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Easy and cost effective solo PvE for returning pilot
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velmistr Ecco
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-06-24 09:28:38 UTC
Hi,

I would like to return to eve after several years. Too many things have changed and I'm little confused.

What is the easiest and safe way to earn some money? I guess I won't have much time for trade, so I assume L4 missions. I have drake, although it lost 1 missile hardpoint :(. My other pve ship is a raven. I have something over 150M cash. I can fly most of caldari ships (my favourite were nighthawk for pve and falcon for pvp).

I cannot find a good source of fits as it seems that new expansion has brought us a lot of changes.

Can you recommend me something? Thanks.
velmistr Ecco
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-06-24 09:39:52 UTC  |  Edited by: velmistr Ecco
velmistr Ecco wrote:
Hi,

I would like to return to eve after several years. Too many things have changed and I'm little confused.

What is the easiest and safe way to earn some money? I guess I won't have much time for trade, so I assume L4 missions. I have drake, although it lost 1 missile hardpoint :(. My other pve ship is a raven. I have something over 150M cash. I can fly most of caldari ships (my favourite were nighthawk for pve and falcon for pvp).

I cannot find a good source of fits as it seems that new expansion has brought us a lot of changes.

Can you recommend me something? Thanks.



edit: I can fly gallente and amarr ships up to BC size too...

Edit2: My skills: http://eveboard.com/pilot/velmistr_Ecco
David Kir
Hotbirds
#3 - 2013-06-24 12:33:51 UTC
I took a look at your eveboard data: you have quite a complete set of skills.

Your best picks would be the (in order of cost) the Raven, the Caldari Navy Raven and the Tengu.

Cruise missile dps has recently been buffed by 30%, which makes them better than torpedoes in most occasions.

Also, the CNR's price has risen enormously since Odyssey, and you wouldn't be able to afford one right now.
The Tengu has massive dps, but its range makes it subpar for many missions.

Your best choice is sticking with a Raven.

I's been recently buffed, it's faster, tankier, and it does more dps.





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velmistr Ecco
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#4 - 2013-06-25 11:06:43 UTC  |  Edited by: velmistr Ecco
David Kir wrote:
I took a look at your eveboard data: you have quite a complete set of skills.

Your best choice is sticking with a Raven.



Thanks for help. Can you recommend me PvE raven setup?

I have 1x pithi type b small booster and 1x type c if it helps... Not sure if old cruise missile setups work or not :(

Thank you very much.

Edit:

What about:

[Raven, Odysea - L4]
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Damage Control II

Pithi C-Type Small Shield Booster
Pithi B-Type Small Shield Booster
Caldari Navy Shield Boost Amplifier
Large Capacitor Battery II
EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Cruise Missile
Small Tractor Beam I

Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst I


Vespa II x5
?
Dorrann
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2013-06-25 13:50:37 UTC
I wouldnt worry too much about Cap stability.
My own raven fit from my main toon uses an XL Shield Booster and Boost Amp, the cap lasts for a little under 2 minutes but if you cycle the booster effectively you can sit and tank quite well while you shred the rats.

You list Vespa Drones which I do not recommend. The last change to drones gets larger drones eaten alive by npc rats. They switch targets based on the size of drones. Large drones can and will be fired on by anything smaller than a BS and are slow slow if you have them more than 5km away from your ship they wont get back in time if attacked.
Go for a flight of Lights and one of Mediums, use the lights to clear all the frigs and maybe the cruisers, then deploy the mediums to bolster DPS on larger ships.

The current wisdom for Rigs is Two Rigors and a Flare rig to maximise damage application to smaller ships for your cruise missiles. Also, and for the same reason, fitting a Target Painter is generally a good idea. It also allows ammo-free pulling of distant packs of rats.
Whitehound
#6 - 2013-06-25 17:30:13 UTC
velmistr Ecco wrote:
I cannot find a good source of fits as it seems that new expansion has brought us a lot of changes.

Only because you have mentioned it do I say this... I love how the ship rebalancing makes the pile of **** that is "Battleclinic Loadouts" irreversibly useless! Like flushing a toilet. Lol

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Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2013-06-25 17:33:44 UTC
cruise raven with lmjd
cruise navy raven with lmjd

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