i am a returing omega player (40 million points spread between fighting, navigation and exploration) trying to do the crimson harvest content. i managed to do the class 1 hollow outbreak with frigate only, but i badly failed the class 2 with thrasher fitted like this:
first time i managed to warp away, second time i got to final (?) boss, which stuck me there and my ship got destroyed.
since crimson gauntlet/tetrimon bases allows for BS, i expect for its content to be even harder than class 2 hollow outbreak which i failed i have a hurricane docked (i have mastery level 3 for it), but i’m afraid to lose it as already did for the thrasher.
is this event too hard for a returing player (i played years ago and don’t remember much)?
The class 1 hollow outbreak is the easiest for new players. Loot is not great, but it is designed for T1 frigates.
The class 2 hollow’s are quite harder (as you said) and more for T2 assault frigates.
The hacking sites is an option as @Namdor mentioned. Keep your dscan going if you try them in nul sec. In high sec they are difficult to find, because so many people are looking for them and do them as soon as they appear. Also be aware that they are ‘yellow’ level hacking sites, so perhaps challenging for a newer player. But you did say you have some skillpoints in exploration (and I assume hacking) so you could try and maybe they are OK for you.
i have a hurricane docked (i have mastery level 3 for it), but i’m afraid to lose it as already did for the thrasher.