So, for the last few years, my corporation has enjoyed doing ESS in nullsec, but it seems like every time we find a balance (being able to out maneuver marauders while catching stragglers) it seems like theres constant changes that hurt small gang pvp.
We dont have the ability to cyno in a bunch of marauders for counters, we are mostly small groups of cruisers. It was already getting difficult after the marauder buffs, but now they had to add the timer on filaments, which honestly wasnt needed, theyre dropping 80 bil worth of ships, and we have a 15 minute timer to work through. The ENI has been nerfed 4 times now, which was a staple in those groups, and now the new trig marauder is going to be an even bigger issue.
Are there any plans of banning T2 battleships in the ESS? Is the idea to make joining null groups the only appealing thing to do? Im just confused because ESS used to be a loto f fun, now its just marauders online, and all the changes seem to benefit those guys as opposed to the smaller groups looking to fight in them. Skyhooking was a cool activity too but that was something that was also changed top nullsecs benefit.