I'd need to check my exact numbers, but so far I've made about 30 to 40% margins running faction missiles and ammo in high-sec. I haven't even bothered with low or null-space yet.
Yeah, there is always a job for gun/ammo runners
The only issue is that you need to move a lot of product to make money. I mean, it is probably about a 10% profit, but for things that are only a few $k, you need to really be selling a lot.
I'd need to check my exact numbers, but so far I've made about 30 to 40% margins running faction missiles and ammo in high-sec. I haven't even bothered with low or null-space yet.
You can make a killing if you find the right spots. Find high sec choke points that lead to low/0 and then find the closest station to that choke point. Those stations are hot spots for 0.0 players to pick up goods.
0.0 guys will have their own logistics. You might be OK setting up shop next to NPC 0.0, but alliance space is going to be stocked from within. Times are pretty lean for the lowsec set, so they simply roll a hauler alt on one of their unused slots. In other words, the pvp peeps take pains to be self-sufficient.
Unlike mission runners who are losing tens of millions in potential income for making a few hop trip. In my experience those are the only players willing to pay 30% or more over Jita prices in any kind of volume.
That's the bigger problem. Even if you do find a market you'll see your volume is nothing compared to a crowded hub. Make an extra 30% or move 100x as much product. Tough choice.
0.0 guys will have their own logistics. You might be OK setting up shop next to NPC 0.0, but alliance space is going to be stocked from within. Times are pretty lean for the lowsec set, so they simply roll a hauler alt on one of their unused slots. In other words, the pvp peeps take pains to be self-sufficient.
Unlike mission runners who are losing tens of millions in potential income for making a few hop trip. In my experience those are the only players willing to pay 30% or more over Jita prices in any kind of volume.
That's the bigger problem. Even if you do find a market you'll see your volume is nothing compared to a crowded hub. Make an extra 30% or move 100x as much product. Tough choice.
is there downtime? i cant logon to my account on the website...i hope my account wasnt totally thrown out =\
So, I just used the 100k points to get crusiers and battlecrusiers.
I'm still not going to fly them anytime soon, but I can at least pilot them. I need to train up their turrets before I contemplate getting into one, otherwise they are just a big expensive target. I'll be sticking with my frigate for the time being while I train up more of my electronic skills for EWAR. I am aiming at either interdictors or heavy interdictors (the later I have more of the skills required already, but I think they will still be just expensive targets at this point in my career, so I am working on all the skills needed for interdictors at the moment).
Any must have skills that you guys think I should work on for that role (aside from the obvious long range jamming, long range targeting, signal modulation, high speed manoeuvring, navigation)?
Right now Minmatar, but eventually Amarr (since that is my race). I went with Minmatar due to their higher speed of most of their ships (figuring interdiction needs every bit of a speed advantage to keep targets in range). I'm still a good month away from having all the skills needed (since either of those require a lot of level 5 skills which take some time). I havn't found a corp/alliance yet, but I figured this is something that any pvp corp can and will have a use for.
cool. Would you mind sharing your fit for the drake?
In other news...
Anyone rocking it in the markets right now? Shit. is. insane. Robotics. coolant.
Dictors are only useful in 0.0 space; not in high, or low sec.
<edit> Well, that's not entirely true. They can still be handy in non-null, but they're not fully utilized.
Off the top of my head this is what I use.
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II x7
Expanded Probe Launcher
10mn MicrowarpDrive II
Large Shield Extender II
Invulnerability Field II x2
Warm Scrambler II
Stassis Webifier II
Co-Processor II x 2
Ballistic Control System II
Low-slot item for increasing powergrid (for some reason I can't remember the name of the darned thing right now.)
Core Defense Field Extended x3
I usually take 5 Tech 2 light drones with me, and use Caldari Navy HAMs for PvP (mostly use kinetic, but I take some EM ones for fighting other Caldari ships.) I also take some regular cheap HAMs for popping belt rats. I use the Sister's probes for probing, they're more expensive but the extra strength comes in handy.
Sam would kill you for not having a DC2, but it looks like a nice fit to me. If you have the ISK, throw a Sisters Probe Launcher on there, to see if you can open up a low slot for the DC2.
The Broadsword is a great HIC for low-sec. It can tank gateguns all day, grab heavily stabbed haulers, and hold down a Mothership while you gank it. Also the range on the point is 40km with the focused script.
I don't know of a better HIC to train for in low sec. The Phobos would be the other option with the ability to fit all sensor boosters in the mids, but the lesser tank makes it less useful for gate camps as it can't stay on the gate indefinitely.
As for the regular Interdictors, there is nearly no use for them in low-sec except as easy targets. You aren't going to find many flashy frigates flying around in low-sec, and that is about all you can kill with your T2 Destroyer.
Hey could drop his launchers down to named and probably get rid of the power boost in the lows but it looks good. Another thing you could do is lose the web and use the warp scrambler in conjunction with your own speed. This would allow you to tap anyone with a microwarp as its effectiveness is 0% because it wont work. If you are warping on top of them this could be viable. I only speculate as I have not done this type of thing myself (yet).
HICs are occasionally seen in low-sec (mostly the Broadsword), but still are rarely used, at least in Amarr/Minmatar FW space. Mom's don't come through low-sec all that often, and haulers carrying the goods don't stray much into low-sec either. IF you're going to train a HIC for low-sec, yes, I'd agree the Broadsword would be the way to go, but really, the time could be better spent for any number of ships that have more use in low-sec.
I agree that the Web isn't needed for a missile ship with a scram. Replacing that with a sensor booster would be nice to ensure the target doesn't get away before he points him though, with the type of ganking he has going. You would be suprised at how often the targets are already alligned or have a quick enough align time that you can't grab them before they get into warp.
Ppatin, you seem to be having success with your current set up though, so it probably doesn't need many changes.
Sam would kill you for not having a DC2, but it looks like a nice fit to me. If you have the ISK, throw a Sisters Probe Launcher on there, to see if you can open up a low slot for the DC2.
In theory I get the benefit of your proposed change, however someone who's on the ball enough to keep his ship aligned will probably also be careful enough not to let himself get probed down.