Ships & Modules

I'm a new player (only ~800,000 sp,) and I'm currently looking to make a long-term skill training plan for myself to not screw with my skills any more than I already have. I decided that since I will inevitably be spending most of my time doing missions I should probably work on getting to that point first, with skills to use a frigate in PvP thrown in there somewhere. (help with prioritizing skills would be nice, but that's not this question.)

My question is this: Which ship is better/which ship would I be better off in the long-run training for (for incursions, PvP, etc. on top of the L4 missions I asked about in the title)? Reasons and examples, if you would be so kind.

I'd like to start specializing as soon as possible to actually be somewhat competitive. This question isn't actually limited to these ships; I'm just using them as examples. Legion will be a bit too expensive for quite some time, I know, and will take something like twice as long to train to competency. I will make due in the meantime.

If any of the other ships would be better suited, other than the Apocalypse (and ships using that hull,) I wouldn't be opposed to using them either. I already have ranks in Caldari ships as well, but I WILL NOT train missiles at the moment. I can tolerate hybrids, but I hear most of those are bad for missions. Too bad the Naga is one of my favorite looking ships in the game. I have Caldari ranks because I originally had planned to go for a Nightmare, while doing PvP in a Harpy, but similar training times (if I want to actually be able to use it properly, anyway,) and higher costs when compared to the Legion have made me consider it as an alternative.

I won't be able to respond for a few hours, so I might as well answer this now: I know the Drake/Tengu are currently the FOTM ships to do missions in, and for good reason, but I'd rather not train missiles yet. I probably will eventually, but not yet. It's just a personal taste thing. It's the same reason I won't train Minmatar ships yet; they're hideous, with a couple exceptions (Hurricane, Maelstrom, and Loki look good, rest not so much IMO.)

Also, yes I am aware that I overuse parenthesis.

If your dead set on amar, as above, it limits your targets or raises the difficulty. That being said the T3s are very viable in L4s. But they must be actively played to do so. Where as with a XLB raven or Domi you warp in warm up the tank and thats about it. The T3 require you to keep active control to keep up transversal and keep ranges.

If your against missiles (aka tengu) then Id say push drone skills and get a double rep domi for your "best" easy mode L4 runner.

Amarr ships are just fine to mission in, their range projection makes up for their lack of "correct" damage type in none blood/sansha NPC's.

The Abaddon is probably the balls out best amarrian ship to run missions in untill you start looking at the navy apoc (the T1 variant doesnt have the right fitting ability, and the navy has a juicy extra low slot), nightmare, or paladin. The legion just wont be able to project its damage far out enough, and it will onl do about 2/3rds of the damage that the abaddon does. It also wont have drones.

I had perfect capacitor skills before I got into a battleship, which is why I jumped straight into an abaddon, from there save isk for the navy apoc (wont do as much dps as the abbie but will project much better) and eventually the paladin/nightmare.

Use the legion for vangaurds, pvp, and wormholes.

Nevermind, I'm an idiot anyway. I just realized that most of the stuff I'd train for the Legion I'd want to train for the Abbadon anyway. I just need to train the Battleship skill and the Large Energy Turret skill. Basically I just need to throw 2 days' worth of training in there somewhere for BS 3 and Large Energy Turret 3, and possibly throw level 4's in there somewhere. That way I have a ship I can use while I'm waiting for the ~billion ISK to buy the Legion, and to grind out the 17 days of training for Cruiser 5.