Ship Guide

Types of Ships in EVE Online

Racial Shipbuilding Characteristics
While there are plenty of exceptions, each race's shipbuilders tend to incorporate certain common characteristics into their designs.

Amarr - Lack speed and maneuverability, but have a lot of armor and firepower (especially energy turrets).
Gallente - Favor hordes of drones, railguns / hybrid turrets, and strong hulls.
Minmatar - Extreme amounts of firepower to the expense of defense, electronics arrays, and just about everything else.
Caldari - An emphasis on the use of missile launchers and shields.

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