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Coronach
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Posted - 2003.09.03 00:20:00 -
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I've been alternating between Vigil (fast), Probe (cargo/mining), and Rifter (combat) as needed. (How can you tell I'm Minmatar?)
Is anyone using Cruisers or Industrials? How do you have them set up?
Just curious.
Coronach
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Evil Bunny
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Posted - 2003.09.03 00:44:00 -
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Well, since i use my alt char for agent missions, i havent given it any skill training time. Just got a merlin, but realized some missions need more cargo, so i have a bantam too. used to have a condor, but trashed it.
heard of someone using a battleship, but thats definitely overkill, heh
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Soren
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Posted - 2003.09.03 03:43:00 -
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I've been using a vigil for all missions.. I guess if i ever need a bigger cargo that expanders can't provide i'll have to upgrade my ship, but vigil is great for now.
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Aissa
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Posted - 2003.09.03 04:23:00 -
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Vigil works nicely for all but the "large cargo transfer" missions, which is why you keep a Probe handy.
Pretty much any cruiser with a MWD is another good choice, but a bigger cargo bay is better. 500-600m3 is what you need for the largo cargo xfer missions.
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Aenedor
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Posted - 2003.09.03 09:19:00 -
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I use an Incursus for everything thus far.
One mining laser and one beam weapon for mining and fighting missions.
Two LHC overdrives and 3 lif AB's for speed. 1650 m/s is what I get.
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Luther Pendragon
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Posted - 2003.09.03 11:12:00 -
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Condor with speedy modules :)
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Athule Snanm
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Posted - 2003.09.03 11:20:00 -
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I use an Omen, fairly fast and flexible and nice and disposable if I get hit whilst AFK :-)
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j0sephine
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Posted - 2003.09.03 12:53:00 -
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... Kestrel for most tasks (with two spare cargo mods in the trunk for those times when i need to haul more than 300m3 of cargo at the time) with Condor kept nearby for NPC shooting.
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BSOD
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Posted - 2003.09.03 13:18:00 -
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I used a Tristan (3 ABs, 3 OD injectors) before, since it could do over 1 km/s. But its cargohold sucked and was unsuitable for L3 missions.
Exequerors also work well. Much more cargo even with 3 ODIs, and it can do well over 1 km/s with 4 ABs.
I'm looking into figuring out how to use my 'stower, since stowers can warp forever.
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Sparc Ambertin
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Posted - 2003.09.03 16:55:00 -
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Cheap Executioner (Amarr Level 1), nice cruising speed and the capacitor for those annoying long warp jumps ;)
If you know how, it can even handle the combat missions!
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Milene
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Posted - 2003.09.03 19:48:00 -
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Sort of overkill, but im using a dominix or a thorax for missions. the lvl 3 sometimes asks you to cart 260+ m3 of stuff around so the larger cargo hold helps, and being able to travel around 3km/s with MWDs and ABs really helps on those longer trips.
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Blood Queen
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Posted - 2003.09.03 19:56:00 -
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My thorax with MWD, 2 miners, 3 heavy ions and 4 cargo expanders has been working well for my lvl 2 agent.
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Hematic
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Posted - 2003.09.03 20:18:00 -
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I use a badger ii.
With 2xoverdrive and 4xAB. I go about 1250 m/s.
If I have to kill something I mount a 125mm rail and 2xreactor control which still gives me 850 m/s.
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Booky
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Posted - 2003.09.04 02:55:00 -
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Please evemail me ingame with your Badger II setup? It doesn't elt me mount more than 3 cold-gas ab's and with those I still dont get that fast. Is it the overdrives or something? Anyway, if you don't mind, send me a evemail with the items you have installed.
