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Heavy Missiles Tactics
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khall Aa'Blauth
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2012-08-20 07:09:51 UTC
Hi!

I've read something about this somewhere in the forum, but it was inside a long post, so I've not been successful rediscovering it in my searches. The question from me ( the noob ) is this:

I've build a Drake that I've used for PVE as a alternative to the trading I mainly do. This Drake has a massive shieldtank, and seven heavy missile launchers. ( Build is equal to the basic PVE suggested build on uniwiki for the Drake.

I am not pleased with the dps I'm getting, and this is related to my use of the ship, not the weapons in them self. I know that there is a lot of factors that determine the damage output of a missile. ( shipsize and speed among others. ) Question is how to maximize the damage. To often my missile deals a 17.5 damage, but at times it is closer to 50. I've tried a lot of things to try to figure out what is successful and not. Kept my ship orbiting, kept it still, ran through all sorts of missiles etc. Thing is I don't get it. I can't find the tactic that gives the best dps. The result is that I up end in heated confrontations in deadspace where I grind the enemies shield almost down, but not quite, while in the end the fire from 5-6 enemies force me retreat. Don't remember the names of those pirateships but they've got bounties around 250.000 and the ships is tough nuts to crack.

If I'd dealt more missiles at 50 damage instead of 17 damage I'd won these engagements. What should I do? How to position my ship and such.

Any feedback is deeply appreciated
Pinky Feldman
Amarrian Vengeance
Ragequit Cancel Sub
#2 - 2012-08-20 07:14:16 UTC
Hmm, this isn't a question about Faction Warfare. Try reposting in the correct section maybe?

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khall Aa'Blauth
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2012-08-20 07:40:43 UTC
It is kinda the warfare & tactics section of the forum according to the heading.
Seemed a more appropriate section than trade
Katalci
Kismesis
#4 - 2012-08-20 07:52:57 UTC
Go to the PvE forum, "Missions and Complexes".

Pinky Feldman wrote:
Hmm, this isn't a question about Faction Warfare. Try reposting in the correct section maybe?

Other way around, factional warfare goes in CAOD.
nate555
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#5 - 2012-08-20 07:56:43 UTC
TP?
Dan Carter Murray
#6 - 2012-08-20 08:31:24 UTC
khall Aa'Blauth wrote:
It is kinda the warfare & tactics section of the forum according to the heading.
Seemed a more appropriate section than trade


WARFARE AND TACTICS SECTION OF THE FORUM IS OFFICIALLY THE FACTION WARFARE SECTION

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Skippermonkey
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#7 - 2012-08-20 10:08:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Skippermonkey
learn all about missiles and how they hit

sig radius of the target, sig radius of your missiles explosion, the velocity of your target

their resist profile, your damage profile

so yes, results may vary

edit - and next time, post this in ships and modules

edit 2 - in the event you were talking about a PVE fit, just make sure you are taking the rats main damage with at least 70% resistances in your tank, or just get a Raven

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Meditril
Hoplite Brigade
Ushra'Khan
#8 - 2012-08-20 13:39:46 UTC
There can be several reasons why you don't do much damage with heavy missiles... e.g.:

1. You are firing at T2 ships which have high resists to kinetic (e.g. Gallente or Caldari). Choose a different ammo than kinetic!

2. You are firing at a small ship moving fast. Raise your missile explosion velocity and lower the explosion radius with the two skills which are doing this. If this is not enough, switch for T2 Precise Missiles and if this still is not helping use Target Painters and Webbers.