Thrasher Ganking Update!

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Praise James!
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Hello Agents,

I have good news for all the lovely shuttle ganking aficionados, especially plebs like me, who can only maintain one ganking character apart from the scout.

As you know, on-grid links are to be implemented come November. It damages the solo Thrasher playstyle somewhat, since gate gankers have benefitted greatly from the passive leadership bonuses, which will no longer work. It's still possible to use the links, but it involves a lengthy training for the specialized ships for your scout, like command destroyers.

However, in the course of their usual butchering of the game balance, CCP have given us a Halloween treat for a change. The PG requirements for small Minmatar artillery has been reduced on the test server - 6 MW versus the current 8 MW for 250 mm’s.

If they bring this change live, we will finally be able to throw away that disgusting reactor control unit and fill the second low slot with something more useful. Here are a couple of options:
Farvardin - Siege 4 Mk II Gyro - More gyro, more thrashing goodness. +30 points to DPS and +80 points to alpha. Woohooo!


Farvardin - Siege 4 DCU - A cheapo boost for your tank, which you never have too much of under gate sentries. Almost 2k EHP bonus. If it's enough for an extra shot, I'll take this over the gyro variant any day.


Farvardin - Siege 4 DCU II - The new max tank version, long live the king!


Please, note that the fits above are still very skill-intensive and will require max core fitting skills or good implants. However, the reduced fitting constraints will lower the entry skill barrier for the new gankers, and those of you who would like to try Thrasher gate ganking can always fiddle with the basic fit.

Other options may include a tracker enhancer for better damage application and, maybe, different rigs and midslots. I also havent't tried playing around with 280's yet - those have had their PG requirements reduced, too. Overall, I'm looking forward to seeing the new Thrashers work in practice.

Praise James!
-- S.