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Halo Sets & Frigates
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Tommy Machiavelli
Black Viper Industrial Solutions
#1 - 2011-12-13 15:35:00 UTC
Hey all, just wondering about how useful people find Halo sets. I'm thinking specifically about frigate combat. I mean for example, a Rifter goes from 35m signature to 27.8 with a full HG set of Halos. How beneficial is this? Would I be better served with another set (maybe Snakes?) for frigs?
Salcon Cliff
Zephyr Corp
#2 - 2011-12-13 15:55:22 UTC
Well, I think the Halos cost 1/2 as much as the Snakes, if that is any consideration. If I was going to bother with a full set of Halos, I would have an alt with a skirmish warfare mindlink and a Claymore in system...takes your sig down to <21 m.
Tommy Machiavelli
Black Viper Industrial Solutions
#3 - 2011-12-13 15:59:28 UTC
Yeah I was actually looking at the alt to boost with as well. I just really wanted to get a good feel for how much Sig matters. Even 21m vs 35m. Is that significant in terms of actual fighting?
Hidden Snake
Inglorious-Basterds
#4 - 2011-12-13 18:00:15 UTC
Well double webbed will mean u r dead anyway .... And loosing pod in post crucible days can be costy
Garr Earthbender
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2011-12-13 18:53:41 UTC
It's always been costly. Now everyone KNOWS how much it cost you.

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Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#6 - 2011-12-13 19:08:34 UTC
lol killmails are serious business and make your implants cost more. Better stab up your ships and have a backup blob just incase because omg i cant stand taking risks in this game.

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KevLor I
Zephyr Corp
#7 - 2011-12-13 20:22:15 UTC  |  Edited by: KevLor I
Sig can make a huge difference. Most Frig weapons hit with 40 m resolution, so anything smaller than that decreases damage linearly. Going from 50 to 40 does nothing, but from 40 to 30 will reduce damage by 25%. 35 --> 21 is a 40% reduction in damage, so yeah, that can be significant.

Try flying in a Wolf-Rayet system....had a Wolf in a C4 W-R system, and it was a beast - +68% damage for small weapons and -34% sig for your ship.
Derkata
#8 - 2011-12-13 20:25:10 UTC
Lady Spank wrote:
lol killmails are serious business and make your implants cost more. Better stab up your ships and have a backup blob just incase because omg i cant stand taking risks in this game.


QFT. Luckily, economists are saying being podded should level out a little after Crucible has been out for a while. Until then don't risk it, way too expensive.
Tarryn Nightstorm
Hellstar Towing and Recovery
#9 - 2011-12-14 00:23:24 UTC
Lady Spank wrote:
lol killmails are serious business and make your implants cost more. Better stab up your ships and have a backup blob just incase because omg i cant stand taking risks in this game.


Not empty quotin'!!

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Ynot Eyob
Nisroc Angels
The Obsidian Front - Reborn
#10 - 2011-12-14 08:59:42 UTC
The halos, god i love those..

I would only recoment using those on armor HAC or T3s.

That said doing L4 missions in my Mach using them i hardly ever have to use my Shield Booster and thats with a LG set.

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Dunbar Hulan
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#11 - 2011-12-14 15:53:13 UTC
Makes perfect sense to me- Buy a set of implants for 900m or more then fly a rifter.

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Muad 'dib
State War Academy
Caldari State
#12 - 2011-12-14 16:06:50 UTC
with t2 links on lokis and halos a inty can get quite a stupidly tiny sig, ive tested 20 meter sig armor tanked frig and that was pretty damned hard to hit so with halos and drugs ontop pretty near impossible.

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river Zateki
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2011-12-24 03:09:56 UTC
id like to see, with every boost in the game of any sort, an intie's sig can get withouth the mwd.
ValentinaDLM
SoE Roughriders
Electus Matari
#14 - 2011-12-24 14:22:41 UTC
river Zateki wrote:
id like to see, with every boost in the game of any sort, an intie's sig can get withouth the mwd.


Well, AB sader with t2 loki boosts, a full HG Halo set, a Strong X-instinct booster, and a W-R Class 6 WH gets the sig down to 7m

I don't think it can get much lower than that.

BTW at all level V skills and an MWD instead that is 15.7m
Killstealing
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#15 - 2011-12-25 00:20:25 UTC
ValentinaDLM wrote:
river Zateki wrote:
id like to see, with every boost in the game of any sort, an intie's sig can get withouth the mwd.


Well, AB sader with t2 loki boosts, a full HG Halo set, a Strong X-instinct booster, and a W-R Class 6 WH gets the sig down to 7m

I don't think it can get much lower than that.

BTW at all level V skills and an MWD instead that is 15.7m


Damn, 7m, that's like the sig of a fat dude with a mobile phone.
veshna wildsun
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#16 - 2011-12-25 01:56:16 UTC
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Damn, 7m, that's like the sig of a fat dude with a mobile phone.[/quote]

That made me shoot beer out of my nose lol.