I’m discouraged by my cruiser losses:
Thorax: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23187474
Vexor: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23195956
Vexor: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23227618
Thorax: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262710
It is much harder to get a solo cruiser fight. People tend to be more reluctant to risk a cruiser than a frigate (I suppose I can understand that) and usually have something up their sleeve. Links, alts and corp mates seem to be much more common. Oh well, all’s fair etcetera. The gank Thorax and Vexor fits will pretty much murder anything that chooses to fight it one on one, so I guess it is fair enough that people choose not to.
It is with a heavy heart, full of dark thoughts about the future of solo cruiser combat, that I decided to hop back into a Police Pursuit Comet for a spin. I jumped through the gate and was instantly popped by a gate camping Proteus (seriously, Madbuster73 of Daredevil plus bait farming Merlin fame is really trying to outdo Patrick Kasper for the title of Potential Nemesis):
Police Comet: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23227045
Sigh. It’s just one of those weeks. I’m sure that anyone who has done much solo knows exactly what I mean. I hopped into a new Comet and headed in the other direction. The first thing I came across was a stabbed farming Catalyst. So I docked, switched my web for a second scram, and killed him good:
Farming Catalyst: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262936
Pod: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262937
I would crow about the capsule but I think he probably wanted to take the pod express to refit. Next up was a Hawk. I expected him to be rocket fit and was ready to pull range and warp out if the damage was too heavy. But it wasn't, so I didn't, and he died:
Hawk: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262969
Then I found a Tristan waiting for me in a plex. He was sitting on the beacon with a cloud of drones buzzing about him. This was a very close fight. As soon as I spotted his neut I pulled range but accidentally overshot and lost point. He had a few seconds to warp away but bravely chose not to. Unfortunately, in my haste to reacquire point I again overshot (this time the other way) and a quickly-applied neut cycle capping me out! But I had already worn him down enough that my drones were able to finish him despite my hull smoking in a most alarming manner!
Tristan: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262971
He asked for my fit and I obliged. Another victim appeared shortly after, also waiting in a plex but this time 10km from the beacon. He tried to kite but I managed to haul him in. A nice fit, actually:
Atron: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262976
More action awaited in Prism. A Comet kept running away from me (the cowardly cuss) into a plex containing an Algos. The pair tried to catch me a couple of times but were transparently obviously in their attempts. I wanted to kill that Algos! While I was fooling around with them I stumbled across a Firetail who promptly exploded in a most satisfactory manner:
Firetail: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23263046
And finally, I spotted the Algos alone in a Small plex. When I started FRAPS (http://youtu.be/b6oF7LWr29c) the Comet was in the Medium, and although I figured that it wouldn't be long before he decided to join us I still wanted to have a crack at the Algos. So I tackled him on the acceleration gate before he could enter the plex. Sure enough, the Comet soon appeared on scan but I chose to finish off the Algos instead of running:
Algos: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23263047
It was probably too much to expect that I could also kill the Comet with only a quarter of my hull left! And so I, in turn, exploded:
Comet loss: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23263048
By this time half of local was flashing blue and not particularly happy about my presence. So I bought a shuttle and went home, well satisfied with the wreckage strewn behind me.
Now if only I could figure out those cruisers. I am toying with the idea of making more use of my scout alt. I might start checking for wormholes to hop through to less ‘advanced’ space. Maybe it is arrogance but I tend to consider lowsec FW regions as being the toughest small gang and solo PvP you can find. Perhaps I should put that to the test.
I also want to get a good kiting fit. My initial tinkering with PYFA is suggesting that I should probably have trained up Minmatar Cruiser V instead of Gallente Cruiser V. That Stabber looks awfully enticing and might provide the sort of kiting fit I probably need for successful solo cruising in lowsec. We’ll see.
Thorax: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23187474
Vexor: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23195956
Vexor: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23227618
Thorax: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262710
It is much harder to get a solo cruiser fight. People tend to be more reluctant to risk a cruiser than a frigate (I suppose I can understand that) and usually have something up their sleeve. Links, alts and corp mates seem to be much more common. Oh well, all’s fair etcetera. The gank Thorax and Vexor fits will pretty much murder anything that chooses to fight it one on one, so I guess it is fair enough that people choose not to.
It is with a heavy heart, full of dark thoughts about the future of solo cruiser combat, that I decided to hop back into a Police Pursuit Comet for a spin. I jumped through the gate and was instantly popped by a gate camping Proteus (seriously, Madbuster73 of Daredevil plus bait farming Merlin fame is really trying to outdo Patrick Kasper for the title of Potential Nemesis):
Police Comet: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23227045
Sigh. It’s just one of those weeks. I’m sure that anyone who has done much solo knows exactly what I mean. I hopped into a new Comet and headed in the other direction. The first thing I came across was a stabbed farming Catalyst. So I docked, switched my web for a second scram, and killed him good:
Farming Catalyst: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262936
Pod: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262937
I would crow about the capsule but I think he probably wanted to take the pod express to refit. Next up was a Hawk. I expected him to be rocket fit and was ready to pull range and warp out if the damage was too heavy. But it wasn't, so I didn't, and he died:
Hawk: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262969
Then I found a Tristan waiting for me in a plex. He was sitting on the beacon with a cloud of drones buzzing about him. This was a very close fight. As soon as I spotted his neut I pulled range but accidentally overshot and lost point. He had a few seconds to warp away but bravely chose not to. Unfortunately, in my haste to reacquire point I again overshot (this time the other way) and a quickly-applied neut cycle capping me out! But I had already worn him down enough that my drones were able to finish him despite my hull smoking in a most alarming manner!
Tristan: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262971
He asked for my fit and I obliged. Another victim appeared shortly after, also waiting in a plex but this time 10km from the beacon. He tried to kite but I managed to haul him in. A nice fit, actually:
Atron: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23262976
More action awaited in Prism. A Comet kept running away from me (the cowardly cuss) into a plex containing an Algos. The pair tried to catch me a couple of times but were transparently obviously in their attempts. I wanted to kill that Algos! While I was fooling around with them I stumbled across a Firetail who promptly exploded in a most satisfactory manner:
Firetail: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23263046
And finally, I spotted the Algos alone in a Small plex. When I started FRAPS (http://youtu.be/b6oF7LWr29c) the Comet was in the Medium, and although I figured that it wouldn't be long before he decided to join us I still wanted to have a crack at the Algos. So I tackled him on the acceleration gate before he could enter the plex. Sure enough, the Comet soon appeared on scan but I chose to finish off the Algos instead of running:
Algos: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23263047
It was probably too much to expect that I could also kill the Comet with only a quarter of my hull left! And so I, in turn, exploded:
Comet loss: http://eve.battleclinic.com/killboard/killmail.php?id=23263048
By this time half of local was flashing blue and not particularly happy about my presence. So I bought a shuttle and went home, well satisfied with the wreckage strewn behind me.
Now if only I could figure out those cruisers. I am toying with the idea of making more use of my scout alt. I might start checking for wormholes to hop through to less ‘advanced’ space. Maybe it is arrogance but I tend to consider lowsec FW regions as being the toughest small gang and solo PvP you can find. Perhaps I should put that to the test.
I also want to get a good kiting fit. My initial tinkering with PYFA is suggesting that I should probably have trained up Minmatar Cruiser V instead of Gallente Cruiser V. That Stabber looks awfully enticing and might provide the sort of kiting fit I probably need for successful solo cruising in lowsec. We’ll see.
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