Posted - 2008.09.30 11:24:00 - [1]

 

Edited by: KIAEddZ on 30/09/2008 11:32:43
KIA assembles fleet in MGAM.

100 BS + some anti support

Requests filter through to help NC in M-O

We want a fight, and its probably teh only place we will get one tonight, so we make ready.

TCF and Rebellion are bridged into MGAM

400 Local. 280 BS + Support.

Reports of 470 Bob in M-O inc 90 Caps and 5 Titans.

MGAM fleet is bridged into 15W

And we wait for NC to be ready.

Basic plan is a simple one.

Jump in, kill bubble and warp away, then back in to support the NC capitals and slug out what chould be an epic fight.

Most BS are Dual DD resistant.

Form up on M-O gate.

Wait.

I give the order for KIA to jump, and issue the order is given to TCF who follow suit.

NC bridge in and the battle begins.

Total module lag from the jumpins, we expected this, so no big deal.

Bubble isn't dying but many ships are out and clear of the bubble already and warping to the friendly pos.

Tick tock.

First Avatar arrives on grid about 60 seconds after jump in, first DD. Nothing much dies, as most support is out, and most BS can survive the dd without any real damage.

About 50% of the KIA fleet are now out of the bubble and safe in POS.

BoB bubble entry to pos.

Second Avatar arrives on grid.

Second DD. Not much dies again, more BoB support than anything as far as we can tell.

Bob caps arrive at pos.

Fight ensues on both gate and POS. Lag begins to clear, and considering there is at one point 1140 people in local, it is very playable.

Fight at POS looks to be going our way, fight at Gate BoB has control of.

Bob caps begin to warp to Gate.

KIA locks down 5 or 6 straggling Caps at pos, and beings to goto work. KIA anti support is ordered to the gate.

Node crash.

First KIA pilot logs in after 35 minutes of everyone looking at log in screen.

When he arrives at gate there are 6 friendlies and 34 hostiles.

Local is at 130, 80% ish are BoB.

Local grows, about another 5 freindlies arrive at gate, about another 30 BoB. Local is at over 200 then, still very high percentage is hostile.

Node crash

Emotional reaction from here.

Rinse and repeat. 4 hours later I call an end to it and we all log off. CCP refuse stuck petitions and refuse re imbureent. Std procedure I am sure. Server logs show nothing etc

KIA pilots attempt a few logins in the night, which ends in ship losses.

End situation is KIA fleet is trapped in M-O

Unable to log in because BoB have all points bubbled and camped.

What started of as a fun night, with an acceptable risk, due to node crashes and the blah, has left a decideldly bitter taste in KIAs mouth.

People say that we shouldn't jump in 600 to face 450.... what choice do we have, are people suggesting the first person to get 400+ in local wins by default..

We expected to lose 20% on entry, that is an acceptable loss. We didnt expect to be looking at losing 80% after the fight ends and as the day meanders by.

My own feeling on the night.
gf BoB, well played and got it right as always, but without the node crash, the whole picture would of been hugely different, maybe you win, maybe you don't, but at least it would of been a fight not a turkey shoot of people looking at the entering game screen, no malice or anger directed at you in anyways, you are doing what any of us would do in same situation, but even the most emotionally stalwart of your folk has to be glad its not them on the receiving end of it.

So so close last night to what Eve has always promised, and for about 15 minutes it was nearly there, from node crash point onwards it was a unmittigating disaster, and not for the right reasons.