Stop The Thief, Level 4

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Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:07 UTC

Faction: Mercenaries
Mission type: Encounter
Space type: Normal space
Damage dealt: All types (Th=49.86%, Kn=25.36%, Em=16.85%, Ex=7.93%)
Web/scramble: Frigates (Shadow's Wingman, Mercenary Wingman)
Extras: None
Recommended damage dealing: Therm/Kin
Recommended ships: Golem, CNR, Dominix

Single Pocket

Group 1 aggros at warp-in.
Killing the Mercenary Overlord battleship will trigger Group 2 spawn.

Warning

Group 2 will spawn in the center, near the initial position of the Mercenary Overlord battleship.

The six Mercenary Commander cruisers will hit hard if your EM resist is too low.

Group 1:

Center (23km)
1x Battleship (Mercenary Overlord) Scourge Heavy Missile Trigger
Left (90-100km)
6x Frigates (Mercenary Wingman) Web/Scramble
Right (123-128km)
4x Cruisers (Mercenary Lieutenant) Bloodclaw Light Missile

Group 2: (20-25km)

4x Frigates (Shadow's Wingman - Mercenary Wingman) Web/Scramble
6x Cruisers (Shadow's Grunt - Mercenary Commander) Scourge Heavy Missile
2x Battleships (Shadow's Goon - Mercenary Overlord) Scourge Heavy Missile
1x Battleship (Shadow - Mercenary Overlord) Scourge Heavy Missile

Tips

To warp into this pocket at any distance : Warp to mission location, quickly cancel it and then select warp to your preferred distance.

For Group 2 : To reduce incoming DPS, eliminate the Mercenary Commanders first. Watch out for any scrambling frigates and shift your primary target accordingly.

Mission is flagged completed after you have eliminated Shadow. Don't forget to loot the 1x Report dropped (needed to close the mission).

Blitz

Eliminate the Mercenary Overlord battleship to trigger Group 2 spawn. Watch out for any incoming Mercenary Wingman frigates that web/scramble.

Eliminate Shadow. Loot the 1x Report dropped and warp out.

Note : The Report is not a specific item. This mission can be closed using any Reports sold by NPC corps in the market.

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