Mission Strategies

[Redbeard]

if drones are set to assist, is it just like a "guard" or will they attack things I attack?

Im going back and forth on what i want to do.

I dont think I can manage running 6 missions at once lol. I was thinking maybe 2 groups of 3 could be cool.

One thing I know for sure is that, ESPECIALLY if im running more than 1 group, i want to overtank my stuff. The more i look into it though im thinking what about a killer running just a single gang link? Like for example rocking a nighthawk and then using the +shield resists gang link for good measure.

Not sure.

I know i hate hate hate hate having to warp out of missions... i have a domi on my main and he has maxed armor skills, etc. I tried an l4 last night and almost got popped they were doing so much damage to me. I dont know.

Id like to do an omnitank so I dont have to swap it aorund all the time but thats not necessarily going to be possible.

[ShadowKntSDS]

if drones are set to assist, is it just like a "guard" or will they attack things I attack?

Setting "Assist" on a fleet mate means they will attack w/e the fleet mate is attacking. We usually nominate someone as the "fire captain" for all the sentry drones to assist, and it is usually someone with a fast firing gun (lasers) so they can change targets faster after a bad guy goes pop. Sentry drones fire every ~4s, so there is some delay from when you first tell them to fire.

Im going back and forth on what i want to do.

I dont think I can manage running 6 missions at once lol. I was thinking maybe 2 groups of 3 could be cool.

Yeah running 6 missions at once is pretty unreasonable. 2 or 3 might be doable, especially in over tanked Domi's. You can take a uber tanked domi on a mission with no additional spawns, grab all the agro, release Ogre's and go make a sandwhich. 2-3 domi's would just make that faster. That said, it's not the most isk/hour efficient way to use a domi. If you micro manage it right, you can have a domi run with the best of them for solid DPS buy using guns and drones effectively, but that is hard to extend to 6 pilots easily.

One thing I know for sure is that, ESPECIALLY if im running more than 1 group, i want to overtank my stuff. The more i look into it though im thinking what about a killer running just a single gang link? Like for example rocking a nighthawk and then using the +shield resists gang link for good measure.

Not sure.

The gang mods that add resists stack funny, and generally dont add very much when it comes down to it. The ones that speed up repair rates coupled with the ones that reduce cap usage on reppers can easily boost your local and remotes tanks by 35%. That said, with the exception of a few missions, you should be able to tank the snot out of a domi without any gang links.


Additionally, since domi's don't NEED to use their high slots to do DPS, you could roll in with a few domis with remote reppers in the highs. Put 2x on each domi, and then have them all repair the one who gets agro. My posse has used 2x domis maxed out for remote rep to run C4 sites. These sites can crank out incoming ~3000 DPS and put level 4 missions to shame (random agro, 60km webs/scrams, remote repping rats, and other fun stuff).

I know i hate hate hate hate having to warp out of missions... i have a domi on my main and he has maxed armor skills, etc. I tried an l4 last night and almost got popped they were doing so much damage to me. I dont know.

Id like to do an omnitank so I dont have to swap it aorund all the time but thats not necessarily going to be possible.

These two are somewhat contradictory. If you want to take less damage, you dont want to omni tank. Surviving a level 4 with max armor skills is about fitting, not hitting triggers at the wrong time, and keeping agro off of your drones. You CAN omni tank a domi, especially if you put some $$$ into your fitting, but there is no need. Post up your fitting if you need some help.