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Can't make my mind up regarding Caldari and Minmatar

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inexistin
Rubbish and Garbage Removal
#21 - 2011-09-21 20:53:06 UTC
As many others have said, Minmatar is actually pretty good even at PVE. I don't rat alot, but when I do, seeing cruisers disappear at the push of a button makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

For the refference, Minmatar is more oriented towards dealing alpha strikes (read: critical strikes or (Wrecking!) hits) and in order to get those alphas, you'll need really good tracking and range - and by range, I'm not necessarily talking about optimal; you can shoot in your falloff and get really good damage as well. However, to get the best results with this race, you'll need to invest a lot of skillpoints in gunnery, but this will pay off heavily later on if you get into pvp.

For the refference, here is the Maelstrom pve fit I use. I usually shoot at around 60-80 km, 80 being good only for sniping frigates, 60 being the range at which I shred the armor plates off of battleships in 4 blows.

[High slots]

8x 1400mm Howitzer Artillery II

[Med slots]

Quad Lif Fueled I Booster Rockets
Cap Recharger II
X-Large Shield Booster II
Inulnerability Field II
Photon Scattering Field II
Sensor Booster II with a Scan Resolution and a Targeting Range script in the cargohold

[Low Slots]
3x Tracking Enhancer II
2x Gyrostabilizer II

[Rigs]

Large Ancilliary Current Router I
2x Large Capacitor Control Circuit I

Of course, if you do not have skills for any of these mods go for their meta (also called named) counterparts; try to get the highest meta level ones that are still affordable (i. e. not over 1 million ISK).

Also, don't get too close to the rats and don't let them get too close, or they will chew you up eventually. The tank is there for emergencies only, but won't hold out long in close range.
Bloodpetal
Tir Capital Management Group
#22 - 2011-09-29 06:00:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Bloodpetal
CCP Fallout wrote:
One of my characters is a Minnie, and I am in complete love with my guppy (aka the Thrasher). It's an amazing ship. I'm a strictly PvE-style player (missions, exploration), and it's been perfect for my needs.

At the same time, my other character is Caldari, and I'm even more in love with my Drake. Not too long ago, I updated the modules to help me run Level 2s.

I'm really attached to both characters; each race have some pretty nice features that tend to meant my solo playstyle very well. I encourage you to explore and find out what ships and which race you prefer :D



Get with me and I'll teach you how to blow people up and have fun doing it - in your Thrasher and Drake. Twisted

Where I am.
Jennifer Starling
Imperial Navy Forum Patrol
#23 - 2011-09-29 14:27:23 UTC
I'd go for the Maelstrom then, as it's good for both PvE as PvP. You can use the shield skills for Caldari ships too and once you're done with T2 large guns you may as well train Cruise missiles for the Typhoon and use them on Caldari battleships.

And you'll get enough money for more battleships in no time. 100 million isn't a lot if you do your regular L4s.
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