Ships & Modules

I was wondering what would it be the pros and cons of flying a Proteus vs a Tengu.
I already have the skills for a Proteus but I have seen many people prefer the Tengu and very few the Proteus,
why ? which would be better for PvP?


cheers

Proteus is by far my fav T3 (ive flown them all).
Tengu is better for many kspace fleets purely because of range but it's more boring than a drake to fly.

I'd have to agree with Jack. I friggin love the Proteus.

Thing about the Proteus, like most Gallente ships, is that you have to commit to teh fight. There's no pansy kiting "I'm not sure if I want to do this" about the Proteus.

On the other hand, a Tengu can generally dicate range better (especially 100mn AB versions) and generally has a much better chance of getting away.

If I were comparing them to say, Motorcycles, I'd put the proteus into the Ninja/Ducati camp while the Tengu is more in the BMW/Goldwing camp.

Jack, while we are at it I remember you saying that proteus is the best T3 for WH pvp. I'd like to ask what kind of setups do you use? Any links or boosters? Tactics?

It's very simple, really.

If you see Tengus on scan, they are ratting.
If you see a shitload of Tengus, the Russians are blobbing.

If you see Proteuses on scan, they will be on top of you in about a second.
If you see a shitload of Proteuses, the big boys are having a goodfight.

at least he didn't compare them to anime characters. or ponies.

So noone but Russians blobs with Tengus?

And is Legion so bad? I mean even in a HAM configuration?

While the first about Tengus is true, the second about Proteus is the 0.01% situation you might see to "dream" not existing in Eve

You're probably right, I haven't returned in WH's for a while now, this said I can't see what proteus offers that I can't do better with another T3 in same situation except raw dps on top of the target's head.

Neut it and can't even shoot and looses all it's EHP because hardeners (active) and hybrids (cap hungry), add a single rep and it's an easy kill.

Has to run all over to get in range of target witch means poor dps in this situation.

How many times the perfect situation where: you're at the top of your target, he's web 90%, scram, disrupt and you're solo doing all this? -none, in this yet another case every other T3 is as good and offers far more options than proteus.

Not saying it's not the dominant in wh's, just saying the same numbers and composition with amarr for example, do the same thing and give you far more options of engagement.

WHs are different, and being on top of the target happens most of the time. You fight either on a wormhole, where people spawn in blaster optimals, you sneak up on people cloaked or get a warpin from cloaky scout.

Bonused scram range means that it's very difficult to keep a Proteus out of it's range.



My fit has a NOS and a fully passive 117K EHP tank against it's lowest resist (explosive).



Like said, the perfect situation is the norm in whs. Also, you only need a scram or disruptor, not both. In cloaky config the Proteus simply has more tank and gank than the others, and those two stats mean a lot.

All the T3s have their strengths, and complement each others nicely. In a small gang, I'd like to have them all, performing the tasks that suit them best.