Beitrag von: Aura am Juli 28, 2012, 07:36:36 Nachmittag
Let's do one more Tournament fit, this time focusing on the Verge of Collapse Sentinel:
[Sentinel, Tourney Sentinel]
Damage Control II
Micro Auxiliary Power Core II
Overdrive Injector System II
Limited 1MN MicroWarpdrive I
Medium F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction
Balmer Series Tracking Disruptor I, Tracking Speed Disruption Script
Balmer Series Tracking Disruptor I, Tracking Speed Disruption Script
Small Unstable Power Fluctuator I
Small Diminishing Power System Drain I
Small Unstable Power Fluctuator I
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Egress Port Maximizer I
Warrior II x4
Hornet EC-300 x4
Hornet EC-300 x4
As I've already said, I'm a big fan of this ship. Electronic Attack Frigates are so underestimated in their capabilities, and none more than the Sentinel. Back in October when I put together my list of "best in class" for each ship class, I chose the Sentinel as the best of the EAFs, describing it as "death in a tiny package."(1)
That said, you can't actually fly the EAFs on TQ most of the time: they're too fragile. One volley from a HAC or other cruiser-size ship will do in an EAF. And as fast as most cruisers lock, they're more than capable of delivering that volley. The Sentinel suffers this problem most of all, being theoretically an armor-tanking ship with only three low slots. And if you shield tank one? Forget about it. So hopefully the EAFs will be getting a buff at some point. It's no coincidence that they are among the least-used ships in the game.
Still, in the tournament setting, the Sentinel is pretty freakin' scary, and Verge of Collapse's fit demonstrates a lot of reasons why. The tank is non-existent, of course, and it's horribly vulnerable to being lasered into ash. But two of these little monsters are capable of neuting out a Scimitar or Oneiros in less than 30 seconds. And one of them can knock the tracking of a perfectly-skilled Kronos pilot from 0.067 to 0.011, or that of a perfectly-skilled Vargur pilot from 0.094 to 0.015.
It's no wonder we and Hun lost our matches against VoC. ;-)
A small amount of DPS is provided by four light drones, but don't count on it. I can tell you from experience those four drones can't even kill a T1 frigate by themselves. The Sentinel is much more useful as a repository for multiple flights of Hornet ECs which can make an adversary's day a lot more annoying if he isn't paying attention.
When I get around to writing the Best in Class post for 2012, I suspect the Sentinel will continue to be my pick for best EAF. It's an annoying little bastard to deal with, and it's likely we'll see more of them in AT11.
(1) It's interesting to me how many of the choices I made in this post I'd change today. I think I'll do a "Best in class" post every year in October. Note to self.
Source: Fit of the Week: Tourney Sentinel (http://jestertrek.blogspot.com/2012/07/fit-of-week-tourney-sentinel.html)