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Crying Assassin
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2016-08-24 18:28:37 UTC
As above looking for some basic advice on this.

Importantly i will be playing a solo account, after reading a few guides and topics i was going to go down the 2 ship route ie a heron / buzzard for the actual probing and scanning then jump into an incursus for the actual combat side of things, the problem i see is having to drag 2 ships round. My next thought was to use a t3 destroyer jackdaw because of its 95% reduction in cpu requirements for probe launchers.

So seeking advice from more skilled players as to what my best options are to attempt this venture solo, if possible a fit would be great help.

cheers
Sonya Corvinus
Grant Village
#2 - 2016-08-24 18:43:41 UTC
t3ds would definitely work. If you want to go with a jackdaw, I'd do something along these lines:

High
rocket launcher II x5
expanded probe launcher

Mid
Medium Ancillary Shield Booster x2
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
some sort of web
1MN Afterburner
Warp Scrambler

Low
ballistic control unit
damage control

Rigs
small anti-em screen reinforcer
small core defense operational solidifier
probably will need a small processor overclocking unit

Carry a variety of rockets and a decent number of cap boosters in case you draw someone into a real fight


again, any t3d would work, and if you're just going after MTUs I'd probably go with a confessor or hecate, but if you're trained heavily caldari, a jackdaw would do the trick
Shallanna Yassavi
qwertz corp
#3 - 2016-08-24 18:47:59 UTC
There's always that station games fit:
(Svipul)
Autocannon
2 Shiny Medium Shield Extender
4 Shield Power Relay II
AB
Scram

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Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#4 - 2016-08-24 18:51:27 UTC
T3d's work a treat, personally I haven't flown the jackdaw but it's certainly going to be tanky enough.
Only problem with them is all people say about them is they're broken and op so it might be a little scary for the task and
If you're after fight's you're going to need to be fairly patient, I spent a whole day flipping with a Magus in lanngisi last week and had no bites at all.

Now I'm fairly well known for killing bigger **** than I have any business even looking at with frigates,
and a few people recognized me so maybe they were a little spooked
but it seemed like everyone in system was an awarebear.
General trend with the bears these days is rampant cowardice,
Anything flashing in their pocket and they run screaming.
Maybe it's me but I'm fairly certain I'm not scary enough for that.

The ship I've had the most significant success with over the years is the Ishkur though Omar (who is considerably better it this than I am swears by the comment) it's ****** enough not to spook the bears but solid enough for surprising pressure if flown well.

If you're just going for the MTU though just bring something don't and blap away

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Crying Assassin
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2016-08-24 19:02:23 UTC
thanks for the replies my intention to start with is more along the line of just the mtu and maybe provoking a fight, just dipping my toes into the pvp side of things and think this would be a good starting point.

cheers
Roman Manowar
House of Black Lanterns
#6 - 2016-08-24 19:57:31 UTC
Just be careful and watch your six. Some of the MTU's out there are bait for you.
Once you blow it up, 98% of the time nobody engages you in suspect mode. But there is always that chance someone's been waiting for you.

Most people I've flown with go suspect, then sit at station and wait on people to engage them. But they also have armor rep alts fleeted up off grid waiting to rep them.

It is fun to probe down a mission runner and his MTU and see what their reaction is when I roll into their mission. Pirate
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
#7 - 2016-08-24 20:09:38 UTC
When you land on the MTU, align to a safe and set speed to 75% - that way, if it's a trap, you can GTFO and live to MTU-pop another day :)

Perfection is a dish best served like wasabi .

Bumble's Space Log
Tipa Riot
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2016-08-24 21:05:28 UTC
T3D is a good choice for roaming solo, though you should have near max probing skills as the hull has no bonus on probing strength just fitting. For highsec I have a Stratios ready, but don't expect many to bite here. Switching ships is viable when you are operating in one system.

I'm my own NPC alt.
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#9 - 2016-08-24 21:31:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Ralph King-Griffin
Don't run from a good trap! traps are great fun.

Some of my most memorable fight's were traps.

Eh, scanned down a dominix a few years back and warped in already suspect,
he was gone when I landed but there was a big typhoon and a Proteus smiling at me instead.
The typhoon was practically on the beacon but the port was about 80k off (****ed if I know why)
Anyway the typhoon comes straight at me and lands a point before I can nope out of there
so I set about him reasoning that I would be happy if I gave a good account of myself in my frigate before the port came and smeared me across the system.

It didn't go down like that, I got the typhoon deep into hull by the time the port git his slow ass over and got a lock on me so I overheat my guns and *BANG*




THE TYPHOON EXPLODES! **** ! OVERHEAT ALL THE THE THINGS! WATCH THE TRANSVERSAL , GET THE ARMOR BACK UP FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUCK THIS OS GONNA BE CLOSE!

So now I'm dancing with a buffer, brawling fit Proteus , webbed to hell and back ,bearly mitigating enough damage to rep back out of hull.I had to keep manually adjusting my orbit to keep him From volleying through me ,
every now and again he would land a good hit , my armor would disappear and I'd dip further into hull and have to claw it back to survive the next one, while trying desperately to manage my cap to keep guns,rep,ab and piddly little meta neut going, if any of them fail I explode
This dance goes on for what seems like forever

Then just as I burnt my repper out his guns stop ... I'm not sure why until he comvos me asking for a ransom,
then I realized that my piddly little meta neut had caped him out and he was helpless.

Sitting there with this White Knight helpless was one of the most satisfying moments I have had here yet.
"This isn't about isk"
To this day it's one of my favorite kills.

