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Iomar Uisdean
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.05.08 12:49:00 -
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Bad idea?
I've done quite a few of the harder L4 missions with this boat already and I am pretty confident in the tank.
Now, I've read that the boss at the end (Xevni Jipon) is a tough nut to *****.
My offense on the Drake consists of 7 x T2 Heavy Missile Launchers, augmented by 2 x BCS II. All relevant missile skills are level 4 or better. Given that my best damage option (kinetic) is out due the guys high resistance I will probably use thermal.
Should I be able to break his tank, eventually?
Any other pointers?
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Taerenius
Caldari
Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2007.05.08 13:50:00 -
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His Kinetic resistance is high but I'm pretty sure its still lower than all his other resistances, plus doesn't the drake get +5%/level dmg to kinetic missiles - use kinetic.
Also I really don't think it will be possible. MAYBE if you have T2 light drones with drone interfacing at least 4 and combat drone op 4. It will help a ton also to have electronic warfare drone interfacing 3 so your drones can attack out to 54km or so - the guy does "keep at 50km" on you so unless you're fairly quick you'll be attacking him from at least 50km away.
For what its worth, I fought him with a cruise missile raven 2 days ago, 6 T2 cruise missile launchers with Kinetic missiles, cruise missile spec 3, and 3 T2 BCUs, and it took like 20 minutes to kill him. I had to reload 4 times I think. I couldn't use my drones because I didn't have electronic warfare drone interfacing, now that I do I'm sure I could take him out a lot quicker. The good news is his damage is pretty pathetic so forego some tanking for more DPS.
Your best bet is to fit an AB and basically run right into him - if you can nullify his defender missiles you will up your DPS by a LOT.
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Ghan Tylous
The Graduates
Ivy League
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Posted - 2007.05.08 13:58:00 -
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What I do:
Using a Torp Raven. I use a AB to get less than 10km from him, web him and then I pound him with Torps and Hammerhead 2s. Don't know if they changed his shield boosting rate in the 1.4.2 patch, but he boosts around 1000 shield HPs every 4 sec or so.
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JagGator
United Freeloaders
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Posted - 2007.05.08 16:50:00 -
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Don't know if a Drake would cut it.
But I kill him with a cruise Raven. Kill all the other rats in the stage, warp out and back in to lose aggro and you can fly right up to him. Open fire under 10km and even with cruise missiles I can finish him off without having to reload.
I do fit an afterburner after the warp-out since I don't need much tank at that point. I have heard that chasing him with an afterburner cause him to turn off his shield repper and turn on his afterburner.
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Red Rumurder
5punkorp
Betrayal Under Mayhem
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Posted - 2007.05.08 18:43:00 -
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i run it in a raven i doubt the drake can do enough dps on the last guy. his repair rate is nice. all i do once in is kill the 2 bs and fly at the guy. i tank the guns while locking on to the frigs. the very sec i see them target me i release my first volley of precision cruise and t2 med drones. pop them all b4 getting webbed. about this time i am 50km away. i commence to killing all the other guys all the while closing the gap on the last guy. then i switch to fury cruise and drop him in under a dozen volleys. (before i start getting eve mails saying you can't hit that far out, max flight time 5, max speed 5 and hardwire so yes i can, it took me quite a little bit to get here in skills to use them, only got 2 other missile skills to get to 5 besides cruise spec 5 and no more skills to train then for cruise missiles)
precision alone would not break his tank i had to use reg or fury.
good mission
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Iomar Uisdean
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.05.08 19:17:00 -
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Well, I went and did it.
Was a lot easier then I expected. I started out with a tank way heavier then needed for this mission. After the first 2 stages were over I refitted, replacing active shield hardeners with shield amplifiers and putting a 3rd BCS in low, and adding an afterburner.
Cleaned out everything in third stage, saving Xevni Jipon for last. Shields still didn't drop below 65%. Then I used the afterburner to get right on top of the boss.
As was correctly stated, when you try to orbit him at point blank, he stops repping and trys to get distance. He's pretty dang slow and the Drake is not known as a speed demon.
From the time the last regular npc blew up to the moment Xevni Jipon ate it took a bit over 4 minutes, which included swapping out Scrouge missiles for Widowmakers, after determining that thermal did way more damage then kinetic.
Thanks for the advice, all.
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JagGator
United Freeloaders
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Posted - 2007.05.09 03:51:00 -
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Originally by: Iomar Uisdean
Well, I went and did it.
I am quite impressed.
I guess this settles the question then; there is no lvl4 mission that the Drake cannot do. I already knew it could tank them all, but I didn't think it would have the DPS for the toughest rats. Guess Iomar proves that it does! 
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Ararius
Lilandri Foundation
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Posted - 2007.05.09 04:36:00 -
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Originally by: Iomar Uisdean
As was correctly stated, when you try to orbit him at point blank, he stops repping and trys to get distance. He's pretty dang slow and the Drake is not known as a speed demon.
Yea thats what I did first time I did it (my first time doing a level 4 mission...). I was quite suprised when he was just sitting there trying to orbit me, not attacking or repping
Had to warp out once in the last stage because of the Em sentry guns (slowly) ripping me a new one on my slowboating to be able to engage everyone else
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