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Time to retire my space potato
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Jastra
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2012-03-14 11:08:18 UTC
After many years loyal service I believe it is time to retire my faithful dominix and move to something else.

I have pretty maxed drone skills which is why I have stuck so long with the domi but full effort is now going into getting t2 gunnery skills in probably hybrid and lasors

So, the inevitable question is which is the best straight line upgrade from Domi to something else, there are obviously a lot of choices and a valid one might be CNR Big smile

I suppose Proteus ? - or a faction BS, Mach or Nightmare ?

I am missioning in Gallente space vs Serps mostly and I have another toon that provides DPS support in a raven

anyone got an opinion ? Big smile
Keilateau Shakor
Shakor Freight and Mining Service
#2 - 2012-03-14 11:48:59 UTC
Space Potato Navy Issue.
Or a Rattlesnake.
Or get a Kronos (yes, it does work).
Or a Vindicator, perhpas?

Go shiny, you'll love it.
Wingmate
Perkone
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-03-14 14:07:43 UTC
rattlesnake. if you've got mondo drone skills, it's absurd the tank and dps you can fit to it. plus it's basically an afk boat, best of both the caldari and gallente worlds. slap a few cruise IIs, some cal navy BCSes, a domi ab, and a gist booster on it and you're vomiting damage and laughing at the best they can throw at you, from 100mk away.

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Daniel Plain
Doomheim
#4 - 2012-03-14 14:12:43 UTC
**** drones, **** missiles, go mach imo.

I should buy an Ishtar.
Cyniac
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2012-03-14 14:23:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Cyniac
Jastra wrote:
or a faction BS,

anyone got an opinion ? Big smile


Faction BS rocks.

Go for a Navy Domi ;-)

Seriously though if you train up gunnery skills a gunnery based shield tanked Navy Dominix is surprisingly good, though not as good as a Mach, difference being you'd already have most of the skills for the Navy Domi. (This is especially true if you use your support toon to tank rather than provide DPS - you can eke out nearly 1500 DPS from a Navy Domi if you don't need to worry about tank, it's kinda hilarious)
Fango Mango
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2012-03-14 17:32:07 UTC
Jastra wrote:
After many years loyal service I believe it is time to retire my faithful dominix and move to something else.

I have pretty maxed drone skills which is why I have stuck so long with the domi but full effort is now going into getting t2 gunnery skills in probably hybrid and lasors

So, the inevitable question is which is the best straight line upgrade from Domi to something else, there are obviously a lot of choices and a valid one might be CNR Big smile

I suppose Proteus ? - or a faction BS, Mach or Nightmare ?

I am missioning in Gallente space vs Serps mostly and I have another toon that provides DPS support in a raven

anyone got an opinion ? Big smile




Well if you're flying two ships . . .

Why not tank in a Domi/Navy Domi/Raven

And have your DPS ship be Blaster Talos

Blaster Talos is fun to fly (just try it you'll love it)
with max skills it puts out over 1400 DPS
It moves around at over 1400m/s with its MWD
and you get all that for around 125 Mil

Sure other faction ships put out the same DPS, but they're not as much fun to fly. If you want to be AFK, use 2 domis. I you want to actually fly your missions, fly a talos


-FM
Jastra
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-03-14 20:06:52 UTC
Fango Mango wrote:
Jastra wrote:
After many years loyal service I believe it is time to retire my faithful dominix and move to something else.

I have pretty maxed drone skills which is why I have stuck so long with the domi but full effort is now going into getting t2 gunnery skills in probably hybrid and lasors

So, the inevitable question is which is the best straight line upgrade from Domi to something else, there are obviously a lot of choices and a valid one might be CNR Big smile

I suppose Proteus ? - or a faction BS, Mach or Nightmare ?

I am missioning in Gallente space vs Serps mostly and I have another toon that provides DPS support in a raven

anyone got an opinion ? Big smile




Well if you're flying two ships . . .

