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Your favourite Strategic Cruiser and why.
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Daenerys Fire Targaryen
Doomheim
#1 - 2012-01-04 12:15:53 UTC
Hello everyone,
i'm curious to know after all the time you had to fly them since they came out, what is now your favourite Strategic Cruiser and why.

What do you find to be the most effective for PVE or PVP, according to your style and why.
What do you find to be the most fun to fly (yet again PVP/PVE) and why.
Anything that come to your mind (and why Big smile )

Cheers.
Aamrr
#2 - 2012-01-04 14:02:56 UTC
I love the Legion, but it's really hard to find a niche for it. There aren't many EM-weak opponents that reward having a strong explosive resist.
rusty532
Aiding and Abetting
#3 - 2012-01-04 14:03:06 UTC
The tengu would hold the crown imo although this is based on theory(haven't flown it yet). It is the one of the best pve boats available and definitely no slouch in pvp. Check out endless subversion's drake 3.0 for a glimpse of the pwnage they can achieve in pairs.
Mr Floydy
Questionable Ethics.
Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork
#4 - 2012-01-04 18:19:28 UTC
Aamrr wrote:
I love the Legion, but it's really hard to find a niche for it. There aren't many EM-weak opponents that reward having a strong explosive resist.

Imagine nano-shield Hurricanes firing Barrage are one.... But yeah you're right - on the whole its not as good as some other combinations could be!

I do love my Legion though. It isn't the fastest, it isn't the toughest, it doesn't do the most damage.... But it sure looks good kiting at 30km and firing away on targets with Scorch loaded!
Kaanchana
Tax-haven
#5 - 2012-01-04 18:21:27 UTC
rusty532 wrote:
The tengu would hold the crown imo although this is based on theory(haven't flown it yet). It is the one of the best pve boats available and definitely no slouch in pvp. Check out endless subversion's drake 3.0 for a glimpse of the pwnage they can achieve in pairs.


And have a tissue with you when u watch it.
Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#6 - 2012-01-04 18:37:10 UTC
I willfully engaged a 50-70 man blob at zero with my Proteus and survived... that made me like it a lot. I would have come away with some kills but they jammed me. Then again, they'd have killed me if they hadn't jammed me so its probably best that way.

lol

-Liang

I'm an idiot, don't mind me.
Alexa Coates
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-01-04 23:24:38 UTC
Liang Nuren wrote:
I willfully engaged a 50-70 man blob at zero with my Proteus and survived... that made me like it a lot. I would have come away with some kills but they jammed me. Then again, they'd have killed me if they hadn't jammed me so its probably best that way.

lol

-Liang

must have been that fearsome rail proteus

That's a Templar, an Amarr fighter used by carriers.
Goose99
#8 - 2012-01-04 23:32:39 UTC
T3 usage:

Proteus - pvp - Cloaky blaster gank
Tengu - pve - mission grinding, plex, wh
Legion - pve - incursions
Loki - pvp - general small gang, web support, gtfo speed
Naomi Knight
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2012-01-05 00:05:04 UTC
T3 usage:

Proteus - 240m
Tengu - 241m
Legion - 243m
Loki - 250m

so the loki is my fav it brings the most isk ^^
Naomi Knight
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2012-01-05 00:06:57 UTC
Alexa Coates wrote:
Liang Nuren wrote:
I willfully engaged a 50-70 man blob at zero with my Proteus and survived... that made me like it a lot. I would have come away with some kills but they jammed me. Then again, they'd have killed me if they hadn't jammed me so its probably best that way.

lol

-Liang

must have been that fearsome rail proteus


must be 0 on gate took some shots then jumped out +cloakwarp away :D
Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#11 - 2012-01-05 00:38:16 UTC
Alexa Coates wrote:
Liang Nuren wrote:
I willfully engaged a 50-70 man blob at zero with my Proteus and survived... that made me like it a lot. I would have come away with some kills but they jammed me. Then again, they'd have killed me if they hadn't jammed me so its probably best that way.

lol

-Liang

must have been that fearsome rail proteus


No, I meant it literally when I said I engaged at zero. It was a blaster proteus.

-Liang

I'm an idiot, don't mind me.
Jack Miton
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-01-05 01:44:56 UTC
Goose99 wrote:
T3 usage:

Proteus - pvp - Cloaky blaster gank
Tengu - pve - mission grinding, plex, wh
Legion - pve - incursions
Loki - pvp - general small gang, web support, gtfo speed



this is pretty accurate.

in order of awesomeness, id rate them like this:

proteus----------loki----tengu------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------legion

proteus is MADE for WHs.
it is far and away the best when it comes to close range PVP.

loki is close but is basically there for web support.

tengu is a weapon of choice for carebears everywhere.
also good for solo/gang nano *** pvp.

legion is crap.

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Cedo Nulli
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2012-01-05 03:56:59 UTC
Legion is great for incursions.

Legion fleets <3
King Rothgar
Deadly Solutions
#14 - 2012-01-05 04:17:05 UTC
The loki, it is my favorite and most used booster alt ship. In direct pvp I haven't found any of them particularly effective. For pve, the tengu maybe better but the legion isn't bad. The legion is the only subcapital pve ship I currently have. Can't fly a tengu with this toon.

[u]Fireworks and snowballs are great, but what I really want is a corpse launcher.[/u]
Jack Miton
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#15 - 2012-01-05 06:17:27 UTC
Cedo Nulli wrote:
Legion is great for incursions.

Legion fleets <3


pve is for noobs and doesnt count.

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