They knew we were trouble when we moved in~
All this happened, more or less. To say this week was bloody would be a massive understatement; PL are boasting over 2000 kills with 8 Nyxes. While there have been a bevvy of fantastic fights for both sides, there was no fight more interesting than today in LXQ2 – the final timer. SCDot, PNG, ED, et al (heretofore known as SCDotte) may have been on the receiving end of a PL resurgence, but they certainly have held their own. Unlike most alliances who opt for the blueball and pay for it with strategic assets, SCDotte have lost a single tower and only had one system threatened in the name of goodfites. Many better alliances have had their morale crushed by such vicious fights, but SCDotte refused to back down. Instead, the fights seemed to feed their blood-lust; for the LXQ2 final timer they amassed an impressive 200 man fleet, supported by 240 SOLAR, off of their prime time.
With 240 SOLAR Maels and ~200 SCDotte Geddons, the situation was looking bleak for PL – holding at ~130. There were three options for The Legion: reship to Carriers, Dreads, and Supers to remove any chance of a ~goodfite~, blueball to get another 4 timers for LXQ (probably the most sensible decision), or go balls-to-the-wall and try to split the two fleets up. The warrior-like attitude of SCDotte forced the PL hand – there would be no denying these good men of a fight. Decision made, PL reshipped so that all superfluous support was eliminated: all highly-specialized Rokhs, Scimis, and dictors. SOLAR and SCDotte had one key advantages: forming early. As such SOLAR were able to position themselves within striking distance of LXQ while being safely inside a POS, while SCDotte had onlined a cyno-jammer in their home system of LEM before PL, eliminating the threat of a drop. Or so they thought.
No options left, PL had to go for the SCDotte Geddon fleet in LEM. After SOLAR bridged off of their Titan into LXQ, PL coyly bridged next door to LEM and warped to the Geddon fleet. The raw numbers were in SCDotte’s favor – including two Triage – but the raw Battleship numbers were fairly matched. The 240 man SOLAR fleet were a mere 11 jumps from LEM, so PL were forced to set a frantic pace and clear off 100 BS – without crippling themselves too much – before SOLAR could make the requisite ten jumps. Tensions were palpable within the PL fleet as five ships were called concurrently and FEARCATS were dispatched to strike confusion among the Geddons. The pace was so feverish that the 100 man Geddon fleet, along with the two Triage, was cleared before SOLAR could even make it halfway to LEM. PL’s celebration was short-lived, though, as SCDotte began to reship and SOLAR were heading back to LXQ to clear SBUs.
The 120 PL Rokh fleet, desperately shoving reinforcements into their ranks, met the 240 SOLAR Maels in LXQ and began what would be the bloodiest slugfest of 2013. PL brought in Triage to bridge the numbers gap, but to no avail – the coordinated alpha from the Maels was too much to overcome for even the specialized PL Rokhs. Explosions darted space as the two BS fleets locked horns. SCDotte, by now, had reshipped to Hurricanes with similar numbers as before. As they bridged in The Legion were forced to change their focus onto the Hurricanes while absorbing the colossal blows from SOLAR. Luckily, NCdot, Nulli and RA had quickly formed T3 Snipers and began clearing DPS off of the PL Rokhs, while Darkside had done the same for SOLAR. In a blink the Hurricanes were down and PL – having lost nearly half of their Rokhs – could refocus their efforts on the seemingly insurmountable Maelstrom fleet. SCDotte, refusing to accept defeat, reshipped their fleet for a third time – now Tornados, Bombers, and six blap Dreads. Meanwhile, SOLAR and PL continued to exchange hulls with neither side relenting – and neither side any closer to victory. The winner, it would seem, would be the side whose wavered first.
After forty solid minutes of firing, wreckage was strewn across the battlefield. PL had taken such a beating that they had exhausted their supply of Rokhs; the previous week had seen 1700 kills and only 40 Rokh losses, this fight alone had 90 Rokhs converted to Minmatar-like heaps of wreckage. Eager to get back into the fight, and with SCDotte now entering system with Tornados and blap-Dreads, PL brought in 25 Slowcats to help the 30 remaining Rokhs clear DPS. Strangely, the SCDotte Dreads opted not to come in on the field but instead tried to clear the SBUs. Sensing blood, PL steered the fleet out of the Maelstrom grid and directly into the Dreads, who had panic-warped to planet 1 only to be tackled by an enterprising Dictor. If the Dreads had succeeded they would have been crowned with glory, but now they were trapped. SCDotte snipers warped, in vain, to save the Dreads. Three SCs and two Titans from PL helped take down the hapless Dreads while Rokhs focused on the Tier 3 sniper fleet. SOLAR, who apparently had not been informed of the Dread debacle, were left scratching their heads as PL had simply left after over an hour of constant fighting. As the final Dread popped, SOLAR were clued in and continued the fight at what was now a small Dread graveyard. The impetus of enthusiasm was firmly PL’s again and the remains of SOLAR Maels began to quickly litter the battlefield. Beaten, yet not defeated, SCDotte were in the midst of reshipping for a fourth time when SOLAR informed them that the Mael fleet was below critical mass and had to disengage.
