DUST Search - Why do you wear proto suits in instant battles?

Sephirian Fair wrote:

Jaqen Morghalis wrote:

Meh, people earned they're Protosuits, they can wear'em to do laundry for all I care. It's their perogative if they want to risk the potential ISK loss if someone like me manages to take them out with nothing but Militia gear. Even if I go 1-20 against the Proto in the process, it's nice to know that my one kill cost them a bunch of ISK, whereas my 20 deaths cost me nothing.

I've got news for you, though: it's only a game, and it's not real money. Instant Battle, PC, or whatever, NONE of it actually matters. Blink

This is a perspective that really isn't true. I run proto 100% of the time and I pull a hefty profit 9 out of 10 battles. You say my one death really hurts me, but if I go 20-1 and am top of my leaderboards, I am going to still walk away with 200K ISK in profit, usually more if I am facing gear that is ADV+. Hell, my rig needs usually 4 deaths before I'm in the red. If I'm facing Team Militia, that's a 1 in 1000 matches.

Too many people DON'T use any gear. It is painful to see how many people are constantly running militia gear. The difference between militia and just standard is incredible, much less having to deal with advanced or prototype gear. To choose to ignore that for the sake of a few thousand ISK, a currency whose only worth is to BUY GEAR, is mind-blowing.

You say that none of it actually matters... Then why not burn through your isk? Why save it? It has no purpose in Dust save for buying gear to use.

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DJ JazzyJeff311 Galactic Warrior Corporation 5	Posted - 2013.06.20 00:57:00 - [1] - Quote I always joke and laugh at the people who wear proto suits in instant battles. I had assumed for the longest time that it was because they had low self esteem or they couldn't get over a 1.0 K/D without them. But it seems like a lot of people are doing it more and more and I'm just curious as to why. It seems like it would be such a waste of money to use your shiny gear in a battle that means nothing. I still to this day just wear militia gear to save money for when it matters. So tell me, why do you do it?
IRON PATRIOT 1 Ill Gotten Gains 8	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:06:00 - [2] - Quote DJ JazzyJeff311 wrote: I always joke and laugh at the people who wear proto suits in instant battles. I had assumed for the longest time that it was because they had low self esteem or they couldn't get over a 1.0 K/D without them. But it seems like a lot of people are doing it more and more and I'm just curious as to why. It seems like it would be such a waste of money to use your shiny gear in a battle that means nothing. I still to this day just wear militia gear to save money for when it matters. So tell me, why do you do it? I try to run adv gear but get annoyed after a while when I see I'm getting killed by all proto users and switch to my proto gear wasting isk that I had no intentions of wasting.
Skipper Jones ZionTCD 148	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:07:00 - [3] - Quote Where else? PC is done. So the only action we see is through Instant Battles
DS 10 G I A N T EoN. 435	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:13:00 - [4] - Quote I very, very rarely use a prototype suit, but I do always use an Ishukone Assault Forge Gun.
iceyburnz Crux Special Tasks Group Gallente Federation 839	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:17:00 - [5] - Quote DJ JazzyJeff311 wrote: I always joke and laugh at the people who wear proto suits in instant battles. I had assumed for the longest time that it was because they had low self esteem or they couldn't get over a 1.0 K/D without them. But it seems like a lot of people are doing it more and more and I'm just curious as to why. It seems like it would be such a waste of money to use your shiny gear in a battle that means nothing. I still to this day just wear militia gear to save money for when it matters. So tell me, why do you do it? Highlighting the flaw in your arguement.
Sephirian Fair Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 73	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:21:00 - [6] - Quote Because a good number of people that run constant proto gear can afford it. If you're fairly good at the game, it's not difficult to pull a profit even when running prototype gear.
Brolaire of Asstoria Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic 13	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:22:00 - [7] - Quote Proto Gear!! Wtf? Militia Gear! Are you actually ******* kidding me... I run around the battlefield completely nekkid like the good lord intended it...
ZDub 303 TeamPlayers EoN. 432	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:26:00 - [8] - Quote what is the point of running militia gear? so you can have a bunch of isk to do....? When you've got hundreds of millions of isk... why not run proto gear?
IamI3rian OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 204	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:26:00 - [9] - Quote DJ JazzyJeff311 wrote: It seems like it would be such a waste of money to use your shiny gear in a battle that means nothing. I still to this day just wear militia gear to save money for when it matters. So tell me, why do you do it? It's a colossal waste of money. If you die, and bleed out. Get a logi. Explain to him that the injector isn't broken... it's just mostly broken. I however, either go even or make a few I$K in my proto. Now, when I hit my cap, and the only incentive to play more on this character is for I$K... I'll farm it in milita, or advanced. Until then, if I can cut the time to cap down by a few games for some I$K, it's kinda silly not to, huh? --- Remember: IamI3rian told ya Kinda like this game but there's something you should know... I just came to say hello
Jaqen Morghalis Abandoned Privilege General Tso's Alliance 55	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:30:00 - [10] - Quote Meh, people earned they're Protosuits, they can wear'em to do laundry for all I care. It's their perogative if they want to risk the potential ISK loss if someone like me manages to take them out with nothing but Militia gear. Even if I go 1-20 against the Proto in the process, it's nice to know that my one kill cost them a bunch of ISK, whereas my 20 deaths cost me nothing. I've got news for you, though: it's only a game, and it's not real money. Instant Battle, PC, or whatever, NONE of it actually matters.

