EVE General Discussion

Why do they even exist, worst damage, out DPS'd by the other 3 races, terrible damage profile EM/THERM. They have nothing, they have like 4 good ships, what is this i don't even, they outank some races (buffer) by a meager amount.

Amarr are also slow, average range, pretty much average everything, lasers can't track for **** either.

No really i want my amarr SP refunded.

Damage application isn't bad.

No it's not, but when your doing em/therm you might aswell be shooting foam balls at your adversary, while it's not bad, it's outclassed by every other race.

Impersonating Palpatine.

Don't they have the best triage carrier?

Caps and supercaps, armor tanking, capacitor, energy neuts, and tracking.
Seriously T2 large pulse lasers with scorch are ridiculous.



No, the Nidhoggur gets remote shield/armor repair bonuses. Amarr capitals usually get bonuses to armor resists, so they tend to live longer and not get called primary before other races.

I love Energy weapons... why? Scorch! FTW.

You spelt Caldari capitals wrong.

Buy a Tornado and gank till the tears come no more....lol

Amarr T1 frigates and cruisers aren't all that great (save the Arbitrator, which isn't bad), but once you get into T2 ships, or T1 BCs and up, with T2 gear, well. Things change. A lot. Let me count the ways.

Crusader: An excellent solo PvP combat interceptor. Not quite a Taranis, and all combat inties have been overshadowed by faction frigates these days, but still a very, very viable option.

Maladiction: A very solid tackle interceptor. Great staying power.

Vengeance: One hell of a tough assault frigate. It doesn't do the most damage but it can take a beating. Really nice heavier tackle, too.

Sentinel: It's not popular because it takes some skill to fly, but in the right hands on the right targets, my god - it's nigh unstoppable.

Purifier: One of the better fleet stealth bombers due to slot layout and fitting.

Zealot: One of the best fleet HACs in game, especially if running a sniper HAC fleet.

Curse: These are number two on the list, right after Falcon, that make your enemy say, "Eh, I dunno, maybe engaging isn't such a good idea..."

Pilgrim: This ship suffers from a small target selection, but against the right targets and given some time it will always win. It could use some work but I feel that it's an overlooked ship.

As for T1, BCs and up are very solid. Harbinger is a great all-around BC, Prophecy has been reworked to be worth flying. The Amarr line of battleships is absolutely fantastic. The balance changes will make them even moreso.

Thing is, you -need- T2 gear to fly Amarr effectively. Gallente, Minmatar, Caldari, you can get away with meta-3, meta-4 stuff a lot of the time. Not so with Amarr ships. They really do need the T2 stuff to shine. When it comes to guns, pulse lasers with scorch loaded offer exceptional damage projection. Did the enemy get close? Instant crystal swap to faction MF crystals.

Instant ammo swapping doesn't sound like a big deal, but in a fight it's really helpful. I've been in those situations with projectiles or missiles... Those 10 seconds while swapping ammo feel like an eternity.

Oh, speaking of weapons systems... Amarr have good laser boats obviously, but also some good missile boats and some good drone ships as well. Their large amount of low slots, combined with the new-ish drone damage amplifiers, have made their drone boats even better. Prophecy, I'm looking at you. They're a great choice for someone looking to cross-train from another race.

You can whine about how Amarr is terrible but that's just not the case. It just takes patience to get to the good stuff. The recent balancing changes have made things even better.