![]() ![]() At Battleships V, that translates to a base of 540 shield damage repaired per second. The Shield Boost allows for some pretty impressive shield reps. While they doesn’t look like much, when you compare the rest of the features to other battleships, the Maelstrom measures up to typical battleship standards and doesn’t have any huge glaring holes like the Typhoon or Tempest. ![]() In regards to learning how to fly a Minmatar ship, the Maelstrom is the best starting place. Every time you gain an additional skill, the Maelstrom can be improved that much more. It is a easy to fly ship for PVE with plenty of drone space, excellent range, and effective with both Tech 1 and Tech 2 fits. In fact, if you are a starting Minmatar pilot, the Maelstrom is really the first battleship you should be getting yourself into. It just isn’t a good “typical” fleet ship. Still, to say that the Maelstrom is a bad ship is flat-out wrong. Add to that the current flaws of Shield Transporter Modules and its usefulness in modern fleet warfare is reduced somewhat. While it is a sniper battleship, the active tanking bonus is certainly not very helpful in major fleet operations. But, upon closer inspection, the infamous “Nameless Dev” got to it and screwed everything up. The need for the Minmatar was for them to have a true “fleet” ship and it does looks like the Maelstrom is that ship. This, however, is where CCP’s understanding of the current state of game sort of drops off. These reductions were countered with having a rate of fire bonus on all eight available turrets and better than normal inherit standings. As such, the Maelstrom does not have many of the signature Minmatar features, such as a high speed, small signature radius, or even high and mid-level utility slots. To be honest, the Maelstrom was probably first attempt to “deal” with the fact that the Minmatar race did not have any good fleet battleships. In this regard, the Minmatar race finally got a real battleship. The most unusual thing regarding the Maelstrom is that it is a partial departure from the usual CCP viewpoint of the Minmatar. Each battleship that was released had greatly improved base “racial” stats and bonuses and the ability to field T2 weaponry without needing fitting modules. ![]() When CCP brought out the Tier 3 Battleships, it was clear that the focus of these new ships was heavy combat. To be honest, it’s not just a good ship, it’s a BEAUTIFUL ship. And most importantly, it doesn’t look like someone had pulled it from the side of a station using a crowbar. The Maelstrom is unlike any of the other battleships that had been given to Minmatar pilots. The line from Clear Skies 2 emulates the feeling that most Minmatar pilots felt when CCP unveiled the Tier 3 battleship, the Maelstrom. The Maelstrom – “a ship the Minmatar can design and build when their not trying to escape from slavery.” ![]()
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