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Fleets Vs. blobs
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Thor Kerrigan
Guardians of Asceticism
#61 - 2012-10-23 06:17:51 UTC
Akirei Scytale wrote:
Thor Kerrigan wrote:
There is one main defining factor between "fleet" and "blob": order.

50 people following FC orders and having the exact ships/fits asked for will resemble a fleet. The same 50 dudes just camping a gate on a friday night with their favorite ships would look like a blob.

Of course, when severely outnumbered, even the most organized fleet will look like a blob since you can hardly notice the difference.

When you accuse someone of "blobbing", you are essentially saying they are throwing quantity over quality at you.


That is a classic misunderstanding. You'd be hard pressed to find a 750 man fleet not following the FC's orders and reacting personally to appropriate circumstances.

Honestly, the best FCs attract the biggest fleets, and the biggest fleets I've ever been on moved like damn schools of fish, with extreme precision.


And yet;

Thor Kerrigan wrote:

Of course, when severely outnumbered, even the most organized fleet will look like a blob since you can hardly notice the difference.


Now you are FC'ing a fleet of 30 vagas, 4 rapiers and 6 scimis and imagine the following scenarios:

a) a fleet of 50 people
b) a fleet of 750 people
c) a blob of 50 people
d) a blob of 750 people

b) is the scariest opponent, while d) is your favorite prey. You will not win by holding ground but by killing stragglers and out-maneuvering the core.