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Marauders and Why?

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#61 - 2015-02-21 00:52:35 UTC
Paranoid Loyd wrote:
Market McSelling Alt wrote:
Hilarious, you even quoted the part where I said vs 40... but whatever. Golem can tank the whole game, except that it can't.
Confirming you moved the goal posts when it suited you. Didn't you just call Baltec out for that?


Thats the problem when people try to move goalposts, we just move with them.
Rain6637
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#62 - 2015-02-21 03:12:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Rain6637
Glenda en Welle wrote:
I've been looking into finishing up training for a Marauder but I haven't seen what they are used for... Any ideas like low sec level 5's or just faster level 4's?

One of my characters started with just a Golem as a proverbial fishing pole. Wanted to see what the ISK could be like. Four... five days later she's got 300 mil + of loot, and 110 mil in wallet. Another 50k LP. Not bad for the afk safety of high sec.

A marauder is for one character that wants to shoot its way to ISK for a PLEX in a week and a half. I consider it a gift to high sec lurkers who level up their Raven.

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Orlacc
#63 - 2015-02-21 04:09:23 UTC
Marauders were designed for PVE.

"Measure Twice, Cut Once."
SkyFlyer
The Last Hope
#64 - 2015-02-21 06:54:45 UTC
Desimus Maximus wrote:
Glenda en Welle wrote:
I've been looking into finishing up training for a Marauder but I haven't seen what they are used for... Any ideas like low sec level 5's or just faster level 4's?



Faster lvl 4's? no. You can blitz through 4's in a pirate BS much faster and at greater range creating less risk and more ISK.

If you asked me, I'd luv to see Marauders used more in pvp but their cost is prohibitive.

My advice, skip the Marauder and go for pirate BS. More dmg, faster runs, less ISK, less risk.



Their used plenty in PvP Good sir however you must just not be watching the correct Videos o7
SkyFlyer
The Last Hope
#65 - 2015-02-21 07:09:44 UTC
Orlacc wrote:
Marauders were designed for PVE.



You sir are so wrong its quiet frankly insulting :<

Marauders were designed for PvE , however due to the Introduction of Bastion Module I they have become more and more alive in PvP due to the sheer resistance of EWAR , such as Jams, TDs & Sensor Damps...

A lot of **** talk is in this Thread I gotta say regarding to the PvP side of Marauders, as a guy who Flies Marauders in PvP and makes Videos with them (can't link channel cause am at work) but if you look up Cruising Lands you will see....

But let me Explain:

Leyo - I give him props does a great job in his Golem killing a bunch of FW Scrubs, but any ****** can do that if they don't know how to kill a Golem (quiet simple believe me.)

But Personally having used all 4 Marauders for PvP I have come to a conclusion:

Vargur : The Best of them all you can fit it with an Active Tank ( Pith X Booster + 2x Cap Booster) or ASB ( x3 ) , you will always have atleast 1.1k DPS with tracking allowing you to even shoot Frigates at a decent range.
You also have the ability to shoot at Logi at 50-60km due to the sweet love of Barrage Blink

Golem: This thing can be a beast (see Leyos Vids) but is very tight on fitting requirements needing you to have near maximum Skills and even then you prolly need an implant or 2 if you want to fit Torps Neuts + an Active Tank.
Personally I have tried it and I just don't like how missiles aren't that great at the moment (cough cough CCP fix this ****.)

Kronos: Again an absolutely beast even with Mediocore Fitting Skills you will be able to fit this Baby with a Beautiful Dual Rep tank with Neutrons.
Again if you use Null you can hit out to roughly 30kms~~ (Thank you Bastion Fall off + Optimal !!)
Sadly unlike the ASBs Anc Reppers take Capacitor (most stupidest **** ever) but I would always recommend to fit 2x Reps of Faction/Deadspace.
The DPS in a Kronos can be quiet deadly as you don't need to fit a full Tank to have a monster on your hands :3

Paladin: I've only used it once , and i don't really feel comfortable commenting :<

Either way Guys, the Marauders are just fine (except needing a little fitting tweak on both the Golem & Paladin) and they do just fine in PvP even against Frigate (insert another F word here) , but you just got to pick your fights and make sure that the alliance you are shooting doesn't have a cyno handy ( been a victim of that plenty times! wahey! ) .

If you wanna discuss this further just email me or reply here as either Myself, or Blood ofGods are spec'd Marauder pilots and we love what we do :3
Bastion Arzi
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#66 - 2015-02-21 12:07:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Bastion Arzi
Amen but I disagree that the vargur can hit frigs well. at range ye, but they have to be moving slow or not at all in my experience. The vargur can't track cruisers orbiting close that's how u kill it...
SkyFlyer
The Last Hope
#67 - 2015-02-21 12:15:49 UTC
Yes i agree if you let them come too close however a good PvPer prioritizes his attacks accordingly to the Hull Seize and not always the damage dealers, that's why if you see a cruiser closing in you web scram him and bbq him : )
Justin Zaine
#68 - 2015-02-24 04:49:35 UTC
Market McSelling Alt wrote:

Stupidity


Please, stop.

You have no idea what you're talking about and reading your replies is making me cringe.

