Caesar DeSahar
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Posted - 2010.02.10 16:35:00 -
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Hi Chesterr,
When I started playing this game a couple of years ago I was worried about the same issue, that I'll never catch up with the high SP players.
Now I can tell you this, I have killed players with 70m SP + when I had barely 5m skill points; but I did that with groups of other players! and solo I have killed high SP players when I had 10m SP, how?
there are a few things you should keep in mind:
1- no player can use all his SP when flying a single ship, a 100m SP player flying a hac would be using max 10m SP.
2- I can easily say that 50% of the skill points of 80m SP+ pilots are only small differences, for example Large Pulse laser Spec V, which takes 35-45 days and only gives 2% more damage only with Large pulse lasers.
3- Player skill and tactics are very relevant, in a 2v2 fight of small vs old players, it all depends on the setup, if they have 2 hacs and you bring hac + falcon, you win! if they bring capacitor based ship (amarr/gallente) and you bring 1 curse (amarr recon that neutralizes capacitor) you win, and countless other setups.
4- when a gang needs an interceptor pilot, it doesn't matter if he has 80m SP or 4m SP as long as he can fit it properly and knows how to use it. at 4m SP you can easily do that.
Now, a high SP player still has some advantages and versatility, but this is not a very solo game, you can go solo PVP at 10m SP, just fly a pilgrim, curse or vagabond and do very well, it depends on your patience and skill.
5- if you didn't know that, you can actually BUY a high skill points character if you have enough game currency -isk!
So if you insist on having a high skill pilot, make a lot of isk, and/or buy a lot of GTCs if you're rich IRL and you can buy a high skill points character!
I would advice you to start an alternative character and train him for probing, hauling, and flying a falcon if you want to go solo a lot. most players have 3-4 accounts depending on what they need.
I for example have an alt that does probing/falcon for me when I need it, and another one that hauls stuff(ships/modules...etc) to my main character and I am training a capital ships alt now.
You don't have to do that of course, 2 accounts are more than enough for most players, but you can do with 1.
Bottom line is, don't worry about SP that much, in 1 year you'll have no problem fighting most players, you can start with an interceptor in 2 months and go into the hardest battles already; you have so many options, this is an awesome game.
You can convo me any time in game if you need something, I sense you have some potential, some potential, I might have some interesting things for you.
07
Caesar.
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