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Forum Toon
State War Academy
Caldari State
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Posted - 2015.09.10 18:25:43 -
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for pve purposes,
I'm really enjoying the blaster short range "in your face" method.
Right now I'm on brutix gaining some skills and standing.
I guess in 2-3 weeks I'll have enough skills to feel comfortable on battleships.
I was pondering between the Hyperion and the Megatron.
from one side the Hyperion from its description states it is a blaster platform of choice and get sweet armor rep bonus (means I can fit less tank and more gank) but the megatron gets bonus to tracking.
My long term goal (first one I'm aiming) is to get into (with proper skills) a Kronos, but before I reach that goal need to make a stop at a t1 ship.
Tank wise from raw stats the hyperion got much more HP then the mega, also hyperion got bigger cap.
Looking at slots the hyperion got additional med slot over the megatron but one less low slot, I can see the med slot used maybe for web or tracking computer but loss of low slot means less tank or less gank mod.
Another surprising difference I noted was though the megatron have 7 guns the Hyperion have only 6 but... the hyperion gets a missile launcher hard point...
Maybe with proper skills that hardpoint can be used with RLML vs frigs? or the dps will be awful to even consider?
on the PG \ CPU fron the mega got less PG and uses more guns which might lead to tighter fit.
on the drones front the hyperion got much more generous bay and bandwidth and if I'm not mistaken you can possibly have a flight of 5 sentry drones in there? but you risk not using scout drones vs the frigs\drones rats with web\scram etc... but otoh if the single RLML with decent skills to fit T2 version with T2 ammo maybe it will be enough then you can use the sentry drones or heavy drones as we are talking about blaster ship.
choices.
I would appreciate your tips as it will allow me to plan my skill queue.
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Anize Oramara
The Arch Dashing Dashers
382
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Posted - 2015.09.10 20:48:03 -
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Serious answer: Hyperion because armor rep for newbros
Semi-serious answer: Blaster Domi (navy eventually) with T2 Heavy drones looks kinda fun and is something you can consider.
Something you haven't considered answer: Blaster Astarte (around 1300 dps without implants)
Blasters are fun but a lot of missions have enemies spawning 70km-90km out. You're going to be flying around A LOT. Maybe rail+sentry domi/Hyp until you get Kronos? |
Dr Cedric
Independent Miners Corporation
Care Factor
118
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Posted - 2015.09.10 20:49:32 -
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I'll put this out there first: I haven't done High-sec missions in a LONG time. You didn't mention if this is for Lvl 4's, anoms in null sec or any of the other various rat shooting PvE options that are out there. I'll assume you're going w/ lvl 4's
The AB won't make a big enough difference in your tank to use it. It will get you in range, but depending on what missions you're doing (serpentis) they should be moving towards you. As for drones, you should probably keep a flight of lights in your bay for those pesky scram frigs. Recall your drones once they're finished off, then you dont have to worry about the web (which means a cap mod or an application mod.) Next, you have minimal cap mods. I personally like capacitor boosters, but you can fill in to your liking. Without the web and the AB, cap should last longer, even more with another cap mod.
Regarding the MJD, its only taking up space at this point. Either fit for sniping (Rails) and keep it, or save the fitting/cap and use something else. Also, I think that scram frigs turn off MJD's (but don't quote me on that.)
Thats my feel for it.
Also, you'll probably enjoy a Blastarte (Blaster Astarte), a Blaster tengu, a Blaster Proteus or a Deimos more than you will enjoy a Battleship. Thats just my opinion though :)
Cedric
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Tsukino Stareine
Sock Robbers Inc.
Low-Class
1418
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Posted - 2015.09.10 21:03:38 -
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long range weaponry is king for missions since any time you use to fly around after targets is time lost actually completing the mission.
