EVE General Discussion

assuming not troll

1. no, they are mediocre in both PVP and PVE, they good in POS bashes and ok in large scale fights though. PVE they are very good vs sansha and blood raiders, but since they cannot do kinectic or explosive damage suck vs everything else

2 amarr are armor, not hull, almost no amarr ships can shield tank, and the few that can are medicore at it on the best of situations

3 some tech 2 amarr ships use missiles, but assuming you are new don't worry about this so much, however missile skills will help with caldari and minmitar should you choose to cross train to one of those races.

4 amarr ships are actually slow AB and MWD depends on the situation. in lvl 4 missions for example AB are not needed but if you want to PVP chances are you will use one or the other, Frigates should always have one or the other...

Amarr ships are best with missiles and hull tanks, also fill your mids with tracking disruptors.

Welcome.
Don't have any advice on ship setups because I don't fly Amarr.

Just wanted to say hi!

Oh yeah, join decent player corp as soon as possible. If you can't find one dedicated to what you want to do, try Eve University for training. Don't fly what you can't afford to lose. Don't trust anyone (or at least make people earn that trust). Remember the only time you are safe from combat is when you are docked; once you hit undock, assume you can be attacked at any time, regardless of the security rating of the system you are in.

Biggest key though is player corp. Experienced knowledgable players will provide you with way more practical knowledge then reading a guide (still read the guide though, it still helps).

And remember you will eventually lose ships, don't beat yourself up over it, if you follow the fly what you can afford rule, it won't be that bad.

Oh, and in my opinion, you should always have a prop mod (AB or MWD); if you use the MWD, there are some quirks to it, so learn the mechanics of it first, before you dart all over the place with one.

Welcome and fly safe!

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Slave!!
Fire my lazors.

1. far from that.

2. yes.

3. anything other than lasers.

4. you must be trippin' if you think amarr ships are fast. but yes, any ship needs a propulsion module.

also, they are far from looking any good. Amarr have only 2 ships that look good - the T2 missile based frigate and cruiser. other than those two, amarr ships generally look like they're a rip-off of some ugly and deformed bird, probably a chicken.
to cut a long story short, Amarr are chickens - as explained in the following video, at 3 minutes and 47 seconds in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCtrj_x1wcQ

- Try to use your web/scram without capacitor
- Try to use your AB/MWD without capacitor
- Try to use your invuls without capacitor
...

you consider the Retribution "not exactly horrible", think the Pilgrim is a "very decent ship" (most viable setup I have seen so far was blasters+shield-tank+drone damage mods) and bemoan the lack of a "decent fleet sniper" (nobody has run battleship sniper fleets since 2008/2009, Apocalypse is the fleet sniper par excellence).

consider my mind blown.

Also worth remembering that you're not limited to Amarr ships. You can train for other races' ships at any time with a simple skill-book purchase.

SO CUUUUTE ^_^

Newbro, when in doubt look at a ship's slot layout and the bonuses listed in the description, those will tell you what the ship is best fitted with.

Different races in Eve have different fitting and fighting philosophies

Amarr: Best armor tanks, and lasers which can usually hit at decent ranges. Have the best capacitor and they have ships that specialize in capacitor warfare. Mostly it's a pure tank and gank philosophy, their capital ships are particularly popular because they can tank so well.

Caldari: Best shield tankers, make heavy use of missiles and their missile ships are generally considered to be the best for PvE. They also make some use of hybrid turrets but really the only decent turret ships are the Naga and the Rokh. Also make heavy use of ECM jammers.

Gallente: Okay armor tanks and hybrid blasters which do the highest damage at extreme close range (which can be hard to get in to because armor makes you slow) They also use drones a lot.

Minmatar: Jack of all trades very versatile, uses mostly shield but also has some armor ships, uses turrets, drones and missiles. Requires a broader skillset than other races to use well, but very good for PvP.

The thing i really like is the fact that not every person has the same fit. im betting there are dozens upon dozens of possibilities. some work some obviously dont. think amarr ha the best frigate the punisher i think?