ALLIGATOR: The NEW Guristas Pirates Powerhouse! || EVE Online

[@leftoffcolfax]

One reason I prefer Vespas over Hammerheads is that the tank is also better on the Cal drone lines. So you have more time to notice that the rats are starting to chew on your drones instead of focusing on the main hull.

[@captainbenzie]

This is also true!

[@marc22alain]

Range control is important in these sites, so I set perches around the site and warp in from there. I can usually pick some portion of the structures, or a rock, to warp to in order to immediately get in to a close orbit on the battlecruisers. Once that's sorted, no other enemy can do sufficient damage to run down the DNI's shields. I'm happy using HAMs, however, Javelin-type missiles are also critical to hit the enemies that will kite at 30-40 km. It's been from all of your other videos that I have learned how to run the C3 sites, so please keep them coming!

[@captainbenzie]

Glad you're enjoying!

[@daveisnothere]

I agree, sometimes HAM Javelin can be superior to Heavy Missiles. Maybe not raw dps output but applied damage that the enemy takes can be higher. The way I look at it is with HAM you can start fighting with Javelin then as the enemy gets closer swap over to Rage and watch the enemies melt before your eyes. I cant remember the last ship I ran heavies on for more than 1 fight to test, unless you count the RHML's I ran on my Rattlesnake.

[@Chipz1337]

God I want that ship... Missiles, drones and shields are my jam! That ship looks great, hopefully me and my drake can farm enough C3's to get the money for two! Never fly something you can't afford to loose.

[@captainbenzie]

Good plan and I hope you enjoy it!

[@TheKauff]

Wait - Drake that runs C3's? Is that solo or as a Team?

[@kylejohns2288]

You can run a drake solo in c3 it takes pretty good tank and very high tank and is slow

[@kenneth3537]

Solid fit, quite like your setup. Once I can afford one, I'll definitely try this out. Thanks for showcasing. Appreciated. Cheers!

[@captainbenzie]

Glad you enjoyed and hope you have fun in the ship!!

[@israelgarcia7801]

I think what I’m excited about the most is that the new ships will be used by the null blocks in vast numbers. And blueprints will be farmed. Which means automatic content with insurgencies and it attracts the best farmers. A very good expansion that will be hard to beat.

[@captainbenzie]

Havoc has been amazing so far!

[@daveisnothere]

One suggestion, this is a decent Omni tank (good for pvp and sleepers), but when fighting specific rats you should fit for the particular rats you are fighting, for example maximize kinetic tank vs Guristas or Thermal vs Serpentis, etc. I cant get into the game yet (slow internet and a 4GB update), but this ship is going to be a total beast. Put 2 deadspace Kinetic resistance modules on that, you'll have resists in the 90%+ range when fighting Guristas. As I posted below, I used to run passive regen tanks on the Gila and Rattlesnake but when I discovered how effective a high hp/resistance tank is I never looked back. BTW, so nice to see someone finally not fit tons of cap modules or a DCU II on a PVE shield tank ship. :P

[@captainbenzie]

Glad you're enjoying and great tips!

[@nolan4339]

Good job on explaining the choice of going with the Paint on the fit as I almost commented on the benefits of using the guidance computer instead haha. Admittedly, I kinda hate using a paint as the damage time delay from drones and missiles can make it a bit of a pain to always keep it active on the target that is being damaged, especially if you are splitting damage.

[@captainbenzie]

Yeah true, and that's why I thought I'd explain. Need to do a dedicated video on all three options pros and cons sometime.

[@Richard.blackburn]

Nice fit.. I wasn't aware of the Shield Command Burst II mod. Thank you =D

[@captainbenzie]

Glad I could help!

[@peterpearson8662]

Bump, great new Alpha friendly ships \o/

[@captainbenzie]

Yup! They're both surprisingly good!!

[@imaxxx7105]

The Sleepers will attack with an energy beam dealing EM and Thermal damage and firing light, heavy or cruise missiles (depending on the class of the Sleeper ship), dealing Explosive and Kinetic damage. You should fit to tank all four types of damage (a so-called 'omnitank'). You can translate this to sleepers doing omni damage.

[@captainbenzie]

It is NOT Omni damage since different anomalies have different compositions where some are more missiles or turrets, and the Sleeper weapons affect different ships differently. And yes, that's why the Alligator here has fairly balanced resists.

[@imaxxx7105]

@@captainbenzie The wiki.eveuniversity site specifically qualifies sleeper damage as omni damage. Everyone else qualifies sleeper damage as omni damage. The fact that some of the damage types do a % less than others doesnt mean it does not qualify as omni damage anymore. It does.

