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The Dominix class battleship is the first T1 battleship most Gallente pilots climb into, as it is one of the cheapest battleships in game, though according to some, the ugliest. But this is not what sets this ship apart from the competition.

Throughout New Eden the Dominix is well known and respected for 3 main aspects:

Mighty Drones

Its bonuses to drone damage and hit points, coupled with a huge (375m^3) drone bay and 125MB of bandwidth makes the Dominix the most drone centered Tech1 sub capital ship. And even outside these bounds, it is only rivaled by the Ishtar, carriers, motherships, and off course it's own Tech2 version the Sin. Some have even referred to the Dominix as a highsec mini carrier. It is capable of fielding 3 full flights of Heavy Attack Drones (and/or Sentry drones), which usually compose most of its firepower. Using drones as a main weapons system (as opposed to supplementary, which is accessible to most ships in game) is an art form in itself and requires unique strategies.

The Tank

Being a battleship, the Dominix already has a buffer tank advantage when compared to the competition, although this buffer can be easily broken very very fast by most other battleships in PvP situations. Despite lacking tank related bonuses such as the resist bonuses of the abaddon or the repair bonus of the hyperion, the Dominix has the luxury of 7 low slots which can be dedicated to pure armor tank. There are many variations on tanking the dominix (some even include shield tanking), but usually if setup properly, it can be a tough nut to crack.

Versatility

Having it's main firepower coming from drones, which do not consume any powergrid, CPU, or ammo, the Dominix has a lot of freedom in fitting options. Even despite its 5% damage bonus to large hybrid turrets (Large Blasters and Large Railguns), many players often choose to ignore this turret bonus as the relatively low power grid (9,000 MW) restricts fitting of battleship sized weapons. Quite often the highslots are seen fitted with energy vampires (a.k.a. Nosferatu, a.k.a. NOS) or Energy destabilizer units a.k.a. Neuts or any other equipment demanded by the situation. Another popular option is fitting armor repair modules or Shield transporters, which make the Dominix a capable logistics ship without reducing it's firepower, and also makes spidertanking in small gangs a viable option. And indeed in small gangs the Dominix can be a fearsome opponent. It is this variability that inspires fear in opponents in PVP. This versatility also makes the dominix popular with the mission runners, allowing for AFK type missiong running, although it is nowhere close to the popularity of the Raven for PVE.

See Also

Level 4 Mission Ship Fits