Vespasian Andendare
Subsonic Synthesis
Alpha Wolf Pack
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Posted - 2013.09.16 14:22:00 -
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This is why you should spec into what you enjoy. If you like the idea of a Scout, be thankful that you specced into it. CCP isn't going to let obvious imbalances lie. They'll work and do what must be done to make all suits, weapons, etc., viable. So yes, to you, your scout choices may be limited now, but think creatively about being a scout. I've seen more scouts since 1.4 and the squad view changes, and with knives or a shotgun, they can be absolutely deadly. It's about picking your engagements and realizing you're not a commando.
The next thing--and I see people arguing this all the time--is it doesn't take speccing fully into proto in order to "test" something. You can get away with a very cheap sp investment (even just up to Advanced) to get a good feel for how weapons, suits, modules, etc., play and feel together. Once you know that, you can then decide how you want to truly specialize, and that's when you go proto. |
Vespasian Andendare
Subsonic Synthesis
Alpha Wolf Pack
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Posted - 2013.09.16 21:15:00 -
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lDocHollidayl wrote:Not all true...the prof. for the weapons are very costly and very meaningful. Laser with prof. 3 or higher...very different. So it takes skilling up past proto to really get the weapon. You can feel it at lower levels but for intense PC play everyone has prof. 3 or higher and to know if that is the weapon you want may take skilling...but I regress...CCP says it makes sense to change any thing. This is the problem. You can test, spec into further... then boom. Nerf. All SP spent in vain. Harden up?
ps suits? cheap SP...the racial variants? Cheap? If you're speccing into something because it's overpowered (Flaylocks, Caldlogi, etc.), then you'll be continually be sad, as your post implies with "boom. Nerf." You shouldn't expect that an overpowered, flavor of the month sort of thing is going to remain overpowered for long. Similarly, you shouldn't expect that something is underpowered or overnerfed is going to stay that way, either.
The idea to test things, btw, doesn't mean that you need Prof 3, requiring Operation 5. Testing means that you're getting a feel for how the weapon works: do I like the low shot splash damage of a Flaylock? Can I live with the charge-shot, long range Scrambler? How well can I spam a MD? Guess what! None of those things require the proficiency skill. And if your argument is that you need proficiency to keep up with "testing" in PC matches, well I hate to tell you that perhaps PC isn't the best environment to "test" things out. Go run a few throwaway pub matches with your militia kit and the weapon/item you're testing.
Once you have a good handle on how well you can work with a weapon/item at standard (or even militia) tier, then you know that the Advanced version is going to do that version one better and proto even more so. Again, though, you NEVER need Proficiency skill to test any of this.
With respect to suits, you can absolutely get a feel for how they perform very cheaply. Just running the militia variants tells you a great deal about them. For example, running an Amarr suit tells you that they are slower than the others baseline, but they have a higher endurance with more stamina. Similarly, its easy to learn that Minmatar are very quick with a thin thank, Caldari and Gallente a mix of the two, obviously depending on what the fit is. From there--once you identify the overall racial style you like--THEN you go into the racial specific suits; each one will be a specialized suit of that racial type (possessing those racial traits you liked from earlier tests) with added bonuses to that race, be it better fitting (Gallente), shield tanking (Caldari), laser weapon usage (Amarr) or wildcards (Minmatar).
Again, though, nothing you ever need to "test" requires dumping large parts of your SP into it or training for "3 months" or spending "3 million sp." If you do that, then you're being foolish with your sp, and certainly aren't realizing what "testing" actually means or PC battle probably aren't the best place to test new fits.
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