Good job Eddie for getting your first kill! Even more so in a Slasher! The Slasher is a lot of fun to fly, but it's very squishy and requires some decent piloting skill so it wouldn't be my first choice to start learning solo PvP in.
Regardless, I think you did the right thing in that engagement, although I have to tell you, you were a bit lucky too with the opponent you had
Now allow me to pick on Raido's post as I think some of it is bad advice for newbros
Raido Kudonen wrote:
2) I checked your fit on zkill and it could use some work. Active armor reps are out of meta for T1 frigates, because small ancillary reps are super expensive still and nothing else does a good job of EHP/s. For example, at all Vs your fit only manages 48 EHP/s with a heated rep, which is barely half of a low-damage T1 frigate's DPS. You'd be better off with a hull tank and a gyrostabilizer, like this:
[Slasher, Eddie Dante's Slasher]
Damage Control II
Counterbalanced Compact Gyrostabilizer
1MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner
Fleeting Compact Stasis Webifier
Initiated Compact Warp Scrambler
Balmer Series Compact Tracking Disruptor I, Tracking Speed Disruption Script
Small Gremlin Compact Energy Neutralizer
200mm AutoCannon II, Hail S
200mm AutoCannon II, Hail S
200mm AutoCannon II, Hail S
Small Transverse Bulkhead I
Small Transverse Bulkhead I
Small Transverse Bulkhead I
Raido, I may not have been soloing in lowsec that much lately, but I'm pretty sure active armor is still a thing on T1 frigs, and it does just as good as it used to, especially on the Slasher. I understand the SAAR prices may prevent people from fitting that specific mod, but that doesn't automatically mean that all active armor fits stop working.
That fit you listed is sub-par and totally unfitting for the way a TD Slasher would be flown.
First, let's take the rigs. The 3 bulkheads give you what, 700 extra ehp? A regular repper gives 48 EHP/s according to you, so after 15s you break even and armor repper becomes better. This is especially good for longer, enduring fights, where you need active reps to keep you going.
Second, always fit T2 AB. When flying Slasher, speed is your tank. You rely on it to stay alive, so don't gimp it.
Third, T2 or at least Faint Epsilon scram. There's a huge difference between 9k and a 11k when you're fighting at heated scram range, and the damage difference may be enough to keep you on grid and win a fight in some situations.
Fourth, never ever use Hail on a Slasher. There's no situation I can think of that would warrant loading it, so I don't even bother carrying it.
Eddie, for reference, here's the Slasher fit I used to fly:
https://o.smium.org/loadout/private/102 ... 3232710656
If the SAAR is too expensive for you, you can replace it with a T2 and maybe swap a rig or two for an Auxiliary Nano Pump if you feel you need more tank. It is not a good idea to use armor resistance rigs as they reduce your max speed and make you die quicker. It may not be as good as the SAAR fit, but I think it would still work in many situations.
