Today i hit a milestone I have been looking forward to for some time, in about 30 mins I will have completed mechanic V (I took my time getting to it i know) which means I finally have all the skills needed for an assult frigate!!!
Two days ago I asked a freind of mine (Reltso Yand of Btek corp - great guy and corp) to build me a Retribution assalt frig, I went with that over the vengance as to be honesst my missile skills suck ass, but I cant make my mind up if i should fit it with T2 beams or T2 autocannons? I plan on using it manly for pvp, i may also do some ratting if i run out of live people to shoot at.
As i havent made my mind up on fittings I am training small projectiles to V now so I should have everything in place in about 5 days when my frig turns up (I hope).
Also i have now passed the 4.5 million skill point mark, I am starting to feel like I know what im doing with sub capital ammar ships, i still have a fair bit to learn about battle ships but I get the nuances for these ships now more than ever.
Congratulations! To quote Obi Wan, "You've taken your first step into a much larger Universe." My Alt just got into a Retribution this week, she's mainly an indy/miner alt but I like to let her run missions for fun. I LOVE the Retri, it is an awesome ship.
ReplyDeleteFor Pvp most people seem to favor autocannons on 'em, but I can't confirm that.
Hold on just a sec... Autocannons? On a Retribution? No. Not unless you're gonna use it as bait. (A couple of 400mm plates, damage control, EANM and ANP, Small Trimarks, 20k EHP easy.)
ReplyDeleteThe Retri gets a damage bonus to lasers, so it'll do a lot more damage with lasers, not to mention the great optimal range bonus which means you can kite shorter ranged ships.
Now since the Retri has only one mid slot, you're gonna need a tackler if you're going to put on a propulsion module. And that's what the Retribution is good at, DPS in a gang.