The Legion was in the familiar situation of victory, yet with a strange twist. The hectic fighting was not without cost – 100 Rokhs had died, nearly three times more losses than the previous week combined. Two hundred BS’, one hundred BCs, four Dreads, two Carriers, and a shiny new station were PL’s reward, a steep though admirable tradeoff. It is said the greatest test of courage is to bear defeat without losing hope. SCDotte has prove they have courage in spades, and not a tinsel courage either.
Related links:
Combined BR for LEM, LXQ2 (numbers a bit funky): www.pandemic-legion.com/killboard/view_battle.php?start_time=2013-01-04%2014:58:00&end_time=2013-01-04%2016:20:00&system=LXQ2-T,LEM-I1
Combined BR for PL’s deployment to Uemon: www.pandemic-legion.com/killboard/view_battle.php?start_time=2012-12-26%2023:36:00&end_time=2013-01-05%2006:00:00&system=LXQ2-T,4M-QXK,LEM-I1,PX-IHN,Tasti,ZS-PNI,Bwf-ZZ,otosela,9P4O-F,SR-KBB,Okkamon,%203A1p-N,QHJ-FW,A-QRQT,2E-ZR5,Sieh,6WT-BE
fuck pl wankers they are like cancer of eve online
The butthurt is strong in this one.
Would this be the kind of quick wit, keen observation, and incisive thinking we could expect from you as a CSM member?
I am allowed to have an opinion regarding the ridiculousness of someone's 'middle finger' on here but if you wish to call me out for it then so be it. Don't expect me to be a drone simply because I am running for CSM.
Still awaiting your reply in your CSM article.
It's just odd you've never been a prolific poster…until now.
of course you are allowed to have an opinion, but if you stand for pl and test goon why should someone vote for you honestly? The whole CSM is full of this guys .. no need for more of this blue donut lovers at the csm.
I never said I was standing for them though so I'm not sure where you got that idea from. I simply applauded a good article and what was to all intents a purposes a very well orchestrated takeover of the system.
For the avoidance of doubt though I am allied to no bloc, I'm not being installed by some big blob and I stand for CSM on my own merits and ideas.
PL brown nose! LOL good luck getting that stamp of you in the CSM campaign.
you have to be the quickest failed CSM candidate in history. Not 12 hours after announcing your candidacy you have already blown it!
you have space in detroid? not allied to a bloc or installed by a blob? seems legit
Save the shitposting for the grunts friend.
looks like youre not getting that free trip to Iceland now
Did he say he was pro Test or Goon?
Man you guys are just itching to connect PL with CFC so badly you make shit up.
PL mostly fights on there own with NCC in Solar wars and still you guys want to connect them with CFC when in reality Solar has more co-operation with them than PL has.
wtf are u guys stupid? there was no opinion stated from his side, he just mentioned those tears from SOLAR and stuff… Whats wrong about it? PL putting a good fight… solar could take over the same doctrine and blob carriers aswell… Its no secret that the Droneregion is a messy place and theres no reason not getting fights out of it. So stop crying and get better the next time.
he's running for CSM, so………….
yes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByOGK23QiGM tooodooloooo ….
Most overrated movie ever…
ya but the scene with the chinese man is funny eh eh eh
Nice one, seriously though stop commenting.
lol , indeed !
he is right. PL are the Eve cancer.
Nice article Elise.
after you have given PL a rimjob can you crawl back under your rock please
Very nice battle report.
For all who say null sec is dead and no good fights exist here is a great example of the evasive good fight! I only wish I could have been there to see it
So thats the PL I used to respect! Good job my bros.
Mino you think you can run for CSM and make comments like that? You need to get your head out of PL s asshole and grow up. Majority of rank and file players are indeed concerned about how a non sov holding alliance can. Travel the entire map of eve ruining everyone else's fun in a single evening.
aggreed.
Mino – no vote from me. bye
Very good point. PL is and continues to be a dark stain on the game that is EVE.
No my friend, we are just not able to counter them yet. I guess no one is willing to sacrifice capital / super capital fleets to weaken them since it would leave the one who do the sacrifice crippled and just target of any other alliance.
