Sir Snugglz
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Posted - 2014.11.02 22:21:00 -
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Because the nerf to isk rewards after a match, it takes 1 destroyed ADS to already be at a loss. So I agree that they need a price drop.
I was ok with a godmode ads because it required a godlike commitment in terms of SP and ISK.
But now, a mortal ADS that requires godlike commitement in SP and ISK is considered useless. You cant just nerf the rewards and not the prerequisites.
There seems to be a misunderstanding when it comes to use of the word "uselessness" when it comes to ADS. And it is based on point of view.
The ADS is USEFUL to the TEAM because it helps them push, defend, transport, and all that great stuff.... ADS is USEFUL to the ENEMY because it gives them an easy target to get easy WP from, one less infantry they have to worry about, only requires 1 AV so you dont have to put aside a full squad to deal with it anymore....
Now, the ADS is USELESS to the PILOT that has to fly it. It is a high risk no reward vehicle to the PILOT. "But the PILOT turned the tide and got us the victory.." say the blueberries... Understand one thing, if a VICTORY costs on average 2 MIllion isk.... a PILOT will never see it as a victory. It is a loss. And a DEFEAT will always be a lot worse to a PILOT than anyone else.
Tanker will argue that they sometimes go negative too, and that is where the balance is. In the word SOMETIMES. That doesn't apply to ADS anymore. Before the nerf: ADS would RARELY go negative which led to GODLIKE COMPLEX asking for nerf. After nerf, ADS now RARELY goes positive which leads to USELESSNESS.
Just like protosuits, there is a possibility to either go positive or negative => balanced. ADS do not have that possibility. Let's try a different example, before nerf: ADS would die 1/10 matches avg. After nerf: ADS now survives 1/10 matches. It's a complete turn around.
It's easy for the none pilot to say its useful because they are not ones spending the SP or the isk. All they know is how to yell at the pilot and ask them to make the impossible possible. And just because pilots made it look easy, does not mean it ever was.
Unless the corp is willing to shell out the millions of isk to cover the losses for the ADS pilot, Why should a pilot bother to bring out the heavily invested ADS into a battle?
Think about that question and then come and say if you still think the ADS is useless or not
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