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Tonight is a major milestone for me friends this is my first Tech II ship. I already purchased the Stealth Bomber and Improved Cloak II device for it

I cant wait to take it out for a spin. My first Tech II PVP ship.

My question-

Train Bomber Launchers first?
Or Train Cruise missile launcher first?

My corpmate did advise Cruise Missiles first. Well guess I should at least train Cruise missiles to L4 then get on Bomb Launcers

edit- BTw I cant get into my SB until Electronic Upgrades V finishes tonight. So that is why I cant undock in it yet. Cant even look at it in my hanger yet either til this skill completes...

Congrats on your first T2 ship, mine was a Zealot....and then I learned HAC's were an expensive habit >.>  Unless your a 0.0 pvper bomb launchers are useless because they can only be used in 0.0 space. SO unless likewise just focus on cruise missile skills.

Ahh, welcome to T2.

Stealth Bomber was my first T2 as well.

Cruise Missiles are definately the way to go, as mentioned, bombs are 0.0 only, so if you plan on using the ship in lowsec, then you'll be better doing something that can be used in both situations.

Also, make sure you pick up the other non-specific missile skills as well to make you more effective, most of them are rank 1 or 2 and can be up to Level 4 fairly quickly.

Ah I see good advice thanks alot

One thing didnt realize insurance really sucks on Tech II ships I better make sure I know what I'm doing in this thing before I get engaged in pvp

Yeah, T2 insurance is designed around a different market than T1.

T1 is designed so that new players are able to compete without losing everything in one fateful moment.

T2 is designed so that older players can use the best of the best. T2 is also the way that money is extracted out of the market. If insurance was too high, then ISK would accumulate way too quickly for older players. :)

Insurance is actually something that is hotly debated on the EVE Online forums, so be warned.

Note: Anyone "else" reading this, don't start an insurance debate, there are other posts for that.

Thank you Snookie I agree with your post about how it is beneficial. I will be careful not to bring up insurance.

Gratz on your Stealth Bomber, hope you have taken it out for a spin to see how it performs. I have so far only trained for tech II Covert ops frigate the Helios with cloaking device and it is fun to use and can be very helpful to lock down a thief in high sec while your corpmates warp over to you in heave dps ship to blast him away.

I'm looking at the Deimos HAC (Heavy assault cruiser) but that will take me 72 days to train for before I can fly it but I got most of the relevant gunnery skills already as I'm Battleship pilot so that helps.

Again, gratz on your fine SB ship and I hope you keep it for a long time :)

Congrats on your first T2 ship. SB's were my first ship and training up Cruise launchers and other relevant missile skills is definitely what you want to focus on first, even if you are in 0.0.

If you check around there are several corporations that specialize in SB warfare (Dirt Nap Squad being one) and it can be great fun flying in a gang of SB's, popping up here and there to cause general disruption to shipping and supply lines of your enemies.

Yeah, welcometo the T2club...  My first was a Vengeance...  Just gotten both a Zealot and a Heretic and flying down to pick up my Damnation this saturday actually... 

I actually boughtmy Damnation 13months ago and its been waitingfor me ever since, as a carrot to make me stay true to my skill plans, but damn it, I kept getting side tracked and doing other things...

I will geta Paladin for flett lvl 4's andlow secratting, but I'll keep using my Abbadon for my solo Lvl 4's as it has the better resists and i love it more than the Apocalypse hull...

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T2 is also the way that money is extracted out of the market.

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Huh? The only isk sink are the pos that are required to get the moonminerals for production and copyslots/invention.

T2 just doesn't spawn money out of nowhere because the insurance is so low, in contrast to t1.

Oh man seems like forever since I made this thread. I was so excited when I could fly SB I ran out and purchased one. but then my corpmate told me to train for Helios (my main is gallente). I ended up falling in love

But alas (warning, whine coming)- CCP changed my beautiful Helios hull from the sleek Malvalas shape into Imicus. I know why they did it but at sametime I still don't understand! Oh well like they say I should be cloaked anyway :(

So I ended up training for interceptor after the hull change. Unforunately that story too ends in tragedy I got my 1st taranis blown up when I tried to aggress a pirate in front of gate guns in lowsec. Not a smart move.

luckily I did have wisdom to buy in bulk so I got another Taranis. nice cheap little tech II ships. Still trying to maxout my skillz for it