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Oddjob187
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Posted - 2005.12.28 20:39:00 -
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I've recently noticed how awesome it is to get under the guns of a big ship and wittle his tank down, so I am investing in my future.
Its obvious the difference between Interceptors and AF's. Intys are fast, small and slightly fragile while AF's are on par with T1 frigs in speed but come with massive boost to hitpoints, resists, and weapon mounts.
Why is it though I never see anyone flying Interceptors in game. Its always Assault Frigs. Just to fragile for lowsec 0.0?
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Banana Torres
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Posted - 2005.12.28 20:43:00 -
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Interceptors are the best ships in Eve. Just expect to lose them. A Cruiser setup correctly can kill an interceptor with ease. But an AF would be able to slug it out.
The Taranis and the Malediction are great ships.
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Black 1
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Posted - 2005.12.28 20:43:00 -
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 Originally by: Oddjob187
I've recently noticed how awesome it is to get under the guns of a big ship and wittle his tank down, so I am investing in my future.
Its obvious the difference between Interceptors and AF's. Intys are fast, small and slightly fragile while AF's are on par with T1 frigs in speed but come with massive boost to hitpoints, resists, and weapon mounts.
Why is it though I never see anyone flying Interceptors in game. Its always Assault Frigs. Just to fragile for lowsec 0.0?
intys are great ships and some can match up to AFs, but a ship is only as good as its pilot.
My views/opinions do not reflect the views/opinions of my corp.
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Chinsor
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Posted - 2005.12.28 20:53:00 -
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for solo pvp and "hunting" targets, you can't go wrong with a combat inty, such as the crow or claw,
try to avoid engaging Cruisers and Af's tho, usually results in death
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Joerd Toastius
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Posted - 2005.12.28 20:55:00 -
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If you never see inties you're either somewhere really wierd or you don't do much PvP? Very few combat groups leave home witout at least one inty
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Oddjob187
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Posted - 2005.12.28 20:56:00 -
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I spend most of my time in lowsec.
Thanks for the replys folks.
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Haniblecter Teg
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Posted - 2005.12.28 20:58:00 -
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Inty's are for tackling, that's it.
They could get an oppurtunity kill once in a while, like a lone hauler with no stabs and afk, but that's it.
Get an AF if you want to have fun, but dont expect to kill anything.
HACs/BS's 4tw
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Weirda
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Posted - 2005.12.28 21:20:00 -
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Originally by: Haniblecter Teg
Inty's are for tackling, that's it.
They could get an oppurtunity kill once in a while, like a lone hauler with no stabs and afk, but that's it.
Get an AF if you want to have fun, but dont expect to kill anything.
HACs/BS's 4tw
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Josarian Lysandor
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Posted - 2005.12.28 21:24:00 -
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Inties are the best pod killing ships.
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Wee Dave
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Posted - 2005.12.28 21:24:00 -
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Originally by: Haniblecter Teg
Inty's are for tackling, that's it.
They could get an oppurtunity kill once in a while, like a lone hauler with no stabs and afk, but that's it.
Get an AF if you want to have fun, but dont expect to kill anything.
HACs/BS's 4tw
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Oddjob187
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Posted - 2005.12.28 21:25:00 -
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Originally by: Haniblecter Teg
Inty's are for tackling, that's it.
They could get an oppurtunity kill once in a while, like a lone hauler with no stabs and afk, but that's it.
Get an AF if you want to have fun, but dont expect to kill anything.
HACs/BS's 4tw
LoL, well um I already kill things in a T1 frig. I can take on 175k Battlecruisers in my punisher, so I expect to be able to kill a few things in an interceptor...
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wierchas noobhunter
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Posted - 2005.12.28 21:57:00 -
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Edited by: wierchas noobhunter on 28/12/2005 21:57:27
Go for interceptor u will NEWER regret this
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Jorev
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Posted - 2005.12.28 22:02:00 -
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Originally by: Oddjob187
Originally by: Haniblecter Teg
Inty's are for tackling, that's it.
