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Auorra wrote:

Folks, I am really, really, really, really growing frustrated here. I'm not sure what I need to do to fix or improve this. So any help is appreciate.

I, at this time, use a combat rifle, SP trained to level two. I'm a logistics suit wearer and know I'm supposed to be healing instead of attacking. But I often find that if I revive at or near the same spot, I am easily picked off and one-shot. So, I will try to revive away from where I died. Most of the time, I'll come across enemy stranglers this way. In this case, I revived and saw an enemy at medium range. So, I opened fire on him. I had his shields down to half before he turned and sprinted right at me. He was not shooting. So, I tried very hard to down him before he could close the distance. With combat rifles, they do not shoot continuously. But with each burst, my sites would move off the target and I'd have to adjust them back. The guy was on me quickly and I was stuck running and jumping in a circle while reloading as he fired back. Why he waited until close range with what sounded like an assault combat rifle is beyond me. But never the less, every time I would try to swing to get the guy in my sites, I would always swing too wide. The guy finally cut me down.

Another thing I have noticed is the joysticks on my controller do not snap back the neutral exactly every time. A lot of the time, there will still be some slight movement in a direction until I flick my joystick a bit. Does this mean the trackballs on the controller are going out? Is this why I cannot hit anything because the controllers are fighting me? Or is there some secret to targeting that I am missing? Even at long range, I cannot seem to hit my target. Even while trying to lead my shots, I am not hitting anyone.

Suggestion? Thanks in advance.


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One Eyed King Land of the BIind 1737	Posted - 2014.06.01 21:48:00 - [1] - Quote A few notes on your recent post. I see you have discovered the blueberry. Those are the ones who do seemingly random things, most of which do not help the team as a whole. Like blowing up turrets that could be useful AV (many, though not all, current vehicle pilots are FOTM and hate anything that might actually hurt them, plus the wp). Others like to grief in FW, and if that bothers you, I suggest playing pubs as much as you can as there is no friendly fire there. I believe there is a way to report them, I will try and edit this post with a link when I find it, but I can't guarantee CCP will take an active effort to punish and AFKers, as they have been a problem as long as I have played. I can't speak to the medic thing directly, but I know a lot of times people want to get right back into the action and can't wait on a medic OR they know they died in a heavily contested area. A lot of players tend to dislike being revived just to be killed again. For one it reflects on KDR as two deaths (there are tons of KDR whores in this game), and two, it wastes time if you are just going to die right away. If I have REs out and there is someone hacking the objective, I want to get in as quickly as I can and hopefully blow the RE before they finish the hack. I wouldn't worry too much about KDR. Yes, there are some idiots who play this game who take this as a matter of skill. You really don't want to play with idiots anyways, so you are better off. The rest of us know how hard this game is on new players, and it takes quite awhile to build up your skills and learn the game before you really start to see the investment pay off. As long as you find a way to support your team, you should be fine. I would suggest looking to get into the Dust University chat channel, even if you don't want to join the corp, as they are extremely new player friendly and would probably welcome you to squad with them. "I've made a huge mistake." -G.O.B. Bluth
One Eyed King Land of the BIind 1972	Posted - 2014.06.13 06:10:00 - [2] - Quote Auorra wrote: Folks, I am really, really, really, really growing frustrated here. I'm not sure what I need to do to fix or improve this. So any help is appreciate. I, at this time, use a combat rifle, SP trained to level two. I'm a logistics suit wearer and know I'm supposed to be healing instead of attacking. But I often find that if I revive at or near the same spot, I am easily picked off and one-shot. So, I will try to revive away from where I died. Most of the time, I'll come across enemy stranglers this way. In this case, I revived and saw an enemy at medium range. So, I opened fire on him. I had his shields down to half before he turned and sprinted right at me. He was not shooting. So, I tried very hard to down him before he could close the distance. With combat rifles, they do not shoot continuously. But with each burst, my sites would move off the target and I'd have to adjust them back. The guy was on me quickly and I was stuck running and jumping in a circle while reloading as he fired back. Why he waited until close range with what sounded like an assault combat rifle is beyond me. But never the less, every time I would try to swing to get the guy in my sites, I would always swing too wide. The guy finally cut me down. Another thing I have noticed is the joysticks on my controller do not snap back the neutral exactly every time. A lot of the time, there will still be some slight movement in a direction until I flick my joystick a bit. Does this mean the trackballs on the controller are going out? Is this why I cannot hit anything because the controllers are fighting me? Or is there some secret to targeting that I am missing? Even at long range, I cannot seem to hit my target. Even while trying to lead my shots, I am not hitting anyone. Suggestion? Thanks in advance. On the CR topic, there is a skill that reduces the bullet dispersion. You need to skill into that too at some point, it will greatly help. Also, if you are swinging too wide, reduce your sensitivity. If not on your hipfire aim, then certainly with your aim down sights sensitivity. That will give you two different options, and can work in different ways. This is how a minja feels
One Eyed King Land of the BIind 2009	Posted - 2014.06.15 17:58:00 - [3] - Quote Auorra wrote: Quote: On the CR topic, there is a skill that reduces the bullet dispersion. You need to skill into that too at some point, it will greatly help. Also, if you are swinging too wide, reduce your sensitivity. If not on your hipfire aim, then certainly with your aim down sights sensitivity. That will give you two different options, and can work in different ways. That must be it then. I wonder if I should upgrade to a different drop suit or add points in to shield regeneration or enhancement. Frankly, I'm not sure how I'm supposed to heal and "jump in to the thick of it" (as one help thread put it), if I am being one-shot all the time. Questions: Can you only get 1000 SP max from a single battle? Without bonuses, I cannot seem to make more than that. Is there a bug that allows an ally to cause damage to an ally in the game? There have been a couple of incidents the last few days where the only way I could have been hurt was by friendly fire. If you are new, stick your SP into shield and armor before you get too far into dropsuits because they can apply to all suits and roles regardless. There is a weekly skills cap. If you start seeing a significant reduction in your SP, you have hit your cap for the week. I think they reset ever Wednesday during downtime. Friendly fire is active in factional warfare for sure, and I think PC too. Pubs definitely not. Just be aware of what mode you are in, especially if you are in a squad that jumps around modes. This is how a minja feels
One Eyed King Land of the BIind 2232	Posted - 2014.07.02 02:51:00 - [4] - Quote Auorra wrote: What does the number "9%" on supply depots and Clone Reanimators mean? That is the percent of damage you are able to do with your weapon. So it is 9% of whatever DPS your weapon is able to pull off. You can also find weak spots on tanks using this method. As there are spots that are over 100 percent. This is how a minja feels