Turrets vs Missiles

[davofwater]

So I am relatively new to this game. What are people’s thoughts? I am thinking about going with missiles. What are some pros and cons?

[ironlord]

i've heard that turrents do more dmg per second but missels are more sexy.. so i voted missels

[gingaluvin]

There is nothing like the splash of a torp, very pretty

[ironlord]

I like the smell of a wrath cruise missel in the Morning

[bob135]

The biggest advantages of missiles are...
1) They can be any combination of damage type you want
2) You don't really have to worry about range
3) They use very little cap

The only con is they do less damage than guns when the guns are at optimal.

[Pigasus]

If you go for missions then I vote missiles. Type of dmg you want and don't need to worry about optimal or cap.
BUT If you go for PVP then turrets is a must...

[Vankl Jetson]

Vote for turrets...
Becose if you ever want to pvp (bored of pirates or want to 0.0) the turrets is the BEST decision.
Also in pve it's not bad (with new tier3 BS )
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[Blake Edwards]

When you first start the game go with missles because missles are best for npc'ing.

[dastompinata]

I prefer turrets cause not only are they better for PvP, but they're easier for me to work with and whatnot

[Judas Lonestar]

Ford or Chevy?

General rule is
PVE = Missiles
PVP = Guns

The downside to missiles in PVP is at range is flight time. Guns do damage NOW, missiles have travel time. Nothing is quite as frustrating as watching someone flying faster then your missiles, although there is a small bit of humor in it.
Course just as frustrating is slinging lead at them and having your turrent tracking not keep up with them.

[nihilist]

Missiles take less skills, so good to start with. Guns take more skills, but can do a lot of damage, though you'll have to worry about cap.

[cyric]

I chose turrets simply because of damage per second. Missiles do tend to look nice, but when you get up to the large and bigger artillery cannons, those things are a sight to behold when they fire. The BEST ones are the Captial-Class artilleries...you can even see what they look like when they fire in the Revelations 1 trailer......Tachyon beams are nice too, but I honestly like the larger pulse lasers better.

[Tsais]