Missions & Complexes

Now before we get started can we leave the apparently obligatory comments talking about how terrible the drone regions are, the lack of loot, standard bounties and salvage out of it? I'm up here because some mates are and they are pretty dead set on staying so it looks like I will be spending my time here as well.

Really struggling when it comes to getting a good tank on any of the Amarr BS's that can hold up for an entire Horde (often has to be cap stable to meet this requirement with the not great DPS) while being able at the same time to run the site in a reasonable time. It seems every change I make either makes my tank too low or my dps to low so any advice on fittings would be great.

Just to give you an idea of my skills I'm maxed out in gunnery so either type of lasers will do and if you have a nightmare fit that is effective my shield skills are pretty decent.

It's been a while since I ran sites in the Drones Region, but when I did, the Paladin was sex on wheels. A Nightmare would also work well.




If you try out a Paladin, you do not HAVE to go into Bastion mode, but obviously the ship is even better if you do (at increased risk). The Energy Neutralizers could be replaced with any other utility modules. The LMJD is for GTFO. You could also switch to Mega Pulse Laser II's. You can also bling it out more, if you so desire.

I know you can for Sanshas and Blood Raiders. I have never tried it with Rogue Drones.

Wondering what your problem is?
Especially when the OP starts his post with this.

At least make it look like you bothered to read the OP when you post, please.

OP
I have never been into the Drone Regions so I am of little help based on actual experience.
The fits above look good to me from a purely pen and paper way of looking at them.
Perhaps if you could post up a fit that you have tried and not had much luck with we could help you find the weak spots.

From you post it seems that tank skills are likely the source of some of your troubles so looking into increasing them might be helpful.

As Tsukino suggests, you could also try using an Oracle at long range. I have listed below an adapted fit from the one I used to employ against Blood Raiders and Sanshas. Basic tactic, warp in at 70 to the anomaly, try to keep all the rats at least that far away from you. I do not know whether Rogue Drones hit further out than Blood Raiders or Sanshas.

It's nice not being at zero in an anomaly, when hostiles come roaming. And, it hurts the wallet a lot less to lose the occasional Oracle than it does Paladin or Nightmare (if you do get caught).

Sadly the Paladin won't be an option for a few months, however the nightmare might just work. I'm a little skeptical though when it comes to the tank you've linked. Rogue drogue variants deal damage across all resists and the EM and THERMAL resists that nightmare would have would be very low.

You can get about 650 EM/Thermal DPS out of an Oracle at 69+35 km. This is far from pitiful.

I just do not know whether the Rogue Drones will hit you too hard at that range. The Blood Raiders only have a couple of variants which can hit you that far out, so you basically take no damage. Same goes for Sanshas. It is certainly worth some experimenting.

It might be worth your time to look into a missile armageddon. Why? More cap to your tank, and the abbadon has neut + drone dps bonuses. So take a look what kind of missiles you can put on it. HAM missiles is what i used i think. (sorry, not at my main pc, so can't link a fit. Not taking my Eve database with me on holiday :)

Sadly I don't... Just lasers...

Keep moving, don't let elite frigates get close enough to scram you, and give it a try.