I’ve decided I want to become the hunter. What are some good options to begin this endeavor? Heron Navy Issue?
Oh, yes. Rockets are absolutely nasty for frigate PvP, probably the only missiles good for PvP outside Torps on a bomber. The Heron Navy has a very strong bonus to them, too, at 30% damage per level of Caldari Frigate. Plenty of mid slots for extra points to overcome warp stabs, too.
Maulus Navy has that bonus to point range, and most of what you’re hunting is going to be warp stabbed so having that longer range to scram would help, and light drones with tracking bonus are going to shred other explorers.
I would vote for either of these with a cloaking decide and a combat scanner.
If you are still learning and you are not willing to spend too much, you can also use any t1 exploration frigate with warp disrupt 2 turrets/launchers and drones. Obviously you can’t take on Astero, but other explorers are typically fitted with 0 offensive and could see you as another explorer like them so they might let their guard down.
Get some cheap abyssal warp disruptor with extra range so you can catch them as soon as possible after you land. I recommend to fit scrambler as well - that way you won’t need to constantly run MWD as it will take quite a while before you kill them and capacitator can be an issue. And for the same reason use either missile launchers or autocannons.
Additionally, unless your zkill is already mainly green with kills, I suggest to not post kills for some time or at all. Some players are checking zkill as an intel, so if they see yours matches that of a carebear that never pvp, you might catch them off guard too.
Shield kite astero
Bomber with Small Weapons, Sebo, Scram, AB.
- no targeting delay, very fast lock time
- DPS doesn’t matter if the opponent can’t shoot back
Interdictor with Target Stabilizier Rigs, prescan site, wait cloaked at a container.
- throw bubble once target in range
- decloak, bump with MWD, keep approaching, throw second bubble if he gets out of the first
- lock+scram as soon as you can (7sek targeting delay)
Covert T3 with Target Stabilizer Rigs, Sebo, Scram
- sneak up to ~5km
- decloak, overheat MWD, bump
- lock+scram as soon as you can (3sek targeting delay)
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I use 2 accounts one very red KB scanning alt that cloaks into the site that is being run and then my my killer that logs in warps on top of the scanner and pops ships not awake at the wheel with one or 2 shots from a T3D
I like to just scan down all the sigs in 2-3 systems and then just patrol them on the scanning alt till I find the mark.