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Skills for stealth bomber/stealth missle ship.

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Decidus
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-02-25 16:47:41 UTC
This could be a broad topic... but then perhaps not. Let me explain what I am thinking and go from there. I originally started with the idea of being a Stealth Bomber (Nemesis). So, I am trained up to pilot that. But now, I am not sure what to focus on. Since I am not sure what kind of PvP (or PvE) I will be getting into, I want to be a little more flexible than JUST a bomber. So, now I am thinking I should make use of the missile bays for missiles instead of torpedoes and bombs as well as a couple rails for more close up engagements if necessary.

The question now... What to focus on? What is needed?

Also, this all takes $$. Should I stick to mission running? Mining (I can pilot a barge, but just got to that point)? Ratting? Planetary jive?

The more I type the more questions come. Guess this is where a good Corp comes into play (looking around now).

So, if anyone would be able to field these questions, and possibly more, I would be grateful. This can be messaging or here on the forums.

Thanks for reading the quasi-wall-of-text.

Dec
Liam Inkuras
Furnace
#2 - 2013-02-25 18:36:39 UTC
Well, since you seem to like your bomber, and already have decent missile skills, you should look further into other missile platforms (Caldari, Minmatar, and T2 Amarr) Some T2 Gallente ships actually have missile hard points (Roden Shipyards uses missiles to an extent). Also, considering you're already in the SB, spend an extra week or two to branch into a few other races' bombers, as all you need is the frigate skill to 5. As for making money, ratting in nullsec with a bomber and killing the battleship rats pays fairly well. Enough to keep you in Stealth bombers at least.

I wear my goggles at night.

Any spelling/grammatical errors come complimentary with my typing on a phone
Tianthaya Nolen
Sama Guild
#3 - 2013-02-25 19:36:54 UTC
Start alt account for RR team.
Join FW.
Bathe in ISK.
Alaric Faelen
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2013-03-06 06:11:13 UTC
EWAR skills.

Caldari Recons make massive use of ECM and missiles, keeping with the skills you already trained to throw torps from a Bomber. Moving up to BS will offer the Scorpion, mixing the big missiles with ECM.

Other races require additional skills, and skill training runs into month long grinds once you hit the Cruiser level for T2 hulls and weapons. So Caldari just synergize well with Bomber skills with the most over-lap moving forward.


Prekaz
The Exchange Collective
Solyaris Chtonium
#5 - 2013-03-06 06:16:01 UTC
Decidus wrote:
So, now I am thinking I should make use of the missile bays for missiles instead of torpedoes and bombs as well as a couple rails for more close up engagements if necessary.





Er... are you talking about putting something other than torpedoes on a stealth bomber, or are you talking about flying a different ship entirely?

If it's the former... please abandon that thought.
Decidus
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2013-03-06 13:37:22 UTC
Thanks for the replies.

Prekaz, I will be keeping a SB a torpedo platform. :)

As for going Caldari, I was thinking that as well. I am not wholly worried about the grind... I am trying to stay focused on smaller crafts (i.e. frigate class ships) for the time being.
Chi'Nane T'Kal
Interminatus
#7 - 2013-03-06 13:43:49 UTC
Tianthaya Nolen wrote:
Start alt account for RR team.
Join FW.


Why RR? Is there a new mechanism in FW i'm not aware of?

Quote:
Bathe in ISK.


I thought they nerved the ISK from FW hard?