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The Blockade (L2)
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The Sun's Anvil
Jednota Inc
#1 - 2015-02-02 18:07:00 UTC  |  Edited by: The Sun's Anvil
I'd started doing L2 missions and they were looking to be pretty easy in the Cormorant...then I hit upon this little gem of a monster mission. :)

Trouble is, all I've managed to accomplish is take out the stasis tower....and trigger ALL the waves so going back on site you find a MASS of rats, several of which hit you with sensor suppressor from 100kms out.

I tried going back with a friend but we couldn't even put a dent in their numbers on account of needing to get so close for a lock...at which point you get completely swamped.

Any tips on how to manage this one now? Simply fitting for sniping doesn't work on account of the sensor suppression, and with them all in a clump I cant even kite a couple of them away.
Paranoid Loyd
#2 - 2015-02-02 18:13:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Paranoid Loyd
If you can't muster more capable assistance, wait until tomorrow, it will reset and you can be more careful with the triggers.

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ValentinaDLM
SoE Roughriders
Electus Matari
#3 - 2015-02-02 19:51:23 UTC
Put some sensor boosters or sig amps on your ship and make it fast enough to kite them and long range enough to not get hit.
Veine Miromme
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2015-02-02 21:41:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Veine Miromme
I have a few Bounty Hunters ready to help you complete your L2 mission (s),

(I can't wait to find my first escalation...)


(btw, I currently have a BS -Domi, SB -for backup firepower, hidden behind the tank, Nem ; and a new Drake / Tengu.
I also have a trader which can be used to pick up drones... In case the Heavy Drones or Geckos are too slow to come back.)

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Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#5 - 2015-02-02 21:43:53 UTC
a good mission for drones imo. I'd say fit a MWD and a sensor booster and buzz the closest NPC you can stick your drones on it and kite it out. Not quite sure how well that will work with drone aggro so you will have to do some work, but should be one way to get it done. as for next time I'd say be more careful with the triggers.

and for what its worth I did the guristas version recently and got perma jammed by the second wave of NPCs, so much so I went all the way to a trade hub for a different ship (drone boat) and completed the mission.

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Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#6 - 2015-02-02 21:45:09 UTC
PS: auto targeting missiles can be a great choice when fighting serpentis rats, they go after the closest threat, so there can be some inefficiencies but in general I've found them to be pretty useful.

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Veine Miromme
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2015-02-03 12:45:40 UTC
Just upgraded my Bomber to around 650 dps (although with T2 Rage Torpedoes ).
That is more damage than my current Battleship can dish out .

The Battleship has to leave battle by warp when the armor gets around half full or half empty to be safe.

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Fatal Talocan
#8 - 2015-02-03 22:45:20 UTC  |  Edited by: T00NCES
If you are close to the Derelik region I'd be happy to help you out. I run this solo on level 4, drones are a must with the tracking disruptors. Also, always always always check the mission reports. This helps you properly tank and know who to not shoot (so you don't trigger the next wave).
http://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=Blockade2sa
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Fatal Talocan
#9 - 2015-02-03 22:51:58 UTC
I should also note, one tactic you can employ is to use bookmarks. Once you get into the mission, create a bookmark, then immediately turn around and travel150KM out, create another bookmark. Then if you have a sniping setup, you can warp back and forth between the two bookmarks and slowly chew them away. if you get tracking disrupted, warp and it will break the lock.
Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#10 - 2015-02-03 23:26:14 UTC
Veine Miromme wrote:
Just upgraded my Bomber to around 650 dps (although with T2 Rage Torpedoes ).
That is more damage than my current Battleship can dish out .

The Battleship has to leave battle by warp when the armor gets around half full or half empty to be safe.


I would guess a bomber with rage torps would be 90% useless in lv2 missions. then again most of the targets have such little hp they might just die to a volley anyways Roll

then again one elite frig and I wonder if you could ever break it?

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Vincent Athena
Photosynth
#11 - 2015-02-04 18:11:50 UTC
Put your drones on aggressive and they will go after the rats using the damps. Just warp in and launch the drones right away. They may only get one before they get targeted themselves, just recall them, warp out, warp back and re-deploy them.

Also: A cruiser really helps with L2 missions. A destroyer is a bit on the weak side.

L1: Frig or destroyer
L2: Cruiser
L3: Battlecrusier
L4: Battleship

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#12 - 2015-02-05 14:11:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Nerath Naaris
The Blockade mission can be a b!tch if you ignore the triggers.

I recall grinding L3s for standing in a Sleipnir once, tactic was to just shoot everything and get it done as fast as possible. Worked like a charm until I tried that with The Blockade.... suddenly a gazillion of angry rats and I had to warp out several times before I got that mission under control. Granted, I was omni-tank fitted and had no rigs either but still, the incoming DPS was massive.

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Revenu.Quebec
#13 - 2015-02-05 16:24:21 UTC
Blockade is, in my opinin, one, if not, the worst mission. I always decline it. The massive TD sansha does make my ships crying =(
The Sun's Anvil
Jednota Inc
#14 - 2015-02-06 19:58:07 UTC
Thanks all for the feedback. A friend and I managed to nail it last night with a Cormorant and an Algos, paying very close attention to the triggers.