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Dylan Finch
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.08.18 20:41:59 -
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Hi. Pretty much what the subject line says - I have a shiny new Tristan and I'd like to run level 1 missions in it. I've googled the topic to death but everything seems pretty old. I'm trying to figure out how to fit it with, as a new player, limited is and skills. I would appreciate any suggestions.
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Dylan Finch
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
5
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Posted - 2015.08.18 21:35:48 -
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Thanks for this. Yes, I will fiddle around with it and see what I can fit with my skills as they are and training into it so to speak. I can only fit 3 drones right now. I have a bunch of Hobgoblin I drones and 1 Warrior. Would you go with the 3 Hobgoblins or 2 Hobgoblins and 1 Warrior? Also, I guess I didn't realize that a stasis webifier would be useful in PvE. When should I look at using it (i.e., in what situations)?
ShahFluffers wrote:Apologies for the quality of this post. I am on my mobile and working from memory.
(low-slots)
Damage Control
armor repairer
drone damage amplifier
(mid-slots)
1 MN afterburner
cap booster (200 charge)
stasis webifier
(high-slots)
75mm railgun (lead ammo)
75mm railgun (lead ammo)
(empty)
(rigs)
none
(Drones)
5x Hobgoblin
3x Warrior
Tips and tactics;
- use the above fitting as a TEMPLATE. Fiddle with it according to your needs and contraints (see; fittig a ship is both an art and science... there is no "one fit to rule them all" here).
- I am thinking you might have some CPU issues. Be sure to train up the skill Weapon Upgrades and CPU Management as they will open up options for you.
Failing this... ditch one of the guns. They are only supplimental damage anyways. All you need is something to pull NPC aggro.
- drones are your main form of offense. Take good care of them. If one is taking damage, reel it back into your ship.
- range and speed are primarily your "tank." Never stop moving and if something is slowing you down... kill it before anything else.
- right click your drones in their drone bay... you can group them.
- set up hotkeys for your drones. One for "attack" and one for "return to ship."
- you can only launch a maximum of 5 drones (with the skill "Drone" at level 5). Only Carriers can use more... but they have certain rules, restrictions, and specialties that make them unwieldly as a dedicated droneboat.
- 5 light drones will always be more powerful than 2 mediums and 1 light (see; tracking and damage application).
- Tech 2 drones are worth it. |
Dylan Finch
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
5
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Posted - 2015.08.19 12:21:10 -
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Thanks so much to everyone for all of the help! The links in particular are super helpful as it is sometimes hard to know what is up to date. |
Dylan Finch
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.08.19 22:41:42 -
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Okay, so I'm trying to make sure I understand the issue on board about cap stability. Please correct me if any of this is wrong. Cap stable is when I can run all of the modules on my ship and my capacitor's recharge rate is such that it will never run dry. So theoretically I can just keep running all of my modules without interruption (I am sure there are modules that will disrupt this, but I don't know which). A trade-off for cap stability is likely a drop in DPS potential (because of limiting both the size of the modules fitted and using valuable slots for capacitor expansion modules). Did I mostly get this so far?
My understanding is that in PvP, where encounters tend to be over fairly quickly, the trade-offs involved in being cap stable are not only not necessary, but also can render your ship ineffective for the situation. I also understand that missions tend to be longish encounters and cap stability might be more desirable. On the one hand, I view missions as a means to learning the basics. So if that means learning how to operate a ship that is not cap stable, that leads to one kind of fitting. On the other hand, it may be the case that PvP is just a different beast from PvE and requires a different fitting (with the understanding that being cap stable is not always desirable). Not sure what the answer is here and would appreciate any feedback. |
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