WITHOUT READING THIS I CAN SAY I VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE WITH YOU!!!!!11111!!




But seriously, I think teamwork is the major factor here, my and my rag tag squad of randoms can take down protos that are solo, but it becomes a real challenge when you have skill+ uber suits. then it gets a little unfair. the person who has played longer to afford better skills and gear wins over the newer players, regardless of actuall fps skill, not to be confused with the time played in the game.

*Walks From the Shadows*

*Whispers* Tiericide

*Walks Back into Shadow*

No. As for Proto Stompers, a shotgun scout with two enhanced dampeners will ruin their day 9/10 Times. When fighting proto players, you don't rush them, you flank from behind and take out their Logi's first. Anybody you don't kill with an explosive you shoot till their body is grey, this means they can't revive. After 2-3 deaths each, they will stop running proto.

Just a matter of changing tactics. No nerf is needed.

it means get rid of all tiers
no more mlt std adv or pro
just 1 type level of suits

if you look at suit stats, there's not actually a large difference between the ADV to Proto. What gives the advantage is not the suit, but the modules you're able to place that give you an increased edge over others. Which of course increases the price tag exponentially. It's therefore not uncommon to see protos running together. A single proto is likely to get taken down very quickly if he's flanked properly or just out matched in numbers.

Given the cost of such things, you're going to see protos run in groups to keep their isk pool positive. Usually losing just one proto suit means you don't profit the whole match. Some corps are able to because:

A: they've been here forever and are sitting on millions of isk so why not run the best of the best
B: they have their planets locked and timers set so that they literally are rolling in never ending isk. these corps have money and then some.

That being said, I don't see anything wrong with groups of people. I like teamwork. What you want is tiercide as another stated. Which is tiers of divisions that pool players of similar skill level together. The reason this isn't possible today is because the NPE is so awful, our player count isn't growing very quickly, our current user base is angry and leaving and thus we just don't have enough people playing to tier.

You'll get a kill or two that way, then the good squads will become wise to your game and watch their flanks/rear with their eyes rather than their scanners -- I know I do.

IMO, the three answers to coordinated proto squads are (a) run proto yourself, (b) outnumber them with lower-tier suits, or (c) a well placed orbital.