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Why do Minmatar shield tank?

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Ssabat Thraxx
DUST Expeditionary Team
Good Sax
#41 - 2014-09-17 05:25:49 UTC
Zimmy Zeta wrote:
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?


Wouldn't it be nice if we were older?

Then we wouldnt have to wait so long.

\m/ O.o \m/

"You're a freak ..." - Solecist Project
Solecist Project
#42 - 2014-09-17 09:35:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Solecist Project
Ssabat Thraxx wrote:

Wouldn't it be nice if we were older?

Then we wouldnt have to wait so long.

Much to the loss of the other one................
.... who'd prefer a longsr lasting experience....... ;)

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Dyscordia
Super Elite Friendship Club
#43 - 2014-09-18 13:01:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Dyscordia
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.



Republic Fleet 1600 Oxidized Iron Armor Plates
Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#44 - 2014-09-18 18:54:14 UTC
Ssabat Thraxx wrote:

Wouldn't it be nice if we were older?

Then we wouldnt have to wait so long.


And wouldn't it be nice to live together

In the kind of world where we belong?

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.
Bullet Anarchy
Venom and Bullet Corporation
Metropolis Defense
#45 - 2014-09-18 20:37:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Bullet Anarchy
We has solar panels and sails, in case we crash land in a tropical ocean somewhere and need to convert it into a raft

Happens a lot, that's where the rust comes from but I've heard the tech 2 versions are galvanised.

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ISD Ezwal
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#46 - 2014-09-19 12:07:02 UTC  |  Edited by: ISD Ezwal
The hull made of sturdy steel beams, the armour thick plated Tungsten, disguised by spray painted rust.
And the shields? Just an effect on the sideline.

Because flying my Wolf is electrifying baby! Oh yeah....Big smile

ISD Ezwal Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs)
Solecist Project
#47 - 2014-09-19 12:44:41 UTC
ISD Ezwal wrote:
The hull made of sturdy steel beams ........
...... the armour .....
............ thick .......
.......... plated ...........
.................. Tungsten ..................
I'll be in my Quarters..............

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Bullet Anarchy
Venom and Bullet Corporation
Metropolis Defense
#48 - 2014-09-19 14:53:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Bullet Anarchy
ISD Ezwal wrote:


Because flying my Wolf is electrifying baby! Oh yeah....Big smile


What big eyes you have grandmother, spot that wolf 150AU away, oxidization in a vacuum ?.

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Cipher Jones
The Thomas Edwards Taco Tuesday All Stars
#49 - 2014-09-19 15:55:24 UTC
Why don't you read some Eve lore and get back to us on that on? Since, you know, you have all kinds of free time since that thing that happened...

internet spaceships

are serious business sir.

and don't forget it
Bullet Anarchy
Venom and Bullet Corporation
Metropolis Defense
#50 - 2014-09-19 16:21:41 UTC
Cipher Jones wrote:
Since, you know, you have all kinds of free time since that thing that happened...


Since I got rid of my Xbox ?

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Opertone
State War Academy
Caldari State
#51 - 2014-09-19 20:54:42 UTC
Becoz nobody buys shield boosters, apart from Caldari. Minmatar clear out the low demand stock at black friday prices. (Because dark skin labour force are only admited to Jita on Fridays, when everybody else has a party)

This post sums up why the 'best' work with DCM inc.

WARP DRIVE makes eve boring

really - add warping align time 300% on gun aggression and eve becomes great again
Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#52 - 2014-09-19 20:56:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Zimmy Zeta
ISD Ezwal wrote:
The hull made of sturdy steel beams, the armour thick plated Tungsten, disguised by spray painted rust.
And the shields? Just an effect on the sideline.

Because flying my Wolf is electrifying baby! Oh yeah....Big smile


Sorry for nitpicking.. but the armor of a wolf is made of fernite carbide, not tungsten.

Tungsten armor is used on the mobile subjugation vessels of your Amarrian oppressors.

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.
panterus29
Blame The Bunny
#53 - 2014-09-20 00:46:29 UTC
anyone who thinks minmatar dont armor tank have no idea how dense compressed oxides can get Blink
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#54 - 2014-09-20 01:01:32 UTC
panterus29 wrote:
anyone who thinks minmatar dont armor tank have no idea how dense compressed oxides can get Blink

We know how dense Minmatar can get if that's any indication.

Sovereignty and Population

New Mining Mechanics
Bullet Anarchy
Venom and Bullet Corporation
Metropolis Defense
#55 - 2014-09-20 13:42:55 UTC
Opertone wrote:
(Because dark skin labour force are only admited to Jita on Fridays, when everybody else has a party)


How unlucky, bet they only go there to watch all the stiffs buzzing round the Caldari Assembly Plant like flies round a dung pile.

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Rowells
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#56 - 2014-09-20 14:26:06 UTC
Abrazzar wrote:
panterus29 wrote:
anyone who thinks minmatar dont armor tank have no idea how dense compressed oxides can get Blink

We know how dense Minmatar can get if that's any indication.

Skull tank best tank
Tusker Crazinski
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#57 - 2014-09-20 16:00:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Tusker Crazinski
Because our ships are "mostly" space worthy. right out the Thukker Mix ship yards you could expect several hull breaches, missing rivets, missing plates and airlocks. So stolen shielding systems we're installed to hold the in the atmosphere. unfortunately this exacerbates the chrome and zinc shortages in Matari space so the ships rust in their air bubbles.

at least this is the only rational explanation I have for why Matari ships are rusty, it's not like space has lots of oxidizer sitting around.

serous answers

out side of the ships that are explicitly in the game for ASB monster tanks they really don't. cruisers and BC's get a two slot tank at best. frigs and desies may not even get one. the battleships are just way too derpy ATM. Prop mods are our tanks
NEONOVUS
Mindstar Technology
Goonswarm Federation
#58 - 2014-09-20 19:14:33 UTC
Its not rust, its the softly warm glow of radiating energies
After all, having your ship oh instantly would be quite problematic.
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