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Meisterjager Jagermeister
Red and Silver Hand
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.02.11 18:43:00 -
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I can't seem to make any progress. No matter what rig I run with I'm not getting any better.
I can't improve as a player until I can figure out what works best for me, but I can't figure out what works for me because I'm dead before I can even make a kill with the new loadout.
Something may actually be working but I wouldn't know because I'm using militia gear. Maybe that guy I riddled with my MAR would have been a kill but instead all I seemed to do was tap him on the shoulder and then point to the bullseye on my chest. So I think I need to upgrade my gear options but I don't want to invest skills in weapons and armor that I wont ever use again.
What's a newb to do in this situation?
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Meisterjager Jagermeister
Red and Silver Hand
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.02.13 04:45:00 -
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Thanks all! Greatly appreciate the help. I've also found a few threads that address exactly what IGÇÖm experiencing. Seems that if I keep reading through the forums I'll find all my questions already answered.
I actually have another character that I've been playing, the original one I made. I made the mistake of spending sp before I really understood the game, so he's been the test dummy lately. I'll definitely put all the advice to work with it and probably a second dummy too.
Immortal Guides and Learning Coalition are also things I want to look into.
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Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.02.21 19:06:00 -
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UPDATE-
OK so I've seen some sporadic signs of improvement.
Had some good games, some GREAT ones, but still the many many crapfests continue.
A lot of what I'm learning though is play style/ player skill, and that all the top gear in the game aint gonna help much ifin ya don no how tu uze it.
For instance I've been running a shotgun scout and I keep forgetting the idea is to hit and run. I get caught up with thinking I can get one more shot in and down the bastid before he gets me. Nope. Were I skilled up in shotgun and sporting advanced gear, that first shot would have downed him. But he's a heavy and I'm spitting militia shells at him. Not happening. Keep moving.
So my KDR is getting better. Not getting many more Ks but the Ds I've cut in half. Except for when I charge straight into the grinder. Learn from your failures right? And fail I do.
That's all I have time for now. I've got my core armor and shield skilled up to 3 each and nearly 400k sp hoarded so I'll be back later to get some advice. |
Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.02.22 04:19:00 -
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Good point about doing math.
In the case of the armor skills however, the armor core skills are universal while the plates skills are situational. If I skill up plates to 5 and don't fit them then its wasted sp, whereas the 5ksp per hp for core armor, though more expensive, are useful no matter what ds i fit. That is if I am understanding correctly.
Here's some math I could use help with. On my alt character I've skilled into combat rifle. Now I'm wondering which is more effective, which will literally give more bang for my buck: skill up damage or sharpshooter? Is more damage per hit better or are more hits better? |
Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.02.22 06:43:00 -
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UPDATE-
I believe I've uncovered some lag issues. Perhaps you all can help me confirm.
I spawn inside the MCC and drop out. As I'm falling i see near my projected landing spot a dropship being delivered and I watch while I hit the dampener. Suddenly my fall is delayed, dampener is still active but I'm not any closer to ground and I see nothing under me. Then I start sliding left. I now realize, though I can't see it, I've hit the drop ship that shouldn't even be airborne yet. There must be delay in between what is happening and what I'm seeing.
Is this why I can't seem to hit anything not nailed down.
Thoughts? |
Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.02.23 04:21:00 -
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akira 1999 wrote:both to level 4 asap..
Just had a fun match with the alt/ combat rifle. I think I will do just as you say. First I'll skill into the fully auto CR and then both to 4.
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Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.02.25 06:18:00 -
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OK, so I've come to the conclusion that the DS3 sucks.
Well, not completely. Just the aiming with the right stick is all. Nothing important though, right?
There is NO precision at all with it.
I don't know what all the crying over "unfair aim assist" is about. I have YET to see any benefit from this so called assistance.
I'll be running and gunning and just a bit off target so I move the right stick a bit and it zips right past, I miss the mark and now I'm re-spawning.
OR I'll be standing still aiming down sight and again be off target by just a bit, hit the stick and its all herky jerky.
I know what you are going to say: KB/M!!!
What's worse than right thumb stick for aiming? WASD for moving! |
Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.02.25 17:54:00 -
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Venerable Phage wrote:Go into the Dust options and lower the sensitivity of the aim.
Yup. Have it set at 50 and 75.
Doesn't Come close to what the mouse can do. |
Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.02.26 03:27:00 -
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Leadfoot10 wrote:Get a Splitfish Shark FragFX and thank me later.
I.... I.. think I love you.
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Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.03.02 23:58:00 -
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UPDATE:
So I've learned more of the nuances of the game having gotten some great advice from this and other threads and from in game experience. I've discovered the wonders of the mouse. I also have an idea of what fits my play style, which seems to be some combo of frontline and scout. I haven't decided a weapon to spec but I'll wait until after 1.8 drops for that. So in these aspects things seem to be improving.
However, just when I think I'm climbing out of the rut, they pull me right back in. These last few sp grind sessions have been fierce suckfests. Even with the magic of the mouse at my hand I've been getting tuned up left and right and left again. I can handle it when its a proto heavy with boundless hmg that puts me down, what can you do about that? But when its other scrappers with militia gear that paint my hud red I get that useless feeling all over again. Why do I bother I wonder as I'm shopping for a safe spawn point.
And I'm lying about the munchkin with proto hmg, screw him and that ammo spewing lawnmower he rode in on. |
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Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.03.03 18:06:00 -
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Leadfoot10 wrote:I think you need to find some good squadmates. Not only can they give you more in depth advice, but the teamwork that results will likely mean your KDR should get better.
Question: Did you get the Splitfish, or did you go regular USB Mouse & Keyboard?
Once I get a headset I'll jump into squadding.Definitely looking to do that.
No FragFX yet. Rather expensive and I've learned it has issues with diagonal aiming.
I'll wait until they've corrected that.
I've been using ds3 mouse combo. |
Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.03.03 22:11:00 -
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Actually, there's an entry level hmg in the loyalty market. I grabbed a few, used it once. Guy drops right in front of me and opens up his rifle in my face. Normally I'd be done for, but i just pull the trigger and he drops in a split second. I switched back to starter fit medic right after. |
Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.03.06 19:31:00 -
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I tried something totally different yesterday.
Picked up a laser rifle from the loyalty market and had one of my BEST matches so far.
Five straight kills at one point, in between scouting and hacking.
Perhaps I've found my rifle of choice. |
Meisterjager Jagermeister
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Posted - 2014.03.07 21:19:00 -
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Well, one good match does not a comeback make.
Had mediocre results with LR afterwards. I'll be baking bad guys but just can't finish them off. It takes longer to make a kill than boiling water in a microwave. Got a bunch of kill assists though and forced them to fall back from their vantage point a few times. |
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