Quote Originally Posted by gomeler View Post
Given my initial setup of 6x VNI + 2x Osprey, I just might add more DPS pilots to this if this proves to be a profitable and enjoyable venture. Took the DPS pilots out for a spin today in noobships, and I had a fun time chuckling while running a Serpentis Hideaway. Seems at least for the DPS pilots that fleet broadcasts using a primary 'FC' is sufficient for non-drone damage, meanwhile drone assist works as expected. I think the logi pilots will just rely on watchlist + a little bit of buffer to coordinate reps.

Any reason you suggest armor tanking the VNIs? Not sure if the sig bloom is that big of an issue, or if you need the mids for omnis and such.
I'm not sure why he was initially suggesting that, but I know a thing or two about wspace and fitting ships.

Sig Bloom is a bit of an issue with sleeper missiles, and more importantly - EHP.

VNIs get rather pathetic EHP when shield tanked - with only 4 midslots and no resist bonus, you're in for a bad time.

Armor tanked, they get more EHP than any ishtar could ever hope to while keeping your midslots open for increased speed or application mods.

If you want to shield tank your ships, I suggest gilas, altho they're also rather squishy in terms of EHP, even in full tank fits.