always love the myrm. havent had a reason to fly it recently which sucks but as an early game ship its amazing. the two main weapon systems that are the most effective for newbros are missiles and drones. missiles dont need tracking and drones are pretty much perfect from the get go for newbros. thats why the jack of all trades newbro ships is the gila but its expensive. Meanwhile the myrm is a 6th of the price and naturally tankier as a BC which is huge for newbros. they are able to make more mistakes and wont be punished as hard for doing so then something like a Frigate or destroyer would if you made the same mistake in pve. If you are able to gear your mid slots and rigs enough to make the myrm a shield fit youll be able to fit a ton of damage mods in the lows for drones and whatever weapons system you choose [Myrmidon, *Simulated Myrmidon Fitting] Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Co-Processor II Capacitor Flux Coil II Capacitor Flux Coil II X-Large Clarity Ward Enduring Shield Booster Multispectrum Shield Hardener II Multispectrum Shield Hardener II Large Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery Drone Navigation Computer I Shield Command Burst I [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] Drone Link Augmentor I Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I Hobgoblin II x5 Hammerhead II x5 Praetor II x4 Acolyte II x5 Armor Energizing Charge x300 Rapid Repair Charge x300 Core Scanner Probe I x8 Active Shielding Charge x300 Mobile Tractor Unit x1 ^Here is a shield fit myrm that does more damage then your current armor fit with one extra damage mod. [Myrmidon, *Simulated Myrmidon Fitting] Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Shield Power Relay II Shield Power Relay II Large Shield Extender II Large Shield Extender II Large Shield Extender II Large Shield Extender II Multispectrum Shield Hardener II Shield Command Burst I [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] Drone Link Augmentor I Medium Core Defense Field Extender II Medium Core Defense Field Extender II Medium Core Defense Field Extender II Hobgoblin II x5 Hammerhead II x5 Praetor II x4 Acolyte II x5 Armor Energizing Charge x300 Rapid Repair Charge x300 Core Scanner Probe I x8 Shield Harmonizing Charge x300 Mobile Tractor Unit x1 ^ here is a meme fit, passive shield regen fit that does more damage then all myrm fits so far with 4 damage mods. You can mix and match a mid slot for more drone application with a damage slot low with a shield regen mod if you want but this is a fun fit to run.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Awesome fits, thank you for sharing!

Love the Myrm, one of the most beautiful ships in all of fiction

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

It's an unusual and unique ship for sure!

@xxxlonewolf49

Жыл бұрын

It's a boomerang...or harvesting machete.

A Myrmidon was my very first ratting ship ever.... I was a High-sec only miner for the longest time and I got invited to a Null-sec Alliance and they gifted me my first ratting ship. Thier's is a Massive Armor Tank... It is terrible if a ganking crew catches you but it will survive anything the rats through at you (Unless like me you did not have your overview displaying Dreadnaughts....) If you come across a dreadnaught... you best run.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Lmao Dreads VS Myrm - Oof 😅

One suggestion would be to organize your drones into groups. Then you can just throw the folder you want into space to launch them. I usually call mine fighting/mining/salvage or by damage type or size if I'm fielding a dedicated drone boat such as Med Therm/Med Kin/Lt Therm...etc. Great video!

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Great tip for the drone names! I normally do group into Combat and Injured (showed this in my drone video) but I always forget to set it up on newer ships or ones that I don't use.

one great thing about the myrmidon is also that you can easily fit some neuts & a warp disruptor to absolutely spook the average solo t3c trying to gank you

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Haha, good idea! Sadly, I've never seen a solo T3C. Last time I saw a Tengu, it ended up being three Tengus and a Loki 😅

Took a break from wormholes to live in Pochven for a while. Almost as scary as the wormholes, but I can dock.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Haha, we have a station so I can dock in J-Space too 😉

@Wyrsa

Жыл бұрын

@@captainbenzie even minus the station, w-space is still less scary and stress inducing than nullsec. I got stuck in WS and used a needle jack filimant to get out. Put me in the middle of Fountain.

Top quality info again Captain!! Keep up the good work helping alot of newbros out like my friends 😊😊 ps: can you change the hp/s in fitting windows to show armorial per/s etc would give a more accurate indication of how much tank rather than per 8 sec this way people can sub mods to attain close to same hp/s. Love the work ❤

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Noted! And glad you're enjoying!

My earliest years of eve were spent in wormholes ratting in a myrmidon in C3s. Passive shields of course lol, Repped more than a drake passive.. Could earn a plex in a day. Melted nano ribbons sold for like 7m each back then. great memories. It could use 5 heavies back then.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Classic 😀

this ship earnt me my first self plex when i was stuck in null, always have fond memories of it... though now i see it more as a powerful pvp boat than a beginner pve boat :P if you ever do pvp content, the myrmidon is a ridiculously strong boat for the price, able to tank a lot of damage. i'd recommend running autocannons instead of blasters, the extra range, cap independence and damage selection is strong. the ship also has a surprising amount of mids for an armor bc, so it is a very nice ship. maybe autos could work for pve, too...

