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The Blockade - Level 4 - Sansha
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Johnny SpaceCash
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2015-04-08 22:29:25 UTC
This mission is bloody ridiculous.

There's at least 10 TD cruisers with a range of about 70km destroying my targeting all at once.

I jump in at 100km to snipe them, and still barely register a hit. Then as soon as one starts disrupting me, 3 others follow, then the whole bloody gang of them.

This is getting so frustrating and po'd I felt like venting on the forums.

A couple td's is a challenge. A fleet of them, against one player, is a plain bad idea.

Unless I'm missing a trick about this, they're never in range despite having a max of 125km
Nuclear Tap
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2015-04-08 22:45:06 UTC
What is your fitting?

What is your Sensor Compensation Skill's level?

Does this happen since 1st spawn, or just after 2nd?
Paranoid Loyd
#3 - 2015-04-08 22:45:54 UTC
Carefully managing the triggers makes it easier but yes it is quite annoying. Drones are your friend, tracking computers and enhancers are your friends. Getting closer helps but if you shoot triggers too soon you will have a hard time no matter what.

http://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=Blockade4sa

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Yourmoney Mywallet
Doomheim
#4 - 2015-04-08 23:22:51 UTC
Johnny SpaceCash wrote:
Unless I'm missing a trick about this

Yes, there is a trick but it escapes me at the moment... What was it... hmmm... something about... RNI?
Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2015-04-09 00:21:43 UTC
Raven for the WIN!

Life is short and dinner time is chancy

Eat dessert first!
Donnachadh
United Allegiance of Undesirables
#6 - 2015-04-09 02:26:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Donnachadh
Caleidascope wrote:
Raven for the WIN!

I will expand on that and say that any missile ship, any version of the Domi and the Rattlesnake are all excellent options since none of them are affected by the tracking disruption.

If these ships are not an option then I agree with using tracking computers or tracking enhancers.
Another thought would be to look into implants that boost tracking speed if there are any. Sorry I do not know if these exists as I am mostly a missile / drones pilot for missions perhaps someone else reading this can provide the information I lack.
Garmyne Atavuli
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2015-04-09 03:12:09 UTC
From the survival website
Quote:
Warning:

  • The first reinforcement wave contain multiple Elite Cruisers which will render a turret ship almost useless with their heavy tracking disruption. These should be primary targets for a turret ship.


Solution:

  • The Tracking Disrupt maximum range appears to be around 88km. If you manage to stay outside that range (using MJD / MWD), then the TD's are no problem to snipe.


For that matter any frigate/cruiser who's name is preceded the word 'ELITE' is going to TD you.
The triggers are the Battleships with the highest bounty.

Fit and skill accordingly and it's a breeze. (Signal Amps, Sensor Boosters, Electronics, Sensor Compensation)
Ahmed Ibn Rustah
Maxim 6
#8 - 2015-04-09 07:43:19 UTC
Two hints to help you here;
1) Marauder - Bastion and who cares about EWAR
2) Bring a friend, whilst you are disrupted they can shoot the rats etc ...
Kitty Bear
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#9 - 2015-04-09 10:50:36 UTC
option 1 - look at the mission guide

option 2 - join the helpmymission community channel

either or will make missioning much easier
erg cz
Federal Jegerouns
#10 - 2015-04-09 11:53:51 UTC
Blockade is a pain becasue of the ewar. Sansha or Serpentis - does not matter. Answer for this are drones or FOF missiles (Serpentis will dump your targeting range to some 11 km, so missiles boats without FOF missiles are pretty much done there).

Drones tend to snipe exactly ewar ships first.

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Agondray
Avenger Mercenaries
VOID Intergalactic Forces
#11 - 2015-04-09 13:00:47 UTC
erg cz wrote:
Blockade is a pain becasue of the ewar. Sansha or Serpentis - does not matter. Answer for this are drones or FOF missiles (Serpentis will dump your targeting range to some 11 km, so missiles boats without FOF missiles are pretty much done there).

Drones tend to snipe exactly ewar ships first.


serpentis can be annoying as they kill your lock range, but luckily they eventually fly in the range, ive has 2 cruisers knock me from 114km to 17 kms range, then they flew to under 17kms and died.

lucky enough guristas don't have a blockade, near perma jam frigates are annoying, and as soon as you break the jam, it takes a cycle or so before your jammed again.

sansha, guristas, and serpentis are the annoying factions to fight
sansha can be beat with missiles, I have horrible luck with drones because as soon as I deploy them, ive seen my hobgloblins even get targeted by battleships and cruisers that dropped their locfk on me for a fn drone

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Estella Osoka
Cranky Bitches Who PMS
#12 - 2015-04-09 14:37:16 UTC
Marauder in bastion mode FTW.
ValentinaDLM
SoE Roughriders
Electus Matari
#13 - 2015-04-09 20:47:20 UTC
There are three solutions:
1. Attempt to stay out of td range
2. Be immune to tracking disrupters.
3. Overcome the TDs with TCs or TEs of your own, and kill the TD ships quick.

Nightmare or apoc with tacs can be a good mission ship and outrage the TDs

A Paladin, golem or Vargur is good against EM and immune to ewar in bastion mode. Likewise missile and drone ships like the raven or domi don't care about tracking disruption.

If you run something like a shield Mach with 3TEs the mission doesn't really become a problem because you can still get close enough and Blap the frigs that TD you really quick with your guns and drones.

As always manage triggers and take out the elite rats quickly no matter which style you use to overcome Npc ewar.
GordonO
BURN EDEN
#14 - 2015-04-09 23:54:41 UTC
Maybe ask a corpie to help with this one ??MMO .. mm forget what that means now :)

... What next ??
Jeanne-Luise Argenau
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#15 - 2015-04-10 00:05:36 UTC
thats why i love missile boats or marauders no ecm. but try blockade against serpentis or guristas if u rly wanna cry :P