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Kuro Bon
Running with Knives
Nexus Fleet
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Posted - 2012.12.15 05:58:00 -
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I came upon one of these 500 dps blaster daredevils recently, and I'm racking my brain trying to come up with any counter for this imbalanced monster..
Quote:http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/32823-Daredevil-505-DPS-972-Alpha-0-0-Station-Ganker.html 505 dps / 972 alpha if you have the +5% to small hybrid and to all turrets http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/DaredevilSpecial Ability: 200% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage Gallente Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret falloff per level Minmatar Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to the velocity factor of stasis webifiers per level
1) I can't find another frigate that can put out (or tank) 500 dps at any range.
2) With the Daredevil's web effectiveness bonus, web-to-web you lose
3) warp scramming him outside of web-range (and his weapon range) seems like an option. Is it possible/practical to engage and keep him inside the gap between faction-web (15k) and faction-scram (30k) ? Seems it would require AB and high agility so you could 'keep at 20k' and allow the keep-at mechanics to do the work. You'd also need a ship with faster AB boosted speed than the daredevil (since he's going to warp scram you too) and which can dps from 20k, which doesn't leave many options.
AB+scram speed+missile fit Claw?
http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/64492/what-is-the-fastest-frigate-in-eve-after-fittings-and-skills
4) just run when you see a daredevil?
5) fit your own blaster DD and be careful not to get that costly fit popped by a gang?
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Kuro Bon
Running with Knives
Nexus Fleet
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Posted - 2012.12.16 04:22:00 -
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FYI - this guy wasn't sitting at range, he did a boomerang to get in close and get his blaster max vollys off.
Thanks for the replies.. here are some thoughts...
Dual MASB Hawk looks sweet. That would torch him if he stayed engaged. Can it hold him? It seems like he can close at-will because of his web bonus, and it also seems like his faster speed means he may be able to disengage at will. Though if he's committed to a flyby boomerang he should die.
This Blarpy fit looks like a decent counter. More than enough EHP to make up for the slight dps disadvantage. If he boomerangs, i expect he'll go splat.
What Arty Wolf fit would survive him? He's faster so he can dictate range, and his web is ridiculously boosted by that hull bonus, so basically he gets to fight at his 2k optimal at will. The Wolf fits I see are 150-200dps, and don't have enough EHP/tank to come out on top vs 500dps. What fit would you use?
What Enyo fit can catch him? This high-dps-and-tank Enyo fit would survite him, but can it keep him in range? He has a massive web boost and faster speeds to boot.
Griffin seems like a fun diceroll response. This super cheap 1M ISK Griffin Fit is pretty funny. If the jam lands it might just come out on top.
100M ISK per hour is about $3US an hour. -áIt's more efficient to work at starbucks.-á
Playing the game doesn't advance skills, kinda like ProgressQuest. |
Kuro Bon
Running with Knives
Nexus Fleet
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Posted - 2012.12.16 16:06:00 -
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Dzajic wrote:And now consider "novice" FW plexes wher DD can enter but no T2 frigs can. Completely balanced. 
Right, I completely forgot.. this is for Novice FW sites, so basically all the suggested T2 frig fits are bunk. From the Retribution patch notes..
Quote:GÇ£MinorGÇ¥ complexes have been renamed GÇ£noviceGÇ¥ and now only accept tech1 frigates only (including navy or pirate - no tech2 variants allowed)
So in a Novice FW site, how do you top/survive a DD? Come with your own DD? Run?
That ECM Griffin might be fun to try.
100M ISK per hour is about $3US an hour. -áIt's more efficient to work at starbucks.-á
Playing the game doesn't advance skills, kinda like ProgressQuest. |
Kuro Bon
Running with Knives
Nexus Fleet
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Posted - 2012.12.19 00:11:00 -
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Malus fit looks interesting.... Why the MWD instead of AB? I presume you will both be warp-scrammed immediately. Seems better to fit an AB. No?
100M ISK per hour is about $3US an hour. -áIt's more efficient to work at starbucks.-á
Playing the game doesn't advance skills, kinda like ProgressQuest. |
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