EVE New Citizens Q&A

It really depends on the type of PVP you're looking and how willing you are to put in effort to learn, apart from that it's not necessarily about race (although some are better suited than others) but more about specific ships from that race. Have a look at the link in my signature, it links to a bunch of guides I'm making atm, one of them talks about the different races, that might give you an insight.

If you have more questions just ask away ofc.

- edit- on Gallente specifically, things like Incursus, vexor, thorax, brutix can be great for solo pvp. just realise that solo pvp tends to end in tears but as long as you fly cheap ships and are fine with that (while taking a few down with you) you'll have a blast.

They're not "bad" at PVP. They still have some areas that could be "better", but they're hardly "bad".

All the races are the same roughly.

It's purely play style based.

Minmitar are popular due to the high amount of speed and in your face dps.
I don't think they are any better then the other three races ships.

The main reason amarr is also popular for armor base groups is they are another straight forward play style.
They give up speed and a bit of max dps for longer bells on the dps curve and to get rid of the bell curve on the def numbers.
Also a switch of chosing dmg type for instant range switching.
Overall they still play very similar to minmitar even with the few changes.

Gallente being drone heavy make less of the skills as usefull for cross training. Only the smaller drones will help a large amount of other races ships. Missles have a similar aspect to them as they don't cross train easy. One gunnery skill can help for 3 types of weapons.

I personally enjoy using both drones and missles and avoid gunnery for the most part. I find not only is it equally effective if you know what your doing but it can mess others up when they are not use to fighting your style. It's also nice to be part of that rarer play style so your cross faction ship cost can be reduced by up to half the cost for a ship of the same class that others buy.


Anyone telling you one group is better then the other is just trying to sell you something.
CCP have issues but they do a rather good job of keeping the game balanced.

Hmmm... Whenever I read something about PvP, everybody is talking about frigates, cruisers, battlecruisers and up. Do destroyers suck so badly in PvP that nobody is using them or everybody just skip this class to get into big ships ASAP?

OK, I get it. Solo PvP in a destroyer - bad idea. What about bigger fleets? Few destroyers (T1, not interdictors) flying as support for BCs and BSes, killing (ECM) frigates... I can see a place for dessies here.
The reason for my question is I like this class and I want to be a part of a big fleets. It's really bad for me if fleet commanders don't want to even hear about a destroyers in their fleets. Frigates are nice, but not so versatile and durable. Cruisers are also nice, but sluggish. Destroyers are in the perfect middle here. You can kill frigates with them and bite the cruisers.

Yes, I can decide what ship I fly and stuff, but when it comes to PvP fleets, somebody else decides. Be it a corporation that may or may not accept me or FC that may or may not allow me to fly a destroyer. It is a sandbox when you fly solo or with friends and when you can always say "all right, now I'll try this one" and everybody is OK with that.

As for the BCs, I have two of them and I still like my destroyer more. I have a much bigger fun piloting a dessie than cruiser or battlecruiser. Don't know how it will be with BS, but I don't think it will change anything.

What race? Short answer: Any but Caldari.

For the quickest path into PvP, select either Gallente or Minmatar, pick an assault frigate you think sounds good (doesn't matter a lot) and train for it. Maximize every skill associated with it or at least take them all to level 4. As you work on this you can fly either the Rupture or Vexor, which will give you exceptional damage with a solid tank and great versatility -- all in an inexpensive hull. Or for fun fly a Destroyer.

Ammar has great ships, but the path there is perhaps a little longer. Minmatar is the easiest, which is why so many (including me) choose them.

As for Caldari.... they have the smallest selection of PvP platforms in the game, (AF's, Drake, Falcon, Rook, Tengu). Of these, CCP is talking about "nerfing" the drake, falcon, and rook, and it is a very safe bet that the Tengu will be wiped out as well (as it actually is hillariously overpowered).

If you work at it and learn from your own mistakes, you'll be surprised how short 'a while' is.

best of luck.

Those are not pure gallente ships. I do agree that they are wonderful for pvp.

The Gurista ships are my favorite cross faction group and yes they use gallente/caldari. (( See anti caldari post above ))

You will notice that a lot of amarr and minmitar ships are pure dps/tank/speed. ((simple))
This is why people like them for pvp.

Gallente and Caldari have a lot more support options examples being: domi / scorpion
I enjoy this style of play far more then being the heavy hitter. ((Spider tanking / EW / Drones ))

Over all they really are so close to equal that it only matters based on your play style.

Honestly, ships from every race has ships that are potentially viable for PvP. The main thing is picking a ship/ships that fits your style of playing. Early on, I would suggest picking a couple budget oriented ships to specialize in at least until you learn the ropes. Experiment with fits, and tactics and learn the relative strengths and weaknesses of your ship.