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Voltaire Aubrey
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Posted - 2015.07.31 16:56:40 -
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Good afternoon all,
I have just come back to EVE from a long break and I want to convert this character from a miner to a PVE mission type character. Some advice I was given a long time ago was to aim for vessels like the drake and its larger caldari missile boat relatives due to their passive tanking potential and the fact that their weapon system is both powerful and does not really drain the capacitor either.
HOWEVER, there are 2 mitigating factors for me.
1-I had previously been training up the amarr vessels previously and was on the verge of flying a BC class amarr vessel,so I do already have skill points invested in the amarr branches of up to and including amarr BC, as well as various laser weapon skills.
2-The Abaddon has always been my favourite looking EVE ship!
So, is the amarr "branch" of ships really competitive for solo mission running compared to caldari vessels? And, for that matter, was the advice I was given about the drake still viable? |
Voltaire Aubrey
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Posted - 2015.07.31 18:37:17 -
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Well i do have some missile skills as wel (came back briefly about... a year ago to try out those new T1 destroyers and used the caldari destroyer for a while) but its just a case of querying whether the Drake and follow-up Caldari BS'class vessels with their missiles and shield tanking are a better choice than amarr lasers and their armour tanking? |
Voltaire Aubrey
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Posted - 2015.07.31 20:13:22 -
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Oh I'm in no rush to get to lol 4's yet, I just don't want to waste time training up e.g lasers weapon systems and their supporting systems if e.g. It's better to use missiles and e.g. Armour systems if it's better to go with shields... So I will be happy to potter around in a caldari cruiser for a while, then BC before hitting the BS class vessel. |
Voltaire Aubrey
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Posted - 2015.08.01 08:19:13 -
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Ok thank you for all the advice people, I do have one final question though...
The tier 3 cruisers like the Tengu.... Are they of any use for mission running or are they meant for things such as PVP and support of fleets in wormholes etc? |
Voltaire Aubrey
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Posted - 2015.08.02 15:08:48 -
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I must admit I am a bit surprised about the lack of support there end to be for missile boats and the overwhelming support for laser boats (nightmare in particular!)
Are laser boats and this nightmare specifically so much better than missiles and their missile boat equivalents? |
Voltaire Aubrey
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Posted - 2015.08.02 20:33:05 -
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awww,
I must admit in a way I am a bit dissapointed because i quite liked missiles, however, looking at the masteries I AM closer to lvl 3+ on the Amarr BC's and above than the Caldari vessels so I suppose i had better re-vamp the training queue to target an Amarr Harbinger before moving onto the BS' quality vessels....
Or is Oracle worth a go for simple PvE? (I must admit i quite like the idea of using large-sized lasers on a battlecruiser... however, i would assume that as a glass cannon it should only be used as part of a group?) |
Voltaire Aubrey
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Posted - 2015.08.04 16:50:18 -
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Thank you for all the feedback everyone,
I think after a bit of looking into fitting out amarr vessels and whatnot that instead I am going to stick with my "gut" feeling of going with a missile dominated system so I'm training up for the drake mastery level 2 at the moment (only 7 days away) to hit level 3's and then another 50 days after that for mastery level 3... I think it's not just the missiles though but also that I prefer the idea of shields being the primary method of defence over armour!
I've also been eyeing up the new Mordu's Legion vessels and their combination of faster velocities and faster missiles seems to provide a nice combination of benefits for high sec mission running (I don't really like emphasis on drones that the Rattlesnake has as a higher tier battleship...)
Does anyone have any insight/feedback on the Mordu Legion vessels? Are they any good or is it a vessel to avoid and should I instead convert to the nightmare after I've sorted out shielding skills and got a bit more settled? |
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