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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by Aloysius Knight
2 large tech 2 SB amp 3 hardners

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Originally by: Nadija

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Edited by: Nadija on 09/04/2005 01:37:14

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by Aloysius Knight
2 large tech 2 SB amp 3 hardners

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U have 7 med slots on ur Raven??

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Originally by: Alexi Borizkova

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For a second I was thinking "wow, why is he posting a scorpion setup", then I saw the math on slots. Personally in the current environment I can't see why your build would replace the incredible awesomeness of Torpage for a pair of guns. I would think that even if grid was a concern the use of cruise launchers, or even rockets! would be preferable to the use of turrets.

What is your reasoning in the use of guns on the raven at the expense of missiles? Am I just missing something patently obvious?

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Originally by: Alexi Borizkova

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I wasn't aware m0o mined... but regardless, Any reasoning on the use of those guns? Were it me I would aim for a smartbomb or two of some sort, mainly due the infeasibility of PD guns overall.

Are you able to get enough damage to make the setup worthwhile? My smartbombs tend to shatter th hordes of cruisers that mob me, much less drones and frigates that invariably pop up. As well as acting as auxilliary missiel defense.

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Originally by: Black January

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Are there any armor tanking Raven pilots watching this thread that want to share their setup?


It might solve this problem we're having

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