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• Kimbli

  September 08, 2009, 03:32:31 am

  
  

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  Would appreciate any comments on my first contribution here!
  
  The rationale is I'm about 6 weeks into Eve, aiming to concentrate on Mining. However I need a boat to keep missioning with and bought the Ruppie (as I'm Minmatar). I expect to keep it for a while as I won't be graduating to a BC yet.
  
  The current fit is based on existing skills - eg no Rigging yet. The AB can be swapped for a MWD but is there for dead space work. Any suggestions for alternative modules and/or key skills to train to enable better mods to be fitted? Eg, I have a Damage Control II in my hangar - is it worth the extra training time to train to fit it (or would the time be better spent elsewhere?)
  
  Many thanks, fly safe,
  
  Kimbli d'Rohan
• MattStriker

  September 08, 2009, 04:52:10 am

  
  

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  You might want to swap the standard launchers for assaults. Same missiles, better rate of fire and more ammo per launcher. Also, the DCU II is a very nice upgrade over the T1 version, and Hull Upgrades is a skill you'll want anyway if you ever decide to armortank (and some minnie ships do pretty well with an armortank).
  Another thing you might want to consider skilling up is drones...30/30 is fairly generous for a minnie cruiser, so you might as well make some use of it. And drones will likely form a large portion of your defense against those pesky elite frigs that'll swarm in under your guns in L2 missions. As an added bonus, drones will be pretty useful in your mining career too...
• Kimbli

  September 08, 2009, 05:50:26 am

  
  

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  Thanks Matt, powergrid problems will let me fit one assault launcher, but not two (Engineering 4 needed soon I think...) The 3 drones have already proved their worth in L1 missions with swarms of small stuff, definitely the way to go.
  
  If there are any useful rigs that would be worth adding (without tripling the cost of the ship!) I'd be interested what folks think.
  
  K
• sangren

  September 08, 2009, 07:49:08 am

  
  

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  Medium Ambit Extension rigs are great and cheap, although any decent rigs would at least double the cost of your ship.
  
  You want at least Engineering 4. It's a great skill to learn.
  
  I would go with autocannons because they do more damage and would allow you to fit a more sturdy tank. And you can use heavy missiles or even heavy assaults with them, giving you more DPS as well.
• Kimbli

  September 08, 2009, 09:25:35 am

  
  

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  Thanks Sangren - according to EFT you're right, I can fit AC and Heavy Assault launchers and gain an increase in DPS of about 25%. I have had artillery recommended because of the extra range, and certainly I've been popping frigates out at 15-20km before they had a chance to close on me. I guess I'll just have to try both ways!
  
  K
• MattStriker

  September 09, 2009, 03:28:13 am

  
  

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  Quote from: sangren on September 08, 2009, 07:49:08 am

  
  
  You want at least Engineering 4. It's a great skill to learn.
  
  

  
  Indeed. Engineering and Electronics should be among the first skills to get to level 5. They train up at a pretty good speed, and they pay for themselves immediately. More grid/cpu = more mods = more fun.
  
  As for artillery vs. auto...it depends. Autos have higher DPS and better tracking, but against frigates that might not be enough. A frig that gets too close will be damn near impossible to hit even with an auto, and you have a far smaller 'range window' to shoot at it before its transversal gets too high. Adding a webber helps a lot with that problem, but then you need to free up another med slot...
• quinten

  June 11, 2010, 11:36:18 am

  
  

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  altogether a really good first try! I'd certainly stick with the artillery, and a tech 2 DCU would be great! i think you are close to designing the perfect newby cruiser here!