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Welture
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Posted - 2008.10.09 23:50:00 -
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I really can't make up my mind which is most effective for roaming around solo. I pvp both in low sec (never do gates in low sec) and 0.0 (both gates and belts). I've had good success with afs but better with cruisers (don't know if that is just luck or not because i would've thought the jag/wolf would take on most cruisers). My bc experiences haven't been that good in 0.0 but effective in low sec (too slow in 0.0 unless i'm not moving around much). |
Antarr Slagh
Trans Eve Organization
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Posted - 2008.10.10 00:42:00 -
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Not an AF, you'd be better in a cruiser.
Between Cruiser and BC, depends on if you want DPS or mobility.
It's really up to you. |
Darkopteron
DIE WITH HONOUR
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Posted - 2008.10.10 01:09:00 -
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I solo roam in a cruiser, belt piracy is very much alive, and I keep my BC/BS in my hangar for gang stuff.
AF's are fun but at the moment only really used for combating newbies, other AF's, and inty's. |
Grant Smith
Infinitus Odium
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Posted - 2008.10.10 14:00:00 -
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 Originally by: Darkopteron
I solo roam in a cruiser, belt piracy is very much alive, and I keep my BC/BS in my hangar for gang stuff.
AF's are fun but at the moment only really used for combating newbies, other AF's, and inty's.
No it's not. Belt piracy and roaming is dead. Stick to a gate and grief all that comes through. The only form of fun that remains in low-sec. 
Noone uses belts which means all kills are at mission sites, gates, stations. Which means you need a ship that can tank sentries and/or have probes. Which means you need either a HAC/CS/BS with a tank = you'll end up getting ganked solo roaming as everyone flies nanos which means its stupid to fly BS in the first place cuz you cant hit them anyway... As for probes, it means dual-accounting = pain in the a**.
As such, sit on a gate, with a gang, drink lots of beer, have a laugh, and enjoy the smack from the angry victims.  |
Darkopteron
DIE WITH HONOUR
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Posted - 2008.10.10 14:32:00 -
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Then you're not looking hard enough. |
Rehtom Lamina
Comply Or Die
G00DFELLAS
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Posted - 2008.10.10 14:38:00 -
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So many people put down the AF's but if you have half a clue you will do well in an AF. Alternativly choose a decent cruiser ie. plated rupture.
BC's are slow and easy to catch if you get chased by an angry corp you have been griefing lol.
But it comes down to how much isk you have to put into your ships ofcourse.
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Welture
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Posted - 2008.10.10 16:26:00 -
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Originally by: Rehtom Lamina
So many people put down the AF's but if you have half a clue you will do well in an AF. Alternativly choose a decent cruiser ie. plated rupture.
BC's are slow and easy to catch if you get chased by an angry corp you have been griefing lol.
But it comes down to how much isk you have to put into your ships ofcourse.
Got plenty of isk but i prefer to fly ships/setups that are sort of dispensable (not too cheap but not too expensive) so that i can just keep going. I used to use a thorax and it worked splendidly but it really lacks in 2 things (I can't have a web cause it only has 3 slots(i use cap booster) and with the 5 low slots it's hard to balance dmg/tank). The Myrmidon worked very well in fights but moving around and gtfo situations were a big struggle.
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Kaileen Starsong
Amarr
Veto.
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2008.10.10 16:55:00 -
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Edited by: Kaileen Starsong on 10/10/2008 16:56:29
Originally by: Grant Smith
No it's not. Belt piracy and roaming is dead. Stick to a gate and grief all that comes through. The only form of fun that remains in low-sec.
 That's what the lack of faith and/or willpower does
As for OP: anything will do, just pick your targets. Naturally, BCs have the widest target-fork, but they're also. If you're thinking about 0.0 then I'd drop BCs in favour of cruisers though. I tend to go around lowsec in a cane, looking for other BCs, HACs/Recons, occasional CSes and such 
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Talen Kross
T Miners
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Posted - 2008.10.10 17:10:00 -
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Originally by: Welture
I used to use a thorax and it worked splendidly but it really lacks in 2 things (I can't have a web cause it only has 3 slots(i use cap booster) and with the 5 low slots it's hard to balance dmg/tank).
try this thorax
5x Neutron
MWD, WD, Web
DC, RCU II, 3x Magstab
5x Med ECM drones |
Jimbo Ugly
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Posted - 2008.10.10 19:26:00 -
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Originally by: Grant Smith
Belt piracy and roaming is dead. Stick to a gate and grief all that comes through. The only form of fun that remains in low-sec.
This only becomes true as you get further from highly populated market hubs & carebear headquarters. If you can't find anyone in a belt after 20 jumps, you should consider moving inland.
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Robimus
Sniggerdly
Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2008.10.12 02:29:00 -
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AF's are worthless. Any good cruiser pilot will **** them. Teh best solo cruiser in my opinion is the Stabber. Fit it like a vaga and choose your fights. DPS is ok, but it is a very forgiving ship.
