Ships & Modules

I just got into Covops because I wanted to do a bit more exploration and thought the Anathema was pretty sexy. While I was picking it up I realized that I had also unlocked Stealth Bombers so I grabbed a Purifier too for the heck of it.

I don't really know much about them though. It was sort of an impulse purchase. Are they only for PvP? What else can I do with it? What level missions can it do or is it horrible for that purpose? What level belt rats can it farm?

Can anyone give me a good fit for it and maybe explain some of the basics of how it should be used and what it is fun for. Also are there any abilities that I should train up to make the best use of it that maybe aren't obvious to a noob? I don't really know much about missiles and the like (I believe I have at least the basics trained up but I'll need to look further into the skills before I actually fly the thing).

Thanks!

Bombers can't tank very well. They are literally paper tigers. In revenge, they have obscene DPS (for frigate hulls) and enjoy the luxury of revealing themselves when they damn well please (technically, anyway).

Bombing is fun as hell. It's also pointless without bomber buddies as a single bomb won't pop anything but drones or some frigates caught running it's MWD.

The "standard" (if theres one at all) bombing run has 4 steps:
1) ingress
2) decloak
3) launch bomb
4) warp out

...in that order and without delays. Don't hang around to watch the pretty lights, mate. Remember, paper tiger. The "ingress" part is where you approach your mark while positioning yourself in a line with your target and a distant celestial, like a distant planet. You've got to place the target in front of a celestial, forming a line much like this:

[you]----[target]---------[planet]

Superpose them as best as you can. Once satisfied with the positioning, align yourself to the celestial until at 30km from the target and execute ze bombing run.

It's a lot harder to put in words than to do. I hope I make sense...

It's old now (2009) but still THE guide to stealth bombers if you can still get to it-http://www.eveonline.com/iNgameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1202308 this is the Guide to the Solo-Bomber by Valadeya.

Hope you can get on it and enjoy.

You can also run around nullsec ratting too, just make sure you fit a MSE and kill the frigs and destroyers quick before they kill you, the BSes will usually only hit you for 5-10 damage per volley, so long as you're keeping moving they're no threat.

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Also a bomb will do damage if you are not on the grid. You can shoot the bomb and warp :)

Good to know. Thanks for the clarification.

Bombs will explore as long as you are still 1) in system and in space and 2) not dead.

If you jump a gate or dock before detonation, the bomb will turn into a dud. Same if you die.

Bombers are IHO, the most versatile ships in the game.

They are the $hit....

1. Torp $hit
2. Bomb $hit
3. Scan $hit
4. Recon $hit
5. 0.0 cloaky shuttle $hit (like researched BPOs)
6. Surprise $hit
7. Camp $hit (like jump bridges muhahaha)
8. Cyno $hit
9. AFK troll $hit

And many more.... :D

Hope this gives you some ideas on what to do with your bomber.

You can't cloak if anything is targeting you, but if you're shooting and nothing is targeting you, I'm 98.6% sure if you cloak any missiles in flight will not do dmg.