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Golem level 4's torp or cruise
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ginger jon
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#21 - 2014-04-08 21:45:12 UTC  |  Edited by: ginger jon
im not sure what my stats are without lookin them up, i have everything on 5 though and implants...
as to whether you use torps or cruise, my choice is torps.. but i think its horses for courses.., depending on the mission..

but if you consider a mission like the damsel in distress... all the BS's are within 35k, i get rage torps (short range but better DPS) and they are popping in 2 or 3 volleys...

cruisers, and battlecruisers pop with 1 volley..

again, all skills 5, T2 rigs and 2 faction painters.

4 faction BCU's

that's one mission where your deffo better with torps...no question about it.
stoicfaux
#22 - 2014-04-08 23:48:13 UTC
You don't have to shoot the NPCs in Damsel: http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/56055-Golem-Blitz-Damsel-in-1m-43s-Also-a-valid-use-for-Rage-torpedoes-in-PvE.html


As for one shotting things, with 3-4 TPs on a Golem, cruise missiles can one shot every non elite cruiser in the game.

Pon Farr Memorial: once every 7 years, all the carebears in high-sec must PvP or they will be temp-banned.
bareface
Decapsulation Services
#23 - 2014-04-09 13:53:05 UTC
Having used both, I prefer Torps on the golem for most missions. I also typically use CN ammo instead of Fury.

You still need to use TP's with fury cruise to be effective, so messing with target painters is a moot point. For those that say Torps will have a hard time hitting smaller stuff, take a look at the explosion velocity and radius of Fury cruise and CN torps. Against frig/cruiser sized targets, a CN torp golem with 3X TP's will out dps a fury cruise golem with 2 X riger II rigs and 3X TP's.

Is range an issue? I don't even bother with Javelin. If the mission calls for it, I will dual prop with a MJD. MJD + Bastion puts me within range of any mission rat (56k torp range).

The other nice thing about torps is that you don't lose any missiles to defenders. I find that a cruise golem with lose 0 - 9% of its missiles to defenders based on the mission.
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