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{{note box|All modules in Eve are being [http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/rebalancing-eve-one-module-at-a-time/ rebalanced and renamed] (this is called the "module [[Lexicon#Tiericide|tiericide]]"). Therefore, some modules will have their "old" names while some have names according to the "new" scheme. This page attempts to describe both systems.}}

Most modules in ~~Eve~~ have several (up to tens) of variants (each a module in their own right), which fulfil the same basic function, but have different statistics.  You can find all related modules through the in-game "Show Info" window, under the "related items" tab, where you can also compare the modules' statistics using the item comparison tool. Modules have an attribute (also visible in the "Show Info" window) called "Meta level", which is roughly a measure of the module's quality - a module with a higher meta level will generally (but not always!) have better stats than the equivalent module with a lower meta level.

Most modules in EVE have several (up to tens) of variants (each a module in their own right), which fulfil the same basic function, but have different statistics.  You can find all related modules through the in-game "Show Info" window, under the "related items" tab, where you can also compare the modules' statistics using the item comparison tool. Modules have an attribute (also visible in the "Show Info" window) called "Meta level", which is roughly a measure of the module's quality - a module with a higher meta level will generally (but not always!) have better stats than the equivalent module with a lower meta level.

When shopping around for a module, it's recommended to use the item comparison tool to compare the module variants. While higher-meta modules ''tend'' to be better than lower-meta ones, there are plenty of exceptions, particularly for modules with many attributes (where modules will have different advantages and drawbacks compared to each other). Additionally, don't forget the cost - while officer and deadspace modules will greatly outperform Tech 1 and Tech 2 modules, they often cost hundreds or thousands of times as much!

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 {{note box|All modules in Eve are being [http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/rebalancing-eve-one-module-at-a-time/ rebalanced and renamed] (this is called the "module [[Lexicon#Tiericide|tiericide]]"). Therefore, some modules will have their "old" names while some have names according to the "new" scheme. This page attempts to describe both systems.}}
-Most modules in Eve have several (up to tens) of variants (each a module in their own right), which fulfil the same basic function, but have different statistics. <!-- This needs a screenshot --> You can find all related modules through the in-game "Show Info" window, under the "related items" tab, where you can also compare the modules' statistics using the item comparison tool. Modules have an attribute (also visible in the "Show Info" window) called "Meta level", which is roughly a measure of the module's quality - a module with a higher meta level will generally (but not always!) have better stats than the equivalent module with a lower meta level.
+Most modules in EVE have several (up to tens) of variants (each a module in their own right), which fulfil the same basic function, but have different statistics. <!-- This needs a screenshot --> You can find all related modules through the in-game "Show Info" window, under the "related items" tab, where you can also compare the modules' statistics using the item comparison tool. Modules have an attribute (also visible in the "Show Info" window) called "Meta level", which is roughly a measure of the module's quality - a module with a higher meta level will generally (but not always!) have better stats than the equivalent module with a lower meta level.
 When shopping around for a module, it's recommended to use the item comparison tool to compare the module variants. While higher-meta modules ''tend'' to be better than lower-meta ones, there are plenty of exceptions, particularly for modules with many attributes (where modules will have different advantages and drawbacks compared to each other). Additionally, don't forget the cost - while officer and deadspace modules will greatly outperform Tech 1 and Tech 2 modules, they often cost hundreds or thousands of times as much!