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The Value of Ship Specific Skills?
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Aaron Graves
GDC Enterprises
#1 - 2013-02-12 19:31:22 UTC
Is there any value of training in ship specific skills for ships (i.e. Caldari Frigate) beyond the requirement for higher level unlocks (i.e. Frigate IV needed for Cruiser)? Are they providing any unseen bonuses? I really couldn't find anything.
Kithran
#2 - 2013-02-12 20:03:28 UTC
Aaron Graves wrote:
Is there any value of training in ship specific skills for ships (i.e. Caldari Frigate) beyond the requirement for higher level unlocks (i.e. Frigate IV needed for Cruiser)? Are they providing any unseen bonuses? I really couldn't find anything.


Look at the ships - e.g. the Kestrel has the following:

Traits
Caldari Frigate skill bonus per level:
5% bonus to Light Missile and Rocket damage
10% bonus to Missile velocity
Aria Ta'Rohk
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-02-12 21:08:01 UTC
Kithran wrote:
Aaron Graves wrote:
Is there any value of training in ship specific skills for ships (i.e. Caldari Frigate) beyond the requirement for higher level unlocks (i.e. Frigate IV needed for Cruiser)? Are they providing any unseen bonuses? I really couldn't find anything.


Look at the ships - e.g. the Kestrel has the following:

Traits
Caldari Frigate skill bonus per level:
5% bonus to Light Missile and Rocket damage
10% bonus to Missile velocity

Which translates into 5% more damage and 10% more range. Both of which happen to be very useful.

I'll take 2 carebears to go, with extra tears
Orlacc
#4 - 2013-02-12 21:17:06 UTC
Some of the best bonuses and something you should always look at when choosing a ship.

"Measure Twice, Cut Once."
Aaron Graves
GDC Enterprises
#5 - 2013-02-12 21:17:58 UTC
Aria Ta'Rohk wrote:
Kithran wrote:
Aaron Graves wrote:
Is there any value of training in ship specific skills for ships (i.e. Caldari Frigate) beyond the requirement for higher level unlocks (i.e. Frigate IV needed for Cruiser)? Are they providing any unseen bonuses? I really couldn't find anything.


Look at the ships - e.g. the Kestrel has the following:

Traits
Caldari Frigate skill bonus per level:
5% bonus to Light Missile and Rocket damage
10% bonus to Missile velocity

Which translates into 5% more damage and 10% more range. Both of which happen to be very useful.


Hokey Smokes!Shocked I never even thought to look there. I was pretty much tunneled at looking at the skills definitions. I knew those ship bonuses existed but I apparently misread them as all bonuses based singularly on the fitting/race. Thanks for the informantion . . . new plans in motion.
Barrak
The Painted Ones
#6 - 2013-02-12 23:17:18 UTC
It's the little differences that can add up.

Many pilots only put enough points in to get to the next ship and then still fly the initial ship.... this means that with an L5 in it, you have the advantage (all other things being equall, which they never are :)).

If you fly something often, try and put 5 levels into it, that includes any support skills.

In my experience, if you are trying to be useful at lower levels, then 5 levels into Inty is always nice.... as it gives range bonus to your point (fleet).

There are other such examples.
RavenPaine
RaVeN Alliance
#7 - 2013-02-13 15:16:45 UTC
I am not that experienced in smaller ships, but Battle ships are noticeably better with BS V.
Some of them don't really shine at any level less than V imo.
Probably the same rule applies for many of the smaller hulls as well.