IamI3rian OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 204	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:34:00 - [11] - Quote Jaqen Morghalis wrote: Meh, people earned they're Protosuits, they can wear'em to do laundry for all I care. It's their perogative if they want to risk the potential ISK loss if someone like me manages to take them out with nothing but Militia gear. Even if I go 1-20 against the Proto in the process, it's nice to know that my one kill cost them a bunch of ISK, whereas my 20 deaths cost me nothing. I've got news for you, though: it's only a game, and it's not real money. Instant Battle, PC, or whatever, NONE of it actually matters. The loss of one suit is certainly less than what one makes in a battle. Just throwing that out there. --- Remember: IamI3rian told ya Kinda like this game but there's something you should know... I just came to say hello
TheAmazing FlyingPig Crux Special Tasks Group Gallente Federation 1064	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:38:00 - [12] - Quote People like to feel powerful. Stroke the ego. That stuff. Wearing full proto against a bunch of peashooting scrubs makes them feel more important.
We are 138 Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 35	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:39:00 - [13] - Quote Jaqen Morghalis wrote: Meh, people earned they're Protosuits, they can wear'em to do laundry for all I care. It's their perogative if they want to risk the potential ISK loss if someone like me manages to take them out with nothing but Militia gear. Even if I go 1-20 against the Proto in the process, it's nice to know that my one kill cost them a bunch of ISK, whereas my 20 deaths cost me nothing. I've got news for you, though: it's only a game, and it's not real money. Instant Battle, PC, or whatever, NONE of it actually matters. This is the way I feel, I earned my gear I will wear it if I want. For those that can't deal with it, call in a LAV and run me over. Every thing has a counter. For some of you out there that don't know If you hit me (proto caldari logi) with a flux grenade even a STD level one I'm toast damn near.
Maken Tosch DUST University Ivy League 2753	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:40:00 - [14] - Quote They just have money to burn and are often supported by corp funds.
Commander Tuna KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION 62	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:41:00 - [15] - Quote People got too much money from the liquidation of assets for uprising. Plus most corps just wanna make it on the leaderboards.
IamI3rian OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 204	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:41:00 - [16] - Quote We are 138 wrote: For some of you out there that don't know If you hit me (proto caldari logi) with a flux grenade even a STD level one I'm toast damn near. I wouldn't know. My Carthum Assault Scrambler Rifle just eats right through you guys. Flux grenades, HA! --- Remember: IamI3rian told ya Kinda like this game but there's something you should know... I just came to say hello
Jaqen Morghalis Abandoned Privilege General Tso's Alliance 55	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:43:00 - [17] - Quote IamI3rian wrote: Jaqen Morghalis wrote: Meh, people earned they're Protosuits, they can wear'em to do laundry for all I care. It's their perogative if they want to risk the potential ISK loss if someone like me manages to take them out with nothing but Militia gear. Even if I go 1-20 against the Proto in the process, it's nice to know that my one kill cost them a bunch of ISK, whereas my 20 deaths cost me nothing. I've got news for you, though: it's only a game, and it's not real money. Instant Battle, PC, or whatever, NONE of it actually matters. The loss of one suit is certainly less than what one makes in a battle. Just throwing that out there. --- Remember: IamI3rian told ya Kinda like this game but there's something you should know... I just came to say hello True, but that loss still cuts into their net profit for the battle, and might even be the one that puts them into the red (assuming they die more than once).
DeadlyAztec11 Mannar Focused Warfare Gallente Federation 523	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:43:00 - [18] - Quote DJ JazzyJeff311 wrote: I always joke and laugh at the people who wear proto suits in instant battles. I had assumed for the longest time that it was because they had low self esteem or they couldn't get over a 1.0 K/D without them. But it seems like a lot of people are doing it more and more and I'm just curious as to why. It seems like it would be such a waste of money to use your shiny gear in a battle that means nothing. I still to this day just wear militia gear to save money for when it matters. So tell me, why do you do it? I'm not using it for anything else :/
Sephirian Fair Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 73	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:45:00 - [19] - Quote Jaqen Morghalis wrote: Meh, people earned they're Protosuits, they can wear'em to do laundry for all I care. It's their perogative if they want to risk the potential ISK loss if someone like me manages to take them out with nothing but Militia gear. Even if I go 1-20 against the Proto in the process, it's nice to know that my one kill cost them a bunch of ISK, whereas my 20 deaths cost me nothing. I've got news for you, though: it's only a game, and it's not real money. Instant Battle, PC, or whatever, NONE of it actually matters. This is a perspective that really isn't true. I run proto 100% of the time and I pull a hefty profit 9 out of 10 battles. You say my one death really hurts me, but if I go 20-1 and am top of my leaderboards, I am going to still walk away with 200K ISK in profit, usually more if I am facing gear that is ADV+. Hell, my rig needs usually 4 deaths before I'm in the red. If I'm facing Team Militia, that's a 1 in 1000 matches. Too many people DON'T use any gear. It is painful to see how many people are constantly running militia gear. The difference between militia and just standard is incredible, much less having to deal with advanced or prototype gear. To choose to ignore that for the sake of a few thousand ISK, a currency whose only worth is to BUY GEAR, is mind-blowing. You say that none of it actually matters... Then why not burn through your isk? Why save it? It has no purpose in Dust save for buying gear to use.
Disturbingly Bored The Strontium Asylum 290	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:52:00 - [20] - Quote Sephirian Fair wrote: Then why not burn through your isk? Why save it? It has no purpose in Dust save for buying gear to use. I hope to be able to do this in my Merc Quarters some day.

KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 4454	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:53:00 - [21] - Quote To look stylish while AFK farming.
Commander Tuna KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION 62	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:59:00 - [22] - Quote I just hate the corps who wear proto gear every match, every clone. It just shows that they really are just pandering to their corp stats.
Eriknaught Vader's Taco Shack 9	Posted - 2013.06.20 02:03:00 - [23] - Quote I'll save a percentage of my ISK earnings into proto-gear until I hit the Cap per week. Makes the remaining couple days of the week a little less boring. As far as the OUTRAGEOUS cost of a 80-100k suit, who cares when you have Millions worth of gear that you'll just replace in a week? Ahh, the grind that is Dust514, I love it. That is all. Eriknaught out. END TRANSMISSION.
Jaqen Morghalis Abandoned Privilege General Tso's Alliance 55	Posted - 2013.06.20 02:24:00 - [24] - Quote Sephirian Fair wrote: Jaqen Morghalis wrote: Meh, people earned they're Protosuits, they can wear'em to do laundry for all I care. It's their perogative if they want to risk the potential ISK loss if someone like me manages to take them out with nothing but Militia gear. Even if I go 1-20 against the Proto in the process, it's nice to know that my one kill cost them a bunch of ISK, whereas my 20 deaths cost me nothing. I've got news for you, though: it's only a game, and it's not real money. Instant Battle, PC, or whatever, NONE of it actually matters. This is a perspective that really isn't true. I run proto 100% of the time and I pull a hefty profit 9 out of 10 battles. You say my one death really hurts me, but if I go 20-1 and am top of my leaderboards, I am going to still walk away with 200K ISK in profit, usually more if I am facing gear that is ADV+. Hell, my rig needs usually 4 deaths before I'm in the red. If I'm facing Team Militia, that's a 1 in 1000 matches. Too many people DON'T use any gear. It is painful to see how many people are constantly running militia gear. The difference between militia and just standard is incredible, much less having to deal with advanced or prototype gear. To choose to ignore that for the sake of a few thousand ISK, a currency whose only worth is to BUY GEAR, is mind-blowing. You say that none of it actually matters... Then why not burn through your isk? Why save it? It has no purpose in Dust save for buying gear to use. I never said it "really hurts you", only that it gives me some small comfort, in a situation similar to the one I described, knowing that one death cost you some of your ISK, while my 20 deaths in Militia gear cost me nothing. Even if you still show an overall profit at the end of the battle, it can be nice to know that that profit is just a little smaller than it would have been. Sometimes it can make a loss to a Proto an easier pill to swallow. Play however you want, I don't care. It's a game. It's meant to be enjoyed. If you want to use nothing but Proto suits, good for you, go for it. It's not a real war, it's not real money. At the end of the day, none of it matters. I doubt anyone's real life would be seriously impacted in any significant way if we woke up tomorrow and Dust was gone (except maybe CCP employees, of course). Real life's too short to waste worrying about imaginary video game money.
