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Cede Forster
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Posted - 2012.08.29 15:59:00 -
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just cut "blob" idea entirely, it isn't a number, it is a complain |
Too-Boku
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
3
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Posted - 2012.08.29 16:06:00 -
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256 is a full fleet. It should also be noted that: when fleet warped- it makes a nice blue blob. |
Inquisitor Kitchner
Galaxy Punks Executive Outcomes
24
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Posted - 2012.08.29 16:16:00 -
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KrakizBad wrote:It's only a blob if you lose.
Not empty quoting. |
FloppieTheBanjoClown
The Skunkworks The Marmite Collective
2294
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Posted - 2012.08.29 16:36:00 -
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N+1, where N = the number of ships you brought.
edit: I'm of the mind that it becomes a blob when it starts acting like a blob. Whether you've got 20 ships or 200, if your tactic is "orbit anchor and shoot primary" to the point that everyone is essentially just a pawn for the FC, you've become a blob. The Skunkworks is recruiting. -áhttps://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1540711#post1540711 |
Proteus Maximus
CunningLinguists The Unforgiven Alliance
105
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Posted - 2012.08.29 16:37:00 -
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Jonah Gravenstein wrote:It's a blob when you lose.
Yup... The second a member of the opposing fleet is but hurt.
If Goons were around when God said, "Let there be light" they'd have called the light gay, and plunged the universe back into darkness by squatting their nutsacks over it. |
Quaaid
Hephaestus LLC Get Off My Lawn
126
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Posted - 2012.08.29 16:51:00 -
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I could respond in a few ways:
(Fat Joke) A fleet becomes a blob when it is in USTZ. (Meme) A fleet becomes a blob when it has Falcon. |
Gillia Winddancer
Shiny Noble Crown Services
55
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Posted - 2012.08.29 16:54:00 -
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When it is big, gooey and sticky. Usually in a primary colour and yellow, though purple is not uncommon either. Also very commonly found in Japanese RPG's as a common enemy. More widely known as "slime". |
Kitty Bear
Disturbed Friends Of Diazepam Disturbed Acquaintance
24
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Posted - 2012.08.29 16:56:00 -
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Steve Ronuken wrote:Blob = Where you've brought more people than I have.
so 2+ then |
Liang Nuren
Heretic Army Heretic Nation
2024
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Posted - 2012.08.29 16:57:00 -
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Petrus Blackshell wrote:Blobs are relative. They are simply larger-than normal but disorganized (in discipline, experience, composition, or any combination thereof), which relies on simply having more members in order to win, rather than on actual competence of individual pilots. People typically accuse blobbing when they encounter what feels like a disproportionate response -- and especially when that disproportionate response is completely ineffective.
For example, If you take a 2-3 man assault frigate gang into Providence, the response will be a 20 man BC and T2 cruiser blob that will fail to catch you in the most hilarious ways possible. However, if you take a 20 man BC gang into Provi and you get the same response from them, that is not blobbing.
This is a good response. I've always claimed that you're blobbing when you're bringing enough people and ships that there's nobody in the target region that can possibly fight you. I believe that blobbing is a fantastic idea in fleet PVP and sov wars, but that doesn't make it fun. :)
-Liang
Ed: A couple of days ago we brought a couple of T1 frigs and a Thrasher to fight a Loki. It was foolish of us even before he jumped in 20 BCs/Recons/Logis. That's blobbing. But that same 20 people going to raid a null sec home system would not be a blob. I'd attempt to calculate "blobbing" from how many people were on each side of a fight. But really, even that's not indicative because not everyone may be on the killmails. Normally on 5:00 -> 9-10:00 Eve (Aus TZ?) Blog: http://liangnuren.wordpress.com PVP Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/LiangNuren/videos Twitter: http://twitter.com/LiangNuren
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Hiyora Akachi
Bling Ring Tax Evaders
117
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Posted - 2012.08.29 18:15:00 -
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Obviously if its bigger than your fleet and you lose the engagement. |
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Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
1714
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Posted - 2012.08.29 18:17:00 -
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Khorkrak wrote:I've added a metric to the killboard I wrote to categorize fleet sizes for kills. It's set to the following:
- 1 pilot = Solo
- 2 - 9 = Small Gang
- 10+ = Blob
So sizes beyond the single digits are blobs currently. Probably a bit conservative. Want to see what your thoughts are on this. Here's an example from the site showing a pie chart based on the above - it's on the right under Kills by Fleet Type: Confetti Explosion 2012 StatsEdit: changed to 1 = Solo, 2 - 9 = Small Gang, 10 - 29 = Large Gang and 30+ = Blob.
A fleet is considered a blob when it's bigger than your fleet. The actual numbers don't matter. |
Komen
Capital Enrichment Services Transmission Lost
132
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Posted - 2012.08.29 19:09:00 -
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We jumped a solo with two of ours. We were called a blob. vOv |
ctx2007
Wychwood and Wells Beer needs you
119
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Posted - 2012.08.29 19:27:00 -
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When you've eaten too much pizzy and cake, then realise you cant get out of your pc chair then you have become a BLOB
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=obese+people&view=detail&id=A306B7DEF25C326B9C4B644B0FC9751666D9CFF6&first=511&FORM=IDFRIR |
Garreth Vlox
Blackened Skies The Unthinkables
103
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Posted - 2012.08.30 00:11:00 -
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Khorkrak wrote:I've added a metric to the killboard I wrote to categorize fleet sizes for kills. It's set to the following:
- 1 pilot = Solo
- 2 - 9 = Small Gang
- 10+ = Blob
So sizes beyond the single digits are blobs currently. Probably a bit conservative. Want to see what your thoughts are on this. Here's an example from the site showing a pie chart based on the above - it's on the right under Kills by Fleet Type: Confetti Explosion 2012 StatsEdit: changed to 1 = Solo, 2 - 9 = Small Gang, 10 - 29 = Large Gang and 30+ = Blob.
