Ships & Modules

hi,

im a purely gallente pilot been skilling for the last (a very long time) and now i want to do missions, im wondering if for lvl 4s a mega or a deimos would be better/more fun any sugestions would be helpful, but i do plan on using rails as my main dps

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As someone who made the mistake of jumping in battleships before he was ready, I hope I can help you avoid doing the same thing.

Firstly, just because you can access a ship, does not mean that you are ready to fly it, nor will you get anything like the best out of it. The jump from lvl3 missions to lvl4, in terms of NPC damage done and damage you need to do to them, is not trivial at all.

So, compare yourselves with me, if you like. I can fit T2 tank modules and T2 damage modules but only T1 weapons. I have tried a few lvl4 missions in battleships, but the time it takes me to get through them, despite the increased rewards, pretty much makes it a false economy.

My advice, if you want to get through lvl4s at a pace that is good for your wallet, would be to wait until you can fit your desired ship with T2 modules throughout, especially weapons and tank.

Dan Rae makes good points.

But overstepped the difference or choice between the two ships you mentioned.

As far as lvl 4s go. The Mega wins everytime, but that doesnt mean you should use it.

Both ships are not made for lvl 4s at all and they do not shine there at all. Both are much better at PVP.

Deimos for lvl 3s should be good fun though with the buff to medium rails...

Dominix. True in 2007 and true today.

No matter the question - the answer has always been and always will be Dominix.

I have always loved Gallente ships and the Deimos in particular. I was so bored of flying Battleships/Drake/Tengu etc I now fly this in null sec anomalies and plex's. (Serpentis Setup)

[Deimos, PVE]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Damage Control II
Armor Thermic Hardener II
Medium Armor Repairer II
Armor Kinetic Hardener II

10MN Afterburner II
10MN Microwarpdrive II
Stasis Webifier II
Cap Recharger II

Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M

Medium Hybrid Collision Accelerator I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I

Vespa II x5

i use the MWD to get in close and personal to anything that can web me, one they are dead, i orbit and destroy.
(With my skills & No implants)

583 sustained tank against Serpentis
833 DPS with Void & Drones
With AB running and MAR cap stable at 36% but i hardly use my MAR as once im up and in orbit most things miss me.

Sometimes i'll swap a hardner out for a tracking enhancer II if i know ill be up against alot of frigates etc.

Ive also just got faction Mag Stabs and Web which helps me so much and 5% implants get my DPS to 952 with hammerheads.

Anyway I love this ship and its really fun to get in faces and melt NPC's. As for Lvl 4 missions I cant offer advice but i cant see why not if you know triggers and web ships.

The vigilant is better imo than the diemos. Does same dps with 1 less damage mod, which gives you a spare low to cover the resists issue, and obviously with more resists in modules and not baked on, its more easily made to tank non gurista and serp missions. It also has a web bonus which means its much safer to bring med drones only (they both have 50m3 dronebays/bandwidths).

I prefer the hyperion to the mega if you must primarily run rails. Due to the big dronebay it can be made to do over 1000 dps in a mission boat config, and an aggressive player can even run 5 damage mods due to the tank bonus. I find it a little slower than a domi, but not much.

The kronos I only ever found good for missions where blasters work, at which its awesome. It can complete all missions with blasters because of the big cargo bay, but when stuff gets stuck in the scenery, you have to fly to it...

This. Mega seems to me as a PvP blaster boat concept, with its tracking bonus, RoF and speed... Dominix is often mentioned as the proper Gallente PvE ship. But you needs good drone skills to get most out of it. Myrmidon is concidered by many to be the proper gallente battlecruiser to do L3 missions and Hyperion has same armor repairer bonus plus drone bandwidth, that allows it to field 5 sentry drones. More powergrid makes the fittings easier, then fitting Dominix, so you can put 6 really big guns and still has utility high slot to fit drone link augmentor. From my point of view Deimos would be an expensive glass cannon, unable to fit micro jump drive. And that leads me to conclusion, that it is not suitable for most L4 mission.

Example of Hyperion PvE fit, it will cost you only about 300 milion.:

Large Armor Repairer II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Centus C-Type Armor Kinetic Hardener
Centus C-Type Armor Kinetic Hardener

Tracking Computer II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
Omnidirectional Tracking Link II

425mm Railgun II
425mm Railgun II
425mm Railgun II
425mm Railgun II
425mm Railgun II
425mm Railgun II
Drone Link Augmentor II

Large Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I

Stats with Level 5 skills.

Tank:
Guristas : 457
Sansha : 461

DPS: Turrets + Garde's 2
CN antimatter : 1052
Normal antimatter : 972

Cap last for 6 min 40 secs with everything on ( stable at 75% with repair off )

Thanks goes to rebeca from battleclinic society

Wait no one mentions the Hyperion?
The "new" one is way better suited to run levels IVs with rails than the Mega imo.