Tier 3 and Tech 3. What's the difference?
A hell of alot actually you idiots, learn to sodding read before jumping to the conclusion that you know better.
It amazes me the number of retards who have chimed in on discussions in Amarr Local about the new(ish) Tier 3 Battlecruisers with:
"There's no such thing as a Tech 3 Battlecruiser you noob, hur hur hur..."
... Tier and Tech are not the same thing you goddam waste of space. Tech refers to the technology level of the ship itself. Tier refers to the level of the ship skill you need to fly it (E.g Gallente frigate III). There's a difference. Learn it before you make yourself look like the retard you apparently are. Or as this quote so elegantly puts it:
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"
Here's a handy little guide to different Tech levels in EVE:
Tech 1
- The "jack-of-all trades" in EVE and used by everyone at some point (Infact the majority of ships you see flying around will either be Tech 1 or Faction versions of Tech 1 ships)
- They can do almost anything with some effectiveness, though they lean slightly towards certain roles (Yes you can mine in a Maelstrom, but it doesn't half make you look like an idiot. I'm looking at you Roley)
- They are (comparatively) cheap and easy to produce
- While basic, they can still be effective with good tactics and fits
- Examples include; Punisher, Thorax, Hurricane, Raven, Armageddon
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| Tech 1 Megathron Battleship |
Tech 2
- These ships take the hull of a T1 ship, and specialise into a role, e.g Interceptors (Which are based around high speed tackling)
- They are purely designed for their role, and trying to make them do something else makes you look dumb and will get your ship killed (e.g do not fit a Covert Ops boat to brawl)
- They are more expensive than their T1 counterparts, and slightly harder to produce (Invention)
- They are (generally) tougher/do more damage than said T1 counterparts
- They typically look more awesome also
- Examples include; Vengeance, Zealot, Widow, Basilisk, Nemesis
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| Tech 2 Zealot Heavy Assault Cruiser |
Tech 3
- One ship (Per Empire Faction) which can be specialised into numerous roles through the use of subsytems
- Changing subsystems also changes the appearance of the ship
- At the time of writing there are only Tech 3 Cruisers
- Built by reverse engineering Sleeper Technology (read as, total arse to build)
- Far more expensive than most battleships (Tech 3 Cruisers worth over a billion are not uncommon)
- Dying in one drops a random Tech 3 skill you have (E.g Caldari Engineering Systems) down one level
- Also known as "Strategic Cruisers" due to the ability to radically change their capabilities by changing subsystems
- Each faction has its own Tech 3 ship: the Caldari Tengu, the Minmatar Loki, the Gallente Proteus and the Amarr Legion
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| Tech 3 Tengu Strategic Cruiser |
For those of you a bit slow on the uptake, I'll give you an example:
Example: A Drake is a Tech 1 Battlecruiser, but is also a Tier 2 Battlecruiser (Requires Battlecruiser II skill)
Do you get it ?
It's both Tech 1 and Tier 2 at the same freaking time. Here's another for the people who were dropped on their head as a child:
Example II: An Abaddon is a Tier 3 Battleship (Requires Amarr Battleship III) but also is a Tech 1 ship
It's really not that difficult to understand you dumb animals, stop making me have to explain the difference everytime you assume you know better than a new player.
This may seem like a small detail, but it's critical to understand unless you want to get seriously confused in ship discussions, especially when T3 can refer to both Tech and Tier 3. Obviously though, if someone is talking about T3 Battleships (it happens), it's a safe bet they mean Tier, not Tech. If you don't know the distinction, you're going to wonder where all these wonderful new Tech 3 ships have appeared from like some utter noob.
Rant over :)
* Edit: All insults are aimed at the idiots who think Tier and Tech are the same, not the enlightened reader of this post :P Don't get offended *
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