At the moment I’m working pretty hard on getting the latest version of the Rifter guide together. Its taking some pretty big leaps forward from the original version and is going to include a lot more discussion about the flexibility of the Rifter. One of the things I want to do is showcase a few fits and discuss their pros and cons. This is where you guys come in. Please drop me an e-mail or leave a comment with your favourite Rifter fit and, if possible, a few words about why you like it. The sheer range of fittings I’ve seen lately is mind-boggling so I’d really like to see what kind of great stuff you guys have come up with.
Related posts:
Rifter, The Rifter Pilot's Guide November 13th 2009
November 13th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
[Rifter, solo pvp]
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Damage Control II
Small Armor Repairer II
1MN Afterburner II
Warp Scrambler II
X5 Prototype I Engine Enervator
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
Small Nosferatu II
Small Trimark Armor Pump I
Small Nanobot Accelerator I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
I wasn't a big fan of this popular fit, until I tried it that is! For beginner pilots, the T1 version of this is THE ship to learn PvP in. Cons? A bit short on cap so select your victims carefully
November 13th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Hey Wensley!
Here are two of my Rifters, flown in 0.0. The first one is about having a decent tank:
[Rifter, 0.0 Rifter Tank]
Damage Control II
Small Armor Repairer II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
X5 Prototype I Engine Enervator
J5 Prototype Warp Disruptor I
1MN MicroWarpdrive II
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
Rocket Launcher II, Caldari Navy Foxfire Rocket
Projectile Ambit Extension I
Trimark Armor Pump I
Trimark Armor Pump I
Another one I fly is all about speed and tackling (still can't fly a ceppy). Still has nice speed if MWD is shut off :
[Rifter, 0.0 Fast Tackler]
Overdrive Injector System II
Overdrive Injector System II
Overdrive Injector System II
Tracking Disruptor II, Tracking Speed Disruption
Warp Disruptor II
1MN MicroWarpdrive II
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
Rocket Launcher II, Foxfire Javelin Rocket
Auxiliary Thrusters I
Polycarbon Engine Housing I
Polycarbon Engine Housing I
My Rifter-setup for duels is quite popular on BattleClinic:
http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/22476-DoyFloy...
Your Rifter Guide helped me a lot when I was starting with duels. Thanks to your advise with using Tracking Disrupters against Punishers. I pwned an experienced Punisher Pilot in a 25 minute duel. On of the best experiences in Eve to date. So keep up the great work mate…
All the best and fly recklessly,
DocFloyd
November 13th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Thanks Doc. Hopefully the updated version will inspire even more people to get out there and give PvP a go!
November 13th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
This is the one of my favourite fits (it survived a duel with Prometheus Exenthal, by escaping:)
[Rifter, shield gank]
Gyrostabilizer II
Emergency Damage Control I
Beta Reactor Control: Diagnostic System I
Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
Initiated Harmonic Warp Scrambler I
Medium Shield Extender II
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
5W Infectious Power System Malfunction
Small Core Defence Field Extender I
Small Core Defence Field Extender I
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Tactics: just overload the AB and hit approach, then neut and kill them while orbiting at 500m.
Pros:
- Kills active-tank frigs easily
- Very agile and fast due to the absence of plates
- Can outtrack interceptors such as Taranis
- Good tank
Cons:
- Requires lots of manual piloting against webbing frigs (get out of web range, dive back, etc.)
- Can still fail when webbed
- Not the fastest shield-tank setup
- Uses very short-range scram
And here's another setup I like
[Rifter, AMBITious]
Small Armor Repairer II
Damage Control II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Warp Scrambler II
X5 Prototype I Engine Enervator
Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
E5 Prototype Energy Vampire
Projectile Ambit Extension I
Projectile Ambit Extension I
Projectile Burst Aerator I
Tactics: orbit at >5-6k and laugh at their attempts to hit you. Increase orbit to 8-9k if they use barrage as well. You may need to overload scram to stop the opponent from breaking the orbit and escaping.
Pros:
- Can kill many ships while taking little or no damage at all
- Good against passive tanks immune to the previous fit's neut
- Can GTFO if shit hits the fan thanks to fighting near the end of scam range
Cons:
- A good pilot might be able to outmaneuver you and get close
- Cap-dependent
- Might be unable to break well-tanked frigs
November 13th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Wensley,
I have two to submit:
One is a very standard variant on the close-quarters, T2 fitted Rifter: http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/26313-Rifter-... . I've had some success with this, but it would probably do better with a thicker armor. I have put projectile rigs on this one, but I haven't posted that to BattleClinic, and I don't haven it handy.
