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Seeking advice regarding private owned Titan
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Hatsumi Kobayashi
Perkone
Caldari State
#21 - 2012-02-14 21:23:12 UTC
voetius wrote:
* You need to be 2 or 2.5km from the Titan to use the bridge (can't recall exact distance, been a while since I last did this)


It works like a stargate, anything less than 2500m. The idea that it's 2km probably comes from the fact most people use "keep at range" at 2000m while waiting on the bridge, because a bumped Titan takes f'ing forever to stop moving even if it only gets a slight nudge.

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Osvaldr Adridian
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#22 - 2012-02-14 22:38:25 UTC
Are Titans really that common now? Shocked


Inb4 we see a youtube vid of op jumping himself instead of bridging and dieing with a laughable fitLol

http://i.imgur.com/wGQin.jpg
Katie Frost
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#23 - 2012-02-14 22:51:17 UTC
Freddy Dreamer wrote:
supr3m3justic3 wrote:
Buy a Black Ops....


black ops can only bridge bombers, no?


Among other Covops ships...

I think you are missing the point though. BlackOps ships would probably serve your solo/gank scenario far better than a Titan. You are bridging one ship for your other PvP toon. So at best you are hoping for a 1v1 or a gank... you don't need a Titan to do this.

Paying billions to get a Titan and fuel POS(s) only to get occassional fights/ganks? All the while risking your Titan to opportunistic alliances; whereas your goal could be easily achieved by flying solo or BlackOpsing which is far cheaper and probably just as effective?

I don't know. But your risk vs reward is severely out of whack.
supr3m3justic3
Perkone
Caldari State
#24 - 2012-02-14 23:04:15 UTC
Freddy Dreamer wrote:
supr3m3justic3 wrote:
Buy a Black Ops....


black ops can only bridge bombers, no?


They can bridge anything with a Cov Ops Cloak...and have the added benifit or using Cov Ops Cyno's.

And you're not risking a titan...

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Monty Kvaran
State War Academy
Caldari State
#25 - 2012-02-14 23:16:15 UTC
supr3m3justic3 wrote:
Freddy Dreamer wrote:
supr3m3justic3 wrote:
Buy a Black Ops....


black ops can only bridge bombers, no?


They can bridge anything with a Cov Ops Cloak...and have the added benifit or using Cov Ops Cyno's.

And you're not risking a titan...

Win, WIn


Does that include T3 Cruisers? I've been wondering about that one...
Hatsumi Kobayashi
Perkone
Caldari State
#26 - 2012-02-14 23:47:54 UTC
Monty Kvaran wrote:
Does that include T3 Cruisers? I've been wondering about that one...


If they have the Covops sub, yes.

The only thing T3s can't do is light the covert cyno.

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supr3m3justic3
Perkone
Caldari State
#27 - 2012-02-15 00:10:28 UTC
What he said ^^^
Kush Monster
Big Tobacco
#28 - 2012-02-15 01:33:26 UTC
Hatsumi Kobayashi wrote:
Monty Kvaran wrote:
Does that include T3 Cruisers? I've been wondering about that one...


If they have the Covops sub, yes.

The only thing T3s can't do is light the covert cyno.


o **** that's badass! hello blackops!


I second the POS fuel prediction. Have fun fueling all those poses just to play with your titan.

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Janos Haine
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#29 - 2012-02-15 02:48:22 UTC
My suggestion for whats its worth?

Don't sell your characters/assets to buy a Titan.
If you must sell your characters/assets please feel free to do so.
If you do sell your characters/assets and the collective ISK is enough to buy a Titan character with decent skills AND enough to buy a properly fitted Titan...SPEND THAT MONEY ON SOMETHING ELSE!!!

You are hiding behind an alt, we get that.
If you do have characters and assets worth this much ISK ~benefit of the doubt~ you will NOT do well with a solo Titan.

In a dickstar or not.
The people who sell you the Titan will likely be the ones killing you.
Janos Haine
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#30 - 2012-02-15 02:51:58 UTC
Better yet- man up and join an alliance in Null.

Faction Warfare might work too.

Several of the Wormhole alliances have decent pvp chops too.
NaturalBeast
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#31 - 2012-02-15 03:47:55 UTC
Don't do this. Plain and simple its stupid on so many levels. After watching my old alliance kill a blue Titan because they thought he was a spy you can tell why I hang out in Rens in some ****** alt trading. So I can appreciate you not wanting to blue up your Titan.

But if you really want to PVP in 0.0 your going to need friends. Solo stuff sucks ass. Blobs are everywhere and the only good kills will probably get you killed once intel hits the channels and they cut your exits off and force a logoffski.

Just go find a decent 0.0 corp that specializes in roaming and nothing more. They will be full of alts but who gives a ****? Pew pew at a reasonable pace and then keep your other characters making the iskies somewhere else. But stay away from 0.0 alliances with that Titan. A nobody without real friends will get ganked and then kicked. Thats the way this game is played.

