Tip 101: Don’t carry your PLEX in anything thinner than a cruiser!
To begin with, let’s dwell on the purposes for which frigates can be used for transportation.
Transportation of small batches of expensive items (salvage of electronics, which is used for the production of T2 rigs);
Some types of tasks that involve the delivery of things from point A to point B (courier missions);
Moving property that belongs to a player who has not yet mastered other types of ships.
Remember that Caldari frigates are absolutely unsuitable for transporting Plexes in EVE Online. Dozens (if not hundreds) of kill reports on shuttles with a cargo of several hundred dollars appear on zkillboard (a site-aggregator of messages about destroyed ships) every day. Shuttles are much more maneuverable than frigates in the base, and if suicides manage to target the smallest and most maneuverable ship in the game, then almost 100% of the frigate will have a similar situation. We’ll cover common security measures in part 3 of our article.
The best Caldari frigates to transport in EVE Online
The most obvious choice for transporting cargo from Caldari frigates is the Heron. Of all the ships of its class and faction, it has the largest hold. Its main purpose is research activity – scanning and “opening” of anomalies, so the impressive cargo compartment is a completely natural continuation of this ship’s design.
Among the other bonuses of Heron are:
A small signature that allows the ship to feel relatively comfortable in PvP as part of a fleet;
Ability to take up to 7 drones with you and launch 3 of them simultaneously;
Space for installing all modules for “revealing” anomalies + 1 booster (no other frigate provides such an opportunity);
Bonus to the salvager’s speed (although the frigate is inferior to the destroyer in efficiency in this area).
Heron is a great choice for beginner solo players. The ship is suitable not only for use according to its “specialization” (exploration), but also for PvE, and even for PvP with some skills.
If Caldari frigates for transportation in EVE Online, in your opinion, should be “fat” (although why do you choose a frigate in this case?), Then pay attention to Merlin – this ship has recently been improved and can boast very serious (for its tonnage) characteristics of the shield. In fact, it is one of the strongest T1 frigates to date.