From now on I won't comment on every kills or losses in separate posts but I will write the cause of the fights and the answers for the questions: What was done well?, What should be changed? and What new trick has been learned?
So I have one kill: a Rifter and two losses: an Incursus and a Vexor.
About the kill I cannot say any important. It was a fair duel with Artwig. We agreed about a month ago in a revenge for his Incursus loss. He did not learned Thermodynamics and he had some crap T1 ammo loaded so he did not have a chance to beat me. He started with 90% shield but that one does not matter, I was highly overDPS him. See ya in one month!
The Incursus loss was a semi-duel. We were almost alone in the system, and atanV started to search me in a Jaguar. I warped to 70 kms to a belt and I started to move away. He jumped to 0, and started to follow me. MWD on and a headshake on local. He asked me whether I want him to change to a Rifter. I was curious about this setup so I told him yes. He changed and I lost.
This fight is a very important one. He was 3-5000 meters away and I could not get closer. It would be a different story if I would use AB instead of MWD. Another factor is the gun-ammo combination. If I would be able to use T2 blasters with Null ammo... Maybe that one could turn the tides of the fight. My drone was the only damage dealer from my side.
Why this fight is so important? Because if I wanna go to Taranis I will have the same fights. Blaster boat with buffer tank. My DPS would be higher than with the Incursus but only if I could reach my opponent. My MWD has been killed at the very first moment of the engagement so I have to test AB fitted Incursus too. As I heard dual-prop Taranis could be a viable path. MWD-only is not, I am sure.
The Vexor loss was a disaster. I was in a radar site, fighting with NPCs. They hit me hard and then the Stabber FI and the Rifter arrived. I cannot tell for sure that they scanned me. I was checking close range dir. scanner frequently but the result was full of NPCs and drones so it is possible that there were scanner probes but I didn't notice them. Or maybe there were no scanners but the site was scanned before and it was checked periodically whether a moron starts it or not. I don't know. I can ask anyway.
The new trick I have learned: pre-scan a Radar site and use that as a bait. It could work.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Kill 12: The Roam
We went a roam with vlewandowski. It started as a short journey and to be honest I did not plan to stay online for a long time, I was (as usual) tired. The first trip through 4 systems were fruitless, so we decided to try a longer roam.
As we reached Vlillirier we have seen a lot of pilots on local but nobody was in scanner range except three AFs, which I located at one of the planets. Three non-negative sec status players. They did not want to engage my Rifter and soon they disappeared. There were a missioning Thorax in the system also but without a scanner ship we could not locate him. As I warped to the next gate I have seen a Rifter on scan. He was sitting at the gate. Yellow guy, so I turned back and warped to zero to a nearby belt. He did the same. I informed vlew about the event, then I locked, scrambled, usual stuff. What was unusual that I did NOT forget to overheat. I told to vlew that I do not need help, my opponent has lost the half of his armor when he finished with my shield. And I am armor tanked, so I was sure about the final result of our fight. As my guns started to aim the finishing volley vlew arrived and pulled the trigger, so the final blow is not mine.
Literally it is not a solo kill, but practically it is. I told Jason a gf and he said it was gf if the Jaguar wasn't my mate. He was but I think it was a good and fair fight. The result was clear before vlaw arrived and if I were vlaw I would pull the trigger too. He did not know anything about the status of my ship, so he wanted to be sure.
The remaining part of the roam was lacking any events, we went home then I started my Ishkur-disarament project. It includes one Thorax too, in the beginning I was planning to use cruisers. Now the ship and its fit is useless, so I sold that too.
Moral
As I said, I did NOT forget to overheat, this should be the key parameter of the fight. On the other hand I DID forget to turn it off. I don't know much about how the guns behave if overheated too much, I have to collect information about it.
I did not informed my fleetmate about my and my opponents status. My in-fleet communication seems to be poor.
After the fight Jason asked me about the Jaguar arrived. I have told him that he is on my side. This is an error. I have to pay attention to being silent on local. With confirming that we are in fleet I was a friendly, social player, yes, but I was an intel idiot at the same time. Silence on local! No waves, no chatting!
