niki lasvegas

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  1. IM NEW PLEASE HELP

    Welcome. Read this, it will answer your questions: For more guides browse this forum, specifically this subsection: https://forums.warptome.net/forum/14-guides/
  2. Updating the guides

    So even if you are bumping on the Control Tower - and that is worse case scenario - after pulsing your MWD once you are going to probably drop the first MTAC quicker than just slowboating. Bumping is bad, you should try to not do it, but pulsing the MWD for the first drop is good. Finding an advanced way to not bump and use MWD the same time is best. You can suit yourself and find what works for you. What i do is : i dont adjust my speed, but i simply stop my ship after 5 seconds of MWD. Basically smashing ctrl+space halfway of the cycle. Thats probably the quickest or at least one of the quickest way to deliver fast without a bump. After first drop you can chill and slowboat.
  3. Updating the guides

    So the downside of putting your drones on the tower is if you do it too early (basically before first vindi shows up) then you are risking them to be a target of the MTAC response team, and there is a higher than normal chance that they will blow up.
  4. niki's take on the WTM Leshak

    Updated... i think.
  5. Raw convo about DDD

    UPDATE: After Surgical Strike Patch Void is more powerful. If you are confident with your tracking (better be at least 20) you can try to use Void more often to blap them frigates. At the moment (2020 May) I am usually bringing 8k Null, 5k Anti and the rest is Void to fill up cargohold to max. But you know... im pretty confident :smirkcat:
  6. Raw convo about DDD

