Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Potential Max Drone Damage Setups

[Tristan, Shield+Damage]
Damage Control II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

Limited 1MN MicroWarpdrive I
Faint Warp Disruptor I
Medium F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction

75mm Gatling Rail II, Javelin S
75mm Gatling Rail II, Javelin S
[empty high slot]

Small Processor Overclocking Unit I
Small Processor Overclocking Unit I
Small Core Defense Field Extender I

Hobgoblin II x 5

[Tristan, Tracking Disruptor]
Damage Control II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

Limited 1MN MicroWarpdrive I
Faint Warp Disruptor I
Balmer Series Tracking Disruptor I, Optimal Range Disruption Script

75mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
75mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
[empty high slot]

Small Processor Overclocking Unit I
Small Processor Overclocking Unit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I

Hobgoblin II x 5

You can also do some interesting stuff with just one Drone Damage Amplifier - making the td setup pretty much cap stable, or adding more EHP to the shield setup, or perhaps putting in longer range rails.

I find 20k kiting and drones a bit counter-productive. For example when I fly a kiting comet (with rails and drones) and kite a short range ship (Thrasher for example). My prey always shoots drones when he realizes he cannot reach me. Short range ships usually make a short work of drones....and when my drones are gone, so does a sizeable chunk of my dps.

In tristan case the moment you try to get to 20k and kite, enemy will go after your drones. Although you can try micro-managing them, you won't be able to save them. They'll die before enemy dies.

So...you have to be the EHP shield for your drones if you want them to survive and kill the enemy. Which puts tristan within that webscramneutdeath zone. This fit just might work for this purpose:

[Tristan, Shield Buffer]
Pseudoelectron Containment Field I
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

1MN Afterburner II
Initiated Harmonic Warp Scrambler I
Medium Shield Extender II

75mm Gatling Rail II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
75mm Gatling Rail II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
[empty high slot]

Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Core Defense Field Extender I
Small Core Defense Field Extender I


Hobgoblin II x5

6.5k EHP 192 DPS with hobgoblins and rails (though you propbably won't be dealing all of it.)

It also looks like a bad brawler as well. maybe more drone m3 so that it has two flights, making it harder to kill the drones quickly, and an extra low slot (either added all together or by taking the utility slot and moving it) so that it can benefit armor tanking and kiting (armor mods, speed mods, damage mods).

Maybe swap the rail tracking bonus for a 5m3 per level bonus, start the hull with 25m3 then by frigate 5 you will have 2 flights, way more incentive for newbies to max the skill then (fits with the Ishkur as well).

I quite like the Tristan, it will be one of my preferred ships given it’s flexibility and I like the bonuses and slot layout, fittings not so much.

It seems to have the lowest CPU and pretty much lowest powergrid of the frigates, the utility high really needs to be filled with a nos/neut and yet powergrid was remove with the loss of a high and the launchers, the launchers though never used up much grid so I find this harsh.

CPU is particularly harsh given drone upgrades and rigs are CPU intensive.

I was thinking of this (requires 1% power grid implant I believe), still 2 fitting mods makes it feel pre-nerfed and none of the other frigates seem to have this sort of issue. Dropping to ions does not even help as you still need the rigs. Just under 5k EHP and 200DPS. I figure tracking bonus may mean I can use void if I can get close.

[Tristan, DPS]
Damage Control II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I

Experimental 1MN Afterburner I
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I

Light Neutron Blaster II, Void S
Small Unstable Power Fluctuator I
Light Neutron Blaster II, Void S

Small Processor Overclocking Unit I
Small Ancillary Current Router I
Small Anti-Explosive Pump I


Hobgoblin II x5
Warrior II x3

Meh dps ? I don't know in which world you are playing EVE, but it's not the same than most of us play.

Blasters (especially Neutrons that can swap to Null) and Drones apply DPS fine to scrammed and webbed targets within that range.

Really the point of the post has to post a reasonable fit with expected mods and highlight the ships major flaw in a constructive way, it’s fitting issues. A touch more powergrid and CPU will benefit all configurations.

Shopping List

1. Kestrel x 4 (2 setups)
2. Breacher x 4 (2 setups)

I like the change of the Tristan, it also has a bonus that helps light drones fight frigs, and keeps it from having power too close to a vexor.

The drone bay could be increase 50m3 so it can hold two flights of lights, drones unlike other weapon systems can be blown up in combat.

Gallente don't have much for misssle boats, so while some lament it is changed, I see it much better, having a ship have half missiles half hybrids isn't much for a proper missile boat or combat ship in general and is better to have mainly one weapon type.

Unsticking, let's make some space for future threads.