Phoenix Archer 128
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Posted - 2013.01.26 05:12:00 -
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I would never buy the boosters that are in the store; they're just too overpriced for what they do, IMO. So far, I've just bought a bunch of BPOs, and will be buying the Cistern Nanohives when I get the skill to use them (only 60K more SP). Other than that, I don't know what I'll be doing with my AUR...
Currently, I'm using just militia and a few Standard things (Standard BPO Dropsuit and AR); I'm doing perfectly fine (by that, I mean I've rarely not been in the top 5, most often top 3. I am also rolling in a group). Yes, there are a bunch of noobs running around, but even against people who have a clue I'm still doing decent or better. I have a Standard + Adv AR loadout, and a Standard AV loadout, but I only bring them out when I really need to (when militia isn't cutting it), and so far I just really haven't had to. I will eventually, though, and they're ready and waiting to be used.
Overall, I'm not sure skills will have as much an impact as we think they will; sure, a noob going against a guy in Advanced or Proto gear will not do well, but who really expects him to? After a few months, the people who play a good amount will all have their specialization well underway, and will hit it not too long after. They'll have to branch out their SP spending eventually. So, they'll be a bit more broad with their skills, more going towards a "jack-of-all-trades" after a period of time. But...that really doesn't matter as much. Yes, it will have an influence, but when you have all the "main" skills at 5, and a bunch of others do too...what do those "branched" skill differences matter?
The boosters will help you get to that first "finished" specialization quicker, but that's it, really. Eventually, those not using boosters will also get to that point, and after that you no longer get "better" in that area but have to "branch out" into others, or hoard SP. And since you can only do one thing at a time in a match, will having a ton more SP matter that much?
I think skill boosters only matter in the beginning; in a few months, it won't matter who used one and who didn't. All that will is that they have their main "specialization" done or not. Hopefully, those who don't have it done will not be playing in public matches against those that do. |