Reported by: NadirDDT
Additions by: Layla Ashley, Chepe Nolon, Outo, Magius Paulus, Aruman, Anathema Matou, Maobih Vanire, Chepe Nolon, Trimitius III
Blitz description and confirmation: Leet Magician, Jason Conrad
Screenshot by: Chepe Nolon
Last updated: 2008.03.13 (Blitz readded by popular demand.)
Mission type: Encounter
Faction: Rogue Drones
Damage types: All
Recommended damage: EM over Kinetic and Thermal. Never tried Explosive.
Extras: Strains do scramble.
Completed with Raven with no T2 equipment. (NadirDDT) Difficulty rating easy to medium.
Completed with Dominix (Dual named repairers) (Outo)
Completed with Abbadon (Mega beams) (Maobih Vanire)
Completed in: Drake DR: Easy (nugpot)
Completed in: T2 fitted passive Drake with shield recharge rigs DR: Easy (ZhouXi)
After warping to the mission area you get a message saying that the convoy you are supposed to escort has been destroyed. Shortly after, 4 drones, a mix of Bomber Alvum and Defeater Alvatis warp in and aggro.
The most important thing is, for each of the 4 initial drones you kill, a reinforcement group spawns. Each group is 2 or 3 bs type, and 2-3 smaller ships. No webbers.
They will all aggro you, but they are easily sniped (especially as you can warp in and out at any distance you choose). The Alvus Rulers could be sniped just as easily as the Parasites. The max attack distance is approx 50-55km, and they move very slowly.
Drones and team-mates may get aggroed by the respawns.
Complete spawn listing (may differ):
Warp in:
4 - Bomber Alvum/Defeater alvatis - Havoc Missiles - Exp
Killing each of the initial drones will spawn something like:
2 - Alvus Rulers/Supreme Alvus spawn
2-3 - Random frigs.
Blitz: The initial drones nearly form a square. There is one drone that is outside that square. That's the one to kill. It can be hard to spot, unless you zoom out.
Note: Some still don't get the blitz to work, even though they get a more difficult spawn from the drone. The mission doesn't complete after that one.