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So i want to fly a Dread.

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Xykon Vix'thra
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2013-01-06 00:02:05 UTC
So i have decided i want to fly a Dread as my current goal for eve. now i know that's probably a year or 2 off skill wise. but it is something i want to aim for. From reading about the different dreads, it seems I should train for a Moros only and call it a day. tho i do like the rev a ton. The only time i will even take one out of the hanger is to go fight a fleet battle with my corpis/allys.

Are there any other Dread pilots that can give me some advice. Like what secondary skills to train besides the ones to fly and shoot it, and tank of course.Big smile
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#2 - 2013-01-06 01:10:13 UTC
Pretty much have your capacitor, fitting, gunnery, navigation, and armor skills maxed out (or close to).

Bear in mind that Dreds cannot use stargates, have trouble tracking battleships (if close enough, a battleship moving at its regular top speed can "speed tank" a dred), can almost never hit anything smaller than battlecruisers, and have no point defense ability (you won't be able to swat away that frigate that's pinning you down).

How did you Veterans start?
Paikis
Vapour Holdings
#3 - 2013-01-06 02:19:27 UTC
This can only end in tears...
RavenPaine
RaVeN Alliance
#4 - 2013-01-06 03:40:32 UTC
Nav skills.
Jump Drive Cal V is the goal.

Also:
I like the Nag. Selectable damage and 4 hardpoints.
And you get Minmatar BS V on the way up Smile
ISD Cyberdyne
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#5 - 2013-01-06 04:14:10 UTC
If you are interesting in capitalizing on a Moros pilot, I'd recommend the following:

> Gallente Dreadnaught V
> Jump Drive Calibration V
> Capital Hybrid Turrets V
> Tactical Weapons Reconfiguration V
> Capital Repair Systems V
> All Gunnery Support Skills to V
- Rapid Firing
- Controlled Bursts
- Motion Prediction
- Sharpshooter
- Surgical Strike
- Trajectory Analysis
> All Armor Support Skills to IV/V
- On Tanking Skills
> All Capacitor Related Skills to V
- Energy Management
- Energy Systems Operation
- Warp Drive Operation

Hopefully this helps, and if I missed something, I'm sure someone can add to the list. Fly safe :)

ISD Cyberdyne

Lieutenant Commander

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Garviel Tarrant
Beyond Divinity Inc
Shadow Cartel
#6 - 2013-01-06 04:23:37 UTC
If you don't have corpmates that can teach out how to dread


You don't want to dread.

BYDI recruitment closed-ish

Xykon Vix'thra
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#7 - 2013-01-06 04:40:42 UTC
Awesome thanks for the info everyone. As for the Naglfar, thought that was one of the less used/wanted dreads since it has split weapon systems?
To mare
Advanced Technology
#8 - 2013-01-06 12:43:55 UTC
Xykon Vix'thra wrote:
Awesome thanks for the info everyone. As for the Naglfar, thought that was one of the less used/wanted dreads since it has split weapon systems?

naglfar is bad avoid it
split weapon is crap and also capital missile are.
moros is the best dread atm but the revelation is a good second
IHaveCandyGetInTheVan69
Crouching Woman Hidden Cucumber
#9 - 2013-01-06 13:34:54 UTC  |  Edited by: IHaveCandyGetInTheVan69
I disagree with some of the points in this thread.

JDC 5 is only necessary if you fly with a group of people who all have JDC 5, chances are as the OP is posting here this isn't the case so JDC 4 is probably going to be fine.

Capacitor skills, particularly management 5 are less essential is you are going for a cap boosting tracking dread, which i guess you might be for the moros.

Nobody has mentioned the drugs skills! Drop and Exile are probably going to be used extensively as a dreadnought pilot so the drugs skills are going to be very important.



It all really comes down to what you want a dread for, POS bashing, Capital ganking or Sub-cap blapping, all 3 are pretty different and require different skills, fits and hulls ideally.
chris elliot
Lazerhawks
L A Z E R H A W K S
#10 - 2013-01-06 20:01:06 UTC
IHaveCandyGetInTheVan69 wrote:
I disagree with some of the points in this thread.

JDC 5 is only necessary if you fly with a group of people who all have JDC 5, chances are as the OP is posting here this isn't the case so JDC 4 is probably going to be fine.

Capacitor skills, particularly management 5 are less essential is you are going for a cap boosting tracking dread, which i guess you might be for the moros.

Nobody has mentioned the drugs skills! Drop and Exile are probably going to be used extensively as a dreadnought pilot so the drugs skills are going to be very important.



It all really comes down to what you want a dread for, POS bashing, Capital ganking or Sub-cap blapping, all 3 are pretty different and require different skills, fits and hulls ideally.



Cap. boosting. dread?? Wat?
IHaveCandyGetInTheVan69
Crouching Woman Hidden Cucumber
#11 - 2013-01-06 21:04:54 UTC  |  Edited by: IHaveCandyGetInTheVan69
chris elliot wrote:
Cap. boosting. dread?? Wat?


This isn't 2010.
chris elliot
Lazerhawks
L A Z E R H A W K S
#12 - 2013-01-06 21:34:29 UTC
Must be a lowsec thing then? None of the wormhole fits I saw on there used them but DnD/Shadow Cartel seemed to fancy them.
IHaveCandyGetInTheVan69
Crouching Woman Hidden Cucumber
#13 - 2013-01-06 22:22:50 UTC
chris elliot wrote:
Must be a lowsec thing then? None of the wormhole fits I saw on there used them but DnD/Shadow Cartel seemed to fancy them.


I thought it was odd at first anyway tbh. Basically it frees up slots for tracking modules + sebos, lets you shoot when capped out. Lets you get cap back up fast to jump out quickly. Because your capacitor regain is fairly constant it is a lot harder to be capped out and help zero cap. If DPS is overwhelming chances are you will still get the same amount of rep cycles in anyway.
Lady Naween
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#14 - 2013-01-07 06:46:26 UTC
chris elliot wrote:

Cap. boosting. dread?? Wat?


Lets you cap up and jump out very quickly instead of waiting for the cap to regen or have a carrier cap you out. Perfect for us in lowsec who do a lot of hit and run strikes.
Iogrim
Matterhorn.
#15 - 2013-01-07 14:47:53 UTC
Moros is the best dread ATM, however in 2 years time no one knows how the things will turn out. So as Revelation isn't bad at all, I would recommend going for the one you like the most.

Avoid Phoenix and Nagflar though.