Ships & Modules

Terrible thread with terrible fits.

Battleships need to saved from the abuse they receive in hisec

I'm afraid I must agree. Hell, I'm a carebear but these make me wince.

Leave Megathron alone >.>

No idea where your gunnery skills are, but the minmatar gun boats with shield tanks may be an "easier" switch.

That said, if you want to fly Gallente, go for it. I use them for missions all the time. Just a caution that as a newer Gallente pilot, soloing L4 missions can get very tricky on the tanking side. Just make sure to shoot the scramblers first.

Lots of fit options have been posted so I will go more for a little philosophy from MY book:

1. resists >> dual repper until you really learn how to manage your cap, which will be new for a drake pilot

2. 6-8 minutes of cap is usually "good enough". Gives you time to knock down the inbound DPS to a manageable level. Being cap stable with just the tank activated (no guns) is a good target for you. That way you can just tank while your drones whittle down the DPS.

3. Some missions have rats that are hard to crack with therm/kin damage of hybrids. Sometimes 6 rails plus 2x heavy missile launchers is the "right" mission loadout. Can also help with the frigs.

4. Drones - very critical. Make sure to match damage type with the mission. This is the only way you will hit cruisers and frigs inside 20k unless you pack a web.

5. Ammo - I typically carry anti-matter for close range and thorium or iridium for longer range.

For now, better to be overtanked than lose a 150M ship. Once you get the feel for these capacitor pigs, then start switching out tank for damage mods.

Good hunting!

I think part of the reason is newer pilots get into battleships long before they have the proper skills to fly them. Their DPS is so low that they can't kill the rats before their cap runs out.

If you're spending more than two hours on a mission it probably means you shouldn't be there solo.

if you're going to use 7 t1 large railguns and no damage mods or tracking mods, there is absolutely no reason you should be in a megathron over a dominix.

You should be able to use this once you get T2 guns without problem of cap.

[Mega Because Camo]

Damage Control II
Armor Kinetic Hardener II
Armor Thermic Hardener II
Energised Adaptive Nano Plating (Imperial Navy it's cheap and very nice)
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabiliser
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabiliser
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabiliser
Core B Type Large Armor Repairer (x-type better of course but also expensive)

Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Experimental 100MN Afterburner I

425mm Railgun II -Federation Navy Anti Matter
425mm Railgun II -Federation Navy Anti Matter
425mm Railgun II -Federation Navy Anti Matter
425mm Railgun II -Federation Navy Anti Matter
425mm Railgun II -Federation Navy Anti Matter
425mm Railgun II -Federation Navy Anti Matter
425mm Railgun II -Federation Navy Anti Matter
Drone Link

Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Hybrid Burst Aerator I

Hobgoblin II x7
EC-300 x5
Hammerhead II x5

Over 100K EHP -depends on skills/implants/boosts, but a normal char can get out of this 120K EHP without a problem.
Switch hardeners for specific rat, you'll need 2 Explosive and 1 Kin hardeners if you're fighting Angels -less 1 MFS)


Keep some T2 short range ammo (+25% tracking but -75% range) -you'll get blaster dmg at twice distance, can perfectly hit above targeting distance (90km) with AM and melts everything in between 25+ -> 70km

EC's are there only for the pesky alt trying to point you while his friends are trying to gank your ship (eventually)
You'll probably need the +5% cap recharge implant if you don't have perfect skills or just change the hybrid burst aerator for another cap recharge rig, you have more dps than you need already

Well I have been playing since 2008, but i have focused my skills for fitting a good drake, and the mining side with a touch of market and some planet side skills, but i have cross trained all 4 races up to battle ship and i can fly tech 2 freigs and cruisers too.
but about the cap, that is not a real issue, but the issue is i am not versed in the boom stick side of eve. so I am trying to learn and i have a ok fit i guess. Thank you all for your help, and for the trolls they did not bother me this time.

I may get burned at the stake for this, but you might have a look at the Hyperion as well. Has a bit more damage than the mega, and has a bit more GTFO ability to help you keep range. No tracking bonus, so don't let cruisers up close(or at least carry tracking scripts), but the rep bonus makes running a single rep significantly easier.

Here's a decent fit:




Swap mag stabs for tank as needed. Might also swap a tracking comp for a sensor booster on some missions, particularly those with damps.

Use the AB to get range on everything and pick it off as it approaches. The cap rigs help you recover during the dull spots, to save a few cap boosters.

That is how somebody NEW to Gallente ships should fit out of the box. Swapping out your tank for damage mods is the advanced tutorial.

Ok, maybe shed some light why I think the fits are bad.

Kasutra got it right:



But the other fits use 5-8 (eight!) slots for capacitor. If you instead used 7 slots to improve your tank and damage application, you'd only need the one slot for capacitor (booster). Capacitor by itself does not help with anything, aiming for a cap stable fit results in a low damage ship with poor tank, and then you actually need the cap stability because you need to run the repper 23/7 in order to stay alive.

Pump up the damage and application to reduce incoming dps faster, pump up the resists and rep rate so you only need to cycle the repper when needed.

Of course, fly how you like, but minimizing capacitor-related module use is a more universal concept and learning to manage your cap properly is a valuable skill outside PVE.