Since MWD's are allowed in missions. I'm beginning to experiment with MWD short range setups. My torp raven can do 1km/s. So why gimp my DPS? I stay more active and have more fun, and I finish faster. Anyone else having this experience?

Since MWD's are allowed in missions. I'm beginning to experiment with MWD short range setups. My torp raven can do 1km/s. So why gimp my DPS?

If it's more fun to you, then by all means do whatever you want. Some of us actually find the long range fits more fun, and I believe that not having to move at all will usually equate to faster mission times, but probably not by much depending on the specific fits involved.

You'll still need to move around quite a bit.

Also, missions with lots of clutter can be a bit of a hassle.

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and how long does it take you to get to 1km/s in your raven? also how long does your cap/tank last? where in a long range setup I can just sit there and kill everything.

I did some ratting in a torp raven once, that was pretty awesome, although it was pre-nano nerf

I'm so disappointed that nobody has yet quoted:

"A microwarp drive?!? In a battleship?!? Are you insane?!?"

"You can't hotdog in a battleship! ... Oh what am I saying, you are going to do it anyway aren't ya?"

- Solomon "Sol" Burke, Clear Skies 2

I'm so disappointed that nobody has yet quoted:

"A microwarp drive?!? In a battleship?!? Are you insane?!?"

"You can't hotdog in a battleship! ... Oh what am I saying, you are going to do it anyway aren't ya?"

- Solomon "Sol" Burke, Clear Skies 2

I don't know if you trolled me or trolled somoeone else. But, It's working! AND FAST. That'st eh point. It's SOOO much faster than **** cruise missle/rail dps.

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It takes about 3 cycles to get my raven up to full speed. I've been missioning for 2 days like this. Haven't run into a missiion that was a problem yet. But I'm not tanking. Friend in close range fit AB hyperion is tanking.

There are definitely some missions that are going to be a problem. But so far so good. But all those Angel missions, we just BURRRRN through those big BS. No kiting required. Thanks for reading and commenting

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If you don't undestand missiles let me explain.

The first volley takes 8 seconds to hit yet the next volley will take whatever your rate of fire takes.

First volley takes 8 seconds the next volley is 3 seconds behind or whatever your ROF is. Yes there is a delay but very little and more damage compared to guns.

Neither of which are any big deal it is second nature to me, gun ships are not better than Missiles in PVE missions period. They are more work and you miss a good deal you never miss with missiles. It is all over in the wash guns are fun but missiles are better.

Neither of which are any big deal it is second nature to me, gun ships are not better than Missiles in PVE missions period. They are more work and you miss a good deal you never miss with missiles. It is all over in the wash guns are fun but missiles are better.

If you can't keep up with volley or the number needed to kill the rats you are fighting then I suggest you start getting more experience.

Since MWD's are allowed in missions. I'm beginning to experiment with MWD short range setups. My torp raven can do 1km/s. So why gimp my DPS? I stay more active and have more fun, and I finish faster. Anyone else having this experience?

If you don't undestand missiles let me explain.

The first volley takes 8 seconds to hit yet the next volley will take whatever your rate of fire takes.

First volley takes 8 seconds the next volley is 3 seconds behind or whatever your ROF is. Yes there is a delay but very little and more damage compared to guns.

Since MWD's are allowed in missions. I'm beginning to experiment with MWD short range setups. My torp raven can do 1km/s. So why gimp my DPS? I stay more active and have more fun, and I finish faster. Anyone else having this experience?

In PVE I will take missiles over guns any day. They talk about insta hitting but with missiles after the first hit they are insta hitting. Every 3.52 seconds.

Since MWD's are allowed in missions. I'm beginning to experiment with MWD short range setups. My torp raven can do 1km/s. So why gimp my DPS? I stay more active and have more fun, and I finish faster. Anyone else having this experience?

Having flown both gun and missile boats in missions, I disagree. Except for the guns requiring more a bit work. That part is true. Well, except when juggling 3-5 TPs on the Golem.

But then I make my own T2 missiles which makes them far cheaper. I pay 400 a unit maybe sometimes more I guess I have never done the math with making my own. It is far cheaper and can be done in Highsec fairly reasonably. Takes about a week to set up your own production of T2 Fury missiles but after that it is all down hill just use a Noctis to salavage and loot a few drone missions and turn that into minerals and poof you have your own T2 production. Of coure I stil buy those gravity things and some other parts. However still far cheaper and with PI takes a couple of runs in a Crane or Badger.

LOL 3 to 5 is hard to manage! Especially with their slow count down. The only point I am making is that after the first volley it is all just like guns only they always hit for max damage. 8 seconds (8 seconds is saying they are like 100km off say Assault and you will not hit them with a gun but I can hit them with a missile) for first volley to hit and then everything after that hits with the same amount of time as guns it is a wash considering all the glancing and scratching shots for 400 to 600 on BS's. So yeah you lose a little amount of time. Now if you read the news while you are firing missiles yeah it is not very good for the pocket book, which I don't because if it is a bounty mission like say The Assault then I need to kill everything quick like to make cash.

But then I make my own T2 missiles which makes them far cheaper. I pay 400 a unit maybe sometimes more I guess I have never done the math with making my own. It is far cheaper and can be done in Highsec fairly reasonably. Takes about a week to set up your own production of T2 Fury missiles but after that it is all down hill just use a Noctis to salavage and loot a few drone missions and turn that into minerals and poof you have your own T2 production. Of coure I stil buy those gravity things and some other parts. However still far cheaper and with PI takes a couple of runs in a Crane or Badger.

I'm so disappointed that nobody has yet quoted:

"A microwarp drive?!? In a battleship?!? Are you insane?!?"
- Solomon "Sol" Burke, Clear Skies 2

"You can't hotdog in a battleship! ... Oh what am I saying, you are going to do it anyway aren't ya?"
- Solomon "Sol" Burke, Clear Skies 3

Seems to me that the biggest thing preventing anyone from making long range fits work well is that you can't adjust your warp-in point. Seems to me there are short-range missions and medium-range missions, but aside from The Blockade, there's not really very many long-range missions available unless you wanna spend a few minutes MWDing away from the crowd before you aggro them. Otherwise you won't get much time to gun them down before they get too close to be hit.