Ships & Modules

Well, OP as you are somewhat new to the game I would say you might want to consider Gallente in the mix and not Minmatar. The reason for this is that you have already invested 8mil in skills for Caldari ships and making use of that later on there would be possibilities of flying pirate faction ships. There is no Caldari/Minmatar pirate faction. There are Sansha (Calamari) and Gurista (Galcaldari) ships.

Amarr ships are armor tankers. No getting around that. There are some tech II and tech III missile boats using HAMs so any sp invested in missiles would not be wasted there. Cap skills reign supreme with the laser boats. And, tech II guns are necessary to get the most out of Amarr in pvp. In pve you can make use of tech I guns (beams). The eventual mission boat destination with having Amarr and Caldari is the Nightmare. It is a shield tanking laser ship. Acutally, it and the Absolution are probably two of the best incursion ships in the game.

In pvp, the Abaddon, Zealot and Legion get used. Also, the Curse and Pilgrim in smaller scale pvp. Lastly, if you go logi and commands (a long distance goal really) the Guardian and Damnation are heavily used.

Gallente ships are a more complex option in some ways. For pve you will want drone boats and your eventual goal would be the Dominix variants (Domi, Navy Domi, and Rattlesnake (yes even though it looks like a scorpion )). The Gila and Ishtar are also level 4 misison capable. Gallente and Caldari Hybrid ships are experiencing renewed interest with the recent Hybrid gun buff. They are no longer the dismal performers they used to be (Hyperion, Mega and even the Caldari Rokh).

In pvp the Proteus and Lachesis show up a lot on killboards. The Mega has always been heavily used for pvp. The Taranis is a good combat frig. The Ishkur as well.

Minmatar would not make use of any of your skills really. You said your shield sp was minimal. And, even though they often have missile hardpoints they often end up fitting neuts or other stuff there. Everyone who has no experience with them it seems are whining for a nerf to projectiles and Minmatar ships. Sadly if it happens CCP nerfs can be quite harsh.

So there you have it. Hopefully you will have fun with whatever your choice is.

I like them too. Minmatar has easier fitting issues, so what?

Yes, I am obviously an EFT warrior and have no clue about the game. How about we fight a 1 on 1, me in a Harbinger vs you in a Hurricane. Fits of our own choosing, no implants so screenshots will have to be provided before the fight. Each of us provides 1 billion, winner takes all.

Really tired of your whining - put up or shut up.

Edit: I should just put up a whine thread also arguing along your lines comparing the Drake to the Hurricane - complaining about how the Drake outdoes the Hurricane in almost every aspect and crying for a buff.

Edit2: Standard PvP fits - so no retardedness fitting EM/Therm hardeners on your cane.

Just stop it. Everyone knows Hurricane is much better then a Harbinger and a Drake is just good as a Cane.
No one cares if you win or loose.

If Harbinger was good as a Cane everyone would fly it.
You can't fool statistics: Canes outnumber Harbingers 12 to 1.

I only picked up the game a month ago (took the trial, came back years later) and I have to admit that if I didn't pick Gallente, I would have picked Minmatar. I just like the design/names of the ships they've got.

That's not to say that Amarr isn't neat-looking too. They're just in a close second.

pick 10 harby, primary target "go" cane 1 is out, repeat.

Why shouldn't Minie pilots whine? -I'd like 8-8-8 slots layout to finally have some issues to fit those hurricanes because people are always complaining how easy is to fit one (witch is completely true)

This is a game that we play for fun. If you like the way Minnie ships look then fly em. If you look at a Tengu and want to fly that missile flinging beast then do that. The most paramount thing to understand is this, Pilot Skill is most important, SP's (no matter which race) are second. When you start to play you will see pilots in ships of every race doing just fine, the reason being they have spent time flying them and understand their strengths and weaknesses, they have trained in the skills to support those ships.

There are many people that will tell you one race or the other is the better to choose, in my opinion if you like to fly one of the races then just do it, there isn't necessarily a "best ship" in eve. Everything can and will get blown up no matter how many people told you it was OP or the best. This is the whole point of eve, do it your own way. One of my Corps top ranking pilots fly's ECM boats only, personally I have never wanted to fly an ECM ship, but to him thats the best thing in this game. Hence he fly's Caldari ships and has a blast while I fly Amarr brawlers and do the same. The two styles compliment each other very well actually lol.

As an Amarr focused pilot I can say that I enjoy the look and style that Amarr ships offer and thats why I fly em, just preference. Hope this helps.