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Scout Incursion Help

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Davidd Olacar
Heavenly Bodies
#1 - 2016-05-21 17:07:00 UTC
Hey guys me and a few friends want to run some scout incursions just for fun and was wondering what ships we need, some fits and target shoot order. If anyone could help that would be great!
Aplier Shivra
#2 - 2016-05-21 19:16:34 UTC
Davidd Olacar wrote:
Hey guys me and a few friends want to run some scout incursions just for fun and was wondering what ships we need, some fits and target shoot order. If anyone could help that would be great!


I'd suggest running in battleships either spider tanked or with a dedicated T2 logistics cruiser. I don't have any specific fits to offer, but pirate battleships (nightmare and vindicator especially) do a great job. Things to note:
There's a lot of frigates and cruisers, so having webs and maybe even a couple target painters is a must.
All types of damage are dealt, (lasers doing em/therm and missiles doing kin/exp) so you'll want to aim for around 60-70% omni resists on your buffer.
The ships are all omni tanked, with most of their ehp in their shields.
There are no scrams in scout sites, if things are going downhill then you're free to warp out any time.
Frigates tend to orbit at around 10km, while larger ships will orbit as far out as 60km.
Niarja, Orkashu, and Arnon will use target jammers, these should be considered the top priorities.
Mara Paleo reps the other ships and Vyalide gives extra shield resists, these should be the next targets.
A command ship with warfare links is your friend, skirmish (web range) and all 3 of armor or shield are the ones to aim for.
Up to 5 people will get the same payout for each site, and if there are more than 5 then only the top 5 dps contributors get paid.

And finally, the payout for scout sites compared to the time and effort is really pretty bad, but if you're just doing them for fun then that shouldn't matter too much.
IronSoul
Veritas Vincit
#3 - 2016-05-25 15:38:24 UTC
If you have a battleship I would think a 40 man HQ fleet would be more "fun". It also pays way better.
Varcutii Renalard
#4 - 2016-05-26 16:36:39 UTC
Davidd Olacar wrote:
Hey guys me and a few friends want to run some scout incursions just for fun and was wondering what ships we need, some fits and target shoot order. If anyone could help that would be great!


Scout sites?

Navy / T2/T3 Cruisers, Shiny T1. Perhaps AF's, Logi frigs, Pirate Frigs. Give no quarter, expect genuine opposition/potential loss. Have fun. No real isk/lp. But having a good time with a fleet/your friends = important :)

o7