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• kenplante

  July 22, 2009, 07:34:51 am

  
  

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  I have this fit minus one thing.  I use the hyrbrid armature so i get a 50 drone bay and i lose the tracking bonus.  The drones are prolly more useful anyways but i think its a good job to be honest
• Alomar82

  July 22, 2009, 07:41:51 am

  
  

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  Quote from: kenplante on July 22, 2009, 07:34:51 am

  I have this fit minus one thing.  I use the hyrbrid armature so i get a 50 drone bay and i lose the tracking bonus.  The drones are prolly more useful anyways but i think its a good job to be honest
  

  
  Cool thanks - I was debating over the drones for a while when i was weighing up my options, then i figured that neutrons have poor tracking to begin with so i best make the most of the subsystem with the tracking bonus.  Im a drone lover myself so was a hard decision
• gsputi

  July 22, 2009, 07:53:40 am

  
  

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  Yeah, drones are definitely more useful than tracking. Without them you could be killed by a very patient frigate . I'd carry a set of ec-600s and a set of warrior 2s.
  You also might want to reconsider active tanking. With a small cargo bay for cap boosters and only 800 burst active tank you aren't nearly as safe as you think.
• Alomar82

  July 22, 2009, 08:21:24 am

  
  

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  This loadout has been updated
• Alomar82

  July 22, 2009, 08:23:50 am

  
  

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  Quote from: gsputi on July 22, 2009, 07:53:40 am

  Yeah, drones are definitely more useful than tracking. Without them you could be killed by a very patient frigate . I'd carry a set of ec-600s and a set of warrior 2s.
  You also might want to reconsider active tanking. With a small cargo bay for cap boosters and only 800 burst active tank you aren't nearly as safe as you think.
  

  Ok changed it out, and agreed far more useful than tracking
• BizQuick

  July 22, 2009, 08:24:25 am

  
  

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  One of the more balanced set ups I've seen.  I am a fan of active tanking on tech 3.  Talk about being able to be killed by a patient frig.....buffer is asking for it.  plus 1
• Alomar82

  July 22, 2009, 08:31:22 am

  
  

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  cool thanks,  oh btw ignore the missing subsystem on the loudout - it kept messing up when i was trying to change one out lol.  eft piccy shows true loadout
• shenryyr

  July 22, 2009, 08:43:27 am

  
  

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  I do like the setup, +1 for sure.  it looks like an almost ideal fitting really, for when T3 is more common and less primaried.  it's costly but who cares, you're flying a proteus, pimp that sucker.
  
  however in the event you become primary(gee that would never happen) you better be quick to please consider another option, thanks! of Dodge.  for now, I think the better setup is huge plates, trimarks, slaves, ETC... just because having 55k armor will save your butt when primary more often than repping, especially with neuts.
• Alomar82

  July 22, 2009, 09:01:07 am

  
  

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  wow thx for the thumbs up yeah i cant wait for T3 to be more common, i may get one when T4 comes out lol that way i wont be primary
• 23gabe

  August 12, 2009, 09:37:19 am

  
  

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  Very nice setup one of the best i have seen so far, i know its been up for awhile but i cannot help saying that it is awesome. And yes buffer fitted t3 is fail.  +1
• gsputi

  August 12, 2009, 09:54:57 am

  
  

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  Quote from: 23gabe on August 12, 2009, 09:37:19 am

  Very nice setup one of the best i have seen so far, i know its been up for awhile but i cannot help saying that it is awesome. And yes buffer fitted t3 is fail.  +1
  

  No, active tanked t3 is fail. Domis eat them for breakfast.
• Alomar82

  August 26, 2009, 11:53:35 am

  
  

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  This loadout has been updated - YAY finally fixed that dam missing sub
• Kryus31

  August 26, 2009, 12:29:43 pm

  
  

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  if your spending this much, just get slaves and nobles too, you'll thank yourself for it later.
• Alomar82

  August 26, 2009, 12:37:56 pm

  
  

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  you mean like this http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/26919-Buffer-Proteus.html
• Alomar82

  January 20, 2010, 08:31:37 am

  
  

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  Loadout Updated - New OP, stats, price etc etc
• Hugenotter

  February 08, 2010, 12:24:35 pm

  
  

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  The Problem of this fit is the missing Med slot for a Webber, cause everything smaller than a Battleship will be much faster as you if properly fitted
• kukrus

  February 21, 2010, 07:16:35 am

  
  

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  I fail to see how a 1min active tank is better then passive. ~700 effective boost will add you ~50k of effective hp in 1min. That added to your passive gets you about 80k of effective, providing that you will have time to boost it. Now i've seen a lot of passive proteus loadouts having ehp around 100k, so this loadout doesn't even reach this ehp amount even if repped all the time till cap ends.
  