Trust me.
Mutnin
SQUIDS.
#32 - 2012-02-15 04:51:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Mutnin
Mfume Apocal wrote:
OldMan Gana wrote:
I'm donning my Mystic Meg hat here- I foresee a life of doing nothing else but fueling and refueling a POS. Responding to notifications of POS attacks and then watching your Titan die.
Someone. somewhere will spot your POS and then your Titan, once that happens then you know the rest.


you seriously overestimate people's willingness to shoot POSes and especially max hardener towers.

Lady Ayeipsia wrote:
Stront only protects so far. Any serious alliance that wants a Titan kill will stalk the pos, wait out the timer, and get you.


you can't do anything to him in lowsec, he just lands at the pos and cynos out before you can get tackle. i've read this story before (multiple times, in fact) and i know how it ends.

spoiler: him jumping to some empty ass lowsec backwater and logging off while cloaked at a safespot before throwing up a new tower.



How many alts do you think he will be able to run for this "solo PVP" adventure.. Lets see 1 Cyno bait alt to bridge to.. 1 Titian alt. 1 PVP alt.. 1 oh **** I jumped my titian instead of bridged at to cyno back to POS alt?

This is one amusing idea of SOLO PVP, and I totally can't see anything going wrong in the confusion of trying to run all these accounts at once. Lol
Mfume Apocal
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#33 - 2012-02-15 05:01:28 UTC
Mutnin wrote:
How many alts do you think he will be able to run for this "solo PVP" adventure.. Lets see 1 Cyno bait alt to bridge to.. 1 Titian alt. 1 PVP alt.. 1 oh **** I jumped my titian instead of bridged at to cyno back to POS alt?

This is one amusing idea of SOLO PVP, and I totally can't see anything going wrong in the confusion of trying to run all these accounts at once. Lol


you can log before you load the next system, it's not a super-huge deal.

i've had around 10 titans jump into me instead of bridging, know how many i killed?

zero
Freddy Dreamer
Doomheim
#34 - 2012-02-15 06:25:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Freddy Dreamer
NaturalBeast wrote:
Don't do this. Plain and simple its stupid on so many levels. After watching my old alliance kill a blue Titan because they thought he was a spy you can tell why I hang out in Rens in some ****** alt trading. So I can appreciate you not wanting to blue up your Titan.

But if you really want to PVP in 0.0 your going to need friends. Solo stuff sucks ass. Blobs are everywhere and the only good kills will probably get you killed once intel hits the channels and they cut your exits off and force a logoffski.

Just go find a decent 0.0 corp that specializes in roaming and nothing more. They will be full of alts but who gives a ****? Pew pew at a reasonable pace and then keep your other characters making the iskies somewhere else. But stay away from 0.0 alliances with that Titan. A nobody without real friends will get ganked and then kicked. Thats the way this game is played.

Trust me.




dammit guys all of you are suppose to be encouraging me to go with it so you can get on the km if i mess up lol

yeah i am paranoid player. one of the reasons i dont join pvp corps nowadays because i tend to fly shineys hehe Big smile

plus being outnumbered and killing stuff by yourself is more rewarding imo that is why i want my own titan for the surprise factor which the number 1 advantage for pvp.

sadly i dont have any real life friends who play eve, damn you WOW Cry
Freddy Dreamer
Doomheim
#35 - 2012-02-15 06:26:59 UTC
Janos Haine wrote:
Better yet- man up and join an alliance in Null.

Faction Warfare might work too.

Several of the Wormhole alliances have decent pvp chops too.



no thanks, i rather not be one of the soldiers for sov warfare, nothing wrong with it though, just not for me.
Ryuce
#36 - 2012-02-15 07:45:22 UTC
If you choose to listen to the guys above me regarding BLOPS have a look at their bridge and jump range. These are quiet limited compared to titans and will from time to time become an issue.
Freddy Dreamer
Doomheim
#37 - 2012-02-15 07:52:03 UTC
Ryuce wrote:
If you choose to listen to the guys above me regarding BLOPS have a look at their bridge and jump range. These are quiet limited compared to titans and will from time to time become an issue.



yeah i expected that,btw what is the bridge range of a titan?
Degren
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#38 - 2012-02-15 13:07:16 UTC
Please, folks...please. For the luls, include me in this killmail.

Hello, hello again.
astara989
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#39 - 2012-02-15 13:48:54 UTC
Lisan al-Gaib wrote:
They've made it so that when you cyno onto a POS now you always land at least 15km from the shield or something like that.
I guess you could cyno onto the pos, warp off, and then warp back, if you want to protect your cynoship.



So someone who cant afford to lose a cyno ship, but wants to buy a titan?
Hatsumi Kobayashi
Perkone
Caldari State
#40 - 2012-02-15 16:50:22 UTC
Mfume Apocal wrote:
Mutnin wrote:
How many alts do you think he will be able to run for this "solo PVP" adventure.. Lets see 1 Cyno bait alt to bridge to.. 1 Titian alt. 1 PVP alt.. 1 oh **** I jumped my titian instead of bridged at to cyno back to POS alt?

This is one amusing idea of SOLO PVP, and I totally can't see anything going wrong in the confusion of trying to run all these accounts at once. Lol


you can log before you load the next system, it's not a super-huge deal.

i've had around 10 titans jump into me instead of bridging, know how many i killed?

zero


that's because brack region can only lose erebuses, not kill them Cool

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