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Angel Lim Onzo School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 0	Posted - 2012.07.10 05:44:00 - [1] - Quote Hi all. Im not sure what's going on with my Caldari pilot. I can't see, to do well with her. I just got a Kestrel. Even if I fit it with Rockets or Missiles I can't kill this level 1 mission solo gallente ship. I find Light missiles take too long to reload 14s and range is like 18km only. Not far enough to kite. I did equip a Ballistic Control system. If I fit rockets, I take too much damage when I'm closing in. The condor was good. But didn't do enough damage to bring down his armour (he was armour repairing). Seems like guns are better. Didn't have any problems with my Minmitar char 2 years ago. Played like for a month+, was piloting a Cane. Is my play-style more to a Gun/Rail pilot? Should I switch to Minmitar and give it a try. I tried this Caldari for about 2 days.
Steve Ronuken Fuzzwork Enterprises 494	Posted - 2012.07.10 06:15:00 - [2] - Quote Which ammo type were you using? FuzzWork Enterprises http://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/ Blueprint calculator, invention chance calculator, isk/m3 Ore chart-á and other 'useful' utilities.
Angel Lim Onzo School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 0	Posted - 2012.07.10 06:24:00 - [3] - Quote Scrouge. The Kinetic one.
Steve Ronuken Fuzzwork Enterprises 494	Posted - 2012.07.10 06:27:00 - [4] - Quote Try Inferno. Its not bonused, but you'll be hitting their resist hole FuzzWork Enterprises http://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/ Blueprint calculator, invention chance calculator, isk/m3 Ore chart-á and other 'useful' utilities.

ISD Dosnix ISD Community Communications Liaisons 7	Posted - 2012.07.10 09:11:00 - [5] - Quote You can use this link, when you need to know which sort of Damage you have to deal to your opponents and which sort of damage you have to tank. (The Tanking part is important for level 3 and leve 4 missions). Damage Types Greetings ISD Dosnix ISD Dosnix Ensign Community Communication Liasons (CCLs) Interstellar Service Department

malaire 455	Posted - 2012.07.10 09:22:00 - [6] - Quote Kestrel with light missiles should be easy for level 1 missions. To get more range for your missiles train skills "Missile Bombardment" and "Missile Projection". Base range for light missiles is around 18km, but with just level 3 in those two skills your range will be 69% better (1.301.30 = 1.69). Use afterburner and you should have no trouble keeping range so that enemies can't touch you. Also, what mission you are in? Some missions are harder and especially in Epic Arc there is "Dagan" who many players have really hard time to kill. Unfortunately there is no missile destroyer (yet) so if you like missiles your next update after Kestrel would be Caracal cruiser. But that is mainly for level 2 missions, not level 1. New to EVE? Don't forget to read: The Manual The Wiki * The Career Options * and everything else

ISD Athechu ISD STAR 39	Posted - 2012.07.10 10:30:00 - [7] - Quote Hello Angel Lim Onzo, I would recommend looking at this wiki at the support skills for missiles. As stated above those skills do help increase the damage and range of missiles. Note that some of these skills need Missile Operations to Level V so just make note of that. http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Missiles#Support_Skills.2C_Modules_and_Rigs If you have any additional questions don't hesitate to ask. ISD Athechu Commander ISD STAR (Support Training and Resources) EVE New Citizens Q&A Resources

Lost Greybeard Fenrir's Dogs of War Union 0f Revolution 113	Posted - 2012.07.10 10:41:00 - [8] - Quote malaire wrote: A lot of skills, but they do help. Even 2% per level bonuses do add up when you get that bonus several times. Generally speaking, for a new player training missiles I'd say train everything to 3 (the ones you listed plus bombardment/projection), then go back and get everything to 4, then get launcher operation 5/guided missile precision 4, then get the actual missile type you want to use to 5 for tech 2 launchers, then start grabbing 5s in all the support skills from lowest multiplier to highest. Sort of gives you the most usable benefit fastest. As to the basic issue of piloting Caldari in missions rather than the specific issue of making missiles work, it sounds like the OP has more of a tanking issue than a damage issue. Perhaps focusing on shield skills or upgrading to a destroyer would make things run smoother? It's not terribly difficult to get your small guns up to a basic level, the same general "train everything relevant to 3" system gives you basic operability. You only really need to pick one or the other when you've figured out what you prefer and are specializing (4+ dots in the relevant skills) and as a caldari pilot you'll be unlocking both T2 missiles and T2 rails eventually anyhow.
Hoshi Paxton Industries Gentlemen's Agreement 20	Posted - 2012.07.10 10:47:00 - [9] - Quote Light missiles are a bit lackluster compared to the other types. In the last frigate balancing thread the responsible dev said he was considering a 10% damage increase to make them a bit better. For rockets the kestrel as you say does not really have enough tank to use them properly. There are other more expensive ships (Caldari Navy Hookbill for example) that do very well with rockets so it's not rockets themselves that are the problem. For cruiser and battlecruiser sized ships (like the Hurricane you mentioned) Heavy missiles are on the other hand the most popular weapon system in the game. Both for PvE and PvP. So there are nothing wrong with caldari and missiles in general but minmatar are very good as well. You can't go wrong either choice. "Memories are meant to fade. They're designed that way for a reason."
Tau Cabalander Retirement Retreat Working Stiffs 860	Posted - 2012.07.10 20:38:00 - [10] - Quote This fit works well. Get your skills up a few points FIRST for missile range: Missile Bombardment and Missile Projection. Missile Bombardment 2 + Missile Projection 2 = about 25 km Missile Bombardment 3 + Missile Projection 3 = about 30 km Missile Bombardment 4 + Missile Projection 4 = about 35 km NPC frigates tend to have about a 20 km or less range. [Kestrel, Level 1 Missions] Micro Auxiliary Power Core I Power Diagnostic System I V-M15 Braced Multispectral Shield Matrix Small C5-L Emergency Shield Overload I Experimental 1MN Afterburner I 'Malkuth' Standard Missile Launcher I, Trauma Light Missile 'Malkuth' Standard Missile Launcher I, Trauma Light Missile 'Malkuth' Standard Missile Launcher I, Trauma Light Missile 'Malkuth' Standard Missile Launcher I, Trauma Light Missile Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Small Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I

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