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Kristoff Atruin
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Posted - 2012.10.03 18:17:00 -
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Spend less isk until you get better skills, that's all there is to it. I'm far from a hardcore player and I had over 15 million isk at the end of the last build, and I'm sitting on 2 million right now. I mostly use the starter fits, or modified militia fits that cost me around 5000 isk per death. The only time I wind up spending most of my isk earned in a match replacing my losses is when I say **** it and go hog wild with laser rifles the whole match. Because lazorz are awesome. |
Kristoff Atruin
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Posted - 2012.10.03 18:53:00 -
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The point of making militia items cost money was to create a cost for customizing a fit. You can use the starter fits until the cows come home, but they're limited. The modules on the starter fits are identical to the militia modules of the same name, but highlighted in yellow which means they can't be removed from the suit. You can put a different item in that slot, but if you remove it then it goes back to the default module.
So right now you can't afford the fit you want to specialize in. Either the fit you want to specialize in is really ineffective, or your support skills aren't good enough yet to make it viable. The answer is to play with the freebie fits until you can rank up the relevant skills. Since the patch dropped I've trained nothing but tanking skills, light weapon sharpshooter and a couple levels in laser rifles. Starting out I did buy a stack of shield modules to put on one of the starter fits to make it a bit more effective, but if I ran out I'd just reset the fit back to its default state and continue fighting for free. |
Kristoff Atruin
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Posted - 2012.10.03 18:59:00 -
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It's too early in the build to say that a close quarters scout isn't viable. In eve AHACs aren't viable with low skills, but once you've trained up the skills to make it work they're great. With the current game mechanics it could be that the CQ scout is something that requires shield management 4 and complex extenders, with high level smg / shotgun skills.
Or, you could be just plain bad at that role :) |
Kristoff Atruin
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Posted - 2012.10.03 19:10:00 -
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There are a few of them around. I've been one-shotted by a few shotgun toting scouts, though it could have been dumb luck on the scout's part. Profile reducing skills / mods might help you survive long enough to get into high cover areas where you'll have an advantage, and to disengage when the fight turns against you. |
Kristoff Atruin
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Posted - 2012.10.03 19:22:00 -
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Not any suit can effectively do stealth anymore, the radar has been changed. I would be surprised if scout suits did not have an inherently smaller profile than a heavy. Put some dampers on a scout suit with dropsuit command skills and without using mark 1 eyeball people will have no idea where you are. Speed is critical for stealth, you can't sneak around in a heavy suit. You'll get spotted and then never be able to evade the guy who saw you. |
Kristoff Atruin
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Posted - 2012.10.03 19:38:00 -
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In related news, a large portion of the population has trouble managing their finances. |
Kristoff Atruin
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Posted - 2012.10.03 19:42:00 -
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What will probably happen when we get full market functionality is that people will sell the militia BPOs on the market, effectively buying isk the same way that Eve players sell plex for isk. You'll be able to get these things without AUR, I have no doubt. |
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Posted - 2012.10.03 19:55:00 -
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A new player doesn't need BPOs though, because they have the unlimited newbie fits. Play 4 or 5 decent matches in those and you'll probably have enough to buy a BPO with isk if you really, really need it. There will be a cap to how high prices can rise, based on the (fluctuating) USD value of isk in eve. |
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