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Jester Banks
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Posted - 2008.01.17 10:00:00 -
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I'm a bit of a noob at all this so looking for a bit of assistance. I found a thread on Cormorant builds but everyone has their own preferences and there was no "oh that's uber" build. All I want to do is PvE some Rats and mine the ass out of the Haatomo / Ikoa area at present, until I get enough dough to get a cruiser.
This is what I came up with for the Cormy:
High Slots
2x 125mm Carbide Railguns
2x 125 mm Compressed Coil Gun
2 x Dual Pulse Mining Lasers
1 x Salvager I
1x Std Missile Launcher (or maybe Limos Rocket Launcher)
Mid Slots
1 x Ore Scanner
1x Medium Shield Extender I
1x Small Shield Booster I
Low Slot
1x Power Diagnostic System I (IĘd really like to use an Extended Cargo but I donĘt know whether I can do without the PDS)
The reason the guns are different is purely because I have them already but hope it doesnĘt make too much difference. I can buy others if it does.
WhatĘs the best ammo for the guns/launcher to take out the Rats fast? Kinetic dmg isnĘt it?
Is a rocket launcher better than a missile launcher?
Will 4 guns and a Launcher be okay to keep me healthy as all the builds I saw used 7 guns, which I really donĘt want to go with. I could possibly drop one of the Mining Lasers I guess but only if absolutely necessary.
Thanks for any help 
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Jester Banks
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Posted - 2008.01.17 10:35:00 -
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@ Sandeep: I dont understand why I dont need a scanner mate. Its so I can see where the asteroids are with the best ore rather than the lower return ore.
@ Xennith: Actually I didnt know it was bad to mix weapon sizes, but also they are the same size (125mm)
@ Shanur: Hmmm thats two of you with that view. I would seriously consider it but the Rats arent really that frequent around there. You'll maybe see a group of 2-3 in every third or fourth mining trip. At say 35K ISK a load (with the extra cargo hold)thats over 105K ISK as opposed to an unknown Rat return.
However if I run the Bantam instead its painful to have to run and hide when rats do eventually turn up and not be able to salvage.
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Jester Banks
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Posted - 2008.01.17 11:36:00 -
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Christ theres so much good information I just havent a clue about lol. Almost all of this above is unknown to me, from changing settings to gun stats.
I'm particularly interested about the "you can salvage wrecks even if theyre not yours" bit.
To salvage a wreck it has to be empty first right? So I can only salvage the ones with the empty "uppy-downy triangle". But you're saying I can salvage yellow empty "uppy-downy triangles"? I didnt know that lol (and a lot of swearing at the amount of yellow wrecks I've flown past).
Okay I bow to your mass wisdom and tonight will kit out my Cormy with 7 x guns all the same and try the salvaging/jumping trick. I've got about 3.5 million ISK to play with. Looking forward to kicking some ass lol.
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Jester Banks
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Posted - 2008.01.17 14:08:00 -
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Well I feel I have mined a heck of a lot since starting the game a couple of weeks ago and having the Cormy is the first time Ive actually felt like I can releive a bit of agression on some Rats. I kind of like the idea of hunting them down like....erm...Rats.
Im not even going to ask what Trillium bars are lol.
I'm pretty sure I tried to put a gun on the missile slot once and it wouldnt allow it, so I dont expect Salvage 1 to fit but will try. Also Im not trained on Medium guns or tractor beams and cant canister yet but I hope to change both those situations soon.
Once again thanks for all the suggestions. I'm copying & pasting all the answers into a doc so I can take it home to refer to later when I do my build tonight (at work atm with 3hrs to go..yawn!).
So whats the best ammo for these guns to get rid of the filthy scum?
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Jester Banks
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Posted - 2008.01.17 16:10:00 -
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I think Amarr space is only a short hop for me from Citadel to Domain so thats sweet 
Ive got a bit of cash floating about from extensive (for me anyway) mining so I'm going to get the best 125mm guns I can find and load up for bear.
Hope the log in issue is resolved for tonight.
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Jester Banks
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Posted - 2008.01.18 08:20:00 -
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I just wanted to say that last night I tried to kit out my ship "properly". I plundered the Corp hanger and ended up with 6 x 125mm guns of 3 different types and 1 x 150mm (or was it 250mm?) gun.
I went out asteroid field jumping in 0.6 space and made roughly 1 million ISK over about 3.5 hours. Amazing!
The punishment these guns deal out is fantastic.
Unfortunately, yesterday some other Alliance declared war against ours so I cannot say any more atm. Also I think I'll have to tone down the flying on my main for a bit and create an alt character. Annoying as hell lol.
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Jester Banks
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Posted - 2008.01.18 09:47:00 -
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 Originally by: Xennith
Wasnt us was it? :) if it wasnt, then just make sure that you fly in packs, keep an eye on local and give as good as you get.
if it was us, then please continue to fly around solo, ignore local and dont align out when ratting ;)[/quote
lol well I dont know who it is. Its all new to me and I even had to look up what it all meant. Alliance chat last night was all about tactics and reports on info gathering etc. Seems like the other corp or someone who knows them have been a bit "helpful" to us so I gather we're pretty well prepared.
A couple have decided to hide but even the newbies like me have seen it as an opportunity to experience PvP, but not at the sake of losing a main and decent ship. Fortunately we can build Merlins, etc very easy, and getting an alt for me up to that std can only take a few hours at most.
Oh and we're travelling in groups, plus I've decided its probably best to dock in another systems station from our HQ. I might be cannon fodder but Im gonna go down expensive for you, or whoever it is. Bring it ooooon!! 
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Jester Banks
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Posted - 2008.01.18 11:50:00 -
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Originally by: Shanur
Now there's a healthy attitude to war decs. More newbies should share this mindset instead of littering various forums about the "unfairness" of one sided wars. Have a blast and remember the submarine law, it's not about the number of ships, it's about the tonnage. As long as their losses cost more to replace than yours you are doing alright.
well I dont know about that rofl. For sure I'm the one whose going to suffer more in repairs and replacements with the lesser funds too. I gather some of the enemy players have been playing since 2005 too.
Of course my other thought is to get an alt outside of the corp and play kiss-chase and pass info onto our side of where the enemy is.
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