Ships & Modules

Just 2 quick questions :

1) If I fit 1 warp core stabilizer on my ship I will counter 1 warp jammer ? So my opponent needs to have 2 warp jammers to jam me right ?

2) If I want to use jammers (preferably multi spectrum jammers) I have to target my opponent first and then activate the jammers right ?

2) Yes you need to target and activate almost all ewar modules for them to work. Lock breaker (I believe) is the only exception.

Only officer ones afaik. Could have changed at some point.

You are right. Only officer disruptors have a strength of +2. The faction scramblers with +3 are: Khanid Navy, Republic Fleet, Shadow Serpentis, True Sansha

Warp stabs needs buff

Faction warp scrams (at least the Minmatar ones) have 3 points...

They are annoying to fit. The only thing that warp stabs are good for is warp stabs. If you add a single warp stab to your ship, it gimps your ability to do anything besides travel and hope they don't have enough disruption points or that you get bubbled.

The penalties to scan res and lock range are too severe. Maybe if the penalties could be stacking penalized while the warp strength added without stacking penalty (like now), that would help too.

ECM drones on a warp stab fit are useless.
-If they don't have enough scrams to stop you, you don't need the ECM drones.
-If you try to launch them before you get aggressed hoping the drone AI correctly goes for the scrammer, you're a one trick pony. You're probably gonna blow up.
-If they have enough scrams to stop you, the warp stabs mean you'll spend too long or be too far for a target lock to use the ECM drones. You would need to have the presence of mind and time to offline your warp stabs in a combat situation. You're probably gonna blow up.

Any fit for any role other than slightly safer travel (and they're only marginally good for traveling) becomes utterly useless when you put a warp stab on it.
PvPing? Spend 3 minutes to lock a target, be 1km from it.
Running missions? Spend 3 minutes to lock an NPC, be 1km from it.
Mining? Spend 3 minutes to lock a rock, be 1km from it. Slow boat to next.
Exploring? Spend 3 minutes to lock a can, be 1km from it. 3 minutes to lock the next can.
Traveling with 2 stabs? Hostile gets a scram and his buddy points you. Stabs are instantly and completely useless, and your MWD shuts down wit ha single scram regardless. Should have fit nanos for faster GTFO.

I exaggerate, but only to make a point. A rework of the warp disruption/stability mechanic could possibly be worthwhile.

Edit: Fixed typo.

To quote CCP "Working as intended"

Warp stabs are meant for travel fits. To fit them on a combat ship (PVP or PVE) is a very bad idea and a common noob mistake. Unless it's one of the tanky mining barges warp stabs won't save you (in a barge) from a proper gank. You will be long dead before you align.

If you're worried about gate camps use a scout. Oh what is that?.... You don't can't afford two accounts? This is completely understandable. Just ask a corp mate or friend to scout for you. You don't have corp mates or friends in the game?... Umm Eve is not a solo game so hurry up and make some or join a corp!


If you made warp stabs where they were efficient on combat ships this would make warp distruptors and scramblers useless for most PVP.

You guys aren't paying attention. Hyku (and I) are wondering if there is anything we can fit so we can have a chance against covops in data/relic sites.

Doesn't look like it. Easy pickings for covops?

Use an exploration T3/recon