MukkBarovian
Blackwater USA Inc.
Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2014.05.22 18:23:00 -
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Site can be reliably completed with one carrier (archon), one cyno rapier (armor tanked with webs and TP), and one tracking dreadnought (we used a nag). I'm pretty sure this is the absolute minimum amount of people required to go into one off these. 2x caps + cyno ship. It may be possible for 2 highly skilled Thanatos to complete thus eliminating the need to siege, but I haven't tested that. In any case 1 carrier won't do it, the cyno ship is necessary, and if you don't bring at least 1 carrier you can't keep the rapier alive to web for the tracking dreadnought. The tracking dreadnought can't hit sometimes without the rapier.
This means that one good multiboxer can clear a site, or more reasonably 1 person pilots each cap and 1 of the two (probably the carrier) has a rapier alt. This means a two way split of whatever the goodies are. If these sites do indeed drop BPCs, and the cruiser sells for a relatively low 200mi,. each guy would get 100 mil for 5 minutes of work. But the risk is sky high. (Also there are minor fuel costs. If you stay in one near area with the capitals it might cost around 5 mil to got to a site. )
I've heard that 4 gank fit faction BS can clear a site. I don't know if they did it self rep or with a logi but lets assume self rep. That necessitates a 4 way split. While it is reasonable to expect a carrier to have a decently trained cyno alt, it is not reasonable to expect the average guy to multibox multiple battleships. So we really are talking about a 4 way split in most cases. Frankly, 4 faction BS won't stand a chance against a roaming gang. They're just as tackled until the thing ends as the capitals. And they're not much cheaper.
A 10 man fleet using relatively cheap ships should also be able to complete the site. This also means tiny shares.
I'm actually worried that people with noobships or unfit t1 frigates can go to a site, set off the timer and moonwalk out.
These mechanics seem to benefit people in isolated lowsec, and people with overwhelming firepower on call. These kinds of people do exist so I would not be surprised if supply wasn't terrible.That assumes that these sites are the source of the BPCs, and people aren't willing to suicide something cheap to destroy the site. It is also highly dependent on spawn rates. |