Green Living 0uter.Heaven League of Infamy 431	Posted - 2013.06.20 02:25:00 - [25] - Quote I have 300 million isk and nothing to spend it on but proto suits to pub stomp in.
Onesimus Tarsus Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire 464	Posted - 2013.06.20 03:04:00 - [26] - Quote Jaqen Morghalis wrote: Meh, people earned they're Protosuits, they can wear'em to do laundry for all I care. It's their perogative if they want to risk the potential ISK loss if someone like me manages to take them out with nothing but Militia gear. Even if I go 1-20 against the Proto in the process, it's nice to know that my one kill cost them a bunch of ISK, whereas my 20 deaths cost me nothing. I've got news for you, though: it's only a game, and it's not real money. Instant Battle, PC, or whatever, NONE of it actually matters. If Dust teaches one lesson, it's that nothing you do really matters.
PlanetSide2Bomber Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation 0	Posted - 2013.06.20 03:05:00 - [27] - Quote Be your own Judge. What game looks like more fun to you? Dust.........Or this......... Planetside 2 Coming to PS4 this year Insane Infantry Push Amazing Night Battle Night to Day Canyon Battle Intense Field Battle Desert Infantry Line Huge Desert Tank Battle 100 Tank Convoy 150 man Air Raid 65/0 Kill streak in the air NC Montage Factions Explained
Mobius Wyvern BetaMax. CRONOS. 2013	Posted - 2013.06.20 03:28:00 - [28] - Quote PlanetSide2Bomber wrote: Be your own Judge. What game looks like more fun to you? Dust.........Or this......... Planetside 2 Coming to PS4 this year Insane Infantry Push Amazing Night Battle Night to Day Canyon Battle Intense Field Battle Desert Infantry Line Huge Desert Tank Battle 100 Tank Convoy 150 man Air Raid 65/0 Kill streak in the air NC Montage Factions Explained http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2nWNZfKFSI
Acezero 44 Ikomari-Onu Enforcement Caldari State 33	Posted - 2013.06.20 03:34:00 - [29] - Quote DJ JazzyJeff311 wrote: I always joke and laugh at the people who wear proto suits in instant battles. I had assumed for the longest time that it was because they had low self esteem or they couldn't get over a 1.0 K/D without them. But it seems like a lot of people are doing it more and more and I'm just curious as to why. It seems like it would be such a waste of money to use your shiny gear in a battle that means nothing. I still to this day just wear militia gear to save money for when it matters. So tell me, why do you do it? Oh, Me ! I got a cool story,,.. /on I played in BPO fits for 3 months,. then, then, I got board one day and spent 300 mil on proto suits /off
Alldin Kan Imperfects Negative-Feedback 282	Posted - 2013.06.20 03:39:00 - [30] - Quote Green Living wrote: I have 300 million isk and nothing to spend it on but proto suits to pub stomp in. 500,000,000+ ISK :P I'm not sure how else could I possibly run out of ISK if I'm already running full proto every game...



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