Ships & Modules

Pretty useless ship with covert ops cloak.

9 to 10 seconds after warp gate jump and only then you can activate cloaking again. Useless for WH jumps or low/0.0 operations

Can not confirm 30 seconds.

I tested it in high and low sector with Covert Ops Cloak (about 10 sec) and 'Smokescreen' Covert Ops Cloaking Device (about 9 sec).

You come through the gate and you are still cloaked. Align to next warp point/ gate , get in warp and then count to 9 (or 10 depending on cloak) and you will be able to cloak again. This means you come out from the gate cloak and you have maybe still 6-8 seconds until you can cloak again.

Too long comparing to a normal covert ops or blockade runner. As mentioned - useless in WH, low or 0.0

The Stratios item description states: Can fit covert ops cloaking device.
This is true.
Untrue is, you can not use it as such.

Maybe qualifies for a bug report.

Not a bug, that is actually a listed bonus on most of the covert ships look at a Cheeta



Stratios


See the difference? Its by design, it has to be.

Amazing, I am a relative noob to EVE having only played around 5-6 months however have been having no problems at all with the Stratios in both low sec and null. I have been through several gate camps including a truly scary one with 20+ multiple T3's including a cerberus and several loki's.

The simple trick is about 1-2AU from the destination gate, uncloak in the warp. Jump gate. Warp/Recloak.. no delay.

IMHO, this ship is superb for what I use it for. I go on 30j trips through low/null doing exploration. Make several safes and use the mobile depot to refit to what I need to do data/relic sites and refit again for combat sites. I can then refit for travel and onwards again. The cargo bay size is slightly under what I would like but I am just selective over the loot I keep.

The downside of course to this is the cost of the ship + carrying around the modules for refits (it certainly ain't cheap for a noob like me!). Naturally I know the risks and no tears will be shed when I lose it (which I will sooner or later), it's just too much fun travelling around in to allow the risk to stand in the way.

Anyway back on point...

The ship is perfectly fine as it is. It should not be as good as a pure covops ship at using it's cloak, if it was it could only be described as overpowered given the low skill requirements.

For those who are showing fits without cloaks.

Gila does it better. Both in PvP and PvE.

It also does it at a much better price.

Cloak or you are wasting the Stratios.

A T2 hull is better than a T1 hull? You don't say.

Newbie Question about the Stratios who recently rejoined last month after 5 year hiatus.

I'm currently saving up for it and training up the core skills that would make me be able to safely use in high sec PvE missions.

What is better to use for it? Shield or Armor tank?

I plan on running either solo or in a small gang of 2-4 people of various ships (Two Battle cruisers and a frigate). I'm currently thinking about using Hybrid weapons on it and fully on making full use of the drone capability it gives. I'm not entirely sure If I'll be doing ghost sites or not. My plan is to be hopefully one of the most mobile of the group and able to use my assortment of weapons/drones to be able to tackle what the situation calls for that my teammates aren't able to fill in.

I don't really planning on PvPing if I can help it either, though I do recognize having a stratios for the next three months means you'll have a giant target on your back as well. Hopefully the cloak will help lessen that.

Mostly getting the Stratios because I like what it's capable of and was originally going to go for a Dominix because of it's versatility. I tend to favor ships that offer great versatility in combat or fittings wise so that I can swap out what I need to be prepared.

I am unsure what best type would be, I tend to prefer medium or long-range but I am unsure what type of combat role it's suppose to be like close-range, mid-range or long range. I don't mind other forms of range combat, I just prefer to be at mid-range if possible. At the same time, I don't really want to be a sitting duck if they do get close. I do have energy turrets trained up a bit as well and I can easily train up projectile turrets also.

My thoughts on fittings were -


High Slots

• Cloak
• Hybrid Gun ?
• Hybrid Gun ?
• Hybrid Gun ?
• Hybrid Gun ?

Medium Slots

• 10MN Afterburner I
• ????
• ????
• ????
• ????

Low Slots

• Damage Control II
• Drone Amplifier II
• Drone Amplifier II
• Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II ??
• Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II ??

Rigging Slots

• Medium Warp Core Optimizer I
• ?????
• ?????

Drone Bay

• 5x Hobgoblin II
• 5x Warrior II
• 5x Hammer Head II
• 5x Valkyrie II
• 4x Garde I
• 4x Orge II
• 2x Heavy Armor Maintenance Dot I

Constructive criticism/thoughts/opinions/two cents are most welcome.

Um....what am I missing, because this fit doesn't come within a hundred miles of fitting CPU-wise. CPU is maxed out before you fit half these mods.

So...what am I missing?

Best fit is.
Buy a T3 .
Way better value to money.

Don't do this. If you're so worried about tanking that half your fit is tanking mods, then you're insane to be using omni resists instead of rat-specifc. The stratios already gets an omnitanking bonus and lacks high resistances on any one type. You NEED to use those specifc resists to get the most tank for the least slots. Also, the ship doesn't have enough lowslots to effectively use dual MAR. You're way better off dropping the mar for another resistance mod or a plate. Ancillary reps are dumb for PVE anyway.

Also, the serpentis and angel 6/10 are 2 part plexes with difficult bosses and neutralizer towers. They are very difficult to solo and I would not attempt them solo with a stratios.