DJINN leukoplast
Hellstorm Inc
League of Infamy
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Posted - 2013.02.18 00:24:00 -
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Gustavus Adolfus Magnus wrote:when I'm trying to build up a strong ISK base and when I'm not playing with friends. Am I a bad person? 
Yes, use your best gear all the time. I run about the most expensive fit I can (given my limited SP) and I am constantly gaining ISK, now at 33 million.
Using better gear means you stay alive longer, gets you more kills/hacks/whatever, which = profit. Quite simple really.
Give this a try, try to actually spend all your ISK by using the best possible suit you can 100% of the time for a week straight. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the results.
This is a two part mental phenomenon, one part your brain says "Ok, we are using an expensive suit... so do NOT lose it!" therefore you play smarter, learn what to avoid and what to take on, and learn better tactics and strategies. Second part is "Hey, I can survive longer now and am more efficient at doing what I do best... this is great!" this results in higher confidence, which can make a night and day difference in your gaming performance. |
DJINN leukoplast
Hellstorm Inc
League of Infamy
288
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Posted - 2013.02.18 03:39:00 -
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DUST Fiend wrote:DJINN leukoplast wrote:This is a two part mental phenomenon, one part your brain says "Ok, we are using an expensive suit... so do NOT lose it!" therefore you play smarter, learn what to avoid and what to take on, and learn better tactics and strategies. Second part is "Hey, I can survive longer now and am more efficient at doing what I do best... this is great!" this results in higher confidence, which can make a night and day difference in your gaming performance. Well that might work for you, and maybe me, but there is an overwhelming amount of players who simply can't go hulk mode just by equipping slightly stronger gear. They still die many times, and even if they get a few more kills, they aren't going to earn much more. It becomes very discouraging if / when they start going negative in a match. I stay fairly even in ISK right now, between 3 and 5 million, and I run militia fits a lot. My Heavy fit is only 40k. I am however a dropship pilot >_< 600k that you're almost guaranteed to lose to something stupid? Why not 
That's true, better fit doesn't guarantee better results. Although if somebody runs militia all the time and upgrades to, say a Gek, two complex damage mods (or shield extenders), and a type II or type B suit, they will notice a massive difference if they have put a somewhat decent amount of time into the game. Heck for me when I go from having 225 shields for a while to 291 shields, it feels like a night and day difference.
Kira Lannister wrote:I enjoy my militia armor repair!
Heck yeah! Just recently I equipped my assault suit with a basic armor repper, and it has made a huge difference for me. People may quickly poo-poo the 2HP/s and deem it too slow for any practical use, but for a shield-heavy assault suit, it makes more of a difference than I would have ever expected.
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