Why not tank in a Domi/Navy Domi/Raven

And have your DPS ship be Blaster Talos

Blaster Talos is fun to fly (just try it you'll love it)
with max skills it puts out over 1400 DPS
It moves around at over 1400m/s with its MWD
and you get all that for around 125 Mil

Sure other faction ships put out the same DPS, but they're not as much fun to fly. If you want to be AFK, use 2 domis. I you want to actually fly your missions, fly a talos


-FM



thank you for all the suggestions, gonna try this just because it sounds fun :D

after that we'll see Smile
Tenga Halaris
Galactic Traders Union
#8 - 2012-03-14 23:22:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Tenga Halaris
I took this way:

Vexor -> Myrm -> Domi -> Navy Domi -> Mach


I was happy with the Navy Domi and the 1000 EFT DPS it suggested to have, but at some point I stopped running Missions, because I simply got bored.
After half a year, I had skilled Minmatar BS and T2 ACs up to V, I bought a Machariel, just for the looks, for fun, to support corpmates and run a mission every now and then.

Oh Boy, what a ship! It's agile, fast and puts out some real DPS, not that kind of EFT synthetic theoretical damage. Give it a shot, I swear you won't regret it.



Domi Fit I used (example for kin/therm tank):


[Dominix Navy Issue, Level 4 ]
Core A-Type Large Armor Repairer
Core B-Type Armor Thermic Hardener
Core B-Type Armor Kinetic Hardener
Imperial Navy Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer

Medium Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800
Cap Recharger II
Core C-Type 100MN Afterburner
Federation Navy Omnidirectional Tracking Link
Federation Navy Omnidirectional Tracking Link
Tracking Computer II

350mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge L
350mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge L
350mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge L
350mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge L
350mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge L
Drone Link Augmentor II

Large Sentry Damage Augmentor I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Anti-Explosive Pump I


Ogre II x5
Garde II x5
Warden II x5
Hobgoblin II x5



You best run the Mach with a XL-Booster, heavy capbooster and a Gist MWD.


o/
Hamatitio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-03-14 23:31:43 UTC
Doesn't a domi out dps a navy domi due to 2x sentry rigs?

Or has the recent 'rail buff' pushed the ball back towards the navy?
Tenga Halaris
Galactic Traders Union
#10 - 2012-03-14 23:56:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Tenga Halaris
+1 Medslot and more PG makes it possible to fit an AB and 6 Guns, without any fancy workarounds, so I'd always prefer a Navy Domi.



Fact is, I still like that ship...

[Dominix Navy Issue, Navy Edition]
Federation Navy Large Armor Repairer
Federation Navy Armor Thermic Hardener
Federation Navy Armor Kinetic Hardener
Federation Navy Armor Kinetic Hardener
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer

Federation Navy Omnidirectional Tracking Link
Federation Navy Omnidirectional Tracking Link
Federation Navy Tracking Computer
Federation Navy Tracking Computer
Federation Navy 100MN Afterburner
Imperial Navy Medium Capacitor Booster, Navy Cap Booster 800

Federation Navy 350mm Railgun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Federation Navy 350mm Railgun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Federation Navy 350mm Railgun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Federation Navy 350mm Railgun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Federation Navy 350mm Railgun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Federation Navy 350mm Railgun, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L

Large Anti-Explosive Pump I
Large Drone Control Range Augmentor I
Large Sentry Damage Augmentor I


Federation Navy Garde x5
Federation Navy Hammerhead x5
Federation Navy Hobgoblin x5
Federation Navy Ogre x5


or a nice Shieldfit:


[Dominix Navy Issue, Level 4 Shield]
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Power Diagnostic System II

Gist X-Type Large Shield Booster
Caldari Navy Shield Boost Amplifier
Caldari Navy Heat Dissipation Field
Caldari Navy Ballistic Deflection Field
Federation Navy Omnidirectional Tracking Link
Medium Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800

425mm Railgun II, Javelin L
425mm Railgun II, Javelin L
425mm Railgun II, Javelin L
425mm Railgun II, Javelin L
425mm Railgun II, Javelin L
425mm Railgun II, Javelin L

Large Drone Control Range Augmentor I
Large Sentry Damage Augmentor I
Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I


Garde II x5
Ogre II x5
Warden II x5


Blink