Ships & Modules

U will need t2 guns. And t2 mods just make you even stronger
Also.go for weapon upgrades 4 .

Under 1m probably aint ganna happen if you want to kill people.

I will post some I and people in the FW warzone fly a lot. These are going to be T2 fits mostly - you just need to downgrade the mods either in tech level or sometimes type (neutrons to ions, 400 plate to 200 plate, etc.) depending on your fitting skills. Yes - you will die alot. When you do, convo the guy that killed you and ask him what you could have done better. Some people will tell you to suck vacuum. Others will offer helpful advice. Sometimes losses are due to skills, sometimes due to hard-counter fits, but usually it is a combo of both. Also - there is a skill to disengaging. If you aren't applying damage to the enemy, then try to disengage. It doesn't really matter if you lose your ships in these price ranges, but learning how to disengage in a hopeless situation is useful. As primarily a flyer of "all in" blasterships for years, it took me too long to learn this lesson.

The AB fits below are for fighting in FW plexes. The Derptron is all-powerful and can be applied to all situations.

Pick one race and train small guns to T2. You didn't specify races so I will give you one for each. No fit is all powerful. But these all work:

[Atron, The Derptron]
Damage Control I
Insulated Stabilizer Array I
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

Medium Subordinate Screen Stabilizer I
Upgraded 1MN Microwarpdrive I
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I

Limited Light Ion Blaster I,Antimatter Charge S
Limited Light Ion Blaster I,Antimatter Charge S
Limited Light Ion Blaster I,Antimatter Charge S

Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Anti-Kinetic Screen Reinforcer I
Small Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I

Pretty sure this fit costs less than 1M isk. Approach, overheat guns, profit. If the other guy has a web, you will probably die. When you get T2 guns trained, null ammo may allow you to win fights against webs too.

[Rifter, It doesnt suck]
Damage Control II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer

1MN Afterburner II
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
X5 Prototype Engine Enervator

200mm AutoCannon II,Republic Fleet Fusion S
200mm AutoCannon II,Republic Fleet Fusion S
200mm AutoCannon II,Republic Fleet Fusion S
Rocket Launcher II,Caldari Navy Nova Rocket

Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Semiconductor Memory Cell I

I really like the Rifter. I liked it before the changes. But now with the falloff changes, I have had a Comet and Enyo run from this fit since the patch. I didnt kill either because I derped on overheating my point, but both might have had cruddy fits too. You can out-range short range guns and get under the guns of long range ships easily. Very versatile.

[Kestrel, Lulz turrets]
400mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Damage Control II

1MN Afterburner II
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Balmer Series Tracking Disruptor I, Optimal Range Disruption Script
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I

Rocket Launcher II, Inferno Rage Rocket
Rocket Launcher II, Inferno Rage Rocket
Rocket Launcher II, Inferno Rage Rocket
Rocket Launcher II, Inferno Rage Rocket

Small Ancillary Current Router I
Small Bay Loading Accelerator I
Small Trimark Armor Pump I

This Kestrel fit is overpowered, frankly.

And actually - I'm not going to give you an Amarr fit because I don't fly those ships and cant tell you what is good or not. I've fought the Tormentor and it seems to be pretty good.

So here is a second gallente fit:

[Incursus, Rail Incursus]
Damage Control II
Adaptive Nano Plating II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer

1MN Afterburner II
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
X5 Prototype Engine Enervator

125mm Railgun II,Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
125mm Railgun II,Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
125mm Railgun II,Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S

Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Hybrid Collision Accelerator I
Small Semiconductor Memory Cell I

Good fit. Scram kite. Load antimatter and keep at range 7k-ish.

Good luck.

Wow is FW LP worth that much? AFAIK, it was 1LP-1k right?
A novice site doesn't give that much LP here but maybe there's something wrong in the way I calculate things...

Love this thread, learning so much! Keep the posts coming please!

If you can fly Gallente, I decided to cobble a blog together from my favourite fits. You might find this useful:

http://gallentemilitia.blogspot.co.uk

Looks and sounds good, I'm planning on joining gallente FW but I just found out that I had destroyed my standings with Gallente so I have to grind standings before I am able to do FW

Just join a decent sized Gall corp and they'll 'absorb' you standings.

But what if I want to brawl? I want to try both brawling and kiting since kiting doesn't too manly at all what with dancing and tip-toeing inside ''kiting range''.

I prefer the fists per face ratio of brawling, optimized at 2 per face.

The Merlin and Punisher are both fair choices for zeroing up and melting face, but their lack of mobility (Merlin) and lack of range control (Punisher) mean they'll often lose to scram-kiters and kiters alike.

Don't be fooled with the cookie-cutter dual-rep AB/scram/cap booster Incursus. It's trash.

By all means, feel free to experiment with brawling fits.

Just remember that the best way to mitigate damage is range. Ergo, range control is key to winning most engagements.

I still love how someone can say "broke" and "complete newbie" and all the replies are nothing but T2 loadouts.