And finally: the Rifter is a good PvP frigate, I like it.
As we reached Vlillirier we have seen a lot of pilots on local but nobody was in scanner range except three AFs, which I located at one of the planets. Three non-negative sec status players. They did not want to engage my Rifter and soon they disappeared. There were a missioning Thorax in the system also but without a scanner ship we could not locate him. As I warped to the next gate I have seen a Rifter on scan. He was sitting at the gate. Yellow guy, so I turned back and warped to zero to a nearby belt. He did the same. I informed vlew about the event, then I locked, scrambled, usual stuff. What was unusual that I did NOT forget to overheat. I told to vlew that I do not need help, my opponent has lost the half of his armor when he finished with my shield. And I am armor tanked, so I was sure about the final result of our fight. As my guns started to aim the finishing volley vlew arrived and pulled the trigger, so the final blow is not mine.
Literally it is not a solo kill, but practically it is. I told Jason a gf and he said it was gf if the Jaguar wasn't my mate. He was but I think it was a good and fair fight. The result was clear before vlaw arrived and if I were vlaw I would pull the trigger too. He did not know anything about the status of my ship, so he wanted to be sure.
The remaining part of the roam was lacking any events, we went home then I started my Ishkur-disarament project. It includes one Thorax too, in the beginning I was planning to use cruisers. Now the ship and its fit is useless, so I sold that too.
Moral
As I said, I did NOT forget to overheat, this should be the key parameter of the fight. On the other hand I DID forget to turn it off. I don't know much about how the guns behave if overheated too much, I have to collect information about it.
I did not informed my fleetmate about my and my opponents status. My in-fleet communication seems to be poor.
After the fight Jason asked me about the Jaguar arrived. I have told him that he is on my side. This is an error. I have to pay attention to being silent on local. With confirming that we are in fleet I was a friendly, social player, yes, but I was an intel idiot at the same time. Silence on local! No waves, no chatting!
And finally: the Rifter is a good PvP frigate, I like it.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The Invite
After the duel the spectator guy opened a convo at me and asked whether I am a pirate trainee or not. I answered him that I am collecting PvP experience without any care about my security status. He invited me to their corp. Beginner-friendly pirate corp and... I cannot remember the other benefits he told me. Invite has been thanked and a No has been answered.
My original plan was to apply to the Tuskers after I finish my learning. Plans change. M.e.A. is the perfect corp for me. Seriously casual, I described with these words to the guy. I will know all of the active members in a few weeks, since this is a really small corp. Like a family. They do not give me benefits. On the other hand I do not need benefits, I do not need ship replacement program, I do not need training roams.
I need a few friendly voices in the space, nothing else.
My original plan was to apply to the Tuskers after I finish my learning. Plans change. M.e.A. is the perfect corp for me. Seriously casual, I described with these words to the guy. I will know all of the active members in a few weeks, since this is a really small corp. Like a family. They do not give me benefits. On the other hand I do not need benefits, I do not need ship replacement program, I do not need training roams.
I need a few friendly voices in the space, nothing else.
Plans
Decisions has been made: I will fly two ships: an Interceptor and an Assault Frigate.
The Interceptor is quite obvious: Taranis. It has a measurable punch, cheap and looks cool.
The AF part is a bit more complicated. I have three options:
The Jaguar
Pros:
Pros:
Pros:
At first place it means I have to sell my Ishkurs and some of the drones. A few is still needed for the Taranises.
After that I have to start learning skills by concentrating my two goals: Taranis and Vengeance. It won't work in parallel. I will start with Taranis skills and(!) support skills. One week for the 'ranis, one week for the supports. As I calculated I will be able to effectively fly a Taranis in 1-1.5 months. After that I can change to Vengeance and I would be able to fly a Vengeance in December.
What will I do meantime? This 1-1.5 months will be done by Rifters and Incursuses. I have a great stockpile of those ships. Rifter is for fun, Insursus is for learning the tactics will be used by Taranis.
My learning queue has been planned. I have to concentrate one thing: not to leave this path.
But what about Malediction...?
The Interceptor is quite obvious: Taranis. It has a measurable punch, cheap and looks cool.
