Ships & Modules

Not worried about the fitting and weapons, as that can come later, but what ship would I need irrespective of race to go up against a pvp fitted Scorpion in 1 to 1 pvp, and stand a good chance of beating it?

Like a Velator?

Thanks for the ship tip/advice. I'll have to train up for it, now I know which way to go.

Have a read through this. It may not seem relevant but the conversation talks about how to use a BS to kill small ships. These are tactics you should be aware of if you go with Ralphs recommendation. (of which I concur)

The above posters have some great advice for frigates. Assuming you're willing to go above frigate-class, a dual-ECCM drone cruiser would likely be your best bet. I'd consider something like this:

[Vexor, Black Flag]

Damage Control II
Medium Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

10MN Afterburner II
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I
Conjunctive Magnetometric ECCM Scanning Array I
Conjunctive Magnetometric ECCM Scanning Array I

Medium Unstable Power Fluctuator I
Medium Unstable Power Fluctuator I
Medium Unstable Power Fluctuator I
Medium Diminishing Power System Drain I

Medium Egress Port Maximizer I
Medium Egress Port Maximizer I
Medium Egress Port Maximizer I


Drones to suit, follow the same general advice as the posters above: get in close and orbit, kill the Scorp's drones, then kill the Scorp. The ECCM will hopefully let you keep up tackle and neut pressure, but be prepared to bump them if they break tackle. A VNI would be far more effective due to the higher drone damage and higher base sensor strength, but the hull costs considerably more.


EDIT: Alternatively, an RLML Caracal loaded with FoF missiles may work as well, but I haven't used FoFs that often so I can't speak from experience.

How many people fly a battleship for 1v1 nowadays...??

Tech 3 destroyers in sniper mode.