Dáð Rúm

Capacitor batteries have always been good but they’ve gotten even better since the ‘Cap Battery Tiericide’ this past March. I’ve been messing around with some PvE fits and have come up with this Vagabond that is particularly nasty and depending on how much ISK you want to spend it can get even more ridiculous…

First up the ‘Standard’ fit, using mostly T2 modules:

[Vagabond, PvE Active Standard]
Tracking Enhancer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Tracking Enhancer II

10MN Afterburner II
Large Shield Booster II
Large Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery
Explosive Deflection Field II

425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, Fusion M
Core Probe Launcher II, Core Scanner Probe I
220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, Fusion M
220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M

Medium Anti-Explosive Screen Reinforcer II
Medium Anti-Kinetic Screen Reinforcer II

Warrior II x5

A nasty PvE ship that kicks out 515 dps, reps 337 dps, flies around with the AB on at 931 m/s and is cap stable at 45%

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Next up is the ‘Bling’ fit, using lots of Faction modules:

[Vagabond, PvE Active Bling]
Tracking Enhancer II
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Tracking Enhancer II

Corelum A-Type 10MN Afterburner
Pith X-Type Large Shield Booster
Republic Fleet Large Cap Battery
Pith X-Type Explosive Deflection Field

425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, Fusion M
Sisters Core Probe Launcher, Sisters Core Scanner Probe
220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, EMP M
220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M

Medium Anti-Explosive Screen Reinforcer II
Medium Anti-Kinetic Screen Reinforcer II

Warrior II x5

This one gets even nastier kicking out 541 dps, reps 566 dps, flies around with the AB on at 1036 m/s and is cap stable at 41%

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And finally comes the ‘Ridiculous’…

[Vagabond, PvE Active Ridiculous]
Tracking Enhancer II
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Tracking Enhancer II

Corelum A-Type 10MN Afterburner
Pith X-Type Large Shield Booster
Republic Fleet Large Cap Battery
Pith X-Type Explosive Deflection Field

425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, Fusion M
Sisters Core Probe Launcher, Sisters Core Scanner Probe
220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, EMP M
220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M

Medium Anti-Explosive Screen Reinforcer II
Medium Anti-Kinetic Screen Reinforcer II

‘Augmented’ Warrior x5

This one is just stupid… it kicks out 506 dps, reps 859 dps, flies around with the AB on at 1036 m/s and is cap stable at 41% but it also needs the following implants:

Slot 1: High-grade Crystal Alpha
Slot 2: High-grade Crystal Beta
Slot 3: High-grade Crystal Gamma
Slot 4: High-grade Crystal Delta
Slot 5: High-grade Crystal Epsilon
Slot 6: High-grade Crystal Omega
Slot 7: Eifyr and Co. ‘Gunslinger’ Motion Prediction MR-706
Slot 8: Eifyr and Co. ‘Gunslinger’ Medium Projectile Turret MP-806
Slot 9: Eifyr and Co. ‘Gunslinger’ Surgical Strike SS-906

Go pick up your cap batteries now!

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Fjúka Hœttr!

Virðing,
Kalam

Rata Vigamaðr

We got out for another great roam the other day in the Vagabond Fleet! We wandered for awhile and got a number of ‘random’ kills before we eventually ran into a Sev3rance Zealot Fleet that was supported by some Guardians.

It was a good, albeit lopsided, fight that started with some fantastic separation and tackle work from our Command Destroyer and Interdictor pilots and then some quick thinking and good decision making from our FC. Here’s the Battle Report, it tells the story very well… https://zkillboard.com/br/78779/

 

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Fjúka Hœttr!

Virðing,
Kalam

Hlaupa Hǫggva þjóta

Skirmishing is what FEIGN excels at and it’s only fitting that we went out for a roam the other day in one of the best skirmishing vessels in New Eden… the Vagabond.

We had a good run and racked up a number of solid kills, including some fun in HED-GP where we nabbed a Nidhoggur – not often you see a Carrier kill with 10 pilots in Sub-Capitals 🙂

 

Sounds like we’ll be heading out in the Vagabond fleet again and I’m stoked to get in on some of that action again!

 

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Fjúka Hœttr!

Virðing,
Kalam

Sváss Drykkr

I’ve been theorycrafting some fits to use for my foray into Null-Sec ratting and they are coming together fairly well I think…

The thought process towards the fittings needs to be quite different from a fitting I would use for running combat sites in High-Sec as the threat of a PvP engagement is obviously much higher out in Null-Sec. I’ve come up with three different fits and each will do the job just fine, the decision of which ship to use will come down to the current intel situation of the systems I’m around and what kind of sites I’m wanting to run.

[Muninn, Hairy Julep]
Damage Control II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II

Large Shield Extender II
Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
Medium Proton Smartbomb II

Medium Projectile Collision Accelerator I
Medium Projectile Burst Aerator I

Warrior II x5

[Vagabond, Mint Julep]
Damage Control II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Tracking Enhancer II

Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I
Large Shield Extender II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Medium Ancillary Shield Booster, Navy Cap Booster 100

425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
425mm AutoCannon II, Fusion M
Small Nosferatu II

Medium Projectile Collision Accelerator I
Medium Projectile Burst Aerator I

Warrior II x5

[Vexor Navy Issue, Tender Julep]
Omnidirectional Tracking Enhancer II
Omnidirectional Tracking Enhancer II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Damage Control II

Experimental 100MN Afterburner I
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Cap Recharger II

Drone Link Augmentor I
Salvager I
[empty high slot]
Small Tractor Beam I

Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I

Warrior II x5
Valkyrie II x5
Berserker II x5

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Fjúka Hœttr!

Virðing,
Kalam

Vætki?

I’m currently training towards Minmatar Cruiser V and with that in mind I’ve been looking at all T2 Cruiser hulls seeing what looks interesting to fly. These are the six Minmatar T2 Cruiser hulls:

• Vagabond
• Muninn
• Broadsword
• Scimitar
• Huginn
• Rapier

I’ll be able to get into five of those six right after training up Minmatar Cruiser V. The Scimitar will take awhile longer, I’m not sure my Signature Analysis and/or Long Range Targeting skills are quite up to snuff for it. To field the Rapier as I’d like to fly her, as a Black-Ops Scout, will also take some extra training but in the meantime I will be able to fit her out for small shield gang fleets which should be a ton of fun. The Vagabond, Broadsword and Huginn excite me and I’m looking forward to sitting in them.

Of the five I can get into quickly the only one that doesn’t excite me much is the Muninn – I’ve not seen much on the hull in any of the blogs or forums I’ve read and I can’t honestly remember seeing one in game at any point. Does anyone out there fly one? How do you fit it out? What do you use it for?

 

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Fjúka Hœttr!

Virðing,
Kalam