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Best Amarr frigate for high speed transport?
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13kr1d1
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2015-04-10 00:40:47 UTC
I know the tormentor was the go-to one back when it was a mining frig, but whats the next best thing now that it has been nerfed? Best cargo space? Best speed? Best blend of two?

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Paranoid Loyd
#2 - 2015-04-10 00:49:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Paranoid Loyd
Magnate, with the changes to how warp speed works, align time is second to warp speed.

This IMO is the best blend of the two:

[Magnate, 1]
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II

Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
[empty med slot]
[empty med slot]

Improved Cloaking Device II
[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]

Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I

If you are going through low-sec and are carrying things you really don't want to lose your biggest threat will be smartbombers so I would go with this or use a Sigil instead:

[Magnate, 2]
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Damage Control II
200mm Reinforced Steel Plates II

Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
Small F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Improved Cloaking Device II
[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]

Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I
Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer I

Blockade Runner is by far the best blend if you have the skills for it. Interceptors will be the fastest.

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Eldori Charante
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2015-04-10 12:58:58 UTC
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Magnate, with the changes to how warp speed works, align time is second to warp speed..


May I ask what changes you are referring to? Are these recent changes (I've only been playing for a few months)?
Paranoid Loyd
#4 - 2015-04-10 22:25:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Paranoid Loyd
Before the changes, due to the way the mechanics of acceleration and deceleration worked the time it took a battleship to warp from point A to point B was not all that much different than it took a Frigate to warp from point A to point B unless that distance was a very significant one. With the changes this became very different it now takes a larger ship considerably longer to warp than a smaller ship. In addition, they also introduced rigs and modules to increase your warp speed allowing you to warp even faster allowing you to get to your destination significantly faster.

http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/warp-drive-active

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Trajan Unknown
State War Academy
Caldari State
#5 - 2015-04-10 22:52:22 UTC
Use a blockade runner I´d say. It will come close to 12AU warpspeed, can use cloak and aligns pretty damn fast.
Instead of hopping from gate to gate use pings to avoid smartbombers that way you don´t need to waste the lows for tank.
The cargo isn´t great but if you need to transport some high value low m³ things cargo space wont be an issue.
Daerrol
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2015-04-11 14:37:47 UTC
Confirming Magnate is the way to go.

Off topic question to OP:

If you are a few months in why do you have some dribble about Tristan's being OP in your sig...?
13kr1d1
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#7 - 2015-04-12 04:43:58 UTC
Who said OP? They're be best choice for solo PvP in FW space for frig size. Cheap, powerful, T1, etc. Why the butthurt?

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Tsukino Stareine
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2015-04-12 11:00:57 UTC
13kr1d1 wrote:
Who said OP? They're be best choice for solo PvP in FW space for frig size. Cheap, powerful, T1, etc. Why the butthurt?


OP = original post in this context.

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13kr1d1
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2015-04-12 12:01:14 UTC
Tsukino Stareine wrote:
13kr1d1 wrote:
Who said OP? They're be best choice for solo PvP in FW space for frig size. Cheap, powerful, T1, etc. Why the butthurt?


OP = original post in this context.


Quote:
some dribble about Tristan's being OP...


Are you sure about that?

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Herateis
State Protectorate
Caldari State
#10 - 2015-04-12 12:27:59 UTC
Looking at those graphs and stuff I would say get an industrial like sigil and use its natural fast speeds to boost with warp speed rig and inertia stabilizers so you go even faster around places. The sigil base ship is almost as cheap as any frigate and carries a lot more and is pretty fast. Unless sig radius is a problem.
13kr1d1
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#11 - 2015-04-13 04:30:42 UTC
Looking for a frigate, but ok.

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Triakis Cadelanne
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2015-04-25 22:13:53 UTC
If you want to use a frigate I assume that you're carrying a small, high-value stuff. So to me the best bet is an interceptor fitted with Inertia stab, dcu and a shield tank. It's uncatchable (unless by 2 BS using smartbombs, which is really rare) and it warps really fast.
13kr1d1
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2015-04-25 23:26:49 UTC
Cant fly interceptors yet.

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Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#14 - 2015-04-26 00:19:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Ralph King-Griffin
13kr1d1 wrote:
Cant fly interceptors yet.

what about covops?
the Anathema is fantastic for this exact role (particularly if you drop hyper spacial rigs on it)

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Cardinal T
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#15 - 2015-04-29 17:06:06 UTC
Another vote for a Magnate, I used to run level 2 distribution missions in it to grind standing. Its the best frigate option short of an Anathema.