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Xocoyol Zaraoul
Superior Genetics
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Posted - 2014.12.04 06:00:00 -
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Too many god damn people saying 'core skills" without telling the poor bastard what core skills are...
In dropsuit ugrade skill tree, try and get Core Upgrades to level two or three for now (eventually five will be your goal when you get Proto suits). Electronics and Engineering you want to get to level four, eventually five when you have really nice stuff that is hard to fit.
There is a pair of skills called "Armor upgrades" and "shield upgrades" or something like that, the skill should say "Increases base armor/shields by 5% per level" you want those at level five ASAP.
Try out militia gear to test out crap, be very careful spending your SP unless you are absolutely sure that is something you want to do (besides the above stuff). Don't skill into a weapon unless you love the militia version, don't get anything "Complex" or "Prototype" until you have a prototype suit, and don't get a prototype suit until you feel like you do pretty damn well in basic or advanced gear.
Avoid investing in any dropsuit until you get a good feel of the game, read the differences between the dropsuit skills and the suits themselves carefully, and see what's on the battlefield.
Find a corp to help you out, as in talk to you properly with more then vague unhelpful off-hand comments, really walk you through stuff.
EDIT: Also do your best to avoid the forums, they are toxic and may contaminate your own ideas... Please for the love of god learn to think for yourself before jumping on any bandwagons.
"You see those red dots over there?
Go and shoot them until you see a +50 on the screen" - Arkena Wyrnspire
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Xocoyol Zaraoul
Superior Genetics
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Posted - 2014.12.04 06:35:00 -
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They are both militia, thus cheap (50% normal cost) and requiring zero skills (All militia items require zero skills, just a bit worse then the normal stuff in both performance and fitting costs).
Honestly I'd say try them both, hell, but a dozen of each and see how they feel. The AR has terrible range but is a CQC blessing if used properly, and won't blow up in your face. The scrambler has a ridiculous bonus to headshot damage and a nice scope though, and has that nice "charge" ability which can open up unaware targets nicely.
"You see those red dots over there?
Go and shoot them until you see a +50 on the screen" - Arkena Wyrnspire
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Xocoyol Zaraoul
Superior Genetics
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Posted - 2014.12.04 06:51:00 -
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A bit more: You might just one day find yourself skilling into both if you like them that much.
Also take note:
In my experience, once you exit the academy...
Ambush generates the fastest isk but is also extremely punishing to people with poor gun game or tactical sense, and will trash your KDR if you're not careful as it does have some issues that can be exploited. There are two kinds, one with a clone count of 50 which is infantry only, and one with a higher starting clonecount that allows vehicles...
Domination is fast-paced and can be a hellish meatgrinder if you throw yourself in the thick of it, but staying and supporting around the edges can be a very useful learning experience and is much more balanced.
Skirmish I consider the most balanced game mode of all, but some of the maps can make the gameplay rather slow for 16 vs 16 gameplay, but it allows you the most flexibility and provides the most diversity, it can take a bit longer to find matches though...
I personally greatly prefer Skirmish, and have both Skirmish and Domination toggled on (Press Triangle when in the battle menu to toggle modes on and off, available only when you exit academy).
I never play Ambush besides on a separate account that I use purely for giggles, and transfer 100% of my proceeds to my main. I don't like the spawn exploitability with Ambush, but hey some people love ambush so much that they play it exclusively.
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Now for Faction Warfare... In Faction Warfare, MATCHMAKING IS NOT ON and I DO NOT recommend this to any new players. Stay out of it, avoid it, forget it exists until you are 100% comfortable with the game. Factionwarfare is for squads filled with people who want to win the match, WP is a secondary concern, winning comes first in FW and people bring their A-game.
"You see those red dots over there?
Go and shoot them until you see a +50 on the screen" - Arkena Wyrnspire
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