EVE General Discussion

So, if I'm going against ships/towers that sport neuts, will having batteries and cap rechargers help? (not the cap boosters, but the mods named Cap Recharger II, for instance).

If I understand neuting, they will drain a fixed amount of cap for each cycle they run, correct? So, batteries will make my total cap (the pool getting drained) bigger to start with, and the cap rechargers will essentially be fighting the neuts by adding some cap back each cycle. Or do the rechargers just shorten the total recharge time for the cap, and so they will naturally regen just a bit faster?

Just trying to wrap my head around how it works.

For that matter (my first comment sparked an idea), having a cap booster would fight the neuts, correct?

Thanks,

Tat

Cap Batteries are pretty decent now. A single large Cap Battery can counter a Heavy Neutralizer. However, if you are up against someone who has more than a single utility slots worth of neuting power fitted, you will probably still be better of with a Booster.

In a fight against neuts, with a cap booster fitted you can try and see when the neut cycles hit. If you time it correctly and inject right after the neut hits you, you may have a few seconds to boost your shields and fire zeh lazors.

Thanks for the replies. Boosters and batteries it is :)

I guess one thing I don't really understand yet. How long does it take to drain your cap? Assuming it's full when you engage. It doesn't drain it all right away, does it? I assumed it would take a minute or two to drain you, but I guess that might be a bad assumption.

EFT/PYFA fit up the ship you want to go against for example a curse (look at zkillboard for fits if you don't have one). Look at the amount it can neutralize pr sec pr neut. Sum it up over all neuts, remove the 20% from the battery resist. This is the netto amount pr sec they will remove from you. DIvide your total cap capacity with this number, and you know the best case scenario (full cap, no modules used etc.). In reality you will have much less as your modules also use cap. If your fit is capstable at say 60%, you use this value. 60% of total cap divided with the netto neut pr sec capacity of your opponent. If you know you are going up against neuts, you can fit capless weapons (projectiles, drones and missiles) and buffer tank. You can still attack, have defence and you cap will last much longer.