Ships & Modules

I honestly have no idea what to go for... most topics I've read were from 2008, and the patches from then may change things.:),

They call it Winmatar for a reason

Currently (as in right now, today), I would strongly suggest Minmatar over Gallente. I went Gallente myself (on this relatively new char, just reaching 10 million SP) and knowing what I know now, I wouldn't hesitate even a second if someone offered me to exchange all of my Gallente skills to Minmatar equivalents. There's just no comparison between the two.

Supposedly, some things are going to be rebalanced. But I feel Gallente are still so far behind that it will take years to fix, if they ever get fixed at all.

Good example of this is drones, supposedly Gallente racial weapon system (like projectiles for Minmatar and lasers for Amarr and missiles for Caldari). Other weapon systems all have damage-increasing modules. Drones do not, though one is being added next patch. However, this new module is much weaker than other races' modules. Similarly, other weapon systems have implants that increase their performance. Drones have no such implants. Other weapon systems have rigs that increase their performance. Drones have one such rig, which only affects one drone type - sentries. Etc., etc. This is just one example where Gallente get the fuzzy end of the lollipop.

In short, go Minmatar. I wish I did.

Don't listen to the FOTM folks.
There are lots of ships in each race that are totally viable and good in PVP.

So there is no point in telling you what ships to go for, it's your decision.


By the way, things do change quite a bit with time, so if you are following the FOTM, you'll probably end in disappointment.

Amarr had a long time being considered FOTM. Lasers hit far, well and hard. Plate buffers are awesome. Cap warfare is awesome. Tracking disrupt is quite nice to have.

Caldari was never bad, except for the time it takes for missiles to hit. Missiles are still strong, and better with the speed nerf. ECM is still OP. They still have ships that use Hybrids.

Minmatar used to be bad, only had speed. Projectiles sucked and speed got nerfed. Then they fixed projectiles and suddenly some people think Minmatar have the advantage. Today, Minmatar has a little bit more speed than the others, projectiles hit far in falloff, but with low damage. Worst EW.

Gallente have the most hurt in close range, and AFAIK they always had. I remember Nano Megas MELTING everyone. Drones can be awesome, or not so much. Depends a lot on the situation. Gallente EW is considered weak, which to me is a mistake. It is strong in many situations. Having drones as main weapon is something the some people complain, but you should note that this makes your highslots FREE. See Domis for example.

Get both fly Macharial.

I like Gallente frigates/cruisers.

I fly both, though my cruisers skill is 5 for Gals and 4 for Minnie. I plan to train that next though, so it'll be a moot point shortly. I like having choices though, and being able to fly both gives me that.

Choice of race has 0 correlation with your pvp success.

Choose the one you like most, learn to fit and fly them well and you'll win, it's a player skill.

Failmatar.

Flying Gallente is like taking a knife to a gun fight.