Fail Mail - Hyperion Edition

Last night I logged on just mainly to move my Omen from Sujarento to Nennamailia. But I saw a Hawk loitering around a plex entrance so I decided to try my ship against it. Easy Victory. Dual Medium ASB won't help you when you spend the first part of the fight shooting at my drones, sir.

I got back to Nenna safely but had encountered a largish militia fleet on the way. I decided to join them because "what the hell". They were flying shield ships but the only shield ship I had in base was a rail Harpy so I took that.

As I was racing to catch up to the fleet the call came out on comms "War Target Hyperion tackled in Kedema!"

Wait! I'm in Kedema!! As the fleet, which was a couple jumps off turned around and raced back, I helped the Stiletto tackler keep the Hyperion busy. Which was surprisingly easy as there was no drones and he had railguns fitted and he was 80 km off the gate. I threw on my tackle and just as the fleet was about to arrive a war target in a Maller shows up ~40 km off.

Now I make a mistake. Eager to get a point on the Maller for the arriving fleet I hit approach and get in way too close and get scrammed. I tried to get away but without the MWD I could not, and I failed to try to get under the guns upon this realization. As the medium ASB runs out of charges, I run out of time.

Fortunately, the Hyperion and Maller both die.

Now take a look at that Hyperion killmail:

Mission Running Fit?

Now look at the summary:

Loot gods hate us.

Best part? He had drones he never bothered to try and use on the Stiletto which was alone for a good minute before I got there. 

Shopping Spree

I was going to blog about the decent night of PvP I had last night, working solo and with a fleet in my favourite ship of the moment, the dual prop Dramiel, but there was nothing spectacular so I'll spare you the gory details. I will say though that I mistook an Executioner for a Crusader and a Crucifer for a Sentinel at different times. Need to bone up on Amarrian ship class names apparently.

Instead I'm going to talk about the ships I purchased in a shopping spree with my very last EON Magazine paycheque (except the Harpy which I got from trying SOMERBlink lotteries, my only win on 150 million worth of tickets, making it one expensive assault ship).

Many of these ship setups I stole from various sources which I will credit here.

Guristas Worm Frigate

This I plan to use as a brawler in small gangs where someone else is fast enough to get the initial tackle. Teh Worm has impressive drone DPS and a good sized tank to be the second ship in. I stole this fit from the infamous Nashh Kadavr.

Minmatar Vagabond Heavy Assault Cruiser

I stole this ship previously from Kovorix from Bringing Solo Back podcast fame (please come back guys!) and had fun with it until I lost it to Sansha rats on a gate during an incursion (doh). I wanted to give it another spin so I bought it again. Dual propped for maximum flexibility in determining engagements (or gtfo), big tank from the booster until charges run out, and nice DPS with good tracking and range (compared to blasters).

Caldari Ferox Battlecruiser

You'll notice a theme in a lot of these ships: Ancillary shield boosters. They are perhaps too good. This Ferox is my own creation and is a pretty simple PvP ship designed to take on cruisers and destroyers that stray too close to my webs and scram. Because its a Ferox, people sometimes underestimate it and let it get closer than they should. Plus it looks badass.

Caldari Harpy Assault Frigate

I usually fit my Harpys with blasters and go full on DPS, but I decided to try a kiting ship this time that wants to fight outside of scram range. Not sure I can pull it off but I'm willing to give it a whirl.

Gallente Incursus Frigate

I haven't had a chance to try and Incursus since the upgrade so after I lost a Rifter to a Tusker pilot frying one, I decided to scout out killboards and stole this fit from a Tusker killmail. Afterburner fit means its not a fast tackle but if it can get a hold of something, the scram should keep it close unless its a target with afterburner and webber. Once in range, the blasters and drone do an impressive amount of damage and the dual reps should keep the Incursus in the fight.

Minmatar Sleipnir Command Ship

Ever since I foolishly lost my Sleipnir at the end of August, I've been aching to get a new one to replace it as my flagship PvP battlecruiser sized vessel. I have an Astarte that has gank but not an impressive tank making it good only for gang situations close to home. This ship boasts the best of both worlds with a good amount of cruiser tracking DPS and a nice solid tank thanks to the ancillary shield booster and the ship's native bonuses.

When putting it together I inserted a few faction mods here and there that I had lying around. We'll see if I can prevent myself from losing it foolishly this time.

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I expect comments from this post will include people telling my why one or all setups suck. I welcome such criticisms as I have no illusions to my ability in PvP in this game. 

FInally, these posts always have someone asking which program I am using. Its is called Pyfa and can be found here. I highly recommend it.