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BeaconBeacon |
Posted - 2009.05.11 00:35:00 - [ 1]
I'm currently over 20mil sp with all ammarr,caldari, and gallente medium vessels and their t2 weapon systems trained to the max. All my support skills are top notch and right now working on t2 heavy drones.
For some reason, I always feel like my ships are too weak. Some people call me paranoid, and my battle tactics usually revolve around extreme caution. I always treat an opponent like they have all skills lvl 5 and can read my mind. I'm a top performer in my corp (actually that's debatable. Last war our best fighters had around 100 kills each. I was at 3/4 that but zero deaths [they all had between 5-20 deaths]).
I don't know. It is starting to make this game unenjoyable cause I feel like I never get in any real fights. I either completely dominate, or I just don't engage. It is some wierd instinct in me drives me to avoid being destroyed at all cost. I'd rather not fight and live then to risk getting taken out.
I only complain because I feel like I might miss a lot of opportunities to kill because of this caution. Anyone else know what im feeling?
(My corp considers me a valuable asset but sometimes I think they may consider me boring cause i don't warp headfirst into any hostile I see).
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Crackzilla
The Shadow Order
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Posted - 2009.05.11 00:44:00 - [ 2]
Edited by: Crackzilla on 11/05/2009 00:44:43
Fly something cheapier you don't mind losing as much
Warp in if you think you've got a chance
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Marcus Druallis
Aperture Harmonics
K162 |
Posted - 2009.05.11 00:46:00 - [ 3]
Yeah I would tell you to use cheaper ships. A death is only harsh if it destroys a lot of your assets. If it does not, then who cares? It's just some e-numbers. Have fun with a cheaper ship and engage like a mofo. |
ThaDollaGenerale
North Eastern Swat
Pandemic Legion |
Posted - 2009.05.11 01:29:00 - [ 4]
Btw, the game you're playing is internet spaceships in space. No one likes to blow up, but it will happen. I know internet spaceships is srs bznss, but just go with the flow and die a couple of times, you'll have more fun if you lemming into some situations. |
Anubis Xian
Ministry of War
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Posted - 2009.05.11 01:32:00 - [ 5]
Sounds like you need a Strategic Cruiser.  |
Cors
It's A Trap
It's A Trap Alliance |
Posted - 2009.05.11 01:58:00 - [ 6]
If you have VERY low ship losses then start useing faction gear. if you're still feeling "weak" but still winning, then move up to the better gear. keep going till you're flying BS's worth more then most carriers. If you still are not being blown up, and still feal "weak" then save up and buy a titan.. |
Draeca
Tharri and Co.
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Posted - 2009.05.11 02:14:00 - [ 7]
I got the same problem, but maybe even worse because I mainly fly rifters. On my most active days of pirating I learned an unwritten rule, that everything you engage is a trap until it's dead. This kinda makes solo roaming unenjoyable since I just can't snap out of my paranoid mindset, sit back, relax and enjoy the explosions. I've had some really great fights recently, but I still can't just relax and kill everyone  |
glassmanipulator
Gladiators of Rage
Wildly Inappropriate. |
Posted - 2009.05.11 02:45:00 - [ 8]
 Originally by: Marcus Druallis
Yeah I would tell you to use cheaper ships. A death is only harsh if it destroys a lot of your assets. If it does not, then who cares? It's just some e-numbers. Have fun with a cheaper ship and engage like a mofo.
This ^^ What's a 20-30 mil AF when you have billions... |
Rakshasa Taisab
Caldari
Sane Industries Inc.
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Posted - 2009.05.11 02:54:00 - [ 9]
If you cross-trained for three races, you do _not_ have top-notch support skills at 20M SP. |
UMEE
Perkone
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Posted - 2009.05.11 06:08:00 - [ 10]
try iron supplements |
Laeris Evanstar
Amarr
Petals of Derketo |
Posted - 2009.05.11 06:17:00 - [ 11]
Welcome to EVE |
Franga
NQX Innovations |
Posted - 2009.05.11 06:25:00 - [ 12]
Originally by: UMEE
try iron supplements
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TimMc
Brutal Deliverance
Gypsy Band |
Posted - 2009.05.11 06:32:00 - [ 13]
Edited by: TimMc on 11/05/2009 06:32:49
I have the same problem, except living in 0.0 means I die anyway.
Edit: I would say go roaming with someone else in charge who you trust. Do everything they say. You will get more action and some close calls/deaths. |
Arec Bardwin |
Posted - 2009.05.11 07:24:00 - [ 14]
Eat less bacon and more fish, vegetables and fruit. Daily physical exercise may also help you out a lot. |
Rordan D'Kherr
Amarr |
Posted - 2009.05.11 07:50:00 - [ 15]
Originally by: BeaconBeacon
For some reason, I always feel like my ships are too weak.
