2 years to get -

- Core Comp Standard
- Active Shield Tanking standard
- Cruiser Launcher Control Standard

???

Well, it is a great time to enjoy their power before they get nerfed, thus pay less for them. In the future, after it had been nerfed, HAMs will be used over HMLs. I think that they will be more effective as well.

While on Battleclinic

I see people dishing out 1200 dps+

Sig tanking with a 10mn afterburner with kinetic HMLs can get you almost 700 dps with lvl 5 offensive subsystem.

Sig tanking at 500m/s is what gives you the ability to offset 99% of incoming damage (everything that does a ton of damage misses, beware of battlecrusiers). The tengu does NOT have the ability to tank like a drakes does, and a drake does not have the ability to sig tank like a tengu does.

keep moving, avoid webs, kill BC's first

Rouge drones is an entirely different story.... (I LOST MY TENGU a couple days ago in a 5/10 rouge drone anom.... /sob)

Found the problem, http://eveboard.com/pilot/Ivy%20Romanova

OP doesn't even have Caldari Cruiser 5 yet, and has all subsystem skills at level 2, Heavy Missiles level 3, Warhead Upgrades at just level 1.

300 dps? jesus christ dude my over-tanked nighthawk with 1 bcu on it deals out 400, come on.

To fill in all the certs on the CORE and Missiles and stuff will take me at least 2 more years
Is there a faster way around this?

As the titles says.
I just bought myself a tengu a few days back, because I heard they are crazy fast, tank thousands of dps , dish out BC damage and have one of the highest survivablity on the Battlefield.
WELL!
To be frank.. I think not...
I am barely dishing out 300 dps atm , only has an ehp of 35k.
Thats even worse than my Drake.
While on Battleclinic, I see people dishing out 1200 dps+ , and even tankier than a Skiff.


SO HERE IS THE QUESTION!
What is the minimum SP for which categories of skills should a newbie Tengu pilot should have , before he even thinks about hopping into one and go pew pew pvp style in it?

Here is my stats according to EFT 2.16

To fill in all the certs on the CORE and Missiles and stuff will take me at least 2 more years
Is there a faster way around this?

It would be helpful to see your fit before we can tell you why you are bad.

Don't get distracted by certificates! The certificates will insist on skills that add nothing to your HML performance (such as rockets, light missiles, assault missiles).

Make sure you're using the 6-launcher Accelerated Ejection Bay fitting. Then focus entirely on the skills that will improve missile damage or rate of fire (Heavy Missiles, Warhead Upgrades, Rapid Launch). Fit 6 T2 HMLs, 3 or 4 CN Ballistic Controls. The work on the missile support skills: guided missile precision etc.

Then work on your tank, starting with Acceleration Control, Navigation, Evasive Manoeuvres, and faction AB with T2 overdrive. Get all the Caldari Subsystems skills to 5.

You'll have a viable Tengu pilot in about three months, with another year or so to get that extra 20% of performance from a swathe of level 5 skills. Skills such as Missile Bombardment and Missile Projection will help overall, but won't impact your DPS or tank (well, except by letting you shoot from further away, which means you won't be taking as much damage, which means your existing tank will perform better).

To fill in all the certs on the CORE and Missiles and stuff will take me at least 2 more years
Is there a faster way around this?

As the titles says.
To be frank.. I think not...
I am barely dishing out 300 dps atm

Stop using certs. Learn to fit a ship and then train those skills specifically.

or the uber gank prot with 1400dps and +400K EHP.