burn out my guns... shit happens P.S. sounds coming also from my second window with bait prophecy P.S.S. Bait wasn't necessary in this situation at all =)))
my advice, kill the things you know you can kill quickly, the vigilant was easy food early and they do a substantial amount of dps. killing things that dont take long to kill that put out 300-500 dps+ are worth killing first.. its not like the battle ships are going anywhere and they will take much longer to kill esp if properly tanked
there are some gate campers who will disperse like rats when something like a vindi warps in (even though they have 3 fuckin logis, and still lose ships...-.- ), so the only way to get a fight is to give them something killable as bait first.
I don't mean to take away from what you do, as you have shown your ability to handle yourself just fine. I guess it's a difference in opinion about what solo means.. true solo would be you with no one else (including your own accounts). I get that it's just you, and in that way you are solo, but if you use a 2nd account to bait or tackle, that's not the same as if you had gone in with no other help than the ship you are flying.
