CamClarke
Inner.Hell
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Posted - 2014.09.02 15:47:00 -
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Pretty much what BL4CKST4R said. Be sure to look at your suit's most relevant tanking skills as well. Do not forget to spec into grenades as well - a basic Flux grenade wipes shields and the blast goes through walls for destroying deployed equipment if it's close enough.
Yeah, HMG heavies are an epidemic right now. For the love of god, never approach them from the front, and avoid being seen by them if you can. Forge guns aren't exactly overpowered against infantry though, they're an anti-vehicle weapon that requires charging up and it takes a fair bit of skill to hit a moving infantryman since its projectile has travel time. Sure, there's some people that are super good at nailing those direct hits, but they're low in number and are overall much less deadly to infantry than a heavy with any HMG.
Never stop moving unless you are cloaked or have a good reason while in cover. A sitting target is a headshot victim. This goes double for uncloaked Scouts, triple for one without maxed out core skills, quadruple for one with little FPS experience.
Pick your fights carefully. When possible, always try to go for surprise. Scouts do not have as much HP as the other frames, so going toe to toe is less than ideal. When you do go toe to toe, use your superior strafing speed to throw off your enemy's aim. In extremely close quarters, jumping is actually pretty effective with a Scout because you'll break aim, probably leave their view thanks to Scout jumping height, and they'll have to spin around to find you again if they're not another Scout.
Yeah, the SP grind is rough. Thankfully, you gain 24,000 per day passively on top of whatever you're making actively. Still, I hear you. Even us 40+ million SP vets still have things to grind out, but getting the core skills high/maxed is by far the most arduous thing you'll have to do in Dust. Ambush is considered the best mode for grinding isk/SP because of its fast match turnover. You can do multiple Ambush matches in the time it would take a Skirmish or Domination to finish, getting more SP overall and much more isk since the isk payouts between Ambush, Skirmish, and Domination are all very close.
Once you have a fair bit of isk, consider doing Factional Warfare while you wait for SP. Factional Warfare Loyalty Store equipment all requires fewer ranks in their relevant skill to use, with the exception of the Specialist weapons. It can be a good way to get better gear faster than you normally would, but FW is all Skirmish.
Join a corporation too, there are a few out there specifically for newbies. It helps to have a community of people to talk to, squad with, and ask questions to. Just avoid duna corp, that's just a scam corp that likes to sucker in newbies for isk tax farming. |