Ships & Modules

Smash level 3's? What ever ship you can do the absolute most DPS to frigs/cruisers with. Once you hit 400-500 DPS tank really doesn't matter in L3's. You'll murder them so fast you won't take much damage. To that end, a ganked out Hurricane with a passive shield tank works very nicely.

Personally, I would avoid the drake. It still works, but the DPS is much lower than it used to be. Cane also has the advantage of speed/agility for those missions where spawns are spread out or there's a long burn to an acceleration gate.

I use a Talos fitted out for sniping to clear lvl 3's

Using Iridium ammo for large guns and staying at a range of roughly 57km I can do between 250 and 450 dps.

Using a Target Painter or a variant certainly helps me to make sure all my guns hit their mark.

In the end it's your choice of ship to use, and how you use it.

I'd also take some drones if you can, take 5 of the damage specific on each mission, swapping them out each time you accept.

Some level 3's have too many frigs.

I've never had a problem doing level 3's with my artillery fitted Hurricane. Two large shield extenders and tracking computers/enhancers will crush L3 missions almost effortlessly.

L3 missions are pretty easy. You get alot of frigates but they're not a problem so long as you have the tracking speed to hit them and if you're using drones or artillery you just use keep at range. With only 200 DPS you can pop most of the frigates in 1 shot.

Occasionally there are some trickier missions where they'll throw webs at you. The Blockade is probably the hardest L3 mission because there is a web turret but it's not a problem if you have the range advantage.

You don't even need a BC to do level 3's. I used to run L3's in a Rupture and never had an issue but I moved up to the Hurricane because I got bored and the Rupture is ugly.

The only time I had trouble with L3's was when I used an Omen (before it got buffed). I was a total noob back then and had very bad skills but still managed to beat even the Blockade with that ship and it was a very bad ship back then.

we already established that you have no idea what you were talking about :) let's not open that can of worms back up please.

I may make another comparison video soon to put that discussion to rest once and for all ;)

Zhilia actually knows what she is talking about and brought up good points, Jazmyn. You, unfortunately, are just misinformed.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=232383&p=3

link to thread in question.

I'm sure whoever reads that thread will come out very well informed about who has the skills to fly what

For low SP chars ONLY!

Caldari Navy has many agents in Caldari space
> you will fight Ghuristas most of the time
> weapon system should do thermal or thermal/kinetik damage + you want kinetik/thermal resitences

Either use a shield tanked Gnosis with missiles+drones as you get the full 25% weapon bonus without bc-skill at 5
or use the Drake as the skill requierments are realy low if passive tanked.

Any gun-ship (Hurrican) need alot more (tracking, opti rang, fall off) skills to be as effective as even a low skill Drake.
Harbinger is bad if you want to fly for Caldari Navy (against Ghurista) as they do the wrong damage.
Prophecy and Myrmidon can do fine if you know how to play with drones (new agro mechanic of NPC).

[Gnosis, low SP]
2*Drone Damage Amplifier I
2*Ballistic Control System I
Shield Power Relay I
Co-Processor I

10MN Microwarpdrive I
2*Adaptive Invulnerability Field I
3*Large Shield Extender I

5*Heavy Missile Launcher I
[empty high slot]

3*Medium Core Defense Field Purger I

Hobgoblin I x5
Hammerhead I x5

Upgrade with metalevels or T2 of your wish/abilitys and you should be fine.

High SP chars can use much faster ships/fittings.

I use a Brutix. 6 x 250s, LSE, AIF, AB, TC, DCU, 3 x Magstabs, TE, throw in an EM rig and two purgers, and a drone damage amp for your new low-slot. Tanks enough for L3s, you never have to switch hardeners, and you're pushing 550 DPS with drones hitting out to @ 45km.

I have a Harby and also a Prophecy. The Prophecy to me seems the better ship for level III. I have even taken the Prophecy into a few easier level IV's ... takes a while to kill BS at my skill level but it tanks well.

The Amarr drone boats, Arbitrator and Prophecy are surprisingly good missioning ships.