EVE New Citizens Q&A

Been spending some quality alone time running security missions, training up my skills to be able to get into some higher level machinery of destruction... would a Hurricane suffice for running low to mid level security missions? If so, any recommended fits?

Some points here,

1. Just because you can fly something bigger doesn't mean that you should. If you are still in level 1 and Level 2 missions then a destroyer or cheap cruiser is enough. You really don't need the battle-cruiser till you reach level 3 missions.

2. Before you fly a battle-cruiser you should be able to fit a full T2 tank at the least. Nothing is worse then spending a good portion of your wallet for a new ship then lose it because you had an insufficient or improper tank. speaking of which...

3. Don't fly what you cant afford to lose. You don't want to spend most of your wallet on a ship + fit and have it go boom leaving you dead broke.

While the Hurricane will do lots more damage to larger ships than smaller ships do, and can take more of a beating, you will also find that it struggles to hit small, agile ships that destroyers can eat alive.

It can definitely get the job done in level 3 missions at low to medium skills, or level 4 in medium to high skills.

What are your reasons for running sec missions? That will help answer better.

As per above, bigger isn't necessarily always better so I'd suggest to do lvl 1 in a destroyer, lvl 2 missions in a cruiser and then for lvl 3 mission you'll get yourself a Hurricane. It's not a rule set in stone of course but generally it does make the most sense to do it that way.

To give you an idea of fitting here's 2 fitting options; armour and shield. Shield fit you'll want to use against minmatar, caldari and gallente NPC factions and the armour version is for Amarr factions. And since, generally, the npc faction you'll fight is based on the faction space you're in you can control that a bit. On top of that Minnie favours shield tanking for PVE so ideally you don't want to be in amarr space for missions.

These are templates so replace all modules with better meta versions (be it named or T2) where you can, and of course adapt resists based on what you're fighting.



[Hurricane, lvl 3 low SP Shield]
Gyrostabilizer I
Gyrostabilizer I
Tracking Enhancer I
Tracking Enhancer I
Shield Power Relay I
Shield Power Relay I

10MN Afterburner I
Large Shield Extender I
Adaptive Invulnerability Field I
Explosive Deflection Field I

650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
Small Tractor Beam I

Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I

Warrior I x5





[Hurricane, lvl 3 low SP Armour]
Medium Armor Repairer I
Armor EM Hardener I
Armor Thermic Hardener I
Armor Thermic Hardener I
Gyrostabilizer I
Gyrostabilizer I

10MN Afterburner I
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Cap Recharger I
Cap Recharger I

650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
650mm Artillery Cannon I, EMP M
Small Tractor Beam I

Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I

Hobgoblin I x5

Missioning isn't the only option available to you if you want to build up ISK, nor is it the best. (Although it will teach you a good deal about the broad game interface and get you a few useful standings increases).

If you train rudimentary trading skills (Daytrading 3, Accounting 3, Broker Relations 3, Retail 3, Marketing 3, Contracting 2 and all prerequisites; I think that's about 2 days of training) you will be able to acquire far more ISK than missions will make you. Merely buying modules in places local supply is high and hence they are cheap, paying couriers (via the Contracting skill) to move them to where the local consumption is high and hence prices are higher, you can make a decent income that will outshine missioning.

However I do recommend continuing to run missions until they begin to bore you (then stop completely).

Do both. I mission, and update trades when I'm done. A little of both worlds.

Just 2-3 weeks of trade skill training and you can be up and running with little delay (in the grand scheme of thinks) on your pew pew skills.

I routinely go from hi sec missions, to low sec missions, to null sec exploring, back to high sec missions, all with a little trading mixed in.

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Hurricane is fine, and looks good too. Level 3 missions it will do without too much problem, level 4...maybe not so much... 425mm scout autocannon is T1 (cheap) but pretty good. Put tracking stuff in it and use your drones to take out frigates. o/

an artillery fitted hurricane will project up to 470-500 dps to 20km before implants. i highly doubt you will come close to these numbers with lasers.

http://i.imgur.com/qNpQ9Hz.png

http://i.imgur.com/lf0B4Ug.png

I never use turrets so tell me if I messed something up.

That Stabber is running with an MWD, so closer to 1000m sig radius.

As long as ANY amount of transversal exists in that situation, the Scorch has better/equal DPS to the arty. Drop the transversal to 0, and arty wins.