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Do Little
Red Frog Freight
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Posted - 2015.08.07 13:40:15 -
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The Gurista Pirate ships (Worm, Gila, Rattlesnake) align well with the skills you have trained thus far and there is no question that anyone flying one of these will tell you the state of drone ships is awesome!
There is also no question that they are expensive and not "affordable to lose" for a newer player. You also need fairly good fitting skills - especially if you intend to use T2 launchers.
Another ship you may want to consider since it has a decent drone capability and uses your missile and shield skills is the Minmatar Bellicose.
Another option is the Gnosis - at 60 million it is a bit more expensive that normal T1 battlecruisers but it leverages all your existing skills and is bonused for drones. Gnosis will easily handle level 3 missions. |
Do Little
Red Frog Freight
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Posted - 2015.08.07 15:19:48 -
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I fly the SOE Epic Arc every 90 days or so to keep my standing up. I used to use a Bellicose and it is an excellent ship - highly recommended. I now fly a Worm for the Arc and for running anomalies. You can watch JonnyPew run DED sites in a Worm here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLsthVSj0q0 This is shiny and high skill but gives you an idea of what the ship is capable of. However you look at it - the Worm is a lot of fun to fly.
Gila has a 500% bonus to both hitpoints and damage for drones. With fairly modest skills I have a cap stable fit with over 700dps, 50K ehp and 325 dps passive regen. I sold my Rattlesnake and now use the Gila for level 4 missions.
NPC rats will attack you drones and standard issue don't have a lot of hitpoints - that 500% bonus makes a big difference. Like having a pair of assault frigates in your drone bay!
I don't recommend you buy one of these until you can afford to lose it but, if you like drones, put them on your wishlist! |
Do Little
Red Frog Freight
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Posted - 2015.08.07 15:53:28 -
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T2 light drones is a 4 day train and well worth it. Your other skills at 3 are OK for now. I'd take navigation and sharpshooting to 4 - that's less than 2 days and gives a useful boost to speed and accuracy - meaning they deal more damage and take less.
You're also going to want hull upgrades and weapon upgrades to level 4 - will let you fit Damage Control Unit 2 and T2 weapon upgrades like Ballistic Control 2 and Drone Damage Amplifier 2. Your shield skills will already let you fit a T2 tank.
Pick a faction, run the career missions: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Tutorials_-_Opportunities_and_Career_Agents_in_EVE_Online
and the SOE Epic Arc: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/The_Blood-Stained_Stars
you will have enough standing to run level 2 missions and will likely only need 1 storyline to get level 3 |
Do Little
Red Frog Freight
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Posted - 2015.08.08 23:20:48 -
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Opinion on the Bellicose from a respected but now retired blogger: http://jestertrek.blogspot.ca/2012/12/fit-of-week-missile-pvp-bellicose.html.
The main advantage is that it leverages existing skills - allowing you to spend time training higher levels rather than new skills. In the long run it doesn't matter - you will eventually cross train for all 4 factions.
If you do fly the Bellicose, try to fit a target painter - it will make it a lot easier to kill frigates with medium weapons. |
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