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Posted - 2013.11.16 19:43:00 -
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I'm not going to jump in on the SCR vs. AR debate. But here's my game plan for using the SCR.
1. If I come to a group of enemies. I'm picking out and shooting at the Caldari; no exceptions. I will take the Caldari on before a Scout, or anything. They have shields, and my SCR eats shields. So, I pick opponents that play to my weapon's strength.
2. I always lead with a charge shot, even if it's only a half shot, if the engagement is is beyond 20m. I need to inflict the most damage ASAP, because my shots travel slower and I can't fire my SCR as fast as a full-auto weapon.
3. I aim. And, I mean I flippin' AIM! If I miss my shot volley, there's a odd chance I'll be in a world of hurt. If I'm taking on 6 enemies, I HAVE to land my volleys. Because if I miss, and the enemy is still standing, I might overheat and could die because I'm now unarmed for 5 seconds. Switching to sidearm actually takes to long, it's much faster to kill them out right in the first place.
4. I use timing. Since the gun over heats and locks up, I have to keep a rhythm going. I can't look down at my over heat meter, so I have to have a good idea where I am in respects to that. Especially if one of the enemies is a Heavy or Brick Gallente, because a full volley is not enough to kill them. Its always good to have something for at least partial cover, because eventually you'll have to just stop shooting for 3 seconds or reload.
One of my most successful tactics is simply popping out from behind some form of cover and getting a kill, then popping out of the other side and getting a kill, and just going back and forth. I can get 11-14 kills racked up before anyone realizes what's happening, and before you know it the enemy team is gone, and the Minmatar Logi that was covering me can now slip past and hack the objective.
All in all, I think I'm effective with the SCR because I play smart, and and aim... which all-in-all is all FPS really is. The same tactics apply to every gun, so I don't know if the SCR is special, or not. I don't know if this helps you, or not. But, I see SCR users at either the very top of the leaderboard, or at the very bottom. It takes skill to use, but I'm not going to pretend its the hardest thing to master since Astrophysics. |