Warfare & Tactics

Ah.

Our outlook towards tackling is a bit different, then.

So long as the Rifter (effectively being used as a cheap Interceptor) gets the tackle and maintains it long enough for some other ship to also get the tackle, then the RIfter has done its job. We do not expect Rifters to return from fleet engagements, and we have the luxury of numbers on our side which guarantees that we'll have a few Rifters in each fleet. That the Rifter getting the tackle may and probably will die, if not in that engagement then in another during that battle, is taken for granted and not viewed as a loss from our perspective. For this reason we do not devote resources to providing traditional, more effective fits, such as a 400mm plate or a Medium Shield Extender; instead, we focus entirely on speed and capacitor stability so that the Rifter can burn however far is needed to get to the target and run the tackle gear.

On the other hand, we do provide our newbee tacklers with some basic instruction along the lines of "turn off the MWD once you're near enough to tackle," though we do often see pairs of "Hero Rifters" burn straight at a target with the MicroWarpdrive overheated, each just one shot away from being blown up by their intended target. It is a boost to morale every time a "Hero Rifter" dies in this fashion, especially if in so doing a tackle is gained and/or a warp-in for the fleet is gained in return for the loss of the Rifter. Why, just yesterday I burned straight at a Cynabal, and later in a different Rifter at a group of Tengus, and died prior to landing a shot; but, in both cases my previous position or my wreck served as a warp-in for other people to get the tackle and kill the targets.

My apologies for all those words.

I do usually prefer to do stuff with a group.

As it happened, I disengaged.

don't fly uncloaked ships in null-sec.

in my experience MWD's will get you killed more often in null-sec (from a covert-fleet standpoint). also the CPU required is inhibitive

Would you mind explaining exactly what your experience constitutes? With respect, I have never heard of your Alliance and I question whether you speak from the perspective of someone who routinely lives in and fights in nullsec or from the perspective of someone who occasionally travels through nullsec with the intention of either avoiding combat or engaging only in very specific activities. If you are the latter, then, again with all due respect, your opinion and your experience is a little bit irrelevant to the points that are being discussed in this thread.

I just wanted advice on how to make a Rifter catch a competent stealth bomber.

I don't think you are using the word "pubbie" correctly, forums user ChYph3r.

i'm a total noob. if you need to check my stats they're readily available. i am, however a console gamer, and i've kind of decided that null-sec is a little soft. in fact, it's really soft.

my experience with MWD's is fairly limited, but if you're not flying a ship with a neg-bonus to the sig radius, it's a risky endeavor. and the percentage of your CPU used up by a MWD is often restricting.

we are nomadic. we've been fighting and dying in null-sec since month 2, and it's been a blast.

the reason you couldn't get us locked and disrupted is because you're targeting range had been cut severely. if you leave your tactical display open, you'll be able to recognize this earlier, and also the futility of giving chase.

i really don't know what the solution would be. i mean, even if you can target to 100, we're in complete safety.

This has to be said. Very refreshing thread. Subscribed.

F*ck the hero rifter use an insta cain.You can find the fit in the wiki.You will lock and kill them before they can do anything.Nothing pops a bomber like the insta cain.

Have an Arazu sitting nearby

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