It's hard enough to get another scout to knife battle me.

But Clone D, if I see you in game near something hackable I will gladly trade hacks with you. Just make sure it's something like a turret/CRU/SD and not an objective, because those take way too long.

Does anyone have any information concerning the time that it takes to complete a hack at the various Systems Hacking skill graduations and with various code breakers applied?

Scout cooperation actually sounds like an auspicious way to earn big WP.

Let's say that we establish standard locations to meet up on the various maps and that each scout takes approximately 1 minute to get there and that scouts are tanked with codebreakers (I named my hacker suit "Aardvark").

Assuming that a round lasts 15 minutes, that an average hack takes 4 seconds and there is a 1 second delay between opposing scout hacks, that gives the following formula

[ (15 min round - 1 min commute) / (4 sec hack + 1 sec buffer) ] / 2 people = 84 hacks each

84 * 50 = 4200 WP each

Of course, if we hack faster and reduce overhead between hacks, this method could yield hundreds or thousands of more WP.

I say we implement this exigently.

Time to start designating rendezvous points.

Recommended Protocol

Scouts meet at an established rendezvous point.

We also need a sign that we intend to cooperate, like dancing around in a circle without attacking.

Establish trust at rendezvous point. Remember the name(s) of the other scout(s).

After scouts establish trust at rendezvous point, then one scout leads the other(s) to a choice objective to commence hacking.

Caveats

Saboteurs may learn of the rendezvous points and imitate the authentication behavior to gain trust and then go for the kill when the other scout least suspects it.

Hunters may watch the map for this behavior (objectives changing red/blue every 5 seconds) and go for the kill.

Remediation

Desist activity for duration of match.

If you encounter and recognize the cooperative scout elsewhere, resume activity.

What a fail.

It's funny this thread pops up now, I just stopped one of these yesterday! These two n00bs were taking turns hacking a railgun until I happened to pass by and hack C. While defending the hack I saw what they were doing a proceeded to **** up the farming. I camped C like a boss with my Adv scanner and CR and anytime that n00b left his redline I ended him. This happened like 7 times in a row before they gave up and then the game ended a minute later.

The enemy n00b was in proto gear as well lol...

Do any scouts out there take turns hacking objectives with opponents?

This should be a de facto behavior for scouts. We could be farming tons of WP.

Here's how I see the scenario playing out.

You just finished hacking a reanimation unit in a remote area of the map and turn around to see an opponent scout standing there. Yes he could have killed you while you were hacking, but instead he shows no signs of hostility.

Then he proceeds to hack the reanimation unit and stands back. Then you hack the reanimation unit. Then he hacks ....

This would be way more lucrative than killing each other. Approx. 4200 WP each.

I would be down with that....but people keep killing me...

TL;DR

I have always wondered why every player always will kill another player no matter what. Early on in my Dust career I would get so frustrated with being stomped that I simply turned backwards and reversed into the enemy. Needless to say I was always shot down. I mean really thou? This is New Eden, not all clones are down there to kill and have no second thoughts, where are the tricksters, the sooth sayers, the calm collected WP farming saboteurs. There needs to be a way to talk with the enemy. Maybe this could involve an equipment module and work like a squad command order.

Not a very good idea, but though I would contribute it any way.

And do it in a remote area where no team mates would want to spawn. We don't want any unwanted surprises.

You're limited in how many wp you can get this way.

Agreed, cooperatively killing each other is not the best way to farm WP.

Let's assume 2 cooperative opponents are able to kill each other 30 times in a match. That's still only 1500 WP each. Not that much compared to taking turns hacking an objective.

Taking turns hacking an objective requires nothing but to gain the trust and cooperation of the opponent.

- No wasting dropsuits
- No unnecessary deaths
- No wasted equipment
- Massive WP (approx. 4200 or more)

Trading hacks really should become a trend. It makes a lot of sense.

Proximity Chat would be nice to have.

Easy kill that way.

This method is what got goons through this trying time of 3x SP. Pick your poison though. AFK'ing through many many matches or hack trading.

Yes, a lot of mercs kill people while they're hacking. It's just part of gameplay.

If the cooperating hackers get in a few cycles of hacks, it would be worth getting caught at it.

5 cycles = 250 points

1 kill = 50 points

not to mention that the cooperating hacker on your team may send a few grenades your way.

It's just a fun idea to think about.

Beat the system

Oh, and since reading this thread, I'll be keeping an eye on hackables in the games I play .

Proximity chat + cloaking device + remote explosives

"Hello heavy friend! I notice you have severe armor damage! There is a friendly triage nanohive behind you, around the corner to the left, it will heal you! Yes, just keep going that way, you are almost there... see? An equipment farm!"

*BOOM*

+5 Equipment Destroyed
+5 Equipment Destroyed
+5 Equipment Destroyed
+50 Kill
+5 Equipment Destroyed
+5 Equipment Destroyed

"No need to thank me friend, you are very welcome"

I'm a sniper, no-one can throw grenades that far.

Walking around hunting for these activities may not be the most efficient use of time, because they will most likely be occurring in remote areas away from enemy engagements where there are many more kills to be had.

The element of a merc travelling a long distance to stop this behavior is enough to discourage hunters from wasting time hiking out to stop these activities.

Besides, it will be scarce, and after a while hunters may realize that they're wasting their time looking for this.

Either way, best of luck to you and thanks for contributing the point about the headshots = 1800.

Overall, if scouts begin using this technique, then I would be interested to watch their WP skyrocket.

... then I get myself into a position to snipe it.

I just need to keep an eye on the map ...

It's hard enough to get another scout to knife battle me.

I was in a match where the top two players on both teams had 0 kills and 0 deaths but 2500 WP each.