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Covert ops 5?
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Anticoriolis
Perkone
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-06-10 17:12:50 UTC
I am 30 days from a respec to int memory and I'm trying to decide if I should add another 14 days for Covert ops 5.

The only advantage I see in this skill is for Stealth Bombers and while every little bit is good, I don't find myself running SB gangs very often and I'm not sure if there is any other real advantage to training it up. Thoughts?
Aluka 7th
#2 - 2012-06-10 17:41:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Aluka 7th
This skill is used for two frigs (cov. op. and stealth bomber) and only lvl 4 is req. for recon ships which are awesome for small gang warfare.


So going for level 5 depends on what you plan.
- It helps a lot when fitting cov op frig; you get 0CPU usage for cloak which is almost a must for any good cov. op. setup AND 10% to strength of scan drones is helpful for scanning high-end anomaly.
- Also 15% to torp damage and 5% to bomb is nice to have when flying stealth bomber.
Now if you don't fly these ships often then there are better skills to learn.
Dave stark
#3 - 2012-06-10 18:53:57 UTC
if you don't fly in sb gangs regularly then i'd say IV is sufficient. especially if you have more important skills to train (eg advanced weapon upgrades, or navigation skills etc)
pelchan
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2012-06-11 03:48:34 UTC
Interesting...
Ireland VonVicious
Vicious Trading Company
#5 - 2012-06-11 04:41:57 UTC
Yes! It's only 14 days.

Think long term. Cool
Dave stark
#6 - 2012-06-11 04:44:31 UTC
Ireland VonVicious wrote:
Yes! It's only 14 days.

Think long term. Cool

i'd rather spend those 14 days on AWU V :P
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#7 - 2012-06-11 04:56:09 UTC
If you spend a fair amount of time scanning in a covops, it's worth it. If you scan in a T3 or don't mind unbonused scanning (personally I do; I'm spoiled now) then skip it on that front.

If you ever fly stealth bombers, it's worth it. It's a huge bonus to damage, one of the biggest single boosts in the game.

Otherwise, sure, skip it.
Laas Tarn
State War Academy
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-06-15 00:41:50 UTC
If you use CovOps to scan for several hours/week, it really makes a difference. When scaning a WH system with 40 sigs, getting each one to 25% in three scans instead of four is a big deal, and quickly getting to 100% with combats is the difference between juicy kills and no kills.

In your case: You didn't mention scanning at all, and you say you don't use SBs much, so it's likely there are better uses of your time. Potentially useful level 5 spaceship command skills are Recon Ships V (makes already good recon ships great) and Logistics V (almost a prerequisite for many fleet doctrines, a must have for any serious Logi pilot, and the major prereq for triage carriers).
Jack Miton
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-06-15 02:05:51 UTC  |  Edited by: Jack Miton
If you probe at all regularly, you want it at 5.

Quote:
When scaning a WH system with 40 sigs, getting each one to 25% in three scans instead of four is a big deal


i loled...
hate to break it to you but if you take 3-4 scans PER SIG to ID it, then youre doing something horribly, horribly wrong.

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Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#10 - 2012-06-15 05:11:12 UTC
Laas Tarn wrote:
If you use CovOps to scan for several hours/week, it really makes a difference. When scaning a WH system with 40 sigs, getting each one to 25% in three scans instead of four is a big deal, and quickly getting to 100% with combats is the difference between juicy kills and no kills.

For what it is worth, it takes less time to train racial Electronic Subsystem to 5 and use a T3 with the same scanning bonus. Covert + nullifier also makes T3 great for probing.
Salpad
Carebears with Attitude
#11 - 2012-07-05 22:13:15 UTC
Anticoriolis wrote:
I am 30 days from a respec to int memory and I'm trying to decide if I should add another 14 days for Covert ops 5.

The only advantage I see in this skill is for Stealth Bombers and while every little bit is good, I don't find myself running SB gangs very often and I'm not sure if there is any other real advantage to training it up. Thoughts?


Scanning, for exploration and so forth? IIRC Covert Ops skill increases the scan strength of the T2 exploration frigates.
Lost Greybeard
Drunken Yordles
#12 - 2012-07-09 08:46:01 UTC
Even for scanning, 4 is fine, you're not gonna save much time with the last point.

I wouldn't bother unless you're in SBs most of the time, basically.