I don't see why they should be disallowed; if you want to use a crappy free fit that puts you at a disadvantage, then you should be able to use it.

I make more isk running free suits than I do running my standard heavy type-II fits.

And thats with an average of around 22/3 or so.

So no, it's not pointless. Some people are dead-set on being worthless members of society and zerging you down with their zombie militia horde. You can slay dozens of the bastards but eventually you will run out of ammo.

Perhaps you don't realize this yet, but a free suit means no personal risk. Not immediate, not long term. They are guaranteed to do nothing other than gain. They don't care if they die. They should.

Risk free environments are for pussies.





Clone inside of rookie ship.

Not free.

, nor can it hope to catch up to any fast ship. You would need like 50 people in rookie ships to accomplish anything.


But a single free militia suit can and actively does kill people in the beefiest proto armor. It happens, and it shouldn't.

Get rid of all militia gear and replace it with the weapons lab and a training simulator.

The only gear usable in actual matches should be destructible.

Treat BPO items such as the dragonfly like fused locus grenades; each BPO is turned into 50 copies, or reimbursed in the case of militia BPOs that were bought with AUR post AUR cost increase.

Starting suits are the equivalent of fully standard fit Basic medium frame suits. You start with the skills to use it. Your starting suit is replenished to 25 copies at the end of every match if you have lost any.

It would lead to a lot of (self entitled) whining, but I wouldn't mind playing that game.

Then they have their 25 starting suits to play with. It's similar to a BPO, but losing one impacts the value of a match. The reason for the number limit is to limit ISK reward min-maxing, since lost suits are worth about as much as a low end standard suit. After the match, if you have less than 25 starting suits, they are replenished.

The vast majority of people (even complete newbs) won't die 25 times in an average match (implied matchmaking improvements). There's just realistically not enough time in a match to die that many times if you're putting in an effort not to die (eg. not re-spawning at the same, camped, CRU for 5 minutes straight).

Is that a good answer?

Wont happen

You can use an ibis in FW if you really want to doesnt mean you will do anything

Hell whack on a prop mod and a scram/web and you can tackle someone for someone else