  Now passive/buffer tank advantages over active:
  
  1) Passive tank is invulnerable to neuting.
  2) Passive tank works much better against a group of high alpha ships. (5x tempests with howitzers fitted would prolly insta pop you)
  3) Passive tank works much better when in a gang with logistics.
  4) Passive tank doesn't need that much cap, meaning that you can swap cap booster for something like web, long range point etc.
  
  And if you are going to use only one rep then whats the point fitting two (one rep fails, two fail even more because of the cap).
  
  All this is true when in gang engaging a group of ships or solo taking on more then one ship. If you plan to shoot at crappy ships 1vs1, then i would suggest to buy something A LOT cheaper..
  
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• Alomar82

  February 21, 2010, 01:11:45 pm

  
  

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  wow a real life ehp whore :s
  
  Granted the buffer proteus has a more substantial role and i agree on your 4 points and also have this on my battleclinic resume http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/26919-Buffer-Proteus.html.  But i beleive your trapped in a little box world created where only buffer fits rule and fleet work is the norm, and cannot think outside of that box. 
  
  The trick to using a ship like this is selective targets and please consider another option, thanks! routines.  why lose a ship when you dont need to...  ie against 5 tempests as you say.
  
  so basically you -1 the fit because you dont understand how to use a burst tank where actual user intervention is required and would rather go the lazy way with a buffer fit.  I mean c'mon!
  
  
• Djakku

  March 01, 2010, 08:52:56 am

  
  

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  Quote from: alomar82 on February 21, 2010, 01:11:45 pm

  But i beleive your trapped in a little box world created where only buffer fits rule and fleet work is the norm, and cannot think outside of that box.
  
  
  

  
  This.
  
  Also, you got any impressive kill mails with either of your fits? I'm thinking of flying the proteus and have 2 fits in mind, some similar to your crash and burn and another, just want to know what your fits are capable of =P
• StillbornOne

  March 01, 2010, 09:16:22 am

  
  

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  hey guys did anyone test this fitting yet? well i did and its horrible... the cap on the t3 just isnt enough to make this ship good enough to run 2 MARs... as soon as u are facing a battleship with 1 heavy neut you are dead within seconds. your 4.5k armor just arent enough of a buffer for your huge rep cycles... you would need at least 2 medium cap boosters which wont fit on the proteus for pvp purposes. i will be going back to the buffer tanked one where i had 50k armor and i can recommend that to any other proteus pilot as well. u just instapop even to 2-3 BCs with med neuts.... the only possibility i see is a hybrid with 1 mar and a 1600 plate or so if u wanna active tank...
• Djakku

  March 01, 2010, 10:53:39 am

  
  

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  Quote from: StillbornOne on March 01, 2010, 09:16:22 am

  hey guys did anyone test this fitting yet? well i did and its horrible... the cap on the t3 just isnt enough to make this ship good enough to run 2 MARs... as soon as u are facing a battleship with 1 heavy neut you are dead within seconds. your 4.5k armor just arent enough of a buffer for your huge rep cycles... you would need at least 2 medium cap boosters which wont fit on the proteus for pvp purposes. i will be going back to the buffer tanked one where i had 50k armor and i can recommend that to any other proteus pilot as well. u just instapop even to 2-3 BCs with med neuts.... the only possibility i see is a hybrid with 1 mar and a 1600 plate or so if u wanna active tank...
  

  
  Have you tried Platypus?
• StillbornOne

  March 02, 2010, 05:48:01 am

  
  

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  the platypus has 200 weapon dps...
• Thommi

  September 25, 2010, 03:09:45 pm

  
  

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  I got a proteus fit that works a charm,not as much EHP as mb sum1 would like for such an expensive fit,but the overall 971 DPS makes up for it.
  
  SubSytems
  Augmented plating
  friction extention
  power core
  hybrid propultion
  Localized injector
  
  Highs 6x heavy T2 neutron blasters
  Meds 1x Domination MWD 1x Imperial navy med cap booster 1x Dark blood warp scrambler
  Lows 2x imperial navy EANMs 1x 1600mm rolled tungsten plate 1x damage control 3x shadowed serpentis Mag Stabs
  2x T2 anti expl riggs 1x ancillary current router rigg
  5x T2 hammerheads or a mixture of T2 worriors an light ecm if u so choose.
  
  EM>77% THERM>85% KIN>92.5% EXPL>73%
  over 143K EHP with slaves
  812 DPS just turrets with drones 971 DPS
  Stable with MWD off
  
  Its costly but I find an ultimate fleet fit for melting BCs/BSs
  You may complain about the ACR rigg,but id prefer to have the dps and tank i have rather than go without on either the tank or dps side of things.
  *This fit would melt that active tanked proteus,wudnt even be funny
• Cecil Arongo

  February 15, 2011, 07:35:30 pm

  
  

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  Any of you naysayers about active tanks ever hear about selective targeting? Obviously I;m not going up against 5 tempests, I'm thinking a single bc/bs that is generally not fitted with a neut. +1 for awesomeness, and buffer tank whiners can go hide in their fleets.