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5/10 DED Solo In Cruiser, Last Room
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Burke Blanc
Radar Shack
#1 - 2013-07-11 11:47:41 UTC
So specifically here I'm talking about "Serpentis Corporation Hydroponics Site". I've done this before in a Dominix, but I really dislike taking a Battleship into low-sec, so I'm trying to switch over to cruisers for exploration.

Last night I was using a vexor navy issue with sentry drones. I completed the first 2 rooms with no problems. I adjusted my fit for the last room to have much more tank, dual armor rep, more hardeners. I tried to take out the 3 stasis towers first without targeting anything else. Being webbed while doing that prevented me from speed tanking so I was taking crazy damage. I warped out 3 different times while trying to take out the stasis towers. I tried to warp out a 4th time, but lost my ship before I got the warp off. Even after that I had none of the stasis towers down.

The other thing that was not helping me at all with trying to take out the towers was the sensor dampening. I'm 35k from the towers when I get in the last room, once the sensor dampening is applied to me I lose those targets.

Any tips on how this can be done with a cruiser? I would imagine that an ishtar is able to complete this site solo and I feel like the vexor navy issue is close enough to one of those that if an ishtar can so can it.
Daniel Plain
Doomheim
#2 - 2013-07-11 12:12:23 UTC
the ishtar has pretty high base resists against serpentis; aside from skipping into a T3 it is probably your best bet.

I should buy an Ishtar.
Tauranon
Weeesearch
CAStabouts
#3 - 2013-07-11 12:13:38 UTC
Burke Blanc wrote:
So specifically here I'm talking about "Serpentis Corporation Hydroponics Site". I've done this before in a Dominix, but I really dislike taking a Battleship into low-sec, so I'm trying to switch over to cruisers for exploration.

Last night I was using a vexor navy issue with sentry drones. I completed the first 2 rooms with no problems. I adjusted my fit for the last room to have much more tank, dual armor rep, more hardeners. I tried to take out the 3 stasis towers first without targeting anything else. Being webbed while doing that prevented me from speed tanking so I was taking crazy damage. I warped out 3 different times while trying to take out the stasis towers. I tried to warp out a 4th time, but lost my ship before I got the warp off. Even after that I had none of the stasis towers down.

The other thing that was not helping me at all with trying to take out the towers was the sensor dampening. I'm 35k from the towers when I get in the last room, once the sensor dampening is applied to me I lose those targets.

Any tips on how this can be done with a cruiser? I would imagine that an ishtar is able to complete this site solo and I feel like the vexor navy issue is close enough to one of those that if an ishtar can so can it.


Ishtar has a better dps/racial tank combo, and won't lose the locks. It will klill the towers in about 2-3 salvos each, and then once you can yank the drones and AB away - the tank will hold and then recover once you get out of range of the towers. However a dominix, you can just shoot the overseer, bm the wreck and warp out and chill for a couple of mins.

also I'm willing to run deep into armor doing it, and I'm willing to overheat if necessary. that all hasn't gone wrong more than once I promise you :)
Burke Blanc
Radar Shack
#4 - 2013-07-11 13:53:58 UTC
Ok, so 2 are basically telling me what I tried to do in a vexor navy issue can't be done?
Mr Morita
Pandemic Horde Inc.
Pandemic Horde
#5 - 2013-07-11 14:00:22 UTC
Burke Blanc wrote:
Ok, so 2 are basically telling me what I tried to do in a vexor navy issue can't be done?


You could use an alt in RR to help, but he will take aggression and you'll need to keep an eye on him. Best bet is the Ishtar TBH.
l0rd carlos
the king asked me to guard the mountain
#6 - 2013-07-11 14:23:37 UTC
The Angel 5/10 works great with a Tornado, it's not a cruiser but cheap and very agile.

I also did it with a Serpentis 5/10 .. but i used a booster, it took long time and i needed to warp out once.

Youtube Channel about Micro and Small scale PvP with commentary: Fleet Commentary by l0rd carlos
Tauranon
Weeesearch
CAStabouts
#7 - 2013-07-11 14:53:43 UTC
Burke Blanc wrote:
Ok, so 2 are basically telling me what I tried to do in a vexor navy issue can't be done?


It can be done, its just not time effective to kill 1 thing, or half damage the enforcer and warp out. big gaps between gates.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#8 - 2013-07-11 16:27:13 UTC
I don't see any reason why this couldn't do it:

[Vexor Navy Issue, hydroponics]
Medium Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Armor Kinetic Hardener II
Armor Thermic Hardener II
Armor Thermic Hardener II
Medium Armor Repairer II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
Medium Capacitor Booster II, Navy Cap Booster 400
Sensor Booster II, Targeting Range Script
Experimental 10MN Afterburner I

[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]



Garde II x5

Highs to taste, of course. Overheat hardeners on warp in; they'll last you long enough to kill the Sarpati Family Enforcer. Overheat MAAR if needed. Don't bother with the damn towers; just get that overseer down and get out.

But yeah, Ishtar does it better.
Nam Dnilb
Universal Frog
#9 - 2013-07-11 20:23:22 UTC
Don't waste your time with the web towers, go for the enforcer.
Zhilia's fit should last long enough to kill him. Adding a plate instead of a second repper is another option to buy you enough time.
The web towers screw with your align time, this is probably what got you killed here. So, only move by aligning to something, I prefer not to move at all in 5/10 last room, it doesn't do any good any way due to the web effects.
Caillyn Gekko
State War Academy
Caldari State
#10 - 2013-07-11 23:20:11 UTC
ProTip: Tengu