Booky
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Archemedes
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Posted - 2003.09.04 04:06:00 -
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I use a Vigil since I only have a L2 agent and don't get any huge cargo missions. Incredibly fast and agile (1500+ m/sec), and enough firepower to do a kill mission (2 autocannons, 1 launcher with a cruise missile for emergencies  )
An Omen (or other general-purpose cruiser) with a MWD and nanofibers works pretty well too, but nothing in space beats a Vigil with 3 ABs and 3 nanofibers for pure fun. 
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Gavilan
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Posted - 2003.09.04 12:46:00 -
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I use a Stabber for Lev 3 missions, managed to do all my Lev 2 missions with a probe and a couple of cargo extenders. 
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Daesdemona
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Posted - 2003.09.04 12:59:00 -
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got ya all beat on this.
Megathron.
yes, its overkill, but I like hauling around my mining ear and combat gear and the materials for new agents. so I keep pretty expensive stuff on me that needs protection :)
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BSOD
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Posted - 2003.09.04 14:56:00 -
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Please evemail me ingame with your Badger II setup? It doesn't elt me mount more than 3 cold-gas ab's and with those I still dont get that fast. Is it the overdrives or something? Anyway, if you don't mind, send me a evemail with the items you have installed.
Booky
What skills do you have?
What level is your Engineering skill?
What about Acceleration Control? ANYONE who is stacking afterburners *needs* AC. Named ABs are worthless compared to the bonuses obtained from this skill.
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Killash Larz
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Posted - 2003.09.04 15:19:00 -
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How much isk do you make on an average agent mission? Just wanted to know as I've been playing for months and never done a single one.
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Daesdemona
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Posted - 2003.09.04 15:34:00 -
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70-120k (lev 3), some are instantaneous
These benefits are really nothing special, the better equipment and money will be given by higher lev agents.
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Jerrico Delen
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Posted - 2003.09.04 15:38:00 -
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How much isk do you make on an average agent mission? Just wanted to know as I've been playing for months and never done a single one.
It depends on the agent. Level one is about 15k, level 2 is 45k and level 3 95k. These can vary by + or - 50% depending on the exact mission or time bonuses.
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Jerrico Delen
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Posted - 2003.09.04 15:38:00 -
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How much isk do you make on an average agent mission? Just wanted to know as I've been playing for months and never done a single one.
It depends on the agent. Level one is about 15k, level 2 is 45k and level 3 95k. These can vary by + or - 50% depending on the exact mission or time bonuses.
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Athule Snanm
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Posted - 2003.09.04 15:42:00 -
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got ya all beat on this.
Megathron.
yes, its overkill, but I like hauling around my mining ear and combat gear and the materials for new agents. so I keep pretty expensive stuff on me that needs protection :)
Well I used to use my Apocalypse, but the Emperor reminded me that it was not intended for moving 15 units of garbage 3 systems away, so I went back to using my Omen again.
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Rira Vanga
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Posted - 2003.09.04 15:46:00 -
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Nothing isnt better then warp with Dominix (or other BS) to training grounds and start killing training drones.
A lot of newbie pilots have opinion that someone in this training grounds must be crazy 
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Hematic
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Posted - 2003.09.04 16:38:00 -
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""Please evemail me ingame with your Badger II setup? It doesn't elt me mount more than 3 cold-gas ab's and with those I still dont get that fast. Is it the overdrives or something? Anyway, if you don't mind, send me a evemail with the items you have installed.""
Sorry no game at work, and I'm always in game at home.
But here ya' go:
Engineering 4 / Nav 4 / Accel Ctrl 4 /
Here are the builds:
1115 m/s 4085 holds: 2 x Local hull conversion, 4 x LiF AB, 1 x Small Emergency shield, 1 x CU vapor Bore.
1278 m/s 3500 cargo: 2 x reactor ctrl, 5 x LiF AB, 1 x small emergency shield.
850 m/s 3500 cargo: 2 x Reactor ctrl, 4 x LiF AB, 1 x small emergency shield, 1 x 125mm proto rail gun (18-32 dmg per shot using antimatter).
