Warfare & Tactics

Hi,

since I am bored as hell from mining and ever since I read about some guys that bought 100 T1 frigates, I am about to set out to start to learn pvp.

I can fly all frigates from all races, as well as a lot of T2 guns (except beam weapons and rockets / missiles)

I am not asking about the secret WIN-Button, but for the easiest T1 frigate to use.
also it should have the ability to be changed once the basic loadout is mastered.

Aesthetics dont play a role at all (although I LOVE the rifter hull)....

so, I am looking for the T1 frigate perfectly suitable for absolute noobies.
I expect to die . a lot. So T1 hull with T2 mods is the absolute max I am wiling to jump into fo this.

thx in advance

tactic used would be kite, 20km range web if target gets closer and let the drones do the dirty work ?

gotta look to find some youtube vids for that.

The neut Tristan is the trump card against all other brawlers within 6km.

I'm not sure I'm happy with the Tristan fit below, I threw it together quicky and haven't tried it yet. I'll also include Gavriels Incursus fit so you can compare. The Tristan can be fit in many ways and I'm sure you'll be able to experiment once you get the basics down.

The fit I posted works as follows:

1) The first time you undock:
-Turn auto-reload off on the Small Ancillary Armor Repairer. Every time you undock after that you will double check that it's still off.
-Set default "Keep at range" range at 7800m

2) As soon as you enter system:
-Overheat guns (Shift + Click)
-Overheat Small Ancillary Armor Repairer (Shift + Click)

3) In battle:
-Lock target
-Web
-Scram
-AB on
-Keep at range
-Launch drones
-Activate guns
-Send drones to target if they haven't followed the actions of your guns
-If target is closing in or burning off: overheat AB
-Watch the heat on your modules, if too much of the bar is turning red: turn off heat
-If you start taking armor damage cycle your Small Ancillary Armor Repairer
-Turn the Small Ancillary Armor Repairer off again if your armor HP is high enough, do not let it run for no reason.
-Every time you turn off the Small Ancillary Armor Repairer you heat on it will be off as well. Turn it back on before every activation.(Shift + Click)
-Again, keep an eye on your range to the target. It should always be between 7000-8000m
-There is more, but ... yeah, start with this.

4)Preventive measures
-Do not fight Condors, Slicers or other kiting fits.
-Do not fight faction or T2 frigates.
-Do not fight destroyers
(I'm not saying you cannot kill these in a Tristan, I'm saying you shouldn't try if you're a noob.)

5) Feel free to meta 3 the mid slots until you learn.


[Tristan, Rail Tristan 200mm Plate]
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Damage Control II

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

150mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
150mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
[empty high slot]

Small Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Ancillary Current Router I


Hobgoblin II x5


[Incursus, Garviel Tarrant]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Small Armor Repairer II
Internal Force Field Array I

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

125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S

Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Small Hybrid Collision Accelerator I


Hobgoblin II x1

all frigates are the same crap. none of them stand out. they all suck. fly real ships like cruisers bc's and battleships

and it really helps if you have triple link ogb and falcon alt

So close!

Should be a SAAR. Also because the SAAR is more cap efficient you can ditch the Semi for another nano pump.

Thats not a very terrible noob friendly ship though as it requires proper knowledge of complicated concept like "overheat your fecking AB" and "align out vs attack frigs to keep transversal down"

those are all at least two to three mouseclicks!

But yea the rail incursus ***** over most other frigs in the game. Other fun targets for it are enyos and thrashers (against whoom i recommend keeping at range 9km and overheating scram, guns, repper and it really helps to scream for the entire duration of the fight)


EDIT: You should also always preheat your AB and run at least the first cycle on heat, if you pull range comfortably like that you can take heat off. The way you begin the fight is really important.

Also if you land on zero with something dangerous you want to double click in front of you, turn your ab on and THEN lock.

How is everyone using tech 2 weapons a death sentance? wtf?

show me where any frigate does anything better than the other. they are all crap.

LM Hookbill FTW.

I used SARs while SAAR's were like 10 mil, thats all :P

I havn't used a SAR since, since they ancils are just better.

But yea if a noob can get a handle on the rail incursus they are golden. It was one of the first frigs i ever used.


And Flyinghotpocket, You're a moron.