Missions & Complexes

Hey fellas!
I seem to be having trouble with Frigates in L2 missions. Some times it takes ages for me to hit them, even if I web them and fly directly in front of them (i.e. they are chasing me). Wat do? Thanks!

This is my fit;

Focused Modulated Medium Energy Beam I
Focused Modulated Medium Energy Beam I
Focused Modulated Medium Energy Beam I
Focused Modulated Medium Energy Beam I
Focused Modulated Medium Energy Beam I

Eutectic Capacitor Charge Array
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Experimental 10MN Afterburner I

Extruded Heat Sink I
Extruded Heat Sink I
N-Type Adaptive Nano Membrane I
N-Type Adaptive Nano Membrane I
Medium 'Accommodation' Vestment Reconstructer I
Internal Force Field Array I

Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I

You seem to fly a maller. My first suggestion would get an omen. Why? Check the wiki page and it says exaclty this about the maller: "Its only weakness may be the lack of any drone bay, which can make Mallers vulnerable to fast frigate attacks if the pilot does not balance his ship's fitting with other anti-frigate equipment than drones. " Link:Maller-Wiki

The omen can fit three light drones which should take care of the nasty frigates for you.

There are other reasons to chose the omen such as the higher damage it gives. I should also point out that fitting Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I instead of Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I is probably better for your cap-life if you try to run your ship stable.

Good luck!

The reason you are having trouble hitting frigs is using beam lasers. They have good range but bad tracking. If you were using pulse lasers you should be fine. But keep in mind that they have far less range as long as you don’t have t2 skills and can’t use scorch t2 ammo. So you will have to move around a little more.

Your fit would look like this (note that there is room for a NOS which will benefit such a short range fit):

[Maller, t1 pulse]
Extruded Heat Sink I
Extruded Heat Sink I
N-Type Adaptive Nano Membrane I
N-Type Adaptive Nano Membrane I
Medium 'Accommodation' Vestment Reconstructer I
Internal Force Field Array I

Eutectic Capacitor Charge Array
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Experimental 10MN Afterburner

Focused Modulated Pulse Energy Beam I, Multifrequency M
Focused Modulated Pulse Energy Beam I, Multifrequency M
Focused Modulated Pulse Energy Beam I, Multifrequency M
Focused Modulated Pulse Energy Beam I, Multifrequency M
Focused Modulated Pulse Energy Beam I, Multifrequency M
E50 Prototype Energy Vampire

Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I


As has been said above already, the Omen could work better in L2s. Here is a fit that I used early on:

[Omen, Lvl 2 Missioner]
Medium Armor Repairer II
N-Type EM Hardener I
N-Type Thermic Hardener I
N-Type Thermic Hardener I
Heat Sink II

Experimental 10MN Afterburner
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II

Focused Anode Pulse Particle Stream I, Standard M
Focused Anode Pulse Particle Stream I, Standard M
Focused Anode Pulse Particle Stream I, Standard M
Focused Anode Pulse Particle Stream I, Standard M
Focused Anode Pulse Particle Stream I, Standard M

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I


Hobgoblin I x3

good lord, why are you spending so much on one of these instead of just using a t2 one? Train hull upgrades 4 and use hardeners and a t2 damage control

noobs these days are just loaded with isk, it seems.

Hey, my comment was VERY constructive, and one that no one else mentioned.

When I started L2s I used the Omen with Pulse Lasers and drones.
Still I had the same problem.

I solved it by switching to the Arbitrator and making more use of drones.
Now I don't have a problem with my L2s any more.

As for specific hardeners: I've been told to use them, too. But as you can use T2 allround hardeners with just Hull upgrades 4 and all the other T2 hardeners with Hull upgrades 5 I still use the adaptive nano IIs most of the time.

Certainly there are ppl around here who have more experience but I think sometimes they got the wrong perspective, with their Tons of SP.

His comment was one of the most constructive one out here, may be not for the topic but best in the long run. DC II is needed for almost all activities you can do in eve and if you want to spend that much on one mod thats waste of isk which you could be putting to better use.

You ask for help in a public forum, you shouldn't expect every answers to be the same as you'd expect. And that attitude will not get you far in eve.

edit: he wasn't patronising you if i am not clear.

Level 2 missions are populated mostly with frigates, so either fit small turrets instead of medium, or use a destroyer.

When you come to a level 2 mission with mostly cruisers in it and few frigates (there is at least one such mission), sure, go back to medium turrets for that mission.

http://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MissionReports

Actually, DCs have almost no place on a PvE boat unless you're afraid of being ganked because they're overloaded with too many other expensive mods.

DC 2 shouldn't be used for PvE? crap, I've been doing it wrong this whole time