Ratchman
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Posted - 2010.08.06 08:57:00 -
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In a nutshell, you just have to outnumber them, or use plenty of ECM to disrupt the repping. However, if they have any sense at all, they will just dock the second it looks like they are going to be jammed out.
Fighting on stations is frankly the worst part of PvP, as the vast majority of the time, one party will just dock.
The best way to deal with Docking Bears is just to ignore them. Engaging them is an exercise in futility as the tactics are either dock or overwhelming gank.
If you can lure them away from the docking point and engage them in open space or at a gate, then you should have a much easier time of it. But this is difficult, as they will not leave their position of strength. After all, why should they if you are feeding them easy kills on the station? You have to starve them, make them hungry enough to leave their position of strength, which they will do eventually. But remember, one kill on the station means they will stay there another hour (or more, if they're really paranoid).
Also remember this, these people spend a fortune of real-life money to fund all these alts, just to increase their chances of an easy gank. If I had that kind of disposable, I would spend it getting better ships so I could fight more often. Sure, I'd lose more often, but I'd get more intense action. Docking Bears are risk-adverse creatures too scared to get involved in real combat, because they might actually lose. But spending RL money to gain an advantage is effectively admitting that you cannot engage your opponents without additional resources. Take some pride in the fact that they have to spend at least twice as much as you just to keep up.
As a suggestion, I would like to see a minor change in that activating a remote repper makes it impossible to dock for 5 minutes (but still allow gate activations). This would mean that if they engage on the station, that neutral repper remains red, and cannot dock for a while, giving you ample chance to kill the neutral repper. This will not stop people from using the tactic, but it will make it less of a secure operation. My guess is the vast majority of Docking Bears would abandon the tactic.
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