Missions & Complexes

im sure others have noticed a dramatic difference between 4/10 and 5/10 ded plexes.

so my question stemming from this observation, is it like this from every pirate faction?

i can run a 4/10 no sweat, and rediculously fast.....same ship in a 5/10 and im on the edge of my seat, micro managing, and wondering if im gonna pop in the last room...all this while im only in the second room.

ive only done angels and blood 5/10 but im wondering if i need something better than a stratios or am i doing it wrong?

this is particularly frustrating because ive tried a dozen of these and no matter what i try ive never completed one.

Yeah, that sounds about right. 5/10s are pretty tank heavy and the Stratios doesn't have the added resists to make them entirely comfortable. They're doable, just not comfortable.

And for the record: yes, that's all 5/10s. They're one of the few DED sites that really don't have a whole lot of variation depending on rat type.

I use an Ishtar but have only done the Guristas, Serpentis and Angel 5/10's.
In the first two rooms I fly out to about 85-90km and drop wardens. Pick of the smaller stuff first so it does not swam me then work on the battleships. At that distance the damage from them is manageable.

Some times I have to pack up and move again but not always. To speed up the site I will dual box with my other toon in a gila but I have done them solo as well.

I still use a passive regen tank on the ishtar and it can tank the final room in the Guristas and Serpentis one long enough to kill the boss. I had to warp out once on the Angel one due to the structure taking too long to kill.