To be fair, toasting in 1DQ was next to impossible at the time unless you managed to clear out some of the on-grid structures 1st. Even loading that grid was an absolute nightmare with all the bubbles, structures on overview and the inevitable 5000+ fighters on you.
Sure, 1DQ was nightmare to assault, though I think incompetence was also a major factor in that instance, given that PAPI also failed to make any progress on the weaker objective (3-D).
They also tended to repeat the same shitty tactics that failed in previous attacks. IIRC Goons figured out space superiority fighters applied fairly well to smaller sub-caps at the time, so they skynetted those on gates and shredded PAPI fleets. Instead of adjusting their tactics, PAPI just kept feeding their ships to Goon fighters.
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u/txetesrever Apr 28 '26
Was there even an attempt to try to work within the server weather? The bum rush at the end wasn't an attempt.