Warfare & Tactics

I tryed RvB for a month or so, then i joined FW and never left. (now 3+ years later)

My reasoning: high sec is not as much fun of a place to live and pvp as low sec.

FW did used to have bigger fights with bigger ships, but since inferno thats boiled down to pretty similar levels of scale and shiptypes as rvb, so not much of a reason now - but back when i joined fw it was a bigger factor.

I like FW.... Its like a giant game of RISK, and if you really want to get involved it can be much more then just fleeting up and roaming around..


Plus FW you can use ECM ;)

Is exactly why I like FW more.

FW is for ISK grinding bro ;)

Wear pants????


BLASPHEMY

I was in RvB for a few days before. To me, it seemed to be a lot of fighting in large groups (i.e.: listen to FC, press F1, and hope you're not the one the other guys call primary). Not fun, in my opinion.

FW is a lot more dynamic based on what I've experienced of it so far (partly because it takes place in lowsec).

which faction is better to join now? I mean, better chance of getting a fight? I heard amarr are pretty active, is that true?

FYP.

If you want PVP that is close to real battle, and a near constant fight, join FW. I actually enjoy FW far more than NUL because it tends to be a near constant fight without the 3 day ramp up and not near as much politics (although there are some politics).

RvB is fine for a newer toon that doesn't have a lot of skills, and wants to learn some of the mechanics of PVP. It gives you a good opportunity to setup your overview, listen to how a FC issues calls, etc. It is also a good spot for an aspiring FC to polish his skills without risking a whole fleet of shiny ships. I do wish ECM was allowed a bit more since that is a very important part of PVP (I think a good fleet is a proper balance of Logi, EWAR, and DPS).

In my opinion, RVB is kind of like an organized game of paintball or airsoft. FW is like guerilla warfare in some third world country with limited military structure. Nul is like developed countries sometimes going into battle or war (with all the diplomacy and politics going on that a war includes). Of course Nul also has the occassional rougue group of operatives or terrorists that can make things interesting depending on the region, so my example of Nul is more of a generalization.

As far as which militia to join, I can only give you my opinions as being in Gallente and Amarr (and subsequently flying against the other two).

Gallente/Caldari seemed to be a lot of large organizations on both sides. There tended to be more emphasis on who controlled what systems, and perhaps a little closer related to the actual mechanics of what FW was supposed to be about. It has been a few months since I was involved with G-C FW, so it may have changed. It is perhaps more "structured" of the two wars. I think if you choose this path, either of the sides are viable, with Gallente currently being perhaps the one where you can receive higher LP payouts if you choose to occassionaly Plex.

Amarr/Minmitar is what I am currently involved in daily. The doctrine on the two sides is VERY different. If you want to make LP and don't mind being labeled a LP whore, then Min is definitely the side to currently join. The amount of LP you can churn out is insane. Just expect to be flying stabbed/cloaky ships and doing a lot of button spinning. You can find some good fights flying for the Mins, but it is going to be mainly one-v-one where you run a high risk of getting a fleet warped in on top of you. The Amarr side could care less about LP, and is the better side if you have an alt to generate ISK and you simply want to kill as much stuff as possible. There are daily fleet roams/gate camps where you can join in with groups ranging in size of 5-50. You can still generate LP if you want to try, but the tiers are so unbalanced it is basically worthless.

And before anyone gets butt-hurt and wants to throw out example x, my above statements are generalizations. Of course you can be a pirate thorn in NUL, you can get into a fleet to pvp with Minmitar, and you can be a small two man corp in Cadari. As I said, this is meant to be "IN GENERAL". If you still feel the need to send out the trolls, I am sure someone will toss you a cookie.

RvB first if you're new. It's the shallow end of the pool. Join FW when you get bored/run-out-of-isk. FW is less contrived and you'll earn isk as you do it.

More kills / easier play - RvB

Better fights / more ISK - FW