3 Drakes + ??

[calyco27]

your other midslots would be best off used as cap recharge modules and an AB. this will allow you to use HAM's rather than heavy missiles and deal more dps.

[d0z3rr]

I just read a bunch of acronyms and have no idea what they are:

ham
atg
ab
tp

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I just read a bunch of acronyms and have no idea what they are:

ham
atg
ab
tp

HAM = http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/He...ile_Launcher_I
HML = http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/He...ile_Launcher_I
ATG = action target group (ISBoxer term; read the context)
AB = http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/It..._:Afterburners
TP = http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/It...arget_Painters

[Grondir]

Cheers for the info guys, it helps a lot (only been playing 2 weeks, so every little helps)

Now, could someone give me a theoretical build for a Drake Tank and Drake DPS please?

Thanks

[Duane]

Cheers for the info guys, it helps a lot (only been playing 2 weeks, so every little helps)

Now, could someone give me a theoretical build for a Drake Tank and Drake DPS please?

Thanks

http://eve.battleclinic.com/browse_loadouts.php

Battle Clinic has a ton of good ship builds that will get you started. I'll have to load up EFT (Eve Fitting Tool) to get you more detailed info.

Something like this for the tank:

[Drake, Tank]
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Power Diagnostic System II
Damage Control II

Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Kinetic Deflection Amplifier II
Kinetic Deflection Amplifier II
Heat Dissipation Amplifier II

'Arbalest' Heavy Missile Launcher, Thunderbolt Heavy Missile
'Arbalest' Heavy Missile Launcher, Thunderbolt Heavy Missile
'Arbalest' Heavy Missile Launcher, Thunderbolt Heavy Missile
'Arbalest' Heavy Missile Launcher, Thunderbolt Heavy Missile
'Arbalest' Heavy Missile Launcher, Thunderbolt Heavy Missile
'Arbalest' Heavy Missile Launcher, Thunderbolt Heavy Missile
'Arbalest' Heavy Missile Launcher, Thunderbolt Heavy Missile
[empty high slot]

Medium Core Defence Field Purger I
Medium Core Defence Field Purger I
Medium Core Defence Field Extender I

You may want to add more SPRs instead of the PDS or Damage Control. On hardeners I generally use two of the primary damage type and one of the secondary damage type.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Is it worth it to fly a Drake with T1 equipment on it, assuming you'll have 3-4 drakes in the missions with you? [edit] Or am I being a tard.

[Duane]

Is it worth it to fly a Drake with T1 equipment on it, assuming you'll have 3-4 drakes in the missions with you? [edit] Or am I being a tard.

Meta 3 and 4 (expensive T1 modules) equipment is good, sometimes on par or better than T2 so that wouldn't discourage me. My only suggestion would be to do a few level 3 missions to get a feel for it before jumping into level 4 stuff. Then in your level 4s to always be aligned to something in case your tank starts to break so you can warp out.

[calyco27]

a lot of the time getting tech 2 is important because it makes sure you have the core skills in that field. ok 5% sheild regen here, or 10% sheild capacity there, or heck 5% powergrid saving over there isnt much on their own, but together they turn your basic missile boat into a powerful sky-fairing vessel that can rip missions to shreds. modules can only do so much if the pilot doesnt have the support skills to back it up.

[RobinGBrown]

a lot of the time getting tech 2 is important because it makes sure you have the core skills in that field. ok 5% sheild regen here, or 10% sheild capacity there, or heck 5% powergrid saving over there isnt much on their own, but together they turn your basic missile boat into a powerful sky-fairing vessel that can rip missions to shreds. modules can only do so much if the pilot doesnt have the support skills to back it up.

This.

Every ship should have tank and DPS in case something goes wriong. I think you'd be better off flying four identical ships rather than saying that one is tank and threee are DPS. Especially as with the core skills trained up you can have both.

EVEMon is also pretty useful in that you can go to the ships tab, choose Drake, and then click on 'Battleclinic Loadouts' to get the modules and plan the skills to fit them.

Don't forget Weapon Upgrades and Advanced Weapon Upgrades either. Evemon won't tell you about those but EFT or another fitting tool will.

This is the most poipular Drake passive tank fit on Batttleclinic:

http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/...ank-Drake.html