I like to do these seasonal events so heres now this easter event is. Its a random anomaly you find all over the place. Max destroyer level ships allowed (command dessies can go). I demonstrate the event here:
First room is a bunch of frigs, dessies and the occasional cruiser. Best damage type to deal is EM, best to tank is Thermal - these are not typical guristas rats. They scram, neut but dont do a whole lot of damage. No good loot found so far in this room.
The meaningful room is the second one. You need a gate key to access it. You locate these best by d-scanning celestials (belts, planets etc) where you find an “irregular capsule” - make sure to check this on your overview. Kill the capsule and you get a gate key.
Verdict: took a long time to find a key. Its consumed on activation of the gate so you have to do it all again for the next site. Wish more capsules spawned.
I would recommend that you tank EM and kinetic too. The Corax especially hits like a truck and does thermal and kinetic. The boss does some EM as do some of the frigates.
I would think a single frigate would be too damaged by the end of the last wave to PvP effectively. A small group of frigates should blast through the easier site in a PvP fit without problems.
I’ve done a single data site so far. It also requires gate key from pod to enter the site. Loot was 5 mil ISK. 6th and 7th Overseer effects and some regular data site loot. No SKINs or boosters were inside. Will see how other sites would go…
Are the data sites ship locked too? Didn’t have much time yesterday. At least I was able to probe it down with my Hecate, but no egg in cargo for the entry test.
Black Rise was full of eggs yesterday, got 4 from 2 systems. But stopped bothering after. Maybe catching a couple more to get the Worm skin at least (as we now have a Worm doctrine in our German fleet).
Friendly reminder, acceleration gates consume keys every time one pushes activation button. Some of us like to mash it just like they do with warp button. There is a chance to burn all of your keys at once.
I’m having a lot of fun with this event. I’ve gotten a 1-run Gecko BPC, a few weird looking explorer loot parts that look like stuff you find in a data site that are worth like 30m. I’ve also gotten this:
I’ve run about 5 or 6 sites now. I had a guy in a Kikimora steal a site from under me yesterday. (Highsec… ) Wish he would have shared his fit. Ah well. I’ve been running it in a leftover Assault Frigate from the recent FFA. Ishkur. It’s been working fine I use the Assault Damage Control and keep extra drones handy. It’s a PVP fit so it’s maybe not the most efficient but I would rather be able to kill another player if I can.
. They did take care to make sure everything was duly explained.
) Wish he would have shared his fit. Ah well. I’ve been running it in a leftover Assault Frigate from the recent FFA. Ishkur. It’s been working fine I use the Assault Damage Control and keep extra drones handy. It’s a PVP fit so it’s maybe not the most efficient but I would rather be able to kill another player if I can.