Comments on: Ask Me About… http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/ Held together with duct tape and spewing bullets... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:30:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wensley http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 Wensley Wed, 27 May 2009 09:07:06 +0000 http://wensley.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ask-me-about/#comment-1396 I always find that the best solution against a ship fitted with a nosferatu is to move out of its range. You're perfectly capable of engaging from 6.5 - 8 km away and his nosferatu will be of no use to him in this range. Your missiles will still hit so you should have the damage advantage.I have flown nos-fit Rifters but I think I'd always go for the damage. Active-tanked Rifters are inherently cap unstable and can't actually tank that much incoming damage so its more about killing him before you can't repair than being able to repair longer. The only time I'd swap this around is if I had a buffer tank or passive shield tank. In that case I would consider fitting a neutraliser. I always find that the best solution against a ship fitted with a nosferatu is to move out of its range. You're perfectly capable of engaging from 6.5 – 8 km away and his nosferatu will be of no use to him in this range. Your missiles will still hit so you should have the damage advantage.I have flown nos-fit Rifters but I think I'd always go for the damage. Active-tanked Rifters are inherently cap unstable and can't actually tank that much incoming damage so its more about killing him before you can't repair than being able to repair longer. The only time I'd swap this around is if I had a buffer tank or passive shield tank. In that case I would consider fitting a neutraliser.

]]> By: Apollonius_V http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1393 Apollonius_V Wed, 27 May 2009 02:05:21 +0000 http://wensley.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ask-me-about/#comment-1393 I've also had problems with NOS-fitted ships shutting down my Rifter (twice lately). So I'm thinking about fitting a Small Diminishing Power System Drain instead of the RL II. You have less dps from the loss of the RL, but cap is a lot more stable. I can fit the NOS + 3 x 150mm Light ACI II. Have you ever tried fitting a NOS, do you have any thoughts on this? Thx I've also had problems with NOS-fitted ships shutting down my Rifter (twice lately). So I'm thinking about fitting a Small Diminishing Power System Drain instead of the RL II.

You have less dps from the loss of the RL, but cap is a lot more stable. I can fit the NOS + 3 x 150mm Light ACI II. Have you ever tried fitting a NOS, do you have any thoughts on this? Thx

]]> By: Egrat http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Egrat Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:55:41 +0000 http://wensley.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ask-me-about/#comment-1259 @Crewcifer: Barrage is what you should have loaded mostly, but switch to rf emp when you need more damage/tracking and don't need the range. I.e. fighting against other rifter, amarr ships big targets. But you should always have barrage loaded because it's better to forget to switch away from it than to forget to switch to it when you have to fight at range. Oh and hail is really only usefull against ships larger than your own, personally I carry about 500 around for the big stuff. What comes to the nos punisher, your best bet is to just go right in his face with rf emp and try to kill him before he kills you. @Kazaji: I hate to break this to you but the minmatar inties are rather lackluster. Although if you want just a tackler the stiletto is good for that. The claw is... well it suffers from the fact that it has only 2 meds otherwise it's a pretty solid dogfighter. I can fly the minmatar inties myself but haven't really flown them outside of tackling duties in big fleets. But if you have the skills go ahead and try them, won't hurt you @Crewcifer: Barrage is what you should have loaded mostly, but switch to rf emp when you need more damage/tracking and don’t need the range. I.e. fighting against other rifter, amarr ships big targets. But you should always have barrage loaded because it’s better to forget to switch away from it than to forget to switch to it when you have to fight at range. Oh and hail is really only usefull against ships larger than your own, personally I carry about 500 around for the big stuff.

What comes to the nos punisher, your best bet is to just go right in his face with rf emp and try to kill him before he kills you.

@Kazaji: I hate to break this to you but the minmatar inties are rather lackluster. Although if you want just a tackler the stiletto is good for that. The claw is… well it suffers from the fact that it has only 2 meds otherwise it’s a pretty solid dogfighter. I can fly the minmatar inties myself but haven’t really flown them outside of tackling duties in big fleets. But if you have the skills go ahead and try them, won’t hurt you

]]> By: Kazaji http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1262 Kazaji Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:19:48 +0000 http://wensley.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ask-me-about/#comment-1262 Hello. I have just entered the world of Interceptors, and I am interested in the Matari ones, specifically. Do you have any advice for a noobie interceptor pilot? Hello. I have just entered the world of Interceptors, and I am interested in the Matari ones, specifically. Do you have any advice for a noobie interceptor pilot?

]]> By: Xebecca http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1261 Xebecca Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:40:30 +0000 http://wensley.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ask-me-about/#comment-1261 Yes thanks Yes thanks

]]> By: kor anon http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 kor anon Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:15:51 +0000 http://wensley.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ask-me-about/#comment-1260 I wouldnt advise trying to outrun the nos. Punisher with scorch will hit you for more damage at range than you could possibly hope to match. Try running a cap booster rather than a web, the punisher is a slow ass ship anyway. I wouldnt advise trying to outrun the nos. Punisher with scorch will hit you for more damage at range than you could possibly hope to match. Try running a cap booster rather than a web, the punisher is a slow ass ship anyway.

]]> By: Crewcifer http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1263 Crewcifer Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:44:32 +0000 http://wensley.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ask-me-about/#comment-1263 I stumbled upon an old post comparing barrage, hail, and republic emp. You mentioned an afterburner would affect the results and I'm wondering if you've had a chance to figure that out as I just got tech 2 guns. Secondly, I ran into a NOS fit Punisher and he destroyed me due to all my cap draining modules (scram,warp,ab,repper). Is my only hope to web and hopefully out range the NOS? Thanks for all of your awesome info! I stumbled upon an old post comparing barrage, hail, and republic emp. You mentioned an afterburner would affect the results and I’m wondering if you’ve had a chance to figure that out as I just got tech 2 guns.

Secondly, I ran into a NOS fit Punisher and he destroyed me due to all my cap draining modules (scram,warp,ab,repper). Is my only hope to web and hopefully out range the NOS?

Thanks for all of your awesome info!

]]> By: Godlesswanderer http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1265 Godlesswanderer Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:00:51 +0000 http://wensley.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ask-me-about/#comment-1265 That's not what Mummy and Daddy Wanderer told me. :P That’s not what Mummy and Daddy Wanderer told me. :P

]]> By: wensley http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1264 wensley Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:00:24 +0000 http://wensley.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ask-me-about/#comment-1264 The short answer is that you can see my skills here: http://www.eve-sheet.com/skills/Wensley A slightly longer one is that I'm currently working on getting all skills related to flying my Rifter (and therefore also Rupture and Hurricane) up to level 5 at the moment and working on getting my basic learning skills there too. A slightly longer answer would be a discussion about which skills are key for PvP and hence are long-term targets to get to a maxed level. That is something I'll probably write a post on at some point. Does that answer your question? The short answer is that you can see my skills here: http://www.eve-sheet.com/skills/Wensley

A slightly longer one is that I’m currently working on getting all skills related to flying my Rifter (and therefore also Rupture and Hurricane) up to level 5 at the moment and working on getting my basic learning skills there too.

A slightly longer answer would be a discussion about which skills are key for PvP and hence are long-term targets to get to a maxed level. That is something I’ll probably write a post on at some point.

Does that answer your question?

]]> By: wensley http://www.rifterdrifter.com/2009/04/ask-me-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 wensley Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:57:46 +0000 http://wensley.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ask-me-about/#comment-1267 Surely it would be a Velator rather than an Ibis. Surely it would be a Velator rather than an Ibis.

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