Sir Fourhead
Minmatar
Republic Military School
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Posted - 2009.11.04 18:37:00 -
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 Originally by: Jadawin Khanidi
So I was can-flipped today by a Drake and decided to try punish the thief. I knew I would probably lose, this being my first PvP fight (or rather the first where I was not only shot, but did also shoot), but hey, it was worth trying 
Good for you!
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So I brought my Harbinger in... BC vs BC. At first I thought it didnt look so bad, but then I went down pretty fast. Only after the fight it occurred to me that I was at a severe disadvantage fronm the beginning: As Amarr, I am pretty much forced to use Lasers, which do EM and some Thermal. Exactly what's worst against a shield tanker. The Drake however uses missiles, and the pilot can even switch the damage type in the middle of the battle if he sees that I'm hardened against what he chose first. That seems a HUGE advantage.
Actually, EM and Thermal are the strongest damage types against base shield resists (0% and 20% resists, respectively). Switching missiles takes time, unlike switching lazer crystals. Also, he probably used kinetic missiles the whole time without caring about resists, since the drake gets a significant bonus to medium kinetic missile damage.
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So, how is it even possible to fight a Drake (or any shield-tanked missile boat) in an Amarr ship? Surely two ships of the same class should be comparable in power...?
There was probably a combination of factors in this fight that resulted in your defeat:
-Skills (both in terms of SP and player skill)
-The drake is, against other battlecruisers, generally the best for its ability to fit a nasty buffer tank and go with three damage mods in the lows at the same time
-In addition, I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume that your harbinger fitting was less than optimal (not just in terms of the meta level of the modules you used, but the actual modules themselves) Nothing against you, but since you said this was your first PVP engagement.
Anyways, practice PVP in frigates before you lose any more harbys. The Punisher is a good place to start as an Amarr pilot.
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