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Sir keek
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Posted - 2007.09.03 10:49:00 -
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I was doing some lv 2 missions trying to make some money, when i got the recon missions. TBH i was pleased as i had these before and made a lot of money.
however this one was wrong, in the sense i was bloody impossible for anyone in a crusier (which most people are). actually it would be hard for people in bcs.
i warped i to the location and found an activation gate, no problem. i activated it as usual. in the next room there was another activation gate 50km below. know some rats would appear i proceeded with caution.
as anticpated 3 rats apeared. 1 destroyer and 2 crusiers, but he cruiser had 200k bounties, odd for a lv 2. then i found out why, in seconds i was jammed by the 2 moas for about 40 secs. when i could target i fired a volley at one of the moas. but 4 heavies hardly made a dent. then more rats came.
i counted about 2-3 bcs maybe 4, about 5 crusiers and a couple of destoryers.
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however having done this mission before i knew
a.) i had to travel 40km in this heat
b.) more would come
c.) there was another room
surely this cant be right, i need to spend 250k on repairs an lose standings with my agent.
Help!!!
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Ess Erbe
State War Academy
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Posted - 2007.09.03 10:52:00 -
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It requires five heavies and patience. It's really not that difficult. Go for higher buffer, skip shield recharger and put more resists or an afterburner in the mids.
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Sir keek
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Posted - 2007.09.03 10:54:00 -
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the point is i cant fire, they have me basically perma jammed
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Shanur
Minmatar
Republic Military School
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Posted - 2007.09.03 10:56:00 -
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The trick to completing Recon 1 is to not engage the ships. A point is made in your briefing that it is not needed to destroy anything to complete the mission. Just treat it like a harder version of WC and rush for that second gate. Do your thing there and fly out as soon as you get notified that you completed your mission. The rats are tuned so that they are very hard to clear out without a fully fitted HAC.
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Ess Erbe
State War Academy
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Posted - 2007.09.03 11:00:00 -
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 Originally by: Sir keek
the point is i cant fire, they have me basically perma jammed
Then put an ECCM and see if that helps. If it doesn't, then rush through it.
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Sir keek
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Posted - 2007.09.03 11:01:00 -
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Edited by: Sir keek on 03/09/2007 11:02:26
Edited by: Sir keek on 03/09/2007 11:02:13
the only problem of me being in a caracal, once my shields go down i screwed, yet on the first go i lost them in 10-15 secs, with fairly decent shields (well in my opinion)
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Mennox
Amarr
Imperial Support Inc.
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Posted - 2007.09.03 11:27:00 -
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actually did this over the weekend in my Drake with a passive setup, some nice 270k bounties....goto through 3 gates then only realized i needed to go through the first 2 haha, was no bother in Drake
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Sicil Fioet
Minmatar
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Posted - 2007.09.03 11:40:00 -
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One rule that I found true with level 1-2 missions:
If you see a lot of nasty stuff heading your way, big blob of NPCs that you clearly can't take out in the biggest ship allowed into the mission, most likely you mission briefing states that you do not have to kill them. They are there just for the challenge and extra ISK from bounties if you do engage.
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Sir keek
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Posted - 2007.09.03 11:45:00 -
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Cheers for the help i might just fit a mwd a run like mad
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Shanur
Minmatar
Republic Military School
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Posted - 2007.09.03 12:25:00 -
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Originally by: Sir keek
Cheers for the help i might just fit a mwd a run like mad
Just fit an AB and a decent tank. As long as you don't fire on the rats, they will not call in reinforcements so the barrage is manageable. I did mine in a caracal with AB (although i do have a fair number of points in navigation skills).
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Ki Tarra
Caldari
Ki Tech Industries
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Posted - 2007.09.03 15:14:00 -
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Originally by: Sir keek
Cheers for the help i might just fit a mwd a run like mad
You cannot use a MWD in deadspace. Try an afterburner if you are attempting to blitz this mission.
I have done it several times in a passive fitted drake and have never had any problems, but then maybe my skills might be a bit higher than most.
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Fuk Mi
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Posted - 2007.09.03 15:54:00 -
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actually the easiest way to do recon 1 and 2
fly there in a pod.
Npc will not shoot it, you fly in, fly to objective, warp back and say done....
no problems
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GPerson
Gallente
The Scope
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Posted - 2007.09.03 20:37:00 -
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Originally by: Fuk Mi
actually the easiest way to do recon 1 and 2
fly there in a pod.
Npc will not shoot it, you fly in, fly to objective, warp back and say done....
no problems
Well, this mission just got easier.
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Lurtz
Caldari
Gunrunners and Gamblers
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Posted - 2007.09.03 23:03:00 -
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Originally by: GPerson
Originally by: Fuk Mi
actually the easiest way to do recon 1 and 2
fly there in a pod.
Npc will not shoot it, you fly in, fly to objective, warp back and say done....
no problems
Well, this mission just got easier.
Just be warned do NOT try that for part 3, the gas cloud damage will pop your pod.....
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Heartcarver
X Bane X
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Posted - 2007.09.04 02:35:00 -
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Originally by: Lurtz
Just be warned do NOT try that for part 3, the gas cloud damage will pop your pod.....
I was curious if this is actually true. I didn't want to try it, but wondering if anyone has?
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Lurtz
Caldari
Gunrunners and Gamblers
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Posted - 2007.09.04 03:26:00 -
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Originally by: Heartcarver
Originally by: Lurtz
Just be warned do NOT try that for part 3, the gas cloud damage will pop your pod.....
I was curious if this is actually true. I didn't want to try it, but wondering if anyone has?
Well, had a friend flying next to me to play with and both took damage.... looks like it is area effect not targetted..... I wouldn't want to fly a pod in it....
but I do not know from experiance if it will pop a pod
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Kisofu
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Posted - 2007.09.05 18:37:00 -
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Originally by: Lurtz
Originally by: Heartcarver
Originally by: Lurtz
Just be warned do NOT try that for part 3, the gas cloud damage will pop your pod.....
I was curious if this is actually true. I didn't want to try it, but wondering if anyone has?
Well, had a friend flying next to me to play with and both took damage.... looks like it is area effect not targetted..... I wouldn't want to fly a pod in it....
but I do not know from experiance if it will pop a pod
It's been a few days since I did this L2 mission, and it was the first time. I lost a few ships before I realized I just had to fly through it really quick. The first rooms I was able to do in a shuttle, although if that blows up on you, no biggie, they won't gank your pod. However, I seem to remember when I was going through the gas cloud that it wouldn't let me through that last gate in just my pod. For that, I just brought along my Proph and went through it. Didn't take too much damage, and it was really easy money.
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Venkul Mul
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.09.05 20:30:00 -
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Generally no mission warpgate will allow you to pass in a pod.
It was changed some time ago.
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