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Ryoko Hunter
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Posted - 2006.06.18 10:26:00 -
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Every (belt-pirate) build I've heard of completely passes over passive targeters, so I'm starting to wonder what is wrong with them? I understand that with a MWD, one should be able to get into range fast enough that the time difference in the targets reaction wouldn't matter, but why are they always passed over? |
Firequill
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Posted - 2006.06.18 10:32:00 -
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because ppl generally start warping away as soon as you enter the same grid, regardless of you beeping at them or not..
might be useful in certain cases.
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Rockbox
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Posted - 2006.06.18 11:20:00 -
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Because my blinky flashy red name and skull usually get their attention :D
Nova Satar > i'll be waiting
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Sean Dillon
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Posted - 2006.06.18 11:23:00 -
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From what I have seen they are lovely on manticore's, when they see a ship 100+ km away they wont see it as a threat untill my cruise misiles start hitting them .
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Mikesnail
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Posted - 2006.06.18 12:51:00 -
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 Originally by: Sean Dillon
From what I have seen they are lovely on manticore's, when they see a ship 100+ km away they wont see it as a threat untill my cruise misiles start hitting them.
this is completely WRONG.
They do see the threat the moment you hit fire, not the moment your weapons hit them.
To clarify, your targetting remains passive until you hit your fire button, so the person your shooting will see a big red square around you as soon as your missiles leave teh missile bay.
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Swiftness
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Posted - 2006.06.18 13:54:00 -
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Edited by: Swiftness on 18/06/2006 13:54:46
They 're useful for scanning peoples cargo/fitted modules unnoticed (high or low sec)
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RavenL0rd
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Posted - 2006.06.18 15:38:00 -
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Don't the passive targeter stops if you activate any other module?
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Jane Vladmir
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Posted - 2006.06.18 16:06:00 -
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Bring in expensive tech II passive targeters which don't shut off when you fire upon your target.
Those would be exciting.
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Arkani Gera
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Posted - 2006.06.18 17:42:00 -
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they are also very handy when you're out hunting in the ol' battle badger...
Ohnoes! not in the same corp as Don Zola anymore =/
The corp is mother, the corp is father.
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MercedesBenz
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Posted - 2006.06.18 21:17:00 -
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Originally by: Jane Vladmir
Bring in expensive tech II passive targeters which don't shut off when you fire upon your target.
Those would be exciting.
Hellz ya! But anyway, passive targetters are great for empire when you want to scan someones ship or cargo hold without them knowning about it, good for empire wars when you want to send in an alt with a passive targetter and ship scanner to get an enimie's setup.
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Ryoko Hunter
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Posted - 2006.06.18 21:48:00 -
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Just a quick side note, since I thought I'd give passive sweeping a try, how does one activate the passive target lock?
Activating the module then locking,
OR
Just locking with the module equiped and online with enough capacitor energy? |
gfldex
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Posted - 2006.06.19 00:51:00 -
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You can use passive targeters on sniper BS. If you got a BM 100km above the belt you may even not show up on overview because all those nice roids are filling it up. That way your first strike will come out of nowhere.
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mazzilliu
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Posted - 2006.06.19 01:02:00 -
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i love passive targeters for trit compression
125m3 of trit -> 5m3 passive targeter
with high refining skills and a highly researched BPO you can carry lots of trit in a indy with little loss
so far thats the only use ive found for them
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El Verbatim
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Posted - 2006.06.19 10:56:00 -
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Edited by: El Verbatim on 19/06/2006 10:57:15
Originally by: Mikesnail
this is completely WRONG.
They do see the threat the moment you hit fire, not the moment your weapons hit them.
To clarify, your targetting remains passive until you hit your fire button, so the person your shooting will see a big red square around you as soon as your missiles leave teh missile bay.
True, but if you only fire one salvo and your launchers deactivate while your cruise missiles are still on their way to the target, the red brackets disappear. If your target hasn't been paying attention, you can hit them without them knowing who's firing.... big if offcourse
Originally by: RavenL0rd
Don't the passive targeter stops if you activate any other module?
No they don't. You can only lock 1 target but that target will not see that you have locked him. You can use any kind of module and he won't lock you back. Offcourse, your target will see the red brackets as long as your offensive modules are active but when you stop using them, they go away and no yellow brackets are seen either.
The biggest advantage for me when using a passive targeter is the fact that your target doesn't lock back automatically. The locking sound is what tips off players that something is going on. They don't always pay attention to these red brackets.
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