Missions & Complexes

T3 cannot enter the 3/10 and 4/10 sites.

The highsec sites are easy (speaking for serp), doable in a vexor, but feature more elites than you usually meet in l4s.

Just consider if you have enough scanning skills , if not, stratios is good.

Yup. T3s are more or less low sec exploration beasts now (or null of course). They can still enter unrated sites in high but that's it.

Stratios is good for what you want. Ishtar is overkill (but there's nothing wrong with overkill). Gila is probably about perfect if you have solid scanning skills as it's more mobile than the others. Cerberus is also popular since you listed the Tengu as an option.

Expect some competition from time to time. Remember, the one to get the killing blow gets the wreck, but the one who gets to the wreck first can loot and warp off without much trouble.

Oh, and for the record: the Loki is awful at this in all space. Don't go that route no matter what.

Ishtar or Stratios. You use bonused lights or sentries depending on the site, and no risk of skill point loss like in a t3.

Gila is great on paper and functions ok, but in practice your drones lose a lot of dps flying to their targets.

Picked up my first Gila today. Amazing to see medium drones hitting for 1k. Pretty much warp to site, aggro, launch drones, watch local/dscan.

Tengu is on the way. Roughly 18 days.

Based on how those 18 days go with the Gila(assuming it makes it) I'll see if I make the switch. Ammo-less Gila is attractive I must say.

Ishtar. Using a 2 Gecko, 2 Hammerhead IIs, and 1 Hobgoblin II you get around 600 dps just from drones. Add in the guns, and you can get over 800 dps. This is assuming max skills. The setup I have used is this:

[Ishtar, hisec armor tank]
Damage Control II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Medium Armor Repairer II
Armor Explosive Hardener II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

10MN Afterburner II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Stasis Webifier II
Drone Navigation Computer II

Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge M

Medium Anti-EM Pump II
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump II

Curator II x5
Garde II x5
Gecko x2
Hammerhead II x2
Hobgoblin II x1

Alternatively, you can pimp out the above setup and get even more dps out of it. For example, if you know you are going up against onlu Gurista or Serpentis rats you can drop the Armor Explosive Hardener in favor for a another Drone Damage Amp. You can also add faction/deadspace mods to make it even better.

You can run a lot of sites in a AF.

I have done a lot of the Low sec sites with one.

1-4/10 are easy , Vigil , Minor Annex (depending on race) , all of the escalations from a normal Annex but not the Annex itself. Its also much more fun (not very fast though) .



I think in HS you would want the Stratios for the scanning bonus as it allows you to scan faster. (the sooner you find a site the less chance of someone else running it)