Techmix-nerf and factions which are unique in RELYING on techmixing

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HF don't have there own weapons in 4.86?

Yes. However all our proposals for statistics of ships and gear otherwise are designed to COMPLEMENT the existing ships and gear, as we are based around that and rely on teamwork above all other things to succeed, hence why a lack of emphasis of getting "good stuff that wtfpwns on its own".

in any way - before you ppl start to rant yourself into a state of utmost refusal and "final nail state" - you really should learn to "wait and see".

You may consider this a pre-emptive measure and my initial wall of text a pre-emptive speech. None of us wish to waste time with things which from our perspective appear broken in regards to our faction, which would lead to less motivation, activity, and ability to conduct our destructive RP, which in essence is PvP, what we are built around.

Now, I came here wishing to not dwell on things, however the last time we got told to "wait and see" regarding a matter like this one, we ended up with .85's tech-chart, which effectively grounded our entire fleet and kept a good portion of it grounded even later until the involved parties managed to sort the white-cell for Liberty out. As the generic Discovery player, I can wait and see. As a High Command member of the HF, I cannot simply sit and do nothing.

I won't even get into generic IDs as this too is neither here or there.

However, regarding this:

the objectivity is: an equal playing field for all. - if you feel the NEED to mix techs, you ll do it on a RP basis - just for the sake of mixing, not for the sake of pvp. - if you want to pvp, you ll try to go as pure-tech as possible.

By nerfing 90% of the HF's main fleet, you would accomplish the goal of creating an equal playing field for all? By nerfing the SCRA's only battleships effectively, you accomplish the same? By auto-nerfing pretty much everything the Vagrant Raiders use, as well? By tech and ID mix-match and effectively making the only things factions like Bundschuh or LWB can use without a nerf their own guns and civilian or borderworld ships, you do that too?



EDIT: You do realize that tech and the possibilites to use XYZ tech are what makes factions attractive to an extent, right? Merely compare the number of existing LWB ID or Bundschuh ID players to the number of existing Red Hessian ID players. You will notice a huge difference with the latter ID having the highest amount of players. Why?

Hessians get: Lokis, Odins, Thors, Heimdalls, Vidars, Natterturns, GB shooters, Cruiser shooters, Dresden and the Omegas with their mining areas as their main ZoI.
LWB get: Destroyers, Stuttgart + Rheinland and to a lesser extent surrounding systems as their main Zoi.
Bundschuh get: Lugers, Frankfurt + Rheinland and to a lesser extent surrounding systems as their main Zoi.

That is actually a major part of the reason. It helps that Hessians can drive Cruisers and Gunboats around, and even Battleships come .86, while the other two can't and don't even have ONE single shiptype to call their own, much less a whole shipline.