Wensley
Minmatar
Gunpoint Diplomacy
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Posted - 2011.05.26 11:09:00 -
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 Originally by: Dak Rexpar
Hey guys,
I just returned to the game after a long hiatus, so I'm very low on skillpoints. I decided to abandon shooting straight for a big ship and start investigating getting into tech 2 levels of frigs and cruisers.
My question for you fellas is this: are tech 2 frigates actually useful for mechanics of the game? I know about interdictors and interceptors, but what about assault frigs or cov ops? Stealth bombers seem really cool as well. I know I could PvE through level 2 missions with em, but will I just have wasted skill points if I go that deep into frigs?
Finally - I need to choose a new race for my ships (I'm caldari) outside of the drake/blackbird, any recommendations or tips from veterans is much appreciated.
Fly safe.
The definition of useful really depends on what you are planning on doing with them.
Interceptors make for excellent tackle ships in all sizes of gang as well as being fun solo ships if you fly the combat variants, especially the Taranis.
Covert ops are obviously very useful for scouting and exploration and pretty much any gang would welcome one with open arms.
The stealth bombers occupy a niche role but are very very good at it.
Assault frigates have no real place in fleets but in small gangs and solo they provide an excellent balance of DPS and tank. Lots of pirates like these ships for this reason and you'll often see them getting involved in 2/10 complex fights around low sec.
The electronic attack frigates are mostly useless and you're almost always better off flying the T1 cruiser variant instead. This is especially true of the Kitsune which is easily out-classed by the far-cheaper Blackbird.
In many ways flying frigates is a bit of a way of life so if you enjoy interceptors, T1 frigates, or faction frigates then it is probably well worth investing in the class as a whole. If, instead, you find that you get more joy from the larger ships then you might as well skip over them for now. It is worth pointing out that the skills required for the T2 frigates are prerequisites for flying the equivalent T2 cruisers should you want to do that.
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