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Losses01
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Posted - 2007.04.23 05:03:00 -
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Hi, I was trying to gain standing for a new lvl 4 agent and was using a drake to quickly do the lvl 2 missions. Now that I've reached lvl 3s I was wondering which ship is faster for doing lvl 3s?
On my raven I use cruise missiles and a gist c-type xl booster so I can afford to put 2 target painters on it. I also have T2 hammerheads on it for the frigs. My drake is just a standard passive tank setup with 3 BCS II on it.
I want to do the lvl 3s as quickly as possible to get to level 4s. Which ship should I use?
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mr bighelmet
EnTech
Pax Familia
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Posted - 2007.04.23 06:24:00 -
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Drake will do lv3 faster.
frigs are 1 volly, cruiser 2, BC 3-4.
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Malcom Hash
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Posted - 2007.04.23 11:46:00 -
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Humm u seem already overpowered in skills and drones for L3 then u have the choice, but using cruise missiles against frigs or fast bc doesn't appear to be a good solution for me.
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Akita T
Caldari
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2007.04.23 12:08:00 -
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Cruise Raven doesn't have significant extra firepower compared to a heavy missile Drake (at same skill levels in cruise/heavies), the Drake is more agile and slightly faster, the tank of the Drake is more than enough for all L3s (and even most L4s), and you'll still be fighting a lot of frigates/destroyers in L3s... so yeah, for L3s, definetely the Drake (or, if you can get into a NH, ouch).
The "trick" with L3s is that most of them (except extravaganzas) can be completed much faster as the average if you just focus on the objective and ignore all the rest. For that reason, sacrificing some tank for speed (put an AB in a mid, even an overdrive injector in a low) can be beneficial for speed L3 running. Also, picking a LOWER quality agent in a 0.5 or 0.6 sec system makes a lot of a difference... you'll hardly ever see an extravaganza mission being offered, so you can just breeze through most offered missions.
Our corp recently started a massive move to a different NPC corp (away from CNavy), so all that made the move already had the same "problem" (well, most of us started with L3 agents directly, and some of us didn't even have to do many L3s either, already having gained low-level L4 access due to faction standings).
A corp-mate of mine managed to get to L4s (corp-standing based) in a single weekend of heavy L3 missioning (faction based L3 agent access)... using a Drake, of course (and now he's doing L4s in a NH, he recently got the skills to use it). He used to fly Ravens, but not anymore 
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Arakidias
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Posted - 2007.04.23 12:53:00 -
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Drake, no question.
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Alexey Shotoff
C.C.C.P.
Russian Coalition.
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Posted - 2007.04.23 16:32:00 -
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Drake, hands down
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Shalia Ripper
Caldari
High4Life
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Posted - 2007.04.23 18:04:00 -
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yeah, Drake.
Baby Jesus cries when someone runs a lvl 3 in a BS.
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Dapanman1
Amarr
Beets and Gravy Syndicate
Hitchhiker's Alliance
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Posted - 2007.04.23 20:40:00 -
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Just cover Baby Jesus' eyes whenever you pass through Kaunokka 
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Deus Ex'Machina
Amarr
Imperial Academy
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Posted - 2007.04.23 20:47:00 -
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The drake is overkill for most lvl 3 missions, if you love lvl 3's and you get to faction it up ( like i have with my lvl 4 mission runner drake ) you'll start to *gaps* *sacrilege* enjoy the missions.
The natural progression from a drake is the nighthawk, awesome ship for pVe, imo.
FoF's can make the lvl 3 missions even more *omg,horror,lies* interesting, use them.
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Deimos Ares
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Posted - 2007.04.23 21:00:00 -
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I woulda said a cruise raven with two painters can do L3s faster than a Drake. Mostly due to not having to fly so much to get in range on the longer range missions. I spammed a few L3s to get standings for my industrial alt and used a cruise raven with two painters, AB, 2 nanofibers, 3 BCU, and 5 med drones. worked like a charm. Now, if you have BC V and BS I, I think the answer's obvious (or Heavy missile V, cruise missiles I, etc.)
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Losses01
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Posted - 2007.04.23 23:48:00 -
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Thanks for all the replies. I guess I'll keep using my drake. I might bring in my alt in a Domi to help speed things along but overall its still taking some time. The fastest ship for lvl 3s would be a nighthawk I'd imagine. One last question, since my tank in the drake is way overkill for lvl 3's would it help at all to put a target painter on it? (I have guided missiles 3).
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Tirk Umpat
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Posted - 2007.04.23 23:49:00 -
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 Originally by: Dapanman1
Just cover Baby Jesus' eyes whenever you pass through Kaunokka
QFT
Although it's very entertaining seeing people testing their armor tanked Raven. Either that or they suck so bad they're repairing armor from a L3 mission. Either way..
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Demonor
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Posted - 2007.04.24 06:51:00 -
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lol Funny thing is I never did lvl 3 till now I went from lvl 2 straight to lvl 4 :D Well everyones wondering how? Well lucky me I got a really good quality lvl 2 agent stuck with it next thing I knew I already passed level 3 LOL so just kept going and Im at lvl 4 now. So Since I cant fly any BS's yet Im just soloing lvl 3 with a drake piece of cake. Drake hands down. I can easily go right through lvl 3 missions in a drake then I would in a Gallente BC :)
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Clair Bear
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Posted - 2007.04.24 23:35:00 -
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Just to be a contratian, I'm gonna put my vote in for a myrmidon and/or domi for fast L3 running.
Myrmidon's turret damage is poo, but 4x650mm arty can still help with the frig turkey shoot. And drones will wipe out the clouds of weakling npcs about as fast (if not faster) than FoFs on a drake.
Domi is even better -- you can pull off a tank unbreakable to any L3 mish in 4 slots leaving 3 for speed mods. Or shield tank it, and fit 2 mag stabs and 5x speed mods for the ultimate L3 running machine. ~600 m/sec and enough range & dps to wipe out entire L3 rooms as fast as you can lock.
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