Reactor ctrl = low slot, 10% bonus to grid
Local Hull Conv = 21 speed, 8% cargo, -x% hull HP, +35% agility.
Also the badger is nice to do missions because after doing a few you tend to get a lot of junk at agent station. It makes it easy to pick it all up and relocate to another agent or back home.
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Sariana
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Posted - 2003.09.05 07:32:00 -
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The Punisher is my choice for lvl 1-2 missions. The reasons:
1) Frigate agility means faster travel (acceleration, warp alignment)
2) 50 powercore with engineering lvl4, Can mount mwd without using power boosters --> fill low slots with agility boosters that make the mwd boost count more. (better than overdrives when you use mwd)
4) 4 yummy low slots
5) Biggest cap of the frigates + better cap recharge per lvl. Important for mwd travel.
On the negative the cargo is rather small, but very few lvl1-2 missions will be a prob if you got 4 good expanders.
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drunkenmaster
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Posted - 2003.09.05 08:45:00 -
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Edited by: drunkenmaster on 05/09/2003 08:48:25
I used to use a tristan rigged for 'ludicrous speed' when I was doing lvl1 and 2 missions, but now I've moved onto regular lvl3 work, I use an Osprey, oddly enough, rigged for ludicrous speed. It such fun belting towards the gates at yulai at 4km/s knocking indies several kilometers off course.
I have other ships, but the osprey is usually the runner. I guess a Vexor would be just as good too, in regard to cargo size, and AB/MWD fitments.
I've never had to drag the indy out yet though.
regarding payments, I can't really remember how much the 1's and 2's used to give me, and I think it has changed since I last did any. But my lvl3 (+16, +10, standing looks to be about 8-9, corp standing 6, faction standing 10) pays 50k minimum, 201k max, with a 14 minute wait between missions. It did take me a long time to get a lvl 3 of that quality though.
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BSOD
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Posted - 2003.09.05 14:42:00 -
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Edited by: drunkenmaster on 05/09/2003 08:48:25
I used to use a tristan rigged for 'ludicrous speed' when I was doing lvl1 and 2 missions, but now I've moved onto regular lvl3 work, I use an Osprey, oddly enough, rigged for ludicrous speed. It such fun belting towards the gates at yulai at 4km/s knocking indies several kilometers off course.
Bah. You need to line up your warps properly.
Once I knocked one of my alts 35 km away from a station in the process of entering warp.
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qrac
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Posted - 2003.09.05 17:49:00 -
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i'm using a scorpion fitted with 2 mwd's = instajump and instadock :)
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drunkenmaster
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Posted - 2003.09.05 19:17:00 -
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Edited by: drunkenmaster on 05/09/2003 08:48:25
I used to use a tristan rigged for 'ludicrous speed' when I was doing lvl1 and 2 missions, but now I've moved onto regular lvl3 work, I use an Osprey, oddly enough, rigged for ludicrous speed. It such fun belting towards the gates at yulai at 4km/s knocking indies several kilometers off course.
That's not warping, that's just punching all the midslots on the cruise to the gate
Bah. You need to line up your warps properly.
Once I knocked one of my alts 35 km away from a station in the process of entering warp.
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Rath Amon
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Posted - 2003.09.07 08:16:00 -
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I am using an Inquisitor right now for level 2 agent missions. It has plenty of firepower and with a good overdrive and decent afterburners it hits about 680 m/s with 300 cargo space. It's really poor for mining missions, though.
The Probe seems to be the ideal mission frigate - cargo, speed, mining all in one.
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Lao Tzu
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Posted - 2003.09.07 09:44:00 -
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Edited by: Lao Tzu on 07/09/2003 09:51:06
I use a Carcal, whith 2x mwd and 2x med cap battery. A couple of expanders to swap with the mod. overdrives, when I need the full 600+ cargo.
Oh and and 250mm for the kill missions, and a few mining drones for the 'get me 104 units of kernite type missions'.
