Slan Slacker
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Fidelas Constans
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Posted - 2017.07.10 10:55:32 -
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Bling it out to the max (as long as it is helpful) and then play with appropriate caution. I mean what is your isk for? There are some very nice mods that make running missions more fun. Just don't fly your ship around the universe where everyone can see it. Buy your expensive mods with another character and use the Haulers Channel to arrange it to be shipped to a "safe" place. Don't have it shipped from Jita to Amarr and then go and get it yourself in a T1 hauler. Instead have it shipped to your mission system, then contract it to your mission runner.
For years I only used T2 modules because of paranoia. But as I got richer and more comfortable with PvP and enemy tactics I realized almost all of the risks can be mitigated. So why not enjoy that bling and make your mission ships more fun to fly? Almost all my characters live in null sec, but I have a couple in highsec for mission running... because I like running missions. Actually enjoy it. I read the text and everything. I love rescuing the Damsel. I loot and salvage everything and I always kill everything. I never blitz a mission. Yeah it is only about 50m and hour with LP conversions, but I like it. I also like making mission ships and theory-crafting on them. Sometimes what makes it work is some bling. Sometimes a lot of bling. Deadspace adaptive invulns are an example of very expensive mods that can really up your resists. Alternatively you can use a low/mid/high-grade implant set to get bonuses to augmetn your bling to make it even better. BTW don't fly that pod around in an interceptor, frigate or by itself. You can see these kills all the time. Wrap that pod in a beefy, tanky ship and keep it out of the way of the gankers.
The cure to high sec worry is to live in null for a while. After that, caution and paranoia become second nature. High sec ganks of expensive mission ships are extremely rare and are done by relatively few people and corps. Most of these are done in trade hubs or SEO mission hubs. You can use zkillboard to find high sec, expensive kills and see where they are happening yourself. You will see that almost all of them are wardecs. Find a good home for your mission runners, get to learn the locals. Mark them blue to you. Use dotlan and zkillboard to identify all the alliances and corps that gank high sec missioners and mark them red. Don't run an epic arc (too much risky travel) in a 4b macherial/vargur/golem, use a 600m rattlesnake instead. Fly defensively and you will be fine. If you get popped then hats off to them for beating you. |