Ships & Modules

I'm not flying one, nor am I close, but other than all the bling why is is so bad?

What would you recommend dropping to make it less of a tank magnet? I like the Paladin, and want to fly one at some point but don't want more of a target on my back than I have to.

This has about 330m isk in modules, so it would only be worth 165m to a ganker, excluding cargo. Using only 2 faction damage mods also makes the ship less tempting to ganker because they only have a 50% chance to drop (using 3 or 4 would swing the chances to the gankers favour). You can use whatever T2 rigs you like.

[Paladin, New Setup 1]
Ammatar Navy Heat Sink
Ammatar Navy Heat Sink
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Core C-Type Large Armor Repairer

Large Micro Jump Drive
100MN Microwarpdrive II
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script

Mega Pulse Laser II, Scorch L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Scorch L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Scorch L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Scorch L
[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]
Heavy Diminishing Power System Drain I
Bastion Module I

[empty rig slot]
[empty rig slot]

Just throw it in EFT... This is a 4 HS fit from an earlier post in this thread. It gets 1040 DPS. If you take the T2 damage rig out it gets 977. That's 63 DPS. So you have to decide if the 63 DPS is worth the rig slot. If you want maximum gank of course it is.


[Paladin, Tachyon]
Core C-Type Large Armor Repairer
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Tracking Enhancer II
Imperial Navy Heat Sink
Imperial Navy Heat Sink
Imperial Navy Heat Sink
Imperial Navy Heat Sink

Core C-Type 100MN Afterburner
Large Micro Jump Drive
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script

Tachyon Beam Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
Tachyon Beam Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
Tachyon Beam Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
Tachyon Beam Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
[empty high slot]
Corpus C-Type Heavy Nosferatu
Small Tractor Beam I
Bastion Module I

Large Energy Burst Aerator II
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I

I still have one T2 CCC and a T1 tracking rig just because I had them before Rubicon and don't feel like destroying the CCC. With 4 heatsinks i'm happy with the DPS I'm getting. Is there anyone here that has added the damage rig and can say the 63 DPS is noticeable?

Not only that but think of it this way;

If you're scripted for range an extra TE will (apart from diminished range) also give you undiminished tracking, and when you script for tracking then it will give you almost undiminished range (Bastion is the other). And it's not like you need that slot for anything other than "ooh look at that funky but unneeded tanking number".

For a mission runner EVERYTHING is about applied dps, as long as you have the tank to survive then anything is a bonus. That ROF rig will add some 6-7% overall dps, now think about how people are willing to spend a LOT of money to get 5% implants...

Why a deadspace large armro repairder whant aMEDIUM t2 can tank ANY mission while in bastion?

If you want to spend 3 low slots for tanking, then a medium repper will give you more cap efficiency. Thats what she was asking..

That is a compound question really. If you really want to go in, bastion and proceed to hit from 0-100km, you should do pulses. Tracking makes a lot of difference in damage application in short-ish ranges, and gleam will not make up for it. No other way around it, if you try both setups at short range the difference is more than evident.

Marauders though have a built in damage projection (bastion) and mobility bonus (MJD). So the other way to use a Pally is to warp in, spool up, jump and then bastion and hit everything from 40-150km. What you lose in mission turnaround due to moving away from gates/objectives, you gain in damage application and projection. Range indirectly boosts tracking, bastion removes yourself from the tracking equation while limiting npcs to very low degrees of angle, and you can project good DPS out to your max targeting range while adjusting instantly due to the crystal reloading time. You also have to tank less, but Marauders are very good for that anyway so it really doesn't matter.

After some testing, I really think tachs work better for my flying style. I split the turrets in two groups, MJD away and then deliver 3000ish alpha to two targets at the same time, working in a sfi-sfo basis (from smallest to highest sig). And by having an MWD as a backup, I don't really have to slowboat or triangulate to reach a mission objective either.

Hope that helps, cheers...C:

Or 50% more efficient. Whatever.