Probe: Difference between revisions

  | shipimg=Probe.jpg

  | shipname=Probe

  | class=Frigate

  | grouping=Standard Frigates

  | hulltype=Probe Class

  | variations= {{Ship|Cheetah}}, {{Ship|Probe Fleet Issue}}

  | powergrid=25 MW

  | cpu=240 tf

  | lows=3

  | mass=1,123,000 kg

  | extrahold=

  | extraholdtype=

  | bandwidth=15 Mbit/sec

  | info=The Probe is large compared to most Minmatar frigates and is considered a good scout and cargo-runner.  Uncharacteristically for a Minmatar ship, its hard outer coating makes it difficult to destroy, while the limited weapon hardpoints force it to rely on drone assistance if engaged in combat.

  | bonuses=<b>Minmatar Frigate bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>7.5% bonus to Core and Combat Scanner Probe strength<br>5% reduction in Salvager duration<br><b>Role Bonus:</b><br>5+ bonus to Relic and Data Analyzer virus strength<br>

  | scanres=465 mm

  | reqskills=*{{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Frigate|I}}

  | totaltraintime=25m 0s

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The Probe is the Minmatar [[Frigates#Exploration|Exploration Frigate]]. Like all Tech I exploration frigates, the Probe receives skill-dependent bonuses to scanner probe strength. The Probe excels at locating cosmic signatures in all security levels of space. The Probe also receives a role bonus (independent of pilot skill level) to relic and data analyzer virus strength, which helps the Probe pilot crack exploration sites. With these two bonuses, the Probe is a strong starter frigate for Minmatar pilots interested in [[Exploration]]. And while Probe pilots eventually skill into Tech II Covert Ops exploration ships (like the [[Cheetah]]), there isn’t much exploration content that the Probe can’t complete.

The Probe can be fit for combat probing, by using an Expanded Probe Launcher in place of the standard Core Probe Launcher. However, combat probing requires considerably greater in-game and pilot skill than site probing. Successful combat probers need to be able to locate targets in a single quick scan, or at most two. Pilots that have the Astrometrics skill levels required to do this, and have the experience necessary to use D-Scan intelligence to pinpoint those targets before scanning, are typically already trained into Covert Ops frigates anyway.

While it is possible to explore with very minimal skills, having at least {{sk|Astrometrics|III}}, {{sk|Astrometric Rangefinding|II}}, {{sk|Archaeology|II}}, and {{sk|Hacking|II}} will make exploring much more enjoyable. {{sk|Power Grid Management|III}} and {{sk|Jury Rigging|I}} will help with getting a basic functional fit. The author does not recommend a serious attempt at exploration without these minimum skills. Also, keep in mind that training the racial frigate skill will significantly improve your probe scanning strength.

New exploration Probe pilots should read the UniWiki guides to [[Exploration]] and [[Bookmarks]], as well as attend [[Bookmarks (CORE class)]] and [[Exploration (CORE class)]], to learn tips and tricks from veteran explorers.

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