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There is absolutely no right or wrong answer regarding which ships to fly. That said, [[Drone Capable Ships|drone boats]] are extremely popular at the moment for two great reason. Firstly, drones do not use ammo which means that members can spend more time running missions and therefore make more profit, rather than running around Syndicate looking for ammo. Secondly, drones offer selectable damage- the drones belonging to each faction line have a unique damage type. This allows us to pick the [[Using Drones#Drone choice|type of drones]] that can hit the NPCs [[NPC Damage Types|resist weaknesses]].

Here are two example fits of cheap, expendable drone boats. Both of these fits work exactly the same way and rely on their ability to speedtank to mitigate damage. This is what makes these fits great for new players as there isn't the need to train an extensive list of skills. The only requirement is that you are cap stable with the prop mod running. That is it. Anything else is an extra. Next main priority would be drone skills, especially {{Sk|Drones|V}} for those that don't have it, to increase the overall DPS that the ships put out. More DPS means faster mission times, which means more money.

For Alpha Clones wishing to use the Algos fit, you will need to buy Faction Drones rather than the T2 if you want to push for maximum DPS. Faction Drones are expensive though, it is wise to wait until you are confident enough with managing drone agro first (or remembering not to leave them behind!) before spending the extra ISK. Once you get the hand of things, you will soon be able to afford the extra cost.

To use these ships, you should orbit a stationary object roughly central to the site just under your maximum drone range. This is usually around 40-50km. At that point use the laser to draw the NPCs attention until you have full room agro. Once that is done, launch you drones and let them kill everything while you hang around outside the falloff range of the NPCs. Targetting priority should always be point/scram/web frigates first. If you find that NPCs are targeting your drones, recall them and wait until you have full room agro before setting them loose again.

 

When it comes to running the actual missions, the aim is to run as many as possible as fast as possible to get the most LP. Use [https://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MissionReports EVE-Survival] to find the quickest way to complete the mission, hand it in and run another. After doing this for a little while you will start to remember how to blitz each mission which will only make things even faster, and therefore more profitable. Other than that, the same basic rules that apply to HiSec also apply to Null-Sec. Avoid running missions against Empire Factions and DON'T run any storyline missions otherwise you will destroy you Empire standings.

This is a lot more risky, since you can't rely on intel from your fellow corpmates about hostiles in nearby systems. Still, if you are in the mission pocket, they need to scan you down with Combat Scanner Probes, so an active eye on D-Scan can save you.

==== NSC Small Gang Fleet Training ====

Because these missions provide not only a decent payout, but a great opportunity to practice team work, the NSC uses Burner Missions as a way to provide reliable content to practice Fleet Ops. In a small gang of between four and six, aspiring FCs can practice moving a fleet through hostile space and broadcasting targets in the sites, aspiring scouts get the change to practice moving ahead of the fleet looking for both gate camps and potential PvP combat, Logi pilots can practice staying out of danger while responding to requests for repairs from fleet members, and the damage dealers in the fleet can practice listening to fleet commands and how to broadcast for repairs on time.

At present, the NSC does not routinely run burner missions. The fittings and discussion below are legacy and are being maintained for posterity, to be used as a starting point should any brave capsuleer decide to start forming up burner missions again.

 

 

 

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