On the other hand PL is using that fear to keep the upper hand in every and any fight since no one will use their capital fleet in the presence of PL.
So, we are in a circle of fear and with them being blue with NC. I don't really see that circle breaking any time soon…
So because he respects PL as a military might/powerhouse he is damned?
You guys that say stupid shit like "PL is a stain" "PL cant win without spies" "PL is CFC allies" is so much more out there its not even funny.
Like or dislike PL they are a huge power in Eve and are excellent at what they do, if you dont admit it, you sound like a child who is crossing there arms and crying.
You can dislike them but please use solid reasons why, not feelings and false logic.
It's a VERY strange feeling being surprised that hostile fleets are choosing to commit. Someone says over comms "they're agressed they're agressed they're fighting" and I'm like "wait, what?"
I came for the girl. She is pretty.
its a tarp Elise is a male .. so dont fall in love with elise randolph .. except you are a man lover
Yeah you only know its Elise when Taylor Swift is there.
I swear he posted 200 posts on Cry Havoc boards having new picture of her each time+all the thousands on Eve24, lol he really is a stalker
sounds like your Elise Randolp is a transgender male as it seems
why would evenews24 allow PL battlereport spam? isnt it enough, that 0.0 is one big blue ball and the two other big eve news pages are run by PL and Goons?
thats what i find in your goon test pl battle report friend www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwzK44NvoxI
the ugly bitch is shadoo's sister? srsly u talk about havin gudfites but when you cant win you drop slowcats …. false advertising
use moar spys PL ur bad without em..
But thats part of game, so they are good at Eve?
If you dont want spies go to WoW I guess.
A lot of guys brag about there spies until they get screwed by enemy spies then they whine.
your an idiot
60 slowcats not 25
oh also ncdot and pl r blue. that's why the article here.
Umm or its here because he posted article…..
You should try it sometime, post and if its rejected then you can speak up.
Say what you want about E.R but he is great at writing interesting shit even if its exaggerated
cry me a river
The fights in the last two weeks have been great. We've been going in balls to the wall all the time, goodfites were had and everyone has been having a blast. Props to SCDotte and SOLAR for bringing the fights. We're all hoping to get out as many GFs as possible out of this arrangement.
Also to all the guys who are bitching about PL+NCDOT+NUlli etc, if you look at most battles [7/10] We [NCC+PL] are still outnumbered, so why the hell do you guys act like you are being blobbed?
Solar uses 2x our numbers and 15x our alliances. Get real guys, we still bring about 200 in our max joint fleets, they usually have that in just non-Solar alliances.
etc? Seriously?
I'm all for shitting on the opposition but don't discredit the value of fellow coalition members/blues to your war effort.
You've got the hbc, n3 and NCC. Three coalitions. Who have been involved in this war.
Pass the popcorn….?
You know, why PL BR are the most boring of all BR?
because 99,9 % of 100 are just win, win, win, win, win, win and … win.
So…this girl is still writing battle reports for PL, no wonder they have crysis of identitiy.
ITS A Man .. not a girl damn ;p omg ..
I wrote already, PL are parasites, they are for of tapeworm in EVE, living from Goon and TEST shit. Eat shit, become shit. And that it is.
Who cares about shitty PL? They are unable to make and controll own territory, they are no longer respected mercs. All they do is moongoo collection, exploitation of broken game mechanics and whoring on fights that were created by someone else, claiming they come for "goodfites".
Fuck you PL, you are not good, just annoying idiots. Your battlereports where you always have supercap fleet on standby are boring. I wish that the day when all space is controlled by Test and Goons comes soon, so that you die from boredom because of no targets to shoot – status you significantly help to create. Shitty blue donut bakers.
Fuck you PL
yap agree !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EVE needs two things to break the stalemate in nullsec caused by the momblobs and titanIwinbuttons… And to shake up the economy and broken sovereignty mechanics.
1. All rare moon goo depletes and randomly respawns on other moons across nullsec and maybe even lowsec.
2. All dreads have siege mode removed and are given a big fat damage buff versus moms and titans.
Simple and effective.
Titans don't have an I win button they have a massively damaging weapon that renders them useless for thirty seconds..which is mostly useless unless you have ten of them.
1. Yes…I like
2. No dreads are about 2b each. They currently compete with Titan dips (t2 siege gives better dps than a maxed out Titan). Thus they have a weakness which is also their strength; where supers require destructible drones, titans have doomsdays, dreads have siege
This girl has got some nice nerdy way with her words… Elizabeth, you have special place in my heart as of now <3
That girls a dude.
/yourafag
dont try it they dont seem to understand THAT ELISE RANDOLPH IS MALE ;D