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Tolkaz Khamsi
Empire Reclamation Services
#21 - 2014-08-28 17:34:38 UTC
Arkus Kane wrote:

Thus far I've separately been accused of "hiding", "sneaking", and my personal favourite: "cowardice" (for not fighting a T2 frigate in my unarmed ship ShockedLol )!


So it's not just me....

I had a guy in an AF nearly frothing with rage that I wouldn't come out and fight in some losec system I was exploring. And I'm thinking, "Dude, I'm in an Imicus. With no drones, combat or otherwise. What am I supposed to do, valiantly bump you until I explode?"
Areen Sassel
Dirac Angestun Gesept
#22 - 2014-08-28 18:07:38 UTC
Arkus Kane wrote:
Scanned stuff. However, the spot for the Scanner left my Magnate light on propulsion, and the time it takes to fly 50-100 km to a can has made me swap my fit for an AB/MWD instead.


Patriotic as it is to fly a Magnate, every other T1 explorer has at least 4 midslots so doesn't have to make this choice.
MeigsYan
Antarian Rangers
#23 - 2014-08-28 18:32:07 UTC
Areen Sassel wrote:
Arkus Kane wrote:
Scanned stuff. However, the spot for the Scanner left my Magnate light on propulsion, and the time it takes to fly 50-100 km to a can has made me swap my fit for an AB/MWD instead.


Patriotic as it is to fly a Magnate, every other T1 explorer has at least 4 midslots so doesn't have to make this choice.



True dat! As I understand the young people are given to saying these days.
Tolkaz Khamsi
Empire Reclamation Services
#24 - 2014-08-28 18:33:01 UTC
Areen Sassel wrote:
Arkus Kane wrote:
Scanned stuff. However, the spot for the Scanner left my Magnate light on propulsion, and the time it takes to fly 50-100 km to a can has made me swap my fit for an AB/MWD instead.


Patriotic as it is to fly a Magnate, every other T1 explorer has at least 4 midslots so doesn't have to make this choice.


QFT

The Magnate sucks compared to the Imicus or Heron. You need those mids. Prop mod, data, relic, and cargo scanners.

More lows are handy too if you need to armor-tank, and I like the Imicus for the decent drone bay because I can double-duty my scanning ship as a salvager with some salvage drones.
Areen Sassel
Dirac Angestun Gesept
#25 - 2014-08-28 18:37:41 UTC
Tolkaz Khamsi wrote:
More lows are handy too if you need to armor-tank


In a T1 explorer? You might as well varnish an eggshell. :-)
Harrison Tato
Yamato Holdings
#26 - 2014-08-28 18:37:47 UTC
MeigsYan wrote:
Areen Sassel wrote:
Arkus Kane wrote:
Scanned stuff. However, the spot for the Scanner left my Magnate light on propulsion, and the time it takes to fly 50-100 km to a can has made me swap my fit for an AB/MWD instead.


Patriotic as it is to fly a Magnate, every other T1 explorer has at least 4 midslots so doesn't have to make this choice.



True dat! As I understand the young people are given to saying these days.



That extra mid is for a scram. Not a scanner. Since CCP killed loot spew why bother.? Thanks for the loot reduction all you people lacking the motor skills to do something as easy as grab the correct cans after you hack a ship wreck.
Kaltorak Aldur
Southern Cross Monopoly
Flying Dangerous
#27 - 2014-08-28 19:14:13 UTC
Tolkaz Khamsi wrote:
Areen Sassel wrote:
Arkus Kane wrote:
Scanned stuff. However, the spot for the Scanner left my Magnate light on propulsion, and the time it takes to fly 50-100 km to a can has made me swap my fit for an AB/MWD instead.


Patriotic as it is to fly a Magnate, every other T1 explorer has at least 4 midslots so doesn't have to make this choice.


QFT

The Magnate sucks compared to the Imicus or Heron. You need those mids. Prop mod, data, relic, and cargo scanners.

More lows are handy too if you need to armor-tank, and I like the Imicus for the decent drone bay because I can double-duty my scanning ship as a salvager with some salvage drones.


Having those midslots won't save you if you get pointed. I use the magnate because it's the only one that have 4 lows. I put 4 stabs in that *****. Unless you get pointed by three long points, or 5 scrams, you won't get held. Yes, your resolution, and lock on range suffers, but i'm not fighting, i'm targeting a can. I'd rather err on survivablity.
Tolkaz Khamsi
Empire Reclamation Services
#28 - 2014-08-28 19:40:55 UTC
Areen Sassel wrote:
Tolkaz Khamsi wrote:
More lows are handy too if you need to armor-tank


In a T1 explorer? You might as well varnish an eggshell. :-)


True. I fill mine with nanofiber structure mods (or cargo expanders, if I'm salvaging).

Still, a few extra hitpoints may make the difference between an escape and waking up in a clone vat. This is less of an issue now that rats don't spawn in exploration sites, though. It's embarrassing to die to an NPC rat. (Is that true in null as well? I know NPC Sleepers still spawn in WH sites.)

-Monty
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