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Posted - 2009.06.30 22:35:00 -
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 Originally by: TZeer
Edited by: TZeer on 30/06/2009 12:18:32
Originally by: Rexthor Hammerfists
Beside the risk of deploying caps being too expensive - two three years ago the mc could offer firepower in form of experienced member and expensive equipment many alliance just didnt have, which could make a big adifference when used right.
Today the skill required from an alliance pilot is to know how to jump to a cyno, activate siege and not miss the turn off siege command.
Add a ridicolous moonincome to that and individual skill makes little difference.
Just adding to this one. I guess most of us remember when MC went north and brought 4 or 5? motherships. They killed pretty much whatever that was thrown at them, before going back down south.
Fast forward: It`s not too many weeks ago that "someone" up north lost 5 or was it 4? motherships in one single engagement.
Back then, motherships were much harder to kill because you basically had to neut them down completely and bump like crazy to keep them from warping off. Now we have hictors. I know you know this, but I'm just pointing out that motherships are not now what they were before.
Titans have also changed substantially, obviously.
Let's also keep in mind that MC were not acting alone in their contract against the North. They had quite a bit of help. I'm not trying to diminish in any way the impressive accomplishment of that MC campaign. I said then it was quite a well done campaign and I still believe that to be true.
Let's just all keep in mind how completely different the game is on so many levels from the vulnerability of supercaps, to the ability of the server to handle large battles, to the number of titans in the game and what they can and can't do (remote DDs, anyone?).
As bad as it is now, it was much worse then. Remember that really bad desynch bug...that seemed to happen alot with motherships on the grid?
The game is much bigger now than it was then. I'd agree with those that say simply isn't room for a truly neutral mercenary entity with MC-like firepower to flourish without them being significant holders of R64 moons.
In a way, PL is probably the current version of what MC used to be...only PL has happily shot many of the major powers it is currently allied with (and will no doubt do so again) and MC never did.
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