Missions & Complexes

Expect to be damped to death. So you got no choice other than a missile boat. As a minnie only pilot, i would say you're screwed...

Interesting theories, but damps affect targeting sensor range & time and so will affect missile boats the same as everyone else.

To the OP's question - I believe that a fast short ranged ship is the way to go so the damps won't matter as much - AC's, blasters, pulse lasers or HAM's. I don't know the damage output of a 10/10, but I am guessing that you will want at least a 1200 dps tank and about 500+ dps (more is better) damage output. Use a web to catch frigates.

Perhaps the Loki can manage this, or the Sleipnir (though it may be too slow to use AC's effectively). I am not too familiar with Minnie ships so I can't say for sure. Proteus can tank more Serpentis due to it's resists, and do more dps at point blank range.

High level DED sites are much easier with a group though - we used to use a T3 to tank and BOPS for DPS, but I don't think that will work so well anymore with the new AI as the BOPS are fragile. The old W-space trick is to use a group of "spider tanking" battleships - Each BS has 2 remote repairers and all are buffer tanked the same way (armor or shield, we used armor). Everyone has all their buddies targeted and everyone repairs whoever has aggro, and switches as necessary. Of course, you asked for solo so I will stop there.

Good luck!

Someone must not use missile ships much, or their nifty little FoF missles that you canf ire until you get close enough for damping to not matter. \

FoFs do hit structure, but many webbing frigs orbit close so the FoFs will kill them Web Towers are another porblem, but spam FoFs long enough (they will eventually kill the structures and start hitting ships/turrets again) and you can make it though the worst damping nightmare.

One last thing... Solo short range ships will have a ton of trouble killing the final structure. It has an enormous active armor tank. Whereas long range ships can sit out over 60km away where the armor tank deactivates and slowly grind the structure through the weak active shield tank only. Warden II with ishtar bonus and no DDA's will do it in about 10 minutes (sure feels like it anyway). Not sure if Gila will have range but rattlesnake might be able to add missile DPS too.

I bring in an arty tornado to speed the structure down, basically a no tank PVP sniper with faction ammo. Drake used to be fine but with the nerf, it can't do it anymore. Proteus would be a close call as to whether the dps is really worth it.

FoF missles do't just hit ships and turrets, they hit ALL structures, like walls and such.

If the overseer structure is the closest thing to you, they will hit it.

As for the "no valid targets" thing, you have to agress something 1st,basically telling your missile's "anything belonging to Serpentis is the target". Load regular missiles and fire 1 volley at anything in the plex (or simply wait for anything like a ship or turret to shot you even once), then reload FoF missles, they will hit anything belonging to the faction that shot you, even walls, overseer structures or ships, whatever is closest to you.

I use FoF missles every single time I play (in null sec i rat with Mach+ FoF Tengu or vindicator+FoF tengu). And i refuse to call them Auto-Targeting :) .

What about Blood Raiders? Would this be an easier thing to accomplish?

10/10's.

I don't have the skills to use Sentries yet so not sure if that would be a great option at the moment.

This goon speak the truth (weird i know but still ) Bloods neut you to dead so reps won't work.

It was true BEFORE PATCH, we've seen enough people reduced to a 2km lock range in this forum to say otherwise now (didnt look in today patch though).