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What is the current META?
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Sinitron
DEATHFUNK
#1 - 2013-08-09 07:54:12 UTC
So I was just wondering which guns are currently considered to be the COOLEST in the ever-shifting shitfitting IIVU ONURAINU TATAKAI DENSETSU metagame, and what hulls are best to stick 'um on. For example, when I last played, the Prophecy and Cyclone were somewhat different, and the Hurricane was considered to be awful after being nerfed etc etc. I did try asking politely in various channels, but was met with ludicrous statements that EVE Online was finally balanced, but we all know THAT is a lie, and lying is mean, so I reported them in hopes that they would be DESTROYED by the ever-benevolent CCCP customer support KGB agents.

I do hope the Drake sucks though, I got royally fed up with being told to fly that boring piece of crap.
Pierrot le fou
Amarrian Inquist Order
#2 - 2013-08-09 08:06:21 UTC
Megathrons, Celestis and Talwars are the new cool kids.
Sinitron
DEATHFUNK
#3 - 2013-08-09 08:15:18 UTC
Pierrot le fou wrote:
Megathrons, Celestis and Talwars are the new cool kids.

Blasters or rails? I'm going to assume sensor damps don't suck butt anymore.
Danny John-Peter
Blue Canary
Watch This
#4 - 2013-08-09 08:19:11 UTC
Sinitron wrote:
Pierrot le fou wrote:
Megathrons, Celestis and Talwars are the new cool kids.

Blasters or rails? I'm going to assume sensor damps don't suck butt anymore.


Damps are amazing.

LML Talwars are godlike alpha machines.

Rail Megas, Rail Rokhs and Rail Nagas are the big up LR comps with Pulse fit NavPocs, Arty Lokis and AHACs still hanging around, Tengus are also still used occasionally, Sentry Domis and Cruise/Sentry Rattlers are making regular appearances as well since the Cruise/Domi buff.
Sinitron
DEATHFUNK
#5 - 2013-08-09 08:21:14 UTC
Danny John-Peter wrote:
Rail Megas, Rail Rokhs and Rail Nagas


I can dig rails, I have all the hull skills to 5 just need T2 guns then.
Danny John-Peter
Blue Canary
Watch This
#6 - 2013-08-09 08:24:12 UTC
Sinitron wrote:
Danny John-Peter wrote:
Rail Megas, Rail Rokhs and Rail Nagas


I can dig rails, I have all the hull skills to 5 just need T2 guns then.


Rails can be run with Meta guns for lower skill players because T2 ammo isn't really used.
Garviel Tarrant
Beyond Divinity Inc
Shadow Cartel
#7 - 2013-08-09 08:27:06 UTC
Sinitron wrote:
Danny John-Peter wrote:
Rail Megas, Rail Rokhs and Rail Nagas


I can dig rails, I have all the hull skills to 5 just need T2 guns then.



Medium rails are getting a 40% dps buff next patch.

BYDI recruitment closed-ish

The Spod
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2013-08-09 08:32:03 UTC
The meta is evolving pretty fast at the moment. Rail megas, Domis and Celestis are a strong showing for gallente.

Pressure damage should be the future: boats with sentries to complement high dps. Split said high dps with clever target ranges (shiptype, closest alphabet) to apply pressure while sentries blap in focus. Typhoons, hypes, plenty of options in faction range.
The Spod
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2013-08-09 09:05:22 UTC
Also ishtar is looking to become overpowered in a ridiculous amount. It gets a slightly reduced Dominix bonus but it also has 50% mwd sig reduction and ability to split the sentry drops due to speed.
Sinitron
DEATHFUNK
#10 - 2013-08-09 09:53:06 UTC
Danny John-Peter wrote:
Rails can be run with Meta guns for lower skill players because T2 ammo isn't really used.


84 mil sp, getting T2 hybrids out of the way was just pushed back because they used to be inferior to everything else. Shouldn't take long.
Whitehound
#11 - 2013-08-09 10:45:05 UTC
Sinitron wrote:
So I was just wondering which guns are currently considered to be the COOLEST in the ever-shifting shitfitting IIVU ONURAINU TATAKAI DENSETSU metagame, and what hulls are best to stick 'um on. For example, when I last played, the Prophecy and Cyclone were somewhat different, and the Hurricane was considered to be awful after being nerfed etc etc. I did try asking politely in various channels, but was met with ludicrous statements that EVE Online was finally balanced, but we all know THAT is a lie, and lying is mean, so I reported them in hopes that they would be DESTROYED by the ever-benevolent CCCP customer support KGB agents.

