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freighter or orca for hauling in high sec ?
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The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2014-09-06 10:00:46 UTC
Im almost skilled to fly a orca and only about 3 weeks from being able to fly a freighter. My question is is a orca good for high sec hauling now days since the changes. Safety wise is one better than the other ? whats typically the average isk number that its safe to haul in either one.
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#2 - 2014-09-06 10:21:18 UTC
1.5 billion in the freighter when tanked, best to have a alt/corp mate in a webbing frigate.
Paranoid Loyd
#3 - 2014-09-06 16:35:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Paranoid Loyd
Use the right tool for the job, It depends on the size of the load you want to move.

This is how I see it:
less than 10K BR
10K-65K DST
65K-90K Orca*
90K+ Freighter

*Carries fitted ships on top of the 90K

Like Baltec said, web freighter if you have alt/corp mate.
Setup Orca for 10 sec warps via 100MN MWD.
DST can be setup for 10 sec warps with 10MN MWD, to be safest use cloak/MWD trick.
BR can't be scanned and can warp while cloaked, do this every time to avoid Gankers playing BR roulette.

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Ginger Barbarella
#4 - 2014-09-10 22:46:54 UTC
Yes, Orca is great for hauling all but the biggest of loads. Metric crap-tons of tank, too...

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Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
#5 - 2014-09-11 13:23:34 UTC
I prefer Blockade Runners and Orcas for their relative speed compared to DSTs and Freighters. Properly fit Orcas (100MN MWD) can align and be in warp from a standstill in 10sec, sport a massive tank, and have a good capacity, especially if you're moving ships.

I know that Freighters can get into warp very quickly with webbing support, but to me they're still just too vulnerable. Your experience may vary.

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Cipher Jones
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#6 - 2014-09-11 19:41:21 UTC
Orca is great. Super tank and 10 second align time.

If you make insta warp save spots on all the stations you use its great. You need a shitload of firepower to gank one.

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Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
#7 - 2014-09-11 20:17:55 UTC
Cipher Jones wrote:
Orca is great. Super tank and 10 second align time.

If you make insta warp save spots on all the stations you use its great. You need a shitload of firepower to gank one.

Another great thing about the MWD Orca is that it's considerably harder to bump than a freighter. You accelerate faster and are into warp much sooner so any bump ships have less time to react and a harder time hitting you.

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Shiloh Templeton
Cheyenne HET Co
#8 - 2014-09-15 03:03:21 UTC
You can get an orca and a freighter to very high EHP. Both are cumbersome. It really depends on what you want to haul.

I have both and I rarely use the Orca for hauling. I primarily use the freighter for more than 13K of load, and a blockade runner for less. I use an Orca when I want to move ships. The freighter has a higher EHP than an Orca and it doesn't require activating modules (like DC) manually. The Orca is great for boosting and moving to a new base of operations. Having the Orca setup for 10 sec warp trick is really worth it and still provides ~200 EHP.