Foray into the world of Amarrian Battleships.

Hey everyone, looking for some advice regarding a PVE fit for an Apocalypse. I’ve never used an Amarr BS before, so this is literally the first time I’ve looked into the matter. So, without further ado…

EFT Stats, click for increased viewingness.

[Apocalypse, Pythia]
Large Armor Repairer II
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Armor Thermic Hardener II
Armor Kinetic Hardener II

Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Optical Tracking Computer I, Tracking Speed

Mega Pulse Laser I, Amarr Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser I, Amarr Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser I, Amarr Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser I, Amarr Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser I, Amarr Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser I, Amarr Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser I, Amarr Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser I, Amarr Navy Multifrequency L

Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Auxiliary Nano Pump I

Hammerhead II x5
Hobgoblin II x5

Those EFT stats are at my current level (as you can see) with Amarr BS and Large Energy Turrets both at Level III. My armour/capacitor/drone skills are fine, just my shooty skills fail me as far as large turrets are concerned. I’m training to rectify the anaemic DPS. I’m also concerned the tank isn’t quite enough, I usually run missions in an Ishtar which has a much smaller signature radius and can outpace the above Apoc by a good 450m/s whereas with this Apoc it looks like a lot of the time will be spent sitting stationary…

Obviously the hardeners and drones will be mission specific, the above fit is specced against Serpentis (although Caldari light and medium drones might work slightly better against them, they aren’t as pretty as Gallente drones…).

Constructive criticism, please?

2010
01/22
CATEGORY
Ship Fittings
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With the dawn of Incarna…

Is it unreasonable of me to expect more graphics/animations within stations while viewing your docked ship? The reason I bring this up is because of this … http://www.eveonline.com/download/videos/?type=8

I think the closest I’ve ever seen is when docked in some Sisters of Eve stations a shuttle (presumably of Amarrian origin) sometimes flies past. That’s it. Am I just picking the wrong Stations to dock in?

While I’m dubious of Incarna’s actual impact upon the game (perhaps better suited for a blog closer to Incarna’s release, whenever that is.) I am still quite excited about actually… *WALKING AROUND*. But as far as I’m concerned you can retcon all this walking about business if the next time I dock up after Incarna’s release I see my corpmate’s Hyperion drift past my docked up Ishtar towards the exit. Or being filled with dread as I hide in station and see the fleet of my would-be attackers filling up the docking-platforms next to me. Or just being able to jealously eye-up the Nightmare sat in the parking space to my left.

Okay, perhaps that might be a bit too much to ask for. But I’d love it if various NPC craft or vehicles would go about their business as I sit staring at my ship. Not necessarily useable craft (In the Gallente vid from the link I posted there are Iterons everywhere), just small civilian craft; I’d imagine that most none-capsuleer businesses would probably be able to carry out all their hauling needs in a ship smaller than a standard issue pod-pilot-shuttle. Or perhaps where the scenery permits we could see trains or … cars? …

In general, when I’m docked up I don’t want to feel like I’m the only living being in the station, I acknowledge that the station is a hive of, atleast NPC, activity and I’d like to see that! Part of me is longing for the day that you make your docking request and get the reply “Sorry for the delay but all bays are currently occupied. An Astral Mining Iteron Mk III is due to undock within the next five minutes. Thank you for your patience.”

Agree/Disagree? Maybe I’m just too fond of the RP aspect of the game…

2010
01/20
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Out of Character.
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Logging in… Roden assumes office!

President Jacus Roden formally assumed office earlier today at his inauguration before the Gallente Senate. Shortly beforehand, incumbent President Souro Foiritan made a brief, formal statement to the Senate. Executive power rested briefly with the Senate before Chief Justice Broyal Alserette of the Federation Supreme Court swore in Jacus Roden as the new President of the Federation.

