Vlad Rostok
SAM-MIK
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.10.24 06:21:00 -
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Unrequited Love wrote:I am still a relatively new player to Dust 514 been playing off and on for a little bit now. This is my first true shooter.
I am terrible. I suck at aiming, run right into firefights, and am still struggling to learn the nuances of the game. I'm that guy you have all been killing.
I have noticed that very few players shoot at tanks and the drop ships, so I have put most of my XP into swarmers.
I have still yet to register a single tank kill but my whole point is it has felt good, empowering if you will, to force them to deal with me or even have to retreat, when firefights with soldiers just get me dead.
I want to help my team win so i can make money and figured since I have such trouble killing anyone with my assault rifle that good swarmers would help my team win more often.
But all that has done is cause me to stay broke. Trying to win to get credits is making me broke. What gives?
I feel like quiting.
You have received a fair amount of decent advice in the replies above and a little bit of troll advice. Hopefully you can discern between the two.
Now, I'm going to make a couple of assumptions before I make a suggestion of the very first thing you should do, before any of the other suggestions.
Assumption 1: You are playing Dust 514 on a reasonably late model HDTV
Assumption 2: Your PS3 is connected to your TV with an HDMI cable
Assumption 3: You are playing Dust 514 at 1080p
If any or all of the above three assumptions are incorrect, then disregard the rest of this paragraph: From your PS3 menu, go into display settings and unselect 1080p. You should use no better than 720p; you may even try 480p, if the aspect ratio isn't too hinky. Bottom line is, the lower the better.
You can, of course, continue to play at 1080p resolution and enjoy the beautiful graphics that are Dust 514 but you will be putting yourself at a significant disadvantage.
The next thing I suggest that you do is adjust the sensitivity of your controller in the Dust > Neocom > Settings menu. You may have to play a little bit with these until you find the settings that are about right for you. Sensitivity too low and your avatar won't react fast enough; sensitivity too high and you'll be spinning around making yourself motion sick. If you truly haven't played FPS before, you might want to start with settings in the 20-25 range for X & Y and maybe 25-30 for X & Y in ADS (aim down sights).
If you're going to stick with this game, you must realize and accept that the game will change. CCP makes little tweaks and adjustments to the way things work in this game on a regular basis; these can result in fairly major changes to a playstyle you may have become accustomed to.
I started this game in the midst of Uprising 1.3 and it was brutal. Insta-death every time you spawned. No idea where to go or what to do. It helps to learn the maps. There aren't that many, although the sockets (installation types) vary sometimes. Many of the more hardcore types stopped playing the game, especially after the Eve fanfest earlier this year. Not sure what time zone you're in, but it might be better to pick your playing time earlier in the afternoon (also select the battle server for your region; don't use automatic) as the more eager to kill lots of noob types tend to come out later in the evening.
I'll stop here, but there is much more to learn - which weapons affect armor, and which shields; what passive skills (Dropsuit Upgrade tree) do; how to build a decent suit fitting.
Last thing: you found the forums (not many do); be sure to check out Dust game play videos on youtube. There are literally hundreds of examples of what to do (and what not to do) in this game. Just keep in mind that tactics work differently depending upon the game build that you are watching.
When I was ready to give up, some understanding mercs took me in and bade me not to. Good luck. |