The other is a ranging Rifter, designed to try and stay outside of the range of other small ships. I've not had a chance to test it in a solo setting: http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/26315-Rifter-...
-Vol
November 13th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
[Inty Killer]
Damage Control II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Overdrive Injector System II
1MN MicroWarpdrive I
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
'Langour' Drive Disruptor I
150mm Light AutoCannon II,Republic Fleet EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon II,Republic Fleet EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon II,Republic Fleet EMP S
Small Energy Neutralizer I
Small Projectile Burst Aerator I
Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
November 13th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Hi Wens. My favorite Rifter is a 400mm plated buffer like so:
http://pcmk2.griefwatch.net/?p=details&kill=7...
…and like everyone else, I enjoy the traditional 200mm/SAR/DC Rifter on occasion:
http://pcmk2.griefwatch.net/?p=details&kill=3...
November 13th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
[Rifter, ShieldTanked]
Overdrive Injector System II
Damage Control II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Medium F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction
1MN MicroWarpdrive I
Warp Disruptor II
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
Small Energy Neutralizer I /OFFLINE
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Barrage S
Core Defence Field Extender I
Core Defence Field Extender I
Core Defence Field Extender I
This thing is designed for 0.0 hit and run fights. It's pretty fast (3500 m/s with my skills) and is pretty solid, with over 5k EHP, which makes it a sweet ship for popping inties with. Also, the shields recharge, meaning that you don't need to dock up to repair your buffer.
On the downside, it's more expensive then the average rifter, coming in at around 8 million ISK (which can be a lot to spend on a frigate) and lakcs a webber. This doesn't irk me so, as I used to fly punishers, but it can, at times, make traking against inties (such as an ABRanis) an issue.
November 13th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
3 x 125 t2
1 x RL
1 x AB / 1 x MWD (depending on whether you need to get out of a bubble)
1 x MSE
1 x Scram
1 x DCU
1 x Gyro
1 x OD
November 14th, 2009 at 2:21 am
This is my Favorite. Passive and good DPS:
[Rifter, passive rulez]
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Adaptive Nano Plating II
Damage Control II
Warp Scrambler II
1MN Afterburner II
X5 Prototype I Engine Enervator
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
'Malkuth' Rocket Launcher I, Gremlin Rocket
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
Small Projectile Burst Aerator I
Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
[empty rig slot]
Another one i fly has a Cap-Booster:
[Rifter, Generals Memento]
Damage Control II
Small Armor Repairer II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
1MN Afterburner II
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
Small Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 100
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
'Malkuth' Rocket Launcher I, Gremlin Rocket
Small Projectile Burst Aerator I
Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
[empty rig slot]
November 14th, 2009 at 4:43 am
[Rifter, Cheap]
Small Armor Repairer I
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Damage Control I
Warp Scrambler I
Stasis Webifier I
1MN Afterburner I
200mm AutoCannon II, Barrage S
200mm AutoCannon II, Barrage S
200mm AutoCannon II, Barrage S
Rocket Launcher I, Gremlin Rocket
[empty rig slot]
[empty rig slot]
[empty rig slot]
This is what I flew almost without exception for the entire time I was a pirate. It is very cheap and very effective.
November 14th, 2009 at 7:34 am
[Rifter, 150mm AC Acti Rep Neut AB]
Small Armor Repairer II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Damage Control II
Warp Scrambler II
Small Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 150
Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
5W Infectious Power System Malfunction
Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I
Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I
Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
Pros:
-Fast
-Hard hitting
-Big surprise for frigates that need capacitor
-Can run tank and neut for a long time
-Neut resistant
Cons:
-Some frigs with AB+Web may manage to flee before you neut them down.
-Requires +1% PG implant to fit 150mm guns
Here's one kill with this fit:
Incursus Kill on Battleclinic
Got through my shields before his cap became too low to keep firing.
November 14th, 2009 at 10:58 am
This is my standard general purpose solo PvP fit. Fairly standard.
of holding and killing a cruiser even if they neut me.