I do hope the Drake sucks though, I got royally fed up with being told to fly that boring piece of crap.

Good Lord. The first thing you do on your return is to cry over mean players?!

Well, in your case do I recommend that you fly something with a strong tank, because then you can complain some more in local. Perhaps with missiles so you do not have to worry about piloting while typing.

How about you take the Drake? It is not as OP as it used to be and you will explode a bit more often, but this seems just about right for you.

Loss is meaningful. Therefore is the loss of meaning likewise meaningful. It is the source of all trolling.
Sinitron
DEATHFUNK
#12 - 2013-08-09 11:19:38 UTC
You aren't very bright, are you?
Tobias Hareka
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#13 - 2013-08-09 11:44:04 UTC
It's always sad to see people chasing FOTM.
Onictus
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2013-08-09 11:45:38 UTC
Danny John-Peter wrote:
Sinitron wrote:
Danny John-Peter wrote:
Rail Megas, Rail Rokhs and Rail Nagas


I can dig rails, I have all the hull skills to 5 just need T2 guns then.


Rails can be run with Meta guns for lower skill players because T2 ammo isn't really used.


What?

Yes it is unless you are just pve running.
Whitehound
#15 - 2013-08-09 11:48:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Whitehound
Sinitron wrote:
You aren't very bright, are you?

Just as I anticipated it do you now cry some more. How is this not bright of me?

You love to cry. Trust me, you want to fly something with a big tank. Fly the Drake. Players who recommended it to you in the past were not wrong.

Loss is meaningful. Therefore is the loss of meaning likewise meaningful. It is the source of all trolling.
Sinitron
DEATHFUNK
#16 - 2013-08-09 11:53:54 UTC
Tobias Hareka wrote:
It's always sad to see people chasing FOTM.

Many corporations won't accept players who don't have the correct skills to conform to whatever doctrine they're currently running.

Whitehound wrote:
Fly the Drake.

Stawp Poasting Dewd.
Whitehound
#17 - 2013-08-09 12:18:29 UTC
Sinitron wrote:
Tobias Hareka wrote:
It's always sad to see people chasing FOTM.

Many corporations won't accept players who don't have the correct skills to conform to whatever doctrine they're currently running.

Whitehound wrote:
Fly the Drake.

Stawp Poasting Dewd.

Fly the Drake. It is a good ship.

If you have something else in mind then say it and I will recommend it to you and make you feel good. You will not have to fear the consequences of your own decisions, but I take the blame for when you lose it and say that you lost it, because I recommended it to you. It is the best offer you will get here in this thread today.

Loss is meaningful. Therefore is the loss of meaning likewise meaningful. It is the source of all trolling.
Princess Bride
SharkNado
#18 - 2013-08-09 12:27:13 UTC
Sinitron wrote:
Tobias Hareka wrote:
It's always sad to see people chasing FOTM.

Many corporations won't accept players who don't have the correct skills to conform to whatever doctrine they're currently running.


So shouldn't you be talking to the corp you want to join and asking what their doctrine is instead?

http://eveprincessbride.wordpress.com/
Sinitron
DEATHFUNK
#19 - 2013-08-09 12:40:27 UTC
Princess Bride wrote:
Sinitron wrote:
Tobias Hareka wrote:
It's always sad to see people chasing FOTM.

Many corporations won't accept players who don't have the correct skills to conform to whatever doctrine they're currently running.


So shouldn't you be talking to the corp you want to join and asking what their doctrine is instead?


I was replying to his statement that "chasing FOTM is sad" with a valid explanation why some people could do it - corporate peer pressure. I mainly wanted to see if I had the necessary prerequisites to join in on whatever cookie-cutter army is currently the most popular if need be, so I can have something to offer them if it is necessary to do so.
Sergeant Acht Scultz
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-08-09 16:10:28 UTC
Tobias Hareka wrote:
It's always sad to see people chasing FOTM.



Because Eve is about wining and not loosing, because for years the balance was one fotom and everything else crap or useless stuff (Minmatar era lasted for years and were always better at everything you could possibly imagine), and imho fotom in Eve is not ready to be about players skills and thinking but always because of imbalance or bad mechanics.

And you still read random pawns absolutely against balance where players skill and experience should be the changing factor, those pawns are against:

-oversize modules fitting changes

-OGB removal

-balance in between ships of the same class

And the list goes on and on.

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