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Ciyrine
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-05-16 21:02:47 UTC
this is day 2 getting back into the game after 2 year break. Im going to ask a bunch of questions here in this one topic. Some questions wont get answered and Ill ask those again later.

1) Ive seen the word tackle used. what is this referring too?

2) it seems the AI attacks drones now. I cant remember drones being terribly powerful before. Did they get a buff to damage and survivability? If the AI and me are close to each other and I have drones flying around will the AI target me or the drones?

3) how does drone DPS stack up against ship based weapon DPS. Like the rattlesnake which focuses heavily on drones. Is it now weaker than it used to be because drones die and you cant have that many in storage during an engagement I could see running out

4) is the rattlesnake the best drone ship because it looks awesome

5) do i need to repair mining crystals before they completely break? or can I wait until they run out then patch them up?

6) what do combat scanner probes do? Do you use them to find which systems ships are mining in or something like that?

7) I was reading the description for scan resolution dampener and I couldnt quite figure what it did. How would you use it in combat

8) is there a way to decrease how long it takes to charge up the warp drive for quicker escapes? would that be the warp core optimizer?

9) can you switch missiles mid combat? So can use EM misiles to drop shields then switch to say kinetic for the armour/structure?

10) reading ECCM equipment which boosts sensor strength how does that help me in combat?

11) are stasis web equipment/drones effective enough to allow heavy missile or heavy drone use against frigates?

12) which weapons are classified as explosive damage? I was under impression every weapon (bombs, missiles, ballistic, energy) has a specific damage type of kinetic, EM, thermal.

13) warhead rigor catalyst rig reduces signature radius factor for missile explosions so theyll basically do more damage against everything. Since damage is explosion speed vs enemy speed(and of course actual damage of missile). SO reducing the signature readius factor should increase damage in all situations except stationary targets?

sorry for all the questions just got done reading entire wiki and been gone a while
Tokenar
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2013-05-16 21:28:54 UTC
Quick answers:

1) Ive seen the word tackle used. what is this referring too?

Scram + web. Keeping the target from warping off.

2) it seems the AI attacks drones now. I cant remember drones being terribly powerful before. Did they get a buff to damage and survivability? If the AI and me are close to each other and I have drones flying around will the AI target me or the drones?

Drones can be powerful in ships with drone bonuses. The way AI targets you / drones is complicated, it's a mix of threat / distance / ease to destroy.

3) how does drone DPS stack up against ship based weapon DPS. Like the rattlesnake which focuses heavily on drones. Is it now weaker than it used to be because drones die and you cant have that many in storage during an engagement I could see running out

Looking purely at drone dps, dominix and rattlesnake are tied. If you factor in other things, either rattlesnake or navy dominix are best drone ships, mainly depending on your skills. Sentry drone ships work just fine for PVE, you just can't afk, you need to keep an eye on who AI is targeting.

4) is the rattlesnake the best drone ship because it looks awesome

See above.

5) do i need to repair mining crystals before they completely break? or can I wait until they run out then patch them up?

I don't mine, no idea on this one...

6) what do combat scanner probes do? Do you use them to find which systems ships are mining in or something like that?

You can scan down the location of a player with them inside a system.

7) I was reading the description for scan resolution dampener and I couldnt quite figure what it did. How would you use it in combat

it prolongs the time required to lock. There are better forms of EW.

8) is there a way to decrease how long it takes to charge up the warp drive for quicker escapes? would that be the warp core optimizer?

Change your playstyle. Align to a celestial object and keep your speed over 80% will allow you to warp out almost instantly when you initiate it. Warp core optimizer will just reduce required cap for initiating warp.

9) can you switch missiles mid combat? So can use EM misiles to drop shields then switch to say kinetic for the armour/structure?

You can stop firing, switch missiles, and resume firing. It's a valid technique. Bear in mind reloading time.

10) reading ECCM equipment which boosts sensor strength how does that help me in combat?

The probability that you're jammed by ECM is lower.

11) are stasis web equipment/drones effective enough to allow heavy missile or heavy drone use against frigates?

Don't use heavy drones at all in PVE. AI will destroy them easily, they're too slow. Small drones are way more efficient at destroying frigates.

12) which weapons are classified as explosive damage? I was under impression every weapon (bombs, missiles, ballistic, energy) has a specific damage type of kinetic, EM, thermal.

All except lasers (EM/Therm) and hybrid (Therm/Kin) have some ammo with explosive damage.

13) warhead rigor catalyst rig reduces signature radius factor for missile explosions so theyll basically do more damage against everything. Since damage is explosion speed vs enemy speed(and of course actual damage of missile). SO reducing the signature readius factor should increase damage in all situations except stationary targets?

Pretty much - if the explosion radius is larger than target sig radius. Otherwise no damage increase.
Daniel Plain
Doomheim
#3 - 2013-05-16 23:28:31 UTC
answers above are mostly correct. as for crystals: you cannot repair them. when they break, replace them.

I should buy an Ishtar.
ISD Ezwal
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#4 - 2013-05-16 23:31:21 UTC
Asking more or less the same questions all over the forum is definitely not done. Please stick to one thread.

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