Warfare & Tactics

I just went for a little solo roam in Black Rise. I was out for about an hour. It was a fairly standard roam with a decent smattering of warp core stabbed farmers (this time it was two Incursus, a Merlin, the inevitable Venture plus a Firetail) and a couple of link ships (a Tengu and a Proteus) hugging gates, ready to jump through as soon as they were aggressed.

This is frustrating game play. I do not like it. At least half of the people you come across do not want to fight, or only want to fight with obscene advantage. I’ll be honest and say that I have been losing interest in lowsec lately and much of the reason is these aspects.

I would love for two things to be done:

1. Give links a weapons timer. Not suspect, just the one minute weapons timer. This would force link ships out into space where they belong rather than sitting pathetically on stations and gates. Given that CCP wants to put links on grid I see no reason why this wouldn’t be a good interim measure.

2. Introduce the Entosis Link to Factional Warfare beacon capture mechanics. The no warp, no cloak mechanics are just perfect.

Alternative proposal: entosis link can be used by anyone to roll back a timer.

1. Yes
2. No - there are better fixes for FW and there is already an anti-cloak device in plex's.

1. Maybe.
2. No, entosis link as it is now will bring more harm than good in to fw.

No, and no.
Thank you for your tears, but do remember on grid links means my link alt goes back to flying a falcon, or a griffin cloaked in a novice, etc.I don't really feel like doing that, but if I trained an alt, I am going to use them, and I don't even use links half of the time, but I think it is so hilarious how much it causes people to complain.

And plex mechanics are great, it allows and incentivizes frigate and dessie PVP, if you want entosis links, just goto nullsec there is no reason to make all of eve the same.

Back in my day you had to scan for plexes with probes. It sucked because it gimped your ship's fit, so they eventually got rid of it.

Just say "No" to Entosis links in FW plexes.

I fight solo in Black Rise every night. And I never don't find GF's.

Regarding your proposal to bring Entosis links to FW ... I know, Fozzie and team think about that, but as reasoned above, it would kill solo PvP in FW, because you would need expensive gimp fits to plex. Remove the sec hit for neutrals in plexes and I would kill stabbed farmers all day long. For now, check opponent's fit and don't engage or fit double scram.

That's the solo roamer's life, mate. Some nights just suck.

Lately I try to find fights with micro-gangs of 2-3 people, hopefully a little on the noob side (unlikely I'd win a 1v3 if they're competent).

Usually works, and they're rarely linked.

Same as master here, yes to weapons timers for links, no to whatever eventualities entosis links bring to dull sec occupancy.

Simply because a better fix would be if ships with cloaks and stabs fitted did not register on the plex timer (including ventures and any other hulls bonused for warp strength).

The rest of the current FW system is superior to the proposed dull sec fix given that reward is given for constant activity. Entosis mechanics still pander to timezones and other aspects similar to timer fights, its like FW lite.

So you suck in pvp and you can not kill anything, so you want CCP to make more sitting duck targets for you.

now tell me how would it be any better?