Ships & Modules

Also I'm kind of disagreeing with the earlier poster that said my drone skills "suck." No, they're not all maxed out, but I've got Drones to V and Light and Medium and Avionics to 4, and all the support stuff to 3. O_o

No, I don't have the specializations yet, but where I'm at, I don't "need" them.

No you're wrong. Im sorry dude but your drone skills are terrible. You need the specializations so you could use T2 Drones. You need to get those and the support skills up higher. "Need" means to have the best results. its a substantial difference and will make your life a lot better.

You seem to not understand how drones work either. The worm fields less drones but they are A HUGE AMOUNT stronger than any other ship fielding two drones. Because of the worm's bonuses you do more damage than you would flying any other drone boat and you would finish missions faster.

Lastly... Drones are pets. I have a Gecko that I've had for weeks of deployment. I love it like a child.

I don't even have enough standing with anyone for L2 missions yet, so I don't need T2 drones yet.

We don't actually disagree, we just define "suck" differently. I would call "suck" something like only having Drones I and none of the support skills. :D

T2 light drones is a 4 day train and well worth it. Your other skills at 3 are OK for now. I'd take navigation and sharpshooting to 4 - that's less than 2 days and gives a useful boost to speed and accuracy - meaning they deal more damage and take less.

You're also going to want hull upgrades and weapon upgrades to level 4 - will let you fit Damage Control Unit 2 and T2 weapon upgrades like Ballistic Control 2 and Drone Damage Amplifier 2. Your shield skills will already let you fit a T2 tank.

Pick a faction, run the career missions: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Tutorials_-_Opportunities_and_Career_Agents_in_EVE_Online

and the SOE Epic Arc: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/The_Blood-Stained_Stars

you will have enough standing to run level 2 missions and will likely only need 1 storyline to get level 3

Ignore the person speaking above who told you to get a plex to buy the gila. That is really bad advice.

Let me restart.

I apologize for what I said earlier. I did not understand that you were doing level one missions my perspective for mid and low level PvE is very different from yours and I forgot about that. In fact I thought you were doing Level 3 and Level 4 missions and my advice was geared towards that. I would bet you definitely dont have the money for a GILA and you definitely don't have the money for a pirate worm. So let's go back a little bit.

A drone boat for running level one missions effectively? You're going to want either a Tristan or an Algos. They are both "Drone" ships that are very effective for running missions. In fact the Algos can do many L2 missions as well with a proper fitting. Not to mention that skilling down the Drone tree with the Algos will set you up perfectly for the Vexor which is the signature Drone Cruiser which can completely demolish L2 missions and even some L3 and Null sec missions/sites. Then you follow the path Tristan -> Algos -> Vexor -> Myrm -> Dominix/Ishtar/VNI

After you master those ships you'll be able to move on AND afford to buy ships like the Gila, Rattlesnake, and other "High" level ships. So what is the next step you should take? Well deciding if you want to start with the Algos or the Tristan and fitting it up correctly. Its a very easy ship to fit and I'll post a fit for you below. If require any other help or have other questions feel free to Eve mail me or just continue posting in this forum thread.

[Tristan, Tristan fit] - Easy Tristan fit that is really cheap and would work for level one missions. Just orbit the bad guys at about 7 kilometers and shoot them with your guns and drones!

Small Inefficient Armor Repair Unit
Damage Control I
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane I

Cap Recharger I
Cap Recharger I
1MN Afterburner I

125mm Compressed Coil Gun I, Antimatter Charge S
125mm Compressed Coil Gun I, Antimatter Charge S
[Empty High slot]

Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Nanobot Accelerator I

Hobgoblin I x5

[Algos, Algos fit] - Simple Algos Fit. Honestly I would recommend the Tristan. You'll only be using these fits for a few days until you're able to get into the Vexor cruiser. That's when the fun really starts!

Type-D Restrained Capacitor Flux Coil
Type-D Restrained Capacitor Flux Coil
Type-D Restrained Capacitor Flux Coil

Medium Neutron Saturation Injector I
Limited Adaptive Invulnerability Field I
Limited Adaptive Invulnerability Field I

125mm 'Scout' Accelerator Cannon, Antimatter Charge S
125mm 'Scout' Accelerator Cannon, Antimatter Charge S
125mm 'Scout' Accelerator Cannon, Antimatter Charge S
125mm 'Scout' Accelerator Cannon, Antimatter Charge S
125mm 'Scout' Accelerator Cannon, Antimatter Charge S
[Empty High slot]

Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I

Hammerhead I x2
Hobgoblin I x3

I can get a Vexor pretty soon, yeah, and like the look of it on paper.

Just need a couple extra skills for it but those are easy.

For now I would reccomend you set up to go the following route:
Algos (Gal Destroyer) > Vexor cruiser

for fitting them throw 1/2/3 drone damage amp 1 in the lows, an AB in the mids. Since you had been training Caldari you have a start on shield tanking which works well for the progression you'll want. For lv1&2 missions fit the above stuff then put a little tank on it since those early missions do not require much tank. The fit from the Algos will transition nicely to the Vexor. for lv3s just starting out dont be afraid to go heavier on the tank, until you get a feel for the missions/ship.

Run the Algos for lv1&2s while you skill up. By the time you're ready for lv3s or right before it you should be skilled into a Vexor which will do 2s&3 fine, but remember to take it easy in the first few lv3s. Especially if its the first time you bring out the Vexor.

Then ~2 months down the road you can pick the next step:
Battleship- Dominix
Cruiser - Gila
or a HAC - Ishtar

Given what you have trained so far the Gila fits in better, but the drones+shields+etc will transition well into all 3 ships.

Yeah, prolly rattlesnake. In your other thread you said missiles and missions etc (this isn't really cov-ops). There are a few ok drone boats in Caldari as you work your way up. You just don't get the heavy drone bonus on your way up, but adds to missiles. And really, your drone skills are very low at this point. Personally I really like to use EWAR drones a lot. mixed in anyway, but then 2 out 3 of my characters are Caldari.

Dang dude, before they made it easy? It took me over a year to 7xGM a tamer, from daily power hour (you're first hour you had best chance to raise skills). It really sucked when they nerfed it, then made it so easy it could be GM'ed in days. They really screwed that game up in a lot of ways, especially after AoS it went down hill quickly
bah luck suits and BODs
I already had EQ, didn't need another one.

The first one was before power hour existed, before the Trammel/Felucca split, before everything. It was a pain in the ass but worth it! The others were after the split and once PH was a thing but that was STILL an endurance test getting Taming to GM.

I don't know that I'd call that a drone boat really... I mean it can field 4 mediums, but if you're looking at them as a primary source of damage I'd imagine you would be more interested in something that has a hull bonus for them. It makes a pretty severe difference in their performance on the overall.