@nationalnightlynews8553

2 ай бұрын

to add on to the nostalgia factor, i got the myrmidon my first day into null because i randomly won a 100mil giveaway :P that was a very nice boost for me i did all my ratting in staging for the extra isk (and the meme factor, i was literally able to bring out another one of these if i lost one, which was almost daily), i might have singlehandedly brought up myrmidon prices in null staging by a bit cuz of how much i had to replace these, that i eventually used a free bpc program my alliance had to use my ratting loot to make my own myrmidons for the cost of a vexor

For heat management, move armor rep to the far sides then drone amps, the armor membranes in middle for lows

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

I did a video on overheating recently where I talked about slot layout, but I've since been told that it doesn't actually matter. The entire rack gets heat no matter where the modules actually are in relation to each other.

You forgot about the nestor the king of drone C5 rating, as a group. Plus the Domi pairs well with them for drone assist

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Didn't forget it, just didn't mention it as it's a bit heavier on the cost/SP edge, but a ship I own and fly and definitely worth talking about in a future video!

@fahaf

Жыл бұрын

That domi pair interests me... Would like to see a video on j that

can we get a railgun rokh vid? also love these types :D

Thanks!

@christiankomodo

4 ай бұрын

Whatever topic I am curious about, you have a video about it! Thanks for all the great content. And as a fellow ADHD chap I appreciate those videos too!

@captainbenzie

4 ай бұрын

I'm really glad that you're enjoying and thank you for being my first ever Super Thanks!!!

o7 Another excellent video! One question, though. When showcasing a ship that isn't passive tanked (e.g. armor reps) why don't you switch the active defense (hp/s) in the defense window of the fitting menu to match? This would make it a bit easier to see hp/s.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Yup, just forgot to do it for a lot of these. Still learning how to make my content the best it can be ☺️

@lavalion9751

Жыл бұрын

It's a neverending climb. Keep up the good work! :D

why don't you out the drones in folders? so you can just right click and launch all instead of 1 and 1? or is that not a thing anymore since i last played? or just prefrence? Awesome video, lots of good info. keep it going

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Drone grouping is still a thing! I did show it in my drone video, but I tend to forget it on each individual ship I fly! Thank you for your support, I'm glad you enjoyed! 🚀

Although I personally play FW to make ISK as it's really really fun and galmil is a fun place to talk to, I would really love to use my good old Woodpecker to go ratting in Wormholes. Turkey❌ Woodpecker ✅ Woodpecker Supremacy!!!

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂

Ill keep my Drauger for C2's 🔻. Its a lot of fun and aligns faster. The Drauger is the only destroyer I know of that can run lvl 4's as well, its tank is just that ridiculous.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

You can also just use a Kikimora, helps keep the costs down from the Draugr ☺️

What is your favorite drones? Mine is the Gecko, which ship can launch the most Gecko?

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Geckos use 50mb bandwidth, and as far as I know, the largest bandwidth is 125mb, meaning two, with an extra Heavy.

Did you ever get the domi and nestor setup going? Havent seen a video on it

@captainbenzie

9 ай бұрын

Not yet ;)

@ovogaming7453

9 ай бұрын

@@captainbenzie can't wait to see it.

Please organise your drone bay Captain!!!

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

On ships I use frequently, I do 😅

Kronos is more popular at HighSec Triglavian hunting.

@captainbenzie

5 ай бұрын

Yeah

Ok so I will say first I know echoes is dif than eve online. However in echoes I found the most stable and effective myrm I had used no bursts... I had long range artillery cannons and armor hardeners with a afterburner and target painters. Again I understand the games are night and day. Just curious if that would be a more alpha friendly setup? Could it work to just super tank and double rep a myrm. Orbit a mtu at like 30k and using medium drones to screen frigs as you target down the battleships with your big guns. I was running deep null anomalies in echoes with that kind of fit. Fast clears and never dropped below 50% armor. Just curious what your thoughts might be.

@captainbenzie

4 ай бұрын

Honestly you kinda need the bursts, but they're alpha friendly

cant you group your drones for easier launch selection?

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Yup, I showcase this in my drone video but I tend to forget to set it up for every drone ship I fly 😅

I am a Galante fan and to be honest I have no use for this ship. Maybe the Navy version is buffed enough with some real turrets to make it woth while. The Cyclone Fleet Issue is the bomb.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

It's definitely an "early" wormholer ship for sure

@jollygreen4662

Жыл бұрын

Can u tell me more of the cyclone navy issue?

