Ships & Modules

I currently Fly L3 Missions in a T2 Drake. It is starting to feel like work. I have a job in RL and don't need another one. I have the ISK to move to another hull/faction. Perhaps I can find one that I find more to my liking. So my question for the folks that do L3 and L4 missions is: What do you fly and what makes it more fun for you then the others? Please no "I fly "X" because "Y" sucks". That is no help. If you do in fact like the Drake and enjoy it, tell me why. maybe I am missing something or more likely doing it wrong. Thanks!

A different approach might liven things up a bit for you. I'd recommend either training up to a battleship that suits your tastes for level 4 missions.
For level 3's you might want to consider shipping down to an assault frigate. You wont complete the missions quite as quickly, but it will ramp up the fun aspect of the missions considerably.

battleships for max gank is how I roll. missions get VERY repetitive, but with super duper deepz you can at least have a chuckle at how fast you make npc explosions.

Flying a AF in high level missions quickly becomes a click orbit shoot guns repeat snooze fest. with high deepz you can at least roll through multiple missions in the same amount of time.

also probably worth getting a daredevil or two for burner missions. it seems to be the best ship for a few of the burner fights (awesome webs + high dps). not sure about the other one or two.

I only ever do missions for standings these days, most other activities earn you more for the time spent doing it. What makes EvE interesting isn't the solo content but doing stuff with others.

What makes you think that flying an other boat does make missions more fun? Missions stay static and boring in any boat, one boat can do the mission just faster then an other.

I fly tengu.


Its a lazy "cheap" tank. Speed sig tank, because of high skill am cap stable even with a ds small hardener. Ahven't given AE bonus room a go for a bit but nothing so far has me going oh crap tank wise.

Its easy to make hard to find. I like my privacy. Way mine is setup uses old unprovable mechanics (as the fit is old enough I used it back in them days) to be hard to find. Which gives the bene's of very jam proof as well as I see gurista missions a fair bit.

I hate BS's.....tried many. I am just not a big ship kind of guy. Think its just too much time on bashes has me hate being in them. Like the freedom of my smaller ships as it were. Just personal preference here really. Tried MJD runs and while nifty not me. if I want to think about angles to land where i want to be 2-3 moves out and such I call up a friend and say its time to shoot some pool and have a few beers lol.

Tengu is HML spec. I get a fair mix of long room missions and short room, but I tend to see rats at long range more. With HML the killing starts at longer range. Case of looking at time for me. Rush to close with hamgu time has its downsides to me. But I may give hamgu another go at some point.

I'd suggest moving away from missiles even if you are heavily invested in them. Not only are all the above true, but with large guns, you can usually insta-pop approaching frigs and cruisers, while medium guns insta-pop approaching frigs. Oversized missiles will never apply damage like that, no matter what range.

Raven for level 3s at the moment, it is much more effective at them than a drake.

I fly a Golem, Paladin, and Vargur for level 4's.

Because no jamming thats why. And lazy is also why. No switching fittings for particular missions. Have them in 3 separate empires and jump clones to match implants to ships.

Non marauders that are fun to fly IMHO are Rattlesnake, Machariel, Fleet issue Typhoon, Armageddon, and Tengu.

I try to keep it diverse as possible to keep it from feeling like a 2nd job. Sometimes I blitz, sometimes I maraud, sometimes I rush several missions then noctis them all. Have in industry toon to make stuff out of reprocessed junk, pretty much have to have a PvP setup for hauling Pirate faction BP's to make stuff, and have a Stratios on a 7 year exploration mission.

I do a,little mining too. Have a baby and can mine and play with her at the same time. And gank miners. Because all miners are assholes.

At minimum I have a Vargur and a Tengu at hand.

Vargur: for Ewar immunity and clearing+salvaging. Usually I have looted and salvaged everything 30 seconds after I killed my last rat. (salvage drones and 3 tractors.

Tengu: HAM Tengu for blitzing


If u are afraid to lose your ship when going o lvl 4s Id say train for a Dominix and sinse u are planning on changing weaponsystem go drones. The domi will have outstanding both application and projection so your tank will be no issue with all that range.

Eventually ull be able to use a Rattlesnake (missile/drones) and rock 1400DPS at close-medium range with a massive tank.