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Multiboxing ratting
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Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#21 - 2016-03-01 17:31:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Jenn aSide
Amanda Chan wrote:


Also, multiboxing programs make life easier, even for FoF Tengu since you have to reactivate the launchers after they reload. Not to mention you can set it up to view all your toons at once, with 1 "view" taking up most of the screen real estate. Then just click on the little preview windows, which will move it to the main window and you can easily control the characters from there. Plus it allows you to easily keep an eye on all them, in case somebody is getting slammed extra hard or you forgot to reactive modules.


That's why I say it doesn't help me much. Every ship I use in these situations is cap stable (so no need to reactivate anything but the missiles), and every tengus is tanked beyond even the max potential of the anomaly so even if I DC the anom can't kill me. And since FoF missiles attack the closet target and I'm orbiting at 50, nothing ever gets close enough to scram or web. I have EVE Preview but it doesn't save me any time, and it's a bit rough on my crappy computer to boot. Like I said, SBing is great but it's a bit tedious to me compared to FoF ratting.

Overall SBing is better at the goal of making raw isk , but there is one way in which the FoF missile set up is vastly superior to any Smart-bombing set up btw. Smartbombing set ups are restricted to anoms with central spawn points, like Rock Havens. The FoF Ratting team can be used in every single anomaly of every single pirate race (plus rogue drones) the game has, regardless of where the rats spawn. Also the exact same ships can be used to do any escalation (including 4 of the 5 Pirate DED 10/10s, the exception being Blood Raider Naval Shipyard, need a marauder or some RR Domis for that beast) without even having to reship or refit (though refitting for travel is safer).

I keep a set of FoF missile blue prints with me everywhere I move to for the above reasons. I don't carry the expensive smartbomb fits and ships around because I tend to join alliances that get evicted a lot lol.
Amanda Chan
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#22 - 2016-03-01 23:39:50 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:

That's why I say it doesn't help me much. Every ship I use in these situations is cap stable (so no need to reactivate anything but the missiles), and every tengus is tanked beyond even the max potential of the anomaly so even if I DC the anom can't kill me. And since FoF missiles attack the closet target and I'm orbiting at 50, nothing ever gets close enough to scram or web. I have EVE Preview but it doesn't save me any time, and it's a bit rough on my crappy computer to boot. Like I said, SBing is great but it's a bit tedious to me compared to FoF ratting.

Overall SBing is better at the goal of making raw isk , but there is one way in which the FoF missile set up is vastly superior to any Smart-bombing set up btw. Smartbombing set ups are restricted to anoms with central spawn points, like Rock Havens. The FoF Ratting team can be used in every single anomaly of every single pirate race (plus rogue drones) the game has, regardless of where the rats spawn. Also the exact same ships can be used to do any escalation (including 4 of the 5 Pirate DED 10/10s, the exception being Blood Raider Naval Shipyard, need a marauder or some RR Domis for that beast) without even having to reship or refit (though refitting for travel is safer).

I keep a set of FoF missile blue prints with me everywhere I move to for the above reasons. I don't carry the expensive smartbomb fits and ships around because I tend to join alliances that get evicted a lot lol.


This is very true. Smart bombing is limited to rock havens, forsaken hub(I think..or might be forlorn) and like 2? others.

To each their own. o7
Nexiez
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#23 - 2016-03-03 22:22:32 UTC
So far the tengu setup seems really nice. However, I have been wondering about how these ships would fare in a situation where a ganker hotdrops.

These ships are not PvP modified, so will have mostly racial protection against the rats. Modest shield boost, but fair dps. This is very situational, depending on what the ganker will use as a ship. But I see some Stratios, Cynas and some Tengus. I have yet to experience the PvP interaction, but am getting closer to try some hunting myself. Anyway, would a solo PvP'er try to fight 3 tengus or would they just skip the fight?

The 3 tengus got a nice range and combined have very nice dps. Even if the PvPer would jam one, you already have FoF missiles you can load.
Amanda Chan
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#24 - 2016-03-09 00:30:55 UTC
If somebody's hotdropping, they're usually sure they have enough to kill you.
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