I like the nos as it gives me a chance (I have yet to succeed
[Rifter, PvP Rigged]
Damage Control II
Small Armor Repairer II
Gyrostabilizer II
1MN Afterburner II
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
X5 Prototype I Engine Enervator
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, EMP S
Small Nosferatu II
Small Projectile Ambit Extension I
Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I
Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
November 16th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I really like this Shield Buffer variation:
[Rifter, Shield Tank Rifter 125mm]
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Overdrive Injector System II
Medium Shield Extender II
1MN Afterburner II
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
Rocket Launcher II, Caldari Navy Foxfire Rocket
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Projectile Burst Aerator I
Small Core Defence Field Extender I
With all skills at 5, this yields 151 DPS (175 overloaded), 4257 EHP and 1298 m/s (1699 overloaded). Of course, as any shield tanked rifter, it'll have problems dictating range against webbifyng frigates.
You can downgrade the afterburner, overdrive and rocket launcher hence driving the cost down and without losing too much.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
A take on the kiting Rifter:
[Rifter, Kite]
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I
Co-Processor I
Gyrostabilizer II
Phased Monopropellant I Hydrazine Boosters
Faint Warp Disruptor I
Cap Recharger II
280mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet Fusion S
280mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet Fusion S
280mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet Fusion S
'Malkuth' Standard Missile Launcher I, Caldari Navy Flameburst Light Missile
Small Projectile Locus Coordinator I
Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
Small Ancillary Current Router I
Most of it is filler, since fittings go down really fast with 3 280s and a missile. You can probably work out some kind of compromise for better cost or slot use, but this is the most damaging fit I could come up with. Yes, somehow Fusion ended up doing the most damage at its operational ranges.
I haven't flown this specifically, but it is the same principle as every kiting frigate. Stay beyond 13 km (hot web range), and keep ready to adjust your course and speed to keep things that way. No tank – if you get hit, you're doing it wrong. Attack T1 frigs, crappy cruisers with no drones, or non-combatants and pods. Only close distance with fat things that have nothing to hit you with.
While there are both more damaging and faster moving kites, this setup should work just fine. Maybe its got its own merits somewhere.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
oops… the nos should in fact be a "small unstable power fluctuator" neut. this also allows you to fit an AB II if you wish.
November 24th, 2009 at 7:00 am
[Rifter, FW Scout/Fast Tackle]
Overdrive Injector System II
Overdrive Injector System II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Warp Disruptor II
Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution
1MN MicroWarpdrive II
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
Core Probe Launcher I, Core Scanner Probe I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
My most favoritest kill this fit:
http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.ph...
I pointed him coming out of cloak at a gate. He popped me just before he died, but mine only cost about 5mil. 8-D
November 24th, 2009 at 7:00 am
[Rifter, FW Scout/Fast Tackle]
Overdrive Injector System II
Overdrive Injector System II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Warp Disruptor II
Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution
1MN MicroWarpdrive II
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
Core Probe Launcher I, Core Scanner Probe I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
My most favoritest kill this fit:
http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.ph...
I pointed him coming out of cloak at a gate. He popped me just before he died, but mine only cost about 5mil. 8-D
November 29th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
My fit must have been posted here already, 200's, rocket, web, scram, ab, dc, small rep, 200mm plate.
Enjoy Wens I look forward to the guide!
December 10th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Here is the fit I use when I want to be able to tank and still want the speed to close in fast and tackle. The speed can surprise inty pilots and you can tank like an AF. You need to be very wary of your cap tho…
[Rifter, Heavy Plate Rifter]
400mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I
Small Inefficient Armor Repair Unit
Catalyzed Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
Stasis Webifier II
Warp Disruptor II
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, EMP S
Rocket Launcher II, Gremlin Rocket
Small Anti-Kinetic Pump I
Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
Small Trimark Armor Pump I
Fly Reckless
Fra
December 11th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Doh, well of course there is a use: nobody expects a far fitted Rifter! Incursus deals more pain, Vigil goes faster, but Rifter has the element of surprise.
December 11th, 2009 at 12:25 am
I was going to suggest the same fit, except with T2 150mm guns (and probably upgrade to low end named stuff for web/repair/etc., since they don't cost much). 200mms go for 750 thousand up to 1 million ISK each. In contrast, the 150s are about 450k each.
It's more important to utilize the Barrage range than trying to rely on a higher damage, so I think the 150s are better for a newer player.