CELESTA AUNGM
Kang Lo Directorate
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.08.18 19:07:00 -
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 With Dust, FPS learning is SOOoo different.
As Newbery's we developed a cardinal rule for ourselves, to do the exact thing you are concerned about.... reducing clone life loss. Honestly I don't know if anybody follows this rule anymore, but a year ago it was the only rule that helped us endure this ruthless game.
1) Develop safe movement techniques FIRST. Do it WITHOUT carrying any special dropsuit or any earned/purchased weapons except Militia brand. DO NOT even think of spending cash on a special suit until you can sneak, duck, run beside HAV, hitchike or hack a taxi your way around the map without getting killed more than four times per match. ( No, stop laughing--I'm serious. Believe it or not, we Newberrys got killed more times just walking from point A to B, not really from losing a gunfight.) Most vets are good enough that they can walk all around the map, and not get snipered, ambushed, or even drawn into more than 2 shootouts the entire match if she doesn't want to. Practicing ways to do that WELL saves you most of you clone lives.
Any SP we earned during this practice went to buy helpful Modules only---absolutely NO cute dropsuits.
2) Only AFTER we'd gotten good at travelling around the map safely while other mercs were getting killed, THEN we pick out a dropsuit. By this time, we've practiced so much, we've found a favorite activity or technique---so we can now tinker up a dropsuit fitting that protects us during THAT activity. This is where things get expensive, but the idea is that we need to have a GOOD protective suit BEFORE we start carrying the expensive weapons. If we don't have the protection first, then the snazzy gun is going to end up laying on the ground next to us, and the person who killed us gets to to take it home with him. That gets humiliating after a while. JEEZ!!
3) Only when we feel we have a decent dropsuit for protection, THEN start farming SP to use in unlocking the cool guns.
In most FPS games, you can go ahead and jump straight for Step #3. In Dust, you'll feel like the game is laughing at you unitl you've really practiced Step #1 first. That MAY be what you're feeling now.
It might be the best advice to take off the dropsuit and any pricey weapon you have right now, and dive into Step #1 for a couple of weeks. It's up to you.
Universe of good wishes for the 49, especially CCP Eterne...
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