DUST Search - Shields are Jazz while Armor is Rock & Roll

Beren Hurin wrote:

I think this can summarize the different play styles of the two basic tanking strategies.

With armor tanking, things are pretty straightforward, You come DRIVING in with BIG, THUMPING, AGGRESSIVE, STEADY full frontal, in-your-face attacks. It's not super complicated. Your logi armor reps, or on board locals, provide a nice, reliable, base line to your pace. You trade off between the boring attacks beats during your concentrated-4 measures of kinetic-verses but then you predictably retreat away into your chorus line to recieve some armor reps while your logi-repper plays a nanite solo on your fractured dropsuit. Armor tanking are for the screamers, the long-haired head-bangers, the guys who are cool with playing the bass, and letting the main-slayer get the spotlight.

Shield tanking isn't weaker. It is more sophisticated. Let's be honest...it has more style. It has the freedom to change its time signature, catching its target off-guard with changes in speed and rythm. It isn't about delivering its melody all at once, but instead, breaking you down and forcing you to follow ITS beat. In a shield tanking squad, different members can more easily swap between playing melody or harmony trading places between being the primary meat shield and secondary support gunner while the other quickly takes a breath. Shield tanking takes more gut and improvisation to play.

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Beren Hurin Onslaught Inc RISE of LEGION 2261	Posted - 2014.03.20 16:59:00 - [1] - Quote I think this can summarize the different play styles of the two basic tanking strategies. With armor tanking, things are pretty straightforward, You come DRIVING in with BIG, THUMPING, AGGRESSIVE, STEADY full frontal, in-your-face attacks. It's not super complicated. Your logi armor reps, or on board locals, provide a nice, reliable, base line to your pace. You trade off between the boring attacks beats during your concentrated-4 measures of kinetic-verses but then you predictably retreat away into your chorus line to recieve some armor reps while your logi-repper plays a nanite solo on your fractured dropsuit. Armor tanking are for the screamers, the long-haired head-bangers, the guys who are cool with playing the bass, and letting the main-slayer get the spotlight. Shield tanking isn't weaker. It is more sophisticated. Let's be honest...it has more style. It has the freedom to change its time signature, catching its target off-guard with changes in speed and rythm. It isn't about delivering its melody all at once, but instead, breaking you down and forcing you to follow its beat. In a shield tanking squad, different members can more easily swap between playing melody or harmony trading places between being the primary meat shield and secondary support gunner while the other quickly takes a breath. Shield tanking takes more gut and improvisation to play.
Reav Hannari Red Rock Outriders 3355	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:09:00 - [2] - Quote I like the comparison as long as we're talking old school jazz. My first thought was smooth jazz and it felt so wrong. Adapt or Die // Republic Lance Commander // @ReesNoturana
Malkai Inos Onikanabo Brigade Caldari State 1280	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:10:00 - [3] - Quote Reav Hannari wrote: I like the comparison as long as we're talking old school jazz. My first thought was smooth jazz and it felt so wrong. I present: The shield tanking anthem Not quite old school though. You can take a benign object, -you can take a cheeseburger and deconstruct it to its source...
Beren Hurin Onslaught Inc RISE of LEGION 2262	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:12:00 - [4] - Quote Reav Hannari wrote: I like the comparison as long as we're talking old school jazz. My first thought was smooth jazz and it felt so wrong. Old School Funky!
PARKOUR PRACTIONER Reapers' Assailant 958	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:32:00 - [5] - Quote And that's why I use both. I'm in your face but I make you play by MY rules. At the same time sticking to the shadows. People who do are usually the envy of those who only watch Parkour involves seeing one's environment in a new way
Delanus Turgias Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 279	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:34:00 - [6] - Quote To add to the comparison, normal people hate jazz and think the people who actually prefer it over rock are either loners or incomprehensible weirdos. Closed Beta Vet since May, 2012 TEST Alliance Best Alliance Proud owner of essentially every BPO in Dust
Mahal Daj Mahal Tactical Enterprises 38	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:36:00 - [7] - Quote I logged in to 'like' this one. Beautiful analogy. Boost your squad's points by 40%, learn to use the Squad Wheel! I provide training: 1M isk: 90 Minutes of Basic Command
