Missions & Complexes

1-4/10 are high sec, 4-6/10 are low sec, and 6-10/10 are null. Here's a more detailed breakdown:

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=372545#post372545

In an Apoc I'd be looking specifically for Blood and Sansha 6/10s, but it's really not an ideal exploration ship.

Ok, so first let's look at why the Apoc is bad for this then we'll get on to suggestions.

Problem the first: you have to probe and to do so you want a cloak. The Apoc loses 25% of its damage to do that, which isn't really acceptable. Now, you can carry around another fir with you, so that's alright, or you could scan with a covops and reship, which also works. Neither is ideal; both work.

Problem the second: solo BSs in low sec are a bad idea. When, not if, someone scans you down, you will find yourself pointed and killed. The signature is too big and align time too low to avoid it. And that's assuming you don't just get yourself whacked by a semi-competent gatecamp -- like the one you're likely to see just on the far side of the high second gate. The fact that your point defense is also weak is just icing.

But on the plus side, an Apoc is good at damage at range, which is what you need for a 6/10 (5/10s are a slightly different deal; 4/10s are actually quite simple but you're not going to low to look for those anyhow).

So where does that leave you?

Well, an Arbitrator is good for utility highs and mobility but lacks in damage. A Pilgrim takes the Arbi's strengths to new levels but does nothing to mitigate its weaknesses. Either is decent to good for mags/radars/4/10s but neither works for higher level plexes. A Harbinger might be able to work its way through a harder plex... maybe.

And that basically leaves a Legion. Standard T3 doctrine on this is to fit a scan/travel setup and carry a damage setup.

The only problem with using a Legion is that there are other ships from other races that do it better (most notably the Tengu). But it can work.

I'd start with an Arbi and work up from there. But if you want to haul down an Apoc for the chance of pulling a lucky sig in your home system, by all means do it. It won't be your bread and butter but that would be some mighty tasty icing.

No, I'm afraid 5/10s are going to utterly destroy an Arbitrator in the last room. 4/10s are fair game though, as are professional sites. But taking one down to low and both learning the basics of scanning in low and getting to know the locals would pay off big time in the long run.

yeah, I can do 4/10 no problem in my harbinger and probing stuff down is easy. all my probing skills are lvl 3 and astrometrics is 4 so no real issue. Just wanted to do some higher level things for more reward was all.

Was it an escalation from a low-sec cosmic anomaly?

Actually it was an escalation from a null sec anom.

Which one? It seems some of this has changed since the "tweaking" of anoms and introduction of the fill-in-the-gaps DED complexes. I don't run anoms myself, so I am curious. I was surprised, for example, to learn that Hidden Hubs escalate to Fleet Staging Post chains.

Was it a Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation or a pirate 3/10?

Would a passive tanked gila do for 5/10 and 6/10 and will you get through with t1 ogre's\sentry's ?

5/10s are, in general, killable if you can tank them. 6/10s not so much; the tanks on the deadspace overseers are considerably tougher than what you see in, say, missions. Some of them have proximity-dependent tanks (get within 50km and the tank goes from good up to ludicrous) but in general I wouldn't trust a Gila with T1 drones to get the job done.