They could get an oppurtunity kill once in a while, like a lone hauler with no stabs and afk, but that's it.
Get an AF if you want to have fun, but dont expect to kill anything.
HACs/BS's 4tw
LoL, well um I already kill things in a T1 frig. I can take on 175k Battlecruisers in my punisher, so I expect to be able to kill a few things in an interceptor...
Yeah, lol@that. NPCing is irrelevant.
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Oddjob187
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Posted - 2005.12.28 22:33:00 -
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Originally by: Jorev
Originally by: Oddjob187
Originally by: Haniblecter Teg
Inty's are for tackling, that's it.
They could get an oppurtunity kill once in a while, like a lone hauler with no stabs and afk, but that's it.
Get an AF if you want to have fun, but dont expect to kill anything.
HACs/BS's 4tw
LoL, well um I already kill things in a T1 frig. I can take on 175k Battlecruisers in my punisher, so I expect to be able to kill a few things in an interceptor...
Yeah, lol@that. NPCing is irrelevant.
Um ok.. right. How in the hell is NPCing irrelevant? If my income comes from NPCing how in the hell is it irrelevant eh?
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Mikha'il Pelegius
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Posted - 2005.12.28 22:37:00 -
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If my income comes from NPCing how in the hell is it irrelevant eh?
I'll agree with that. Parent poster never said if this was for PvE or PvE, so NPC tactics in frigate-class ships has it's place in this thread.
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Alberta
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Posted - 2005.12.28 22:38:00 -
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If you want to NPC in a frig sized ship use a Crusader, they're awesome.
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2005.12.28 22:39:00 -
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Ceptors 10/10. I still prefer ceptors than AFs though.
Ceptors, good for scrambling, solo killing, scout, extremely good for looting after PvPing.
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Mikha'il Pelegius
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Posted - 2005.12.28 22:46:00 -
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Ceptors, good for scrambling, solo killing, scout, extremely good for looting after PvPing.
AFs are good for long-term scrambling, solo complexing, low-sec hunting.
Both have completely seperate roles so I think it's unfair to compare the two based on damage output and speed alone.
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Joerd Toastius
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Posted - 2005.12.29 01:21:00 -
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Originally by: Josarian Lysandor
Apocs with lots of smart bombs are the best pod killing ships.
Locking a pod when the pilot knows what he's doing is tricky, even in an inty. Sitting an apoc on a gate with SBs running and waiting for the guy to insta on top of you is I believe rather more effective. Pretty useless in most combat granted but pod killing king :P
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2005.12.29 02:09:00 -
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Originally by: Mikha'il Pelegius
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Ceptors, good for scrambling, solo killing, scout, extremely good for looting after PvPing.
AFs are good for long-term scrambling, solo complexing, low-sec hunting.
Both have completely seperate roles so I think it's unfair to compare the two based on damage output and speed alone.
Yes, it is had to compare between AF and ceptors coz they have their own roles but I did say I prefer ceptors. 
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LWMaverick
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Posted - 2005.12.29 02:14:00 -
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Originally by: Haniblecter Teg
Inty's are for tackling, that's it.
They could get an oppurtunity kill once in a while, like a lone hauler with no stabs and afk, but that's it.
Get an AF if you want to have fun, but dont expect to kill anything.
HACs/BS's 4tw
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Eagle32
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Posted - 2005.12.29 03:54:00 -
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AF's are way too slow when your used to flying an Int around. But then I have the need for speed bad 
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Angry Alt
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Posted - 2005.12.29 04:10:00 -
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I find it a nice distraction to NPC in Intys (Crow). It's fast and fun. Kills rats and collects loot lightning quick. Sometimes I'll just clear all belts and go system to system killing everything in sight. Now with the new loot tables it can actually be pretty profitable, even if you just recycle it all.
While it isn't similar to PvP, it does help you get a feel for your ship and what it can do, how it maneuvers and what it can take/deal damage wise, if you're not already familiar (run-on sentences ftw).
