Warfare & Tactics

Oh, Dryson.

One of these days you will grasp basic game mechanics and surprise us all.

From the looks of this, today is not that day. Also, would you like to scissor? <3

Smart-Bomb Anti-CODE BS

Another tactic to use against CODE since they also go after Elite Classes of Battleships and Battlecruisers, basically anything that has T2 fits on it is too fit a Battleship with full high slot Smart Bombs and any additional armor plating to keep CODE from taking the BS out. Make certain to fit rigs for smart bomb damage modifications if any are made. Also add some Overdrive TII and a 100MN II to the BS to give it some velocity. The faster the better. Remember this is a Smart Bomb assault BS so the primary areas of concern are the Smart Bombs, armor and velocity.

You might also want to add some cap boosters or cap chargers to keep your capacitor level within a nominal level.

Smart Bomb - 50 / 50 comprised of EM in the first four slots and Exp in the last four slots.

EM if for the shields which have a 0% resistance and the Exp is for the armor which has a 10% resistance. At last check CODE does not use any type of armor or other resistance modules as it would take away from their ability to inflict maximum damage at one time.


Locate the Orca or freighter that is being bumped by the Macherial and begin to orbit the bumped target at 7,000 m turning the MWD on to about half.

Once CODE warps in they will automatically be - Red Dead and may actually decide to attack you first. If they do simply turn on the Smart Bombs starting with the EM first and then the Exp.

If CODE does warp to the bumped target first simply turn the MWD on and begin to take their destroyers out.

The only problem that would arise is that the neutral Macherial will still be present along with the warp to point ship that if struck by the Smart Bombs will provoke Concord to arrive and destroy your ship as well.

Unless you have a second BS and cruiser velocity tanked to their maximum that would be used to bump the Macherial and warp to point away from the bumped target prior to or just as CODE arrives then the above tactic still might work.

Timing is crucial in the tactic above though and it will take a very talented and experienced FC to perform.

This tactic might not work well on the gates but when CODE's warp out of station locations have been discovered and bookmarked you can simply sit a BS in each of the locations and wait for them to arrive.

Dryson, you should probably try out your ideas at least once before you start telling other people to do them.

Especially this one.

Pointless.

That 20 seconds sure is fun.

Speaking of "easymode [sic]" I wonder if CCP will be okay with AFK ganking? I mean, If miners can AFK mine, mission runners can AFK mission, ratters can AFK rat, haulers/traders can AFK haul/trade, they'll be cool with it.

I agree with this. Autopilot features should be able to include queued commands such as "overheat all guns" and "Target X after dropping out of warp" then "Fire all guns."

Dryson, you know, there is a channel called "anti-gank" (or was it "anti-ganking"?). In their MOTD they have some fits that actually work. They include ECM fits and burst repair fits that won't make your wallet bleed should suicide ganking on YOU succeed.

Also, you don't get the whole problem with your average "helpless vicitm of CODE/whatever suicide ganker you run across". The problem is that many of them do nothing to prevent suicide ganking.

They don't help their ships via webifying.
They tank their ships poorly.
They are flying with everything that they have on tap..
They are using autopilot in slow and expensive ships.

One more thing:
They are giving gankers a pleasure by swearing in local, asking to make an example in video for SG boot camp next door.

I have to give some props to the CODE bros for the recent spike in frieghter ganking, the ease of AFK mining while playing Battlefield is at an all time high. I hope your campaign countinues for a while.

Local Bulk Freighter - Armed Freighter for small cargo runs of 1 to 15 systems.

This build involves using a Typhoon class Battleship as the class hull.

Rig Slots - Large Cargohold Optimization Rigs - x3

Mid Slots - Large F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction - x2
Limited Adaptive Invulnerability Field I - x2
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor - x1

Low Slots - DCU II x 1
Large Armor Repairer II - x1

Armor Modules Only
Reinforced Steel Plates II - x 5

Armor Modules + Cargo Expanders
Reinforced Steel Plates II - x 2
Cargohold Expander Modules II - x 3

Cargo Expanders Only
Cargohold Expander Modules II - x 5

High Slots - Arbalest Rapid Fire Heavy Missile Launcher - x 6 ( cruisers)
or
Prototype Arbalest Rapid Light Missile Launcher - x 6 (destroyers)
Use faction Explosive missiles.

Drones - x 10 Valkyrie II ( Explosive damage)

This ship build will help conceal your cargo hauling efforts as well as provide some defense against raiding CODE. ships.

Deny CODE by destroying the loot can and then warping off.

The final method of denying CODE entirely is too destroy their loot can once the target has been destroyed. CODE , especially James315, the high and holiest of the emanated in High Sector hates being denied.

Deny his followers their loot and you deny James315 his very soul.