@jameswohler985

Жыл бұрын

@@jollygreen4662 It is one of the newer Fleet ships. I personally think it is a bit buffed, it gets some great missile bonuses, velocity, explosion velocity and rate of fire. It is tankier than the Fleet Hurricane, shield and hull, and is set up for shield tank. If you happen to be in missiles and shield versus armor and projectile weapons it can do very well. I was competing with everything short of the bling Tengu pilots, in a newer alt. Cap recharge is slow but is good sized to start.

Do you plan on doing logistics and guardian ship videos?

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely! Not Guardian, though, as those don't exist as a type in EVE Online

@disekjoumoer

Жыл бұрын

@@captainbenzie The Guardian is the Amarr T2 logi ship.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

@@disekjoumoer yes, I'm aware, but in EVE Echoes, which I also covered, there are ships called "Guardians" which are like tanks (they use Shield Field Modules and Armour Link Modules) to essentially "tank" for a fleet)

why are you not using a Reactive Armor Hardener ?

@captainbenzie

8 ай бұрын

Was one of those modules I didn't really think about when doing this. Definitely worth using.

I feel like I am missing something, why is he able to run two command modules when the myrmidon clearly states only one can be used at a time

@quackenforged68

Жыл бұрын

its the rig, just realized lol

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

Haha was going to say "The rigs!"

I have been playing eve for 5 years now and I never go to j space because I find it so dam confusing 😂

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

I've got a load of guides to surviving J-Space. You can find the playlist here: kzread.info/head/PLweq846y_h9Y1mxvJKJFbj-RE6A7w2_JI

8 sec of align time...if a fleet of plyers find you then you can't get away...

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

If you see them on D-Scan, plenty of time to escape to a safe.

@LorenzoTempestini

Жыл бұрын

@@captainbenzie this is a thing i never hunderstood...a lot of people say "whatch your d-scan" as a meme...but i if i D-scan i only find NPC or Players but it's not updated...do you have any good guide to follow?

Yeah, the Myrmidon is a strange ship. Compared to the vexor, you deal the same damage with light and medium drones, and a bit more with heavies. But at the same time you are bigger and slower, but have more tank. So you could survive higher incoming damage, but can't deal with the higher enemy hp pool. Getting a Myrmidon for something a Vexor can do as well is not the way.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

A Vexor doesn't run C2s particularly well. It doesn't have the tank to survive them.

The only thing I dislike about Eve online is other players, it would be a much better game if they didn't exist.

@maddog117

Жыл бұрын

The game would be incredibly boring without the risk of another player ruining your plans. Maybe try X4 if you don't like that.

@andygreen7314

Жыл бұрын

@@maddog117 well that's not my opinion, I find having to continually avoid unwanted player aggression boring and fun destroying, therefore, yes I sink many more hours into X4 than I do Eve, and will likewise do the same when Starfield launches. But each to their own.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

That would be a very boring and pointless game imho 😅 it may be a meme, but the best ship in EVE is Friendship, and the game is all about the stories we make on the way.

@andygreen7314

Жыл бұрын

@@captainbenzie of course I was being hyperbolic, I don't have an issue with other players as a whole. It's the element that espouse everyone "must" pvp and this element is of course disingenuous because they don't in general engage in fair pvp, they go after easy targets, weaker opponents, in short they are griefers, their enjoyment is the act of griefing. This is bourne out by their vociferous opposition for anything that levels the playing field for those with no interest in pvp, e.g. WCS nerf, "it's not fair , these explorers, miners, haulers can just get away it's ruining my content". For me the enjoyment is in the: exploration, skill tree advancement, construction.. etc continually having to look over my shoulder for other players detracts from the experience not adds to it, it diminishes player interaction not promotes it (as you say in many of your own videos, you see anyone on d-scan you get out of there). The large inter corporation battles, the FW pvp I have no issue with it's in my opinion genuine pvp, the other sort is griefing not pvp.

@captainbenzie

Жыл бұрын

@@andygreen7314 whereas for me, the reason I love Gas Huffing, wormhole ratting etc... Is the danger and risk. Gas Huffing in a wormhole is functionally identical to HiSec mining, but that element of risk, having to play like a gazelle, aware of danger, sitting in it regardless, and learning how and when to run away, is part of it. Without that danger and risk, what's the point? I have my Prospect, I huff gas and make ISK to do... what, exactly? What purpose does ISK serve if I never need to replace the ship I enjoy flying? Losing my Tengu early on hurt, but it gave me a goal to work towards - replacing the ship, learning from my mistakes, and being harder prey to catch. A couple of weeks ago, I lost my Golem to a fleet of about 20 ships that grabbed me on my way back to the home station. That's a 1.3bn ISK ship. Was it a fair fight? No. The fairness is that I should have prepared better to not even end up in the fight.