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Neph
Crimson Serpent Syndicate
Heiian Conglomerate
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Posted - 2016.06.03 20:06:37 -
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The Mastery Certificates that DED recommends are garbage. Don't ignore them, but you don't have to train all the skills up to that level. For example, if you have a choice between Trajectory Analysis IV and Gunnery V, always go for the gunnery. Ultimately, you'll get all your support skills up, but for now, one is far more useful. Additionally, if you fly ships that could be either armor or shield tanked, the Mastery Certificate will want you to have both sets of support skills trained up. If you only fly armor, don't bother to train shield for now.
Your progression should look something like: (specialize in something useful so that you're pretty decently skilled in it) -> (FITTING SKILLS) --> (do the same for something else that's useful and fun) -> (FITTING SKILLS) --> (do it again) -> (decide which set of skills like best, skill that up and you'll appreciate the extra effectiveness) -> (PROBABLY MORE FITTING SKILLS WOW) -> (find something that your corp does a lot of, train that) -> (maybe skill up the support for something you enjoy) -> (train cloaking V) -> (train something fun that your corp also does a lot of) -> ???
You get the idea. Don't yet sweat training for something long-term while you neglect the now.
~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~
"High command need more time to complete the evacuation. We shall provide."
-Admiral Yakiya Tovil-Toba-hanni
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Neph
Crimson Serpent Syndicate
Heiian Conglomerate
300
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Posted - 2016.06.03 22:55:31 -
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Nanako Chosokabe wrote:Great post Captain Neph
I do like to use both the master designation for ships and to a lesser degree the certificate do not so much as a ridged structure to adhere to but more as a guide as you mention. A great quote says "Specialization breeds in weakness" and I totally agree with that concept and try to avoid it.
I have a lot to learn about combat so...
Combat in New Eden is all about specialization. A jack of all trade is weak to everything. The way a battle is won is when you have the rock to your enemy's scissors. If they have paper, you run.
Thus the saying "90% of your victory is won before you undock". Combat is about either bringing the biggest rock to a rock fight, or about making everybody thinks your paper is actually a tiny, off-color rock. Skills win fights, but deception ensures there never was one.
~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~
"High command need more time to complete the evacuation. We shall provide."
-Admiral Yakiya Tovil-Toba-hanni
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Neph
Crimson Serpent Syndicate
Heiian Conglomerate
301
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Posted - 2016.06.04 00:51:52 -
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Nanako Chosokabe wrote:Neph wrote:Combat in New Eden is all about specialization. A jack of all trade is weak to everything. The way a battle is won is when you have the rock to your enemy's scissors. If they have paper, you run.
Thus the saying "90% of your victory is won before you undock". Combat is about either bringing the biggest rock to a rock fight, or about making everybody thinks your paper is actually a tiny, off-color rock. Skills win fights, but deception ensures there never was one. I humbly disagree. I ran a ton of military simulators back on the home planet and when all things are equal, a great captain with good ship will have the advantage over a good captain with a great ship. You can nullify a ships advantages but you can't nullify a captain's advantages. A highly specialized ship is just that much easier to nullify. As you say, skill wins fights. ...and all that is prefaced with the ancient saying "If you're in a fair fight, you didn't plan it properly." I do believe in rolls of course such as "missile boat" or "tackler" and the obvious specializations that are required to meet those rolls but where I see the problem is when Captains take that to the nth degree.
Probably a fair assessment. Let's not argue particulars when chances are we agree.
~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~
"High command need more time to complete the evacuation. We shall provide."
-Admiral Yakiya Tovil-Toba-hanni
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Neph
Crimson Serpent Syndicate
Heiian Conglomerate
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Posted - 2016.06.09 16:37:20 -
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Not exactly like you're defending the Federation, more like expanding its borders. I suppose it'd be rather fruitless to try and convince you to come fight for the Caldari against the Gallente aggressors?
No?
Please?
You're already killing Gallente crew, so...
~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~
GÇ£Nabesitasutonekisu-tagi, kiorei Orte Jaitovalte hessami-akogi useuus sufat. Hakkit garuketsi.GÇ¥
-Yakiya Tovil-Toba-taisoka
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Neph
Crimson Serpent Syndicate
Heiian Conglomerate
348
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Posted - 2016.07.02 16:57:36 -
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Nanako Chosokabe wrote:Claudia Osyn wrote:An Orca? An Orca would make sense in that fleet.... No not one of those...It's one that you don't see often in HighSec....
Ah, yes, the elusive highsec mining Avatar
~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~
GÇ£Sitasutone nabeliwatsa-shogi; Otre Jaitovalte hessami-ettogi useuus sufat. Eika, hakkit garuketsi.GÇ¥
-Yakiya Tovil-Toba-taisoka
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Neph
Crimson Serpent Syndicate
Heiian Conglomerate
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Posted - 2016.07.03 04:20:43 -
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Claudia Osyn wrote:Neph wrote:Nanako Chosokabe wrote:Claudia Osyn wrote:An Orca? An Orca would make sense in that fleet.... No not one of those...It's one that you don't see often in HighSec.... Ah, yes, the elusive highsec mining Avatar I hope she isn't swiping Cribba's ore cans......
Better start training for that Kestrel
~ Gariushi YC110 // Midular YC115 // Yanala YC115 ~
GÇ£Sitasutone nabeliwatsa-shogi; Otre Jaitovalte hessami-ettogi useuus sufat. Eika, hakkit garuketsi.GÇ¥
-Yakiya Tovil-Toba-taisoka
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