That being said, you can fit a rail hyp quite comfortably in a missioning setup it's even capable of being shield fit for extra drone gankage. |
Ralph King-Griffin
Devils Rejects 666
The Devil's Warrior Alliance
11726
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Posted - 2015.09.10 21:26:59 -
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Anize Oramara wrote:Serious answer: Hyperion because armor rep for newbros
Semi-serious answer: Blaster Domi (navy eventually) with T2 Heavy drones looks kinda fun and is something you can consider.
Something you haven't considered answer: Blaster Astarte (around 1300 dps without implants)
Blasters are fun but a lot of missions have enemies spawning 70km-90km out. You're going to be flying around A LOT. Maybe rail+sentry domi/Hyp until you get Kronos?
yeah but then there's the horrific prerequisites for the damn thing.
not something one would consider newbie friendly
Better the Devil you know.
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Forum Toon
State War Academy
Caldari State
12
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Posted - 2015.09.10 22:26:59 -
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well,
I did not consider MWD instead of AB. that's still left to be tested.
I actually like the blasters and their short range, that's why I aimed there.
I think I should get some more skills before using spensive hulls like Astarte (god dammit now I imagine space marines), also looking now the hull alone costs more then a battleship hull iirc.
the thing with long range is I'll need to get skills into sentry drones, then I'll need to split my dps mods between drones and guns etc... lots of micromanage and I wanted something bit more simple.
and yes I'm talking about L4s in highsec.
Dominix navy does look good and considering heavy drones\medium drones flight might be interesting but again it's navy hull and without prope T2 drones I'm not going to risk navy or other spensive drones there which will take time to train.
hence why I aimed at T1 guns oriented battleship with light drones for frigs which will be easier to focus on training then to branch out.
Ok so let's consider the hyperion again,
the MJD you say is useless here - replace it with MWD maybe to close range then shut it down?
and if the AB is not that good maybe switch to 2 tracking computers and to mitigate the cap size damage from MWD I could use cap battery to increase the cap size instead.
Web is waste of slot here? take additional cap charger or something else here?
Regarding tank,
I though about it and instead of EANM + RAH + DC I could just use 2 specific mission hardeners (for missions like sansha and such where there are 2 major damage types used) and free up a low slot for another damage module, maybe TE or something.
thoughts? |
Anize Oramara
The Arch Dashing Dashers
382
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Posted - 2015.09.10 23:06:02 -
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Ralph King-Griffin wrote:Anize Oramara wrote:Serious answer: Hyperion because armor rep for newbros
Semi-serious answer: Blaster Domi (navy eventually) with T2 Heavy drones looks kinda fun and is something you can consider.
Something you haven't considered answer: Blaster Astarte (around 1300 dps without implants)
Blasters are fun but a lot of missions have enemies spawning 70km-90km out. You're going to be flying around A LOT. Maybe rail+sentry domi/Hyp until you get Kronos? yeah but then there's the horrific prerequisites for the damn thing. not something one would consider newbie friendly
Yup, Meant it more as an alternative to the kronos. All the training time you'd put into BS V, Large Hybrid V, Large blaster Spec, Marauder pre-req etc.
Also the astarte is super cheap, like less than 80mill more than a T1 BS currently. It's the training time that'll kill ya. Kronos is of course 1 bill ;) |
Anize Oramara
The Arch Dashing Dashers
382
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Posted - 2015.09.10 23:16:52 -
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Forum Toon wrote:well,
I did not consider MWD instead of AB. that's still left to be tested.
I actually like the blasters and their short range, that's why I aimed there.
I think I should get some more skills before using spensive hulls like Astarte (god dammit now I imagine space marines), also looking now the hull alone costs more then a battleship hull iirc.
the thing with long range is I'll need to get skills into sentry drones, then I'll need to split my dps mods between drones and guns etc... lots of micromanage and I wanted something bit more simple.
and yes I'm talking about L4s in highsec.
Dominix navy does look good and considering heavy drones\medium drones flight might be interesting but again it's navy hull and without prope T2 drones I'm not going to risk navy or other spensive drones there which will take time to train.
hence why I aimed at T1 guns oriented battleship with light drones for frigs which will be easier to focus on training then to branch out.
