Saturday, 30 January 2016

Heavy Tackle Harpy


[Harpy, Harpy shield tackler]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Pseudoelectron Containment Field I
Mark I Compact Power Diagnostic System

5MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Medium Shield Extender II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I

Light Electron Blaster II, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Electron Blaster II, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Electron Blaster II, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Electron Blaster II, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small Energy Nosferatu II

Small Core Defense Field Extender I
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II

This Harpy isn't exactly interesting for a solo roamer - but it is nasty in a fleet of larger DPS ships. The thing I like about this fit is it has a nice resist profile and plenty of EHP to survive a few rounds of DPS while the rest of your fleet arrives to bail you out. Traveling a respectable 2.2k with the MWD pre-boosts, this Harpy is a nice heavy tackle alternative to some of the more popular interceptors (who are normally not tanky and get primaried by kite fleets). 

Let's not for get that Harpies can do a ton of damage, especially when compared to almost any interceptor....

Wednesday, 20 January 2016

On the massive amount of new ships entering EVE...

So this isn't exactly a fitting but more of a random thought: CCP is adding tons of new ship types into the game... faction frigs, new logi, command destroyers... which is great!

The problem is they're doing it ALL AT ONCE. Remember how well the balancing act did for T3 Destroyers? What a MESS and I still don't think that class of ship is balanced either internally or with other ship classes. What makes CCP think that they can introduce new classes of ships and the ship types all at the same time and get the balance even CLOSE to right on the first pass?

I suspect there will be many imbalances and advantageous fits to be had here. Stay tuned as I find out how to game CCPs over enthusiasm to get dank frags. :-)

Friday, 8 January 2016

Rocket Breacher



[Breacher, Scramkite Breacher]
Damage Control II
Ballistic Control System II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II

1MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner
Warp Scrambler II
X5 Prototype Engine Enervator
Medium Ancillary Shield Booster, Navy Cap Booster 50

Rocket Launcher II, Mjolnir Rage Rocket
Rocket Launcher II, Mjolnir Rage Rocket
Rocket Launcher II, Mjolnir Rage Rocket

Small Processor Overclocking Unit I
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Core Defense Operational Solidifier I


Hornet EC-300 x2

This is one tough nugget to crack. Decent DPS, Really nice tank. I think in frigate PVP we're looking at a very strong opponent. Obviously if you're fighting a drone boat or something range you're screwed but anything that brawls is gonna find this a tough fight. I will likely fit one of these up my next EVE session and see what kills I can bag.