I am over 40M SP and I think this won't never change... |
baltec1 |
Posted - 2009.05.11 08:12:00 - [ 16]
Originally by: Draeca
I got the same problem, but maybe even worse because I mainly fly rifters.
On my most active days of pirating I learned an unwritten rule, that everything you engage is a trap until it's dead. This kinda makes solo roaming unenjoyable since I just can't snap out of my paranoid mindset, sit back, relax and enjoy the explosions.
I've had some really great fights recently, but I still can't just relax and kill everyone
I used to be like that, every death hurt. But now if the FC tells me to go pick a fight against impossible odds I will fly in windmilling away at anything in range. |
Xanos Blackpaw
Amarr
Inadeptus Mechanicus
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Posted - 2009.05.11 08:17:00 - [ 17]
get a tempest. as we have all seen in CS2 they can take out much larger ships solo. |
Midge Mo'yb
Bat Country
Goonswarm Federation |
Posted - 2009.05.11 08:21:00 - [ 18]
Your issue IMO is you feel ship progression Frig>cruiser>battlecruiser>etc should mean the next is better than the last, this is far from true as circumstanses and fittings will change the outcome.
The best way IMO to learn is throw together a T1 Cruiser and go looking for somethign to kill, obviously dont purposly get killed - but pick your target and have at it.
good fun will ensue :D |
Midge Mo'yb
Bat Country
Goonswarm Federation |
Posted - 2009.05.11 08:22:00 - [ 19]
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baltec1 |
Posted - 2009.05.11 08:29:00 - [ 20]
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The AEther
Caldari
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire |
Posted - 2009.05.11 08:51:00 - [ 21]
You just have a stronger sense of self-preservation than your corpmates, which can be both a good and a bad thing. One the positive side you don't die because you pick your fights well. On the negative side like you say is that you don't get into as many fights, resulting in less kills, and you don't get into those borderline fights that many people consider to be the most fun where outcome is less from certain.
You can try going against your own instincts and start taking more risks, but it is not guaranteed that you will find that fun. May be play drunk more? Alcohol has been known to override that sense of self-preservation. May be try to pick fights on test server where they don't matter? Fly cheaper ships? Start a new character join some random pirate corp that doesn't care about your losses and pvp in frigs and cruisers? It's your choice.
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Draeca
Tharri and Co.
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Posted - 2009.05.11 09:51:00 - [ 22]
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Haks'he Lirky
Durgarnir
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Posted - 2009.05.11 10:05:00 - [ 23]
Originally by: Rakshasa Taisab
If you cross-trained for three races, you do _not_ have top-notch support skills at 20M SP.
this |
Pan Crastus
Anti-Metagaming League |
Posted - 2009.05.11 10:07:00 - [ 24]
Originally by: BeaconBeacon
I only complain because I feel like I might miss a lot of opportunities to kill because of this caution. Anyone else know what im feeling?
You're doing fine I guess, just don't be so religious about not losing a ship, sometimes risking a loss is OK if it helps win the fight (i.e. in gang PVP, not solo). |
PostmasterGeneral
Minmatar
yo i'm posting
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Posted - 2009.05.11 10:10:00 - [ 25]
if you've got 20 million SP spread over three races, odds are good that you can't do any one of those particular races well. i would pick which fighting style you like the most (close combat, sniping, whatever) and then specialize. |
Sniper Wolf18
Gallente
A Pretty Pony Princess
General Tso's Alliance |
Posted - 2009.05.11 10:19:00 - [ 26]
Get a bunch of neutral remote reppers, theres no point in having any risk, right? |
Ms Delerium |
Posted - 2009.05.11 10:32:00 - [ 27]
Oh you Achuras and your min/max syndrome...
- you dont need to fly the most expensive ship with faction/officer mods
- you dont need to be 100% sure you will win
- you dont need to get 0% losses ratio in your KB
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Washell Olivaw |
Posted - 2009.05.11 12:39:00 - [ 28]
Determine how much you're willing to spend on having fun a month. Take risks until your ship losses have climbed up to that amount. Resume old play style for the rest of the month.
Still leaves you in control, but without the straightjacket. |
MonkeyGod |
Posted - 2009.05.11 12:56:00 - [ 29]
Originally by: BeaconBeacon
I'm currently over 20mil sp with all ammarr,caldari, and gallente medium vessels and their t2 weapon systems trained to the max.
maybe thats your problem? i feel disadvantaged by just being crosstraining between gallente and caldari and they even share the same gun types, and i have 25mil sp. perhaps you should focus more on one area? |
RiotRick
Kamehameha I's Revenge
BricK sQuAD. |
Posted - 2009.05.11 13:04:00 - [ 30]
Edited by: RiotRick on 11/05/2009 13:05:14I usually do the complete opposite thing :D I shoot first, think later. Because of this is I lose a lot of ships, but on the other hand I do get a lot of good fights. That's what it's all about for me. Isk means nothing to me, as long as I can replace my ships I'm ok. Maybe that's why I'm called RiotRick  |
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