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caldari pvp ship choice?
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Rokk Steady
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2012-03-04 07:34:33 UTC
thinking of taking this guy caldari my question is what caldari ships are good for solo/ small gang pvp and why?
Cedo Nulli
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2012-03-04 07:36:33 UTC
Tengu ... okthxbye.
Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#3 - 2012-03-04 07:45:05 UTC
I like the Harpy! :)

-Liang

I'm an idiot, don't mind me.
To mare
Advanced Technology
#4 - 2012-03-04 07:54:59 UTC
no one said drake yet?
Ahrieman
Codex Praedonum
Divine Damnation
#5 - 2012-03-04 11:25:43 UTC
Don't forget the Hawk, Hookbill, Raptor and Crow. All work well soloing if you enjoy flying frigs.

Solo Rifter since 2009
Darthewok
Perkone
Caldari State
#6 - 2012-03-04 11:37:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Darthewok
Best of their classes:
Harpy(active tank/DPS combo) Drake(DPS/tank) Falcon(ECM rules) Tengu(tank/buffer, missile range).

The rest: Must as well cross-train to fly another race's ships.

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Korg Tronix
Mole Station Nursery
#7 - 2012-03-04 11:54:58 UTC
Ahrieman wrote:
Don't forget the Hawk, Hookbill, Raptor and Crow. All work well soloing if you enjoy flying frigs.


You missed the buzzard and ferox

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Annie Anomie
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2012-03-04 12:34:52 UTC
Merlin,
Blaster corm is viable,
Crapacal (anti-frig with AMLs)
Blarpy,
Drake
Tengu
Calethria
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-03-04 13:27:10 UTC  |  Edited by: Calethria
wow... i just saw this post. It fits my same question perfectly...

i *thought* that Caldari ships are poor for PVP because they are fat and do little DPS.

Or is it a case of "train for the damn tengu, and shut the hell up!"

It's gonna take me 40 days to train the tengu! not to mention any additional training needed for the parts of the ship!
Liam Mirren
#10 - 2012-03-04 18:16:21 UTC
Merlin, kestrel, hookbil, moa, ferox, drake, harpy, gila. They're all fine for solo pvp.

Merlin/harpy are great ships whichever way you look at them, kestrel and Hookbil are frigate killers, moa can do fine in a "lol I'm a stupid moa, please attack me", same for the ferox.Drake and gila are obvious.

Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#11 - 2012-03-04 18:32:00 UTC
The Manticore makes a pretty good solo PVP ship too - and its also best in class. Surprised nobody's mentioned it yet.

-Liang

I'm an idiot, don't mind me.
Liam Mirren
#12 - 2012-03-04 19:29:55 UTC
Solo bombers are very situational, much more so than other ships. So while it can be GOOD it can also be horribly bad, thus it doesn't make my list :P

Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
Drew Solaert
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2012-03-04 19:52:21 UTC
Blackbird for small gang work. I love mine, Dirt cheap and a royal pain in the ass.

I lied :o
Liang Nuren
No Salvation
Divine Damnation
#14 - 2012-03-04 21:07:07 UTC
Liam Mirren wrote:
Solo bombers are very situational, much more so than other ships. So while it can be GOOD it can also be horribly bad, thus it doesn't make my list :P


Its true, you have terrible luck against frigates and destroyers, but a fight against a BC or BS is likely to go your way.

Eventually.

-Liang

I'm an idiot, don't mind me.
Super Chair
Project Cerberus
Templis CALSF
#15 - 2012-03-04 21:56:11 UTC
150mm rail corms are pretty beast Big smile

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Also, Rokh is great ship (although more for small gang so you can get friends to tackle for you, 40km blaster range is win)

Rook is a great ship, but goodluck getting people to fight you Blink

Navy Caracal is pretty good at brawling against frigs (and if you HML fit it, you can go against cruisers, just avoid cynabals/SFIs)

Hookbill is probably one of the best close range fighters for frigs

Moa is good ship too, you can get a 27k EHP tank with 400+ dps blasterfit

Caracal is a cheaper navy caracal good for killing frigs

Drake is win

Tengu is even more win

I wouldn't advise a naga for solo work and just get a talos instead once you have tech 2 large blasters
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#16 - 2012-03-05 13:50:46 UTC
Rook can be pretty nice, especially in partnership with some up-close-and-personal type ship to partner with, it's just that getting people to engage can be a problem

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Fon Revedhort
Monks of War
#17 - 2012-03-05 14:24:56 UTC
Nighthawk worked wonders for me back in 2009 PiratePirate

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Fleet Warpsujarento
Doomheim
#18 - 2012-03-05 16:10:29 UTC
-Drake, Tengu, and Hookbill are the only Caldari ships that are indisputably at the top of their class.
-Blackbird, Falcon and Rook can be powerful in small gang, but since the introduction of the Oracle and the Tornado they have become rather squishy and vulnerable, especially in larger gangs.
-Naga and Cormorant are best at the questionably useful role of extreme range sniping.
-Merlin, Harpy, Hawk are all used pretty commonly for solo stuff.

The rest are either outclasses by other races' ships or fill a role that is not very useful.
Gypsio III
State War Academy
Caldari State
#19 - 2012-03-05 17:14:02 UTC
Fleet Warpsujarento wrote:
-Naga and Cormorant are best at the questionably useful role of extreme range sniping.


It's the most damaging t3 beyond about 70 km, apart from a bit around 170-ish km where Aurora comes in. At around 100 km, the other t3s don't come close in raw DPS, given comparable fits.
Fleet Warpsujarento
Doomheim
#20 - 2012-03-05 17:50:02 UTC
But how useful is that role in practice, in small gang PvP?
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