Missions & Complexes

So finally made it to the LvL 4 grind and so far im loving it...the only problem is that is taking me forever to clear the missions.

Currently using a Megathron fitted with rails, can shoot almost everything from range but the damage applied is very low and it takes me an hour per mission or more. My biggest mistake is that I only trained for hybrid turrets and gallente ships.

Should i continue to train towards gallente battleships? or does anyone recommends a better and faster clear ship for such missions?

Any advice would help.....thank you in advance and fly safe!!! o7

Your best bet would be either the Machariel(ACs) or Barghest (RHML or Cruise).

Other good candidates is the Rattlesnake or Navy Typhoon.

Marauders are pretty decent but realistically the Vargur is the most adaptable with the Golem in second, primarily due to application issues against smaller ships.

Amarr ships generally do well in Sansha / Blood Raider only space, not as good outside of it.

After that ships like the Dominix, Tengu, Tempest, Raven and many of the other BBs do OK.

While rails/blasters are not really the best weapon system for PvE, you should be able to use the Gallente BB training on some of the Pirate hulls and the gunnery support skills are useful on the Mach.

mega should be fine, hype or domi might be a bit better, but if lv4s are taking an hour it points to huge skill problems.

I'm inclined to agree with the others who are saying your skills are probably a bit weak for L4's at the moment.

Flying Gallente ships with hybrid turrets isn't the problem. Gallente have some very solid ships.

Without knowing your skill levels or your fit, it's really hard to give useful tips on how to improve.

On the other hand, if you want details of what you need to do in each mission, look here: http://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MissionReports

Generally, you did pick the worst weapon system. Blasters lacks range against most rats and even against angels you will have to propmod alot to get into range due to the initial position of those rats. Rails have DPS issues.

Train T2 sentries and the Domi will serve you well. Still not the fastest. If you are gonna stick to Hybrids you will have to make use of sentries to get to a respectable lvl of DPS. In that case you will be better off with the Hyperion.

Well first problem is you're mixing active and passive tanks. Rigs and Amps need to go / be replaced. You'll be better off with two specific active hardeners depending on mission. You are also using an armor subsystem on a shield tanked ship. The damage control adds very little extra tank, basically pointless. You're not using a cheap DEDspace shield repper either or a faction/DEDspace AB. Your DPS is pretty bad and you're using the wrong offensive subsystem, no drones and also wrong ammo type. Arties can work but ACs are probably better. Still we'll go with arties for this.

So your fit has 242 dps (363 dps with correct ammo) and 178 omni ehp/s tank and is cap stable. This is borderline for most lv4s and might not be enough for some.

The below fit has 577 dps and 300 omni ehp/s tank and is cap stable. Also has drones. Fit is probably not perfect but I'd start with this and adjust as needed. you can boost dps a bit more with faction gyros. If you don't have PG swap out a rig for more. The Burst Aerator adds very little in the way of dps. Could even replace for more application.

[Loki, new]

Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Tracking Enhancer II

Large Cap Battery II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Corelum C-Type 10MN Afterburner
Pithum C-Type Medium Shield Booster

650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma M
650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma M
650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma M
650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma M
650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma M
650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma M
[Empty High slot]

Medium Projectile Metastasis Adjuster I
Medium Projectile Burst Aerator I
Medium Ancillary Current Router I

Loki Electronics - Tactical Targeting Network
Loki Propulsion - Fuel Catalyst
Loki Defensive - Adaptive Shielding
Loki Offensive - Projectile Scoping Array
Loki Engineering - Power Core Multiplier

Hobgoblin II x5

PS. I built this with PYFA and not with EFT that I'm way more familiar with in case I did a dumb.

Well use AB to get to 15km, turn off AB and orbit. Use drones against frigates. Remember to use mission specific hardeners/ammo (use phased for Kin weak enemies). Most important skills to get is the subsystem skills to 5.

With ACs you could get up to 700dps, just orbit at 5km. Heck you could do some weird frankenstein AC/HAM combo monstrosity with a mix of medium and light drones for 810dps. See what works the best for you.

Ah yes, the skill injector, the source of many a noobwhine.

Clearly you haven't spent enough cash on the game yet, cos even with all your 1337 sk1ll5, you can't do the most basic PvE content the game has to offer in a reasonable timeframe.

If you aren't going to take advice (a), then advice (b) is: spend more = instant better.

Also read some guides. Eve Uni do some excellent ones on damage application, tracking and the like, which may make a huge difference to your understanding of game mechanics. If you're new to Eve, there's a lot going on under the hood. If you want to compare Eve to other MMO's, Eve would be the Delorian from Back to the Future, the rest would be Tonka Toys(tm).

https://o.smium.org

save it there and then export. you can also use PYFA and EFT but you need to download and install it in your PC first.

you can make an account in that site or you could just login via EvE SSO.