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Exo Crue
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.11.07 05:19:00 -
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What's with the level 2 Blockade Mission?
Hard as heck for a level 2. I'm having to warp out with a battlecruiser.
Every time I launch my drones, the NPC switch targets from me to them and waste them so the drones are useless.
Any advice? |
Dato Koppla
Perkone
Caldari State
338
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Posted - 2013.11.07 05:41:00 -
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What ship are you using? If it's a gunboat, fit an afterburner to lower transversal and kill the frigates with guns, if it's a missile boat use target painters/precision missiles to take them out, if it's a droneboat you should only release light drones on frigate when they are closer than 15km.
Probably the reason you're having to warp out with a BC is that you shot all the triggers and spawned the entire room which makes it very difficult to tank, if all fails. Wait for DT for the mission to reset. |
Exo Crue
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.11.07 05:52:00 -
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I'm flying a Gnosis with thermal and kinetic hardeners since its Guristas pirates and getting 81% resists.
They appear in waves so I don't think aggro is the problem.
At first I was getting perma jammed by frigates so I fitted 4 sensor backups.
Now they attack my drones the second I launch them. Is this a new NPC feature? Don't remember them doing this, though I've been away for a bit.
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Dato Koppla
Perkone
Caldari State
338
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Posted - 2013.11.07 06:58:00 -
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Yeah it's a new feature, drones now get aggro from NPCs even after they have aggroed you (NPCs can switch targets). When you say sensor backups I hope you mean ECCM modules, which is what is used to counter ECM Jamming, and 4 is definitely overkill, 2 should be more than enough.
Gnosis gets drone bonuses so you shouldn't have that much problem with drone aggro, your drones should be able to kill them before dying and if the aggro gets too bad you can pull them in quickly to reset the aggro and deploy them again. Also you have the option of fitting launchers/turrets in your highslots that you can use to kill the NPCs that are aggroing your drones.
I have a feeling the problem lies in either your fit or your skills, post your fit here and give us a rough idea of your skills. |
Neor Deninard
Blackwater Coalition Forces
Harkonnen Federation
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Posted - 2013.11.07 08:29:00 -
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Your char really is 2 to 3 days old .... ? |
Nolen Cadmar
Nexus Ore Technologies and Excavations
Surely You're Joking
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Posted - 2013.11.07 13:35:00 -
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I've run L2 Blockade a few times before and I honestly believe that it should be an L3 mission. The difficulty level of that mission is greater than some L3 combats.
EDIT: Your toon is only 2 days old, you are not proficient at flying a Battlecruiser. I also personally do not like the Gnosis. It can do a lot of different things, and b/c of that it has no specialty. This makes it mediocre at everything. You're better off in a cruiser than a Gnosis. |
Dato Koppla
Perkone
Caldari State
338
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Posted - 2013.11.07 14:13:00 -
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I did L2 Blockade with a Caracal when I was a young character, Guristas/Serpentis was brutal due to jamming/damping but with some piloting, careful trigger/aggro management I was able to do it just fine. |
Exo Crue
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.11.08 02:39:00 -
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Just a forum posting alt. Toon is about 3 month old.
I did manage to finish the mission after a couple of warp outs and whittling them down. Just amazed at the dps of the NPC waves though. Thought it would be a walk in the park with a battlecruiser but laughs on me.
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Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
361
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Posted - 2013.11.08 03:15:00 -
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Exo Crue wrote:Just a forum posting alt. Toon is about 3 month old.
I did manage to finish the mission after a couple of warp outs and whittling them down. Just amazed at the dps of the NPC waves though. Thought it would be a walk in the park with a battlecruiser but laughs on me.
high
5 limos light missles, kinetic
mid
med C5L Emergencey Shield Overload shield booster
2X Limited kinetic hardener
2X Limited thermal hardner
5a Prototype Shield amplifier
low
Internal Force Field Damage Control
4X Warded Gravimetric Backup Cluster
Cross Linked Bolt Ballistic Control
hobgoblin and hammerhead drones
shoulda used rapid lights
shoulda used real bc
maybe use some auto targeting missiles if jammed a lot, but then you can not control the triggers, so it is a toss up between do or don't |
Exo Crue
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.11.08 06:32:00 -
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Caleidascope wrote:Exo Crue wrote:Just a forum posting alt. Toon is about 3 month old.
I did manage to finish the mission after a couple of warp outs and whittling them down. Just amazed at the dps of the NPC waves though. Thought it would be a walk in the park with a battlecruiser but laughs on me.
high
5 limos light missles, kinetic
mid
med C5L Emergencey Shield Overload shield booster
2X Limited kinetic hardener
2X Limited thermal hardner
5a Prototype Shield amplifier
low
Internal Force Field Damage Control
4X Warded Gravimetric Backup Cluster
Cross Linked Bolt Ballistic Control
hobgoblin and hammerhead drones shoulda used rapid lights shoulda used real bc maybe use some auto targeting missiles if jammed a lot, but then you can not control the triggers, so it is a toss up between do or don't
Ah hell didn't even know about rapid lights. Good idea thxs.
Yeah a drake would be better but I was mesmerized by the Gnosis pointy spires lol.
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