Orphan Shadow wrote:I don't begrudge anyone rolling in their pro gear whenever they want. The only counter is teamwork, and that is why most organized corps running pub matches un-opposed results in a "stomp". Notice I said most, because yesterday myself and and a bunch of no-mic randoms obliterated two q-synced squads of Shaking Babies in a Faction a Warfare battle. I hate to call them out, but their absolutely terrible corp name demands it.

They lack versatility, and depending on the map they can be defeated more by the map than the players.
Your environment is your best friend, then your squad, and then your tactics.
No one's blind at what alot of players in this game are willing to do to win. Some of us just say "meh no worries". Not gonna go to those lengths to pad k/d when I really just wanna play the game, and talk with the guys. Am I competitive? Sure Who Isn't who plays this game. Will I use auto-trigger? No, because I have other stuff to spend my funds on. Will I ddos the server, try to hack in any way, or quit matches until I find what looks like unorganized teams? No, bro you doing way too much for a video game lol!
I play, I'm decent, my d**k isn't small, and I have a life lol! This is a past time. The game is extraordinary, and could go far. It can also end up like mag, and shutdown entirely due to players who can't take an "L"?!
One player, or six, shouldn't stop a whole 16 from doing well in a battle. Does it happen? Sure does. Why? Because alot of players realize that they don't lose funds fighting from the redline. Alot of players know when that RS-90 hit them like a six kin pre delta burst hmg, and they say "nope that guys got a k/d complex". Alot of players like a fair fight that's tough, but find themselves out numbered when the other 10 back off due to proto players camping uplinks and such?! If the whole 16 continued to fight could they win? Sure. Would they gain isk? No.
We've faced full proto teams in proto gear. You can win, but it'll be next week before you can do it again lol! It's especially annoying when you "go proto" just to be killed by broken mechanics?! That's a real waste of isk?!