| Pages: [1] 2 :: one page |
| Author |
Thread Statistics | Show CCP posts - 0 post(s) |
blixie
   |
Posted - 2006.05.17 13:21:00 -
[1]
Well I'm new to eve but I already wanna work towords my Megathron. Haven't seen any PvP build's yet (for megathron). So what would you guys suggest I should start learning? I'm thinking about using drones (I like the playstyle). Also I wanna know what kind of weapons I should start learning, Don't really have much experience yet so I really don't know what the Megathron fits best.
Thanks in advance! 
|
Kaleeb
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 13:29:00 -
[2]
Edited by: Kaleeb on 17/05/2006 13:29:47
Well first of all train your learning skills up as these will help most in the long run.
The megathron is a sexy ship but my advice is dont go near it until you get plenty of experience flying thorax's/brutix's etc.
You can use 2 different styles of weaponary railguns or blasters.
Railguns are long range guns that dish out good damage but imo suit a boring playstlye or fighting in fleets.
Blasters are close range "shotgun" type guns and involve getting very close to your target to dish damage. (not for the faint hearted, and only really skilled pilots can use them well)
If you go the blaster route you need alot of sp in gunnery/navigation/engeneering/electronics/drones/spaceship command
good luck its a fun ship to fly
hope this helped
 |
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 13:32:00 -
[3]
Edited by: blixie on 17/05/2006 13:32:53
So I presume railgun's are the best for a newbie?
Also, any specific skill that I should learn (after the learning skills, already training those.. ;))
Another thing, Is it wise to also learn missile stuff, when I'm also trying to specialize in drone's? Or should I just go for main weapon (blaster/railgun) + drones?
ty!
|
Nahia Senne
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 13:36:00 -
[4]
full row of modal electrons, heavy nos if you can.
mwd, web, scram, cap injector
2 armor rep, whatever you can in remaining slots
that said, sell the mega and buy a dominix. you will kill far more with it and it requires much less skills to use.
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 13:38:00 -
[5]
I can't even use a Megathron, So no need selling it ;-) Why should I get a Dominix? Is it a better ship?
|
Luc Boye
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 13:42:00 -
[6]
7x miner II
...
and a dominix
|
Nahia Senne
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 13:48:00 -
[7]
 Originally by: blixie
I can't even use a Megathron, So no need selling it ;-) Why should I get a Dominix? Is it a better ship?
suffice to say it is an IWIN button against anything but a raven. against raven, it depends on which one of you is luckier that day.
there are many many dominix builds on these forums. i suggest http://www.eve-search.com
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 13:49:00 -
[8]
Alright, thanks alot. I also see it's a really good ship for drones. That's great
|
Reficul Adamra
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 13:58:00 -
[9]
Well, a Dominix is one hell of a close range ship. It does perform better and safer than the Megathron in close range solo/small group combat, but it utterly sucks in longrange and fleet warfare. If you want to skill up for a Dominix, you'd better train ALOT of drone , both armor and shield tanking (dont mix the tanks though), and electronic warfare skills (seeing as EW is quite popular between Dominix pilots).
But returning to the topic, the Megathron is basically a good damage dealer, and with a good setup and skills, it can tank 2 other battleships pounding at it. But its main downsides are:
1.(Very)High skill and pilot experience requirements.
2. Speed (NEEDS a MicroWarpDrive to get close enough to your target, by wich you gimp your tanking ability and capacitor.(Blaster path)
3. Fitting and Capacitor problems (Blaster path, but the problems are in the blasters, not the ship itself
4. Tech 2 guns to dish out enough damage to kill your opponent.(Railguns)
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 14:04:00 -
[10]
Mmmmmm, What's the best allround ship? It's really hard to make a choice. They both need other skills right? dominix more for tanking and the Megathron not. Right? So I should start specializing for Dominix OR Megathron, correct?
|
wierchas noobhunter
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 14:08:00 -
[11]
Originally by: blixie
Mmmmmm, What's the best allround ship? It's really hard to make a choice. They both need other skills right? dominix more for tanking and the Megathron not. Right? So I should start specializing for Dominix OR Megathron, correct?
domi= nos\ heavy tank\ drones and ecm ( some times)
mega= blasters and pain in ass to fit
join soar angelic! or at least bump it
|
Nagissa Kaworu
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 14:10:00 -
[12]
Ok true Domi is less skill intensive and is very dangerous.