Maybe you made a mistake and are trying to back pedal but if that's the case hurry it up, take your head out of your arse and your foot out of your mouth and move on already. You have no idea what you're talking about.

The evidence is clear, not only from the videos linked but from many other players who also pvp in Marauders, it can be and is being done.

Get over it.

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
Lan Wang
Princess Aiko Hold My Hand
Safety. Net
#69 - 2015-02-24 11:49:41 UTC
marauders = highsecs answer to triage \o/ love my fckin vargur

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Market McSelling Alt
Doomheim
#70 - 2015-02-24 12:19:16 UTC
Justin Zaine wrote:
Market McSelling Alt wrote:

Stupidity


Please, stop.

You have no idea what you're talking about and reading your replies is making me cringe.

Maybe you made a mistake and are trying to back pedal but if that's the case hurry it up, take your head out of your arse and your foot out of your mouth and move on already. You have no idea what you're talking about.

The evidence is clear, not only from the videos linked but from many other players who also pvp in Marauders, it can be and is being done.

Get over it.


Yes, you are right... A 2bil isk ship fit with DED mods can take on 2bil worth of cruisers and Battlecruisers and still produce a loss mail. How very ignorant of me for pointing that out. Roll

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afkalt
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#71 - 2015-02-24 12:34:41 UTC
They certainly sucked in the last AT. There was certainly no occasion where the only things left at the end were the marauders having wiped the entire enemy fleet. Nope.

I think my favourite part of the thread was where you think you'll keep a marauder in place without a scram, I can only assume you believe the pilot to be a complete fool.
Lloyd Roses
Artificial Memories
#72 - 2015-02-24 12:48:22 UTC  |  Edited by: Lloyd Roses
Sadly, they decided to only hand high native recharge to the paladin and none of the others. So the only baby archon you can use is a paladin with full rack of armor-RR that just barely fits, while a small mini-nid with shield-RR doesn't exist :(

Funnily, whether you armor- or shieldtank your baby-archon doesn't matter, numbers end up being the same with shield having a fair bit more buffer. What the ****.
Market McSelling Alt
Doomheim
#73 - 2015-02-24 12:50:06 UTC
Lloyd Roses wrote:
Sadly, CP decided to only hand high native recharge to the paladin and none of the others. So the only baby archon you can use is a paladin with full rack of armor-RR that just barely fits, while a small mini-nid with shield-RR doesn't exist :(

Funnily, whether you armor- or shieldtank your baby-archon doesn't matter, numbers end up being the same with shield having a fair bit more buffer. What the ****.



Maybe the devs are all secretly Incursion Pilots? or maybe they got really confused by the Nightmare? Lol

CCP Quant: Of all those who logon in Eve, 1.5% do Incursions, 13.8% PVP and 19.2% run Missions while 22.4% mine.

40.7% Join a fleet. The idea that Eve is a PVP game is false, the social fabric is in Missions and Mining.
Bastion Arzi
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#74 - 2015-02-24 13:53:55 UTC
Confirming that marauders are **** for pvp

I never use mine for pvp ever

Lol
Antillie Sa'Kan
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#75 - 2015-02-24 15:46:56 UTC
Desimus Maximus wrote:
Faster lvl 4's? no. You can blitz through 4's in a pirate BS much faster and at greater range creating less risk and more ISK.

If you asked me, I'd luv to see Marauders used more in pvp but their cost is prohibitive.

My advice, skip the Marauder and go for pirate BS. More dmg, faster runs, less ISK, less risk.

Unless of course you are running missions against NPCs with nasty EWAR.
Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
#76 - 2015-02-24 16:00:32 UTC
Antillie Sa'Kan wrote:
Desimus Maximus wrote:
Faster lvl 4's? no. You can blitz through 4's in a pirate BS much faster and at greater range creating less risk and more ISK.

If you asked me, I'd luv to see Marauders used more in pvp but their cost is prohibitive.

My advice, skip the Marauder and go for pirate BS. More dmg, faster runs, less ISK, less risk.

Unless of course you are running missions against NPCs with nasty EWAR.

Confirming that Bastion Modules are a godsend against Guristas and Serpentis missions with heavy ECM or damps. Pirate battleships tend to not fare as well as marauders on these missions because their DPS is shut down so much of the time. But in largely EWar-free missions, yeah, Pirate battleships will tend to get the job done faster.

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Celthric Kanerian
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#77 - 2015-02-24 17:38:24 UTC
I use a Paladin fitted with mega pulse lasers t2 for level 4 missions...
I simply love blasting **** at 58 km with 1168 dps with my turrets
Jallukola
#78 - 2015-02-24 19:10:14 UTC
Golem is love, finally got around to get one, fitted with double-rigors though for PVE. pulls only 974DPS with current implants and skills, but I like it very much despite the slow damage application.

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Justin Zaine
#79 - 2015-03-02 10:25:09 UTC
I was under the impression that the Golem would be the king of Marauders for PVE as Caldari ships typically are. Is that not the case?

I know that the Rattler can get upwards of 1500 dps if fit well and my Paladin gets over 1200 with conflag, but then again I suppose the dps shown on the golem is per second not per volley, and it can shoot the farthest of any Marauder...



He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
Slave Desu
Doomheim
#80 - 2015-03-02 13:23:12 UTC
Golem is love, Golem is life.