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Ninja-Salvage/Loot Optimizations

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Fravas Malkavian
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2011-11-11 20:51:31 UTC
After pooping my diaper in PvP, and falling asleep while driving missions, I started looking for a new profession that settled in between the two. Enter my desire for a highly dishonorable Ninja-Salvaging ship. My needs were as follows:

-I obviously had to equip a salvager.
-I needed speed to fly between wrecks and increase ISK/Time.
-I wanted high warp, to make it back to a station when my (small) cargo fills up quickly.
-I had to be able to scan ships running juicy level 3/4 missions fast.
-And of course, if I decide to flip a few cans on my way I would like to avoid pew pews.

I figured a Covert Ops ship would be my best friend with the probe bonuses and cloak. Helios was out of the question since I needed 3 high slots minimum (Salvager/Probes/Cloak). The Buzzard had no advantage over the next two other than higher CPU, so it was dropped. Although the Cheetah is faster than the Anathema (and has more cargo), I dropped it because it had lower Powergrid and CPU. Like my youngest son, I’m willing to admit this may have been a mistake.

Anyways, I came across the Anathema (all over her big golden curves) and fitted her with a skimpy little outfit:

[High-Slots]
-Salvager II
-Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher
-Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
[Med-Slots]
-1MN MicroWarpDrive II
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-
-
[Low-Slots]
-Nanofiber Internal Structure II
-Nanofiber Internal Structure II
-Nanofiber Internal Structure II
[Rigs]
-Salvage Tackle II
-Salvage Tackle II

With the above loadout, I tested the ship immediately. This was my playstyle:
-Jump into mission running system.
-Scan down BS mission runners, and warp to within 10Km cloaked.
-Wait for them to kill everything and jump to next complex.
-Eat their loot like a bag of prunes.
-Dump cargo at nearest station when full, and while cloaked if I’m aggressive to their corp.
-Follow mission runner to next complex.
-Repeat.

So other than incontinence, my problem is that I have three mid slots available and some CPU/Powergrid left to fill (exact amount unknown atm). What could I jam into my Anathema’s cold hard slots to make her better at what I do?

I’ve also considered swapping the Nanofiber Internal Structure II (x3) for Overdrive Injector System II (x3), would anyone recommend that?

What a strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

stoicfaux
#2 - 2011-11-11 21:02:08 UTC
Ship scanner just to freak them out. Best case, they leave the mission for fear of being ganked if you point out the expensive faction/comples modules they're carrying. Really best case, you sell that information to suicide gankers.

IME, fast warp speed doesn't seem to make a significant difference due to long acceleration and deceleration times. Stick with the nanos. Agility gets you into warp faster and provides a "speed boost" by letting you change direction faster. (Overdrives let you go faster in a straight line, but you'll probably lose that speed advantage on time taken to change heading.)

Pon Farr Memorial: once every 7 years, all the carebears in high-sec must PvP or they will be temp-banned.

JitaJane
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#3 - 2011-11-11 23:03:54 UTC
Well a cheaper fit that would earn a lot faster.
Noctis:
5 tractors
3 salvagers
CapRacharger II
YT-8
3x cargo expanders.

Ask around for someone running 4s (half of us are just there for LP or bounties). They'll likely give you BMs and abandon loot for a cut of your haul. No scanning, no drop off trips in mid looting, and if you are straight with the cut you will have customers waiting for you when you log in. That is if you were in this to make iskies...

90% of of the time my posts are about something I actually find interesting and want to learn more about. Do not be alarmed.

Green Beans
R and J Inc.
#4 - 2011-11-12 06:51:11 UTC
If your Cap is a problem, slap some Cap Recharger ll's on those cold hard slots. I like how you mentioned incontinence. Do you have stress incontinence? If so, I will make you laugh. And you will crap out a turd. And it will smell bad. And I will laugh. And laugh. And laugh. And put some Cap Recharger ll's on an Anathema.

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