Really? Protostomping? Where is protostomping happening? The frequency is not as great as it used to be. Why? Because most of the "elite" players and "elite" corporations who protostomped has left after hearing the Legion announcement at FanFest.

Now that's left in pubs are clueless blueberries who couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag. I've been in a squad of 6 and we're the only guys with crazy WPs and doing anything on the field.

So I don't know what you're experiencing. I see pubs are even in a much more worse state and PC (where prototypes are abundant) is the only form of real competition.

There is no such thing as protostomping in pubs or poor matchmaking. Just poor players. Not trying to be mean or ignorant, its just what I see.

For the record just last match was 4 from STB and 6 from NFSounds. Yeah no proto stomp on public? Not all the elite players have left for Legion they only show up on weekends. Weekdays your relatively less at risk.

The frequency is not as great as it used to be.

For the record just last match was 4 from STB and 6 from NFSounds. Yeah no proto stomp on public? Not all the elite players have left for Legion they only show up on weekends. Weekdays your relatively less at risk.

You did not just call STB elite.....

Your problem might not be that you are getting crushed by protosuits you EW probably just not that good.

STB does not even let there members play in PC...

I give you all the likes that i can... Why is not the Dust514 trailer?.

Oh I'm sorry did we get offended since half their member base would still be better than nearly any newcomer and if you were actually literate, bothered to read and had an educational level of an 8th grader then you'd also get the "6 from Nfsounds"..oh wait let me clarify:

I SAID 6 FROM NFSOUNDS WITH 4 FROM STB IN SO FAR @ MATCHES IN THE PUB AND IF YOU CAN READ AND NOT TRYING TO BE DEFENSIVE TO SHOW YOU DIDN'T READ AND ARE NOT LITERATE I ESPECIALLY EMPHASIZED IT FOR YOU AND ANY ONE ELSE FROM THE SHORT YELLOW SCHOOL BUS YOU SEEM TO HAVE CLONED FROM.

In street psychology its called "nitpicking" and you focused on the "STB" and didn't even mention that there were more ppl from NFSounds and they would crush a lot of players overall in pub matches. And btw my KDR was only 4.25:1 I'll also make one thing clear:

you're obviously not getting the point of why protostomping is an issue in the game and why most who deny it enjoy the convenience and luxury of how it justifies their not so superb abilities. The game isn't about KDR stats though. It's one thing to focus on one aspect and say "oh hey that doesn't sound right you must be wrong" when you miss the point that even if STB is a far cry than what they used to be and when they're still a relative elite when its a pub match and there's at least 4 ppl from Amarr Templars.

And while I know players from WarRavens and RND can say they've been playing against STB for a longtime and know whose good and isn't, anyone whose been in MAG also knows that. It's fair enough to say that some players I've killed in games outside of Dust. So by all means, next time you nitpick something, focus on the whole statement and don't look like a failed troll in the process because you're failing to prove your point.

Inhale and then exhale.

Again, protostomping does not happen anymore like it used to. If you getting protostomped in today's war...well, frankly, you just suck.

Are you serious? If you get stomped now because the 'elite' players have left you suck?

Fecking rubbish mate, and you should know better than posting crap like this. Q-syncing still goes on, and noobs are still leaving Academy and getting kerb stomped out on their very first game out in the wild.

Of the 8 people who joined this game at the same time I did, guess how many still play? Just one. Why did the rest of 'em leave? Cause its no fun to get killed without any chance to even fight back.

We can all argue why the game has such a low player base till the cows come home, but protostomping has to take the most blame IMO.

Are you serious? If you get stomped now because the 'elite' players have left you suck?

Fecking rubbish mate, and you should know better than posting crap like this. Q-syncing still goes on, and noobs are still leaving Academy and getting kerb stomped out on their very first game out in the wild.

Of the 8 people who joined this game at the same time I did, guess how many still play? Just one. Why did the rest of 'em leave? Cause its no fun to get killed without any chance to even fight back.

We can all argue why the game has such a low player base till the cows come home, but protostomping has to take the most blame IMO.

A proto stomp isn't some guy who decides to use his hard earned proto gear in a match. (Now if you use AUR to get proto... well that's a different story). Its a guy who creates a squad specifically to be a cheap bastard and uses proto gear in a match. This is annoying. Now I'm expecting at least one of these replies.

