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What's your favourite ship and why? Tell us for $4

Posted by Joel in EVE Online

Here's a bounty that's simultaneously very simple and very difficult. Tell us which ship is your favourite and justify your answer. When we asked this of the Space Pope, he couldn't narrow it down to fewer than four ships. You're only allowed one.

Whether you choose a ship based on its aesthetics, its stats, or its bonuses is completely up to you. Write at least a paragraph (or record at least a minute of video). If you're providing a written submission, please provide an image of your ship too.

Good luck, pilots! Choose wisely! o7

Task: Tell us why you love your ship-of-choice

Format: Written or video

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Created at 11:12am, 28th December, 2023. Page last updated at 2:44pm, 16th May, 2024.
Deadline at 3:00pm, 4th January, 2024.

Submissions (11)

Jaques Ufaltred1/4/2024

Won$4

When I was a new player, the Triglavian Invasion was just beginning. I was in a mining corp at the time so we made a habit of clearing then mining the Emerging Conduits. My corp CEO at the time undocked the biggest, meanest ship I had seen in the game up to that point: A Passive Tanked Rattlesnake. At that time, the largest ship I could field was a rather poorly fit (and unrigged) Vexor, so I was definitely awed. Fast forward about 8 months and I was finally able to build, fit, and undock in my very own Rattlesnake. As an alpha clone, this ship has been the flagship of my fleet for the past 4 years or so now and will likely retain this distinction for many more years to come.

orik Kado1/4/2024

Won$4

One of my favorite ships undoubtedly is the Vexor Navy Issue. I don't usually play PvP, but with this ship, I feel extremely comfortable. It has good damage, formidable resistance, capable of even fighting in numerical inferiority situations. I'll share the fit I usually use: the blasters deal excellent damage at close range while the drones apply even more pressure as you neutralize your enemy's capacitor. Additionally, it features dual armor repairers, providing enough resistance to withstand 2 vs. 1 combat situations.

[Vexor Navy Issue, Vexor Navy Issue]

Damage Control II

Multispectrum Energized Membrane II

Medium Armor Repairer II

Medium Ancillary Armor Repairer

Reactive Armor Hardener

Medium F-RX Compact Capacitor Booster

Stasis Webifier II

Warp Scrambler II

50MN Cold-Gas Enduring Microwarpdrive

Heavy Ion Blaster II

Small Energy Neutralizer II

Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I

Medium Nanobot Accelerator I

Infiltrator II x5

Hammerhead II x2

Acolyte II x5

Ogre II x2

Hobgoblin II x1

Valkyrie II x5

Null M x1200

Void M x1200

Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge M x1200

Nanite Repair Paste x114

Navy Cap Booster 800 x14

I'll translate your message into English:

I'm sharing a short video of my adventures with this beautiful ship. I know I don't have many skills, but I have a great time going out looking for trouble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DQ4FHFd-PQ&ab_channel=LaForjadeOrik

JAKEL33T1/2/2024

Won$4

If You Don't Have A Blockade Runner Yet...

Sturmer1/1/2024

Won$4

When in doubt - undock Loki!

After much deliberation, my final verdict is LOKI. Why? Upon careful analysis, I recall having the most fun aboard that ship.

In my eyes, the fun stems from the versatility of this ship. Here's what you can do:

Safe PvE is quite feasible: Events, Level 3 agents for standing boosts, Level 4 agents for various reasons, COSMOS agents, and all four EPIC Arcs.
Riskier PvE includes: DED complexes in hostile zones, exploration, and wormholes (WHs). You can also make it nearly unprobable, cloakable, and nullified.
Diverse PvP options: solo hunter, BO Ganker, small fleet, large fleet, tackle, logistics, artillery blapper, or just serving as DPS.

The best part is its flexibility as a T3 - you can switch between roles and playstyles on the fly with the aid of a mobile depot, even during combat! I appreciate the speed, the choice of two capless weapon systems, the tanking options, and of course - the rustic look.

Remember that huge tree-map of activities in EVE? If someone asks me which ship can do most of those things, Loki tops the list. This defines 'best' for me, making Loki my favorite ship.

FUN INC12/31/2023

Won$4

This will come as no great surprise for those that know me... it is the RAPTOR!

Individually the Raptor itself is an OK ship.

When run as a fleet, it is amazeballs! An interceptor fleet, properly configured, has the ability to kill hostile fleets in the blink of an eye.

With its additional utility mid slot, decent damage application, and the ability to heat its MWD to nearly 7km/s, the Raptor is the go to inty for the FUN inc signature doctrine ShrinkWrapped.

The ShrinkWrapped doctrine regularly destroys ships far exceeding their size - and has even destroyed as much as 30BN isk in one single roam.

Currently we have run 266 roams using this doctrine alone and destroyed more than 1.7TN isk. That is nearly 7BN isk PER ROAM.

Here are our fits:

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Aside the above attributes... it is the fact that they are so fun to fly that really makes this my go to FUN ship!