Praqzis Synkara
Enlightened Academy
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Posted - 2013.06.21 21:03:00 -
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Marmaduke Hatplate wrote:Sugar Kyle wrote:Marmaduke Hatplate wrote:
If someone could suggest a Tristan fit that would cost less thsn 20mil and 600k SP which will give me a fighting chance in losec, though, I'll be game for giving it a shot! :D
This particular line is most interesting. You are equating win/lose with ship/fit/sp instead of situation. Are you suggesting that me, in a shuttle with nothing fitted, could defeat a veteran in any ship and fit he chooses? What situation would I be looking at a win in that face-off? I understand what you mean by situation being important and 'size isn't everything' etc. i understand that super-huge ships apparently can't target tiny ones or something, so there's a good example of bigger not being better. I will fit out my Iteron as suggested upthread, and I'll do the map-scrutiny suggested too, and be as paranoid and hidey as possible. I'm going to do a few hisec combat missions in it first, though, to at least get a reasonable feel for how it fights and runs. Then I'll see how long I last in losec and report back. I'm actually looking forward to it lol.
Was Iteron a typo here? I'm a noob as well (almost 2 weeks old), but I would not think about fighting in an Iteron. Iteron is a cargo hauler. Any fit with that you want to focus on cargo expansion and agility/speed (to align faster). Iteron is practically a tin-can. If somebody is attacking you while you are in an Iteron, you are likely already dead. At least, if I were a suicide ganker and I saw an Iteron equipped with weapons and such, I'd likely think it is a bigger target to hit up since it is likely piloted by a newer player.
But from the context of the thread, I'm assuming you meant Tristan. Even an Imicus, I would focus on running/speed/cloak. The current exploration frigate I'm fitting will only have drones. And cheap Hobgoblin Is to boot (cheaper to replace if I lose the ship), mostly for Rat defense/tank while hacking. Even then though, I will likely focus on luring the NPCs away from the can, warping back in to hack it, and taking off before they can get back. It's about staying safe while scanning, getting in and out, and not engaging. If I get engaged, I'm likely already dead.
For example, once I start exploring losec tonight for the first time, if I find anybody on my d-scan, I will likely get the heck out of dodge before they ever try to find me. If they find me, I've probably already lost the battle. The other thing is that I'm running the cheapest exploration frigate with the cheapest fittings (no drones for my escapade tonight). This way, if I lose it, I'm probably only down 400k or so (if that, including insurance payout).
I can't wait until I get cloaking and can fit a cloak (likely by this weekend). But I probably won't have the bank-roll to comfortably lose a cloak (as it drastically increases the cost of my current cheap-as-humanly-possible fit). So even though I _could_ fly a frigate with cloak into losec, I don't feel like I could afford to lose it. So no cloak for me yet. I will have to rely on trying to setup a bunch of safe spots well, low traffic systems, low ship-death systems, etc.
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