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BurningHavoc
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2015-03-31 18:05:06 UTC  |  Edited by: BurningHavoc
I just recently got back into eve and felt the need to run some missions to get my cash situation back into a flowing state. Back when i quit, Machs were the big kids on the block when it came to running missions, is that still the case?

Recommendations on which ships run the best for L4 missions? Cost wise really isn't an issue, neither are skills. Can fly pretty much anything.
Paranoid Loyd
#2 - 2015-03-31 18:13:52 UTC  |  Edited by: Paranoid Loyd
Pancakes have the sad when you use them for shooting red crosses. It can be done but is not optimal due to the bonus specifically for PVP.

Depending on your style, Mach or Rattlesnake are currently quite good.

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BurningHavoc
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#3 - 2015-03-31 18:25:17 UTC
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Pancakes have the sad when you use them for shooting red crosses. It can be done but is not optimal due to the bonus specifically for PVP.

Depending on your style, Mach or Rattlesnake are currently quite good.


Amarr still garbo because of the lack of on demand damage type?
Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#4 - 2015-03-31 18:26:29 UTC
machs and marauders are still my top picks.

also since you have been gone a while check out burner missions https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=369477&find=unread

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Paranoid Loyd
#5 - 2015-03-31 18:26:30 UTC
Unless you are shooting Blood Raiders yeah.

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Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#6 - 2015-04-01 01:16:00 UTC
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Unless you are shooting Blood Raiders yeah.


or sansha, drones, mercs, EoM (okay not so sure about these dudes, but they seem to die really fast anyways), Most gurista missions are blitzable and then I don't really mind doing the wrong damage type, especially as most NPCs are small and die fast to whatever. Haven't tested too much vs serpentis or angels. Vs serpentis it seems fine, on the Serp side of WC was averaging ~16 mins which doesn't seem too bad, although that is a somewhat odd mission with travel time issues. Don't run in gal space so don't really know the other serp missions. Angels seems like a bad idea, although I only get Angels Extra, and I just skip that, even with a maxed out mach in station.

in an all lv5 paladin or nightmare you pretty much roll over everything, although I have a mach for the improved warp speed and blitzablity of some missions.

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Jeanne-Luise Argenau
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2015-04-01 01:20:10 UTC
Chainsaw Plankton wrote:
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Unless you are shooting Blood Raiders yeah.


or sansha, drones, mercs, EoM (okay not so sure about these dudes, but they seem to die really fast anyways), Most gurista missions are blitzable and then I don't really mind doing the wrong damage type, especially as most NPCs are small and die fast to whatever. Haven't tested too much vs serpentis or angels. Vs serpentis it seems fine, on the Serp side of WC was averaging ~16 mins which doesn't seem too bad, although that is a somewhat odd mission with travel time issues. Don't run in gal space so don't really know the other serp missions. Angels seems like a bad idea, although I only get Angels Extra, and I just skip that, even with a maxed out mach in station.

in an all lv5 paladin or nightmare you pretty much roll over everything, although I have a mach for the improved warp speed and blitzablity of some missions.


in my experience all races have secondary hole in therm except angels, so they work great against sansha blood and amarr, rly bad against angels and the rest is in the middle more to the good site
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#8 - 2015-04-01 02:26:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Mara Rinn
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Pancakes have the sad when you use them for shooting red crosses. It can be done but is not optimal due to the bonus specifically for PVP.

Depending on your style, Mach or Rattlesnake are currently quite good.


As far as missile boats go, the Barghest has slightly worse damage application than the CNR, though you save time on each room due to shorter flight time ;)

It is a distinctive profile which is not commonly seen at mission hubs (even Nestors are more popular), so the pancake should be of interest to the "look at me I am important" crowd.

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