    Hey guys. I had a random convo on Slack the other day asking me to give out my POV about the DDD role. As per usual it triggered me (in a good way this time) and i got drawn into the convo more and more, turning it into one of those hour-long teaching moments of mine. It is a really raw copy-pasted format and kind of "niki-blunt" . But maybe it turned out to be something sharing worthy. If its useful for you then im glad. But im not really looking for anything else with this topic. I just wanted to share. Without further comment here is the convo itself: Anonymous [6:12 AM] You're probably offline atm, but any advice / suggestions on DDD after tonight? niki [6:13 AM] could you copy your fit here Anonymous [6:20 AM] [Vindicator, Vindication] Damage Control II Domination Tracking Enhancer Domination Tracking Enhancer Abyssal Magnetic Field Stabilizer Abyssal Magnetic Field Stabilizer Abyssal Magnetic Field Stabilizer Abyssal Magnetic Field Stabilizer 500MN Abyssal Microwarpdrive Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Abyssal Stasis Webifier Abyssal Stasis Webifier Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Neutron Blaster Cannon II Neutron Blaster Cannon II Neutron Blaster Cannon II Neutron Blaster Cannon II Neutron Blaster Cannon II Neutron Blaster Cannon II Neutron Blaster Cannon II Neutron Blaster Cannon II Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Large Hybrid Burst Aerator II Ogre II x5 Null L x5180 Nanite Repair Paste x500 Void L x10036 Agency 'Pyrolancea' DB3 Dose I x17 niki [6:21 AM] so whats the abyssals strength and % ? i mean range and strength % Anonymous [6:21 AM] what do you mean range? niki [6:22 AM] web range and web strength Anonymous [6:22 AM] the webs are 15.5km each and 82.7,81.4% web niki [6:22 AM] the web Anonymous [6:22 AM] (on the vindi, of course) niki [6:22 AM] gal bship 5 or 4 ? Anonymous [6:23 AM] (base strength is ~63% each) gallente 5 niki [6:23 AM] 15+ kms and 60+ % webs are pretty awesome to ddd with. and minmatar bship level? Anonymous [6:23 AM] only 3 =/ niki [6:23 AM] yeah so 2 things first and foremost get faction (cal navy is the most common to use) antimatter its better than nul whenever the frigs are closer than 20 km and its always better than void if its frig shooting 2nd thing get minmatar bship to 4 at least 5 would be better ofc also needless to say gunnery support skills and blaster spec is important too Anonymous [6:26 AM] all support at 5, blaster spec 4 niki [6:26 AM] thats pretty good... obviously all relevant skills on 5 would be best with the suggested implants included as well for vindis. that is the high-end. Anonymous [6:26 AM] (just bumped min BS to 4) niki [6:28 AM] gameplay wise i split my guns 4-4. if you kill one maybe you can spare 4 guns for the next which is a huge deal. webbing 2 different frigs shoot 1 until it dies shoot the other one but meanwhile start webbing a 3rd cuz you need the webs to actually apply. essentially you always need 1 more frig to be already webbed so you can instablap it or close to doing so. dont forget to always fill your locks thats actually one of the biggest mistakes a battleship can do. specially true for DDD. you can tell that you are doing a good job if you always feel like you are racing with yourself. guns vs webs. a close race. Anonymous [6:29 AM] ok. I've tried doing that in the past, but I've worried about wasting the drone effort, with them continually chasing new targets. but then, the drones are just bonus anyway... niki [6:29 AM] forget the drones. they dont exist. Anonymous [6:29 AM] ok niki [6:29 AM] just trust in yourself. you can do it without drones. and if you train yourself then after a while it doesnt matter if you dont have any drones. in some fleets you actually will lack light drones anyway. relying on them is a mistake imo. they are just a little extra/bonus. Anonymous [6:30 AM] tonight, I did have my guns split, but I wasn't leapfrogging targets. I was staggering webs and guns though, so I'd have a new half more often niki [6:30 AM] try to not burn too much around . just some cuz it ruins your tracking. Anonymous [6:30 AM] right I did notice that niki [6:31 AM] if the frigs are not on the way where you are needed to go and more than 20 kms away then just stop, load null and hope for best. if you are not moving your tracking is much better. sometimes ppl will pull the frigs away. if its temporary then dont even switch to null cuz in 20 seconds they are going to burn back anyway. if you feel like its gonna be more than 20-30 sec then switch to null. if the frigs are actually on your way then try to burn just 1 cycle and then slowboat and stop when they are in webrange the drones are actually helpful when you cant reach out with webs and you are shooting with null cuz then it takes ~10+ sec to kill 1 frig you can try to overheat web if you feel like you are behind on the schedule and you need just a few extra kms to reach out. webs dont burn out easily and just a few paste is enough to rep them while in warp Anonymous [6:34 AM] ok niki [6:34 AM] and they stop overheating after the frig dies anyway TPPH all first waves i'd burn 1 cycle to exitgates or anchorspot . then slow down and if you are in webrange stop NRF is easiest site as DDD just gotta make sure you have a good tempo in first 2 waves TCRC is an interesting site you can try go greedy kill schmaels before you reach the tower but its actually hard to complete . and also sometimes you need to switch to niarjas anyway or just try to kill niarjas only, burn into position and then try to schmael at the tower. somewhere in between is still fairly easy Anonymous [6:38 AM] yea, I was doing something in between tonight on the TCRC niki [6:38 AM] in tpph i always try to kill schmaels first cuz its easiest to web the first few frigs before aggro switch, and schmaels are hardest to kill as far as frigs go also forget about acronyms if you cant reach some frig with webs, always target the one that you actually can. webs are ensuring you gonna kill that frig really really fast if its not webbed its gonna die significantly slower. so range is more important than some "shooting order". except ofc if FC wants to bounce from site then scrams are priority. if i can choose freely cuz a lot of frigs are in range and we are not bouncing i prio webbers whenever i can (1st schmael 2nd renyn) cuz it helps the fleet the most. but obviously niarja must die first, no matter what. Anonymous [6:40 AM] right niki [6:40 AM] but yeah antimatter is a great help. nowadays i do 8k null 10k anti the rest void in vindi shoot antimatter most times, null if you need to constantly kill frigs more than 20 kms away . void is okay in tpph last wave and nrf 3rd 4th wave cuz you shoot only very few frigs in those. you have tons of time and you will probably be on top of them and you can web them anyway. and in those waves you will shoot cruiser or bship too Anonymous [6:43 AM] ok niki [6:43 AM] in tcrc i usually switch to void after all the schmaels are dead and im just chilling shooting tower and looking for respawner niarja niarja is a really easy frig to kill. Anonymous [6:44 AM] yea, the niarja blap easy niki [6:45 AM] tough frigs order : schmael >>> eystur > renyn >>> tama >>> niarja hardest to easiest to kill. (not a shooting order ofc, lol) Anonymous [6:46 AM] ok thanks for all this. I'll keep at it. hopefully I have more opportunities to take DDD =P niki [6:49 AM] no problem its fun. i actually enjoy ddd in tpph. otherwise its a pretty boring site. but i still really enjoy doing even that one if i can snatch ddd Anonymous [6:50 AM] yea. it was fun to race the rest of the fleet niki [6:56 AM] oh and always ask for 2xtracking . if they offer a 3rd ask for 1 range. but 1 tr 1 opti is not as good as 2xtr no matter who says what. Anonymous [4:17 PM] ok. one other question is if there's ever anything other than frigates that the DDD shoots before frigates? Like does the DDD follow full fleet calls for the Arnon/Outuni in TPPH 3rd-3rd, the Mara/Vylade in NRF 3rd and Outuni in 4th, and the Outuni in TCRC? I'm pretty sure the HHH does follow those calls (right?) but what about DDD? niki [5:07 PM] for DDD tpph 3rd 3rd shoot 2nd outuni then frigs . nrf 3rd mara(s) then frigs , nrf 4th if there are 3 outunis. then the 3rd outuni . TCRC niarjas are more important to shoot than the 2 outuni. if niarjas are down you can shoot 2nd outuni if you want but fleet should be pretty close to kill them. HHH : TPPH 3rd 3rd you should shoot second outuni then vylade then leftovers. NRF 3rd you should shoot mara(s) then vylade. NRF 4th vylade , except if there are 3 outunis. then the 3rd outuni first. TCRC you should not have any drones assigned, so you are just a vindi, not HHH. shoot in order. Anonymous [5:10 PM] ok, cool UPDATE: After Surgical Strike Patch Void is more powerful. If you are confident with your tracking (better be close to 20 at least) you can try to use Void more often to blap them frigates. At the moment (2020 May) I am usually bringing 8k Null, 5k Anti and the rest is Void to fill up cargohold to max. But you know... im pretty confident :smirkcat:
  7. Scouting Guide (Unofficial)

