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Eko Sol
3dge of D4rkness
SoulWing Alliance
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Posted - 2014.01.07 23:25:00 -
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It is no secret that matchmaking is an issue. I've played for about 50 days with at least a match a day. Since 1.7 I stopped Ambush and Domination and play only Skirmish matches.
So I solo. I know a lot of people like doing squads and that would up the win chances through the roof BUT I don't care so much about winning as much as just having a good time. When I play games like this (strategy based games) I just like to spoil other peoples success with my mind. I am an exceptional strategic thinker. That being said, sometimes an enemy team has all of the NULLs and there isn't anything we can really do.
I have a strategy that works very well at specific NULL cannons based on how they are spawned. I do multiple fits to include a ground forces based fit, stealth fit, hack fit, and a sniper fit. I use Min-Logistics for everything because it offer versatility in what I try to do and I can put SP in specific equipment parts of the tree as opposed to specific suits with lower tier modules.
Right now, I'm starting to get to a point where the only games I can't have over 1k WP are games where we are being stomped BAD. Sometimes it is so bad that I just can't do anything, to include sniping. This is 1k without drop uplinks btw. |
Eko Sol
3dge of D4rkness
SoulWing Alliance
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Posted - 2014.01.07 23:37:00 -
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I was thinking more specific strategies. I do everything but repair tools. I do drop uplinks but I am not counting that directly toward the WP count as, I believe, they are free points. I use them strategically already. I do the RR for almost everything. I love that weapon.
I guess, an example of a strategy I use is:
Where to drop uplinks. For example, I typically drop at least one 105m or farther away from a null because an enemy typically scans near the null and won't pick it up. I'll drop the second one in an obscure spot that draws out a scanner who will spend a few seconds actually looking for the exact spot.
I also will use my hack build (high speed and endurance) and hack a supply depot first at the second null (after getting the first one knocked out) and change to a front line build before hacking supply depot or clone depot because I expect to run into an enemy unit/squad. I do the change after dropping the uplinks in the spots I like.
If I get the null at the second place with a supply depot near by, I will change to my stealth fit so I can ambush teams and hold the NULL until the rest of the team gets their or can provide support.
I use logi and hacking modules on the hack build as well to have an accelerated hacking speed. I also use it on my stealth build with two damners and a hack module. I get 45% increase right now.
If anyone else has some kind of strategy to add, I'm all ears. I consider myself an advanced player so I'm looking for similar advanced strategies or elite strategies for SOLO players. It's hard for me to do sqauds since I play sporattically and on't want to spend additional time finding or starting a squad. |
Eko Sol
3dge of D4rkness
SoulWing Alliance
13
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Posted - 2014.01.07 23:44:00 -
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Same here, I only play skirmish now 
EDIT: Upon reread I'm not sure of your OP is a brag, a moan, or a question....[/quote]
I was just trying to emphasize that since I play Skirmish I would hope people provide strategies associated to that.
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If I could escape, I usu run around and hack whatever isn't being camped and lay uplinks.[/quote]
So if you escape that nonsense and aren't able to hack effectively, do you just drop the uplinks and move on or do you always try to sneak a hack and try again. Because now I'm thinking I can save clones by dropping uplinks and letting the team spawn at those spots before getting caught trying to hack. |
Eko Sol
3dge of D4rkness
SoulWing Alliance
13
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Posted - 2014.01.08 00:11:00 -
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TechMechMeds wrote:
The whole point of a squad is to have fun together, if your running solo then expect to have your fun ruined by those that are more sociable unless you are alldin.
So, I get your point but I always have fun being solo. I don't go solo because I am anti-social. I go solo because it is just quick and easy. I am going to start dabbling into squads during the weekends now that my schedule is better but the point is that I am looking for solo-ish strategies. If you have a squad based (or small squad) strategy then share away as well. It won't hurt my game.
On another note, does anyone else go to a sniper build specifically to destroy drop uplinks and then change back to a ground forces fit and get back on the front line? I do it, but want to get assurance that i'm not the only one. |
Eko Sol
3dge of D4rkness
SoulWing Alliance
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Posted - 2014.01.08 00:56:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:
For the love of amarr and all that is holy DO NOT THROW DOWN UPLINKS IN THE SAME AREA OF AN AMBUSH MATCH WHERE THE TEAM IS GETTING SLAUGHTERED.
LOL, one of the reasons I stopped playing ambush is the uplink spam. It is very misleading and can (now with 1.7) start lag that makes people randomly invincible.
Amarrgheddon wrote:
Get a tank
I avoid vehicles right now unless I hack them. Which brings up something else that is fun. Camping in stealth near the enemy lines to kill a red and hack their stuff.
I will start dabbling in it in the future
taxi bastard wrote:
personally I use the mini militia light frame with uplinks.
go where the fighting is not.
hack everything but null cannons. and leave uplinks for team to spawn in.
move on to the next place, repeat.
your team will be the fodder and hack the null cannons keeping the enemy busy while you are 1 step ahead of them.
easy points
I am trying to not change fits BUT I can make a similar build with a logistics. Cardiac resperator, catalyst, and dampner mod. As far as the rest, I haven't tried this yet so this on my list for this week. Move fast and drop uplinks and hack everything but the null. Got it.
el operator wrote:
4. Reinforce areas with Repping hives, your team that spawns into your newly hacked NULL will need supplies, since odds are good they'll spawn right into combat. Hives out in SMART positions means they can engage without worrying about ammo/reps.
