I'm currently spending more time getting involved with PvP as PvE battles are starting to become drastically boring and ever-so-predictable. Admittedly, i'm young in the PvP world and possibly physical age is a factor. I'm 37 now. I'm at that stage in life when i don't feel the need to win anymore and just "taking part" is now fun for me (Which is strangely odd as it frustrates the hell out of me when my 10 year old daughter get's a trophy or a badge from school for "taking part", the same trophy/badge is given to everyone, regardless of whether or not they won, which they also don't know as they don't... keep... SCORES, which really, really anno... i'll stop digressing right there).
Anyway, i'm noticing a trend when it comes to PvPing, it seems most of the encounters I've had either start out badly-sided or end up that way. Out of the last 20ish battles I've had, probably 12-14 have been Wings simply out to destroy me. Little to no contact, just interdiction, little skirmish i know i'll never win but you gotta have a go right? Mostly I've managed to jump out the system but have had my ship destroyed more than couple of times, I've no issue with that, this post really, really isn't about that. I fly in a massively over-engineered Corvette so accept i'll be targeted to a certain degree.
The one's that have mildly annoyed me are the ones where I'm battling against another Cmdr and it's going well for both of us, both getting some good hits and dodging blah, blah. than his mates show up and (for me anyway) spoil all the fun. I've had this happen when I've been far worse off than the other guy and it seems to me their behaviour is "this is taking to long, we kill you now". My immediate thought is my original foe has simply been holding me whilst he waits for his buddies to turn up even when he was doing far better, which if true, seems... well i don't know is the truth. what i do know however, it just takes all the fun out of it for me. In this example I'd have rather been destroyed by the original foe in a 1v1, at least i'd feel like i lost to a better Cmdr and would look at where i went wrong, what mistakes did i make, etc. when his mates join in, it seems the only mistake taken was getting in the fight in the first place.
So, what i am curious about is how other Cmdr's view their play-style, more-so concerning whether it's play-to-win or play-for-fun, and what your thoughts are on the difference, if any?
I'd also like to find out if other Cmdr's are seeing the same things i am with PvP or even better, i'd like to hear about the good encounters you've had which you thought were going south but turned up roses for whatever reason
My own personal play-style is clearly play-for-fun, i wouldn't want to destroy another Cmdr in a 1v1, heck, i'd offer to escort them to the nearest station as it seems the right thing to do. I believe we needs folk to be more "Gentlemanly" or "Sporting" i guess which in the big scheme of things, seems a long shot.
Gummy-bears & liver pâté for your thoughts
Lee
Anyway, i'm noticing a trend when it comes to PvPing, it seems most of the encounters I've had either start out badly-sided or end up that way. Out of the last 20ish battles I've had, probably 12-14 have been Wings simply out to destroy me. Little to no contact, just interdiction, little skirmish i know i'll never win but you gotta have a go right? Mostly I've managed to jump out the system but have had my ship destroyed more than couple of times, I've no issue with that, this post really, really isn't about that. I fly in a massively over-engineered Corvette so accept i'll be targeted to a certain degree.
The one's that have mildly annoyed me are the ones where I'm battling against another Cmdr and it's going well for both of us, both getting some good hits and dodging blah, blah. than his mates show up and (for me anyway) spoil all the fun. I've had this happen when I've been far worse off than the other guy and it seems to me their behaviour is "this is taking to long, we kill you now". My immediate thought is my original foe has simply been holding me whilst he waits for his buddies to turn up even when he was doing far better, which if true, seems... well i don't know is the truth. what i do know however, it just takes all the fun out of it for me. In this example I'd have rather been destroyed by the original foe in a 1v1, at least i'd feel like i lost to a better Cmdr and would look at where i went wrong, what mistakes did i make, etc. when his mates join in, it seems the only mistake taken was getting in the fight in the first place.
So, what i am curious about is how other Cmdr's view their play-style, more-so concerning whether it's play-to-win or play-for-fun, and what your thoughts are on the difference, if any?
I'd also like to find out if other Cmdr's are seeing the same things i am with PvP or even better, i'd like to hear about the good encounters you've had which you thought were going south but turned up roses for whatever reason
My own personal play-style is clearly play-for-fun, i wouldn't want to destroy another Cmdr in a 1v1, heck, i'd offer to escort them to the nearest station as it seems the right thing to do. I believe we needs folk to be more "Gentlemanly" or "Sporting" i guess which in the big scheme of things, seems a long shot.
Gummy-bears & liver pâté for your thoughts
Lee
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