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Best/Favorite Solo PvP Ship?
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bob hodor
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2012-07-22 16:48:10 UTC
Hey all, I'm looking to move a character into lowsec/faction warfare for both solo and small-gang PvP. I still enjoy the null-sec life and will keep playing it, but thought I would move into a new area of the game to try it out and have fun.

So, I'm looking for a frigate sized ship to solo around with and run in small gangs. Faction/Pirate/T2 is what I'm looking for. Hopefully with projectiles, but I wouldn't mind training into something else.

I'm looking for balance; speed, maneuverability, firepower, and defense. So what's your favorite ship to fly, and what do you consider, "best"?
Belthazor4011
Battle BV Redux
#2 - 2012-07-22 20:12:51 UTC
bob hodor wrote:
I'm looking for balance; speed, maneuverability, firepower, and defense.


Those cant all go on one ship its either the first 2 or the second 2.

In any case sounds like you want a Dram
Exploited Engineer
Creatively Applied Violence Inc.
#3 - 2012-07-22 20:49:38 UTC
Belthazor4011 wrote:
Those cant all go on one ship its either the first 2 or the second 2.


Why so negative? Of course you could balance all four on one ship.

That would mean
- Anything you can catch can outlast and/or outgun you.
- Anything you could outlast or outgun can outrun you.

Basically the classical problem real-earth battlecruisers faced.
Jack Miton
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-07-22 20:57:22 UTC
Cant go wrong with a rifter.
Dram/Jag are the upgraded versions.

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Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#5 - 2012-07-22 21:00:19 UTC
Harpy or Talos.

-Liang

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Freundliches Feuer
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2012-07-23 00:05:14 UTC
Talos / Hawk
Kuehnelt
Devoid Privateering
#7 - 2012-07-23 00:28:49 UTC
bob hodor wrote:
So, I'm looking for a frigate sized ship to solo around with and run in small gangs. Faction/Pirate/T2 is what I'm looking for.


'Best' is an easier question to answer than 'favorite', contrary to there ist no best:

Faction: Hookbill, Slicer, Firetail

Pirate: Dramiel, Daredevil, (Cruor)

T2: any AF, Taranis, (Sentinel). And in small gangs: fleet interceptors, kitsune, (bombers).

If you like projectiles: Firetails are good, cheap, and relatively engageable. In your place I'd buy a bunch of them and fly them until I wanted to mix it up with Dramiels and Wolves.
Major Killz
inglorious bastards.
#8 - 2012-07-23 00:41:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Major Killz
Faction Battleship: Rattlesnake, Machariel, Tempest Fleet Issue

Battleship: Dominix, Tempest

Strategic Cruiser: Loki, Tengu,

Heavy Assault: Vagabond, Cerberus,

Cruiser: Rupture, Caracal

Faction Cruiser: Stabber Fleet Issue, Caracal Navy Issue, Cynabal, Vigilant

Battlecruiser: Talos, Hurricane, Cyclone, Drake,

Destroyer: Thrasher, Cormorant,

Assault ship: Harpy, Jaguar

Faction Frigate: Firetail, Hookbill, Dramiel

Frigate: Merlin,


I have 3 of each of these ships in 2 different regions in Armarr and Caldari space. They tend to do everything a solo pilot could need or could be able to do solo. Minus the Myrmidon, Maelstrom and Hyperion v0v

Destroyers (Coercer, Cormorant, Thrasher) and Battlecruisers (Talos, Drake, Hurricane, Myrmidon) are the best bang for your buck. You don't need to fly any other class of ships and you'd be golden for the rest of your pvp career.


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Balthazar Weston
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2012-07-23 06:03:09 UTC
Purifier. Hound for you then :D
Lost Greybeard
Drunken Yordles
#10 - 2012-07-23 07:33:21 UTC
bob hodor wrote:
I'm looking for balance; speed, maneuverability, firepower, and defense. So what's your favorite ship to fly, and what do you consider, "best"?


If you fly skillfully, your speed and your maneuverability _are_ part of your defense.

But if you're really going for a bit of everything, just mixing damage modules with tank and starting with a fast/agile hull (minmatar, typically) and you can get a pretty solid balance. You're also going to have issues with the frigate size category, they specialize a lot more than most of the larger ship classes. And, finally, be aware that jack of all trades tends to translate to master of none-- expect to run people off pretty well, but not make a lot of kills.
Mike Whiite
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#11 - 2012-07-23 08:38:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Mike Whiite
for faction warfare, T2 frigates are less usefull than navy/Pirate ship's because of their abillity to enter minor plexes.

In my time it was mainly, Hookbills, Dramiels and Daredevils, so concerning faction war I'd advice one of these.
Armeggeda iscariah
Ganja Labs
Exodus.
#12 - 2012-07-23 09:46:25 UTC
Nothing wrong with a good old (Correctly fit) nano drake.
But if you wanna be fancy.
ASB Cyclone
Talos
Rupture
Enyo/ishkur

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Ava Starfire
Khushakor Clan
#13 - 2012-07-23 17:07:04 UTC
BC size: Sleipnir, Hurricane, Cyclone (You said speed, so I am not including active rep myrm)

Cruiser: Cynabal, Vigilant, Stabber Fleet, Rupture, Omen Navy, Thorax

Frig Size: Merlin, Punisher, Incursus, Dramiel, Daredevil, Comet, Hookbill, Harpy, Enyo, Ishkur, Wolf

Also destroyers, ie, Thrasher, Corm, Catalyst

Pick one you like. I prefer the Wolf. YMMV.

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Bill Serkoff2
Tachyon Technology
#14 - 2012-07-23 17:19:30 UTC
Curse, maang.

"The Cyclone and the Drake are two ships which will basically never be good for shield tanking, primarily because they have almost no lowslots in addition to shield tanking bonuses. " -Iam Widdershins