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Savnire Jacitu
Abysmal Gentlemen
#1 - 2012-10-14 01:21:17 UTC
I fly a dual repping perma run Abaddon right now and I love the thing to death. Burns through everything...everything that is until I get a guristas mission. Anything else I kill in seconds but these ***** out tank my damage. I realize it is because I can only throw out EM/Therm from my guns so that is why I want to invest into another turreted mission running ship. Was thinking Hyperion but didn't know how it stood as a mission runner. Any ideas as to what I should fly?

I do not want to fly a raven or any varient of a raven.
Gianath
Gallentian Legitimate Businessmen
#2 - 2012-10-14 02:22:19 UTC
Savnire Jacitu wrote:
I fly a dual repping perma run Abaddon right now and I love the thing to death. Burns through everything...everything that is until I get a guristas mission. Anything else I kill in seconds but these ***** out tank my damage. I realize it is because I can only throw out EM/Therm from my guns so that is why I want to invest into another turreted mission running ship. Was thinking Hyperion but didn't know how it stood as a mission runner. Any ideas as to what I should fly?

I do not want to fly a raven or any varient of a raven.


Drone sentry boats are very low maintenance. Just launch drones, order them to assist your main char, then circle drones and/or turn on reps. Instant 500-700 dps on whatever you aim at with your main.

If you want the alt to heal you, use a domi to remote rep. Otherwise, the Ishtar works will on pure damage and can sig tank with very little involvement other than occasionally switching over to turn on a rep for a cycle or two.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#3 - 2012-10-14 04:43:05 UTC
Your asking for a second ship on your main, not a ship for an alt, right?

In that case, a Gallente ship isn't a bad idea. Dominix is the best of them but requires good drone skills (obviously). Barring that, the Megathron is normally considered the better option but a Hyperion can hold its own. NMega isn't too expensive and might be worth considering.
Fish Alabel
A Big Enough Lever
#4 - 2012-10-14 15:18:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Fish Alabel
sounds like you want a nightmare.

it uses lasers and it should be able to tank everything you will encounter.
Cage Man
Fusion Enterprises Ltd
Pandemic Horde
#5 - 2012-10-14 19:38:19 UTC
I started as caldari only, then went amarr and started using a NM, awesome ship, but only in amarr space so once again cross trained to minmatar..... What you after is a mach, even with meta 4 guns it does really well for all damage type. I switch between NM and mach depending on damage types, so EM/Thermal weak rats NM all else mach. I haven't used my tengu or navy raven in a long long long time...
Kasutra
No Vacancies
No Vacancies.
#6 - 2012-10-14 21:25:06 UTC
Mach always works.

(Navy) Domi* is a damn good mission boat. Hyperion and (Navy) Mega work, I suppose, but training up hybrids to do missions in one of those... eh.

*Yes, that's a turret ship!
Fish Alabel wrote:
sounds like you want a nightmare.

For taking out Guristas? The hell he does.
Lugia3
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-10-14 23:14:26 UTC
I would get an alt in a (Navy) Dominix, twin-perma rep it, and drop sentry/heavy drones that just assist your main. It can also have tracking links and remote reps to further boost the main.

"CCP Dolan is full of shit." - CCP Bettik
Savnire Jacitu
Abysmal Gentlemen
#8 - 2012-10-14 23:43:38 UTC
Hmmm a mach would be nice. Think I'll pick one up and then a NM sometime after. Thanks.
Kara Books
Deal with IT.
#9 - 2012-10-15 02:14:57 UTC
Savnire Jacitu wrote:
Hmmm a mach would be nice. Think I'll pick one up and then a NM sometime after. Thanks.


Typhoon can dook it both Drone support, and heavy hitting power with torps/autocannons, they are by far the most versatile ships iv piloted to date.

Perhaps you should consider a Navy phoon while you skill into something costly and nimble like a Machariel.
bloodknight2
Revenu.Quebec
#10 - 2012-10-15 14:27:36 UTC
Nightmare. Nightmare. Nightmare.

The only guristas mission i have is assault. Not very hard, but i skip it most of the time. Even against angel (angel extravangaza), the nightmare is doing an awesome job.
Flurk Hellbron
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#11 - 2012-10-15 14:50:24 UTC
Machariel all the way..........
Marc Callan
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2012-10-15 15:32:44 UTC
A good drone boat - one which can carry full sentry flights as well as lighter drones, such as the Domi, the Ishtar, or the Gila - will work very nicely if you can get up the proper skills. That means a long time training in drone support skills, as well as beefing up Gallente Battleship (or Gallente Cruiser to buff the Gila's drone damage or hit the prerequisites for the Ishtar).

Lots of people suggest the Machariel just because it has wonderful speed, massive falloff range, and can throw any type of damage you need, but it's also a billion-ISK-plus hull. If you're looking to go that route ... well, the Tier 2 and 3 Minmatar battleships are right along the skill path you'd need in the meantime. The Tempest gets double gank bonuses (damage bonus, rate of fire bonus) to its turrets, while the Maelstrom gets a defensive bonus that lets it tank like a pro (plus 8 turrets to the Tempest's 6).

And 1400's shooting Phased Plasma will curb-stomp the Guristas.

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." - Kurt Vonnegurt
Marsan
#13 - 2012-10-15 16:55:18 UTC
Or just don't do Guristas. Seriously don't do them....

Former forum cheerleader CCP, now just a grumpy small portion of the community.
Savnire Jacitu
Abysmal Gentlemen
#14 - 2012-10-15 17:45:23 UTC
Marsan wrote:
Or just don't do Guristas. Seriously don't do them....


Crossed my mind.