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Damage sponge options?
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Death's Lolita
Soldiers Of Industry
#1 - 2011-12-10 03:23:21 UTC
ok, i got to thinking about all those new ships floating arround out there with all the awesome dps..... well, i asked myself, what ship and with what setup could take the most dmg and just sit there as long as was needed?

i hear nighthawk and tengu are great for this (or any BS if u have the right amount of isk) or carrier or titan (lol) but lets be specific and realistic about this.

What ship, properly fitted, can absorb the most dmg and still fly in high sec? (i do alot of group lvl 4s, and may go lvl 5s soon enough lol, so i may actually set this up)

Once again, go eft warriors!
1-Up Mushroom
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2011-12-10 03:26:40 UTC
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Kahldor
Doomheim
#3 - 2011-12-10 03:45:15 UTC
Death's Lolita wrote:
ok, i got to thinking about all those new ships floating arround out there with all the awesome dps..... well, i asked myself, what ship and with what setup could take the most dmg and just sit there as long as was needed?

i hear nighthawk and tengu are great for this (or any BS if u have the right amount of isk) or carrier or titan (lol) but lets be specific and realistic about this.

What ship, properly fitted, can absorb the most dmg and still fly in high sec? (i do alot of group lvl 4s, and may go lvl 5s soon enough lol, so i may actually set this up)

Once again, go eft warriors!


The problem is you don't want to be able to tank a ton a damage if you are only running missions as it will gimp your DPS severely. And you won't be flying around high sec taking massive damage unless you are at war.
Death's Lolita
Soldiers Of Industry
#4 - 2011-12-10 03:49:29 UTC
as i said, i am the damage sponge, i dont care about DPS for this particular fit lolBig smile
Nor Tzestu
Dos Pollos Hermanos
Ghosts from the Abyss
#5 - 2011-12-10 03:59:53 UTC
Pretty much rattlesnake > anything else. Nothing in this game subcap tanks like the rattler does. It does it with no cap and can put out meh DPS while doing it.
Kahldor
Doomheim
#6 - 2011-12-10 04:00:10 UTC
OK it's not the maximum and IDK why you would ever need this as it's a ganker's dream but it's somewhat realistic without using officer mods. However, you will never see this much DPS in highsec unless you happen to be on the bad end of a freighter suicide gank fleet

EFT all level 5 skills
Tengu
Cap stable 51%
7379 DPS omni tank

Lows:
Damage controll II
PDS II
3x cap flux coil II

Meds:
2x CNIF
Pith X-type photon
2x Pith X-Type Shield Boost amp
Pith X-Type XLSB

Rigs:
2x med cap control circuit II
1x med cap control circuit I

Implants
Crystal Set
KVA 2000
CC8
KYA 2000
Emily Poast
The Whipping Post
#7 - 2011-12-10 04:02:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Emily Poast
You could do that with a Prophecy or its variants. Lots of 1600s with trimarks. But there becomes a point in pve where you have overkill tank/buffer. The rats are a known enemy and you can predict pretty closely how much you will need.

EDIT: That fit above me is insane.
Kahldor
Doomheim
#8 - 2011-12-10 04:05:25 UTC
Lol OP said he wanted a tank and didn't care about DPS
Nalha Saldana
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2011-12-10 04:20:15 UTC
What is the goal of this ship? Is it for tanking mission sites or pvp bait? High EHP? Good active tank? Are you running local reps or with logi? Do you want the best cheap one or pimp it?
mxzf
Shovel Bros
#10 - 2011-12-10 05:32:49 UTC
Nor Tzestu wrote:
Pretty much rattlesnake > anything else. Nothing in this game subcap tanks like the rattler does. It does it with no cap and can put out meh DPS while doing it.


This. The Rattler can have simply insane passive tank.
Death's Lolita
Soldiers Of Industry
#11 - 2011-12-10 07:04:01 UTC
goal....
ok, the goal of this ship is to be the main target to absorb as much dmg as possible, while the potential noobs who do about as much dmg as medium drones attack and have fun without worrying about dying...... no mater how long it takes for them to do it.

and yes i have been doing this with my abaddon, and sometimes with a domi or rattlesnake (tho the snake was ganked while i was afk by a rival corp ages ago during a war)
now i potentially will do this again with a new ship and updated setup.

oh and this ship will potentially be used as the primary target for lvl 5 missions (at least until i finally get a nyx lol, but i dont want to be stuck in it, and so am here)
Damage Sponge
Team Bullet Sponge
#12 - 2011-12-10 09:48:10 UTC
Refer to me about all your Damage Sponge needs.
Sadayiel
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#13 - 2011-12-10 11:46:52 UTC
Death's Lolita wrote:
goal....
ok, the goal of this ship is to be the main target to absorb as much dmg as possible, while the potential noobs who do about as much dmg as medium drones attack and have fun without worrying about dying...... no mater how long it takes for them to do it.

and yes i have been doing this with my abaddon, and sometimes with a domi or rattlesnake (tho the snake was ganked while i was afk by a rival corp ages ago during a war)
now i potentially will do this again with a new ship and updated setup.

oh and this ship will potentially be used as the primary target for lvl 5 missions (at least until i finally get a nyx lol, but i dont want to be stuck in it, and so am here)


if you have good skills try a Rattlesnake (mostly if you plan to tank lvl 5) and a cerberus , not so long ago someone run a similar question in forums and the Cerberus had like a hell of buffer tank.