6. go read a book, video games aren't real.
I def under utilize hives. I'll make a fit that uses them more. I read a lot of non-fiction material every day. This includes books. I love knowledge, science, math, career oriented subjects, some history, etc. I never stop learning. Only play a few hours a week...except for the recent holidays. With the time off, played quite a bit more.
Rynoceros wrote:
When redlined, equip a Rep Tool and just wait for the tardberries to keep rushing out for the same area, then rep them as the team with better communication slays them coming out of the gate - over and over and over, again.
I definitely underutilize the rep tool. I need to start skilling in that. I have about 300k I want to spend elsewhere first and then start with doing a medic type build afterward.
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Eko Sol
3dge of D4rkness
SoulWing Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.01.08 03:04:00 -
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Akdhar Saif wrote:Sometimes when I'm getting stomped I call in a CRU lav and try to get blues out of the redline using that and drop links. The only problem is I drop them and they just end up getting scanned down or camped again?
Maybe a drop ship will let me place uplinks in safer places?
The drop uplinks that don't get caught are typically ones at least 100m away from a null toward the redline. Rarely do scanners go that far and even scouts don't always get them. I i have tier 2 uplink equipment and can drop two. So I always drop one there and one in an obscure spot near the null that I know can confuse a scan. If you use a scanner yourself then you know that sometimes you spend a second or two and sometimes a second scan just to get to it. I typically can detect this when I see someone looking for it and ambush them.
Avoid putting them near Supply depots. I say put them 110m away from a null toward a redline. It won't ever be at the redline itself anyway. |
Eko Sol
3dge of D4rkness
SoulWing Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.01.08 03:07:00 -
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Tectonic Fusion wrote:taxi bastard wrote:
mini militia light frame is great for farming WP's under such circumstances. no SP's needed now use that exceptional strategic thinking.
This. Use an enhanced armor plate and a basic armor plate with the 1 HPs repper or a militia cat kin or basic. And use a basic combat rifle with ZN nova knives and M1 Locus Grenades. A compact nanohive is a good equipment for a scout because you can rep and get ammo, then hopefully it disappears to cover your traces. I just place 2-3 uplinks at the start of the match, die, then go scout the rest of the match. But if you couldn't figure that out already, you are either new or are not on my level yet.
I did notice some people have some wild success with this strategy. I'm basically gonna run this and see how much I like it. |
Eko Sol
3dge of D4rkness
SoulWing Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.01.08 03:39:00 -
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Piercing Serenity wrote:
GÇóConsider bringing multiple types of uplinks on your logi suit. Bring uplinks with lower spawn times closer to the point, and uplinks with more available spawns further away
I actually have never done this. I always have one set but bringing multiple types is actually a great idea. I can have more uplinks in more places. |
Eko Sol
3dge of D4rkness
SoulWing Alliance
14
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Posted - 2014.01.08 22:07:00 -
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ratamaq doc wrote:Eko we haven't met. But we should have a chat the next time we are both online. Have you registered at our site yet? I don't remember seeing your app come through. Anyway REs are also your friend. And LAVs for solo play. Look at my channel for some older videos named demo Logi. They are from early last year, but all of them are solo min Logi work.
Hey Ratmaq, I do IT for a living and IT Security in particular. So the 30d website is blocked. I work alot and when I am not at work I avoid getting on a computer unless I have to. Although, getting on here a few minutes here and there makes me look like a slacker I assure that I am not LOL. That being said. I'll sign up this weekend and check everything out. I'll look for you online as well. I play using the PS3. |
Eko Sol
3dge of D4rkness
SoulWing Alliance
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Posted - 2014.01.09 00:17:00 -
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Denak Kalamari wrote:
I have to agree with this, running solo does have its merits. More often than not I spend more time trying t get into a squad rather than actually playing, and with my role as a scout I really have to pay attention to the squad and what they are doing and what I'm supposed to do. When I'm running solo I can just go queue up a match and play without having to worry about my squad and generally blow off steam and make a quick profit.
But on topic, taking advantage of remote explosives is the biggest amount of fun I can have, even in redline matches. You can stick them behind tanks and laugh as they blow into oblivion, charge right into a group of red dots and thrlwing remotes everywhere and blowing yourself up for a ton of points, or luring unsuspecting enemies around corners only to blow them up, for instance.
There's a lot of possibilities for remote explosives, and you should definitely try them if you haven't already.
I am going to start spec'ing into RE's soon. I have a few things to finish up for my other fits (dampening, etc.) and then going to explore scouting and uplink stuff and RE's. Need another 10 mil SP. Sigh. Guess I gotta just grind it out.
I really like the idea of just running into the fray kamikaze style with RE's, i'm gonna do this 100%. I've done it with locus grenades with little success but RE's have to be a bit more effective due to damage. |
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