Breakin Stuff wrote:Y0UR NAME HERE wrote:
I actually enjoy the controls, here's a tip on staying alive though,
Fit the damn Ariel prop mod. Good god it does the job.
However, since DS's are supposed to have a logistical role in repping they do need a lil' buff.
If a tank needs repped on field, how the hell will a DS stay there?
Please explain Ariel prop mod. I haven't cared enough about dropships to really look into it. I usually view them as highly entertaining to shoot at.
Drilled a gallente Derpship earlier on an alt.
protip: Don't hover at low altitude on the leading edge of an assault line. it tends to draw the undivided attention of jerkoffs like me.
Well with the prop mod you can hover where ever u please, because once activated no one can track you.
When you turn it on, it instantly thrusts you to top altitude, the next pulse you should have prepared yourself for a forward movement, because the next pulse about 3 sec later will launch you in the direction of the thrusters and will create a small eve like warp tunnel around you as you move.
If you turn it on wrong, say your nose is high and thrusters in reverse it will shoot you in the air backwards and is recoverable. Be prepared however for this because if there is an object behind you, your toast.
When I say the initial thrust will give you max altitude instantly, I mean it, less then a sec and you are there.
Fitting it is a problem, a big one. You need at least powergrid upgrades 4 with 2 10% power expanders if you want to fit a clone reanimation as well.
My fit for my alt is as follows and will be about the best you can get, about cuz ill finish with ideal fit.
Light shield booster, the less powergrid one
Shield extender, less pg one
Clone reanimation
Ariel booster
X2 missile turrets advanced 70pg
X2 expanded pg
Now ideal would be the same except
-1 expanded pg
+1 jovian thruster
Why? Because that thruster will add a **** ton, 25% more speed to your Ariel booster and to your engine torque.
You will need all pg skills to 5 for the final fit as well as a 15% expanded pg.
The higher tier caldari one, ereyx or w\e can be fit easier with more buffer due to it already having a clone reanimation, however that ship also gets less pg and cpu then the other tiers. So I have yet to do the math on it.
The stats are around with Myron...2500 shield buffer, I believe this could be increased with the ereyx to over 3k buffer and a recharge tank could be near 4k buffer.
The Myron can also go buffer, but you either sacrifice the Ariel unit, which I advise against, ormyou get some dedicated gunners and pick ppl up etc by sacrificing the clone reanimation unit.
Myron buffer will have 3200 shield about.