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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Jaqen Morghalis Abandoned Privilege General Tso's Alliance 55	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:30:00 - [1] - 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.
Jaqen Morghalis Abandoned Privilege General Tso's Alliance 55	Posted - 2013.06.20 01:43:00 - [2] - 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).
Jaqen Morghalis Abandoned Privilege General Tso's Alliance 55	Posted - 2013.06.20 02:24:00 - [3] - 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.