1. HTFU (I'm sorry, but if I put anything heavier then cardboard on my scout suit, it'll be an assault suit).
2. You're butthurt
3. YOU SON OF A ***** YOU'RE THE ONE WHO BLEW UP MY ENTIRE SQUAD OF PROTO HEAVIES WITH REMOTE EXPLOSIVES!
4. If you're so annoyed by it get your own proto gear.
5. Squad up. It still happens but its not as often.
6. Go back to COD noob.

As a response to those.

1. You're lazy and unoriginal. Come up with a better bullshit excuse. (Plus I doubt armor hardeners work on dropsuits.Especially not scout suits. If we put on anything heavier then cardboard we become assault).
2. Not really. Just a bit annoyed.
3. HAHAHAHA! BABOOM! ...I mean, yeah you deserved it. Cheap bastards.
4. Well I would but the fact that you're proto-stomping us makes it a bit hard to get enough SP.
5. I do, but sometimes nobody else from my corp is on, and I'm not going back to the squad finder. Too much Spanish...
6. I've never actually played COD. Or any other FPS for that matter. Dust is my first... which is probably why I've stuck around so long.

What I'm trying to say here is... we have terrible matchmaking. We don't have enough players. We need a bigger playerbase... but tell me, who in their right minds would keep playing after one match?! (For the record, I went insane years ago). Why? Because once they get out of the academy, their met with a flood of proto-stomping bastards who don't even let them spawn! Why would they want to keep playing if they keep getting stomped over and over? Proto-stompers, you are literally driving down the playerbase!

This is Michael Arck.

He is well known for spouting bullshit on the forums.

Simply ignore him.

This is Michael Arck.

He is well known for spouting bullshit on the forums.

Simply ignore him.

Yea one match that you recently played. In your last 10 games, how many times were you protostomped?

And I have already answered that before you spoke...



Organized teamplay works well against STB and NFSounds. Your team had poor players.

This is Michael Arck. I am well known for expressing my opinion whether you like it or not. No, I'm not the guy who says what everybody else says just to be in some cool kids club or to be accepted. What I say, I believe in and I live by. If you think it's bullshit because it doesn't agree with your opinion, oh well.

The truth of the matter is, public matches aren't competitive. Reason why folks leave pub matches to go to PC and get crushed, becoming disheartened about playing in PC. Yes, you can have some good games in pubs but to measure your skill according to pubs really doesn't amount to much.

The truth of the matter is protostomping does not, I repeat, does not happen as often as implied by those whom feel otherwise. There are people who will just side with anything negative just to continue spouting negative energy.

Protostomping was mainly committed by players who often PC. With a bankroll to support and after months of working hard to achieve level 5 in a dropsuit, these players would use the same PC tactics in pubs. Hence the protostomping.
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Instead of working and coordinating with teammates, disorganized blues got protostomped into oblivion.

But back to the point...

Protostomping hardly ever happens in pubs like it did before. I've been playing Dust 514 for about two years now. I play a string a matches in one sitting.

I'm curious to know if you know what a prototype is because you just might be getting stomped by ADV suits and calling it protostomping.

You can ask seasoned players (and I would be surprised if they say otherwise) if protostomping happens often in pubs and the reply would be no, compared to how prevalent it was before. You couldn't breathe back then without protos on your neck with a tanks hammering the nail in the coffin.

It's so easy nowadays to destroy in pubs because honestly, plenty of players lack skill. That's not being mean or offensive, that's just the truth. Why I look at guys weird when they want to boast about how they got 40 kills and only 3 deaths. You're playing in pubs where clueless blueberries run rampant.

Since my question wasn't answered, let me ask this again.

In the last 10 games anybody has played, how many times were you "protostomped"?

Inhale and then exhale.

Again, protostomping does not happen anymore like it used to. If you getting protostomped in today's war...well, frankly, you just suck.

Been a problem since I started... Join a corp or get raped and beaten

How about leave PC and factional as is ( for corp gang members, so they can "play" with each other ) Them make public matches random every time, with one minute on the battle bridge to squad up. Squad finder is filled with " proto only, mic's only, b.s. No good for new players anyway ) Then start a 5-10 minute timer if you leave battle before you can join another ( so you can't just join and quit till your on the " right " team, or leaving because your getting stomped which is part of the problem also ).

Or newbs unite! See a q-sync? Leave before you feed the trolls, it only makes them happy.

Personally I always run solo, squaring rarely... Shouldn't be necessary. Went 43-3 today, 5 rounds in a row #1 on the leaderboard ( 3 times on the defeated team one round 2-7 ) guess I finally got good?