    The 7 minutes counter starts when the wallet flashes / the beacon despawns.
  8. Scouting Guide (Unofficial)

    To be fair a corvette scout is better than no scout. And if you are new to scouting then i would advise against warping into sites. D-scan is safer.
  9. WTM Fittings by their isk worth

    http://evepraisal.com/ might help you (?)
  10. Project Infinite - WTM Free Fleet Supplies

    Just a few observations. Acolyte is the most promoted light drone. Imperial Navy Gamma is a pretty good ammo for tachmares to have. Look out for Fed Navy Anti. Whenever i checked last 1-2 months it was always cheaper than Caldari. WTM fleet ships should not use the following ammo types: -Barrage L -Hail L
  11. niki's shop

    Gonna put this bad boy on the market for now. For a cheap bargain of 2.5 bil ISK. I might change my mind in a few days, so take it till you can :joycat: SOLD
  12. Interested in Seeing What Others Play

    Was a big fan of this
  13. Forced into roles

    Site doesnt matter (NRF or TPPH is the perfect time to read the guide and understand it anyway), it also doesnt matter if you think we already have enough ppl for the role or not. What matters is this: FC tells you to read a simple guide and perform a simple role, and you dont even want to bother trying then there is no room for you in fleet. There are plenty who wants to actually try instead of you, just not enough room for them. Truth is, i asked for a 2nd MTAC for quite a while (even before the contest) and specifically asked machs to do it. No one did. After about 15-20 minutes of continuously asking without names. I decided to start to sort out the situation 1 by 1 , looking at machs. Told you to read the guide and do the MTAC if we get to a TCRC. Not even trying to do this is just not an option in my fleets. Its actually really infuriating, when people are not even bothering to actually play the game and the role they are supposed to in a group activity which requires group effort Once again this was nothing personally against you, I did this multiple times in the past and will do it in the future, calling out pilots and asking them to X-up in fleetchat to make sure they are actually listening. It happened before you, it happened after you. You not remembering/hearing/not being there for it doesnt mean it did not happen. If you are not able to participate on the level that is expected because of real life or something else going on it is absolutely fine. Just dont expect to get paid like everyone else who are actually trying.
  14. Forced into roles