Beren Hurin Onslaught Inc RISE of LEGION 2266	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:43:00 - [8] - Quote Delanus Turgias wrote: To add to the comparison, normal people hate jazz and think the people who actually prefer it over rock are either loners or incomprehensible weirdos. The rock crowd are the "followers" and the "trendy" people who are cool with joining big faceless smergish corporate organizations and lose all individuality. cough TEST cough
CommanderBolt ACME SPECIAL FORCES RISE of LEGION 1104	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:44:00 - [9] - Quote Nice, but in reality a CR or RR or even occasional scrambler rifle guns you down so fast that it matters little. Granted you can be tactical and mitigate certain elements but yea.... so many things are broken in this game! Investigate 9/11
Ander Thedas Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 349	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:49:00 - [10] - Quote Beren Hurin wrote: the guys who are cool with playing the bass I liked you. Until that statement. Sincerely, - Jazz Bassist FW lvl10 reward Mobile Redlines Default FWRace
THUNDERGROOVE ZionTCD 567	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:51:00 - [11] - Quote Dual tanking? Amarr Logi \| Amarr Sentinel Projects: TDBS \| SDETool
Beren Hurin Onslaught Inc RISE of LEGION 2271	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:51:00 - [12] - Quote Ander Thedas wrote: Beren Hurin wrote: the guys who are cool with playing the bass I liked you. Until that statement. Sincerely, - Jazz Bassist Jazz bassists and rock bassists rarely share the same level of skill.
Gotmy Tightpantson RB MUSICK 7	Posted - 2014.03.20 17:55:00 - [13] - Quote Ander Thedas wrote: Beren Hurin wrote: the guys who are cool with playing the bass I liked you. Until that statement. Sincerely, - Jazz Bassist HA! Rock Bassist here ;-) Are you drinking my saki kimosabe?! http://youtu.be/Nv7Ts4v5_Bs
Beren Hurin Onslaught Inc RISE of LEGION 2273	Posted - 2014.03.20 18:02:00 - [14] - Quote Gotmy Tightpantson wrote: Ander Thedas wrote: Beren Hurin wrote: the guys who are cool with playing the bass I liked you. Until that statement. Sincerely, - Jazz Bassist HA! Rock Bassist here ;-) lol. Rock bassist wearing tight pants.
Enji Elric Matari Combat Research and Manufacture Inc. Interstellar Murder of Crows 182	Posted - 2014.03.20 18:35:00 - [15] - Quote Dual tanking Mini-suits have gotta be good slow Blues.... just saying.... your heavy ran off his leash.... you got the blues someone threw a ton of flux grenades and blew up all your pretty triage nanos and uplinks..... you got the flux blues.... The Seatbelts-Don't Bother None For those of you I stick in the head with my needle ^_^
CRNWLLC Screwy Rabbit ULC 133	Posted - 2014.03.20 19:05:00 - [16] - Quote What about speed and stealth tankers? They're way more musically rich than boring-a$$, iTunes store recommended, shield and armor tankers. Speed and stealth tankers are like Del the Automator and John Cage performing separate yet polyrhythmic solos on an Electribe and a whale baleen that's been converted into a harpsichord, respectively. My other dropsuit is a Python.
HUGGLE BEAR MAKIN' MO' MONEY WIT HUGGLES 0	Posted - 2014.03.20 19:24:00 - [17] - Quote This kid on Soundcloud had the perfect music for it but he took it down dudes name is VeCtOr PrImE
Tebu Gan Dem Durrty Boyz Renegade Alliance 670	Posted - 2014.03.20 19:47:00 - [18] - Quote Beren Hurin wrote: I think this can summarize the different play styles of the two basic tanking strategies. With armor tanking, things are pretty straightforward, You come DRIVING in with BIG, THUMPING, AGGRESSIVE, STEADY full frontal, in-your-face attacks. It's not super complicated. Your logi armor reps, or on board locals, provide a nice, reliable, base line to your pace. You trade off between the boring attacks beats during your concentrated-4 measures of kinetic-verses but then you predictably retreat away into your chorus line to recieve some armor reps while your logi-repper plays a nanite solo on your fractured dropsuit. Armor tanking are for the screamers, the long-haired head-bangers, the guys who are cool with playing the bass, and letting the main-slayer get the spotlight. Shield tanking isn't weaker. It is more sophisticated. Let's be honest...it has more style. It has the freedom to change its time signature, catching its target off-guard with changes in speed and rythm. It isn't about delivering its melody all at once, but instead, breaking you down and forcing you to follow ITS beat. In a shield tanking squad, different members can more easily swap between playing melody or harmony trading places between being the primary meat shield and secondary support gunner while the other quickly takes a breath. Shield tanking takes more gut and improvisation to play. Love the comparison with jazz there. Tanks - Balancing Turrets

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