Fitting ships: Difference between revisions

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Of course, there are dangers in over-specialisation too, especially when you're not working with other players. If you're going to exploit a low-class wormhole while solo you want your ship to deal and tank damage, launch probes, and maybe cloak so that you can hide if you see a gang of enemies on your [[Directional scanning|directional scanner]]. [[Strategic Cruisers]] and, to some extent, [[Tactical Destroyers]] are specifically designed to be flexible multitask ships.

~~One should consider the following~~ aspects of a fit:

=== Possible purposes ===

*Engagement Range:

Some useful aspects of a fit's design to consider in thinking about its purpose are:

*Engagement Range: if it is a combat fit, at what range do you want the fit to fight?

** Brawling (<15km)

** Kiting (~~15-30km -~~ within ~~point~~ range, which will vary depending on the hull and the presence or absence of [[Command Bursts|bursts]] affecting this)

** Kiting (15–30km, that is, within warp disruption range, which will vary depending on the hull and the presence or absence of [[Command Bursts|bursts]] affecting this)

** Skirmishing (~~30-100km~~)

** Skirmishing (30–100km)

** ~~Sniper~~ (100km+)

** Sniping (100km+)

*Role:

*Role: what will your fit do on the battlefield?

** Primary damage dealer (DD)

** Primary damage dealer ("DD")

** Tackler

** [[Tackling|Tackler]]

** Scout

** Logistics

** [[Logistics]]

** Electronic warfare

** [[Electronic warfare]]

** Screen

** Screen (holding hostile tackle or DD ships away from the core of a friendly gang)

*Tank:

*Tank: how will your fit avoid or counter incoming damage?

** Buffer armor tank

** ~~buffer shield~~ tank

** Active armor tank

** ~~passive~~ shield tank

** Buffer shield tank

** ~~active~~ shield tank

** Passive shield tank

* ~~active armor~~ tank

** Active shield tank

** ~~speed~~ tank

** Speed tank

** ~~range~~ tank (there are very few situations where you want no tank)

** Range tank (there are very few situations where you want no tank!)

** Will the damage type be predictable? For instance, PvP against Amarr laser ships and PvE combat in missions, [[Incursions]], and combat sites can involve highly predictable damage types which can be resisted in advance.

* Environment: where will your fit operate?

** High security space: collateral damage will be risky

** Low security space: gate and station guns are a risk for any aggressor

** Null security space: bubbles might be used, as might bombs; accessible stations/structures might be rare

*** [[ESS]] grids: only some hull sizes can enter, microwarpdrives and micro jump drives won't function, and warping will be impossible

** Wormhole space/Pochven: intel will be more limited; basic probing capabilities might come in handy

** [[Abyssal Deadspace]]: only some hull sizes can enter; damage types will be unpredictable; environmental conditions will affect the ship

For all kinds of fit, for all kinds of purpose, ask yourself '''what level of risk will you expose this fit to?''' A fit used for highly predictable PvE combat or for mining in relatively secure space can be more expensive than one used for one-way filament PvP trips to hostile nullsec space--though even in the safest kinds of environment you must never fly what you can't afford to lose.

===Consider a ship's bonuses===

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 Of course, there are dangers in over-specialisation too, especially when you're not working with other players. If you're going to exploit a low-class wormhole while solo you want your ship to deal and tank damage, launch probes, and maybe cloak so that you can hide if you see a gang of enemies on your [[Directional scanning|directional scanner]]. [[Strategic Cruisers]] and, to some extent, [[Tactical Destroyers]] are specifically designed to be flexible multitask ships.
-One should consider the following aspects of a fit:
+=== Possible purposes ===
-*Engagement Range:
+Some useful aspects of a fit's design to consider in thinking about its purpose are:
+*Engagement Range: if it is a combat fit, at what range do you want the fit to fight?
 ** Brawling (<15km)
-** Kiting (15-30km - within point range, which will vary depending on the hull and the presence or absence of [[Command Bursts|bursts]] affecting this)
+** Kiting (15–30km, that is, within warp disruption range, which will vary depending on the hull and the presence or absence of [[Command Bursts|bursts]] affecting this)
-** Skirmishing (30-100km)
+** Skirmishing (30–100km)
-** Sniper (100km+)
+** Sniping (100km+)
-*Role:
+*Role: what will your fit do on the battlefield?
-** Primary damage dealer (DD)
+** Primary damage dealer ("DD")
-** Tackler
+** [[Tackling|Tackler]]
 ** Scout
-** Logistics
+** [[Logistics]]
-** Electronic warfare
+** [[Electronic warfare]]
-** Screen
+** Screen (holding hostile tackle or DD ships away from the core of a friendly gang)
-*Tank:
+*Tank: how will your fit avoid or counter incoming damage?
 ** Buffer armor tank
-** buffer shield tank
+** Active armor tank
-** passive shield tank
+** Buffer shield tank
-** active shield tank
+** Passive shield tank
-* active armor tank
+** Active shield tank
-** speed tank
+** Speed tank
-** range tank (there are very few situations where you want no tank)
+** Range tank (there are very few situations where you want no tank!)
+** Will the damage type be predictable? For instance, PvP against Amarr laser ships and PvE combat in missions, [[Incursions]], and combat sites can involve highly predictable damage types which can be resisted in advance.
+* Environment: where will your fit operate?
+** High security space: collateral damage will be risky
+** Low security space: gate and station guns are a risk for any aggressor
+** Null security space: bubbles might be used, as might bombs; accessible stations/structures might be rare
+*** [[ESS]] grids: only some hull sizes can enter, microwarpdrives and micro jump drives won't function, and warping will be impossible
+** Wormhole space/Pochven: intel will be more limited; basic probing capabilities might come in handy
+** [[Abyssal Deadspace]]: only some hull sizes can enter; damage types will be unpredictable; environmental conditions will affect the ship
+For all kinds of fit, for all kinds of purpose, ask yourself '''what level of risk will you expose this fit to?''' A fit used for highly predictable PvE combat or for mining in relatively secure space can be more expensive than one used for one-way filament PvP trips to hostile nullsec space--though even in the safest kinds of environment you must never fly what you can't afford to lose.
 ===Consider a ship's bonuses===