Warfare & Tactics

99.9% of my PvP encounters have always been consensual. What I mean by that is both me and my opponent wanted the fight. IMO due to the mechanics of the game it is nearly impossible to force a competent player into a fight without the help of crazy fast lock times. An example of this is the past plague of plex farmers. Try as I may I could never pin one down. Even now you'd have to be asleep at the wheel for someone to get the jump on you in a plex.

So in order to get fights I've been flying almost nothing but T1 frigates, employing a strategy I call BYOB or "Be Your Own Bait". It works in the sense I find plenty of fights. It doesn't work in the sense that 90% of the fights I get are navy or pirate frigs requiring me to punch above my weight, which a lot of times I cannot seem to do. I could ship up and start flying slicers but although I haven't logged a lot of hours in one, nobody seems willing to fight it.

So there you have it. Do I have preconceived misconceptions about ones ability to engage an unwilling opponent? Would I actually find more fights in a slicer than what I think? Should I just stick with T1frigs and only accept fights from other T1 frigs?

So you agree that it is near impossible to force an unwilling player to fight?

i think its a good mechanic. I like solo playing from time to time, and it gives a lot of fights, and i dont wann be at risk getting blobbed everytime i enter a plex...(thats what happen if you put in mechanics "to force a fight")

if you wanna go after farmers, well might try out cloaky ships to catch them...

then you need better plan.

You have two choices...

- Lure your targets into a situation of your choosing by putting them in to a false sense of superiority (either by using a lol-ship and/or lol-fit).
For example: The Coercer supposedly excels at tank and gank type situations. Most people buffer fit the thing which leaves it with so-so DPS as far as destroyers go. If you fit the Coercer for maximum DPS and range (forfeiting tank almost entirely) then you can utterly wreck frigates and some destroyers once they come within range... and very few expect it.
Another example: brick-tank a Tristan and load up the mid slots with drone enhancement modules (speed and tracking). Equip Warrior IIs and watch as super fast frigates cry "wtf!" and warp off.

- Rush in and nuke. Simple strategy, but it hinges on you being faster than the target. In the cases with Condors... with links and special implants they go stupid fast. This leaves specially fit Interceptors and Atrons the only things that can catch such targets. That or have links/special implants yourself.

Have a look at the Crucifier. It's sorely underestimated. Just fit and fly it like one of those Condors you see all the time... but with drones for damage. Avoid missile and drone ships.

edit: also look into the Atron (aka. "Derptron"). Fit the largest blasters you can fit with a MWD, scram, web, and a damage control. Overload the MWD and rush at anyone who looks at you funny. Laugh when you nuke them, get another 4.5 mil one when you die. Loads of fun.

Sebo dessy w/long point.

Something with high scan res and catch them when they try and enter plex gates.


Plexing is a bit boring too so it is easy for people to become inattentive.

Drop a few funny gif links in local as you head to attack.
Can buy you the few seconds you need sometimes.

Eve, Star Wars and Star Trek all in one post!!!!


Impressive.

Oh -- Dr Who as well.

I missed that.