Ships & Modules

Hey guys I was wondering if anyone knows any decent Talos builds for pve. I know most of you will say use Myrm instead or another BC more suited to pve, but I really like the idea of a glass canon BC. So is there any way a Talos could be workable in L3+ pve?

Do not use a Talos for level 3s. The rats you will be facing will be frigs, cruisers, and few BCs. Large guns are really not suited for tracking and killing these things unless it is an obvious sniping mission. The Myrm will run level 3s better. And for level 4s you will want a tank that a tier 3 cannot sport. Any of the Gallente BSs will run a level 4 better for that reason.

Tier 3s are pvp ships.

A Talos with pure gank rail fit that has an optimal of 45-50km + AB will steamroll through L3 Missions. A MAR is optional depending if there is a close initial spawn on your warp in.

10 times slower than a Rail Talos

I have a friend that loves her Talos for PVE and uses it to great effect. You need to keep range so your turrets can track the rats, and use drones for ones that get close. It is unconventional to some people here, but it is quite viable if you are a good pilot.

Note that the Talos is the only Tier 3 BC I would dare use for PVE, as the other 3 have no drones for rats that get too close.

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I'm definitely considering running a Talos now... so much more fun than something more conventional. Anyone else got any decent builds for me??




Thanks for yours btw Aria. Although I'm wondering are the tracking enhancers a bit of waste? Since you get drones to take out any frigs and shoot long distance at anything else??

Okay, now i have similar question, but about ferox. How it is gonna be with lvl 3 missons? All the infon i found is all about how hybrid gunships sux, rail sux etc. But all of those were old posts. So obvious question: hybrid stil sux?

Is it bad idea to make rail ferox for pve ratting? Im not looking for easiest nor fastest way for killing. Just wanna know if its terribad to use rail ferox. I just really like caldari ships and railguns! Btw, im ratting duo with friend, so its not solo.

Forsaken Hubs have no frigates and the trigger seems to be the last thing you shoot so you never have to tank half the last wave while tanking the next. Talos can't solo any other anom type efficiently.

Also the people who extol them tend to be people shooting kinetic-vulnerable rats.

I appreciate both of your experience with anomalies and wormholes, but re-read the OP and the title for the thread. L3 I take to mean level 3 missions. Level 3 missions are filled with frigs and cruisers. As I said, in missions where one can snipe then using a Talos is fine. Should not be a problem and might be very good. But in missions that don't lend themselves to sniping a Myrm will be better. Also, having a tanking bonus is a good thing for newer players. Hell that's why so many gravitate into Drakes.

People run pve content in whatever they want, sometimes simply for the challenge of it. I've done it. Because we all know that the 9000th Sanctum or Gone Berserk or whatever can get a little old. Using something different can spice it up.

Anyway, of all the tier 3s the Talos is the best for pve because it can deploy 5 light drones to kill a scram frig flying under gun tracking if necessary. Regardless, a tier 3 BC is made for gang pvp (or in the case of the tornado for solo blapping of small **** for giggles). And a non- tier 3 BC is better suited for level 3 missions.