[@captainbenzie]

@@imaxxx7105 EVE University is not always a great source of info. There are many mistakes throughout the site and several things that are simply not explained correctly. As someone who lives in Wormholes, there are some ships I can fly with very low EM/Thermal resist since they simply do not get hit by the turrets in the sites.

[@imaxxx7105]

@@captainbenzie Its not just that site man. Ask any other longtime wormholer and they will advise to omni-tank your ship when fighting sleepers, cause you never know when you will get more damage from a certain type.

[@captainbenzie]

@@imaxxx7105 but you DO know, that's the thing...! And Omni damage is simply wrong. Fit a reactive hardener and watch how it adjusts, then tell me you're taking "Omni damage" when the hardener is on 0/0/30/30. It's a massive misunderstanding and misconception that simply does not hold up to readily available evidence. Several major corps still tell their newbies that aligning when stationary matters, which is wrong too.

[@CrypticEvincar]

Out of desperation I bought a single run bpc for 140mil. I love missiles and drones so this scratches that itch.

[@captainbenzie]

Good luck and hope you enjoy!

[@p0nyboy362]

i have been looking forward to this ship man, huge drake fanboy

[@captainbenzie]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@TheLastDragon3831]

Don't forget, homeworld 3 coming this February!

[@captainbenzie]

Huzzah!!

[@scarlettwaffles947]

Always happy to see CCP add more battlecruisers, possibly my favorite class of ship to fly. Will prolly grab one of these once the prices stabilize.

[@captainbenzie]

Enjoy!

[@Schnizzori]

I could also see that this ship is capable to do comfortably some of the L4 Anomic Base missions as well with this kind of DMG and passive Tank capailities. Maybe even one hull for all of them with only some fitting adjustments. That would be really handy because right now I need a different ship for each anomic base mission... annoying.

[@captainbenzie]

Yeah, Alligator definitely seems strong for that too!

[@iamhuffman]

you know CCP could of gone stingy with making people use omega clones im really glad they allowed faction ships to be piloted by Alpha clones so the free 2 play people can still be competitive with T2 ships

[@mattstrauchon6756]

Great video! 👍

[@captainbenzie]

Thank you! 👍

[@StoianLidia]

Even though you blurred the system id it still shows it in your overview

[@captainbenzie]

I blurred the text box mainly. It's a wormhole, I'm not going to be there or connected to it when someone finds it

[@TheKauff]

I don't understand the passive shield fit on this & the Drake. Wouldn't an active fit provide more EHP & a more active playstyle? It'd also mean you can fly less blingy mods & have a cheaper killmail. Is it something to do with capacitor usage or stability?

[@captainbenzie]

Exactly that. Capacitor usage. With passive, you're guaranteed that recharge. With active, you're fucked if you run out of capacitor (and shield active is heavy on capacity)

[@daveisnothere]

I've run a buffer fit (high ehp/resists) on my Gilas and Rattlesnakes for ages, I imagine on the Gator it will be just as insane. Buffer fit might not have the raw regen a passive tank has but when the EHP is double or triple that of the passive fit you have the advantage of raw HP. Remember, resistances also effect regen as it compares to incoming DPS. If you have 90% resists and a regen of 10 hp/s that equates to 100 dps that needs to be done to you to cause any loss of hp. When you get over 90% resists in your rat specific damage type you pretty much unlock 'easy mode'.

[@paul-br2fs]

im interested to see just what the Aralez med drone is as it looks like a place holder at the moment with the stats of t2 vespa but nice video i can see with hydra or nivana implants this ship will be a great all round highsec event ship

[@charlesmann5393]

Finally, a ship I already have the skills up and don't need to tweak my skill queue lol 😁 will need to wait for the loot fairy to bless to afford it though! 🤪

[@captainbenzie]

Good luck!

[@marakuyovimalesh3793]

Cool, just need my lottery tickets to come through, and I can get me one of these :P

[@captainbenzie]

Price will come down soon and then the full fit should be under a billion 😂

[@MrDanster35]

loving the bugged skin atm xD

[@captainbenzie]

The skin isn't bugged? It just needed repairs at the start of the video 😅

[@MrDanster35]

nah, the aurora bits that are present in this video were a bug xD, they have now been removed :P@@captainbenzie

[@rhufnagel]

Do you think this is a capable L4 PvE mission ship? Maybe not a Worlds Collide level 4 but most others? Looks like a fun ship to fly. Ive never tried WH so not sure about those.

[@captainbenzie]

I'd say it probably is!

[@BLoODFLaMe-Qc-]

Hey Capt! Just want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly. So the kinetic and thermal bonus also applies to HAM also?

[@captainbenzie]

HAMs and Heavies, yes. Not Rapid Lights.

[@BLoODFLaMe-Qc-]

@@captainbenzie excellent, thank you for the clarification 🤩

[@terjemidthus1951]

Just wondering: Have you tried 2x 'Subverted' JVN-UC49? I imaging the mini Gecko’s should be perfect in the Alligator?