The AF part is a bit more complicated. I have three options:
The Jaguar
Pros:
- I have Autocannon Specialization.
- Damage type can be chosen.
- In shield config it is not too complicated ship, I have to choose the right ammo and good range then push the trigger.
- I know Minmatar frigates 5.
- I don't have shield skills. And I don't want to have them.
- There is an armor build for this ship but in this case I have to find something useful to the extra mid slot. Something EWAR, and this makes things more complicated.
- Misses the tracking bonus Rifter has.
Pros:
- Armor tank.
- Damage type change by drones.
- I know Gallente frigates 5.
- Drones can be killed.
- Damage type change by drones... Before leaving the station.
- Have to train Drone-related skills.
- Operating drones and the ship parallel is hard to master.
- Blasters or rails?
Pros:
- Armor tank. But what an armor tank!
- Rockets. Damage type can be chosen.
- Rockets. It would hit.
- Rockets. Needed for stealth bombers.
- Perfect slot layout.
- With armor resist plates not so slow.
- Great bonuses for Frigates and for AFs.
- I have to learn Amarr frigates to 5.
- I have to learn Rocket skills.
- Slower than Jaguar.
At first place it means I have to sell my Ishkurs and some of the drones. A few is still needed for the Taranises.
After that I have to start learning skills by concentrating my two goals: Taranis and Vengeance. It won't work in parallel. I will start with Taranis skills and(!) support skills. One week for the 'ranis, one week for the supports. As I calculated I will be able to effectively fly a Taranis in 1-1.5 months. After that I can change to Vengeance and I would be able to fly a Vengeance in December.
What will I do meantime? This 1-1.5 months will be done by Rifters and Incursuses. I have a great stockpile of those ships. Rifter is for fun, Insursus is for learning the tactics will be used by Taranis.
My learning queue has been planned. I have to concentrate one thing: not to leave this path.
But what about Malediction...?
Loss 19: The Brick
As I decided to try Vengeance I thought it would be useful to try Punisher, to get the feeling. I have made a mistake, I concentrated on tank. Punisher is a great tank, isn't it? So I put a 400mm plate, ANP II, DC II and Small Armor Repairer II to lows. And a Small Trimark Armor Pump into one of the rigslots. Small ACs to the high with a nos. AB and scrambler to mids and two powergrid rigs to be able to operate this... brick.
It has moved like a brick in homey. It has tanked like a brick. It was a brick. Anyway the Jaguar killed me.
It was a strange fight anyway. The guy asked me where the f.ck I am. Where...? I have entered to the system by the same gate he left it. He jumped back at the moment he saw me enter. It was obvious that he is hunting me. So where the f.ck should I be? I told him i am at sun. He pointed out that it is not true. Of course it wasn't true, I've seen him and one of his corpmates on local. He asked for 1v1. Checking his bio, first line: We honor 1v1s. Let's believe him. Fleet formed, we were 3 in. The Jag and the corpmate. Khmmm... Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. He is in just in case I plan some nasty thing. I didn't really care, I am sitting in a cheap ship, the single Jag will kill me, it does not matter if someone else is watching. Nothing nasty happened. The Punisher tanked well, but this is the only one positive impression. I do not like Punisher. Yea, I did fly it a very strange way, but the fact is a fact: I did not like it.
So sold the Punishers, moved the ACs and other usable fit tho the station container called Rifter fit.
It has moved like a brick in homey. It has tanked like a brick. It was a brick. Anyway the Jaguar killed me.
It was a strange fight anyway. The guy asked me where the f.ck I am. Where...? I have entered to the system by the same gate he left it. He jumped back at the moment he saw me enter. It was obvious that he is hunting me. So where the f.ck should I be? I told him i am at sun. He pointed out that it is not true. Of course it wasn't true, I've seen him and one of his corpmates on local. He asked for 1v1. Checking his bio, first line: We honor 1v1s. Let's believe him. Fleet formed, we were 3 in. The Jag and the corpmate. Khmmm... Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. He is in just in case I plan some nasty thing. I didn't really care, I am sitting in a cheap ship, the single Jag will kill me, it does not matter if someone else is watching. Nothing nasty happened. The Punisher tanked well, but this is the only one positive impression. I do not like Punisher. Yea, I did fly it a very strange way, but the fact is a fact: I did not like it.