And for PvP, well Intys and perfect for...well..intercepting . Lock down a target and start softening em up for reinforcements, or take the bull by the horns and kick arse inty style 
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Right Eyeighty
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Posted - 2005.12.29 04:56:00 -
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Originally by: Josarian Lysandor
Inties are the best pod killing ships.
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Foxyoneill
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Posted - 2005.12.29 05:04:00 -
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I fly interceptors all the time, i love em!
Intys 4tw!
I'll only get my AF if theres a tuff spawn in the belts etc, but i much prefer the speed of my inty.
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Alex Kynes
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Posted - 2005.12.29 05:15:00 -
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Edited by: Alex Kynes on 29/12/2005 05:16:19
Originally by: Chinsor
for solo pvp and "hunting" targets, you can't go wrong with a combat inty, such as the crow or claw,
try to avoid engaging Cruisers and Af's tho, usually results in death
On AF's I could somehow agree, they are tought nuts to bust. But cruisers?
You couldn't be more wrong on that one. Combat 'ceptors have more then enough of what it takes to blow up cruisers, battlecruisers and HACs. Solo.
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Famine Aligher'ri
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Posted - 2005.12.29 05:31:00 -
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Originally by: Alex Kynes
Edited by: Alex Kynes on 29/12/2005 05:16:19
Originally by: Chinsor
for solo pvp and "hunting" targets, you can't go wrong with a combat inty, such as the crow or claw,
try to avoid engaging Cruisers and Af's tho, usually results in death
On AF's I could somehow agree, they are tought nuts to bust. But cruisers?
You couldn't be more wrong on that one. Combat 'ceptors have more then enough of what it takes to blow up cruisers, battlecruisers and HACs. Solo.
-AK
Kidding me right? How is it you think a interceptor is going to evade medium nos or being webbed in close range combat? Soon as any frigate gets webbed then the chances of evading medium guns falls out the window. If you happen to be nossed or neturlized then your chances fall out the window. 99.9% of all crusiers tech1 and tech2 should be able to eat any frigate alive. I would say about 90% of cruisers out there fit just for frig eatting. Unless you think your little plate is going to out-tank cruiser sized tanking abilities. Which isn't going to happen friend.
The only chances any inty/assault/frig has vs a cruiser is flying out of web/medium nos range and mini-sniping a cruiser with arty/rails/std missiles. Even then vs HACS and decent tech1 cruiser pilots will just tank that to begin with. You can only support MWD/Warp Disruptor and sometimes shoot for so long before you got to cancle one or the other.
Do I need to go into drones vs Intys? Assaults have a better chance of handling drones better but Intys. Yeah smack...
Nothing is 100% beat in EVE. It's still on the pilots. Sure you can smack any ship in game but cruisers/hacs vs Inty's isn't a default win for Intys. More like the other way around vs any pvp pilot with sense.
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kestrelfear
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Posted - 2005.12.29 05:55:00 -
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Originally by: Oddjob187
Originally by: Jorev
Yeah, lol@that. NPCing is irrelevant.
Um ok.. right. How in the hell is NPCing irrelevant? If my income comes from NPCing how in the hell is it irrelevant eh?
If you plan to NPC, get an AF instead. Since you didnt post if you wanted to PvE or PvP in the OP, everyone will just assume you mean PVP.
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Testy Mctest
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Posted - 2005.12.29 07:57:00 -
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Edited by: Testy Mctest on 29/12/2005 07:57:33
If you intend to PvE, stay away from Interceptors except to use them for fun. They're not good PvE ships, compared to an AF. As NPCs come in groups, and inties aren't good at killing groups. They're good for taking on single targets when you can get close and never be hit, but targets at multiple ranges in multiple directions from you will kill you often. You're much better in an AF, which can often quite happily sit there and duke it out with most NPCs. You can take on battleship spawns in a well set up AF.
For PvP though, Inty is one of the best classes of ship around. Everything has its weaknesses, but your speed lets you avoid or evade a lot of potential problems.
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Vole Tanzar
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Posted - 2005.12.29 09:42:00 -
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Can an Inty comfortably handle most level 3 missions or are they not worth bothering with in PvE at all?
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