EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hi everyone!

So, I have a cheap and (for me) fun to do Security missions: run like a bull towards the enemys and kill them with a shower of missiles.

With level 1 security missions, it was possible.

With level 2, I have doubts. Since the warehouse mission, with lots of destroyers, and Mercy mission, with cruisers, I changed my way to do missions: with light missiles and 40km away from the target.

I wish to return to my original gameplay but I not know how to do it, do you have any ideas?

Thank you in advance.

P.s.: I'm an alpha, I like missiles, but if the "bull" gameplay requires turrets, I can use them.

"Adrenalinic"... wut?

Anyway, yeah get rockets (close range high damage version of missiles) and tank a bit heavier. Check online for what 2 damage types the mission will do and only resist those types for a much harder tank.

In EvE we call your Bull method "Brawling".

Adrenalinic, I know, it's a bit of weird title, but I have no idea how to write a better one.
As for now I have 900+m/s kestrel with 2 rigs (anti-em and anti-thermal), so in this line of view, I should get a overdrived and nanofiber Caracal, with the same rigs and fitted with rockets or just a tanking destroyer and not care about speed?



Yeah the idea of RLML comes to my mind, but the capacity+reload, man, I think is a pain in the ass.
As for HAM, I see online that they do little damage against frigates, so I wondered they takes lots of time to destroy a single frigate.
But, maybe my idea about HAMs is wrong.....

I tryed to simulate the blaster moa and boy.....90 dps! Wow.
Also the rocket corax have the same dps.

I made two simulations, in case I get tired of rocket corax:

[Corax, *Rocket Corax]
Type-D Restrained Nanofiber Structure
Mark I Compact Reactor Control Unit

Medium F-S9 Regolith Compact Shield Extender
Small Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender
Small Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender
1MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner

'Arbalest' Rocket Launcher I
'Arbalest' Rocket Launcher I
'Arbalest' Rocket Launcher I
'Arbalest' Rocket Launcher I
'Arbalest' Rocket Launcher I
'Arbalest' Rocket Launcher I
'Arbalest' Rocket Launcher I

Small Auxiliary Thrusters II
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II
Small Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I

Inferno Rocket x315

[Moa, *Blaster Moa]
Mark I Compact Capacitor Flux Coil
Mark I Compact Reactor Control Unit
Mark I Compact Reactor Control Unit
Mark I Compact Reactor Control Unit

100MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner
Large F-S9 Regolith Compact Shield Extender
Medium Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery
Medium Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery
Large Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender

Limited Light Neutron Blaster I
Limited Light Neutron Blaster I
Limited Light Neutron Blaster I
Limited Light Neutron Blaster I
Limited Light Neutron Blaster I

Medium Polycarbon Engine Housing I
Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II
Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I

Antimatter Charge S

Those simulations are right for brawling level 2 missions or I missed something?

Those fits... uhhhhhhhhhhh...

- you do not need that many shield extenders. They only boost your raw shield HP (and maybe your shield recharge rate by few points) and will not help for very long against sustained incoming damage (like you encounter in missions).
Trade then in for a shield booster and shield hardeners.

- on principle, I dislike cap batteries as they are a "lazy way" to manage your capacitor power.
Trade them in for a cap booster (and cap booster charges) and learn how to conserve power through module micromanagement.
This will help you later on when you want to get into other aspects of the game (ex PvP, wormhole diving, really high end PvE).

- If you are having issues with Powergrid, prioritize the training of skills that will give you more of it.
The skills Engineering and Advanced Weapon Upgrades will help.
What you want to do with those low spots is fit weapon upgrades in them.
Ballistic Control Units and Magnetic Field Stabilizers will not only increase weapon damage by 5-10%, they will also increase weapon rate of fire by 5-10%.

This may not seem like much... but it does equate to large damage potential over time.

I wondering if medium turrets can deal with frigates since there's a lot of them in level 2 missions.

They can... but you will have to use the smallest "bore" (see: Electron Blasters), manuver in such a way that you are either moving parallel / straight on / straight away for your target, and use a Stasis Webifier (reduces target speed by 50%).

A man once said "A pilot who has no fear, is not flying his ship to its maximum." If you want excitement, take risks and don't always go with what had proven to be safe. But if you still want a recommendation, the Republic Fleet Firetail is a minmatar frigate that can speed tank against level 2 and possibly 3 mission levels with 200mm Autocannon II's. Some naysayers may disagree, but don't listen to them. The Firetail is one of the most underrated ships in the game, and a worthy opponent if fitted and flown properly.

I have a little of confusion.

So, what I understand from Shah, with hybrid guns I need to stay, me and the frigate target, still, with addition of optimal range distance between.

Blasters: in-your-face hybrids. Blaster ships often have a tracking bonus.

Railguns: very long-range hybrids. Rail ships often have an optimal bonus.

Rails are interesting turrets, in that they really suck compared to other long-range turrets at mid-range. However, only missiles are superior to railguns at extreme ranges.

For rails, you want to stay at optimal + 1/2 falloff, and no closer than than optimal + 1/4 falloff. As you get closer to optimal, you may have tracking issues and miss more, or get lower quality hits (like "glancing").

Rails are best for kiting setups, i.e. fit an afterburner (or use a MWD in short bursts) and make your target follow you.