welcome to the game. soem game modes/maps will have more prefferance for a type of suit then others.. expect scouts and heavys more in tight urban maps and single cap point matches.. where in ambush and multi cap point matches you may see more medium suits
i would suggest a few things like getting standard equipment weapon suit and tank first
ie..

racial dropsuit type 3 then onto the "profession" of your choice ie.. amarr medium 3 -> amarr assault 1 (easyest suit for a new player to get into dust with due to nice high eHP and fitting slots)

basic core skills are
-armor upgrades 1 ->armor plates 1 ->armor rep 1

-shield upgrades 1 -> shield extension 1
(dont bother with shield recharging or regulation till later if your going to shield tank)

-dropsuit core upgrades 2 -> nanocircuitry 1(suggested for injecters[rez+nice war point gain] and hives[ammo, good for keeping yoruself supplied in fights]) this opens up more options for utility and War Point gain aswell as ease of fitting equipment/moduals

weaponry is a little trickier, depends on your playstyle for the "main weapon" which you shoudl try the militia versions to find which you like best/perform best with..

-weaponry 3
-hand held weapon upgrades 1
-light weapon Op 1 to 3 -> weapon of choice + Swarm for anti vehicle
-sidearm 2 -> sidearm of choice (SMG or Magsec currently best)
-explosives 1 -> grenades 1 as that will open up normal damage , "Flux" and Anti vehicle grenades.

after you have all this you will be rocking a nice standard Medium suit of your racial choice(psst go amarr) and standard gear costs less PG and CPU then militia gear

this all in all this should take maybe 1m SP and like 1.5m to 2.5m isk.

medium suits are the cheapest to get into by maybe 50,000 SP and are somewhat versitile on the battlefield..
once you are settled into a medium suit role you can expand from there into scout suits.. which take heavy sp to be good or Heavysuits "commando" and make use of your swarms and hives and light weapon"rifle" so you can feild both at the same time or dump another 260,000sp into weapon 5 and heavy weapons 1 and HMG1 and go the sentinel route with the slow moveing big gun go ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta... and then later PRRRRRRRRP...

Lol scouts united...

Does anyone actually squad there? I only chat there for the lulz most of the time.

what do you mean... sort of?

New players have to face suits with over 1000 hp....
with guns that deal upto 30% less dps without dmg mods on either suits.
Against guns that deal upto 25% of their suit hp in single bursts (CR) or 1 shot them (SCR, Sniper, forge) or can 5 shot them from 100m (RR).
Not to mention their sidearms are pathetic in comparison to ishukone assault smgs.
As a result of poor skill implementation they are not only visible, but also blind to enemies approaching, (EWAR)


On top of all this they can't enjoy vehicle roles as their tanks stand no chance (ion cannons, particle cannons, XT missiles, ALL INSTALLATIONS, OP SWARMS + IAFG)

And they can't even learn to ads or ds because of terrifying forgeguns and dead easy to use instakill swarms (SOON tm)

So what can a newb do in dust?

Well they have the special privilege of being meatshields and an easy 50 Wp + another 50 if they get picked up by a dirty needle.


....
Well atleast until they get to around 6 million sp, then they might break 500 wp a game

BTW all new players should put 1 point into uplinks, 2 into nanohives and 1 into repair tools just to get their warpoints going while they dont know how to fight.

Who's alt is this?

IKR , I can swear that ... this name looks familiar besides the numbers .

1) Log into your character.

2) Once inside your 'Merc Quarters' press L1. Scroll down to "Corporation."

3) Then, from the list of "My Corporation," "Search," "Create Corporation," choose the 2nd option - - "Search."

4) Click Left on your controller's D-pad, then click Up on the D-pad, then click Right. A search box will appear.

5) In the search box type "Goonfeet" and wait.

6) Once Goonfeet appears in the list, click the "X" button on your controller. A list will appear of "Show Info," "Apply to Corporation," and "Give Money."

7) Choose the second option - - "Apply to Corporation." In your application, write simply: "I <3 Kane Spero."

8) If they reject, go to your character menu and create a second character and repeat steps 1-7.

