Missions & Complexes

If not, how long til I am?

Cruse missile spec.: L4
Cruise missile:L5(obviously)
guided missile precision: L3
Missile Bombardment: L3
Missile launcher operation: L5
Missile projection: L3
rapid launch:L4, soon to be L5
Target navigation prediction: L3
Warhead upgrades: L3

Caldari BS: L4

Caldari navy raven fit:
(need advice here I think)
Top:7x cruise missile launcher II w/ inferno, mjolnir, nova and scourge missiles all available (all tech 2)

mid: 10mn MWD, Cap recharger II, target painter I, 2x adaptive invulnerability field I, larger shield booster I

Bot: 4x Ballistic control system II, Co processor II

Rigs: 3x Large warhead rigor catalyst I

drones are tech 1 only, let me know if you need to know any more skills, thanks in advance.

I know nothing of Raven fits except that I don't think fitting a 10mn MWD is a good idea
And your shield tank looks pretty flimsy. Drop a Ballistic Control for a Damage Control, at least until you've tasted L4's and know what to expect.
You seem to have focussed your training more on dps and less on support skills. Now is definitely the time to switch. T2 shield hardeners, shield skills and engineering so you can drop that Co-Pro.

My dps WITHOUT drone is 608.1

Shield management L3
Shield operation L3
Shield upgrades L3
Tac. shield manipulation L2

any others you need to know, or you'd recommend adding, I'd rather be a passive shield tank concentrating on high DPS than anything else.

Training tanking skills is priority over training damage. You have T2 cruise launchers, yet a T1 shield boosters. This makes me sad.

you're fine, just fit a 2xancillary booster tank and rat specific hardeners.

The rule of thumb is to overtank until you're used to the missions, then swap out tank modules for firepower improvements as you get more comfortable. L4 missions throw several metric fbeeptons of damage at you, and there are some that'll crack the tank of a battleship even if it's fully T2-fit with hardeners and shield or armor boosters.

Given battleship prices these days, rolling out a battleship without at least Tech II hardeners is just begging for trouble.

The rule of thumb is to fit three or four mission-specific hardeners (check EVE-Survival to see what rats you'll be facing in each mission). A Tech II Damage Control in one of your low slots will give you additional shield resists, some armor hardening, and enough structural hardening to make the difference between coming home in a battered-but-repairable ship and coming home in a pod.

For active-shield-tanking battleships, the more common fit is an X-Large shield booster (Meta-4 at the very least, Tech II as soon as you can fit it, then a faction booster once you can afford it). You can't get it perma-running, but active-shield-tanking battleships generally use a "burst tank" technique": let the shields drop to about 40%, where the passive recharge rate is best, then run the booster until it's closer to 80% or so, then cut it off and let your capacitor recover.

Tech II drones are practically a must if you're going to solo L4 missions; some of your nastiest opponents will be frigates that web and warp-scram you. While you're at it, you need to get several levels of Drone Interfacing, which will buff your drones' damage by 20% per level. Elite frigates and cruisers like the ones you see in L4's will tank T1 drones.

Oh ... and if you're not sure you're ready, for the love of all that's holy, don't risk a half-billion-ISK faction battleship with a T1 tank to find out. A standard-issue Raven is a lot less expensive, can be insured for much closer to its full value, and will let you learn the techniques you'll need; afterwards, once you're comfortable and you've got your active-shield-tanking skills cranked up a lot, you can transfer your T2 tank modules into the Navy Issue and sell off the standard-issue Raven (which will probably fetch a nice price on contracts if it's well-rigged).

I started level 4s with cruise missiles 3 and **** support skills

you look over qualified :D

(okay at least drones 5 and a few levels of drone interfacing, I'd probably get t2 hardeners asap and then t2 drones from there)

I was thinking the same. Do a quick google search for raven fittings and see which tanks they use, and whether peoples comments have been approving of these setups. When you've checked 3-4 threads, you will have noticed a pattern. Training the shield tank skills to four is fast.

Don't forget your core skills: capacitor related skills etc. and drones (as mentioned above).

E: You don't need some über skill set, just enough to get by. I support the person suggesting for you to start by overtanking, then decreasing the tank from there. Soon you will have found a decent setup.

Mine is something like this(off the top of my head), and it works just fine. You do need T2 light drones to work through the frigs though. I use fury for BS and BC's and T1 cruise missiles for cruisers and the drones for frigs. If I am shooting cruisers and I have missiles in the launcher I will just use them on the BC's and BS till I need to reload.

Top:7x cruise missile launcher II,

mid: 100mn MWD, heavy cap booster, EM ward, 2x T2 adaptive invulnerability field , Pith C XL SB

Bot: 3x CN Ballistic control system, 1 x T2 BCS(4th CN doesn't make that much difference), Co processor II

Rigs: 3x Large warhead rigor catalyst I

You should wait till you can fit a T2 tank...

I solo L4s in my standard Raven, fitted thusly:

High
6 Arbalest Cruise Launcher I, standard cruise missiles (mission-specific)

Mid
1x X-Large Shield Booster II
2x 5a Prototype Shield Support I
3x TII Hardeners (mission-specific)

Low
1x Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
2x Ballistic Control System II
2x Capacitor Flux Coil II

Rigs
1x Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
2x Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst I

Drone
5x Hobgoblin II
5x Hammerhead II

Overall DPS 455.5