Originally by: Karnivore

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This question is for everyone doing solo lvl 4 missions.

1) What lvl is your torp. and cruise missile skills?

4

2) What lvl is your Caldari BS skill?

4

3) Can you do Silence the Informant and Rogue Drone lvl 4 solo?

Yes, though the latter can be painful if two Supreme Drone Parasites gang up on me. Trick is to get more than 70km from at least one of the two, then you're fine. Even without an afterburner, Supreme Drone Parasites are slow enough that you can open up the range. Also, choosing the right torpedos for the job is key. For instance, juggernauts (kinetic) for Guristas and inferno (thermal) for Serpentis. For Rogue Drones, I find a combination of 3 launchers mjolnir and 3 launchers bane works best.

4) What setups are you using for question 3?

6 Siege
2 Heavy Nos

1 XL C5L Shield Booster (Clarity Ward works, too)
1 Named EM Active Hardener
1 Thermal Active Hardener
1 Named Kinetic Active Hardener
1 Named Cap Recharger
1 Shield Boost Amplifier

5 Power Diagnostic II's

You could add a second kinetic hardener in place of the EM hardener for most missions, but you'd only get a 10% increase in resistances and have to switch out your setup all the time. Also, sometimes a rat spawns that does a different damage type than the rest of the rats in the group, which is when this can be VERY important.

Trick for missioning in a Raven is to ALWAYS get your nos on an enemy battleship or cruiser if you can. It greatly increases your cap recharge rate and allows you to tank more damage over time.
Note that to fit this setup, you must have Engineering, Electronics, and Weapons Upgrades all at 5, and, if you're using a C5L instead of a Clarity Ward, will probably have to use named shield hardeners to get enough CPU to fit everything.

5) Do you prefer to use either torps or cruise missiles or a mix of both for lvl 4 mission?

Torpedos. With Caldari Battleship 4, there's no point in using cruise in most missions - there's almost nothing you can't hit, eventually, and cruise damage is too weak. Even if you can't hit something with torps (a rarity once rats slow down and start orbiting), you can always launch 8 or so med drones or switch out for cruise during the fight.

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