Aero Yassavi
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.10.12 11:44:00 -
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Ok, so I love this suit. Yes it has flaws, but you can work around it. Before it released I was level 3 in Amarr Assault, after it released I skilled up the heavy frame just to use this suit. For awhile after I stopped using it and went back to Amarr Assault, but a while ago I really started figuring it out and now it is what I use 99% of the time. In fact, I got some boosters recently to help get my prototype Commando faster. I am actually doing just as well with it now as I am with my assault. I will try to give you a general idea for how to use it, according to my perspective of course.
Core Skills
Your core skills are critical in making an efficient Commando fit. Armor Upgrades and Shield Upgrades both add 12.5 HP per level (the game does keep track of decimals in your HP, it just doesn't display them). What you want to do is alternate between shield upgrades and armor upgrades each level, with shield first (you'll see why later). When you get to level 4 on each you will be at 300 shield 300 armor base values, which is a great start!
Dropsuit Biotics is also a great place to dump skill points into, as making the Commando a little more mobile can save your life.
You'll find early on that the Commando is lacking in CPU and PG, so naturally Dropsuit Electronics and Dropsuit Engineering will be skills you should invest into quickly. However, it is also extremely important to invest into weapon proficiency. I know everyone loves using their best weapons, but for the Commando what you want to do is run standard weapons with high proficiency. Remember, you have two light weapons so you don't need the absolute best one to win, just a good combination. That leads us to the next topic.
Choosing Your Weapons
When you decide which weapons to roll out with on your Commando, consider how each weapon will compliment each other. Naturally a lot of people read this and think, "Well I'll use a shield oriented weapon and an armor oriented weapon." That could work, but I'm talking about compliments a little deeper than that. Think about what ranges the weapon is most efficient at, think about how people may try to counter one weapon and use your second weapon to counter that. There's a lot to it. Take your time, experiment, and find what works for you. It is also important to consider which weapons can benefit the most from the reload bonus.
Personally, I run the laser rifle and scrambler rifle. The laser rifle is the ultimate area-of-denial weapon, so I can follow behind my squad and melt everyone as we push our frontlines up inch by inch, or I can find a nice spot to defend and hold the area down. If someone gets in front of my laser's optimal range, I switch to the scrambler rifle and take him down. On one fit I use the assault scrambler, which helps when I'm trying to be a little more aggressive, but my favorite fit uses the standard scrambler rifle which I have made adequate for closer encounters by a lot of practice, and that leads to the next topic.
Understand Your Weapons
Once you have your weapon combo picked out, learn every nook-and-cranny about them. You aren't going to have the highest tier weapons, so knowing how to get the most out of your standard weapons is what will get your through. I have this opinion that Commanods (the few that are out there) know more about their weapons then anyone else.
For me, let's look at the laser rifle. You ask a lot of people, they will say you need to get at least an advanced laser rifle, put it on an Amarr Assault suit, get your proficiency up, and slap on complex damage mods to make it work. I don't do any of those things, I don't even have level 1 proficiency in it yet. But I don't need that. With a quick look at a battle situation, I can tell exactly where my target is in regards to my optimal range without looking at any of the numbers. I can tell how he is going to react once I put the laser on him before I even do, and adjust my position accordingly. I understand when the laser rifle is going to overheat with great precision just on a gut feeling, and I understand exactly how much damage output it is doing each fraction of a second of holding down the trigger. I know how fast reloading is and how much heat is cooled off during that time. All of that information is important.
I can list a bunch of other things in regards to the scrambler rifle, but you get the point. Whichever weapons you choose, you need to know every little thing about them.
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