Ok so let's consider the hyperion again,
the MJD you say is useless here - replace it with MWD maybe to close range then shut it down?
and if the AB is not that good maybe switch to 2 tracking computers and to mitigate the cap size damage from MWD I could use cap battery to increase the cap size instead.
Web is waste of slot here? take additional cap charger or something else here?
Regarding tank,
I though about it and instead of EANM + RAH + DC I could just use 2 specific mission hardeners (for missions like sansha and such where there are 2 major damage types used) and free up a low slot for another damage module, maybe TE or something.
thoughts?
For an actual Hyperion build;
- Ddon't bother with tracking comps if you're going blasters, like at all.
- If your skills are low you are going to need a decent chunk of tank, some LV4s are pretty nasty and have disrupting frigs.
- You are going to need a MWD if you're going to go blasters or you will never ever get in range.
- You'll need to get at least a full set of heavies, T1 is fine with backup T2 mediums and lights.
- Don't bother with batteries, look at a cap booster and maybe some flux capacitors if going shield tank. Cap rechargers if going armor tank.
- X-Large pith c-type shield reps are cheap, 30mill each.
- If you don't use it yet, get EFT and load your skills in there via EveMon so you can play around with some numbers.
- Start lv4 missions with more tank than you think you'll need till you get the hang of the missions and then remove tank that you don't need.
- Sniper fits will always need less tank (thus fit more gank) than blaster fits.
- It might be worth it to start with rail/sentry/MJD fit and as your skills improve get into a blaster fit boat.
- Good rule of thumb for Lv4 missions, have at least 1k combined gank and tank. And even then it's not guaranteed to be enough. |
Dr Cedric
Independent Miners Corporation
Care Factor
118
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Posted - 2015.09.10 23:51:24 -
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I've also flown Megathrons for PvE and the do very well at sniping setups. The extra 7.5% tracking per level comes in handy catching the small stuff flying straight at you when you're at range. All that said, you'll still want to keep, at minimum, a set of light drones to drop the frigs that get under your guns.
Finally, are you set on the hyperion? The Rokh makes a nice blaster boat in some situations. Also, the Proteus and Deimos are very capable mission runners (even if they aren't the most efficient). Its surprising how much damage a HAC/Tech 3 cruiser can mitigate when flying at 600+ m/s. Not to mention, hitting the 500 dps mark pretty easily. You should look into one of those at some point.
Cedric
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Val'Dore
PlanetCorp InterStellar
1013
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Posted - 2015.09.11 00:05:05 -
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Vindicator
Star Jump Drive A new way to traverse the galaxy.
I invented Tiericide
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Forum Toon
State War Academy
Caldari State
12
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Posted - 2015.09.11 01:08:50 -
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Proteus is viable for L4s?
I admit the speed of cruiser is something I prefer. |
Jin Mei Xin
Maverick Security Consulting Inc.
0
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Posted - 2015.09.11 02:57:04 -
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Val'Dore wrote:Vindicator
This. I run an armor set up for missions with one and it's a nice change of pace. Make sure to dual prop an MWD and an MJD to close the gap. Get T2 guns to get Null L and slap a tracking computer for extra optimal range. 1k+ DPS = Winningggggg. |
Valkin Mordirc
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Posted - 2015.09.11 06:23:32 -
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Forum Toon wrote:Proteus is viable for L4s?
I admit the speed of cruiser is something I prefer.
The proteus is horrifically slow.
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Demerius Xenocratus
Rapid Withdrawal
633
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Posted - 2015.09.11 11:57:47 -
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Valkin Mordirc wrote:Forum Toon wrote:Proteus is viable for L4s?
I admit the speed of cruiser is something I prefer. The proteus is horrifically slow.
I ran L4's in a rail Proteus for a fair bit before I fell asleep mid-mission and got it exploded.
I was hitting 700 DPS cold at 40k with FN antimatter + another 100 with light drones and tanking most missions easily with a C type repper and repair subsystem.
