firstly , read this. [edit]
derp, didnt see omars link
the confessor would work but it will get chewd up by any drone boats, like hilariously badly.

the problem is in a bear flipping scenario you have to be able to kill drones quickly and the confessors tracking just dosent allow for that reliably.

it can work but its not easy, personally im hoping the gal one will have the same bonuses to sig because if it does itl be a dead ringer for the job, more so if it can have a couple of drones.


but yeah, read feyds blog, its about the best way to tackle it




Apparently not, the last 4 videos of his are in one and people just don't seem to think they are that intimidating...which is odd because they are very cool ships.

MTUs are kind of a conundrum for mission flipping. Yes, shooting them does increase your chances of aggression. Yes, they also have a boatload of structure to deal with as well. Personally I feel kind of cheap whenever I pop one due to having to spend so much time and effort on what is basically a garbage can in space, BUT if you don't and do get aggression the loot fairy gets a second chance to screw you if you win as it sucks in the wreck of your victim. Also, I'd rather see ships on my KB than a bunch of them. That saying, they're still the most frequent thing for me to destroy.

On the other hand they also have their uses. Many crafty bears will do just about anything they can to prevent you from going suspect. (abandoning wrecks, shooting them, using tractor beams and salvage drones to keep the wrecks and loot out of your reach, and so on) Having bookmarked an abandoned MTU in the system can help when they're being downright uncooperative. Just pop a single round into that homeless floater whenever your timers run out and you can keep your flashy status as long as necessary.

The reason they try is usually due to them not understanding the aggression mechanics. Many of them actually believe that the suspect flag lets YOU do something naughty to them rather than the other way around, so they take measures to prevent this.
*shrug*
And yes, a scan alt saves loads of time. Logi alts I'm sure are helpful but I prefer not to use them personally, as actually taking down a larger, beefier ship 1v1 for me is the bacon on my cheeseburger. It helps that I don't mind losing from time to time

I've had success getting agro from mission bears with an Algos, especially if you pop out t1 drones at first (and launch the t2's later.....).

Also consider launching less then a full flight (say, 3-4) to make him think you have crap drone skills.

A Tristan works good for this as well.

Reading Feyd's blog is a must, of course.

Also, in tribute to the great Marlona Sky.......show up in a (supposedly) non-combat ship.

Like, say.......a Procuror. Or even better, a Skiff. A Skiff....carrying a Gecko, say.

Then start mining in their mission and 'accidentally' flip a wreck/shoot their MTU/etc.

You prey on their latent blood lust and hypocrisy.

Once they agress you, kick out a depot and switch the strip miner for a medium nos or neut.

Enjoy..:)