Originally by: Tomas Nuerin

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Here is one...

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Originally by: Auria Ronin

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Edited by: Auria Ronin on 03/09/2006 18:12:31
I use this setup:
High
7x T2 Cruise (T2 Precision / T2 Fury)
Selynne's Modified Heavy Nosferatu
Medium
Gist X-Type XL SB
Kaikka's Invul Field
Thon's Invul Field
Chelm Heavy Cap Booster (Cap 800)
2x Rat type Gist X-Type Hardener
Low
Estamel's BCU
Vepas' BCU
2x Kaikka's BCU
Vizan's Reactor Control Unit

With this setup, the rats type resistance yield between 85-92% and shield boost @ 1014/4 sec. My shield and Cap never drop below 50%. The raw DPS is arround 780 (Max skills ), even better than using trop.
Usually I take 2000xT2 Fury (for BS), 1500xT2 Precision (for CR & frig) and 10xCap 800 in cargohold and never ran out of ammo and charge. Doing lvl4 is just piece of cake with this setup .

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Originally by: Verus Potestas

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Your setup is fine, and should walk all of them. I'd use two rat specific hards and an invuln though.

You want t2 drones really though, use the correct racial drone types, most of the time Vespa IIs for caldari missions.

You only need 2 PDUs, and 3 BCUs will speed up the missions considerably (a bit more damage makes a big difference usually, because it is above the amount the hostiles can tank).

I'd also only run one boost amp, and either a cap recharger (so you can sustain for long periods, making less attention needed), or another hardener.

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Originally by: Leandro Salazar

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In fact shield boost amps add LESS tanked DPS than a plain DG Invul field and only slightly more than a plain T2 invul field in case of a 43% amp. And they only affect the HP boosted, but not the HP you start with, while hardeners affect both.
Imho SBAs are the most overrated module in existance. The only thing going for them is the stacking penalty on hardeners not affecting them, though a 43% amp is still worse than a DG invul with the first stacking penalty, only becomes better when there are already two hardeners in place. And with a Gist XL and a low-grade crystal set (bar the omega) I can tank almost any Level 4 mission conveniently with 2 DG invuls and one specific hardener, really no need to fit a CPU-killing SBA that gives me more tanking I do not need. Target painters are a much better fit.
The only occasion where I actually found a use for a shield boost amp was soloing enemies abound 5/5 in my standard Raven.

And if you forgo the amp in favor of painters, you can fit T2 siege instead of cruise and do your missions MUCH faster.

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Originally by: Deathbarrage

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a boost amp adds more tanked dps then a DG invul field so i don't really see why ;) and this setup is sustainable

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Originally by: Leandro Salazar

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In fact shield boost amps add LESS tanked DPS than a plain DG Invul field and only slightly more than a plain T2 invul field in case of a 43% amp. And they only affect the HP boosted, but not the HP you start with, while hardeners affect both.
Imho SBAs are the most overrated module in existance. The only thing going for them is the stacking penalty on hardeners not affecting them, though a 43% amp is still worse than a DG invul with the first stacking penalty, only becomes better when there are already two hardeners in place. And with a Gist XL and a low-grade crystal set (bar the omega) I can tank almost any Level 4 mission conveniently with 2 DG invuls and one specific hardener, really no need to fit a CPU-killing SBA that gives me more tanking I do not need. Target painters are a much better fit.
The only occasion where I actually found a use for a shield boost amp was soloing enemies abound 5/5 in my standard Raven.

And if you forgo the amp in favor of painters, you can fit T2 siege instead of cruise and do your missions MUCH faster.

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