I actually always happy to see fits that work against rules. Dual tanking is a part I never really could touch.

And yeah, you forgot the rigs. which ones?

But I can't get over the split tank. Armor repper with shield hardeners? I certainly can't call this an ultimate ship. Swap a hardener for a sb, swap the lar for either a dcu or another bcs. Tank is better, particularly against those guristas missiles.

Other than that, looks very similar to mine.

Nice out-a-box setup i am against using 3 slots for tank on marauder but that's me.
If price is still the same or there about i would use domination TP's that's about only thing i can point out.

Yes, you can certainly opt for a shield setup - but that means running an active shield tank. This is designed as a passive fit that will dodge or buffer most of the incoming damage. It's also designed to avoid having to utilize any of the more expensive Deadspace invulnerabilities or shield boosters. And you get more raw damage from the T2 warhead rig for about 50m ISK less than a fourth Faction BCS.

So at long last you reveal the true level of your incompetence for all to see, great work. What will be your next masterful level 4 mission ship fit? Maybe a hull tanking Kronos with Torps?

Why have the shield resist amps? why not just drop in lieu for cap rechargers or shield extenders? I bet with a T2 ENAM and the cap rechargers you might be cap stable. Lowers your dps, but compared to other armor tanking marauders; it doesn't make that much difference.

Guys.. He didn't fit this up and is going to try it, he has fit this up and has used it, and it works for him, so.. Why the telling him it is wrong? If it works, it works, if it works for him even better, EVE is Sandbox, not just about Meta gaming, you can make your own choices when you want to in this game, I for one, like it quiet a bit, in most Missions it's shield should be fine, and in the bigger ones, at least you won't have to pay several million to repair your Armor, haha!

Interesting fit and out of the box, I have toyed with a Armor Rep on my Rattlesnake in certain missions cause I know I will be playing it close, but yeah.

Doesn't everybody fit their raven like that?

Better Golem. But swap a hardener for a propmod (still has more than enough tank), and the two flare rigs stack with the mgc's so swap one of them for something else, maybe a rigor or hyperspatial.

IMHO, there is no one perfect fit for all scenarios and all players. There is going to be quite the range of what works best based on the NPCs we are fighting and our own skills.

I, for example, have no skills in Shields; therefore, shield tanking isn't really an option for me...i.e. Nightmare

Also, I tend to overdo the armor tanking on my BS and sacrifice DPS. But, I feel much more comfortable knowing I can tank three waves in "The Blockade", if I happen to kill the triggers first by accident, than knowing I can kill them a little fast, but can't take the onslaught for long.

You're right, there is no one "right" answer for ship fits, although meta's being what they are, fits tend to converge when used for similar purposes. Having a playstyle is one thing. Dual tanking is another (quite bad) thing. Overtanking is fine, if you like slowpaced, no stress missioning. Hell, I like no stress playing. I play games to relax. But I feel like your definition of overtanked and mine will be quite far apart

You can't use shields? Simple. Don't use a shield boat (wasn't sure if were saying you can't use a Nightmare, or you do use it armor tanked). Again, Nightmare can be fine armor tanked, cos you should primarily be using it against Blood and Sansha rats, and can therefore get a better tank than with shields. Yes, dps goes down, and with it goes your ISK/hr, but I personally don't play to min/max my wallet.