' Wrote:We werent always playing like saints, but neither did our foes always. I suggest we try to make a line after this and set up regular events, where both sides would have chance to bring enough forces. All problems like ganks, basehugging and the resulting trolling and flaming on the forums would be instantly resolved. As for myself, all I can say is that whenever I am in charge, I will do my best to make both sides happy with the fight.
I totally agree with you - you aren't the only ones doing it, and I'm sure you've suffered your end of the ganks as well.
My most recent encounter with a basehugging ship was a repairship(4000 regens) cruising around a Freeport while being refed by a battleship and a destroyer, both of which we either forced to dock or killed. The real question here is why the heck they just didn't dock and leave?
Quote:Are you honestly telling me that when you bring a force of that strength to a system with only a few BAF fighters on, you're really looking for a fair fight? I retort that you should not whine about basehugging if you're out to gank, both are equally reprehensible.
I like how you didn't really read my post:
I bolded the important parts.
Quote:The BAF played by the books and sat on the Hood, realizing that we greatly outnumbered them. That wasn't really an issue.
I don't have a problem with camping bases prior to an engagement.
What annoyed me, however, was that after we were engaged, multiple fighters retreated to the stationary battleship and sat on the Hood instead of docking.
It was your choice to engage us.
As for this:
Quote:A second problem is that oftentimes we have to deal with large groups and indeed entire factions of pvp-whores who aren't going to wait around for the arduous process of us trying to summon reinforcements.
Well, like I said earlier, you could always stay docked, PM one of the other guys and tell them that you aren't getting any more reinforcements, or just camp the base.
The enemy isn't going to kill you by mortar sniping from a distance and or by doing suicide runs heading towards the enemy cap trying to attack you. That just doesn't work.
As for the numbers on the corsair side, I for one felt it was justified since I was 95% positive that when we got there, we'd be ganked by multiple capital ships and a swarm of fighters, and I'm sure that others in group with me held the same sentiment, that if you want to have a fighting chance in Bretonia, you need to bring large enough numbers to overwhelm the dreaded "BAF powergank."
We wanted a fighting chance as well, one that didn't involve getting swarmed by 3 battleships, a mob of fighters and bombers, and an equally large mob of gunboats.
I'm sorry if this wasn't what was going to happen - but do realize that this is what people typically assume will happen when they fly to Bretonia.
EDIT: Again, I'm not trying to provoke or flame anyone, but I'm sure that some of the content of this post, especially the parts where I make assumptions about what the BAF will and would do are sure to offend some people.
This is no individual or even a group of people's fault. I'm simply being honest, and telling you what a good number of people want to say, but have their own personal reasons for not saying them.
Quote:[7:42:05 PM][6:51:36 PM] Igor (Smokey): btw terry
[6:51:48 PM] Terrance Cooper: Ye?
[6:52:00 PM] Igor (Smokey): nothin
[6:52:03 PM] Igor (Smokey): just sayin btw
[6:52:05 PM] Terrance Cooper: <_<
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