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Gustavus Adolfus Magnus
Sebiestor Field Sappers
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.02.17 23:30:00 -
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when I'm trying to build up a strong ISK base and when I'm not playing with friends. Am I a bad person? |
C20H25N30
Neko Inc.
3
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Posted - 2013.02.17 23:32:00 -
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You and anyone with a brain... |
C20H25N30
Neko Inc.
3
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Posted - 2013.02.17 23:33:00 -
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It's like having 100 throwaway rifters in every.
Same concept |
Elijah Sol' Dzusaki
Onward Defrosted Tuna Team
485
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Posted - 2013.02.17 23:37:00 -
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If you are good you can use better gear and still build up a ton of ISK, probably even more since your killing potential and survivability are higher. |
Sloth9230
Reaper Galactic
244
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Posted - 2013.02.17 23:42:00 -
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Here, have a cookie
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DJINN leukoplast
Hellstorm Inc
League of Infamy
288
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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. |
Gullegubben
Ginnungagaps Landsknektsgille
32
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Posted - 2013.02.18 00:24:00 -
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Maybe you're a bad person regardless?
Great name btw. |
DUST Fiend
Immobile Infantry
1902
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Posted - 2013.02.18 00:44:00 -
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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  |
Kira Lannister
Hellstorm Inc
League of Infamy
711
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Posted - 2013.02.18 00:48:00 -
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I enjoy my militia armor repair! |
Ydubbs81 RND
Ahrendee Mercenaries
Legacy Rising
886
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Posted - 2013.02.18 01:06:00 -
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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...gtfo militia gear. That's why ISK rewards are still in the $200K range.
No, you're not a bad person but just don't say anything when higher level gear beats you. And don't feel good if you're 1v1ed by adv or proto gear. Saying, "ahh he's using A series so that's why he killed me". A death counts no matter how hit happened. |
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Yagihige
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
176
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Posted - 2013.02.18 01:13:00 -
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Ydubbs81 RND wrote: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...gtfo militia gear. That's why ISK rewards are still in the $200K range. No, you're not a bad person but just don't say anything when higher level gear beats you. And don't feel good if you're 1v1ed by adv or proto gear. Saying, "ahh he's using A series so that's why he killed me". A death counts no matter how hit happened.
I've been having more 300k rewards recently, even one above 400k today.
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Ydubbs81 RND
Ahrendee Mercenaries
Legacy Rising
886
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Posted - 2013.02.18 01:56:00 -
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Yagihige wrote:Ydubbs81 RND wrote: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...gtfo militia gear. That's why ISK rewards are still in the $200K range. No, you're not a bad person but just don't say anything when higher level gear beats you. And don't feel good if you're 1v1ed by adv or proto gear. Saying, "ahh he's using A series so that's why he killed me". A death counts no matter how hit happened. I've been having more 300k rewards recently, even one above 400k today.
Sure, I've hit 512K since the wipe. But it isn't the norm. I'm having more 300K matches now but it is still very common to have 2000wps and still earn under $300K ISK |
Syther Shadows
CowTek
7
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Posted - 2013.02.18 03:11:00 -
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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?
let's do the numbers
pro's
cheap fit
very flexible
semi competitive
con's
not to strong
lower isk gain at the end of the match (but you affect this a small amount any way
(the match you get isk based the over all isk spent to win the match + 100k-200k base isk)
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DMH 2Krazy
Deadly Blue Dots
RISE of LEGION
14
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Posted - 2013.02.18 03:11:00 -
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yeah this game's funny like that...
people stay in militia gear because they want to earn ISK...yet by staying in militia gear they are missing out on ISK...
it's kind of like people who stay in militia gear because they're afraid to lose drop suits and ISK... which would force them back into militia gear...so they stay in militia gear???
As one person in my corp put it....Essentially they are forcing the worst case scenario upon themselves
yeah thier wallet may get bigger with this strategy.. but so what...refusing to spend ISK is almost the same as having zero ISK, IMO |
Syther Shadows
CowTek
7
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Posted - 2013.02.18 03:13:00 -
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DMH 2Krazy wrote:yeah this game's funny like that...
people stay in militia gear because they want to earn ISK...yet by staying in militia gear they are missing out on ISK...
it's kind of like people who stay in militia gear because they're afraid to lose drop suits and ISK... which would force them back into militia gear...so they stay in militia gear???
As one person in my corp put it....Essentially they are forcing the worst case scenario upon themselves
yeah thier wallet may get bigger with this strategy.. but so what...refusing to spend ISK is almost the same as having zero ISK, IMO
one day when my wallets virginity is ready ill commit |
DMH 2Krazy
Deadly Blue Dots
RISE of LEGION
14
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Posted - 2013.02.18 03:22:00 -
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Syther Shadows wrote:
one day when my wallets virginity is ready ill commit
but i bought it dinner and took it to a movie... and besides... all the other wallets are doing it... |
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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fred orpaul
Tritan-Industries
Legacy Rising
211
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Posted - 2013.02.18 04:22:00 -
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you shouldnt run anything else except for matches you care about. plus it helps to keep you sharp for when you do run more powerful suits. I see way too many guys run non stop proto/advanced gear, and losing it because they get sloppy and rely on it |
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