Amarr Basic Ship and Skill Overview: Difference between revisions

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* Armour Tanking is sometimes stated to be the best tank for PvP engagements and is also the norm for Gallente and some Minmatar ships. Amarr ships inherently have large amounts of armour and several ships have direct bonuses to armour resists (T1: Punisher, Maller, Prophecy, and Abaddon).

* Energy Turrets are unique to Amarr vessels as the requirements and advantages / disadvantages of these weapons generally preclude them being used in any non-Amarr fits. Lasers have the highest capacitor usage of any of the weapon systems, and accordingly Amarr ships are characterised by very robust capacitors. Many ship bonuses mitigate this capacitor usage, and most Amarr skill plans prioritize skills that enhance capacitor capability and reduce Energy Turret capacitor impact.

* ~~Having~~ some ships second only to Gallente for drone capacity, these ~~Amarr ships~~ have the capability to use drones to great effect.

* With some ships in the Amarr line-up second only to Gallente for drone capacity, these platforms have the capability to use drones to great effect.

* Armour tanking tends to compromise speed directly, and combined with generally lower then average base velocties tanked Amarr fits often tend towards the ponderous and are rarely the fastest ships in space. If less tank is desired or required however, the numerous low slots enable Amarr ships to overtake Minmatar at a cost, with the Tech 2 Crusader ~~winning~~ the ~~distinction of fastest ship in space~~.

* Armour tanking tends to compromise speed directly, and combined with generally lower then average base velocties tanked Amarr fits often tend towards the ponderous and are rarely the fastest ships in space. If less tank is desired or required however, the numerous low slots enable Amarr ships to overtake Minmatar at a cost, with the Tech 2 Crusader beating out the Claw by a slim margin.

For PvP, Amarr ships have enjoyed popularity as a PvP FotM and can be extremely proficient in nearly all roles. Exceptional armour tanking combined with strong capacitors make many Amarr PvP fits well respected in the PvP world.

For PvP, Amarr ships have enjoyed popularity as a PvP FotM and can be extremely proficient in nearly all roles. Exceptional armour tanking combined with strong capacitors make many Amarr PvP fits well respected in the PvP world. Lasers have higher damage at range than any of the other turret weaponry systems.

* E-Uni PvP roles of tackler and EWAR can be difficult for the new Amarr player as these ships don't excel at these roles with low SP. Amarr frigates have the least amount of mid slots and the punisher is quite slow while the executioner is very fragile. The Amarr racial EWAR is Tracking Disruption (TD) and although extremely useful in certain scenarios it has no effect against ships that do not employ turrets to do damage.

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Amarr ships tend to stick with the formula of lots of armour for survival + lasers for damage almost exclusively having less 'special' cases per tier than other races. Therefore breaking the mold ~~by specializing into missile platforms, drone carriers, or ignoring bonuses to fit projectile weapons as a few examples~~ may be more restrictive and less rewarding than with other races; the opportunities are there but more skill intensive and at greater sacrifice. New pilots are best served by ~~sticking~~ to the Amarr formula. Cross training into or out of Amarr can be more skill intensive than other cross training prospects, with Gallente for Armour Tanking and Drone synergies, and Minmatar for Gunnery and some Armour tanking synergies being the most viable options. Caldari have very few skills in common and would essentially require complete retraining.

Amarr ships tend to stick with the formula of lots of armour for survival + lasers for damage almost exclusively having less 'special' cases per tier than other races. Therefore, it has been called the 'simplest' race to play and breaking the mold may be more restrictive and less rewarding than with other races; the opportunities are there but more skill intensive and at greater sacrifice. New pilots are best served by playing to the Amarr formula. Cross training into or out of Amarr can be more skill intensive than other cross training prospects, with Gallente for Armour Tanking and Drone synergies, and Minmatar for Gunnery and some Armour tanking synergies being the most viable options. Caldari have very few skills in common and would essentially require complete retraining.

