EVE New Citizens Q&A

T3 destroyers can do up to lvl 3's and are both outrageous fun to fly and horrifically op (if you believe what people say about them)

That said cruisers are the workhorses of eve and have the wider variety of roles so you're probably going to get the most mileage out of that hull class.

Also worth mentioning that your new Corp has an effective bullseye painted right between it's eyes by having "mercs" in it's title.

I would inform your CEO that the actual mercs will maul ye once they see it.

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Should sub and dec his corp. No time. *sighs*

Thanks, Ralph. :)

"No api"...

Go for cruisers. As posted above, they are very commonly used ships, because they currently sit in the sweet spot: still relatively cheap ships, good firepower for almost any situation, very versatile because of a good number of high, med, and low fitting slots, and no lengthy skill training requirements.

Basically, your question is pretty much "should I progress my ship lines", and the answer is "yes." Typically people go frigate -> cruiser -> battlecruiser, and then evaluate whether to go battleship or go for the more specialized Tech 2 cruisers (to fulfill specific roles for their corps). CCP has also been introducing Tech 3 ships, but given their cost, you should treat them as "designed for players who know wtf they're doing," and consider them for your lineup once you've gotten a solid grasp of the game mechanics.

Cruisers are going to fly differently than frigates; they're slow enough and big enough that you can't use the same "be nimble and difficult to aim at" defenses that frigates use. Starting with cruisers, you need to fit actual shield (or armor) defenses with resists, because the combat will be more along the lines of "sit there and let the shield or armor absorb the punishment." Cruisers will also be an introduction to utility and electronic warfare modules; things like target painters, webifiers, energy neutralizers, etc. provide a decent / viable way to catch those nimble frigate targets and hold them still so your weapons can kill them.

So, basically, don't forget to train the support skills from Armor, Shield, Electronics, Navigation etc., to allow you to install these things on your cruiser and otherwise defend it properly.

I agree with Memphis Baas broadly, but Broject has a good point.

It's possible to do lvl 2's in a frigate or destroyer, particularly by being difficult to hit. Example -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT8VqVcLDqc

However, that could be pretty demanding on your learning pace, if you're very new. If you have a decent idea on how to fit your ship and how to use it, a destroyer or frigate is viable. But if you're struggling to make sense of all the things flying at you, then that cruiser will give you breathing room.

In the end, do what's more fun. Don't push so much that you get stressed out of the game. But don't do what's easiest either. Always push, but set your own pace.

If you want tips on how to fit & fly a frigate, cruiser, or destroyer for lvl2's, or 3's, ask here.

On a different note, don't worry about training things past rank three, and avoid going for T3 destroyers, or T2 ships. Specialization in this game yields diminishing returns. Eve tends to reward the generalist, so get a few quick ranks in a lot of things before sinking time into one skill. Wait until you feel confident in what you're doing before training higher skills or pursuing a specialized path.

I already use a destroyer, I didnt skip it! I was just asking what the next spet I should focus to be able to do harder missions, you cant do lvl 3 missions with a destroyer (pls correct if I'm wrong).

Right, as we've said before, cruisers are the workhorses of eve and can be shoehorned into just about any activity with the correct fittings.

If you're not into industry or mining then there's no reason to put any sp that way.

Actually you can do a few of the lvl 3's in a t1 destroyer, it's far from efficient and you're liable to lose the ship if you aren't familiar with which missions actually need a larger hull but it's simply safer and easier to just use a cruiser.

What do you mean about a bullseye on my corp because of the merc name? (Didnt saw that message early sry)