Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation
DemSal Unlimited
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Posted - 2014.01.14 08:56:00 -
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Metamonic wrote:
- How much do you need to prepare before each session?
- Is it acceptable to lose people?
- Is it normal to die yourself often?
- How much effort goes into positioning?
- How essential is reaction time?
- Is damage anticipation important or can you rely on broadcasts alone?
- What kind of alertness and awareness is needed?
Prepare, just make sure comms are working and mic is live, have a drink handy and make damn sure that family is unlikely to 'need' me
I hate losing people. It happens but a lot less than you might think. Acceptable? The fleet I fly with has an SRP for a reason. You can donate to it and be insured till next down time, simple enough. They also automatically SRP logis (conditions apply)
In a mom site a logi can pop even if everything is done right. Alpha can be that bad.
Again, with the folks I fly with there are assigned anchors, you put them on the watch list and orbit at 5k or whatever the fc says. Simple enough. For the sites with gates you are expected to be able to keep up and be where you need to be.
For logis, targetting and reaction time IS important. you daydream, somebody dies. As others have said. Logis have the most effect on the chances of survival for everybody else. I seldom run more than an hour or two at a stretch as a result.
For a fleet of 40, you have some on the watch list. but if they don't broadcast and they die, there is no blame at the door of the logi.
You get into a routine. Well I do, anyways. Scanning the ships that are being repped, the watch list, make sure still orbitting anchor then the broadcasts to see if any are 'in position' (code for reps can stop, aggro has shifted), rinse, repeat.
I fly shield fleets most of the time, the non bling ones like Valhalla and Warp to Me. I have flown armor with the Ditanian fleet. There are good folks willing to teach you the ropes if you want to learn. Warp to Me even runs a logi school on a regular basis. I assume some of the others do as well. Each also has recommended fits linked on their motd.
The logi is not the most expensive ship but it has a fair training time . Things balance out.
If you find that it is too stress inducing , , , take it in small doses or find a less frantic play style. There are so many things to do in Eve and you are not required to be good at all of them
hell, I am not sure I am good at any of them
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