Asno Masamang
Odd Shadows Inc
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Posted - 2012.07.27 18:38:00 -
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Greetings,
Icy Tiger wrote:I recently found out that my pile of 11 000 000 ISK goes down pretty fast when using some kickass vehicle fits, like a well fitted Myron or Madrugar. Now Im down to only 8 mil.
I did the same thing. I ran my Toxic Dragonfly fit till I save saved up to 12M ISK, then started playing with prototype weapons / dropsuits and recently started moving into vehicles... This has dropped me down to about 7M ISK. Once I drop to 5M, I will be switching back to my Toxic Dragonfly fit. This fit is as close to a newbie fit as possible
To the OP, I think either your friend lied to you (unintentionally) or you misunderstood. You were not dying because everyone was running around in prototype gear, you were dying because your basic player and character skills were too low.... Your player skills will go up faster than your character skills if you get in and fight, but your character skills will go up faster if you get in there and act as a support character for a while. Both methods are equally valid, but simply require different desires and mindsets.
I have almost 15M SP and still get taken out in every match by someone with a militia weapon... Remember I am running around in prototype gear and carrying the top of the line weaponry. I use the top of the line Swarm Launcher, and I still get killed in almost every match by the very basic Soma or Sica or Viper or Gorgon, etc.
Now, having said that, here is what I would suggest next, talk to your friend who is in the full beta and ask them to forward you the CCP Dropsuit Fit of the week. Look at what CCP is doing with the fits and read the various stats on the weekends when you can get in. It won't take long for you to see how to make better fits. Additionally, when you go into games to test them out, don't hide in the corner, get aggressive and go hunting the lone wolf characters... Doing all of these will have you on a semi-level playing field within a couple of weekends (beta time).
EDIT: I speak from experience here as I got my beta invite four weeks before the current build came out. "Everyone was running around in prototype gear", but then I quit feeling sorry for myself and remembered what I had learned in EVE (I posted it above) and was wearing prototype gear with prototype weapons before the wipe. |