It's not as fast as a Machariel but Proteus mobility combined with medium rails' damage application is pretty effective; definitely not the worst/slowest choice. The only thing to note is that your speed is critical to your tank, so elite webbing frigates have to die immediately. I had to do alot of manual flying to minimize transversal against those frigates, but my experience flying a Mach was pretty similar - just more damage and slightly worse application.
However, using blasters for missions is a bit nonsensical unless you are in a Kronos which can project to 70k with null.
I assure you, the novelty of having to cap yourself out MWD burning to each group of rats will wear off rapidly. If you must use a Gallente turret battleship, a rail sniping fit would be far superior.
The best option would be to forget the 90 day marauder train, spend a week training minmatar BS and large projectile turrets to level 4, and get a Machariel. |
Forum Toon
State War Academy
Caldari State
12
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Posted - 2015.09.11 13:29:38 -
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it's that bad?
and I was considering T1 hulls first pirate\navy and such require (i think) more skills to justify the price.
so start with rails until I get into kronos? |
Anize Oramara
The Arch Dashing Dashers
385
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Posted - 2015.09.11 14:13:59 -
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Forum Toon wrote:it's that bad?
and I was considering T1 hulls first pirate\navy and such require (i think) more skills to justify the price.
so start with rails until I get into kronos?
Until your skills improve you're just better off with a sniper build. Here's a relatively cheap setup that you can work towards if you are set on going blaster Kronos. Don't bother with getting T2 sentries or T2 rails but everything else will be useful on a Kronos. As your skills improve you will need to rely on the Cap booster less and less. Obviously replace ENAMs with rat specific as needed (expl/kin for angels, EM/Therm for sansha/blood, therm/kin for gurista/serp/EOM, ENAMs for drones, merc). You might need to meta some modules like the AB, cap booster, TCs depending on skills. Worth using a MJD instead of a AB on some missions and use slightly longer ranged ammo (Blockade for example)
[Hyperion, Rail Snipe]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Centus C-Type Large Armor Repairer
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
100MN Afterburner II
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Heavy Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
425mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
425mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
425mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
425mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
425mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
425mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Drone Link Augmentor II
Large Hybrid Burst Aerator I
Large Nanobot Accelerator I
Large Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Hammerhead II x5
Caldari Navy Warden x5
Currently nothing beats a Machariel blitzing for Lv4 income and the only skills that carry over from a Kronos fit to a machariel is... gun support skills I guess, armor tanking skills if you opt for a armor tank on the Mach and the falloff bonus tied to Gal BS. So not the best of transitions ever so something to keep in mind. |
Demerius Xenocratus
Rapid Withdrawal
634
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Posted - 2015.09.12 13:45:45 -
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Forum Toon wrote:it's that bad?
and I was considering T1 hulls first pirate\navy and such require (i think) more skills to justify the price.
so start with rails until I get into kronos?
You can be in a Mach much faster than a Kronos with no real downside. Also half the price.
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Forum Toon
State War Academy
Caldari State
17
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Posted - 2015.09.12 17:20:07 -
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thing is with marauder except for the lazy tank and fact you are imune to Ewar you can loot and salvage at the same time so it saves a trip and you got those high slots empty and ready for use anyway.
Also 4 guns only means less ammo means more cargo space. |
Dethmourne Silvermane
Mare Crisium Industries
Test Alliance Please Ignore
57
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Posted - 2015.09.12 18:00:41 -
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Forum Toon wrote:thing is with marauder except for the lazy tank and fact you are imune to Ewar you can loot and salvage at the same time so it saves a trip and you got those high slots empty and ready for use anyway.
Also 4 guns only means less ammo means more cargo space.
If you want to loot, yes, the Marauder is better. The maximum ISK/hr for level 4 missions involves not looting at all.
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Kitty Bear
Harbingers of Chaos Inc
Gentlemen's.Club
1527
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Posted - 2015.09.12 18:08:10 -
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Dominix
is a very newbro friendly BS.