(btw anyonw know if the massive speed of dual mwds is a bug, 26km/s seems a little quick )
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Lord Cochrane
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Posted - 2003.09.08 10:22:00 -
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I'm using a maller with a 50/50 split of the low slots with cargo expanders and boosters, ab's in the mid and a mixture of med beams and mining lasers - carry an extra 3 cargo boosters for some of the stupid big courier missions.
As for rewards, my lv3 averages at about 80k, best I've had is 102k with a 102k time bonus - and it was an insta mission too!
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Ignatus Cheese
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Posted - 2003.09.08 12:12:00 -
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I'm Caldari and started doing missions in a Kestral, but now use a Vigil as it's the quickest frigate. 3 ab's, 3 od's and a launcher full of bloodclaws for speed missions, swap the overdrives for expanders for bigger cargo missions, or take a burner offline and bring on the rails for combat missions. At the moment I'm using 75mm proto's (yeah I know, but they were all I had around at the time 'cos the kestral didn't have turrets) with antimatter, but I got hold of a couple of nice 125's last night so I'll be upgrading.
Since I got my level 2 agent i've had a few missions where I've had to do 2 runs to shift all the cargo, so I'm contemplating upgrading to a blackbird fairly soon (a friend makes them so it makes sense to get a cheap blackbird rather than a full price osprey), and then using the cruiser for larger cargo missions but stick with the vigil for the rest at least until I've trained up to mwd's, and even then the vigil may still prove faster over lung distances due to better manouvrability and less cap drain.
My level 2 missions are often paying nearly 100k including the time bonus, but it took me someting like 70 missions to get the agent. the fact that I already had a negative sec status when I started doing the missions probably didn't help.
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1of1
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Posted - 2003.09.08 19:31:00 -
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I'm still doing Lev 1 missions (Lev 2 agent sucked so I'm waiting for a better one to come along). I actually find that for shifting small items, a shuttle does the trick pretty well.
Only has 10 cargo but that allows it to carry passengers without a problem. It's also bleeding fast
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Syphin
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Posted - 2003.09.09 00:59:00 -
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I use a thorax and have it equiped for half combat half speed. I also got some miners at the station if i need to go out mining. Most of the time i'm lazy and just buy them from the station i'm at. I loose money most of the time by my L2 agent's face gets uglier every day. I dream for the day i can cast her to the horrible bowels of hell where she belongs as i become elevated to the great world of L3.
*rambles on about ugly L2 agent for hours*
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Ellyris
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Posted - 2003.09.09 11:38:00 -
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Personally I shuttle over to my agent, where I leave my Osprey with MWD (Fast and carries over 700 cargo). I do however check what is being ferried, and if it is small enough (e.g. 10 data sheets last night), I just throw them in the shuttle and scoot over in a flash.
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Baggam
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Posted - 2003.09.09 11:47:00 -
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Rifter for me
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azrael211
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Posted - 2003.09.09 11:53:00 -
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I have been using my Scorpion, atm...I have just read up and now feel stupid that i havnt fitted another mwd to it.
It is rigged for combat with a miner 2 for the ore collecting missions (not htat there are actually any rocks to mine in empire space any more). I have 3 Large Guns coz i cant be bothered changing my copmbat setup which deals with all the can u please go and kill missions in about 1 sec.
All my other slots i'm not going to tell u lot about just incase. Anyway it does the trick and i complete missions v quicky especially as my cargo hold now has vaious items and ore that allow me to insta complete some missions.
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Blikje
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Posted - 2003.09.09 12:01:00 -
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After 2 agent missions i joined a corp. Now i have an osprey and a badger I, so that's what i use for agent missions if i'm interested in doing one. The set up isn't that importand, the hauler has 1 small electron cannon, the cruiser has 3 mining lasers and 1 missile launcher.
That's it
To make sure we won't be left with wasted space in our industrials hey should make their cargospaces devideable by the biggest item there is.....
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