I sent a super secret spy into Caldari space.
Myself.
The vast differences betwixt office sociology is KILLER!!
For these lost souls the Caldari State and the Minmatar Republic is at odds.
I will divulge sensitive specs for your war fleet.
This transmission is to solidify the Caldari in ally with the Intaki’s defeat of Gallente drone supremacy.
You would be wise to pay homage to my clans of chieftains once this special information is digested.
Rushing into battle has been your typical strategy to engage the Sin and the Dominix.
Use your torps on the drone hive.
Use your cruise missiles on the domi.
Whatever else you got is ok too.
Torps have splash damage.
Once you are finished destroying drone report to allies channels immediately.
I for one hope for better relations between the Caldari and Matari. I see common issues that we could easily address via improved diplomatic relations.
So long as it does not lead to more of those, “Calmatar”. Maker, sounds like one of those cheap “authentic” fusion menus – not sure why someone would want to identify as such.
Oh ya, blending the two is a bad thing, I just dont believe we really have all that much of a reason to be in each others gun sights aside from the one obvious one.
It’s an export cuisine for foreigners that glosses over traditional Caldari foods because they might think it’s gross. What’s gross about panko crumbed squid eyeballs, deep fried? There’s nothing more tasty than that initial crunch with that gooey centre. Or starting your mornings with some shortbread and fish that has been marinating in its own juices in an ice larder for nine months for that proper kick to the day.
I wouldn’t take it personally, it’s not like Caldari also put each other in mutual gun sights from time to time. A little bit of bloodletting is good for the soul. Sometimes you need the cull.
Why do you need a reason to fight? Have you looked at State society? Do you think gambling and gladiatorial gaming are the most popular forms of entertainment, just because? To be Caldari, is to be primed for war and conflict and gambling, gladiatorial combat, they feed into that – the notions of risk, of deception, of violent confrontation, to win by playing the game better than your opponent, they all feed into and are fed by a culture that sees force and war as the only means to survival.
I don’t know what games children play elsewhere but personally, for me, my toys consisted of field stripping rifles and my games things like play fighting to take a building – remember to check your corners boys and girls – under adult supervision. I got pretty good at it, liked most should, at least if you don’t want to get thrown into the kicking circle of your peers to have boots applied to your body for failure.
What it all leads to is a Caldari society that in terms of worldview really isn’t all to dissimilar to being a capsuleer. You have your own friends, the people you rely on, and then there’s every one else who is a jerk trying to take your stuff so you go ahead and be a jerk right back.
Which is pretty much the State. There’s your corporation and family, and then there’s the jerks in the other corporations to fight against, it’s just that they are less jerks than everyone else like the Amarr, Gallente or Minmatar.
So yeah, I guess there doesn’t have to be much more reason to fight anyone beyond the fact that they are not Caldari.
When I was about 12 I was trained to increase my reflexes by getting shot by railgun rounds then getting revived by nanite injectors (keep in mind the current ones have serious side effects) until I could dodge them and I considered that as a game.
Getting shot by railguns without shields and thick enough armour will leave you with absolutely nothing left to revive from. Nobody but someone in Duster-grade gear is going to survive getting pulped by a railgun.
You are also not going to dodge a railgun fire and have to rely on throwing off the shooter’s aim. Staying still while the shooter is aiming that railgun is going to spell instantaneous death for anyone who isn’t in Duster-grade gear, and even the Duster will be at death’s door, if lucky. If you know someone is going to shoot you with a railgun, you take cover behind a thick enough wall of titanium diborite or equivalent or you run around erratically in hopes of throwing their aim.
You do not want them to miss with grazing shots. The sudden heat change will vaporise you. You want them to miss entirely.
They were small arms sized for baseliners the round wasn’t even half as fast as a sniper rifle or bolt pistol round. I wasn’t standing still and I had the bare minimum of tools at my disposal to dodge it
… uh … a rail flechette’s teeny-tiny to start with and is way faster than a conventional sniper or bolt pistol round. It’s also extremely destructive. Maybe you’ve got it confused with something else?
Either way, sir, respectfully, I don’t think you or Veik had a “typical” upbringing. For any nation.
Railgun projectiles travel at percentages of speed of light (relativistic speed).
You are thinking Gauss rifles. The Caldari field these as standard small arms. Still powerful enough to defeat light cover and standard reinforced ceramic-composite nanoweave body armour that is everywhere these days.
Ah I haven’t used that method of training in so long I mixed up the terms. Nowadays I focus on evading projectiles from multiple angles.Speaking of, do you have any recommendations for a weapon that would help me train most effectively?