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TooMany Names AlreadyTaken
Going for the gold
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Posted - 2016.01.08 13:03:00 -
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Who's weapons dealt -0+0% damage to both shield and armor?
Space pirates maybe? Not technically a race but...
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. - George S. Patton Jr.
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Soto Gallente
BLUEBERRIES WITH AUTISM
RUST415
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Posted - 2016.01.08 18:35:00 -
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I think you meant a new "playable faction" rather than a new "race". And no, I think that would be a bad move as there have only been four main playable factions for the past 13-14 years.
Ex-news reporter for The Scope
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Kierkegaard Soren
Eridani Light Horse Battalion
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Posted - 2016.01.08 18:40:00 -
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On the other hand, there is possible scope for introducing the pirate factions in a more substantial manner than the skins that we can currently obtain.
Remember, all pirate factions are "descendants" of one or two of the four major races, and thus exhibit aspects of their parentage through their combat philosophy, among other things. So, perhaps aligning yourself to Angels would modify the damage profile of all Minmatar and Gallente weaponry ever so slightly, at the cost of increased fitting requirements?
It'd be a nice way to add further lore-based customisation to your fits.
Dedicated Commando.
"He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing."
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Soto Gallente
BLUEBERRIES WITH AUTISM
RUST415
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Posted - 2016.01.08 18:42:00 -
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Kierkegaard Soren wrote:On the other hand, there is possible scope for introducing the pirate factions in a more substantial manner than the skins that we can currently obtain.
Remember, all pirate factions are "descendants" of one or two of the four major races, and thus exhibit aspects of their parentage through their combat philosophy, among other things. So, perhaps aligning yourself to Angels would modify the damage profile of all Minmatar and Gallente weaponry ever so slightly, at the cost of increased fitting requirements?
It'd be a nice way to add further lore-based customisation to your fits.
Maybe instead of a new "playable race" we have new pirate suits? I mean EVE already has playable pirate ships.
Ex-news reporter for The Scope
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Kierkegaard Soren
Eridani Light Horse Battalion
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Posted - 2016.01.08 19:31:00 -
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Well, the pirate factions do enjoy taking Empire tech and re-purposing it for their own ends so sure, why not? The issue here is that of added and unwanted complexity; What kind of suits would they be? What role would they fill on the battlefield? Are they new and distinct, or are they riffs on pre-existing suit designs? EVE precedent would suggest the latter over the former, but I think Dust is already over saturated with tiers of suits, and frankly I'd like to see tiercide become a reality. So we're left with unique suit designs. Which is a cool idea, but would require a lot of resources that the dev team probably don't possess and could cause massive balance issues. You only have to look at how the original cloak screwed up the meta for months on end to see how hard it is to change anything here.
Dedicated Commando.
"He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing."
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Alena Ventrallis
Commando Perkone
Caldari State
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Posted - 2016.01.08 19:40:00 -
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Because even the pirate factions have the same damage profiles as their faction counterparts. Angels use just as much kinetic/explosive damage as Minmatar, and so on.
Plus if you really want a 0%/0% weapon, skill into nova knives. They are equally effective on shields and armor.
Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.
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Kierkegaard Soren
Eridani Light Horse Battalion
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Posted - 2016.01.08 19:54:00 -
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Not strictly true. Angels, for example, will mix it up with a solid amount of EM damage once you start facing off against the elite-tiers and the bigger installations. Enemy of Man, ostensiably an Amarr-based faction (albiet minor), rock railguns mounted upon Amarr hulls, and so on. But broadly speaking yes, they stick to what they know, but they also subvert this knowledge to wrong-foot their opponents.
Dedicated Commando.
"He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing."
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7th Son 7
Hakuna Matatah Inc
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Posted - 2016.01.08 20:59:00 -
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All i'm saying is the Gallente and Minmatar factions need to have a baby, so I can raise the tough little bast@rd. 
Only your complete and total awareness is needed, nothing else will do. ----- OSHO
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Soto Gallente
BLUEBERRIES WITH AUTISM
RUST415
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Posted - 2016.01.08 21:00:00 -
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7th Son 7 wrote:All i'm saying is the Gallente and Minmatar factions need to have a baby, so I can raise the tough little bast@rd.
Actually the Gallente faction harbors people of all races, so I wouldn't be surprised if a mixed person with gallente and minmatar blood existed.
Ex-news reporter for The Scope
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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2016.01.08 21:55:00 -
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Kierkegaard Soren wrote:Not strictly true. Angels, for example, will mix it up with a solid amount of EM damage once you start facing off against the elite-tiers and the bigger installations. Enemy of Man, ostensiably an Amarr-based faction (albiet minor), rock railguns mounted upon Amarr hulls, and so on. But broadly speaking yes, they stick to what they know, but they also subvert this knowledge to wrong-foot their opponents.
Firstly is the Equilibrium of Mankind.
Soto Gallente wrote:7th Son 7 wrote:All i'm saying is the Gallente and Minmatar factions need to have a baby, so I can raise the tough little bast@rd. Actually the Gallente faction harbors people of all races, so I wouldn't be surprised if a mixed person with gallente and minmatar blood existed.
The only less than ethnically diverse Empire is the Caldari State. Gallente Federation > Amarr Empire > Minmatar Republic > Caldari State in order of such diversity.
Em shah tey et naGÇÖemsaer ek rahvi, amarr osedah gasi ubday pahk. Ekin tey vahka ijed div ema ziel. Et tey vamatal em.
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Kierkegaard Soren
Eridani Light Horse Battalion
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Posted - 2016.01.09 00:39:00 -
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Knew that didn't sound right. Thanks True.
Dedicated Commando.
"He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing."
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Apoleon II
Royal Uhlans
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2016.01.09 04:53:00 -
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Lol! New real hybrid overpowered faction?
Sorry for my bad english :$
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SLY AVENGER
G0DS AM0NG MEN
RUST415
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Posted - 2016.01.10 07:43:00 -
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Lol the Chuck Norris of all factions.
I'll teach you how to be the epitome of Failure!
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Minty Essence
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2016.01.12 17:38:00 -
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Gief spiky Sansha's Nation suits! |
Slayer Deathbringer
Planetary Response Organisation
FACTION WARFARE ALLIANCE
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Posted - 2016.01.13 02:37:00 -
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what about the drifters |
True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2016.01.13 02:57:00 -
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Slayer Deathbringer wrote:what about the drifters
As of yet they've show no sign of being remotely interested in the planetary populatons of New Eden and have not demonstrated that they possess or even need infantry forces. If you believe that the Drifters are the Second Jovian Empire.... they couldn't care less about the real world.
"That means Sir Isaac Newton is the deadliest son-of-a-bitch in space."
- Unnamed Gunnery Chief, The Citadel
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