Ships & Modules

Caldari Hybrid ships have problems (IMO). I'd personally train Gallente so that you get the Caldari Hybrid ships for free ,when they inevitably get rebalanced, but also because Gallente is pretty pimp. But if you don't want to do that then the answer is obvious: train projectiles.

Also, consider lasers. They're mad pimpin.

-Liang

Ok, so here's the skinny: Caldari ships just lack mobility and damage which are two key ingredients for small gang PVP. The only Caldari Rail ship that I find useful for small gang PVP is the Harpy, and its OP as hell. I hear good things about the Naga, but its just not my cup of tea.

As to lasers: they're damn near overpowered and anyone that says they're "bad" has lost a few too many brain cells to be considered even marginally intelligent.

-Liang

I must be doing something wrong myself, then, because I went from struggling to finish L2 missions in a Maller to breezing through them in a Moa.

If lasers really stack up to Rails and Projectiles, I might consider going back to Amarr ships. Don't want to make a decision too fast, though, so I'm just gonna keep training support skills for now.

Sorry if I gave the wrong impression, I just meant that there are very few of us in the corp

My main intention is definitely PvE Ratting/Missions, for now, just to get a cash flow going.

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Opinions vary greatly on this subject. what it basically comes down to in my opinion is mostly lore based. hybrid turrets were never meant as a top dmg weapon system. Each race has a weapon system they excel with, yet hybrids are shared between caldari and gallente. That is because based on the lore, hybrids were supposed to be a secondary weapon system as far as specialization goes between the races.
according to lore;
Caldari specialize in missiles, hybrids are secondary.
Gallente specialize in Drones, hybrids are secondary
Minmatar specialize in projectiles with missiles as secondary
Amarr specializes in Lasers with missiles as secondary

This is not written in stone but is more of a rule of thumb, as there are ships from every race that can be fit well with weapon systems other than what their races specialize in. But for the most part these are what each race receives bonuses on their ships for. Just as with tanking, Amarr and Gallente are generally armor tanked and Minmatar and Caldari are generally shield tanked. It does not mean other fits won't work, just that it is what that race specializes in. Some will argue that hybrids were not meant to be a secondary specialization just as some will argue that some Minmatar ships are better when armor tanked.

It is true that pirate faction ships are far superior but even they follow these specializations when you look at the racial skill requirements

I hope hybrids will become more viable with the next balancing pass but as it sits right now blasters can be good but rails still kinda suck.

There's not a single Caldari ship with an actual damage or RoF bonus to railguns. Hence anemic railgun damage remains anemic, even if it can be projected to ridiculous ranges.

Oh, I'm lying. The Naga does indeed have a damage bonus to railguns. So a BC actually outdamages a BS with rails.

And don't get me started on the railgun Tengu.

well if for missions projectiles are awesome becuse of damage selection... same thing with missles...

but for lazy afk missions nothing beats a rattlesnake...