AV is thw hardest role to learn. Even though people rant about swarms being easy mode the cold fact is that heavy suit AV is more universally efficient.

Your three choices for AV are swarms, plasna cannon and Forge Guns.

Swarms are the simplest to learn, hardest to get the timing down. It also requires a well-fit dropsuit to be successful. Any dropsuit can be an acceptable platform for swarms. Don't buy into the BS that the minmatar commando is the only worthwhile suit for the job. It's a bald-faced lie.

Plasma Cannon is the hardest to learn but utterly hilarious. It can also be used with great effect on infantry. It's kinda like a rocket launcher. Gallente suits work best here, with a very slight edge to the gallente commando.

Forge guns are the most efficient AV in DUST currently. It does require good aim and patience to learn. It is also the most narrow path. You have to use a sentinel suit or heavy frame to use it and the heavy frames don't have the resilience of a sentinel.

In all cases if you are looking to be dedicated AV as your chosen role take a last look at that KDR stat and remove it from your mind as important. Your value to your team is measured in how badly you can make enemy vehicle drivers panic or die.

I don't recommend skilling heavily into swarms because they are useless against infantry.

Until you get past 15 million SP AV is DUST 514 hard mode. You aren't going to get rich like some players. You play AV because you enjoy watching vehicles explode, period.

Find a corp, squad up and learn.

The best way to learn is to play assault, get something to advanced and then branch out into the role that most appeals. This creates a home point you can always fall back on as needed and lets you see how everything works in the game before you dive into the shark tank wearing a chum suit.

Good luck and good hunting.

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.

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.

I've heard swarms aren't any good unless you skill all the way up and get the Wyromkinomi-whatever-the-f*cking-name-is swarm launchers. Run strictly BPO suits to farm ISK. Never run full adv or proto. :P

When I got on this forum this afternoon and saw all the replies to my thread I was genuinely surprised.

Thanks to all of you for the advice and help. I will try out the suggestions and stick with it a while longer.

Without going into detail, I will just say this.

Things haven't been going so well in my real life. When I got on this forum this afternoon and saw all the replies to my thread I was genuinely surprised.

That so many of you took the time and made the effort to type out thoughtful advice and took an interest in me as a new player is uplifting to me. That my sound corny to you, but if you knew me you would understand.

Even if it's just a game forum, it meant a lot to me, and I wanted you to know.

Thanks again and I'll see you out there!

Shut up. Quit forcing your prejudices on new players. Let them form their own unique, irrational hatreds.

For example, I hate my teammates, and ensure they die at every opportunity.

i'm starting to lean towards this is more of a brilliant and elaborate troll than a srs post

You are clearly unfamiliar with my policy of sacrificing a blueberry at the beginning of every FW match

Nade ganking

Awoxing DUST Uni and getting Jenza blamed for it.

Driving over blueberries

Shooting REs while blues are hacking the point on top of them (this one makes me giggle)

I'm one of the reasons for a few targeted nerfs of certain mechanics (along with the rest of goonfeet)

And no, not a troll, if I can figure out how, I will kill blues in pubs and FW.

My mission in life is to insure that you understand that you are not safe, even in "protected" areas and game modes.

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.