The good news is that people are still trying this game despite the hardship trudging through the pub stomping.

The bad news is that I've identified most of these people through the barrel of my sniper rifle.
Headshots are so much more fun when it is a OHK.

I almost feel bad, I don't want to be part of the problem. I never wear anything above advanced in pubs and try to give feedback to players who I noticeably see making poor choices. I just wish there was a better way to segregate new players, I don't think it is fair for either of us, I want them too stay, and they want a chance.

A lot of people make fair arguments for wearing proto in pubs.
"Where else am I going to use it? I'm not in PC"
"I use it to counter the other proto players"
"I earned the skills to use better gear so I will"
"I have plenty of ISK what else am I going to spend it on?"

As much as I hate dealing with proto stompers who am I to say they can't do what they want and they shouldn't?

Now I've always stated the gear has less to do with your effectiveness than personal skills. Proto is just as easy to take down as a starter fit when it runs across an open field and those of us who run BPOs know that 17-2 isn't difficult when using tactics and running in groups. So what's the point of this post? Let's all be clear that proto stomping, and more importantly pub stomping is a problem, anybody who runs in a squad can be guilty of it whether they acknowledge it or not, it just depends on who you're matched up with. At the same time it's not our job to hold back because we are stuck with new players and we want to stay competitive. Just don't overdo it.


I have over 23 mil SP and 300 mil ISK before anyone pulls the "blahh blahh blahh your a jealous newb needs to skill up" argument, and sniping is a recent hobby of mine, I'm taking a break from the AR.