9) If they accept, find Breaking Stuff in your newly created Corporation Chat Tab (you may have seen him on the forums, even in this post - - he's oh-so-friendly) and remind him of your situation. [You may access the corporation chat tab by clicking the "Select" button while in your Merc Quarters."]

10) Tell members of Goonfeet that you'd like to learn everything there is to know about Dust. This includes skills, fitting, and corporation roles. In particular, you'd like to learn how to manage your Corporation's Wallet.

11) Once you gain access to this, I will leave you to decide how to proceed.

Good luck!

P.S. If Goonfeet fails, you may try the same steps with the corporation entitled "Fatal Absolution." But for them, in your application write instead "I <3 Zatara."

P.P.S. Feel free to report back here with any questions/updates.

zatata has reigned for too long! DOWN WITH ZATATA.....

that manboar guy looks like a worthy part human part animal hybrid to lead.

I think 7 is a trap... at the end though, can I write: "I <3 Dead Space"? Will I still get in?

7 is not a trap. It is how one becomes a part of corporations in Dust 514. A corporation is community of players. Goonfeet is a great place to start because they're so amazing. Feel free to read their inspirational corporation description: http://evemaps.dotlan.net/corp/Goonfeet.

Nonetheless, if you'd like to merely test step 7: when you turn on Dust, before accepting your character choice, scroll to the right and click create on one of the other two empty places. Go through the same motions you did with ISAAC35 - - of course, with a new name. After this, you may complete the steps as described.

As for your question, I am unable to asses Goonfeet's feelings about Dead Space. Perhaps one of their adepts may provide you with an answer. Nonetheless, my suggestion is: get over Dead Space and get with Kane Spero. Right now he's decease. But, like Jesus Christ himself, I suspect Kane'll resurrect sometime in the near future to spread his awesomeness throughout the Dust community.

[quote=le nom] I tried to see the website, it couldn't find it. I suggest fixing it. As for now, I will go check the first invites, and after that, if I think I am done getting tips and start getting real, I might join Goonfeet.

It should be, it's Isaac Clarke from the Dead Space series. I was too lazy to get a creative name, so I went for a character's name. Dead Space came to mind, there you go.
Someone still needs to tell me what the f**k alt means....

come fine newbie, join Onslaught Inc and my fine group of scouts will train you in the ways of the ninja....

or join the "scouts united" chat channel to start

i think theres actually a scout training corp floating around somewhere as well

Some one was using this name already is what I'm saying .

I know what's it's from .

I remember seeing someone before with the same name and now yours has more numbers , that's all I'm saying .

Must be a coincidence .

I surely hope he meant Minja... It would be stupid to be a N, I prefer M's...
Creeping up on heavies is easy... I tell them to not scream before I put a knife in their back.
They're dead both ways, because I am one fast f**cker.

i did

Is it okay that I sent a application to your INF4MOUS corporation? There were 2 Onslaught Inc. and I couldn't pick which one.

inf4m0us is closed, its a forum tag now. the corp itself is held by an alt thats never used.

Okay then, which one of the Onslaught Inc.'s is the one you're talking about? The one with 301 members?

[-ONS-] tag is the correct corp with 301 members

Sorry if I am really new to the game, but what's a alt? Is it alternative character? Or PSN ID? Please clarifiy (I MIGHT have spelled it wrong) this.

It should be, it's Isaac Clarke from the Dead Space series. I was too lazy to get a creative name, so I went for a character's name. Dead Space came to mind, there you go.
Someone still needs to tell me what the f**k alt means....

ALT = Alternate.

This character is my Main (the first one I created) but I also have separate accounts for a Logi ALT and Minja ALT.

Some people use ALTs to post discreetly in the Eve Online and Dust Forums. Sometimes those posts are part of the Forum Metagame as a clandestine social politics. Post #1 has some complaints that can be read as Troll Bait. But as a new player you obviously couldn't be trolling so the complained about items must be OP and therefor need nerfing.

I played extensively on Labor Day and never saw any overuse of any frame types. Everything was out on the battlefield and that was glorious. We had a long period of time when only one dropsuit and one weapon ruled this game.