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kingchub said:
can anyone help me with a dropship fit?
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The best way to fit a drop ship is to fit it back in to it's hangar and fly a real combat ship :)

It's not a bad ship in the right hands but if you're mainly combat orientated putting about 35mil in to a Vulture will be a much better investment.
 

the100thmonkey

the100thmonkey
kingchub said:
can anyone help me with a dropship fit?
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You're going PvP BHing in a Dumpship?

You're braver than I thought.

It's slow, with a poor turn rate and middling shields. Its hardpoints are also rather lackluster.

A Vulture or Fer de Lance would make a much better fit for the role. You'll likely just get turned over in a Droppy.

You should upload videos to YouTube then link them here - I don't think FD have the server and bandwidth to handle hosting videos. I know if I ran a website with as much traffic as this I'd prefer not to host videos.

If you keep on with the Droppy, can you include a timer on the video? Well run a sweepstake on how long it takes you to die when you get to the Old Worlds.
 

kingchub

kingchub
if thats truly the case then i guess ill forget grinding fed ranks for now and just go back to boring old res farming.
 

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kingchub said:
if thats truly the case then i guess ill forget grinding fed ranks for now and just go back to boring old res farming.
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Vulture or Fer de lance for combat ships right now. You'e best to hold back on grinding ranks anyway as there should be better more interesting ways to gain rank in powerplay.
 

kingchub

kingchub
ye powerplay looks awesome cant wait.

i think im gonna strip my vulture sell it and get a python. almost stock. just need another 10M. gotta find a good res.

ill drop to solo for a bit with the python, dont wanna die.
 

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kingchub said:
ye powerplay looks awesome cant wait.

i think im gonna strip my vulture sell it and get a python. almost stock. just need another 10M. gotta find a good res.

ill drop to solo for a bit with the python, dont wanna die.
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Stock python sucks m8. You're looking about 63 mil to kit it for trading and 150 mil to 250 mil to kit it for combat properly.
 

kingchub

kingchub
it'll have the same guns and shielding as my vulture tho.

edit - found a good res \o/ 9 mill left to grind...
 
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kingchub

kingchub
why? it has the same MJ shielding as my vulture except more guns.

sure its slower but thats what the second SCB is for

[Python]
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
U: 0I Chaff Launcher
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0C Kill Warrant Scanner


BH: 1I Lightweight Alloy
RB: 7E Power Plant
TM: 6E Thrusters
FH: 5E Frame Shift Drive
EC: 4E Life Support
PC: 7E Power Distributor
SS: 6E Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)


6: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
6: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
6: 6E Shield Generator
5: 5C Shield Cell Bank
5: 5C Shield Cell Bank
4: 4E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 16)
3: 3E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 8)
3: 3D Frame Shift Drive Interdictor
2: 2B Fuel Scoop
---
Shield: 419.27 MJ
Power : 14.91 MW retracted (75%)
19.75 MW deployed (99%)
20.00 MW available
Cargo : 88 T
Fuel : 32 T
Mass : 743.6 T empty
863.6 T full
Range : 7.41 LY unladen
6.65 LY laden
Price : 58,961,214 CR
Re-Buy: 2,948,061 CR @ 95% insurance
 

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kingchub said:
why? it has the same MJ shielding as my vulture except more guns.

sure its slower but thats what the second SCB is for

[Python]
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
U: 0I Chaff Launcher
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0C Kill Warrant Scanner


BH: 1I Lightweight Alloy
RB: 7E Power Plant
TM: 6E Thrusters
FH: 5E Frame Shift Drive
EC: 4E Life Support
PC: 7E Power Distributor
SS: 6E Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)


6: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
6: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
6: 6E Shield Generator
5: 5C Shield Cell Bank
5: 5C Shield Cell Bank
4: 4E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 16)
3: 3E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 8)
3: 3D Frame Shift Drive Interdictor
2: 2B Fuel Scoop
---
Shield: 419.27 MJ
Power : 14.91 MW retracted (75%)
19.75 MW deployed (99%)
20.00 MW available
Cargo : 88 T
Fuel : 32 T
Mass : 743.6 T empty
863.6 T full
Range : 7.41 LY unladen
6.65 LY laden
Price : 58,961,214 CR
Re-Buy: 2,948,061 CR @ 95% insurance
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Give it a try and see what you think, just giving you my opinion. I love the python but only when it's upgraded.
 

kingchub

kingchub
the power of this ship is simply incredible. had to upgrade the power distibutor to D but now nothing stands in my way.
 

the100thmonkey

the100thmonkey
kingchub said:
why? it has the same MJ shielding as my vulture except more guns.
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Shield performance isn't simply a matter of energy output - the base mass of the ship is taken into account in a formula that calculates coverage.

A Vulture with an A5 shield will soak up more damage than a Python with the same shield because the Python's stock hull mass is significantly higher. Check out the table here for more information.
 
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kingchub

kingchub
it has the same MJ shielding as shown in edshipyards.com, yes the vulture get a large boost but i have an class 6 shield generator on the python. the A5 shield gen on the vulture gives approximately the same shielding as the E6 on the python

edit with a A0 sheild booster on the python

ive upgraded the python a bit now, this ship is amazing.
 
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kingchub

kingchub
so after a full days grinding my python looks like this

[Python]
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
M: 2F/G Pulse Laser
M: 2F/G Pulse Laser
U: 0I Chaff Launcher
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0C Kill Warrant Scanner


BH: 1I Lightweight Alloy
RB: 7C Power Plant
TM: 6C Thrusters
FH: 5A Frame Shift Drive
EC: 4C Life Support
PC: 7C Power Distributor
SS: 6A Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)


6: 6E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 64)
6: 6E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 64)
6: 6C Shield Generator
5: 5C Shield Cell Bank
5: 5C Shield Cell Bank
4: 4E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 16)
3: 3D Frame Shift Drive Interdictor
3: 3C Fuel Scoop
2: 2E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 4)
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Shield: 492.07 MJ
Power : 19.67 MW retracted (79%)
24.43 MW deployed (98%)
25.00 MW available
Cargo : 148 T
Fuel : 32 T
Mass : 703.6 T empty
883.6 T full
Range : 16.74 LY unladen
13.94 LY laden
Price : 77,454,728 CR
Re-Buy: 3,872,736 CR @ 95% insurance

im wondering what i should focus on upgrading next. im thinking i might skip B rating modules cos they reduce your jump range. then again seeing as im only RES hunting locally this should not affect me much AND u currently get the full amount back for them.

Im also thinking that i should go for this that will make my RES farming more efficient, perhaps the power distributor.

any thoughts?
 
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