=Amarr Core Skills=

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 * Armour Tanking is sometimes stated to be the best tank for PvP engagements and is also the norm for Gallente and some Minmatar ships.  Amarr ships inherently have large amounts of armour and several ships have direct bonuses to armour resists (T1: Punisher, Maller, Prophecy, and Abaddon).
 * Energy Turrets are unique to Amarr vessels as the requirements and advantages / disadvantages of these weapons generally preclude them being used in any non-Amarr fits.  Lasers have the highest capacitor usage of any of the weapon systems, and accordingly Amarr ships are characterised by very robust capacitors.  Many ship bonuses mitigate this capacitor usage, and most Amarr skill plans prioritize skills that enhance capacitor capability and reduce Energy Turret capacitor impact.
-* Having some ships second only to Gallente for drone capacity, these Amarr ships have the capability to use drones to great effect.
+* With some ships in the Amarr line-up second only to Gallente for drone capacity, these platforms have the capability to use drones to great effect.
-* Armour tanking tends to compromise speed directly, and combined with generally lower then average base velocties tanked Amarr fits often tend towards the ponderous and are rarely the fastest ships in space.  If less tank is desired or required however, the numerous low slots enable Amarr ships to overtake Minmatar at a cost, with the Tech 2 Crusader winning the distinction of fastest ship in space.
+* Armour tanking tends to compromise speed directly, and combined with generally lower then average base velocties tanked Amarr fits often tend towards the ponderous and are rarely the fastest ships in space.  If less tank is desired or required however, the numerous low slots enable Amarr ships to overtake Minmatar at a cost, with the Tech 2 Crusader beating out the Claw by a slim margin.
-For PvP, Amarr ships have enjoyed popularity as a PvP FotM and can be extremely proficient in nearly all roles.  Exceptional armour tanking combined with strong capacitors make many Amarr PvP fits well respected in the PvP world.
+For PvP, Amarr ships have enjoyed popularity as a PvP FotM and can be extremely proficient in nearly all roles.  Exceptional armour tanking combined with strong capacitors make many Amarr PvP fits well respected in the PvP world.  Lasers have higher damage at range than any of the other turret weaponry systems.
 * E-Uni PvP roles of tackler and EWAR can be difficult for the new Amarr player as these ships don't excel at these roles with low SP.  Amarr frigates have the least amount of mid slots and the punisher is quite slow while the executioner is very fragile.  The Amarr racial EWAR is Tracking Disruption (TD) and although extremely useful in certain scenarios it has no effect against ships that do not employ turrets to do damage.
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-Amarr ships tend to stick with the formula of lots of armour for survival + lasers for damage almost exclusively having less 'special' cases per tier than other races.  Therefore breaking the mold by specializing into missile platforms, drone carriers, or ignoring bonuses to fit projectile weapons as a few examples may be more restrictive and less rewarding than with other races; the opportunities are there but more skill intensive and at greater sacrifice.  New pilots are best served by sticking to the Amarr formula.  Cross training into or out of Amarr can be more skill intensive than other cross training prospects, with Gallente for Armour Tanking and Drone synergies, and Minmatar for Gunnery and some Armour tanking synergies being the most viable options.  Caldari have very few skills in common and would essentially require complete retraining.
+Amarr ships tend to stick with the formula of lots of armour for survival + lasers for damage almost exclusively having less 'special' cases per tier than other races.  Therefore, it has been called the 'simplest' race to play and breaking the mold may be more restrictive and less rewarding than with other races; the opportunities are there but more skill intensive and at greater sacrifice.  New pilots are best served by playing to the Amarr formula.  Cross training into or out of Amarr can be more skill intensive than other cross training prospects, with Gallente for Armour Tanking and Drone synergies, and Minmatar for Gunnery and some Armour tanking synergies being the most viable options.  Caldari have very few skills in common and would essentially require complete retraining.
 =Amarr Core Skills=