To a standing ovation, President Roden then took the rostrum and stood quietly for a moment before motioning for silence and giving a speech in which he reaffirmed his election pledges. President Roden stated that it was the policy of his government to “restore Federation control over the space and planets of the Luminaire system and to all Federation systems and worlds occupied by Caldari State naval and militia forces,” and noted that capsuleer forces of the Federal Defence Union had liberated several Gallente systems since the election. His wide-ranging speech took in aspects of policy such as corruption – another theme of Roden’s campaign – industrial policy, and the importance of the capsuleer class to the economy and security of the Federation. President Roden is himself a capsuleer.

President Roden finished his speech with a pledge “to return the Gallente Federation to the greatness that has been its undoubted destiny from the moment our peoples united to realize the historic project of universal freedom.” As he stepped back from the podium, the Senate once more erupted in a standing ovation, which the President acknowledged before leaving.”

About time! Hopefully something will actually get done now that Foiritan has officially gone away. I know it’s a bit strange, having never visited there, but I don’t think I could forgive the Caldari for what they did to the Intaki system. I doubt I’ll ever visit, but still… Not a big fan of the Caldari. My point being; I, like everyone one else in the ‘verse, blame Foiritan for the fact that the Caldari managed to hit us as hard as they did.

Anyway, enough flexing of my inadequate-political-knowledge muscles. It looks like I might be being called back to the Wormhole from my “base” in Sortet. Apparently some kind of hauling operation is going on, I don’t know, not really paying attention to the corp channel at the moment. I’m not really too enthusiastic about being called away from the Fed. Navy station here either, my agent has kept me occupied with various tasks that range from carrying stuff about in a shuttle to killing Serpentis fleets – I can’t help but feel a bit overqualified for this.

Makes me wonder, if it’s left to us privateers to try fight off Serpentis, Angel Cartel et al, and by the looks of recent events they’re not fighting the Caldari… What exactly does the Federation Navy do?

2010
01/19
CATEGORY
In Character
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10 Things Every EVE Player Should Know (Courtesy of Mr. Kinux)

Because this is fantastic summary for new and old players, I thought I’d repost it just for emphasis. This was originally posted by CrazyKinux at his blog.

‘EVE Online veterans are all aware that it’s not the easiest MMORPG to jump into and that it’s got a steep learning curve, with a hardcore player following. So I’ve put together another list to help players understand the nature of EVE, before they set out to make a living in New Eden. A kind of reality check if you will.

  1. The only place where you are safe in EVE is either docked or offline, otherwise you’re mostly fair game.
  2. You will eventually get podded. It’s nothing personal.
  3. So make sure your clone is up to date
  4. At any given time, make sure you’re always training a skill.
  5. EVE is like a sandbox with landmines. Deal with it.
  6. You’re flying in a cocoon full of liquid, known as a pod. Not behind the controls of a ship.
  7. Flying a ship anywhere in EVE is like gambling, only fly what you’re willing to lose.
  8. CONCORD exists to punish, not protect.
  9. If you’re going to be in a low sec system for a while, create 2 or more safe spot, just in case.
  10. Pirates are not griefers, they’re as much a part of EVE as you are.

So there you have it. If you’re looking for a more extensive list, make sure to visit the “Tips and Advice” page that CCP has put together. They’ve got more tips and advice and provide additional details.

Fly safe, or die trying!’

2010
01/18
CATEGORY
Guides
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Blog Banter!

Welcome to the fourteenth installment of the EVE Blog Banter, the monthly EVE Online blogging extravaganza created by none other than me, CrazyKinux. The EVE Blog Banter involves an enthusiastic group of gaming bloggers, a common topic within the realm of EVE Online, and a week to post articles pertaining to the said topic. The resulting articles can either be short or quite extensive, either funny or dead serious, but are always a great fun to read! Any questions about the EVE Blog Banter should be directed to crazykinux@gmail.com. Check out other EVE Blog Banter articles at the bottom of this post!

