Every time I see a stop the stomping thread I think about when I first joined in Chromosome.... And then without mercy continue to stomp the living hell out of those new berries with my proto LR & Scr. Why you not give the new guys a chance you ask? Because I went through the same sh!t.... I TOOOK MY BEATINGS LIKE A GOOD OL' BOY WHY CANT THEY!!!!








WELCOME TO NEW EDEN

Why?

Why in the name of anything does the game have to be "fair" for people who want to just run crap gear?

A lot of the complaints about proto stompers are based around the fact that for whatever reason, the proto squad can afford to do it, while the other side can, or will not do the same.

In the former case, if due to SP, than it is a matchmaking issue, and needs to be remedied. Although how one does that given the limited player count is hard to figure out.

In the latter, F them. If you can't afford to run proto, play better, or join a PC landholder and show that you are good enough to earn a roster spot and a paycheck. If you can't sustain running proto because you die to much, and as such it is a massive ISK sink, then get better, get a squad, and stop dieing so much.

I wish more people would adopt a good attitude towards facing down good opposition instead of just crying all the time.

I would agree that pub stomping, or proto stomping, is a huge issue for new players. As someone who has been playing for a while now I find it more of an annoyance than an actual problem. People should most definitely be able to run whatever gear they want, this is a sandbox game after all.

The biggest issue is that there isn't a "safe" place for new players to learn/play the game. The Battle Academy is an absolute joke. Personally I'd like to see matches broken down with "meta-level" options.

Basically it would break down the game into matches where everyone can only run militia, basic and standard gear. Then matches where people could run militia, basic, standard and advanced gear. Then matches where all gear is viable to be used. When queuing for whichever game mode you want to play you would have the option of which meta-level you'd like to play at.

In my opinion this would make for better matches. Granted skilled players would still be able to go into the "basic level" game modes in basic gear and still completely run over new players, but at least the new players would have a chance because the gear would be matched.

Personally I don't like red-lining people, nor do I enjoy being red-lined. It makes for boring matches no matter which side you're on.

There's always the option Tiercide

P.S. it'll fix a lot of the problems we're having

YES^^^^^^^^ FINALLY SOME ONE SPEAKS THE TRUTH. WE GOT WACKED NOW ITS THERE TURN!