    You are not the first or the last one i asked to leave fleet upon refusing to take a role when asked to do it. After you left i went to the next mach. At some point we had 3 MTACs today. And at some point in one of my fleets i told all the machs (5) to perform the MTAC role at the same time. And they did. Its a group activity. Mac is for MTAC. Ive witnessed FCs shutting down the whole fleet cuz ppl were not willing to do roles. I decided instead of shutting it down i will just remove people who dont want to play. If you dont want to participate, you dont want to play, thats completely fine. But then dont be in fleet. o7 niki
  15. Using Micro Jump Drives To Move DPS Around?

    MJD is not a terrible idea in some cases in incursions. Problem is with the thousands of newbros WTM has its really hard to implement, let alone doctrine it. Also even experienced pilots screw it up sometimes. Another thing is that as a shield fleet mid slots are really precious, so need to think about the mod, if its really worth it. All in all: yeah MJD is an idea, but i personally dont have a clue how to actually use it for WTM.
  16. DPS Wisdom, Tips and Tactics

    Really nice work here, Victor. Vylade indeed does not use a propmod. I wanna say if you are a HHH sometimes your priority target will be the Vylade. In that case one web on it doesn't hurt, helps the heavy drones to apply their deeps. A Deltole going 14 m/s could be just 1 really strong vindi web ( a 90% fednavy could bring it down to 12 m/s ). I wanna say the overkill 2 webs would be less than 10 /ms. A simple ammo change rule i always tell ppl with blasters: -if its more than 15 km away, change to long range -if its less than 10 km away, change to short range (hopefully this will be the case most of the times) -if its between 10 and 15 km just keep shooting with whatever you have loaded currently. This is good to follow until you get so experienced that you can figure out the exceptions yourself.
  17. Best alpha batleship

    @Tiberius Sronk what Tani said. Short answer is yes. Most of the fits on the website are there so people can bring whatever they have until they get enough ISK to get into an optimal hull.
  18. Best alpha batleship

    Vindi
  19. Fitting a Signal Amplifier to a Basi

    Get the L badge then you can fly non-srpable snowflake fit if the FC allows ;D Otherwise bling with items or implants so you can drop the PDS for the sigamp. Careful tho' its a bit addictive. Also for the initial problem: if you ever run into it just unlock the the ships who wont die anyway, just has 1 or 2 trolls. Use your best judgement: Usually there are only 3 ships or less that are actually in danger the rest just has 1 or 2 frig or 1 cruiser.
  20. niki's take on the WTM Leshak

    So this guide is just a little bit outdated now, mainly because of a few changes in EVE or in WTM. 1. Leshak's tracking is not as good with t2 ammo as it was when i wrote this. Shooting a frig with t2 ammo is actually painful now. 2. Thankfully there are more Leshaks nowadays in fleet than just 1 or 2. So in NRF you might want to think about split in fleet Leshaks between Yulais and Osties. 3. Logies are recommended to bring light combat drones now, so at least one armor repper would be pretty cool on each Leshak.
  21. Just a Hello from Newbro Nemrod

    Welcome Nemrod, hope you enjoying your time
  22. niki's shop

    UPDATE: EVERYTHING IS SOLD CURRENTLY.
  23. niki's shop

    2.5 bil 3 bil In case you buy both, then 5 bil together. Cheers ;3 SOLD
  24. Overwatch , Diablo 3 and HotS

    I dont think they check this forum fequently anymore