Missions & Complexes

i dont understand

i got 4x faction tach
3 x heatsink t2
but only pulling 588 dps with T1 multicrystal

for skills i have
caldari BS lvl 4
Large energy weapon lvl 2
Rapid fire lvl 4
surgical strike lvl 4

pretty much all gunnery support skills lvl 4-5

So the only skill im waiting for is large energy weapon to lvl 4
that will add 10%

i have no energy weapon implants so if i use them, that gives me another 10% i tguess

so in total my max dps is 588 + 20%( from skills and implants) = 700 gun dps

Is that the max i can do with T1 ammo on a nighmare? i was hoping for 1k at least being a laser

how do people get over 1k dps?

Change to faction multi immediately. Dirt cheap. Then swap t2 to faction hs. Fit 4 hs, not 3. Plus 3 TE/TC with range script.

Don't use faction guns, you won't benefit from your skills that affect T2 turrets. It's just no worth it. Also using a 4th heat sink isn't worth it, the stacking penalty is horrible when you pass 3 heat sink.

With max skills, T2 turrets with faction multifrequency and 3 imperial navy heat sink you have 915 dps... Overall your support skills aren't good enough to use that ship decently in my opinion.

This game is about being patient to finally acquire a reward. T2 guns deal more dps than faction one for a tiny fraction of the price. If you have good support skills you will be able to fit your ship easily with T2 guns. So, as any experienced player will tell you, i strongly advise you to wait and train T2 guns.

Nigthmares are cool but they work amazingly well in group due to their 2 utility high slots, if you plan on running missions solo i would advise you to chose another ship ! Of course you can fit a salvager and a tractor beam in those slots but that would be a shame really.

Yep faction crystals are worth it :) keep in mind that every other faction have to use ammo so it's only fair if the best crystals deplete over time.

ONLY reason people use faction tachs is they use far less cap than t2 tachs.

Tachy-Nightmare = 4 Faction crystals every 8 hours of pew pew
Pulse-Armageddon = 7 Scorc eveery 45 minutes
Do your math

And about dps VS skill points ... an heavy hitter Bs for what ever you want is always worth every skill point even to all lvl 5

Hula

fit t2 guns, faction damage mods. for starters.
also, use faction ammo.
oh, and a nightmare should have 4 heat sinks, not 3.

a tach nightmare gets 1135 DPS. with pulse it pushes out 1312.
at max skills, with hammerheads.

As mentioned - Amarr Navy multifreq for a start, a +15% damage right there and worth every isk spent on it. Fitting 4 damage mods is good idea as well - even with stacking penalty the 4th navy heatsink still increases your damage approx 5% (remember, both damage and RoF bonus on these).

And then ofc top it off with some hardwires.

low skills
not using faction ammo on a ship that uses -50% ammo
yeah