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If you are coming to the Drake from L2 missions, you are probably used to flying into the middle of rats and killing everything. That's a good way to get yourself killed in an L3 mission; many L3 missions feature enough NPC firepower to overwhelm even a Drake's tank. Here are a few pointers to start L3 missioning in a Drake.
If you are coming to the Drake from L2 missions, you are probably used to flying into the middle of rats and killing everything. That's a good way to get yourself killed in an L3 mission; many L3 missions feature enough NPC firepower to overwhelm even a Drake's tank. Here are a few pointers to start L3 missioning in a Drake.
*If the mission is unfamiliar to you, read about it in [http://www.eve-survival.com/| EVE Survival].
*If the mission is unfamiliar to you, read about it in [http://www.eve-survival.com/| EVE Survival].
*Because the Drake is passively tanked, you have no tools apart from running to mitigate excessive damage. If you shield drops to 50%, align to a celestial and start your afterburner. If you drop to the 25% alarm, warp out, dock, and then come back for more later.
*Because the Drake is passively tanked, you have no tools apart from running to mitigate excessive damage. If your shield drops to 50%, align to a celestial and start your afterburner. If it drops to the 25% alarm, warp out, dock, and then come back for more later.
*Shoot the biggest NPCs first (usually other battlecruisers); they're the ones damaging you the most.
*Shoot the biggest NPCs first (usually other battlecruisers); they're the ones damaging you the most.
*Against Sansha and Blood Raiders, use Mjolnir Heavy Missiles unless you have Caldari Battlecruiser V. In all other cases, use Scourge Heavy Missiles.
*Against Sansha and Blood Raiders, use Mjolnir Heavy Missiles unless you have Caldari Battlecruiser V. In all other cases, use Scourge Heavy Missiles.