Ships & Modules

[Drake, New Setup 1]
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II

Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
EM Ward Amplifier II
Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution Script
10MN Afterburner II

'Malkuth' Heavy Missile Launcher I, Scourge Heavy Missile
'Malkuth' Heavy Missile Launcher I, Scourge Heavy Missile
'Malkuth' Heavy Missile Launcher I, Scourge Heavy Missile
'Malkuth' Heavy Missile Launcher I, Scourge Heavy Missile
'Malkuth' Heavy Missile Launcher I, Scourge Heavy Missile
'Malkuth' Heavy Missile Launcher I, Scourge Heavy Missile
Small Tractor Beam I

Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I


Hobgoblin II x5


10 millions are a bit little for fit a BC, anyhow here is IMO the basic fit to enjoy a Drake ( you can meta2 or meta 4 what you like, skills for t2 tank are light and IMO needed )
This will work on every mission lvl 1-2-3 where it can activate the accelation gate,just Exchange the EM ward ampli for a good one vs your faction of enemy, its not too slow, target frigate decently fast, cap stable even if forget AB and tractor on with a good margin
T2 drones are something i will never fly without , even if you missiles can manage elite frigates somehow
The tank can be increased and be enought for lvl 4 , but you will want to have more DPS for that lvl of missions ( more isk/hour on lvl 3 imo ) , link your launchers in 3+3 and splits on small targets
Hope you like it

Hula

So your character is barely 2 weeks old and just yesterday you were asking about a ship for level 1 missions and now you've bought a Drake?

I don't see this ending well.

EVE is a very unforgiving game, you can't rush in to it like you can with other MMO's. From that post you made above I'm guessing you haven't done all the career agents as they give you several frigates that easily handle level 1 missions. My advice is to leave the Drake in your hangar for now and go back and do all the career agents, keep training and don't try to rush things.

Let him die! As long as he is happy does it not matter.

What is more important is that he learns about all the different ways he can fit his ships and understands what each module does. I suggest that he looks at all the fittings and tries to understand each one of them and does not to pick the first one that is presented to him.

In Level 3 missions and above will frigates try to stop one from warping out. This is the main reason why one needs to be more careful. Of course are the missions harder than level 1 and 2, but it should explain itself.

Websites such as EVE Survival describe missions in detail and one should start looking at the damage types that are being dealt the most and fit specifically against these.

Some NPCs will use ECM and other forms of electronic warfare. Knowing the type of ship sensor (Gravimetric for the Drake) and fitting an ECCM will helps against Guristas, who like to use ECM to stop one from shooting for example.

Target painters help to increase the signature of a target and lets missiles do more damage. Webs slow targets down and also lets one deal more damage with missiles. Some rigs work in similar ways, but modify the missiles' properties instead those of targets (see rigor and flare rigs).

Fitting an afterburner increases one's own speed and lowers incoming missile damage. MWDs are even faster, but also causes one's ship signature to increase and can cause an increase in incoming damage.

Knowing all these details is key to understanding how to fly a ship with a specific fitting as each fitting is different and requires a different style. Find your style and match your fitting.

Here are two different fittings, each flies completely different:

[Drake, PvE AB + HML]

Shield Power Relay II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

10MN Afterburner II
EM Ward Field II (or Prototype ECCM Gravimetric Sensor Cluster)
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II (mission-specific)
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II

Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Auto Targeting System I

Medium Warhead Flare Catalyst I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I

Hobgoblin II x5 (or Hornet II)

Number 2:

[Drake, PvE MWD + HAM]

Power Diagnostic System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I
EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Medium Shield Booster II
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I

Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Assault Missile
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Assault Missile
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Assault Missile
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Assault Missile
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Assault Missile
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Assault Missile
Auto Targeting System I

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I

Hornet II x5

With only 10m ISKs and not enough skill to fit your Drake should you stay out of Level 3 missions.

Oh, yes it is. One player may quit (or not), but ten more will subscribe trying to do the same to each other and everyone else.

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I would get a Caracal with Assault Missile Launchers to do lvl ones and two's with. Assault Missiles are better for the Frigate Swarm you are going to be up against anyway then unskilled Heavy Missiles and 1/10th skilled Drones. That and you'll be allowed into most missions.

Keep the Drake on the bench until your Missile, Battlecruiser and Shield skills are at 4 and you can launch all 5 drones with Drone Interfacing. The Heavy Missile Drake really excels at level 3's because most of the opponents are Cruisers and you have a Drone Bay for the small stuff but for Lvl 2's it is just unwieldy.

It is not so much a thing of not ready for a drake and more that the Cara will just suit better and buy time to get comfortable skills for the harder missions the Drake is good at. Best tip for training up your Drake is don't get caught up in Lvl V Skills that give you a 5% boost and access to expensive T2 module that gives another 5% boost, instead train skills to III than IV liberally because training low level less time skills gives you more bang for buck. 9 skills to Lvl III and 5 skills to Lvl IV is much better than a moth taking 1 or 2 to Lvl V.