In-Game Events and Gatherings

IT WAS AWESOME!!!
lets do that again ;-)

Here are my two cents:

Your ship.

Q: What were your considerations for the hull?
A: Since I am specialized in Caldari ships/missiles the Hookbill was the logical choice. Had to be a faction frig to be competitive.
Q: Do you have a history of success with it, or were there other factors in your decision? isk? availability? trained skills? The T2 variant prize?
A: I flew a lot with Kestrels and the Hookbill is kind of the same idea just with better stats. So I picked what I was used to fly.

Your theorycrafting and fit.

Q: What was your plan for the engagement?
A: kite as much as possible. I optimized the fit for speed and got up to over 5k with MWD. Against other kiters I fitted two Remote Sensor Damps, which actually worked out very well in the second match
Q: What did you hope your opponent would choose, between short or long range, shield or armor, Afterburner or Microwarpdrive, etc?
A: Didn’t matter a lot. I was hoping to kite any brawler and to damp the kiters so the only thing that mattered was getting range quickly.

Your warp-to range to the engagement area.

Q: Both participants warp in from the same general direction. With a warp-in distance restriction of 30km, there is a chance your choice of warp-in could be the same as your opponent, or flipped... unintentionally and by chance. How did this affect your match and what do you think of this arrangement?
A: In the final we warped on top of each other which kind of sealed my fate . But I think it is a good solution. Otherwise kiting ships would have a huge advantage.

In the engagement.

Q: What were your thoughts when you landed on grid with your opponent, and did you change your plan of engagement after seeing them?
A: not realy. The pairing in the first two rounds were very much what I hoped for.

Q: What advantages and disadvantages did you perceive initially, considering things like your range, weapon types, and your hulls?
A: I found the active reps with full links a little bit too strong. I couldn’t break most of the tanks in a timely fashion although I had about 80 dps.

Q: How did you use your advantages and mitigate your disadvantages?
A: I tried to get range as fast as possible. That was pretty much my strategy and it worked well.
Q: Did anything change unexpectedly during the engagement?
A: not really

Knowing your opponent

Q: Some players find that after a 1v1 PVP engagement, you experience a "feel" for your opponent. Did you experience this in your match?
A: I think the matches are too short to get a feeling for your opponent.

Warfare Links.

Q: This is the first Destruction Derpy held under full Mindlinked Command Ship Warfare Boosters. How did they change your engagement, and did you notice anything different in your ship?
A: As mentioned above, I found the active reps too strong with links. You almost need a ship with more than 100 dps to break tank, which can be a problem for low skilled characters. Especially if you have a Crystal-Implant set on top of the links.
Also buffered tanks are not really an option because of this. This is again a disadvantage for younger players who have difficulties managing guns, tank and ewar at the same time.

Further notes.

What would you like to add that hasn't been covered?
A: I liked the idea of a double loss after two draws. Makes for an interesting second match

This happened during my match with Piter. I couldn't get close enough to him to do any damage (I burned out my MWD trying to catch him), so my only hope was to survive until the end of the round. I was letting my SAAR reload between cycles, and each 60-second reload lost me some structure, until I finally died. In hindsight I should have had the nanite paste reload turned off. I think the reduced repair rate without the 60-second reload delay may have been enough to save me. Of course, then I'd have had to come up with a better plan for the second round...

I am neutral on the subject of links. As long as we know ahead of time what links will be available, it's just one more part of our theorycrafting. If the links make the matches more exciting to watch, then I'd say they are a positive thing.

hey quick thought / question.

a lot of solid PVP videos seem to involve just enough DPS to keep the reps running full-bore. would conventional reps and cap injects avoid the reload problem of ancillaries?

whaddya guys think. to solve the wasted reps issue.

cap suicide, high DPS (140)...

possibly change web for mwd? for dual prop to chase okoolos' kestrel. ?

http://i.imgur.com/zsUfoJV.jpg

has been changed to collision accelerator / burst aerator rigs (thanks hugh) and T2 rep