EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hi! I just started playing EVE a few days ago :D

I'm really a big fan of the missles. :) It's kinda what helped me got interested in trying out EVE. I know that the Caldari specialises in missles, but after taking a look at the design aesthetics of the ships, it seems to get uglier as the tier goes up. My favourite ship designs in EVE are the Amarr and the Gallente, but it seems that the Amarr can use missles as well?

Is it possible to do well ingame (PVE/PVP), flying a Amarr missle ship? I really really love the missles, but can't stand the look of the Caldari ships, or I would have just gone ahead with it.

All of Khanid amarr ships are missile platforms, with a significant drone bay often too.

You'll be looking at:

Armageddon (T1)
Curse (T2)
Vengeance (T2)
Heretic (T2)
Sacrilige (T2)
Damnation (T2, after the next patch it's going to be a decent missile dps ship)

I used to run missions back in the day using Vengeance for L2's and 3's, Curse for L4's, after the patch you can probably use the damnation for missioning as well, Sacrilige used to be a good exploration platform for combat sites.

As for pvp, all of the above are good.

a tengu will tank and dps a ham legion to the wall any day. that said, a beam legion will be pretty nice come 1.1.

Beam Legion? Seriously? Thats the nice thing about a HAM Legion. Selective Damage type brining its full 700dps to bear. Have not met a Tengu yet that got away.

I figure I oughta grant some context for the info you've gotten here:
The ships that can utilize missiles for Amarr are there, but a minority, and in order to fly them requires quite a lot of skill beforehand. For example, each of the ships referenced are tech2, with one exception that's a battleship. So this means you wont be able to use missile skills(without handicapping yourself) for months.

If you're interested in flying missile ships now, you'll have to skill some Caldari Spaceship Command skills. And since I've gone and said that, I'll also mention that the just because your character is Amarr doesn't mean they're particularly prone to amarr ships. The difference between an Amarr starting character and a Caldari starting character is about 1 or 2 days worth of SP. Not a lot. So don't let the fact that you're Amarr deter you even a little bit from pursuing Caldari ships.

In fact, you'll find that it's extremely beneficial to train for all kinds of faction hulls, once you join a corp. In the end, a ship hull is a tool for a specific situation, and you should adjust the tool you use accordingly. So it's good to have access to many different ship hulls, even if you've only got the skill trained to 2 or 3. Specialization is completely unnecessary.

So if missile ships are your priority, I'd say you should focus on Caldari Cruisers as a goal for now. Amarr wont scratch that itch, not for months. And if you figure there's another priority out there that you want to focus on, do that instead. But don't feel constrained by your prior skilling, nor your characters faction.

Side note: there are several ships in the Minmatar line-up that take advantage of missiles as well, including a T1 frigate and destroyer (Breacher and Talwar, respectively), if you'd like to have something to start with. Cross-training races is not difficult; there are very few skills unique to each race. With that in mind, feel free to experiment.

I plan of doing some form of RP in the future, so I don't really want to cross-train into the Caldari ships, unless I really have to. Is there a good way to use Lasers/Missles? or Missles/(Something else)?

Would Inquisitor be a good start for me? ATM all I have is the rookie ship still. Haven't ventured too far in yet.

Well, RP constrains plus the constraint of missile aesthetics is quite tight indeed. I believe you'll find that you'll need to loosen up as time goes on.

For now though, you might find a good goal in a heavy missile fit Prophecy, which is a drone boat. The missiles only represent a small fraction of it's damage, though. But I'll suggest training primarily laser skills, and secondarily drones, since I'm guessing the Amarr constraint is more important than the missile constraint. Do yourself a favor though, and don't constrain yourself to Amarr drones. They are generally thought to be the least effective drones.

Prior to the Prophecy, which is a battlecruiser, you do not have many worthwhile missile options, particularly in frigates. Try out a Punisher with lasers, as it has good survivability. The Dragoon destroyer is a drone boat, if you're not keen on the small lasers, and want to get a head start on the other non-laser options. Afterward, the Arbitrator Cruiser is likely your next stop, as it too is a drone boat.

Maybe some day you will fall in love with guns.:-)
missiles are good but they also have some weakness such as they can't deal damage immediately which means you have to wait for a while until they hit the target.