Doctrine Fleet vs Kitchen Sink Fleet

In New Eden there are two types fleets types, Doctrine Fleets and what is known as the Kitchen Fleet Sink. Doctrine Fleets are those that have pilots fly certain ships with certain mods. These fleets can be very successful if done right. There have been many different fleet doctrines to pass through New Eden, Hellcat, Armor HAC, Tech 3 Blob, Brofist Alpha, and Drake Army. Many of the larger Alliances such as GoonSwarm, TEST, AAA, and Solar Fleet put these fleets to great use in Sov warfare. In smaller Alliances fleet doctrines are also becoming more and more popurual as PVP becomes more popular in EVE Online. using similar fleets as major alliance only sized down to fit their needs this smaller alliance are making small gang warfare more organized than it ever was before.

The Kitchen Sink Doctrine is not really a doctrine. It is a hodge podge of mixed ships from frigates to battlecruisers. Most of the time it is whatever the pilot wants to fly or feels the best at flying. While on the outside these fleets look like trash and easily counterable they can prove to tricky.  If the pilots have high skill points and have flow together a lot then they can understand what each other is about to. That said if they pilots are low skill point and not used to the style of play then the fleets usually ending horrible balls of fiery death. Kitchen Sink fleets are easily countered with just a simple addition to logi on the field or by a well doctrine fleet.

There are pros and cons of both Doctrine Fleets and Kitchen Sink. Doctrine fleet are usually well disciplined and well organized. Pilots know their roles and what they need to do. These fleets are also easier on the fleet's FCs as the FC understands the goal and role that the fleet as a whole is. Kitchen sinks have pros as well though not as many. First most of the time in a Kitchen sink the pilot is flying what ship that feel comfortable in leading to the be more bold than they would normally be. Kitchen Sink Fleets also allow pilots to join into fleets quickly.  Kitchen sinks are also unpredictable  the first time that they are encountered, so they have the advantage. That advantage is quickly lost the more those pilots take out a kitchen sink fleet.

In my opinion the only real disadvantage to doctrine fleets is the time it takes to train to it. While this doesn't seem like much, it is. Most pilots don't want to be told what kind of ships to fly and what skills to train. They like their independence. There many disadvantages of the kitchen sink fleet, starting with it requires more work and metagaming from the FC. It requires pilots to understand their ship more than in a Fleet Doctrine. Last in Kitchen Sink Fleets there is no clear roles of the ships because of this the Fleet Comms and then the Fleet usually break down as the roam or operation continues.

While there is a role of Kitchen Sink to fill, I have a hard time supporting them. Even basic Doctrine Fleets such as, Shield Battle Cruisers is better. Even at the small alliance and corp the level of competition is so high that very hard for alliances or corps to really on Kitchen Sink Fleets. And with the rebalancing of ships small gang pvp has become the ultimate testing grounds.  Many corps like my own are trying out new fleets and revamping old ideas that. Taking advantage of EWAR, DICs, and Gankboats. I'm a believer that as new Eden approaches new heights of PVP, it will not be large scale sov warfare that wins the day, but small gang pvp groups with new and exciting Doctrines fleets.