Pandora Carrollon
Kingsman Tailors
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Posted - 2016.08.11 14:56:55 -
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Don't forget EWAR drones either. When I'm in a tough fight, my EWAR drones are actually better than my combat drones. They keep the DPS off of my Exequeror Navy Issue while it prosecutes the attack and keeps the focus on itself with the combat and webbing down opponents. My drones are rarely targeted. As long as you engage with your ship first, draw the aggro with your guns for a little while THEN pop the drones to add to the party, the aggro should never leave you.
The dilemma is which EWAR drones to use. Usually if you are in a smaller ship and do speed/sig tanking, tracking disruption seems to work really well. If you're up against other EWAR NPC's then you need to fit to break their target locks so you can stay locked and out from under EWAR restrictions.
My ENI uses 4 Light Combat Drones and 1 EC-300 because if I need someone jammed I really need them taken out of the picture, the ENI is small for a cruiser but still large enough that other cruisers can pick on it successfully even at good AB speeds. Anything larger than a cruiser and they usually miss it. Smaller and it can either 1,2 or 3 volley the target. Other cruisers usually die in 5-6 seconds when fully targeted.
A Dominix would have different engagement envelopes and would have to be fit differently to use long range (Sentry Drones / Rails) vs. short range (Lights + Meds + Heavies / Blasters). Long range is lower DPS but higher safety factor provided you can stay at along range but it's also a serious problem if you are jumped on by players. Short range is far better for PvP encounters and gives you the most versatility but also is more work/effort to run everything efficiently.
I used to be a pretty dedicated long range fighter with a rail specialization, and it worked well in HiSec. Out in Null Sec it's almost worthless as a fit. You are pounced on at the gates and bringing a sniper rifle to a knife fight isn't going to work at all.
So if you are in Null or WH, fit for max dps and for PvP. Yes, it's slightly less efficient because you have to waste slots with things like a Warp Scrambler, but it's still good enough to take down Rats.
My ENI engages 5 ship Rats with any mix of 3 Frigs/Destros/Cruisers and 2 Battleships and the fights take about 5 minutes. A Dominix should crush stuff like that. The combat priority would change but it should still be a pretty quick fight.
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