EVE General Discussion

Isn't Target Painter for missiles?

Description don't mean jack ****, CCP isn't actually known for writing accurate description. While you're technically correct in thinking that it helps but in your situation and ship fitting, it's not helpful.

If you look at the attribute tab of target paint, you'll notice that it has a 25% bonus to sig radius bonus, 50km accuracy fall off and 25km optimal range. Both the accuracy and optimal range bonus is useless in this case because you're already in the target's face at 500-1000m. The sig radius bonus is also useless given that you're using cruiser size guns attacking same size ship.

I'm not a hybrid or projectile user but I figure you're better off using either tracking computer or tracking enhancer. Could you post with your fittings?

Edit: Come to think of, Target Painter would be more useful in your situation if you were in a battleship using large gun and trying to hit a frigate.

Also Exequror is more of a mining ship than combat ship. You might want to look at either Thorax or Celestis to take advange of the bonus that the ship has to offer.

Fit a tracking computer or enhancer. In fact, get rid of Exequror and get something else with damage bonus. The Exequror has a bonus to cargohold and remote repair, both of which I'm fairly certain you will not need in missions.

Tracking Computer I
Tracking Enhancer I

Like I said, I'm not a hybrid user, so ask in the help channel or check out the Ship and Fittings Forum for someone who has a better idea of what would work for you.

Tracking speed is your biggest hurdle if you're in their face. The math is a bit complex, but you need to either reduce their transversal velocity or increase your tracking speed (or both). You want your tracking speed to exceed their transversal in radians/second to increase your chance to hit.

Tracking speed is measured in radians/second. Your best tools for buffing your tracking speed are tracking computers and enhancers.

You can reduce their transversal by either A] slowing them down, with webifiers or B] increase the range to target.

Because of this, being at point-blank range isn't always ideal (your OP doesn't state what sort of guns you're fitting. I'm presuming blasters, because you're at such close range. If you're using rail guns, get some range and shoot from optimal). Lighter guns will track faster, allowing you to hit speedier things more readily.

Hope that helps

You'll get a reduction in bonus. It will still be better than just 1, but not fully effective.

It's probably bad tracking. Even lower speeds at very close range increase transversal and angular velocity which can make you miss. Especially against small targets.

Try not moving (CTRL+SPACE). Careful though, the damage you take may increase to untankable levels. The target painter is great and will assist you track your targets

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Try standing off a bit... look at what the optimal range of the turrets is and set that as your orbit...

And are they blasters or rails? With rails you'll have buckleys chance of hitting anything orbiting at that range...

Much like a MWD, being target painted increases sig radius, which is very useful for missiles, but also good for shooting smaller ships with bigger guns as it increases the base hit chance (before tracking, transversal ect. is taken into consideration).

Are you using your guns at the optimal range?

Are you sure you aren't shooting at frigates in orbit?

Ignore the frigates when they are orbiting you, use your drones.

If for some reason you are missing shots at a cruiser orbiting, try to position yourself away and gain distance so he chases after you in a straight line. You should hit it again this way.

Also try to use Antimatter ammo in close ranges.