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Gallente vs. Minmatar ships. pvp wise(new player question)

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JamesCLK
#21 - 2012-05-11 20:28:43 UTC
I'll keep to my (soon to become awesome) Incursus anyday... :D
I mean, have you guys seen the new stats on that thing?!

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Torneach
Doomheim
#22 - 2012-05-11 20:28:53 UTC
Forget the machines of the heathens, fly Amarr, and burn the heretics with the cleansing light of lasers.
X Gallentius
Black Eagle1
#23 - 2012-05-11 22:17:36 UTC
If you're a real man who will fight against odds until the bitter end, go Gallente. If you're a little girl who runs away from a fight at the first sign of trouble, go Minmatar.
Archare
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#24 - 2012-05-11 22:39:07 UTC
Marlona Sky wrote:
Flying Gallente is like taking a knife to a gun fight.

But stabbing people feels so much better!
Lost Greybeard
Drunken Yordles
#25 - 2012-05-11 23:24:55 UTC
For a new player focusing on PvP, go Minmatar first, for basically the same reason I advise going Amarr first if you want to use turrets in PvE. Easier to apply your damage at various ranges, easier to refit your ships another way if what you're doing isn't working.

Eventually, when you know what you're doing, you may find that Gallente works better for what you want to do (either mid-range brawling with drones under heavy tank and rails or running up and punching people in the face with blasters). You'll still be able to do those things with Minmatar, just not quite as well, and if you prefer the less-restrictive orbital/sweeping style you may want to stick with 'em forever, who knows.

(Honestly the Amarr "whatever, fly as you want, I'm still going to fry your ass with this laser while reclining on my space couch drinking a space beer" style has been growing on me lately, personally.)
Ilnaurk Sithdogron
Blackwater International
#26 - 2012-05-11 23:51:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Ilnaurk Sithdogron
Marlona Sky wrote:
Flying Gallente is like taking a knife to a gun fight.


I'll just quote The Joker here.

"Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the... little emotions. In... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?"

Destroyed much?

http://eve-sojourn.blogspot.com/
Hrett
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#27 - 2012-05-12 04:27:09 UTC
Fleets and/or null sec? Minmatar
Giant Blob: Amarr
Small gang fighting on gates in lowsec? Gallente
Any or All of the above? Drake

spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!
Norris Packard
Horde Vanguard.
Pandemic Horde
#28 - 2012-05-12 05:31:00 UTC
Ilnaurk Sithdogron wrote:
Marlona Sky wrote:
Flying Gallente is like taking a knife to a gun fight.


I'll just quote Harvey Dent here.

"Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the... little emotions. In... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?"

Destroyed much?


That was the Joker...
Copine Callmeknau
Dirty Vagrants
Intergalactic Space Hobos
#29 - 2012-05-12 05:34:05 UTC
I'm a max skilled minnie pilot and I fly a blaster ship Pirate

There should be a rather awesome pic here
Darthewok
Perkone
Caldari State
#30 - 2012-05-12 06:09:35 UTC
Minmatar is the smart choice, Gallente is the fun choice (that is if you like blasters and drones a lot).

CAVEAT RICHARDUS VOLVERE - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
Baneken
Arctic Light Inc.
Arctic Light
#31 - 2012-05-12 08:20:43 UTC
Also minmatar and amarr BC's don't require noxcium to build so they are super cheap to make compared to gallente and caldari ...
Dato Koppla
Spaghetti Militia
#32 - 2012-05-12 11:16:38 UTC
Gallente get decent once you have good skills (both SP and experience) as you have to catch people with your blasters, and if you do you'll normally melt before you melt.

Winmatar on the other hand is better when you have low sp and experience as you can GTFO, capless weapons, insane fitting, tracking, good dps/range, option to brawl/kite, speed etc I'd list it all but you get the idea.

and with similar skills a Winmatar ship will always come out on top (or escape) and since Eve is all about risk aversion, Winmatar is the way to go.
Orryc
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#33 - 2012-05-12 23:10:44 UTC
It's been a long time since I last played, but back then there was a saying.

"Flying Minmatar is like shooting an uzi while riding an office chair down a flight of stairs."

Looks like things have changed since then.
Sraer Achasse
Nuclear Goat Society
#34 - 2012-05-13 04:12:56 UTC
Marlona Sky wrote:
Flying Gallente is like taking a knife to a gun fight.


Yes but our drones will blot out the sun!
Lin-Young Borovskova
Doomheim
#35 - 2012-05-13 11:52:24 UTC
Space Mitt Romney wrote:
Winmatar


This

Quote:
Get both fly Machariel.


And also this

brb
Majuan Shuo
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#36 - 2012-05-14 08:37:53 UTC
Barkaial Starfinder wrote:
Don't listen to the FOTM folks.
There are lots of ships in each race that are totally viable and good in PVP.





I am just going to put this out here: the "M" in "FOTM" is "month."

It is not "FOTM" when its been this way for over 3 years.

"It's easy to speak for the silent majority. They rarely object to what you put into their mouths." - Abrazzar
Roime
Mea Culpa.
Shadow Cartel
#37 - 2012-05-14 09:20:09 UTC
Funnily enough, on Tranquility you will see ships from all races happily clashing together and making fiery explosions.

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Smabs
State War Academy
Caldari State
#38 - 2012-05-14 10:24:22 UTC
People got a bit obsessed with minmatar.

Gallente have a lot of good options - all of their frigates pretty much, the talos, arazu/lachesis and proteus are the best of the bunch.

Eve seems pretty well balanced race wise. You see all kinds of ships and gangs flying around.
Sup B1tches
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#39 - 2012-05-14 11:04:52 UTC
Minmatar for frigates and destroyers
Gallente for cruisers
Caldari for battlecruisers
Amarr for battleships

That said, the Rupture is a great PVP cruiser, the Kestrel is a great PVP frigate, the Hurricane is a great BC, and the Tempest is a great solo BS
Perihelion Olenard
#40 - 2012-05-14 11:15:44 UTC
On many ships, gallente doesn't seem to have enough powergrid while minmatar has too much.
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