Ships & Modules

Space potatoes.

Do both get a rattlesnake

Gallente

Blasters never get in range, Brutixs effective dps in falloff is far outshadowed by the Hurricane (if the tier costs are not counted.) But when they do, they can spit out a insane amount of dps until the cap boosters run out. Side note, the first time you are kited you will waste your gtc money on a new keyboard cause you smashed it. Deimos is worthless. Domi, Proteus, and Ishy are what you need to get to and can make you money and pvp. (Prot being your solopwn mobile that when willing to commit slaughters all, Ishy money making ninja plexer with cloak.)

And Rails... hahahahahaahahahaahahahahahaha...
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Caldari

Well, they have decent buffer and best universal ewar system. Falcon, Drake, Tengu, Armour Buff Scorpion, being your goto ships depending on where you live/what you need to do. Drake/Tengu make you money, Falcon makes you a wonderful primary in a fleet fight- but in gang pvp is a god when done right. (Falcon decloaking after fight starts, out of point range and aligned out ecming support till tacklers start chasing them.) Armour buff scorp is great in CERTAIN fleets and is a rather decent way for a caldari pilot to be useful.

Capitals
As for caps, that is a entirely different discussion, but in general Gallente have a solid cap lineup, while Caldari are better ships of the line with less versatility. Range and cap transfers help caldari.

Overall, Gallente are far more rewarding. But have issues scaling into fleet combat. Good luck with your decision.

Errr.... since this is PvE, instead of selling the char, why not cross-train into flying Gal/Cal ships? Saves you the hassle of re-training the fitting skills and weapons support skills.

Or did you really mean to say that you're going to buy a Gal/Cal instead?





For PvE, go with Caldari and train up to HMLs and get a Tengu. Hybrids are pretty bad for PvE.

However, if you prefer the looks of the Gal ships over the Caldari enough to ignore functionality, then go with Gal drone boats. And see a therapist.

That's not entirely fair. An Ishtar can do nasty things in PvE as well. And a properly fit Dominix/Navy Domi is just about the top of the heap in both T1/non-pirate mission blitzing (in a shield gank configuration) and (of course) lazy AFK missioning.

By the by, I'd forgive much on the Proteus if the covops sub matched the Drone Synthesis Projector minus the blaster bonus (and went down to, say, one or two turrets). But since that's not the case, you can't really get a covert drone build out of one and so for PvE you might as well just use an Ishtar as you're going to be slapping a proto cloak on either (if you want to cloak/probe/etc).

Agreed. The Ishtar is still quite viable at PVE, especially considering the price difference between it and a Proteus. It will still do Guristas complexes like nobody's business, and can fit a great tank due to its resists. The Megathron is still a great all-around battleship (sniper/blaster) , the Dominix is still a very easy ratting ship, drones are pretty awesome (if still somewhat vulnerable to smartbombs and finicky commands), the Proteus is pretty good, and hybrid weapons are mediocre. Caldari obviously use missiles primarily, so consider that if you ever want to get into Caldari pop. The Basilisk is a very in demand ship, the Raven is a great all-around PVE ship, and the Tengu is a VERY popular ship in general. I'd say if you wanted to move towards fleet ECM, go Caldari, otherwise Gallente.

Crosstrain Minmatar to Gallante, then fly Dramiel/Cynabal/Mach. FOTM + good looks.

I like the looks of many Gallante ships too. Especially the Myrm, which used to handle as awesomely as it looked, then the nerf bat went down. Atm, the only truly good Gallante ship is the space potato, not exactly a looker...

I fly Caldari, Gallente, and Amarr. I prefer Caldari ships.
• The Navy Raven is a very capable PvE ship.
• The Drake is the most flown non-industrial ship in Eve.
• The Tengu is the most flow T3 ship in Eve.
• The Navy Scorpion is a good stepping stone to the Navy Raven.

That said, I love my Navy Dominix. It can fit six 425RGs if you up the PG. I plan on getting a Navy Megathron soon. Both ships have nice drone bays and nice hybrid damage.

I have to say, one of the coolest looking ships in the game is the Vindicator. Take a look at that ship. If you want looks, that one is hard to beat. It requires Minmatar BS though.

On a side note, I prefer the ammo (mainly anti-matter) of hybrids. Cruise missiles require zydrine, which can be annoying to keep in stock. Hybrid ammo uses lower grade minerals, so it is much easier to supply for yourself. Granted, this only applies if you build your ammo.