Warfare & Tactics

Organizing a T5 (or any Tier) push requires work. Questions such as the following need to be answered;

-Which systems should we farm to achieve T5 status?
-Which systems should we bust first and in what pattern?
-Which systems do we need to hold during this time?
-Which FCs are leading a bust and when?
-When do we start? How compact of a bunker busting schedule do we want leading up to upgrade day?

It may all sound simple but given corps in all militias have their own agendas, then achieving a push or even getting most corps to agree on anything really does require work. Throw in apathy, and inter-militia politics, then yes, it does require work and I"m willing to give Bolster credit for that.

And that's partly why you get the sort of nasty environment you get in Caldari. Most won't admit it publicly, but there are veterans in Squid Land who are jealous of Bolster because of the power or perception of power, that he holds, even if it's considered small.

That's why I commented on Bolster's thread as a "best ever battlereport" because his post summarized the continued internal battles that occurs over there. His talk of jealousy, aspiring powerhouses, and dichotomies of what "winning" for a militia should look like all contribute to create the drama that persists.

As Killz said, drama occurs in all militias. I think the primary difference though is that some militias have better checks and balances and a certain maturity from the 'old guard' that can stabilize the playerbase within that militia. It's there but pretty well hidden and typically unspoken of. Whereas in others, the vitriol and drama that surrounds the 'old guard' just tends to poison most activities and the general environment.

Sometimes choosing a militia to fight for isn't as easy as most make it sound like ;)

heh, and then youll think what the heck did I get myself into.

Your delusional , just like your back and forth hair cut....Im sure dopified is your hair dresser

Perhaps we could even create an entire t2 cruiser class dedicated to this new module. I propose that there should be two, one capable of fitting a covops cloak, called the Rapier, and the other with a better tank and scanres, called the Huginn.

Didn't you know? Earlier this year CCP actually made apatch JUST for BB. All militia member are automatically taxed on their LPs according to their standings set by BB and he recieves all. Since HAPPY are his loyal lapdogs, we only get taxed 10%.

DRAMA QUEENS

Bored and losing ships in silly ways. So, I'll put some meat on the internal conflict within the Caldari mitllia. Which is pretty much over now...

I'm not sure if there was jealousy. I suppose I never cared to ask. However, Bolster was a polarizing figure. @tleast based on just random conversations from leaders of other entities I would listen too. I did that alot and still do, just listen (you learn so much).

Many players who perceived bolster as a threat, I chalked up to hating v0v. Infact that first conversation I had with Bolster I expected a Hitler or a Stalin like figure, based on what I've heard about him. I was amused and suprised to be listening to a very aspirational, yet inexperienced player. That's his strength. The guy is HUNGRY and determined; worse for those who were hating, is that he was ACTING and not just talking.

However, I never perceived this "power" others feared or were jelly of and I never took him seriously and when I did. It was only because, somehow he was able to employ Gavin and that was the only time I valued his input. Funny! Most of the "drama" was around players who had no tangible power and every one of them has lost because of thier silly conflict. Amusing...

See, Bolster isn't a charismatic figure who can attract players with ability, based on a strength of personality alone (exodus williams is someone who is). He's also not a warrior, or battol focused or experienced enough in combat (Soulless brutor/Pred and Gavin are somewhat). His drive and determination is his biggest asset and why others feared it was beyond my understanding. Those who had power weren't in any conflict for the most part, but there were atempts to drag strong entites into these silly opera's.

Anyway, the only time bolster came close to having real tangible (ingame) power was within KrakenDAWT. So if players feared him they had reason to @ this point.

Whatever.

My view of power within this game is based almost entirely around millitary capabilities and the few charismatic individuals capable of making pilots follow them irrespective of personal gain (isk). Assets and battles are won and lost all the time. Is someone really following you if they'll leave once difficulty arises? Seems to me that person is really following thier wallet or easy and lazy mode.

Funny enough! If these changes go threw, then there won't be any need for these organized loyalty point dumps. All the haters can be @ ease because CCP would be nerfing Bolsers perceived "power", no? Wonder what players will b!tch about then.

There's a difference between being inexperienced and being really bad. The former has to do with lack of experience in which case most people will cut you some slack and see if you can grow. The latter means you have FCed many times, welped fleets, and have shown the inability to evolve and grow beyond the welping phase (or any other numerous qualities that makes for bad FCs).

See, thats the funny thing. On the Cal/Gal side, the reason you guys have so much drama is your perceptions of FW and the fact that everyone involved feeds into it horribly and compounds the problems even more. People get caught up in the drama and the metagame involved, totally losing sight of the real issues at hand or reasons that anything is actually happening. Witch hunts polarize the pawns against a perceived threats and help consolidate their allegiance with the distraction and clear labeling of the "bad guy" regardless of the reality.

The spy situation is a perfect point in that, the fear and paranoia that the threat of spies create has a far greater impact on the Caldari militia than the spies themselves could inflict. People blame spies for the reason certain things happen, instead of accepting that maybe it has nothing to do with spies and they're just bad.

Regarding fleet commanders, I agree that simply willing to step up and lead is extremely important, however, i'd argue that without innate ability, the positives of being willing to step up is totally negated. Bad FCs hurt you much more than they help you over the long run, despite having the short term effect of getting people into fleet and flying around in space.

There is lot of different kind of spy in militia, we use those a lot in every militia so we do know that there is lot of spying going on and we do know what those can do

You have to plan your playing procedures on way that spying can not affect much, trust no one but let all in your corp.