However flying a megathron is waaaay more cooler  Its a thrill everytime you take it for a spin (Blaster setup that is).
So ill take a mega over a domi anyday, but thats just my 2 iskies
Oh have i mentioned how ugly the domi is, i refuse to fly a ship that looks like a whale on steroids 
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 14:12:00 -
[13]
Alright, well If I want to be the best allround ship, and use drones.. Should I got megathron or dominix? are megathron's ANY good with drones? or is it just a really really bad choice to put drones in a megathron? YARRRR!!
|
Reficul Adamra
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 14:13:00 -
[14]
Well, tanking is needed on all ships, except suicide frigates and fleet set-up battleships.
But basically, Dominix is about Drones, Nosferatus and Tanking.
Megathron is about High-Damage Guns, Tank to outlast your enemy, Fitting and Capacitor skills, and Drones to a degree.
There exist some ship paths you could be flollowing, for example:
Tristan/Maulus -> Vexor -> Dominix.
Incursus -> Thorax -> Megathron.
2 groups, Drone and Tanking plus High Damage and Sexyness. :D
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 14:16:00 -
[15]
Edited by: blixie on 17/05/2006 14:16:02
Really nice post, thanks. Another question tho. I went for a Gallante Drone setup (I selected this in the character selection screen), will It hurt me If I change my setup now? Just ignore the drones and go for a full damage build (railguns and missiles right?) Or will this hurt me in the longrun?
|
Reficul Adamra
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 14:31:00 -
[16]
The only things that matter from the charracter creation are charracter stats, like Willpower, Perception, Memory, etc. My main charracter was set up with skills like Science and Manufacturing, but i quickly sticked with the Combat path, and do not regret the change at all. Hell, you can be an Amarr charracter with Manufacturing or other unimportant for a combat pilot specialisation at the start, but it wount be that much of a problem to train skills and gain experience to fly Gallente, Caldari or Minmatar combat ships.
So as i said, stats are the only thing are important, though you can fix it by tarining alot of Learning skills(wich you should do anyway, they really are a MUST for newer pilots).
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 14:36:00 -
[17]
Ye I'm doing all my learning skills now, It's gonna take a while tho (2months or something =.=) So it doesn't really mather I went for the drone setup, well that that's good to hear. Prolly go for a megathron build than, think that suit's me best
|
Kaleeb
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 16:10:00 -
[18]
If you want to test your skills to the max and fly something that is more difficult and unusual then fly the mega.
If you want to follow the hoards you fly a dominix with nos/ew/drones. however its not fun after awhile when you realise theres isnt much that can beat you solo.
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 16:16:00 -
[19]
Originally by: Kaleeb
If you want to test your skills to the max and fly something that is more difficult and unusual then fly the mega.
If you want to follow the hoards you fly a dominix with nos/ew/drones. however its not fun after awhile when you realise theres isnt much that can beat you solo.
I'm going for the Megathron, more my ship + the dominix looks like a ... mm.. mmm
+ I can always sell my Megathron and get a Dominix, right?
|
Kaleeb
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 16:32:00 -
[20]
yes you could sell your mega for a domi. but remember start small so get that thorax and practice with a mwd getting close to your target and orbiting etc.
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 16:48:00 -
[21]
Originally by: Kaleeb
yes you could sell your mega for a domi. but remember start small so get that thorax and practice with a mwd getting close to your target and orbiting etc.
I will, Gonna take a looooooooooooooong time till I can even use one 
|
Mr Breakfast
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 17:57:00 -
[22]
Originally by: blixie
Originally by: Kaleeb
yes you could sell your mega for a domi. but remember start small so get that thorax and practice with a mwd getting close to your target and orbiting etc.
I will, Gonna take a looooooooooooooong time till I can even use one
It won't necessarily take that long. I've only been playing for two months and I'm on the verge of getting my first battleship. I could fly one now, but it would be tech 1 fitted, so I'm waiting for a few skills to finish.