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Demitria Fernir
Caldari
Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2008.10.12 11:11:00 -
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AF are too much useless against neutralizers, learned it the hard way.
BC are actually a good way to do solo, but they're slow.
on a side note, best cruisers to do solo are rupture/stabber and thorax.
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spongebobbb
Amarr
under the sea
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Posted - 2008.10.12 12:08:00 -
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for belts a vexor is a nice solo boat, but you tend to burn thru the drones a lot.
Stabber is OK ish but if something can hit you its useless,
falloff ruppy is awsome. with ecm drones.
maller is also a nice choice. Huge tank and autocannons and grind ships down.
passive shield tanked gank brutix is one of the best bc as its still agile as it has no plates. Does 900dps and has more effective hp than a plated deimos.
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qualya
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Posted - 2008.10.12 12:40:00 -
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Originally by: Grant Smith
No it's not. Belt piracy and roaming is dead. Stick to a gate and grief all that comes through. The only form of fun that remains in low-sec.
Noone uses belts which means all kills are at mission sites, gates, stations. Which means you need a ship that can tank sentries and/or have probes. Which means you need either a HAC/CS/BS with a tank = you'll end up getting ganked solo roaming as everyone flies nanos which means its stupid to fly BS in the first place cuz you cant hit them anyway... As for probes, it means dual-accounting = pain in the a**.
As such, sit on a gate, with a gang, drink lots of beer, have a laugh, and enjoy the smack from the angry victims.
Agreed this is the best for of piracy and fun in low sec, depends if u wanna tackle HID's can be usefull but BS's in fleet ftw
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Vladimmire
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Posted - 2008.10.20 18:07:00 -
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For solo roaming in a cruiser or BC, do you all fit cloaks? Would be great for afk bio or avoiding large roaming gangs, but with the scan res hit it seems like you would miss out on some juicy targets.
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Intense Thinker
Minmatar
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Posted - 2008.10.20 18:10:00 -
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*Smacks Vladimmire on hte nose with rolled up newspaper*
Now back to OP... roam in wahtever you wat just don't fly what you can't afford to lose
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Vladimmire
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Posted - 2008.10.20 18:35:00 -
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Yeah, yeah, I know.
With my wallet to SP ratio, it would be impossible for me to loose something I couldnt afford. That said, no one likes to give up a free KM just because they had to take a leak. So the question still stands, do any of you all find solo roaming with a cloak to be ineffective due to the scan res penalty. Looking for practical experience doing it, not theorycraft answers.
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Kaileen Starsong
Amarr
Veto.
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2008.10.20 18:51:00 -
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Originally by: Vladimmire
Yeah, yeah, I know.
With my wallet to SP ratio, it would be impossible for me to loose something I couldnt afford. That said, no one likes to give up a free KM just because they had to take a leak. So the question still stands, do any of you all find solo roaming with a cloak to be ineffective due to the scan res penalty. Looking for practical experience doing it, not theorycraft answers.
Non-sensorboosted BC is going to only catch non-nanoed / tanked Cruisers and up. And it's actually barely catching cruisers. I'd figure that you will be missing more targets if you choose to fit cloak.
If your wallet is fat then just buy a covops/prober char. Has following positives:
1) You can engage ppl at safespots/deadspace
2) You can avoid camps, hence saving time for getting a new ship, hence getting more time to pew-pew
3) It can haul loot, a bit but better than nothing. Especially if you get expensive toys out of someone and don't want them to go pop with you
4) Leadership bonus
5) If flying BCs - gangmod bonus
6) Alt doesn't scare people nearly as much as ebil blinky piwate with -10 SS
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Vanthropy
Minmatar
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Posted - 2008.10.21 02:23:00 -
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vaga with cloak is your only answer
"SPEED + GANK = SPANK... Spank that ***** up" |
Cpt Branko
Surge.
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Posted - 2008.10.21 04:18:00 -
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Edited by: Cpt Branko on 21/10/2008 04:19:03
Originally by: Vladimmire
Yeah, yeah, I know.
With my wallet to SP ratio, it would be impossible for me to loose something I couldnt afford. That said, no one likes to give up a free KM just because they had to take a leak. So the question still stands, do any of you all find solo roaming with a cloak to be ineffective due to the scan res penalty. Looking for practical experience doing it, not theorycraft answers.
With a scan res sensor booster, yeah - you get basically the same scan res as a non-sensorboosted ship. I did it for a while after moving to a new region because the roaming gangs with rapiers were getting annoying.
The only reason why you'd really fit a cloak for low-sec is the MWD->cloak thing making you virtually impossible to catch on gates.
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Warmal Thunker
Steel Soldier's
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Posted - 2008.10.21 14:19:00 -
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I like the Rapier for low sec solo. |
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