[DT] P5yy General Tips 1# : Grav Lockdown

Ironing out bad habits in players

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So I see this bad habit all the time.

You've conquered a grav , yet your ENTIRE fleet of strikecraft and frigates  sit there watching a capship bomb the planet.

Now whilst this is happening..you have no idea whats in the neighbouring gravwells. You ever stop to think maybe you should leave the caps killing the planet and try to attack another grav well before the enemy can build up there.

Now you remember the AI. Remember all those times you spend killing him ...ONE...GRAV...AT...A...TIME.

Then suddenly out of nowhere a level 1 capship appears with a ton of cobalts. Why not send one carrier to kill the construction frigate before the shipyard is made that makes the cap!

Remember that the enemy is responding to you in some way. Just because nothing is happening at the planet your bombing doesnt mean they are not doing anything. They are infact probably setting up defences at their next grav.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

P5 i think this post is gonna hurt unexperianced players more than help, my advise is to leave a couple ships behind to kill builders as they spawn and advance your capitol ship with the fleet if you have a cap with vital lvl 6 ability.

so many times players will ask me (to include [DT]s and [_] and various other skilled players) "Tyr!? howd you get planet suction so fast!?" i always say this and im a huge advocate of microing your cap for maximum expiance to include only useing 1 as vasari and never leaving it behind to bomb planets and letting the fleet continue on scoreing kills that yield no exp to a cap

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Tyr, do u recommend using siege frigates to bomb the planets instead of a Cap?

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

I (hate to say this but its one of my dirty secrets) usually run with a couple of purge vessels following my fleets.

After I get done "cleaning" out a well I will send in the purges to clean the planet as my fleet moves on to bigger, better, and more glorious things.

To keep the purge ships safe they generally come with their own little escort which consists of a drone host and a couple of illuminators.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

p5yy suck, dont lissen to p5yy.