Cheapfleet Challenge Winners!

Category Winners:

Best E-War
Winner is ... FNG's Crucifier
I like that this is a really cheap ship that just wreaks havok on an enemy. Two or even three Harbingers/Hurricanes just get totally messed up with this setup.

[Crucifier, Cheapfleet]
Systematic Damage Control
F-90 Positional Signal Amplifier
200mm Reinforced Crystalline Carbonide Plates I

DDO Photometry Tracking Disruptor I
DDO Photometry Tracking Disruptor I
DDO Photometry Tracking Disruptor I

Gatling Anode Particle Stream I, Multifrequency S
Gatling Anode Particle Stream I, Multifrequency S

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Warrior I x1

Best Tackler
Winner is ... Uma Uma's PoorMan's Zoomboat (Vigil)
You gotta love the speed. And the Dual prop fit is a nice touch. It should be able to keep under the guns of most larger ships.

[Vigil, PoorMan'sZoomboat]
Beta Hull Mod Nanofiber Structure
Beta Hull Mod Nanofiber Structure
Pseudoelectron Containment Field I

J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
Catalyzed Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters

150mm Light Gallium I Machine Gun, EMP S
150mm Light Gallium I Machine Gun, EMP S
[Heat Sink]

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Warrior I x1

Best Gank
Winner is ... Borgel Slydaeus' Incursus
Really the only entry that could be considered for this category. However, getting a cheapfleet frigate over 100 dps + tackle and speed to get in range is pure win.

[Incursus, Cheap Fleet 1]
Small Automated I Carapace Restoration
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

Catalyzed Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
X5 Prototype I Engine Enervator
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I

Anode Light Neutron Particle Cannon I, Antimatter Charge S
Anode Light Neutron Particle Cannon I, Antimatter Charge S
Anode Light Neutron Particle Cannon I, Antimatter Charge S

Hobgoblin I x1

Best ship to bring to a fleet
Winner is ... FNG's Crucifier
As a sometime gang leader, this is the sort of ship you love when new players come along. Cheap ship with low skills trashing the effectiveness of up to three enemy ships. Gotta love it!

(see best e-war for the fit)

Best ship for solo work
Winner is ... Zamemee's Old School Punisher
Hard category to judge since so many entries. However with a big buffer tank combined with a good active tank and decent DPS, this is the ship I would place my bets on.

[Punisher, Old school]

Anode Light Ion Particle Cannon I, Antimatter Charge S
Anode Light Ion Particle Cannon I, Antimatter Charge S
Anode Light Ion Particle Cannon I, Antimatter Charge S
5W Infectious Power System Malfunction

J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters

Pseudoelectron Containment Field I
200mm Reinforced Crystalline Carbonide Plates I
Small Automated I Carapace Restoration
Radioisotope Adaptive Nano Membrane I

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Grand Prize

As for the grand prize ....
It comes down to two ships, the Old School Punisher and the FNG's Crucifier. One ship excels at solo work, the other is exactly the sort of ship that should be brought by new characters to a fleet. Perhaps I should retrack my statements in the past that new players should choose Minmattar.

The Winner is ... FNG's Crucifier
I just like this ship. Super easy to fit. This is the sort of ship that would make a great introduction to faction warfare, or joining up with a pirate gang. Vagabonds and Hurricane's beware, their fleet has a Crucifier.

Congrats to the winners, prizes should have been awarded by now. Thanks to all who participated.

One day left in the Cheapfleet challenge.

This is the last day for my cheapfleet challenge. If you want to qualify for prizes please post today. Comments on posted fits also welcome.

Good Luck to all who enter :)

Contest - Toterra's Cheapfleet Challenge - Frigates

*NOTE THERE HAS BEEN A DELAY IN MY JUDGING-GIVING OUT AWARDS. MY INTERNET IS DOWN. I SHOULD BE BACK UP IN A COUPLE OF DAYS TO ANNOUNCE AND REWARD THE WINNER*

When I started playing EVE one of the best resources out there was the Cheapfleet Challenge contest on Battleclinic. Basically it was a competition for the best fittings for T1 frigates, destroyers and cruisers, using affordable Meta-3 using and lower gear. It gave me a great starting point for various fits that were affordable and much more effective then my early fail-fit attempts.

Unfortunately their fits are rather old at this point. I think that it is time for a new 'Cheapfleet Challenge'.

Here are the rules:

• This contest is for T1 frigates only. (if there is interest I will do larger ships later)
• Toterra will be the only judge and decision will be final. I will take into account any comments positive and negative from other players about fits. Both fits for fleet and for solo work will be evaluated. If there are a lot of entries I may look for additional judges.
• One entry per character. If you are making a change then mention it at the top of the post.
• Fit will be evaluated for it's PvP ability. I do not care about PvE.
• Any module > Meta-3 will disqualify the fit.
• No Rigs.
• No Faction Frigates.
• If two identical submissions, the first one qualifies. Later submissions are disqualified. <--New
• Grand Prize will be one empire faction frigate from the same faction as the winning fit. (hookbill, firetail, comet or slicer). 
• Five 5 million isk prizes will go to honorable mentions, one for each of the following categories (note I changed this on Feb 19):
• best e-war
• best tackler
• best gank
• best ship to bring to a fleet
• best ship for solo work
• Contest will end on March 15, 2011 at midnight EST. (the ides of march)
• Prize will be contracted to winning character from Jita 4-4 by March 22, 2011. 
• Comments on fits are very welcome

Post a comment in the comments portion of this blog post containing the following

Your character name (to receive the prize if winning)
Brief description of the fit (200 words or less)

Fitting in EFT export format as seen elsewhere on this blog

The following metrics (Assuming all lv 5):
EHP :
DPS :
Speed :


For example here is what a posting should look like

Toterra

This is a fit for a Breacher. It works best against another solo frigate that has been fit for AB/SCRAM with short range weapons (like 90% of the pvp frigates out there). Set the keep-at-range to 16,000 m, turn on the disruptor and pelt away. If you can hold range and they can't hit you they will eventually die. It can also be a great tackler / scout for a fleet.

[Breacher, Cheepfleet Breacher]
Capacitor Power Relay I
Capacitor Power Relay I

Catalyzed Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
J5 Prototype Warp Disruptor I

TE-2100 Standard Missile Bay, Piranha Light Missile
TE-2100 Standard Missile Bay, Piranha Light Missile
TE-2100 Standard Missile Bay, Piranha Light Missile
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EHP: 1497
DPS: 48
Speed: 2783 m/s