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Solo machariel and lvl 4 missions

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Lillity
Doomheim
#1 - 2013-02-19 22:29:01 UTC
Basically i haven't done missions since retribution, but i've been wanting to do some light eve playing again and missions would be cool. Now i've heard all these things of killer missions, etc..

I'm not worried about rooms with aggro groups, and spawn triggers? I mean these are still the norm? or do they all aggro now independently of you making a move on them? But i've also been hearing all this stuff of full room aggro on the more tougher missions. Stuff that would easly break your mach tank. Now it's not really a tank, but has it lost it's value in missions since i can't seem to find any mentions of it in the first few pages of the forum? I'm somewhat worried cause the consensus seem to be that you require more tank, if not even more players?

Would someone please update me a bit on how missions go like these days? I didn't really have any problems in my mach earlier as long as i geared properly. I could be unlucky and aggro to much making for more of a thrill than what i had wanted, but in the end the ship still works.

Also what seems to be the generally accepted ships as effecient lvl 4 solo ships?
Orlacc
#2 - 2013-02-19 22:37:25 UTC
Mach is the best by far.

This should help.

"Measure Twice, Cut Once."

Lillity
Doomheim
#3 - 2013-02-19 22:46:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Lillity
Oh yea, i'm a heavy user of eve survival. It still doesn't help much tbh, checking out missions there's not alot of changes/comments regarding the retribution expansion. Except the odd mention of increased inc dmg and near deaths.

For instance, worlds collide and vengeance..
Radgette
EVE Irn Bru Distribution
#4 - 2013-02-19 23:47:50 UTC
worlds collide sansha side is a total PITA with all the TD's, expect to be TD'd down to 10km falloff and unable to track a bs levels of tracking

serpentis missions are pretty harsh too damped to 15km lock range and over a minute to lock a frig.

vengeance is pretty easy split your guns and just shoot the frigs as they mwd towards you no need even for drones.

some of the old "easy" lvl4 missions against amarr are hilarously hard now, neuts TD's and scrams with enough frigs that they gank the crap out of your drones so bring lots of spares.

not sure about guristas and blood raiders i don't mission in caldari or amarr space atm.

they are all still doable you just actually have to pay attention now.
Lillity
Doomheim
#5 - 2013-02-20 01:05:19 UTC
Thanks for input. Sounds like ill downgrade ships for awhile. I've never felt confident with machs tank, but it does bring them down fast. I always found amarr missions to be heavy on ewar, but comming from minmatar space might be why.