This was the first time I used the Kontos Executioner. Apologies for the late posting, but I had no idea how to post information about the kill. Turns out it was rather easy, a subject for a later discussion.
A course was plotted throughout The Bleak Lands, starting at Kamela.
Strategy:
Kamela is a popular staging area. There are probably good duels to be had here, but I dislike it due to the high population.
Lamaa by comparison was nearly empty. I warped to a Novice complex, and began my strategy. Whilst I waited, I made myself a cup of coffee. I didn't have to wait long.
A Firetail appeared on D-scan outside my complex.
Adrenaline kicked in, and my hands started to shake. The enemy appeared in the complex, I clicked to lock and started to orbit, pulse lasers pummeling purple destruction into the foes frigate.
So far so good.
He managed to close to 13km, and I activated my web, pinning him back. His shields went down.
He closed again to 13km, and I clicked my web, but it did not activate! The overheat had shut down, reducing it's effective range to 10km!
He closed the gap rapidly at that point. A warp scrambler landed, killing my MWD. He was faster than me, with better tracking.
I fumbled the crystal switch, loading Multi-frequency crystals. He was into armor now, but my flimsy shields were failing.
I noticed I was simply traveling in a straight line, easy prey for his guns!
His bullets crashed into my ships plating, armor stripping off with every shot.
And then suddenly... his ship vanished.
All that was left was a rapidly expanding cloud of debris.
I had won.
I complimented him on the fight, and thanked him for his participation in my first kill. He took it badly, but I was too high on victory to care. His loot was mine, and the complex captured, and my first kill is now a Faction frigate in a common hull.
I retreated to a station to repair my armor.
Review
After the fight, I realized that letting him close the distance could have been easily avoided. Making sure the web is over-heated is crucial to maintaining distance from the target.
I fumbled the crystal switching, leading to valuable seconds of damage lost.
I was also remarkably lucky. Not only was his ship set up for close range fighting, but he did not even have long range ammunition ready.
In retrospect, traveling in a straight line at the end probably gave me the victory. He had far better tracking than I did. It would have been better for him to be on a tight orbit, where my pulses would have trouble hitting him.
And finally, when I am in an engagement, I must remember to put the coffee cup down. It was only after I looted the wreck I realized I was still holding it.
Appendix: Those cunning enough to check the rest of my kills will see a number of losses before the Firetail, and a 'kill'. I assure you, I was nowhere near that Incursus when it exploded. That pilot beat me without breaking a sweat.
A course was plotted throughout The Bleak Lands, starting at Kamela.
Strategy:
- Offensive capturing of points.
- Fly high orbit of structure
- Utilize Tent-pegging
Kamela is a popular staging area. There are probably good duels to be had here, but I dislike it due to the high population.
Lamaa by comparison was nearly empty. I warped to a Novice complex, and began my strategy. Whilst I waited, I made myself a cup of coffee. I didn't have to wait long.
A Firetail appeared on D-scan outside my complex.
Adrenaline kicked in, and my hands started to shake. The enemy appeared in the complex, I clicked to lock and started to orbit, pulse lasers pummeling purple destruction into the foes frigate.
So far so good.
He managed to close to 13km, and I activated my web, pinning him back. His shields went down.
He closed again to 13km, and I clicked my web, but it did not activate! The overheat had shut down, reducing it's effective range to 10km!
He closed the gap rapidly at that point. A warp scrambler landed, killing my MWD. He was faster than me, with better tracking.
I fumbled the crystal switch, loading Multi-frequency crystals. He was into armor now, but my flimsy shields were failing.
I noticed I was simply traveling in a straight line, easy prey for his guns!
His bullets crashed into my ships plating, armor stripping off with every shot.
And then suddenly... his ship vanished.
All that was left was a rapidly expanding cloud of debris.
I had won.
I complimented him on the fight, and thanked him for his participation in my first kill. He took it badly, but I was too high on victory to care. His loot was mine, and the complex captured, and my first kill is now a Faction frigate in a common hull.
I retreated to a station to repair my armor.
Review
After the fight, I realized that letting him close the distance could have been easily avoided. Making sure the web is over-heated is crucial to maintaining distance from the target.
I fumbled the crystal switching, leading to valuable seconds of damage lost.
I was also remarkably lucky. Not only was his ship set up for close range fighting, but he did not even have long range ammunition ready.
In retrospect, traveling in a straight line at the end probably gave me the victory. He had far better tracking than I did. It would have been better for him to be on a tight orbit, where my pulses would have trouble hitting him.
And finally, when I am in an engagement, I must remember to put the coffee cup down. It was only after I looted the wreck I realized I was still holding it.
Appendix: Those cunning enough to check the rest of my kills will see a number of losses before the Firetail, and a 'kill'. I assure you, I was nowhere near that Incursus when it exploded. That pilot beat me without breaking a sweat.
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