Ships & Modules

Hey ladies,

I've been trying lately to really make the slasher work seeing as its now apparently extremely popular over the rifer. I just came back after a break.

It seems that anytime I fly a slasher, MAS, SAR, anything, if I get webbed its like game over. My skills are good too, I just seem to get completely outclassed by lets say a merlin. I try to get my disruption down and my transversal up and I just get demolished the second the web comes onto me. At least with the MAS I had a chance with some tank but with the SAR the tank is non existent.

Anyone have any suggestions or experience flying these T1 frigs? I'm all ears for all advice.

The MSA fit that uses:

1 x Tracing Disruptor
1 x Scramblers
1 x MSA
1 x AfterBurner

1 x OverDrive Injector
1 x Damage Control

The highs are like 150mm's and a neut.

Its tank is ok but then you just get exploded if they have a web, seeing as you don.t

The SAR fit is:

150 or 200mm and a nos. Whatever fits, I dont remember.

1 x Web
1 x Scram
1 x AB
1 x Tracking Disrupt

1 x SAR
1 x Damage Conrol

The web is nicer, but then your tank just explodes.


I've been fighting against other T1's, merlins, exectutioners any of them. I seem to just be out classed when I fight, my dps is poor, I cant actually get good transversal due to getting webbed and the tank only lasts so long.

Like I said, it may veryy well be me, I am just looking to improve. The fights always seem to be horribly lopsided too, like I got the exec down to 3/4 armor then his rep kicked in, at that point I was out of cap boosters for the MSA. I am using faction ammo.

When using a Tracking Disruptor, it's important to carry both scripts and adapt based on the weapon type being used against you. I'd also recommend your SAR fit, without range control a clever pilot can neutralize the advantage a tracking disruptor gives you.

For example, when facing blasters: Don't use the tracking speed disruption script, switch to the optimal range script, load Barrage ammo, and kite them around within scram range. Against laser boats, kiting is less effective, so you load the speed disruption script and beat their relatively poor tracking speed by getting in close. Autocannons vs. Autocannons, I favor kiting with Barrage and an optimal range disruption script in my slasher, but I suppose you could go either way.

With that in mind, try to learn what the different weapon types look on the ship's hull so that you can look at your enemy's ship, determine what weapon they're using, and load the right script before they blow you out of the sky. Loading the wrong script, and flying the wrong way, is a death sentence against a decent pilot. Altogether the TD slasher is an advanced fit because it requires a lot of knowledge to fly well. However, once you learn the tricks it is very powerful.

Oh, and if you're not overloading your guns and your other modules situationally, do that. Overload Afterburner to get to the range you want, defensive modules for more efficient and quicker reps, scram and web to keep things from running away for longer...you'll burn out lots of stuff before you get the hang of it, but it'll help you learn to maximize your effectiveness.

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Val speaks sound advice, the right script for the right job is crucial. OP, may I suggest to you the 200mm plated slasher? It has rear range control, and a nice little buffer. The combo of TD, neut, and web give anything you fight a real challenge.

Here's the fit I use:

Slasher: 200mm Plate

Highs:
150mm Autocannon II (x3)
Small Unstable Power Fluctuator

Mids:
Experimental 1mn Afterburner I
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
X5 Prototype Engine Enervator I
Balmer Series Tracking Disruptor I

Lows:
Damage Control II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates

Rigs:
Small Projectile Burst Aerator I
Small Anti-Kinetic Pump I (or anti explosive)
Small Trimark Armour Pump I

This fit is a real thorn in the side for any active tanking frig or one that has craptastic tracking. Dual rep Incursus dissolve underneath the wrath of the neut and TD.

Well, that's all I've got on this topic, good luck!

PS, Val when are your next "fun with" videos coming out?

You don't sig tank blaster frigs

You stay at 7km and wait while they die a slow agonizing death.

That is obviously MUCH better....

1. Mancursus is trademarked, you owe BYDI 15 million isk. Our lawyers will contact you.
2. Your Railcursus is bad and doesn't deserve being called a mancursus.
3. Yes i am aware i am not always very nice.

Load faction lead or uranium in your mancursus. By the time a TD Slasher notices you aren't blaster fit it is usually too late. The slasher is overrated anyways.