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Why do Minmatar shield tank?

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Bagrat Skalski
Koinuun Kotei
#21 - 2014-09-15 15:23:53 UTC
They don't have so much duck tape to afford armor tanking.

Custom ship skins, character creator style "repaint". Bring it!
Kyt Thrace
Lightspeed Enterprises
Goonswarm Federation
#22 - 2014-09-15 15:54:57 UTC
Minmatar are not great at anything but good at everything.

R.I.P. Vile Rat
Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#23 - 2014-09-15 15:55:27 UTC
Remiel Pollard wrote:
RoAnnon wrote:
Anthar Thebess wrote:
Quote:
Why do Minmatar shield tank?

Because their armor is rusty?


No, No, we have armored rust... Big smile


Wait, I've got this one.

The rust is the armour.


Rust is a nice, light, ablative layer
Frostys Virpio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#24 - 2014-09-15 16:54:24 UTC
Remiel Pollard wrote:
RoAnnon wrote:
Anthar Thebess wrote:
Quote:
Why do Minmatar shield tank?

Because their armor is rusty?


No, No, we have armored rust... Big smile


Wait, I've got this one.

The rust is the armour.


As long as it does not fall off like large amount of rust tend to do, it's kind of a layer of oxygen on top of the original pieces.
Remissus Rinah
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#25 - 2014-09-15 18:10:12 UTC
The mystery of how the Minmatar manage to rust all these ships up so bad in space continues... P

~ Remissus
Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#26 - 2014-09-15 18:44:15 UTC
Reaver Glitterstim wrote:
Answer #1:) how do you think the ship stays in one piece? With physical braces? HA!

Answer #2:) because their engineers are clearly incompetent at armor tanking or hull tanking!

Answer #3:) they don't actually have shields, but the failing electronics create a static field that makes it difficult for ammunition to get past!

Answer #4 (from Yang Aurilen):) Because they see that Caldari shields are clearly better than Armarr tanking and Gayllente hull tanking. Clearly, Minmatar absolutely fail at mimicking the efforts of a people who perform labor.


To be honest, Minmatar (former slaves with lower tech ships and projectile weapons) probably should have been armor tankers where as Amarr (the slavers with their badass high tech laz0rs and such) probably should have been the ones with a choice of shields or armor.

But screw the lore anyways lol.
Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#27 - 2014-09-15 19:08:10 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
Reaver Glitterstim wrote:
Answer #1:) how do you think the ship stays in one piece? With physical braces? HA!

Answer #2:) because their engineers are clearly incompetent at armor tanking or hull tanking!

Answer #3:) they don't actually have shields, but the failing electronics create a static field that makes it difficult for ammunition to get past!

Answer #4 (from Yang Aurilen):) Because they see that Caldari shields are clearly better than Armarr tanking and Gayllente hull tanking. Clearly, Minmatar absolutely fail at mimicking the efforts of a people who perform labor.


To be honest, Minmatar (former slaves with lower tech ships and projectile weapons) probably should have been armor tankers where as Amarr (the slavers with their badass high tech laz0rs and such) probably should have been the ones with a choice of shields or armor.

But screw the lore anyways lol.


I think the initial idea was that Minmatar were supposed to be salvagers and tinkerers who just threw everything they could find together and somehow turned it into spaceships, thus different tanking styles and (in the past) often split weapon systems.

Thinking about it, wouldn't it be nice if Minmatar ships had more calibration points or even one additional rigging slot to reflect their very nature as jury-rigged, improvised spacebuggies?

I'd like to apologize for the poor quality of the post above and sincerely hope you didn't waste your time reading it. Yes, I do feel bad about it.
Vyl Vit
#28 - 2014-09-16 08:19:20 UTC
I suppose you ALLLL think you're pretty damned funny. HA HA HA HA.

Paradise is like where you are right now, only much, much better.
Cancel Align NOW
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#29 - 2014-09-16 08:36:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Cancel Align NOW
What is funny is how I can hit your ship with a hammer and flakes fall off in the hanger, but I shoot you with my Scorch and the electromagentic disturbance caused by your poorly constructed circuitry absorbs at least 40% of the damage.
Ruskarn Andedare
Lion Investments
#30 - 2014-09-16 09:05:03 UTC
Cancel Align NOW wrote:
What is funny is how I can hit your ship with a hammer and flakes fall off in the hanger, but I shoot you with my Scorch and the electromagentic disturbance caused by your poorly constructed circuitry absorbs at least 40% of the damage.


That sort of proves it isn't poorly constructed now doesn't it P
Yang Aurilen
State War Academy
Caldari State
#31 - 2014-09-16 09:05:42 UTC
Remiel Pollard wrote:
RoAnnon wrote:
Anthar Thebess wrote:
Quote:
Why do Minmatar shield tank?

Because their armor is rusty?


No, No, we have armored rust... Big smile


Wait, I've got this one.

The rust is the armour.


You can say minmattar armor has a nice rustic feel to it.

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Snagletooth Johnson
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#32 - 2014-09-16 09:10:34 UTC
Minmatar tried armor tanking, but the bailing wire kept breaking, causing the the pieces to fall and ripping up the duct tape patching up the holes and hence cause them to loose all of their oxygen.

Now they sheild tank, were all they need is a stolen car battery and some wire hangers.
Agondray
Avenger Mercenaries
VOID Intergalactic Forces
#33 - 2014-09-16 14:18:18 UTC
Minmatar is the hardest to fly as you need gun and missile, armor and shield skills and throw in some drones while your at it

"Sarcasm is the Recourse of a weak mind." -Dr. Smith
Trii Seo
Goonswarm Federation
#34 - 2014-09-16 15:43:40 UTC
Because duct-taping a shield emitter salvaged from a busted Drake laying on the side of the space-highway is easier than getting the damn thing plated.

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Reaver Glitterstim
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#35 - 2014-09-16 19:21:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Reaver Glitterstim
Cancel Align NOW wrote:
What is funny is how I can hit your ship with a hammer and flakes fall off in the hanger, but I shoot you with my Scorch and the electromagentic disturbance caused by your poorly constructed circuitry absorbs at least 40% of the damage.

Never underestimate the heat withstanding properties of copious amounts of excess poorly-conductive tritanium-steel wiring. The Minnie engineers KNOW about electrostatic discharge.

P.S. kudos for the spelling: electromaGENtic--Scorch

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Bullet Anarchy
Venom and Bullet Corporation
Metropolis Defense
#36 - 2014-09-16 19:43:23 UTC
Why do we tank at all ? when you guys couldn't hit a gas giant at optimal range. Cool

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Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#37 - 2014-09-17 01:25:07 UTC
... because Eve Online has no classification for 'duct tape tanking' so they just file it under 'shield' for laziness' sake.




Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Steppa Musana
Doomheim
#38 - 2014-09-17 01:30:29 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
... because Eve Online has no classification for 'duct tape tanking' so they just file it under 'shield' for laziness' sake.





I could have sworn duct-tape tanking was listed as "pre-Kronos hull tanking".

Hey guys.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#39 - 2014-09-17 01:53:52 UTC
Steppa Musana wrote:

I could have sworn duct-tape tanking was listed as "pre-Kronos hull tanking".


Maybe.

Am I the only one who thinks that Minnie need their own repper sound effect that sounds like a roll of duct tape being pulled?

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Amber Lana
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#40 - 2014-09-17 05:21:04 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:

Am I the only one who thinks that Minnie need their own repper sound effect that sounds like a roll of duct tape being pulled?


Agreed, We need this NAO CCP!

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