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What skills do I need to max up to effectively use any Caldari BS?
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Aya Silverye
MRERR
#1 - 2013-08-28 12:12:59 UTC
Hallo there!,
This is my first post, so I am not sure if there is some format for this but here goes : I have been playing EVE intermittently (during Holidays) and I have been skilling up according to certificates during the blank periods. But still my skills are across the board and I was wondering what skills I needed to concentrate on first to use any Caldari BS fully for level Combat Missions? Also, is Caldari Raven still the best Empire BS for running missions, I just came back this week and there have been a lot of changes in the last few months (Missiles got nerfed or so I was told) and all the forum posts seem old or recommend Pirate BS (which I can't afford yet). Any suggestions for a good mission runner? Also, if I am training into guns, which would make a good combination with Caldari missile skills?

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Zor'katar
Matari Recreation
#2 - 2013-08-28 12:37:51 UTC
Raven is a perfectly fine ship for L4 missions; cruise missiles are pretty powerful right now. I don't have a lot of experience with them, but I can give some basic advice:

Drones: Definitely need more SP there. Get to Drones V ASAP and train all the drone support skills to at least 3. Get to T2 light drones also as quickly as you can manage. Battleships have the most trouble with small ships, and drones are your counter to them.

Missiles: Keep working on missile support skills (work on getting them all to 4 in the shortish term), and work toward T2 cruise launchers as soon as convenient.

Get Caldari BS to 4 at some point.

Other than that, looks pretty decent. Support skills are good. You should manage just fine.

As for guns, Caldari use hybrids, so that would be the one that will require the least crosstraining. Depends on your goal, though... I'm not sure Caldari gunships are terribly popular for missions.
Aya Silverye
MRERR
#3 - 2013-08-28 14:33:31 UTC
Thank you for the quick reply! Will train Drones and Missile skills and for the guns I meant what version of guns are generally useful...I can fly most ships with a very short training time so want to see if I can train guns for future Pirate BS like Machariel....
Zor'katar
Matari Recreation
#4 - 2013-08-28 14:53:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Zor'katar
They can all be useful. Gallente have gotten a lot of love in the rebalances from what I hear, so hybrids are popular there. The Machariel as you mentioned is a popular mission ship, as is the Vargur, so projectiles are certainly an option. And laser boats can be excellent against targets that aren't EM/Thermal strong. One advantage projectiles would have is that most of the projectile PvE ships are shield tanked, which fits into your current skillset. (Edit: Although so is the Nightmare, which is also popular.)

Just a cautionary note about setting too much of a plan based on pirate ships or Marauders, though... they have yet to see their balance pass. Just pick a race/weapon system that sounds like fun and go at it that way.
Baggo Hammers
#5 - 2013-08-28 16:28:23 UTC  |  Edited by: Baggo Hammers
Warhead Upgrades is needed. Get the other missile support skills to at least 4. Just being able to sit in a particular hull is not sufficient.

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.
Aya Silverye
MRERR
#6 - 2013-08-28 16:30:40 UTC
That's true...it's hard to know what the re-balances will do to the ships. Like you suggested I am probably going to try out the guns and choose the one that looks like fun...

Thank you!