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=== Corvette === | === Corvette === | ||
Little more than slower, armed shuttles, corvettes (or "noobships") are the basic frigates that new pilots start with. You can acquire a new corvette at no cost (together with a civilian weapon, a civilian mining laser and one unit of Tritanium) by clicking on the "Board my corvette" button available in the station menu when you're docked up. On their own, rorvettes are useful for little other than basic errand-running, though since the ship is free a corvette can be spawned as a makeshift small station container when no other containers are available. | |||
{{Ship|Impairor|box}} | {{Ship|Impairor|box}} | ||
The corvette is the first ship you start with. If you are Amarr, it will be an Impairor. | The corvette is the first ship you start with. If you are Amarr, it will be an Impairor. | ||
=== | === Frigates === | ||
{{Ship|Crucifier|box}} | {{Ship|Crucifier|box}} | ||
The Crucifier is the Amarr EWAR frigate, and works great as an extremely cheap long range EWAR platform for very new pilots. | The Crucifier is the Amarr EWAR frigate, and works great as an extremely cheap long range EWAR platform for very new pilots. | ||
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=== | === Destroyers === | ||
{{Ship|Coercer|box}} | {{Ship|Coercer|box}} | ||
The Coercer sees some use in PvE activities or as a cheap Noctis substitute. It was recently changed in the Retribution patch to have two mid slots, making it a very viable PvP ship. | The Coercer sees some use in PvE activities or as a cheap Noctis substitute. It was recently changed in the Retribution patch to have two mid slots, making it a very viable PvP ship. | ||
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=== | === Cruisers === | ||
{{Ship|Arbitrator|box}} | {{Ship|Arbitrator|box}} | ||
You can easily argue this is the most flexible and capable platform for Amarr T1 cruisers, and even make a strong case for it being the best T1 drone cruiser in the game. There are many effective configurations for both PvE and PvP with this ship. | You can easily argue this is the most flexible and capable platform for Amarr T1 cruisers, and even make a strong case for it being the best T1 drone cruiser in the game. There are many effective configurations for both PvE and PvP with this ship. | ||
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=== | === Battlecruisers === | ||
{{Ship|Harbinger|box}} | {{Ship|Harbinger|box}} | ||
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=== | === Battleships === | ||
{{Ship|Abaddon|box}} | {{Ship|Abaddon|box}} | ||
The Abaddon has a bonus to laser damage and armor resistances, but the normal bonus to laser capacitor use is conspicuously missing. This makes the Abaddon a "high skill" ship, because it requires good core skills to keep its lasers firing while powering its tank. The bonus to tank and the high damage makes the Abaddon a popular PvP ship, where its difficulty staying cap stable is also not so much of an issue. | The Abaddon has a bonus to laser damage and armor resistances, but the normal bonus to laser capacitor use is conspicuously missing. This makes the Abaddon a "high skill" ship, because it requires good core skills to keep its lasers firing while powering its tank. The bonus to tank and the high damage makes the Abaddon a popular PvP ship, where its difficulty staying cap stable is also not so much of an issue. | ||
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=== | === Industrials === | ||
T1 industrials are useful to transport large amounts of cargo, but they are vulnerable to suicide ganks in highsec, and piracy in lowsec. For war time hauling, a hauling alt is recommended. See the [[Creating an Alt Hauler]] article for more information. | T1 industrials are useful to transport large amounts of cargo, but they are vulnerable to suicide ganks in highsec, and piracy in lowsec. For war time hauling, a hauling alt is recommended. See the [[Creating an Alt Hauler]] article for more information. | ||