Telemicus Thrace
Thrace Inc
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2008.08.03 07:30:00 -
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Hahaha, well lets face it Minmatar rock. CCP even had to nerf faction warfare after the TLF took a half dozen systems in the first couple of weeks. Now it seems nigh on impossible to to gain enough VP in time to get a system vulnerable.
Now I like a fast ship as much as the next Thukker half breed but I also fly some meaty tankers, snipers and E-War ships. Minmatar are a race of versitility. We have all these split systems to reflect that. Just look at all the roles you can fit a Typhoon for for instance.
While the need to train a broad spectrum of skills is a drawback at first that can be overcome by specialising in one or two ship types first, then cross training. i.e. do armour tankers first, then train shield tankers. Specialise in inties before snipers, whatever you fancy.
The end result is that if you stick mostly with Minmatar ships whenever something gets rebalanced you have the broad skills to quickly adapt to the new environment. I reckon all the whiners that wanted to see the Vagabond (self proclaimed fasted cruiser in the game and you are suprised it's fast!?!?!) killed off will get a nasty suprise after this patch.
The Minmatar are famous for guerilla warfare. A large part of that is speed and agility. Traverse a large area of space before the enemy can lock down systems, get some kills then get out while they are still in confusion. Some of the most fun PvP for me is taking 5-6 guys in fast ships and going to pick off ships in a fleet of 40 odd sluggish battleships. Now a lot of people will say this is proof that speed is uber but the fact is you can't easily kill a mosquito with a cannon, so bring a fly swat. Those who know speed know how to trap a fast ship and cut it in half. All of this has been argued to death.
I still want guerilla warfare to be an option, BS in fleet formation don't pump my nads. I just hope that with testing and feedback from the test server that CCP have the wisdom to do this right. Anyone concerned with how this will play out should get on Singularity and join the testing. Give contructive feedback and ideas to the devs.
At the end of the day we'll adapt and the people who can't think beyond "30 BS Focus Fire" will still die.
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