So sold the Punishers, moved the ACs and other usable fit tho the station container called Rifter fit.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Vengeance...
This weekend had a very important income: one of my corpmates mentioned Vengeance. Before I did not pay any attention to non-gallente and non-minmatar ships. Amarr, lasers. *puke* Caldari, shield tank. *puke*
And now... Vengeance. Armor tank, but what an armor tank! And rockets, which I want to learn anyway. And cap stability. And cheap. ... And looks killer!
So long term plan: Vengeance. Maybe before I max my drone skills for Ishkur.
And now... Vengeance. Armor tank, but what an armor tank! And rockets, which I want to learn anyway. And cap stability. And cheap. ... And looks killer!
So long term plan: Vengeance. Maybe before I max my drone skills for Ishkur.
Loss 18 and kill 11: The Roam
I have joined to the corp called Mise en Abyme. They (we) are... players, nothing serious thing. No EvE is your second job, man! shit.
I cannot say this is a pirate corp. It is a lowsec PvP corp with the exact same attitude that I have.
We had roams before and the FC always followed the same strategy: jump into system with the whole gang, spread out and try to find someone fast. I have a little problem with this strategy: if there is only one potential victim in the system, then if 4 guy from the same corp jumps in the same time can cause a local spike. And if I were this neutral I would move to a safe immediately. On the other hand if the one neutral does not flee he could be a bait and a fail for us. Anyway in a system 10+ people on local 4 new guy isn't as frightening sight.
In one of this roams we re-entered Agoze and spread through belts. I jumped right on the top of a Drake.
Lock, point, orbit.
- Warp to me, I've got a point on Drake!
- Who is 'me'?
Drake opens fire, sends Hobgoblin IIs against me.
- Rita, it is Rita.
- Warping.
Shield, armor, structure dropped very fast. Good bye, my Rifter! As my pod warped away there were two questions in my mind:
Will the guys arrive in time to re-tackle the Drake?
Will they be able to kill her?
The answers are two yeses. It took about 10 minutes for the three AFs but finally the Drake popped. We lost the Rifter and one Jaguar. My Rifter doesn't had a chance I had to keep that Drake where she is until my corpmates arrive. The Jaguar loss was a late warp-away.
This is my first kill without a single bullet fired. The guys said a Good tackle! and I think, yes, this was a good tackle. I cannot tell anything about the kill, I was sitting in my pod 3 systems away waiting GCC to expire.
I cannot say this is a pirate corp. It is a lowsec PvP corp with the exact same attitude that I have.
We had roams before and the FC always followed the same strategy: jump into system with the whole gang, spread out and try to find someone fast. I have a little problem with this strategy: if there is only one potential victim in the system, then if 4 guy from the same corp jumps in the same time can cause a local spike. And if I were this neutral I would move to a safe immediately. On the other hand if the one neutral does not flee he could be a bait and a fail for us. Anyway in a system 10+ people on local 4 new guy isn't as frightening sight.
In one of this roams we re-entered Agoze and spread through belts. I jumped right on the top of a Drake.
Lock, point, orbit.
- Warp to me, I've got a point on Drake!
- Who is 'me'?
Drake opens fire, sends Hobgoblin IIs against me.
- Rita, it is Rita.
- Warping.
Shield, armor, structure dropped very fast. Good bye, my Rifter! As my pod warped away there were two questions in my mind:
Will the guys arrive in time to re-tackle the Drake?
Will they be able to kill her?
The answers are two yeses. It took about 10 minutes for the three AFs but finally the Drake popped. We lost the Rifter and one Jaguar. My Rifter doesn't had a chance I had to keep that Drake where she is until my corpmates arrive. The Jaguar loss was a late warp-away.
This is my first kill without a single bullet fired. The guys said a Good tackle! and I think, yes, this was a good tackle. I cannot tell anything about the kill, I was sitting in my pod 3 systems away waiting GCC to expire.
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