Sorry for another Skybreaker post but wanted to share my experience and see if there were any suggestions.
I like to run Abyssals, usually T0 to T2, so low level. I kinda enjoy T0 in a frigate and have several frigates I run; Incursus, Rifter can be challenging. I have a Worm I sometimes use, but not much, since any loss from a bad room or a gank leaving the Abyssal would take forever to cover the cost of the ship. Lately I have been busy at work so not looking for a huge challenge (want to just play for a bit after work) and have been running a Navy Comet. Guns are Modal Light Neutron Particle Accelerators (x2) With Vortex Magnetic Field Stabs (x 2) and Caldari Hornets (x3):
with AntimatterS my DPS is 202.
with Federation Navy Antimatter my DPS is 227.
Point being, I have seen Skybreakers rarely and have beaten them, usually getting into (my) armor but fairly comfortable. (just got Armor Repair V)
I just ran into a Skybreaker and lost to time. With a small armor repairer II, the Skybreaker couldnāt kill me but I couldnāt even get through itās shield.
Initially I sent my drones and orbitted at 15K. The drones did not even dent it. I saw maybe 2 small boxes of red, which healed instantly. Then I got in close, orbiting at 2000m.
I had beaten Skybreakers before so started with regular antimatter. Barely scratched shield, maybe 30%. Had to pull in my drones as they were getting into armor.
Then I loaded Navy Antimatter and resent my drones. Never got more than 60% of itās shield, having to pull drones intermittently (but honestly drones didnāt seem to make much difference in this fight).
Looking online and on these forums, the recommendation for T0 is 100 dps minimum, 120 to be comfortable. I had 227 and couldnāt kill this thing.
I guess I understand they want there always to be riskā¦ but everything Iāve read online or seen on YouTube suggests 150 DPS is enough to beat Skybreaker.
(again, I was able to repair OK. It couldnāt kill meā¦ I just couldnāt kill it and time ran out).
Annoying but not catastrophic.
I was in Dark Abyssal, so maybe Firestorm would have made a difference.
Not sure if there was anything else I could do differently but am always open to suggestions.
Also, posting because I havenāt seen anyone else mention this Skybreaker on steroids so thought Iād tell my tale.
My fit:
Federation Navy Comet
Small Armor Repairer II
Damage Control II
Vortex Compact Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Vortex Compact Magnetic Field Stabilizer
1MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner
X5 Enduring Stasis Webifier
Small Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery
Modal Light Neutron Particle Accelerator I
Modal Light Neutron Particle Accelerator I
Small Ghoul Compact Energy Nosferatu
Small Hybrid Burst Aerator I
Small Hybrid Collision Accelerator I
Caldari Navy Hornet x3
Itās cap stable once I was able to fit the Nosferatu
edit:
Actually, I have skilled up and now can fit Magnetic Field Stabilizer IIās (with 0.5 PG left).
Ups my DPS to 134.9. Maybe that will be enough??