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DarkSworder
Divergents
#1 - 2012-06-20 16:06:00 UTC
I want to find a ship for LowSec. I'd like to have a scanner, a cloak, and dps, with a decent tank. I'd like to use it for scan sites, and ratting. Not really intening to pvp or anything like that with it.
What do people suggest?
Daniel Plain
Doomheim
#2 - 2012-06-20 16:07:27 UTC
ishtar

I should buy an Ishtar.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#3 - 2012-06-20 16:31:08 UTC
That or a T3 of your choice. Gila can work too.
Lunkwill Khashour
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2012-06-20 18:22:58 UTC
Try with an Arbitrator or Vexor first. Drone ships in general allow you to do what you want since you can use your high slots for utility modules rather than guns.
Leopold Caine
Stillwater Corporation
#5 - 2012-06-25 12:10:53 UTC
Pilgrim.

Tons of midslots for the occasional Analyzer/Codebreaker module too.
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Roime
Mea Culpa.
Shadow Cartel
#6 - 2012-06-25 12:18:18 UTC
[Proteus, Explorer 1rep]

Corpum B-Type Medium Armor Repairer
True Sansha Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
True Sansha Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
Armor Explosive Hardener II
Armor EM Hardener II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

Experimental 10MN MicroWarpdrive I
Medium Electrochemical Capacitor Booster I, Navy Cap Booster 400
Warp Scrambler II

Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher, Sisters Combat Scanner Probe
Improved Cloaking Device II
Medium Unstable Power Fluctuator I

Medium Anti-Explosive Pump II
Medium Nanobot Accelerator I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I

Proteus Defensive - Nanobot Injector
Proteus Electronics - Emergent Locus Analyzer
Proteus Engineering - Augmented Capacitor Reservoir
Proteus Offensive - Drone Synthesis Projector
Proteus Propulsion - Localized Injectors


Ogre II x4
Warrior SW-300 x5
Hammerhead II x5
Warrior II x5
Hornet EC-300 x5

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Kuehnelt
Devoid Privateering
#7 - 2012-06-25 12:36:06 UTC
DarkSworder wrote:
I want to find a ship for LowSec. I'd like to have a scanner, a cloak, and dps, with a decent tank. I'd like to use it for scan sites, and ratting. Not really intening to pvp or anything like that with it.
What do people suggest?


Don't laugh.

Dramiel. No guns. Salvager, Cloak, Probe launcher. propulsion, analyzer/codebreaker with the other in your cargohold, rest of the fit to taste. Drones to kill the rats. Look only for radar and mag sites. It can complete them easily enough.

Provided you avoid pirate supercamps with smartbombing battleships, which are common only to a few systems and which are quite visible on the map/dotlan, any frigate can travel safely enough through lowsec - the Dramiel is just for the slots, and drones, and decent stats, and psychological warfare on dscan, and for an amusing use of a hated hull. The drones can be slow to clear the rats at times, but this is not so much as a safety issue in lowsec as it is an isk/hr issue.
Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
#8 - 2012-06-25 13:11:52 UTC
Alternatively, you could bring in a cheap ship for all your scanning needs. (My personal preference is a Probe with a probe launcher and T1 cloak in the highs). Once you've scanned out your sites (Assuming you're exploring and not hunting down mission runners) bookmark them, swap to your combat ship and you've got your high slot free for other utility or guns.

I agree with the above posters. Drone boats seem to be the way to go.

In the cat-and-mouse game that is low sec, there is no shame in learning to be a better mouse.