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flakeys
Manu Armata
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Posted - 2008.05.14 14:54:00 -
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Ok so not meant as flame,
When you are gonna fly such an expensive ship with all those skills involved it's good to do a LOT of read up before you actually are able to fly the ship.So many ways to fit it and use it.For example i'm training for a rorqual.I started about 1.5 month ago and have a good 2 months at least to go to be able to fly it decently.I've started searching a few weeks back for more info and still every day i search the forums for new info on how to fit/use the ship to it's best potential.Actually i came here again to these forums to check up on new rorqual topics.
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flakeys
Manu Armata
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Posted - 2008.05.14 15:13:00 -
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Edited by: flakeys on 14/05/2008 15:14:48
 Originally by: Sir Algorn
Edited by: Sir Algorn on 14/05/2008 15:08:31
I have a small corp... we mine, run missions and the like. We need to move to low sec. for better belts and do some ice mining, the ship is ment to be cover for the miners while their working.
Covering miners in a carrier is not the best way.Hell a few bs's would even give more support for that then what you are planning now.
Better to go for a rorqual and 'rent' space in 0.0 if it's for minerals/mining.I can guarantee that if you use it for the purpose you stated , you'll be back on the forums in no time screaming bout how fast your carrier went down and that CCP nerfed the ship etc.
Like others said it's a fleet ship - a SUPPORT ship.
The only thing usable in the way you say for your carrier is to use it PURELY as a cheap jump freighter.That i could understand.
And most in here are giving you advice btw but you seem a bit stubborn imho.
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flakeys
Manu Armata
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Posted - 2008.05.14 15:30:00 -
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Originally by: Sir Algorn
Well the prob is that we only have 4 members I'm the only fighter and the only one that covers them while mining and salveging. We're not ready for 0.0 but have tried .4 and the Carrier should be OK in that respect I'm not sure but I do know my Megathron gets beat up in low sec. covering them... I've lost 2 so far.
Getting yourself a BIG ship won't take the risk away.It probably will even attrackt a higher amount of pirates/enemies and then you will loose a FAR more expensive ship then the megathron.Now the question is : are the 0.4 minerals worth it to take that risk?It's allways your own choise of risk vs reward but in my opinion if you are a 4 man corp and 3 out of the 4 are miners i'd say you better not take that risk because it's a HUGE gamble.Then it's maybe better to search for a dead end system with a station in it and get to have the locals set you to bleu standing.You could then cover the only gate to see new people pop in before they are viewable in local and at the same time jump to the belt where your friends are mining to get those darn rats destroyed every half hour when they pop up again.
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flakeys
Manu Armata
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Posted - 2008.05.14 15:43:00 -
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Just try what i said above.Open the map and look for a 0.4 or lower that is a dead end and preferable against a 0.5 or higher.There are enough of these places in eve.
Check a week long every day the number of pilots podded and the average number of people in the system.This will give you a good idea how the situation is over there.Go in..ask locals for bleu standing have a lill chat and that stuff.This will give you a much better and safer way of mining then what you have planned at the moment and will cost a LOT less.
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flakeys
Manu Armata
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Posted - 2008.05.14 15:54:00 -
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Originally by: Sir Algorn
Edited by: Sir Algorn on 14/05/2008 15:49:36
So what ship do you sagest I use in a support roll? The Megathron is the biggest ship I've use up to now for support I tried a Hyperion and had to run like hell so I sold it.
If there were 2 ships covering them we'd be OK but...
Again it's not about the size of a ship.You could hang a titan there for all i care and still go POP.It's about making it so that the risk is at it's lowest.Also like someone said joining a 0.0 alliance/corp may be a goood thing.Remember that 0.0 is 'safer' then low-sec most of the times.If you are not ready for 0.0 then low-sec will even bite you harder.
Just think back from the start.What do you guys wanna achieve.What is the best way to achieve this with the best reward both fun and isk with the least risk.
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flakeys
Manu Armata
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Posted - 2008.05.14 20:22:00 -
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Originally by: Sir Algorn
Corect me if I'm wrong but isn't 0.0 space the lowest their is? As far as an alliance goes I have no idea how to work it out with another corp.
0.0 is mostly patrolled by the Alliance occupuying that specific part of 0.0.
Low-sec 0.4-0.1 is mostly occupied by pirates and not well organised and/or small alliances.
That's why you will find more safety in 0.0 with a well organised alliance because you are surrounded by friends appart from the occasional wartarget or ganking squad.
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