Missions & Complexes

When I returned to EVE a while back I found myself in a station, in an NPC corp and in -A- territory. While I know my way around -A- areas and could probably have made it back to empire the regular way, I figured the more fun way would be to try and reach empire through WH travels.

So when local calmed down some, and most of the inhabitants were in station I dashed out and ran for my life (I had planned my exit route, based on map statistics and knowing that those branches were usually pretty silent). After a few systems I found a WH and entered.

When entering a wormhole, the usual security practices apply: check your d-scanner all the time, warp to every planet and so on, don't use your probes until you know you're alone etc etc. The first WH I entered was a class 6 with really ****** effects, so it was empty. I found another wormhole in it that lead to a class 5, but from my initial scouting I realized that it was too busy. I can't recall the corp, but they were active and I didn't want to stir the bee's nest, so I returned to my C6 and scanned down the rest of it (while in a safespot, obviously, and while also keeping an eye on the d-scan).

The thing about travelling from null to empire in wormholes, I quickly found, is that it takes a while. Since I only had one static exit to a C5, I had to wait until that hole collapsed before I could scan down the new exit (by the way, old wormhole locations are great safespots, they're usually in places you can't reach by regular safespot techniques). Once it was gone, I found my new C5, entered and was lucky enough to see that while it was inhabited there weren't any active players in it (unless they were cloaked, but I will assume they weren't since I never saw anything). After setting up my safespots I started scanning down my next exit, and found a C5 (iirc). Left the system, repeated my security measures (I can do them in my sleep now), started scanning for exits.

After a while (3-4 days, waiting for wormholes to collapse - some systems you don't want to hang around in, no matter how careful you are) I found a C5 with a static C3 that led to lowsec. After scaring the fellow running sites I figured that's as good as it's gonna get and left. Got out maybe 6-7 jumps from empire.

WH travelling is really, really slow. There's also the risk that you'll run across some of the WH corps and if you think nullsec corps are good at closing exits, wait until you have a WH corp after you. But all in all I'd say they're a lot more quiet than nullsec travel. Or maybe I just got lucky.

Bump. Still great thread, finally flying Ishtar ... great vessel ...

At dawn i ride to nullsec

Hi all.
The guide is interesting, it opens a new view on ships capabilities, one I couldn't believe. But I have some serious problems. Hungry eyes, you wrote:
I'm flying a HAC (Cerberus) and although I have my most missile skills at 5 and 4, I cannot do more than 340 DPS (using T2 HM). This is frustrating for a player who has 14 mil SP and plays for a while. Actually I wonder if this ship is any good at all. Or am I missing something? I only have 2 or 3 missile skills not trained to 5 and they are providing 2% improvement in the rate of fire or stuff like this. I'm not sure if this is what I need to be able to inflict 550 DPS, I have no idea what could I do to fill the gap between 340 and 550. Does anyone have? Thanks.

Yes. Ignore the Caldari HACs.

If you cannot do this: Use heavy assault missiles instead of heavy missiles. That, and some implants, should get your dps to 550.

Great thread. I am curious about the Warden DPS figure of 581. Cant seem to get close to it. Anything special I am missing?javascript:insertsmiley('','/Images/Emoticons/ccp_sad.png')

This is something i have been thinking about trying for some time but couldent really find a ship for it, this guide have showed me some fits i can use.

Honestly one of the best guides i saw. You, my friend, know what you are talking of.

I just dont name it like you. I dislike to call it Ninja Plexing. I am doing basically the same, but i am only interested in Radars and if it fits Magnetometrics. I dont care about souvereignity, something thats up and nobody is there, belongs to me. It is that easy. I did that for like, hmmmm, maybe about a year now. Lost several ships including one Orca, but thats peanuts, was just like 1.5 billion, so no big money. A few weeks ago my t3 got trapped by a gateblob with like 5 or more of those PVP dumbos, had no chance.

But the flipside of the medal is easy to explain.

1 trip down from Hisec deeeeeep into stain (like 55 jumps in nullsec only) takes like well 4-5 days if you only go for Rad and Mag. They are easily soloable and the income makes you gasp for breath. all of those 110 jumps (down and back) brought me an income 2.5 billion, and it was just one of maybe 25 trips. Cash aint a problem at all.

What i can recommend is - fly down, stay in a konstellation and when u loaded up - take the next WH and scan your way to the next low or hisec and your fine. Flying back all the trip will end up in like 50% of the cases with tons of gatecamps and thrill. If you like that, have fun. I prefer being from nullsec back in hisec in less than 1 hour.

The only rule is: when u have enough in bay, fly home shortest way, cause only THAT is income. Else it is just items in your bay.

And you only need a t3 for it. Fit him for tank, cloaking, scanning, hacking, analysing, dont waste slots for salvage or trac or ****, leasve the small things back and only take the research items. Works brilliant and makes fun.

Cheers

So I had a scanning question for all you Ishtar fans.

I was playing with the exact fit from the OP on the test server earlier this week. I actually found a radar in syndicate space. But when i tried to scan it down, I could not get past about 60% of a lock. This was with 8 probes out.

Granted on the test server I only had access to a Core probe launcher 2 and core scanner probes (no sisters gear).

My skills are astrometrics 5 and the rest at 4.

Thing is even at all 5 + sisters gear, it doesnt seem like it would be enough to actually get a lock?

So for you solo pilots, how are you doing it and what skills/ implants are you using.

Obviously if you have a scan alt, or a separate ship to scan in, I don't need to know that. I'm really interested in those using their main in the ishtar scanning.

I like this guide a lot. Does anyone know how to contact the OP, as the character cant be found. Anyone know if they still play or if they have another name?

So is this still possible with the AI targeting readjustments? (The AI attacks drones now).