[@BoinkrNanis]

I believe the mini gecks use twice the bandwith so you'd only be running 1.

[@terjemidthus1951]

@@BoinkrNanis You are absolutely right about that. Well, it was a nice dream. 😊

[@captainbenzie]

You're only running one and, unlike a Gecko on a Rattlesnake, they're simply not as good as two Mediums.

[@MrAsolador]

Great vid, a x38 multiplier is interesting, what if we use drones with abyss mods ¿the extra damage count as base damage?

[@sineupp]

I'm still new to the game, and I've only run a couple wormholes (in my Probe) so I might be wrong, but isn't wormhole space a free-for-all basically? I was in a Probe with a bit over 80mil in my cargo, and still kept pinging my d-scan every few seconds in paranoia that someone would jump me. How can you stay so chill, flying a 1.7bil fit, and staying in a combat site until you're down to 40% hull? also, I gotta say I agree on the short-range thing being more fun. I was running abyss comfortably in my missile Talwar, but it was also boring, so I switched to rockets and now every fight is exciting. I'm barely keeping up with those things, even with my mwd avtive, but I've done a few dozens of em without losing the ship once.

[@stormnr2]

you cant do anything when someone jumps you anyways even small ships will most likely bring friends to kill you. Check D-Scan and leave as soon a name pops up in it and fly to your safe spot and hide. log out when NPC Timer runs off. Wormhole is a little bit more safe than low/null for me, since nobody can see names in local unless u decide to chat for some reasons...

[@captainbenzie]

I stay calm because I'm used to it. I have corpmates nearby with eyes on connecting holes, I'm D-Scanning frequently, and I've learned not to panic. You just react when you see the issue - kinda like how a fire drill is supposed to help you calmly evacuate. I've done it so many times now that even getting actively jumped is a calm response 😅 Agreed with the Talwar thing, I love the more exciting actually flying around and brawling!!

[@rdbrown58]

Benzie, IMHO (unless that mechanic doesn't work any longer) you really should be staggering your modules rather than placing them next to each other's slots. As I have long understood it, like modules will overheat faster if they are slotted next to each other, whereas alternating gives a bit of buffer from overheating. Am I being a bit old fashioned on this?

[@captainbenzie]

You are, yes. This was changed. Modules now heat the whole rack equally.

[@rdbrown58]

Clearly I have missed a lot in the past year.

[@twrecks4598]

I've been playing since before 2012 and have always wanted what I never got: a RLML Bonused Drake or battleship. I think a RLML bonused battlecruiser or even battleship would be very attractive for solo players like me who would love to dominate small pvp gangs by themselves.

[@captainbenzie]

And that's EXACTLY why it doesn't exist. Battleships do massive damage, but struggle against smaller targets. In balance, those smaller ships need to team up.

[@1_2_die2]

Still miss my Rattle with 5 Sentry/Heavy Drones ^^

[@danielperlalgoritme]

🎉

[@captainbenzie]

🚀

[@SumBrennus]

Been wondering how you would like the Alligator. How does it compare to the Nighthawk?

[@captainbenzie]

Very different. Alligator is a damage powerhouse but not as tanky as the Nighthawk.

[@emeukal7683]

Do u think that there will be some really new ship models out at any point? They all look the same and thats kinda realistic but kinda not mmo

[@JacksonOwex]

Have you looked at the Khizriel? It doesn't really look anything like ships we've seen before! I believe this is just a reskinned Drake because it fits with the lore of the Guristas, none of their ships look different that your standard ships outside of being a slightly different color! Outside of that new ships will slowly get added as they always have.

[@captainbenzie]

Khizriel, Mekubal, Azariel seem to suggest yes. As did the T3s.

[@foxdragon9498]

I might be wrong, but ain't the optimal pasif shield repping happen from 25 to 30 %,... It's not armor, other than that cool ship

[@captainbenzie]

No, that's Capacitor that has a non-linear function recharge rate

[@foxdragon9498]

Pasif shield aswell,... Olso if shield below 25% there is a chance for dmg to bypass your shield and hit armor (not talking about actif shield) let a mate shoot you to 25% shield and time how long it takes to get to 40% olso take the time from 85 to 100

[@daveisnothere]

@@captainbenzie Shield regen does this as well. The max regen is at 30% just like capacitor. I have had many fights in my passive shield tank ships where I was hovering around 30% or so for a while, I've only been flying passive shield tank ships since way before the drake was nerfed.

[@TheAngriestGamer.]

i wish it was a gurista ferox instead. i want missiles and drones on a ferox hull so badly. i also think the gursita destroyer and battlecruiser should of just had 1 extra drone. so 3 instead of 2.

