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Upgrade to my Exploration ship

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Nogginz
State War Academy
Caldari State
#1 - 2015-02-11 14:14:34 UTC
o7

ive been rocking about doing exploring in everything from the heron to the astero, doing all the sites i could, but with the obvious draw back of not being able to do deds in the heron.

then i got a worm.

this thing cuts through 4/10s like a hot butter through a knife, with its 240dps alone from drones. but, its missing one thing, the ability to do Relic and data sites.

im using this current fit-

[Worm, Pi$s off]
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

1MN Afterburner II
Gistum C-Type Kinetic Deflection Amplifier
Gistum C-Type Kinetic Deflection Amplifier
Gistii A-Type Small Shield Booster

Light Missile Launcher II
Light Missile Launcher II
Sisters Core Probe Launcher

Small Auxiliary Thrusters I
Small Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Small Ionic Field Projector I


Hornet II x5
sisters probe blah blah missed that on the clipboard x8

while im in absolute love with the worm, like i said i wanna run data/relic sites too for bps ect ect the odd datacore too that i send to an alt and manufacture.

I've looked into the Gila,my research tells me its fairly slow ish and rather expensive...for high sec exploring with all the competition.
Vexor, is it just too slow and lacking?
i found the Astero lack luster and weak, the dps was miserable, and i found took way too long.


any ideas on what i should move onto? would like to see something that has the speed of the worm, the dps of the worm and the godlike ability of the worm. with the added bonus of a relic+data mods.. maybe even a savager for them t2 wrecks! any ideas?

its a big ask but hey. that's what the forums are for.




Paranoid Loyd
#2 - 2015-02-11 14:33:50 UTC
Two words: Mobile Depot

"There is only one authority in this game, and that my friend is violence. The supreme authority upon which all other authority is derived." ISD Max Trix

Fix the Prospect!

Nogginz
State War Academy
Caldari State
#3 - 2015-02-11 14:41:18 UTC
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Two words: Mobile Depot



this is true, but one problem with high sec is speed is in my eyes the most precious resource. the 1min activation time is the difference between dat shiny loot, or just another scenario of warping in as i see the site pop off from my probe scan thingy-ma-bob.
Serena Pheonix
Reborn from Ashes
#4 - 2015-02-11 15:03:03 UTC
Scan in low/null. Grab a t2 covops frigate and fit it right. You won't be caught....often. High sec is a crap shoot with everyone care bearing up there. Granted you won't get to do DED sites, but you can blow through data/relics rather quickly for better loot
HoruSeth
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2015-02-11 15:54:28 UTC
Nogginz wrote:
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Two words: Mobile Depot



this is true, but one problem with high sec is speed is in my eyes the most precious resource. the 1min activation time is the difference between dat shiny loot, or just another scenario of warping in as i see the site pop off from my probe scan thingy-ma-bob.


HiSec often have stations as you for sure know and the other way is prioritising: Whatever you fell is more profitable do it first:

Anoms + DEDs your System, while scanning.
When you are doing your last combate site, drop Mobile Depot in time. As soon as you have finished the combat site, refit, scoop the Mobile depot and continue hacking?

On my gravestone will be written: "Died because he used sarcasm in the wrong moment"

Baggo Hammers
#6 - 2015-02-11 15:59:10 UTC
Hi-sec is too crowded. Plenty of empty low systems.

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.

Paranoid Loyd
#7 - 2015-02-11 18:26:06 UTC
Nogginz wrote:
dat shiny loot,
In High-Sec data and relic sites? LolLolLol

"There is only one authority in this game, and that my friend is violence. The supreme authority upon which all other authority is derived." ISD Max Trix

Fix the Prospect!

Tsukino Stareine
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2015-02-11 18:31:34 UTC
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Nogginz wrote:
dat shiny loot,
In High-Sec data and relic sites? LolLolLol


apart from that miniscule chance for a faction bpc

yes what loot?
Orlacc
#9 - 2015-02-11 19:33:49 UTC
Likely Carbon.

"Measure Twice, Cut Once."

Tsukino Stareine
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2015-02-11 19:38:52 UTC
Orlacc wrote:
Likely Carbon.



mmmmmm crabs
Sam Spock
The Arnold Connection
#11 - 2015-02-11 20:20:44 UTC
You probably will just want to ignore normal highsec data and relic sites. Limited Sleeper Caches might be worth the trouble though. You won't be bonused so you may have problems hacking everything but you could do them.

Another option is to get another account and train him in scanning, hacking and archeology. Then fly with both and share the load. I do this with an Ishtar on my main and an Astero or covops on the alt. It was rather easy for me to do since I already had one that was idle when not mining anyway.



Giving you Inconsistent grammar, speilling and Punct-uation since 1974!

Celthric Kanerian
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2015-02-12 23:11:29 UTC
One word: Pilgrim.
Aralieus
Shadowbane Syndicate
#13 - 2015-02-15 00:48:30 UTC
Celthric Kanerian wrote:
One word: Pilgrim.



Use a Curse for D-scan immunity in low sec. As for DED's it can handle a 6/10 when fitted correctly.

Oderint Dum Metuant

Demerius Xenocratus
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2015-02-16 08:03:32 UTC
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Nogginz wrote:
dat shiny loot,
In High-Sec data and relic sites? LolLolLol


In lowsec or null at that, exploration is generally ****.

Don't bother fitting to hack if you are hunting 4/10s in hisec. A VNI with kinetic/thermal resists wrecks serpentis 4/10s and Guristas are ridiculously easy to for anything that can speed tank missiles. I ran across a scout outpost whilst doing something else and cleared it in my garmur.

Seeing as how hisec hacking sites are crap and the competition for 4/10s is fairly stiff if this is your chosen enterprise you want to be able to hop systems, scan, and clear sites as quickly as possible.

AB fit confessor perhaps? Or if you're worried about fighting other people for the sites just use an ishtar or a gila like all the other peons.
Janeway84
Insane's Asylum
#15 - 2015-02-16 09:45:39 UTC
Stratios is awesome sauce scan bonused hull, do laser and drone damage for great fireworks display.
Fit rigs for tanking and you can do the 4/10's without much of a sweat.
When hs gets old go explore wormholes and bring salvagers and mobile depot and loot and salvage and make decent bank for little effort in lowclass wh's.