A Complex problem, requires a complex solution.
A Fleet of Paladin, will be met with a Fleet of Vargurs… for example… the players, can equilibrate the battle field with similar ships formations.
A Solo players, against Multibox gankers, has revealed to be a complex solution, because gankers and Multiboxers always found a way around any cheap solution to give Marauders SOLO pilots, a chance to survive a 15+ 1000PDS frigs or Destroyers attack. The Marauder Buff of 2020, to this day, has been the only viable option. I trained and spent 1000’s of $ to get into Marauder specialization.
I would like the DEVs would put some effort into making viable the use of Marauders to everybody.
It took me thousands hours of Raven missions to be able to buy me my first Marauder.
Thousands of hours.
It can take 4 hours to clear a single Lv4 mission in a Raven. Its price doubled. The Loot has become a bunch of scrap metals. No Thanks. I occasionally used Faction BS bc too many gankers were in the system. I’ve been doing this for four years now.
It was just a matter of luck and when if I took out my Maruder I was locked on or someone else was chosen as victim.
We are not one or two Solo Marauders pilot. There’s a lot of us.
It’s unfair to give me all the pression for bringing up this reality.
Another idea could be to give T2 Marauders rigs a 50% more effectiveness.
So Two Shield extend nigh equal three Shield extenders on T1 BS.
Then try only 75% Shield boost, but not 0%!!!
Try Raise base resists up so with the same modules, at least a T2 Marauder, has a little more total EHP of it’s T1 counterpart, with the same modules.
Faction BS will always have their niche place whatever you do, it doesn’t matter the slightest.
I Just don’t want to spend all my time in a Faction BS with a Marauder rusting in the hangar!