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Roman Manowar
House of Black Lanterns
#10 - 2016-08-24 23:30:13 UTC
Tipa Riot wrote:
T3D is a good choice for roaming solo, though you should have near max probing skills as the hull has no bonus on probing strength just fitting. For highsec I have a Stratios ready, but don't expect many to bite here. Switching ships is viable when you are operating in one system.


Are all the T3D tank modes as good as Jackdaw for this? Like a Hecate or Svipul?
Stratios seems nice though, because you can fit it to cloaky hunt too if you wanted.
Roman Manowar
House of Black Lanterns
#11 - 2016-08-24 23:31:32 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
To this day it's one of my favorite kills.
What a great story! I would of loved to see your face getting a ransom chat request. LOL
Tipa Riot
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2016-08-25 08:05:16 UTC
Roman Manowar wrote:
Tipa Riot wrote:
T3D is a good choice for roaming solo, though you should have near max probing skills as the hull has no bonus on probing strength just fitting. For highsec I have a Stratios ready, but don't expect many to bite here. Switching ships is viable when you are operating in one system.


Are all the T3D tank modes as good as Jackdaw for this? Like a Hecate or Svipul?
Stratios seems nice though, because you can fit it to cloaky hunt too if you wanted.

With the current (im)balance of the T3Ds the Svipul is the strongest and most flexible T3D. The Jackdaw can fit a monster tank, but is slow as a snail and dishes out half the DPS of the Svipul. Hecate with blaster and active armor tank may be an option.

I'm my own NPC alt.
Solecist Project
#13 - 2016-08-25 09:02:04 UTC
Did you read http://mtuhunter.wordpress.com ?

There's an extensive mtu hunting guide there!

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Crying Assassin
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2016-08-25 18:04:15 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
Did you read http://mtuhunter.wordpress.com ?

There's an extensive mtu hunting guide there!


yes i did read that thanks very informative and easy to take in :)

guys thanks for all the replies if i ever get to a stratios how would you fit that for this kind of entertainment :)
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#15 - 2016-08-25 21:43:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Ralph King-Griffin
Crying Assassin wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:
Did you read http://mtuhunter.wordpress.com ?

There's an extensive mtu hunting guide there!


yes i did read that thanks very informative and easy to take in :)

guys thanks for all the replies if i ever get to a stratios how would you fit that for this kind of entertainment :)

Dual rep e.i. one t2 one anvil, scram ,ab ,dual web's or web and a tracking disruptor

And as many neuts in the highs as you can fit.

Offline the probe launcher when not in use so you get the fitting room back Blink

Oh, at least one flight of warrior's and one of ogre's, then whatever other drones you fancy.

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Dirty Forum Alt
Forum Alts Anonymous
#16 - 2016-08-25 21:49:20 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Dual rep e.i. one t2 one anvil

Currently picturing Ralph hammering out new armor plates on his anvil mid-combat and welding them up as the enemy breaks through the old ones...
(Sorry, I couldn't resist)

The dead swans lay in the stagnant pool. They lay. They rotted. They turned Around occasionally. Bits of flesh dropped off them from Time to time. And sank into the pool's mire. They also smelt a great deal.

Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings (Sussex)
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#17 - 2016-08-25 21:52:08 UTC
Dirty Forum Alt wrote:
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Dual rep e.i. one t2 one anvil

Currently picturing Ralph hammering out new armor plates on his anvil mid-combat and welding them up as the enemy breaks through the old ones...
(Sorry, I couldn't resist)

Haha, that pleases me.

Murderers of Negotiable Motivations

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Solecist Project
#18 - 2016-08-25 21:55:37 UTC
Crying Assassin wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:
Did you read http://mtuhunter.wordpress.com ?

There's an extensive mtu hunting guide there!


yes i did read that thanks very informative and easy to take in :)

guys thanks for all the replies if i ever get to a stratios how would you fit that for this kind of entertainment :)

I know it's not helpfull, but I always consider speed ...
... so i can fly through crossfire unharmed ...
... while triggering npcs and dropping them onto him.

for this scenario are a speedy y-s8 atron (more lowslots for overdrives, pg)...
... or a slasher (forgot. lol) good options.

you might want to consider it some day. :)

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Vincenzo Arbosa
Locust Assets
#19 - 2016-08-26 03:41:52 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
Did you read http://mtuhunter.wordpress.com ?

There's an extensive mtu hunting guide there!



It looks like his blog is as abandoned as all of those lonely MTUs out there. A shame, it is pretty good reading, too. His last post mentions going on holiday and returning shortly. Hope all is well for Mr Severus.

o7

"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli." 
Mephiztopheleze
Laphroaig Inc.
#20 - 2016-08-26 04:09:35 UTC
Roman Manowar wrote:
Stratios seems nice though.


The Stratios is a very nice ship. Although it has the drawback of being well known as a capable PvP boat. Ralph's advice here is very sound: you don't want to present as something that will smash a carebear's face in.

You want them thinking you're going to be an easy kill, which is why ships like the Ishkur and Incursus are so good for MTU flipping shenanigans. Carebears don't feel as threatened by them, so they're more likely to pull the trigger and give you that delicious teal glow of a Limited Engagement Timer.

Stratios are very popular for hunting 0.0 ratting ships and they see a lot of use in Wormhole space.

Roman Manowar wrote:
because you can fit it to cloaky hunt too if you wanted.


I, and most others, wouldn't ever undock a Stratios without a CovOps cloak on it. If you don't want/need the cloak, use a VNI instead.

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