Maken Tosch
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2016.02.01 22:24:00 -
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SHADOWBlood ASSASSIN wrote:How are noobs supposed to save up money without totally free suits? I mean, they can buy militia and fit their **** for next to nothing, but they'd probably fit it so badly that it would be worse than the starter fit.
Actually, I forgot that we have no new players.
They can do whatever xD
Actually, we still do get new players. Just not as much as we use to. Kind of like watching a faucet slowly dripping water.
But anyways...
Starter fits are important to the new players who don't know anything on how to fit a suit let alone figure out how to optimize their fittings while accounting for CPU, PG, and skill levels. In addition to that, every player needs to have something to fall back on in case they find themselves in a situation where they can't afford anymore gear and have to grind matches for ISK.
But I can't ignore one little problem with the starter fits. They don't have enough modules fitted. Ever since CCP implemented the limited tiericide of the dropsuits, the starter fits now have plenty of empty slots in addition to the few modules they have fitted. That's wasted space and that's likely the cause of these suits not being effective enough.
But we can't just fill the rest of the slots with more modules. Otherwise this will likely devalue, and possibly make redundant, the APEX suits which are basically starter fits with suit bonuses attached to them already.
I say add a couple of more modules to the suits but don't fill up all of the slots. Leave some slots empty. That might help make them a little more useful.
Finally, just to make my final point to the OP, starter fits were never meant to be competitive. They are just there in case anyone needs something to fall back if they can't afford more gear for a while. They can also serve as an effective tool by anyone who wishes to deny you any expensive kills you are aiming for. Since match payout is largely dependent on how much ISK in assets you destroyed on the battlefield, these suits can be used to cut down on the gains made by the players who kill them. Sure, a veteran can do better with militia fits, but starter fits don't cost anything to the player using them.
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