Ifly Uwalk
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Posted - 2012.07.07 23:47:00 -
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Lots of good points in this thread and tbh I agree with all of them. One thing hasn't been mentioned yet and that is personal play style.
I own both a CNR and a Tengu, but very rarely use the Tengu - it's just not for me. That makes my Tengu an expensive hangar queen.
As far as how to proceed, considering you have "lowish SP" my advice would be this: Go Raven/CNR, then Tengu.
The reasoning is this:
a) A Raven is relatively easy to get into skill-wise.
b) A Raven is relatively cheap.
c) A Raven has a solid tank.
Thus a Raven gives you a cheapish yet solid foundation to start your L4 missioning career. So while you're continuing your training towards the Tengu you have a solid income stream. Then, when you finally get into one, you will know all the different missions pretty well. You will know the triggers, how much incoming dps to expect and most importantly which frigs tend to web/scram you. This is nice need to know because tanking works differently in the Tengu than the Raven.
With the Raven/CNR as your solid income stream you can then more easily buy a Tengu. You can try it and see for yourself its strengths and weaknesses and if you like it you keep it and if you don't you sell it.
Finally, should you ever get suicided in your Tengu (happened to me) it won't be as much of a burden (especially "psychologically" as you said). Hop back into your BS, run a few L4s, buy a new one, move on.
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Just to make this clear: this advice has nothing to do with whether either CNR or Tengu is "better." It's simply a suggestion for low-SP players on how to proceed. |
Ifly Uwalk
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Posted - 2012.07.17 21:59:00 -
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Traejun DiSanctis wrote:Cu3ball wrote:Also, I use an Ishtur when I am bored, lvl 4's in an AF is a lot of fun. Not the fasted way to do them, but a lot of fun.  I always found it weird when people talked about doing missions with sub-optimal ships or fits "for fun". Missions are the most fun when they go fast and the isk to time ratio is favorable.
I sense you are on the cusp of grasping the meaning of "different strokes for different folks." Keep it up! |