T1 modules will work just fine and are fairly easily skilled up to T2 if you stay focused.
can be shield tanked
can be armour tanked
works with either blasters or rails
works with either sentries or heavies (i'd recommend heavies) |
Forum Toon
State War Academy
Caldari State
17
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Posted - 2015.09.12 19:05:09 -
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Dethmourne Silvermane wrote:Forum Toon wrote:thing is with marauder except for the lazy tank and fact you are imune to Ewar you can loot and salvage at the same time so it saves a trip and you got those high slots empty and ready for use anyway.
Also 4 guns only means less ammo means more cargo space. If you want to loot, yes, the Marauder is better. The maximum ISK/hr for level 4 missions involves not looting at all.
I like looting...
that moment when 20 mill worth of loot from 1 ship... it's randomness.... |
Tiddle Jr
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
484
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Posted - 2015.09.12 22:58:42 -
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Valkin Mordirc wrote:Forum Toon wrote:Proteus is viable for L4s?
I admit the speed of cruiser is something I prefer. The proteus is horrifically slow.
You either doing it wrong or don't know how to do it right.
Proteus is absolutelly fine for lvl4.
In terms of the topic - Hyperion is a very solid choice untill you interface with faction where you need to apply explo damage, this is where i got some issues and swap it for Mael. |
Forum Toon
State War Academy
Caldari State
17
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Posted - 2015.09.14 04:02:09 -
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ok I had some cash aside from the items I sold.
as I've already got skills to sit in gallente battleship (still not enough to fly it) I'll migrate to minmattar skills for now and projectile then to mach.
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Celthric Kanerian
Ascendance Of New Eden
Workers Trade Federation
448
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Posted - 2015.09.14 15:02:03 -
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Bring your Vindicator to any fight, so you can vindicate the people in violation of vindication.
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Forum Toon
State War Academy
Caldari State
17
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Posted - 2015.09.14 17:43:15 -
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ok this is just glorious....
I fell in love with angel ships.
I'm doing the training now in spaceship command skills on minmattar ships to fly those and so far I finished with frigates.
so I decided let's take the dramiel for a spin...
oh boy...
uber fast warping... very fast in missions.... nothing ever hit me and fallouf almost 9km on autocannons is lovely thing. |
Donnachadh
United Allegiance of Undesirables
518
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Posted - 2015.09.15 14:35:03 -
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OK going to go with everyone else here for the near term except for one comment.
DIsclaimer here. This next bit is based on a brawler fit Rattlesnake with a passive tank so it may not be applicable to your active tanked ships. I hope someone with more experience in the ships you want to use can comment on this and correct me if I am wrong.
Considering the time you will spend moving in a pocket taking damage but not being able to effectively apply damage my suggestion is aim for a tank around 1,000 DPS to start and see how it works the adjust from there. In missons huge DPS is a lure and often stated the DPS is tank and to a degree that is true IF you can apply your DPS. When you are spending time getting into range to apply your DPS you will still need a stout tank to keep you in the pocket.
Long term if you want to use blasters for missions then you want to aim for the Kronos, Gallente Marauder, my sons is mean and nasty up close.
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Forum Toon
State War Academy
Caldari State
20
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Posted - 2015.09.16 18:55:55 -
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I moved to projectiles and Angel hulls.
right now I'm having fun with arty cynbal on level 3s.
from what I've seen the mach on level 4 should be lot of fun to fly. |
Haatakan Reppola
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
82
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Posted - 2015.09.17 05:34:32 -
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Valkin Mordirc wrote:Forum Toon wrote:Proteus is viable for L4s?
I admit the speed of cruiser is something I prefer. The proteus is horrifically slow.
In what way is a proteus slow compared to a BS?
if anything it would be "proteus does low dps" or "proteus have short range" :) |
John Ratcliffe
The Mjolnir Bloc
The Bloc
288
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Posted - 2015.09.17 11:02:12 -
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I built a Blaster Vindi last week for occasional Lvl 4 use. It gives 1960.1 DPS with my less than perfect skills. Double webs, so it applies it all like a MF as well.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
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