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Signature Tanking Tutorial Video
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Eternum Praetorian
Doomheim
#1 - 2011-09-08 03:09:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Eternum Praetorian
Signature Tanking Tutorial Video










Transversal and Signature tanking is both complex and heavy on the math. For a new player it is remarkably difficult to explain. This tutorial video is my attempt to explain Signature Tanking in a way that is 100% VISUAL and requires NO MATH or OVERVIEW settings.


In an actually fight…
You won’t have time to “check your transversal” in your overview.


Signature tanking is one of those things that you accomplish intuitively on the fly. Real skin-of-your-teeth and seat-of-your-pants kind of stuff Cool Thus, I believe that a visual representation will do well for most people… especially those of you who are not mathematically inclined.




For those of you who love your math…
This will still be a good overview of basic concepts.





Note:
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Your Overview CAN Show You Your Transversal Vs. The Target Ship & You Can Find It In Your “Columns” Tab. Both Transversal & Radial Velocity Can Help You See In Real Time When Your Ship Has High Transversal & When It Has Low Transversal Vs. Any Given Target Ship.



But also note this…

In a genuine PVP setting you wont have time to pay attention to any of that.
So learn how to actually “Fly” your ship with your mouse and not rely on your overview so much.

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Eternum Praetorian
Doomheim
#2 - 2011-09-08 03:10:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Eternum Praetorian
Some Common Q&A


Q,Microwarpdrive increases my signature radius allot, is it worth having over an afterburner?
A. Yes! All PVP builds MUST start with a Microwarpdrive unless you are in a dedicated sniper ship. Microwarpdrives do increase your signature radius allot, but if you understand transversal you will do better with one then you will with an Afterburner in most cases.

(There are some exceptions to this rule but we wont cover them here)






Q. I keep exploding when I try this… what am I doing wrong?
A. Tackling and Signature tanking ONE ship is easy, tackling and Signature Tanking several is next to impossible. Learn to love Tech I Frigates because in fleet scenarios they will save you allot of ISK in the long run. They are epic win tacklers and can do almost everything that an Interceptor can do.


Interceptors and Assault Frigates really start shine in smaller “Wolf Pack” style gangs where you are actively hunting targets of smaller numbers as you roam.

Fleet Vs. Fleet however, tacklers will often be primed and you will tend to die allot. So you might as well be in a cheap one…

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