Viserys Anstian
Wayward Chickens
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Posted - 2014.04.29 18:45:00 -
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Gully Alex Foyle wrote:Your main problem will be that the ganker will see you (decloaked while doing the mini-game) but you probably won't see him - he'll remain cloaked until he's within 2km of you.
That's a problem because he will always engage on his terms. For example, if you fit a Stratios, he'll bring a Proteus + a couple of friends standing by in the system next door. You would lose a 400mil ship for hacking a can worth on avg a couple mil.
So imo you should 1) fly cheap 2) maximise gtfo-ability over everything else.
In practice:
. Consider t1 frigs if you don't need covops cloak and extra virus strength
. Drop off loot after every site, either in a station or in a secure container in a safespot
. Fit for agility (t1 frigs are much better than covops), warp away asap. Remember all ships except stealth bombers have 5+ seconds targeting delay after decloaking + a couple seconds lock time
. Alternatively, fit warp stabs. But you need 4 and the lock-time penalty is a PITA for locking cans in sites
. Carry ecm drones
. Especially in null, do not do sites unless you're alone in local
I know all this isn't very manly, but if you're planning to do data/relic sites it's really the most effective way!
Otherwise, you'd just have to pretty much fit a fully-capable solo pvp ship, but that's not easy if you also need your explo modules.
All points are good advice.
If you are doing data/relic, just go with a T1 or a Cov Ops. T1 has the advantage of being cheap. I used to buy 10 Probes at a time and have them shipped with the equipment to my main exploration hub. At around 5M Isk per probe (can't remember) usually one site in low sec paid for the ship. Just don't do like I did (more than once) and fly around with 100M of loot going for one more can only to get popped.
Expect you'll lose the T1 frequently.
Stay 3000m from the can (if you have the ability to cloak).
Everytime you click a in the minigame, hit DCAN. Look for combat probes or a ship coming in if you see anything, cloak up or run. Right before you blow the can up, check D SCAN again. If clear, move in closer prior to the last attack on the core.
If you find a site with just 1-2 cans left, leave the site alone. It's most likely been bookmarked by an explorer hunter and they probably know you are there or will be coming by the site shortly.
I build my explorers around quick align and jumps.
Probe with ECM drones is a hard ship to catch.
Gotta remember, if they've hunted you down, they already think they can take you, so don't try to defend. Just Run.
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