Why is Discovery Freelancer focused on VHFs?

[Mímir]

Well in a cap, you'll be doing both grinding and conn. There still is skill involved, and you can get a lot better by practicing. Capwhores dwell in conn too, spending long hours.

I was never against caps, as nom seems to think. I just realized that for me, personally, the fun in caps lies in symmetrical fleet warfare, and in the past some parts of the community was real upset when that kind of unplanned action took place. That left me with the choice of either be one of those guys that chase lone snubs around for an easy blue, go solo and get ganked by a horde of bombers or simply go to conn and sit around. Caps are in the mod, but it's like the community never fully settled on their use.

I also don't think the entry level for snub pvp is all that high. Sure, when you go up against someone better than you, you feel like you don't have a chance, but you'll learn tricks and counters that you can use to beat other players of your level. There is real progression, it's like 'Highlander', stealing other people's powers and techniques. I don't think any game should be balanced in a way where an inexperienced and unskilled player stands a fair chance against a pro. Why bother get better?

I also think you could have been a real pro if you'd spent all this time practicing pvp, spazzy. You just chose to allocate your time in the way that suited you best, and I think that's what we all should do.

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