Burning Down the Hive
Here's a link to walkthrough blog post(s) to provide some help to people until more complete write-up can be added in-place to this page.
Walkthrough: http://keithneilson.co.uk/eve-epic-mission-arc-guide-part-7/
EVE University Mission Tips: http://www.eve-ivy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Burning_Down_the_Hive
Epic Mission Arc: The Blood-Stained Stars
Mission 27: Burning Down the Hive
Overview
Mission type: Encounter
Recommended Damage:
Recommended Resists:
System: Arnon IX - Moon 3 - Sisters of EVE Bureau 0.6
Deadspace: Yes
Previous Mission: Mission 26: Tracking the Queen 3 or Chasing a Nightmare
Next Mission: Mission 28: Its Not Over Yet
Mission Briefing
Based on the data you’ve provided me, I was able to locate where the drone and its swarm is heading: Arnon. Do whatever it takes to destroy it.
Objectives
The following objectives must be completed to finish the mission:
Hunt down and remove all drones in the area.
Location 0.6 Arnon
Rewards
The following rewards will be yours if you complete this mission:
150000 credits
Bonus Rewards
The following rewards will be awarded to you as a bonus if you complete the mission within 6 hours.
176000 credits
Details
Author used a cruiser.
Before you can use the first acceleration gate you need to destroy 8 drones (4 Infester Alvi, 1 Decimator Alvi, 2 Mammon Apis and 1 Sunder Alvi) (a ninth, the Mysterious Drone goes through the gate). Cruiser took no damage. Use acceleration gate.
Author managed to aggro all 14 drones (3 Infester Alvi, 5 Splinter Alvi, 1 Sunder Alvi, 1 Raider Alvi, 2 Silverfish Alvi and 2 Strain Infester Alvi) at once on the way to the second gate. Shields were at about 75% when the last drone was destroyed. You may be able to get smaller groups. Mysterious Drone went through gate again. Use second gate.
Seven drones aggro after a few seconds. The Myserious Drone self destructs. Author did not take additional damage while destroying the six that remained (3 Decimator Alvi, 2 Render Alvi and 1 Wrecker Alvum). Objective complete.