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Xascor
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Posted - 2005.12.21 15:49:00 -
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Did the level 2 version in my Thorax last night. It took 22 minutes (not including looting) and I made 991k total. I thought that was pretty good. Only concern was my drones agroed everything so I lost one before I could get it back to the dronebay. Fun mission.
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Posted - 2005.12.21 19:43:00 -
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 Originally by: Ashareth
Can i ask you how you did it so fast in a thorax???
I had to warp out a LOT of time for part 1, and i won't risk my ship in part 3 right now since i can't afford to loose it until i've got the money to fit my newly bought ferox.
Not sure you caught the very first part of my post...it was a level 2. If so then it's simple. I'm fitted for range. I hit my AB and set keep at range to optimal (36km) and run. If there are any very fast ships (like the Stabber) I just kill everything else then send my Hammerheads on the fast ships. I never had my shields go below 2/3 so no need to warp out.
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Posted - 2005.12.22 16:51:00 -
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Originally by: Lividicus
The simple answer is the mission is overpowered, especially to people like me with a half mil SPs. Ive completed hundreds of other level 2 missions, and every time i try this one i lose a ship or abandon it.
The question is, should we NEED a raven or 5mil+ skill points to complete this Level 2 mission? Should we need to fart around with the game code so we can warp in 5x as far as intended?
It needs a fix.
So many people have failed this mission now that its worth over 600,000isk now, which is about 3x the value of every other level 2 mission ive encountered.
No-you need to change your tactics. This mission is tough if you try to tank the damage. Either bring a friend to tank it or do what I do and avoid the damage altogether. I just did it again last night (total reward & bonus was just over 800k) and completed it in 17 minutes in a Thorax. I have 800k non-learning SPs as well. Not that big of a difference.
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Posted - 2005.12.22 17:28:00 -
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- Your point: The mission can't be completed unless you have a Raven or 5 million SPs (Exaggeration noted
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- My point: It's really not that hard to complete even for a new player but you might have to change your tactics
No offense, but I have no desire for CCP to make all the level 2 missions easy enough for a player with 100k SPs (that's about 4 days training huh?) to complete easily. If you can't complete it, skip it or ask for help. No need to nerf a mission that can be done in well under 30 minutes by a low SP player solo.
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Posted - 2006.01.18 14:20:00 -
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I hope my first attempt at the level 3 version of 3/3 was bugged. I know this is after the nerf but...
It had 4 "waves". Everything as I warped in agroed. It was only about 10-12 ships including 2 C1s and 1 C2. After I finished off that first way (wish I had a webber equipped for those C1s and C2) I sat waiting for the next wave. Around 5 minutes later a single ship popped. I killed it and waited a few more minutes until the final wave appeared. Nothing special. I noticed the Objective Complete after this wave but a single ship popped after this. I decided to kill it anyways. Total time to complete was 23 minutes from undock to dock without looting.
Went from the hardest level 3 to a joke. Sad.
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