Vicious Minotaur
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Posted - 2014.09.17 04:06:00 -
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Today, I just had my first try at Nova Knifing in Dom (while being stomped on, no less). I was surprised at how it was not as difficult as I thought it would be.
I was using basic NKs ( no proficiency), basic Caldari Scout, approximately 300 eHP (at most), and NO cloak. Went 11:8. First time nova knifing. While being stomped on. All things considered, I was quite surprised.
I found that there was much margin of error there was in some scenarios (or was it just beginners luck?). While sneaking up on enemies w/ a RR, I completely screwed up, missed, got noticed, and did not have to abort ( like most Knifers recommend when you screw up). Just kept swinging as they flailed around with their super accurate-to-a-fault RRs.
To much fun. Will take Nova knives to proto, and Cal Scout to proto. Thanks, Million Clone Challenge.
I am a minotaur.
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Vicious Minotaur
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Posted - 2014.09.17 04:55:00 -
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Maken Tosch wrote:
You should have seen how bad knives were back in the early days.
Hit detection was crappy on an epic level, you always had to be within kissing distance to actually hit anyone, no cloaks existed, OHK-ing Proto heavies was a mission on its own, there was no suit available that gave bonuses to nova knife damage (Gallente Scout was the only scout suit at the time) at all, fog rendering problems made it virtually impossible to hide as a scout especially when cloaks didn't exist and the problem was only compounded by the existence of "Witch Mountain" when snipers dominated back in the days. In other words, it was hard mode for knifers on an epic level. If you were knifer back then and still are now, then you are a god among insects with the changes knives experienced recently because you've been through hell and back being baptized by the flames of trial and error.
I had the beginnings of a Minja build when I first made this account when Uprising hit, but considering I never was able to kill anything, gave up in less than one battle, and went back to tuning my then-Under Powered HMG.... Well, I hardly count that as my first time nova knifing. (Oh, the missed opportunity for innuendo...)
But still, I had only cursory knowledge of the plight of Nova Knifers "back in the day." It was too frustrating trying to be a heavy early/mid uprising, why add to my punishment by truly giving nova knifing a go? Backed well off until today. Thankfully, the joys of Nova Knifing has opened up for plebeians like me
I am a minotaur.
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