[@captainbenzie]

Whilst I'd love to see a Ferox hull, I do also get why they went Drake, it's absolutely the favourite hull.

[@TheAngriestGamer.]

@@captainbenzie i think its more because of the bonuses and loadout, people use it because its good, rather than people liking that things looks. guitarists always do the opposite of what the navy does.. Hence the missile Moa and Scorpion hulls. The battlecruiser SHOULD HAVE BEEN a ferox hull, and the destroyer should have been the cormorant hull. if we ever got a guristas raven it should have been railguns, and the rokh should have been missiles.

[@imaxxx7105]

Wont you get more dps buffing drone damage with dda's?

[@captainbenzie]

Nope

[@chevy9701]

@captainbenzie you blurred the wh name in the top left but not on the overview 🤭

[@captainbenzie]

I'm not blurring the WH name to avoid being found. It's a wormhole. That connection is LONG gone from being near me 😂 That's just a filter designed to blur CHAT

[@chevy9701]

@@captainbenzie ooo okay neat

[@itsgamingtime9578]

I dont really see the reason for an alligator. The drake navy is just as strong but with more missile damage and less drone damage. And it also can use rapit light and mjolnir/nova

[@captainbenzie]

Drake Navy doesn't have the same shield or as much potential DPS.

[@itsgamingtime9578]

yes i didnt had 2 things in mind. the alligator has 4% resistence per skill the dni not (the normal drake has it). and for dps it was the same for me because of skills. my caldari bc is 5 my gallente only 3. and the shield ammount is the same but the alligator has 5 more passive regeneration(base value). so as usual in eve its like 4-5x price and 10-20% better@@captainbenzie

[@foxdragon9498]

My alligator got 300 hp/s passif with 500dps an 75k ehp not able to do that with drake or dni (its basically a bigger ishktar)

[@captainbenzie]

@@foxdragon9498 what fit?

[@foxdragon9498]

Don't mind sending to you private (atm still testing, need my shield to hold 40% in c4 sites so removing hp/s till it's there and replacing with dps)

[@DougDibrimi]

just a note, it makes absolutely no sense for the Gallente bonus to be to missiles? Gallente bonus should be to something Gallente, like drones. /shrug

[@captainbenzie]

That's how it is on all of the Guristas ships. I think it's due to the hardpoints being originally of Gallente design

[@schizofennec]

True but it makes even less sense for it to be 4% shield res.

[@DougDibrimi]

@@schizofennec Sorry but I disagree completely that there's any thing LESS gallente than missile bonuses lol. They could just stick both bonuses under Caldari, right? And there's plenty of gallente-themed stuff they could apply. There's a drone speed bonus in the roles, there are other ships with drone tracking and optimal range bonuses, drone control range bonuses, etc.

[@vLion7]

Benzie swap those low slot shields mods for power diagnostic systems (bling ones). Just another option.

[@captainbenzie]

Why? I don't need the Powergrid and the shield tank is overall worse with them.

[@schizofennec]

bigger buffer but less ehp/s, the only situation youd wanna do this is to fit a MWD.

[@DavidTheConkerer]

☕

[@captainbenzie]

🚀

[@starithm]

The ship is not cheap though, so if you guys are going to rat in a C3 wormhole, keep d-scanning. 💀💀💀

[@captainbenzie]

You missed the opening spiel about cost then 😂

[@daveisnothere]

Personally I'd rat in a C3 with my cov ops Tengu, much safer and more powerful. Probably cheaper, too.

[@captainbenzie]

@@daveisnothere not more powerful for sure. Tengu doesn't hit the same DPS as the Gator can, has lower tank too. I love the Tengu, and it's a valid option for C3 ratting - but it's all personal preference 😊

[@daveisnothere]

@captainbenzie I haven't had a chance to look at a gator myself, but looking at your build my tengu is more powerful. Once I can do a comparable build myself I'll know for sure. I'll join your discord and let you know my results there.

[@captainbenzie]

@@daveisnothere How are you getting 900 DPS with 60k EHP on a Covert Ops Tengu?

[@jonyngvesyland5461]

ill duel u in my t1 rocket fit corax come at

[@ronaldwoofer5024]

not paying 2 bil for a battlecruiser hull i actually ganked the destroyer hull in HS cause it was worth a bil just for the killmail

[@captainbenzie]

It won't be 2bil. It isn't 2bil now. I literally explain this in the video 😂

[@ChaoThing]

Reskin a Drake. Sell more skins faster. Getting tired of CCP, and if Vangaurd doesn't last for longer than a year, I'm done with them permanently.

[@captainbenzie]

Lmao this doesn't even use Drake skins so no idea what you're saying here. Totally different ship, but designed to look like a Drake because that's literally the Guristas lore and backstory