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Wednesday 10 March 2010

Ratting, its a bears life.

Not had much time for this with the recent Proviwar activities but at some point you need to make isk, its a fact of Eve life, and the "easiest" way I can do that in 0.0 is by ratting. Bounties + salvage+ loot = isk.

Anomly Vs belt
Initially all my ratting was in asteroid belts which is fast, easy to start (warp to a belt...oh look there's some rats) and simple enough. I'd clean up afterwards with a salvager (giving me some repair time) and move to the next belt. This had a few drawbacks for me.
Cargo space - I'd quickly run out of places to put loot.
DPS - I was leaving 1-2 highslots for Salvagers which was eating into potential DPS.
A bit boring - it was boring.
I don't have an alt so the often used technique of having a dedicated salvager 1 belt behind picking up all the goodies is not an option for me and I find clearing the belts then coming back in a salvage ship tends to lead to meeting new rat spawns in a ship with no guns and a terrible tank.

So recently I've bee trying anomalies instead. The bonus' are I can charge in all highslots blazing then once the smokes cleared I can dock up, swap to a dedicated salvage ship and do all the salvage in 1 swoop. The downside tends to be the bounties aren't as nice as the belt rats (for the level of anomaly I can solo).

My Ratting Boat
This is the current setup I use (its a Sansha rat area so Thermic and EMP tanked) and I tend to burn in close and do max dps on the biggest ships while either sending the drones after frigs or adding to my DPS. I can perma run 1 of the reps but the other is for emergency use (usually in tandem with the cap booster), and I cant run 2 Heavy launchers just yet, hence the mixing..
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[Hurricane, current]
N-Type Reflective Membrane I
N-Type Thermic Membrane I
N-Type Thermic Membrane I
Damage Control I
Medium Armor Repairer I
'Meditation' Medium Armor Repairer I

Medium Capacitor Booster I, Cap Booster 400
10MN MicroWarpdrive I
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II

425mm AutoCannon I, Phased Plasma M
425mm AutoCannon I, Phased Plasma M
425mm AutoCannon I, Phased Plasma M
425mm AutoCannon I, Phased Plasma M
425mm AutoCannon I, Phased Plasma M
425mm AutoCannon I, Phased Plasma M
Heavy Missile Launcher I, Widowmaker Heavy Missile
Standard Missile Launcher I, Flameburst Light Missile

Hobgoblin I x3
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I can solo "Rally Point" anomalies fine and, with the odd warpout, I can do a 'named' Rally Point anomaly (Forsaken Rally Points seem to give good BS spawns but I can have difficulty tanking the damage).
One thing I have been thinking of trying Artillery instead of autocannons but I've not though up a fit yet, also I finish Medium Projectile Weapons V on Friday so I can upgrade to T2 guns after that (yay).
But as always more = better and any way people can suggest for me to rake in more ratting Isk quicker is always welcome.

I have also been thinking of trying out a few wormhole sites as and when they crop up locally so any suggestions for an omni-tank Hurricane also gratefully received.

3 comments:

  1. For ratting, I go with 1 or two gyros, 1 repairer, and a cargo expander in the low slots. You're better off cutting down on your tanking load by just killing the BS's faster.

    You'll do a lot more damage with the T2 guns. The cargo expander cuts down on your trips back to the outpost/POS/can more than you'd think.

    Also, when using AC's I like fitting a web. Makes it easier to get in close and keep your transversal up while hammering the BS's.

    Also, the mineral value of loot is going up since there is more of a demand for low-end minerals now, while the value of salvage has mostly crashed, so keep that in mind.

    --Tuttle SVC

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  2. Some thoughts:

    1) your current stats in this ship ( with me sitting in it) are against Sansha tank: 257.14

    Cap lasts 4m40s
    DPS w Proton 85.63

    I would go with the following:
    T2 425's w Barrage 244.15 DPS

    keep you mids the same

    [Hurricane, ratter]

    Armor Thermic Hardener II
    Armor EM Hardener II
    Armor EM Hardener II
    Damage Control I
    Medium Armor Repairer II
    'Meditation' Medium Armor Repairer I

    Cap Recharger II
    Cap Recharger II
    Medium Capacitor Booster I, Cap Booster 400
    10MN MicroWarpdrive I

    425mm AutoCannon II, Barrage M
    425mm AutoCannon II, Barrage M
    425mm AutoCannon II, Barrage M
    425mm AutoCannon II, Barrage M
    425mm AutoCannon II, Barrage M
    425mm AutoCannon II, Barrage M
    'Malkuth' Standard Missile Launcher I, Bloodclaw Light Missile
    Small Tractor Beam I

    Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
    Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
    Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I

    She is cap stable, requires switching out some of the lows.

    The CCC rigs are the key as they help make it cap stable w double reppers

    these new stats tankable DPS 378.88 v sansha
    cap stable w the MWD burning

    drones of your choice.

    hope it helps

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  3. I rat with this fit:

    [Hurricane, Serrated Blade]
    Gyrostabilizer II
    Power Diagnostic System II
    Shield Power Relay II
    Shield Power Relay II
    Shield Power Relay II
    Shield Power Relay II

    Invulnerability Field II
    Large Shield Extender II
    Large Shield Extender II
    Large Shield Extender II

    650mm Medium 'Scout' Artillery I, Fusion M
    650mm Medium 'Scout' Artillery I, Fusion M
    650mm Medium 'Scout' Artillery I, Fusion M
    650mm Medium 'Scout' Artillery I, Fusion M
    650mm Medium 'Scout' Artillery I, Fusion M
    650mm Medium 'Scout' Artillery I, Fusion M
    'Arbalest' Heavy Missile Launcher, Havoc Heavy Missile
    'Arbalest' Heavy Missile Launcher, Havoc Heavy Missile

    Medium Core Defence Field Purger I
    Medium Core Defence Field Purger I
    Medium Core Defence Field Purger I


    Valkyrie II x1
    Warrior II x4

    I'm able to solo Havens with this (no warp-outs, just sit in place and shoot) and I sometimes serve as main battle tank for higher-level complexes. Don't have to worry about managing cap or tank with this one. I'm not quite to the point of T2 artillery yet, and my missile skills aren't the greatest, but it does well.

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