Its not even fun anymore

[Chucc]

I say well said.... Mr. Payne and El Vado, and Gafwym. Very well said.

This has happened ever since the cap ships were introduced. It was especially bad for a couple years, then we managed to get used to the process of killing them. Which leads to my point in posting here.

This is not meant in any challenge, nor insult, so please don't take it that way, it is simply something I had to learn by having someone tell me too. I took it wrong at first, so I know where it can go, and wish not to have it happen.

First, no matter the amount of time you play, combat is a special thing. sometimes it is not your skill but connection that matters, other times its too many people in one area, these are real factors, they make it lag, which makes you miss, or get hit when you thought you should have missed. Take this into account at all times, even when you think there is no lag, its just a part or possibility.

Next is your skill. I don't mean you suck, I don't mean you need tolearn to fly. You could be elite and kill everyone in one on one battle, but still have no luck in group battles. There are Major differences, and that means different tactics. You can't fight a cap ship the same as you fight a VHF or a Bomber. If you don't learn to change tactics, and learn different types of techniques for each type, you will always find less enjoyment, if you get to join in at all. I suggest putting up a post asking for someone that is good in any particular area and get some actual training. A couple years ago there were a couple schools that did just this and were actually darn good at it. I took a couple classes and I saw the improvement myself. Another avenue for this training is join a faction, and get involved. Most, if not every serious faction does training, in one on one combat as well as organized fleet fights. I know this from my days flying with the XA and SCRA, Both did training exercises and made it a point to help the people that needed it, and it made us ALL better for it, and we all lived longer.

As for RP in combat... this is a golden skill among RPing aces. It is not easy, and it takes a LOT of practice, and you WILL make mistakes, and you WILL die a lot learning, but the effort pays off later when you get into it and the guy you are fighting constantly gets worse because you keep pissing him off more because he can't kill you AND you are constantly talking crap to him about it. The ends justify the means in this case if you ask me. I have found that a person that kills you while you are talking to him is slower to go bragging about it too. A guy that BARELY kills you while you are talking, well that just shows you he's not really got his heart in it, and well heck, it sure hurts my feelings less when I know I took the 'joy' out of killing me in his Destroyer when the whole time he was missing me I told all his friends that were watching how little skill he really had. (In rare cases you can even get them to take the bait to get in a fighter and fight like a man, then you get to kill them too.) But this is just me.

As for the SNAC... the bonus of having the SNAC over the Nova is that radius, the Nova will pop you like a grape, but the LONG recharge and testy aiming of the SNAC (An Art really) makes up for the fact that if you aren't practiced with it, you won't use it well anyway. The Nova on the other hand... You gotta have a clue, or you don't have a ship. It does less damage and takes ammo, but you with practice can take out entire squads with a single hit something the SNAC can't. Each has its place and strengths and weaknesses, this fits with the earlier said skill thing, its just a matter of really knowing how to do it right.

In the end, you simply have to take the time to get into it. Keep trying man. If you leave, don't do it over some N00B in his BC that can't speel his name to make a million creds.

And, definitely it makes a HUGE difference to have a few buddies you fly with and can get your groove on with, covering each other and the like, this too takes time and effort. Ask around man, if you are serious about the RP, the serious people that have that knowledge will help ya out.

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Looking into returning, maybe.