/2004 12:18:17
Vexor Vexor Vexor!!!! Its the ultimate courier ship. With the right expanders, it can carry well over 1000 m3, (rarely will a mission exceed this amount) can mount twin 10MN MWD, and a large cap battery to feed them as well. Plus, the Vexor can carry a ton of drones for mining mission.
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allmus
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Posted - 2004.09.09 12:28:00 -
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well for courier missions i still prefer my minmatar probe, i have it set up to carry over 500 cargo cap, and have a 1mn MWD fitted i can get over 1600 m/s which makes my warp at 15km's to jumping though gate or docking at station inbewteen 4 and 7 sec's, which isn't that bad
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allmus
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Posted - 2004.09.09 12:28:00 -
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well for courier missions i still prefer my minmatar probe, i have it set up to carry over 500 cargo cap, and have a 1mn MWD fitted i can get over 1600 m/s which makes my warp at 15km's to jumping though gate or docking at station inbewteen 4 and 7 sec's, which isn't that bad
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Phaethon
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Posted - 2004.09.09 13:46:00 -
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Edited by: Phaethon on 09/09/2004 13:49:31
Being an old Vexor pilot, and having used the vex for kill missions with the odd courier job thrown in, I'd like to recommend.
The Execuror
600m3 cargospace, 3 lowslots and *drumroll 10% to cargospace / gall cruiser lvl
For courier you can't go wrong with this baby, even though it's looks are often debated.
fill it up with a 100mn ab or 2 10mn mwd's and some cap extnders/recharges are you are flying...fast.
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Phaethon
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Posted - 2004.09.09 13:46:00 -
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Edited by: Phaethon on 09/09/2004 13:49:31
Being an old Vexor pilot, and having used the vex for kill missions with the odd courier job thrown in, I'd like to recommend.
The Execuror
600m3 cargospace, 3 lowslots and *drumroll 10% to cargospace / gall cruiser lvl
For courier you can't go wrong with this baby, even though it's looks are often debated.
fill it up with a 100mn ab or 2 10mn mwd's and some cap extnders/recharges are you are flying...fast.
WTB. Infifitrator I drones |
Threat
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Posted - 2004.09.09 18:36:00 -
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almost all courier missions can be completed in an exequror, as mentioned above. With gallente cruiser lev 4 i get 1100+m3 using only 2 expander 1's (it can use 3). I still have space for a 10mn mwd, and a 100mn abs and a recharger or 2. Omen, stabber, and ve are good as well. For smaller cargos use a kestral, probe, or even a shuttle. Speed is your friend, stop using the mammoth unless absolutely necessary.
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Threat
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Posted - 2004.09.09 18:36:00 -
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almost all courier missions can be completed in an exequror, as mentioned above. With gallente cruiser lev 4 i get 1100+m3 using only 2 expander 1's (it can use 3). I still have space for a 10mn mwd, and a 100mn abs and a recharger or 2. Omen, stabber, and ve are good as well. For smaller cargos use a kestral, probe, or even a shuttle. Speed is your friend, stop using the mammoth unless absolutely necessary.
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Vigilant
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Posted - 2004.09.09 18:45:00 -
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My 2 isk...
Executioner with Cargo Expanders...and 1 Mn MWD....fast ship...can carry around 250m3...great for small loads...
Stabber/Execqueor with 10 MN MWD's...Stabber has an nice payload and can do over 1300ms with a MWD...
Throax with all Cargo expanders and a 10 MN MWD is not bad either....
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Vigilant
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Posted - 2004.09.09 18:45:00 -
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My 2 isk...
Executioner with Cargo Expanders...and 1 Mn MWD....fast ship...can carry around 250m3...great for small loads...
Stabber/Execqueor with 10 MN MWD's...Stabber has an nice payload and can do over 1300ms with a MWD...
Throax with all Cargo expanders and a 10 MN MWD is not bad either....
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pngzor
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Posted - 2004.09.10 16:12:00 -
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I keep 4 ships handy for my courier agent missions:
1. Fast frig, Vigil or Breacher, as they got quite good cargo holds, and are extremely fast.. better than 2km/s before slamming into the gate. This is the ship you'll be using most of the time.
2. Cargo cruiser: Exequror can carry around 1400m3 with my skills. Fit 10mn mwd and 10mn ab, and you'll hit the gates at 950m/s. Bring cap chargers.
3. Bestower, for those 8000m3 missions.
4. Thorax or Rupture, for the occational kill mission.
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pngzor
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Posted - 2004.09.10 16:12:00 -
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I keep 4 ships handy for my courier agent missions:
1. Fast frig, Vigil or Breacher, as they got quite good cargo holds, and are extremely fast.. better than 2km/s before slamming into the gate. This is the ship you'll be using most of the time.
2. Cargo cruiser: Exequror can carry around 1400m3 with my skills. Fit 10mn mwd and 10mn ab, and you'll hit the gates at 950m/s. Bring cap chargers.
3. Bestower, for those 8000m3 missions.
4. Thorax or Rupture, for the occational kill mission.
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