I just wanted to share this story because it made me smile.
I was in a Dom late last night. I was sniping from a tower and felt myself falling asleep at the wheel, so to speak, so I headed back to our MCC to camp until the match ended (yes, lame, but as I said, it was my last match and my eyelids wouldn't stay open--this is not a usual tactic for me).
On my way, I notice all sorts of tanks, and decide, screw it--I'll switch to a BPO fit and grab a militia tank to lose before I call it a night. I don't normally drive tanks, but this experience is making me want to spend more time on the treads.
It worked out better than I expected. I was in a Sica with:
2 x Enhanced Heavy Shield Extender
1 x Enhanced 120mm Plate
1 x Complex PG Upgrade
1 x Militia 80GJ Railgun
For the record, with my current skills, this thing clocks roughly 7600 EHP, about 4600+ shields/2900+ armor.
Up to that point, I had maybe 200 WP, all from DUs and team resupplies. Our MCC had about 60% armor left, their MCC had about 15% shields remaining. Anyway, I roll in and take out a Soma tread-to-tread, no problem. I get three infantry kill assists, then lose my ability to maneuver and get taken out by a swarmer and a proto FG.
I respawn, grab another tank, and roll toward the enemy's redline. They bring in another Soma, so I shoot at it a couple times and back track, to lure it in. It rolls up and tries to go tread-to-tread again, to the same end--it pops! This was not before eliminating my shields, as they were clearly the better drive, outmaneuvering me until I made some room between us. Unfortunately, their AV team was still rolling strong and they took me out, but I didn't mind, and I definitely wasn't dozing off anymore.
Even though we lost, it was within a hair, and I ended the match with 1300 WP!!! WTF--1100 WP in less than 5 minutes?!? With an Omega booster, I cleared 25k SP in that match alone--a record for me to be sure. Not only that, my KDR was 2/2, so I broke even there, and ended up only 60k ISK in the hole, after covering the cost of my lost tanks. Not optimal, but I am certain I cost my enemy much, much more ISK than that, so I'll give it a pass. Next time, I plan to go positive across the board!