The enemy officially has a blob when they have more pilots than you. The LULZ Boat. |
Mutant Caldari
Percussive Diplomacy PERCUSSIVE PIZZA TIME DIPLOMACY
14
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Posted - 2012.08.30 00:19:00 -
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1 = Solo 2 - 30 = Small gang 31 - 100 = Large gang 101 - ?? = Blob
Or if they outnumber you 2.5:1 |
Caviar Liberta
Moira. Villore Accords
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Posted - 2012.08.30 02:52:00 -
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There are a few things to take into consideration when using the term blob. When a group of small hulled ships engage a smaller group for larger hulled ships then I wouldn't call it blobing. However when the reverse is the case and a group of larger hulled ships engages in a group equal in size or smaller of smaller hulled ships, then you could consider that blobing.
When a group of smaller ships needs to ensure they have enough ships to generate the needed DPS to break another groups local or logistical reps of a larger EHP ship then its good tactics. However when the roles are reversed and the smaller hulled ship group is outgunned and or lacks logistical support then I would call it overkill. |
Karasuma Akane
Agony Unleashed Agony Empire
0
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Posted - 2012.08.30 06:51:00 -
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They are always in a blob. You are always in a fleet. |
smokess
Selective Hearing Nearly Feared
29
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Posted - 2012.08.30 07:39:00 -
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Personally I don't think the term 'blob' can be ascribed to a particular size of fleet. Large fleets are simply fleets.
I think a blob occurs when one fleet completely decimates a comparatively smaller one, whether that's 10 vs 1, 100 vs 10 or 1000 vs 100. |
Singoth
Blue Republic RvB - BLUE Republic
118
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Posted - 2012.08.30 07:55:00 -
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This is how I see sizes of fleets, having been both a highsec PvPer and a nullsec PvPer:
Solo: 1 pilot (duh) Duo: 2 pilots (duh) Small gang: 3 - 20 pilots. Large gang: 20 - 50 pilots. XL gang: 50 - 150 pilots. Blob: 150+ pilots. Less yappin', more zappin'! |
Ciar Meara
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
731
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Posted - 2012.08.30 07:55:00 -
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The answer is: 5 - [img]http://go-dl1.eve-files.com/media/corp/janus/ceosig.jpg[/img] [yellow]English only please. Zymurgist[/yellow] |
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Matriarch Prime
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
33
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Posted - 2012.08.30 07:56:00 -
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When I go, " 'oly, crap!"
"run away, run away" |
pussnheels
559
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Posted - 2012.08.30 08:15:00 -
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Wouldn t it be easier just to say fleet for 50+ ships Like several posters mentioned , you are in a fleet , they alxays in a blob I do not agree with what you are saying , but i will defend to the death your right to say it...... Voltaire |
Lexmana
710
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Posted - 2012.08.30 08:29:00 -
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It is very simple: A blob is a fleet bigger than yours. |
Pinky Denmark
The Cursed Navy
188
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Posted - 2012.08.30 09:47:00 -
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A fleet becomes a blob the moment the size exceeds any reasonable amount of pilots it would take to beat an enemy.
When you engage 2 enemies with 3-4 ships who cares, but if you bring 10-20 people it's way more than you would ever need even if you are ******** and lack skillpoints = BLOB!! |
Andski
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
4496
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Posted - 2012.08.30 09:52:00 -
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i don't get why people get so upset when we outnumber them
do they expect us to tell dudes "no, sorry, you can't come play eve online with us because we want to be honourable" please leave |
Lin-Young Borovskova
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
683
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Posted - 2012.08.30 10:00:00 -
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Khorkrak wrote:I've added a metric to the killboard I wrote to categorize fleet sizes for kills. It's set to the following:
- 1 pilot = Solo
- 2 - 9 = Small Gang
- 10+ = Blob
So sizes beyond the single digits are blobs currently. Probably a bit conservative. Want to see what your thoughts are on this. Here's an example from the site showing a pie chart based on the above - it's on the right under Kills by Fleet Type: Confetti Explosion 2012 StatsEdit: changed to 1 = Solo, 2 - 9 = Small Gang, 10 - 29 = Large Gang and 30+ = Blob.
Depends.
1 wing single squad is probably a gang but 1 wing and two squads looks like a blob if you fall alone in the middle of them.
brb |
Abannan
Moira. Villore Accords
25
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Posted - 2012.08.30 11:46:00 -
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IF you ask the caldari militia, their numbers +1 is a blob |
highonpop
Eve Liberation Force Fatal Ascension
242
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Posted - 2012.08.30 13:41:00 -
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Can someone from -A- or NC.bros come in here and clarify what a blob is? Since they are the ones who complain about it all the time.
http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Very%20best%20of%20Makalu%20Zarya |
St Mio
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
952
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Posted - 2012.08.30 13:45:00 -
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blob GëÑ (your fleet size + 1) |
HollyShocker 2inthestink
State War Academy Caldari State
2
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Posted - 2012.08.30 13:50:00 -
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If you are bringing equal numbers to a fight then you have already failed. There should never be a fair fight in pvp. |
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