The first banter of 2010 comes to us from the EVE Blog Father, in which I ask the following: As we begin another year in New Eden, ask yourselves “What Now?” What will I attempt next? What haven’t I done so far in EVE? Was it out fear, funds, or knowledge? Have I always wanted to start my own corporation, but have never dared doing so? Is there a fledging mercenary waiting to come out of its shell? Or maybe an Industrialist? What steps and objectives will I set myself to accomplish in order to reach my ultimate goal for this year? EVE is what you make of it. So, what is it going to be for you?

For a long time I’ve watched Blog Banter subjects pop up on my iPhone screen… And now I’m going to answer one! I’m assuming that usually people inform CK they’re doing these or something but I’m not really bothered at the moment, the question is generally a good one and now is a good time to answer it!

This year I intend to get myself a Marauder. :D I spent most of yesterday EVEMon-Warrioring (Kinda like when I EFT-Warrior…) and I have an exciting year ahead! A lot of the skillpoints will be going into getting various support skills to level V (I’m primarily a drone user and after spending months training to use tiny space robots I’ve decided I want to get better at shooting things with big guns) and getting T2 large beams and railguns (then blasters and pulses along the line)  then when that’s done I shall be looking into purchasing myself a Paladin. Aswell as Marauder-ish things I’m going to be aiming for T2 Heavy Assault Missiles so I can finally fly my Sacrilege without feeling like an idiot.

This Marauder  business is a big deal for me, it’ll mark the first truly “big” ship I’ll own. By “big”, I don’t mean price (I own a Legion and love it far too much), I literally mean size. For my entire EVE career the only battleship hull I’ve flown was a Dominix which I quickly replaced with an Ishtar for my missioning ship (I say replaced, I actually lost the Dominix when an alliance mining op in low sec got hot dropped). There is just something about flying Cruiser hulls (and Frigate hulls) that I find more enjoyable than flying something like a Dominix (which is painful ugly in my opinion). However, this has to change! So I decided to go the full way and not only buy a Battleship but spend several months getting the necessary skills to fly a Paladin and fit it with T2 Tachyons. Then depending how that goes I’ll consider getting a Kronos.

As for actual in game plans, I’ll be doing the same as I did last year…! Yep, that’s the boring answer. I’m basically a defacto WH guard and a PVEer so large portions of last year were spent chasing off scanning frigates in my Arazu (something I found more fun than any sane person should) and stalking intruders in my WH to get my corp members a warp in. I’m not much of a PVPer, I don’t want to try solo PVP as I’m not confident enough and my corp doesn’t fancy foraying into lowsec to satiate my bloodlust. Infact, in my life I have 3 solo kills, 2 of which are my CEO (he was my CEO at the time too) and the third was a cormorant who was salvager fit.

TL;DR: I’m going to be doing the same old crap I did last year, but being slightly more enthusiastic about it!

2010
01/18
CATEGORY
Out of Character.
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Foreword

So, hello there, this is all a bit new. I’ve never really made a blog before. If you’ve not guessed, this blog is basically just about EVE-online (but I don’t know how you couldn’t have figured that out).

After spending an unreasonable amount of my life since Capsuleer’s arrival reading through the blog pack, I thought I might aswell join in, it looks fun. This could be fun, right? Literally any advice from experienced bloggers would be appreciated, I’m still wrestling with the themes and what not (I don’t like the orange text but I don’t think I can change that) but I’m slowly getting there *points to the sidebar* Look, I did that. Well, I clicked on/copied and pasted links but that’s not the point.

At some point I’m hoping to make this a mainly IC blog but at the moment I’m a bit too “all over the place” to really manage it, rest assured, when I’m settled you’ll get a nice intro post from my IC point of view.

I have literally no idea where this is going so I’m going to wrap it up as I have a dire need to fiddle with some more WordPress settings (and potentially revise Biology for my big exam tomorrow) so for now I bid you good day!

(I may edit and add some more ramblings)

For now, I present you with… FELICIA DAY!

*gazes dreamily into the distance*

I want to date her avatar.

2010
01/18
CATEGORY
Out of Character.
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