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PG or CPU Implants?

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Trolly McForumalt
Doomheim
#1 - 2013-04-18 19:31:00 UTC
I want more CPU and PG and I don't currently use my upper implant slots.

As I understand it, the CPU and PG implants use the same slot so I can only choose one. The question is - which is more useful - the PG or CPU implants?

So far in my pyfa/eft warrioring I've noticed that I'm usually short on CPU and with me finally training up AWU5 I should have a tiny bit more PG to spare but I want the communities opinion on this. Does choosing the better implant depend on ship class/race?

Thanks in advance for any comments.
J'Poll
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-04-18 20:16:55 UTC
Trolly McForumalt wrote:
I want more CPU and PG and I don't currently use my upper implant slots.

As I understand it, the CPU and PG implants use the same slot so I can only choose one. The question is - which is more useful - the PG or CPU implants?

So far in my pyfa/eft warrioring I've noticed that I'm usually short on CPU and with me finally training up AWU5 I should have a tiny bit more PG to spare but I want the communities opinion on this. Does choosing the better implant depend on ship class/race?

Thanks in advance for any comments.


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Ovv Topik
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-04-18 20:17:51 UTC
The Genolution pair is the best bargain for a newer player at the moment.

Used to go for around 40m each, now down to around 25m each because everyone was given one over the holidays.

But thats still a lot to lose if you're PvPing.

Try fitting a few named mods instead of T2's. Like the X5 web and J5B scram.

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Trolly McForumalt
Doomheim
#4 - 2013-04-18 20:20:56 UTC
J'Poll wrote:
Trolly McForumalt wrote:
I want more CPU and PG and I don't currently use my upper implant slots.

As I understand it, the CPU and PG implants use the same slot so I can only choose one. The question is - which is more useful - the PG or CPU implants?

So far in my pyfa/eft warrioring I've noticed that I'm usually short on CPU and with me finally training up AWU5 I should have a tiny bit more PG to spare but I want the communities opinion on this. Does choosing the better implant depend on ship class/race?

Thanks in advance for any comments.


With that name...ain't even going to start answering and just report it.


Calm down it's just a name. Feel free to look up my (limited) posting history. BTW good luck with the report - doubt anything happens. Ironically you're the one who ended up trolling - good job. Thanks for the constructive post.
Trolly McForumalt
Doomheim
#5 - 2013-04-18 20:22:28 UTC
Ovv Topik wrote:
The Genolution pair is the best bargain for a newer player at the moment.

Used to go for around 40m each, now down to around 25m each because everyone was given one over the holidays.

But thats still a lot to lose if you're PvPing.

Try fitting a few named mods instead of T2's. Like the X5 web and J5B scram.


I thought I could fit a 1-2% cpu or pg implant for pretty cheap - am I wrong about that? I just figured I should get something out of an implant slot I'm not currently using...
ISD Flidais Asagiri
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#6 - 2013-04-18 23:01:55 UTC
Greetings

Let us stay on topic, CPU and Power grid.

On On

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Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#7 - 2013-04-19 00:15:57 UTC
Depends on the ships you fly.

Example, many Gallente drone boats are very CPU starved.

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Gizznitt Malikite
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
#8 - 2013-04-19 00:19:28 UTC
Depends on the ship type you use, and the weapon system you use. Test some fits out in EFT and see what works and what doesn't...

I personally fly a lot of gallente, and find a small amount of extra PG very helpful in tweaking out my blasterboats.
Trolly McForumalt
Doomheim
#9 - 2013-04-19 03:05:08 UTC
Ovv Topik wrote:
The Genolution pair is the best bargain for a newer player at the moment.

Used to go for around 40m each, now down to around 25m each because everyone was given one over the holidays.

But thats still a lot to lose if you're PvPing.

Try fitting a few named mods instead of T2's. Like the X5 web and J5B scram.


I had to look up the names of the implants. I'm not going to use the Genolution implants (those were only a one-shot gift right?) but rather one of these two:
'Squire' Engineering EG-601 - adds 1% PG
Zainou 'Gypsy' Electronics EE-601 - adds 1% CPU

Not nearly as good as the Genolution implants but at under a million each they're basically free. I might as well use *something* in that slot.
Trolly McForumalt
Doomheim
#10 - 2013-04-19 03:09:13 UTC
Gizznitt Malikite wrote:
Depends on the ship type you use, and the weapon system you use. Test some fits out in EFT and see what works and what doesn't...

I personally fly a lot of gallente, and find a small amount of extra PG very helpful in tweaking out my blasterboats.


Yeah I'm leaning toward CPU because a lot of fits I try often come up like 1-2% cpu short.

Heh. Sorta funny that you and the previous poster both thought of Gallente as lacking differently in terms of PG/CPU.
Velarra
#11 - 2013-04-19 03:10:13 UTC
In addition to keeping in mind the ships & their fittings, where do you intend to fly ships that require them (high, low, null)? Do you intend to get podded frequently? Will you keep a stockpile of these hardwirings alongside replacement ships that require them?

They can cause logistical headaches when you wake up in a fresh new clone, with a hanger full of ships you can't quite fly, unless you have the required hardwirings ready to go.
Marc Callan
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2013-04-19 10:34:36 UTC
My policy has actually been to avoid using PG or CPU implants in that six-slot - because if you get podded and you lose the implant, any ships you had fitted with the implant in mind won't work with a blank clone.

My personal preference in the six-slot runs more towards a Navigation (NN) implant, but that's because I'm mostly engaged in light-ship combat these days, but there are other general-use implants that can make your life a little easier without causing nightmares if you lose them. Energy System Operation (EO) implants will improve your capacitor recharge rate, nice considering all the boats for which cap is life; Repair Systems (RS) if you're an active armor tanker and want to repair faster; various gun and missile mods that help you hit adversaries harder; and a whole bunch of others.

It depends on what you like to fly.

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