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Blake Kingston
Sinq Laison Gendarmes
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.04.20 01:55:00 -
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I've got no idea how cloak works as I've just come back recently.
I was pinned down by some snipers on a tower - I did see one guy when I swept around with my own sniper rifle, but then latter on I couldn't see anything, nor pick up anything with my aim - but it still seemed to be from the top of the same tower?
I just kept soaking their rounds in my heavy armour - atleast I occupied them from shooting at my team mates.
Can they just sit up there cloaked and snipe and there's no chance to really find the right pixel to shoot at? |
Forever ETC
703rd
Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive
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Posted - 2014.04.20 03:08:00 -
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Well you can't fire while cloaked, so he probably lets off a few rounds before cloaking.
Well, time to go Commando. Fill the Ranks at 703rd.
Love,Hate, and everything in between.- ETC 2013
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Blake Kingston
Sinq Laison Gendarmes
Gallente Federation
195
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Posted - 2014.04.20 05:09:00 -
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Thanks! |
lee corwood
Knights Of Ender
Galactic Skyfleet Empire
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Posted - 2014.04.20 10:34:00 -
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Cloak is just like EQ. You have to have it in your hands to activate it. You can be cloaked and hack, climb a latter, even inertia dampen. However you cannot fire, throw a grenade or use other EQ. However, there is a delay when you decloak so usually the first shot happens when they are still cloaked. The shimmer they're talking about is only apparent when they move. It's fairly noticeable when they are moving but they are practically invisible when they stay still.
That being said, if you yourself ever want to try cloak, be aware that a sniper can see through your cloak.
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Blake Kingston
Sinq Laison Gendarmes
Gallente Federation
195
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Posted - 2014.04.21 08:01:00 -
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lee corwood wrote:That being said, if you yourself ever want to try cloak, be aware that a sniper can see through your cloak.
How so?
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lee corwood
Knights Of Ender
Galactic Skyfleet Empire
759
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Posted - 2014.04.21 13:36:00 -
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Blake Kingston wrote:lee corwood wrote:That being said, if you yourself ever want to try cloak, be aware that a sniper can see through your cloak. How so?
My understanding from other snipers is you don't appear cloaked to them at all when they are viewing you through their scopes. So be aware of that. Also for many people running cloaks, some of them like to stay still in corners and knife you so check all directions when entering a building. If you pass your cross hairs over a cloaked person, it will still turn red and they still die just as easily (if its a scout, beware the cloakmandos).
As a new cloakee, that might be a tempting thing to try but there are a lot of scouts out there since this patch and in my attempt to try the sit and wait game, I've had other scouts render me to pieces (not a good scout am I).
That being said, skilling even a little into some dampening would help and watch your 'you've been scanned' or 'scan attempt prevented' screen. Those messages are great intel news for 'someone is near me'. Most of the time, its a vehicle. I have team members who are great scouts and when they get scanned while cloaked, they warn us so we know a proto scout is near and probably one of us will die trying to find him.
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Megaman Trigger
Knights of Eternal Darkness
League of Infamy
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Posted - 2014.04.21 14:19:00 -
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lee corwood wrote:Blake Kingston wrote:lee corwood wrote:That being said, if you yourself ever want to try cloak, be aware that a sniper can see through your cloak. How so? My understanding from other snipers is you don't appear cloaked to them at all when they are viewing you through their scopes. So be aware of that.
This is incorrect; cloaked Mercs still appear cloaked to Snipers. At best, a Sniper can see the shimmer of a moving cloak like everyone else, only they can see it at greater range. My Alt is a sniper and Cloaks still work when looking through the scope of my Rifle.
Purifier. First Class.
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lee corwood
Knights Of Ender
Galactic Skyfleet Empire
759
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Posted - 2014.04.21 14:38:00 -
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Megaman Trigger wrote:lee corwood wrote:Blake Kingston wrote:lee corwood wrote:That being said, if you yourself ever want to try cloak, be aware that a sniper can see through your cloak. How so? My understanding from other snipers is you don't appear cloaked to them at all when they are viewing you through their scopes. So be aware of that. This is incorrect; cloaked Mercs still appear cloaked to Snipers. At best, a Sniper can see the shimmer of a moving cloak like everyone else, only they can see it at greater range. My Alt is a sniper and Cloaks still work when looking through the scope of my Rifle.
Ah well I stand corrected them.
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Blake Kingston
Sinq Laison Gendarmes
Gallente Federation
197
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Posted - 2014.04.22 01:45:00 -
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Also recently I tried a cloak and did some flanking during a domination match - our side pressed forward.
Then the reds seem to go cloak crazy themselves and were using it all over the place.
Is there some sort of mutually assured cloakstruction going on where people go ape if you cloak and they all bring it out? |
Blake Kingston
Sinq Laison Gendarmes
Gallente Federation
197
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Posted - 2014.04.22 01:46:00 -
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Megaman Trigger wrote:lee corwood wrote:Blake Kingston wrote:lee corwood wrote:That being said, if you yourself ever want to try cloak, be aware that a sniper can see through your cloak. How so? My understanding from other snipers is you don't appear cloaked to them at all when they are viewing you through their scopes. So be aware of that. This is incorrect; cloaked Mercs still appear cloaked to Snipers. At best, a Sniper can see the shimmer of a moving cloak like everyone else, only they can see it at greater range. My Alt is a sniper and Cloaks still work when looking through the scope of my Rifle.
You don't even get a red dot?
So if I suspect someones on a tower sniping, I should perhaps do some speculative shots even if I don't have a red dot? |
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Lanius Pulvis
Bullet Cluster
Lokun Listamenn
219
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Posted - 2014.04.22 01:49:00 -
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One important thing to keep in mind is that other than the optical effect, they only lower your profile 20%.
Not new, just new to you.
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Megaman Trigger
Knights of Eternal Darkness
League of Infamy
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Posted - 2014.04.22 11:13:00 -
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Blake Kingston wrote:Megaman Trigger wrote:lee corwood wrote:Blake Kingston wrote:lee corwood wrote:That being said, if you yourself ever want to try cloak, be aware that a sniper can see through your cloak. How so? My understanding from other snipers is you don't appear cloaked to them at all when they are viewing you through their scopes. So be aware of that. This is incorrect; cloaked Mercs still appear cloaked to Snipers. At best, a Sniper can see the shimmer of a moving cloak like everyone else, only they can see it at greater range. My Alt is a sniper and Cloaks still work when looking through the scope of my Rifle. You don't even get a red dot? So if I suspect someones on a tower sniping, I should perhaps do some speculative shots even if I don't have a red dot?
You get the red dot when you move over a cloaked Merc, same with any other weapon, but that's all you get. You don't see their name or their remaining shields and armour.
Purifier. First Class.
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