tartan pixie
Minmatar
Pixie Cats
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Posted - 2010.12.21 12:58:00 -
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 Originally by: SwordKnight
I want to go on a tour of low sec just me and my power of 2, I'm pretty much going to run into a gate clamp sooner or later so can anyone give me an idea the best way to defend against such a problem... in terms of ship builds. Yes I could use a convert ops ship but they are a bit week when it comes to pvp and will only last for so long so its not really an option.
Was thinking of HAC (Zealot) + a Drone ECM Reaper (Ishtar)
2 assumptions from your post, by power of 2 you mean an alt and by the fact that you're asking about camps you don't have a lot of roaming experience?
If you don't have a scout then you're flying blind every time you jump through a gate, which means you've got to either fight or evade whatever's on the other side. Given that neither of your ships are likely to evade a decent gate camp you're left with the option of trying to take someone else down with you as you die.
I'm honestly having great difficulty understanding your ship set up, I'm guessing pulse zealot tackles while the ishtar reps it? That seems like insanity to me because hacs are all about mobility, inside tackle range a battlecruiser will wipe the floor with a hac every time and you will meet a lot of BC's in low sec.
A harbinger / myrm combo would make a lot more sense, not only are they more sturdy but they also fit better with the golden rule of solo/alt roaming -> sooner or later you will die. If you want to roam without a scout then you're best buying your ships in stacks of 10 and with hacs this gets very expensive.
Below is a selection of tactics that you might want to think about:
- Intel gathering (never underestimate the power of intel). Pick an area of low sec and stash your pvp ships in a station there. Grab a cov ops and spend a day or two getting to know your area, this is probably the single most effective way of increasing your success rate.
- Ishtar is a very poor choice for an RR alt, in comparison a battleship is insurable, carries much bigger reps and has far more EHP for your enemies to chew through. Domi is probably my no 1 choice due to aggressive drones adding a touch pain of spewing hell death to its RR capabilities.
- Micro managing 2 ships is hard so try and keep it to a ship that tackles which you pay attention to and and alt that's basically target and forget.
- Recon alts are popular for a reason. Being able to scout your targets, set up the fight on your terms and pounce at the right moment is the hallmark of a good pvper.
- That drake is bait! If you see some bait then spring the trap in a manner that allows you to escape, 90% of pvp is in the setup.
- train devious little ****er to lvl 5 asap.
- There's plenty more but as long as you keep making mistakes then you'll learn 
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