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Gefen Orion
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Posted - 2014.09.03 01:49:00 -
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Alot of things have change since Tengu and Machariel were kings of mission blitzing. Marauders, rattlesnake, typhoon, dominix, (dare i say raven navy?), even the all mighty ishtar have all experienced significant changes that makes them viable and unique in today's mission runners.
We all know that they all can do lvl4 missions and the best way to go about it is to own 3 kinds of mission running battleships tailored specifically to handle specific missions.
Share your experience and expertise to the community so that we can usher a new breed of mission blitzing carebears. 
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Gefen Orion
Orion Star Ltd.
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Posted - 2014.09.03 02:27:00 -
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Dato Koppla wrote:I would say the Mach is still the king of blitzing, it has the speed, tank and dps to blitz the missions and it has the faster warp speed which became a huge part of mission completion times. I haven't tested it and actually haven't done much L4 missions in awhile, but I feel the Mach would definitely be the fastest blizer.
The thing about the mach is that if your going the warp acceleration/speed fit, you are going to sacrifice something for speed. (less tracking, less damage for more warp speed coz of low slots or less cap, less damage, less whatever due to warp acceleration rig slots you get the point.) If you are not going to fit warp enhancing modules, then the mach will still be the old mach with a larger sig radius that makes previous speed tanking a little bit harder than before or not. So its a toss up. Speed or combat performance?
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Gefen Orion
Orion Star Ltd.
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Posted - 2014.09.03 04:52:00 -
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Yeah the mach is still viable.
But still the question is...which one is the most efficient blitzer?
Is the Machariel still king of blitzing? |
Gefen Orion
Orion Star Ltd.
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Posted - 2014.09.03 09:13:00 -
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It's kinda hard to believe that since the mach came out years ago, people still believe its king of ISK grinding. Will no one refute this claim? Are all pilots agreeable on this matter? The Mach is still King of Blitzing. |
Gefen Orion
Orion Star Ltd.
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Posted - 2014.09.04 01:19:00 -
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The Mobile depot is really a very handy equipment. Of all the things recently injected by CCP to eve client, the mobile depot is my favorite add-on. In space module switching is awesome.
When i fly a Kronos, I usually fit it with rails (depends on the mission of course). If i do missions for gallente, most of the npc serpentis rats in most of the missions will be around 20km to 50km. This is ideal for a rail boat fitted with javelins. Got no problems there. Now, when handed with an angel mission, I switch to blasters, which kinda melt every angel ships while MWD pulsing to the next gate. If for some missions the npc rats are all over the place from 10km up to 100km away, i carry an extra set of blaster or rails in my cargohold and a mobile depot. As soon as I land, i drop my mobile depot, shoot frigs and cruisers for the first minute then switch to blasters or rails whichever is more appropriate (dictated by range).
The Kronos efficiency is on par with the other marauders. It really is just a matter of preference and which ship is more applicable to what space you live in and what kind of rats your shooting.
I got a question though, with the way Marauders are so OP right now (versus PVE), is it still profitable to fly non-marauder ships while doing lvl4 missions? The reason i ask this is with the right marauder, you can kill everything quickly while looting and salvaging (BS size wrecks). It is possible to finish most missions within the 10 to 15 minute mark as fast as any pirate ship while still being capable of looting and salvaging specific type of wrecks....
With that said, i am doubting that the Machariel can beat a properly fitted and piloted Marauder with regards to total ISK earned. |
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