If you want the big bucks early on (in order to buy a battleship two months into the game, for example  ) then I recommend mining in 0.0 space. You'll need to join a corporation based in 0.0 first, though, and be sure that they can give you adequate protection from roaming pirates and enemies.
|
Doddy
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 17:57:00 -
[23]
i lose megathrons all the time but love flying them so much i never take my "boring" raven or apoc out for a spin any more. It is definately the most seat of the pants ship to use (at least using blasters, never really tried a railboat)And it can hold a full set of heavy drones so its not like ur drone skills are going to be wasted. Dominix is cool too but i find it gets boring letting the drones have all the fun.
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 18:47:00 -
[24]
Originally by: Mr Breakfast
Originally by: blixie
Originally by: Kaleeb
yes you could sell your mega for a domi. but remember start small so get that thorax and practice with a mwd getting close to your target and orbiting etc.
I will, Gonna take a looooooooooooooong time till I can even use one
It won't necessarily take that long. I've only been playing for two months and I'm on the verge of getting my first battleship. I could fly one now, but it would be tech 1 fitted, so I'm waiting for a few skills to finish.
If you want the big bucks early on (in order to buy a battleship two months into the game, for example ) then I recommend mining in 0.0 space. You'll need to join a corporation based in 0.0 first, though, and be sure that they can give you adequate protection from roaming pirates and enemies.
Ye that's true, But I don't wanna buy a battleship before I can use it for it's full potential
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 18:49:00 -
[25]
Originally by: Doddy
i lose megathrons all the time but love flying them so much i never take my "boring" raven or apoc out for a spin any more. It is definately the most seat of the pants ship to use (at least using blasters, never really tried a railboat)And it can hold a full set of heavy drones so its not like ur drone skills are going to be wasted. Dominix is cool too but i find it gets boring letting the drones have all the fun.
Mmmm, blasters are only for close range, right?
|
Reficul Adamra
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 19:31:00 -
[26]
Originally by: blixie
Mmmm, blasters are only for close range, right?
The largest (not counting the XL blaster type) blaster turret's optimal range is 7.200 km, without skills applied. With relative good skills it hits up to 20 km, but your damage is going to be pretty crap at that range. And if you intend to us its full damage potential, you will be operating at -+10 km, wich leaves you vulnerable to warp scramblers, webifiers, nosferatus and all that crap. SO yeah, its pretty close. 
|
Hllaxiu
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 19:33:00 -
[27]
Originally by: blixie
Ye that's true, But I don't wanna buy a battleship before I can use it for it's full potential
Going to wait a few years before using one then?
---
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. - Emerson |
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 20:09:00 -
[28]
Originally by: Reficul Adamra
Originally by: blixie
Mmmm, blasters are only for close range, right?
The largest (not counting the XL blaster type) blaster turret's optimal range is 7.200 km, without skills applied. With relative good skills it hits up to 20 km, but your damage is going to be pretty crap at that range. And if you intend to us its full damage potential, you will be operating at -+10 km, wich leaves you vulnerable to warp scramblers, webifiers, nosferatus and all that crap. SO yeah, its pretty close.
Hehe, Compared to other types of weapons it's close. Right?
Originally by: Hllaxiu
Originally by: blixie
Ye that's true, But I don't wanna buy a battleship before I can use it for it's full potential
Going to wait a few years before using one then?
I mean till I can actually use good weapons/shields etc, not till I have learned everything. That will take me what.. 4 years?
|
Kaleeb
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 20:59:00 -
[29]
If you go learning skills then straight for bs and supporting skills it would take you about a year to get everything to a high level.
Unfortunatly you will prob get sidetracked with other cool gadgets like HACS lol
|
blixie
|
Posted - 2006.05.17 21:52:00 -
[30]
Originally by: Kaleeb
If you go learning skills then straight for bs and supporting skills it would take you about a year to get everything to a high level.
Unfortunatly you will prob get sidetracked with other cool gadgets like HACS lol
HACS? :-)
|
| |
|
| Pages: [1] 2 :: one page |
| First page | Previous page | Next page | Last page |