Denchlad 7
Dead Man's Game
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Posted - 2015.01.02 21:48:00 -
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These type of threads annoy me. There is always 3 types of people.
1) Beta Vets, who have no concept of what being stomped means, as that was over 1.5 years ago.
2) Vets, people who joined after release, but still have substantial amounts of SP who went through the stomping as they started, with Beta Vets having ~25m SP. These people ate the ones who say "We all went through it, you should too".
3) New Players, and those (like myself) who realise this has always been wrong and should of never of been like this, are those who argue for a better NPE, and matchmaking.
When I started, despite reading the forums since Feb 13, it was June 13, just after release. I believe at the time the Academy had like ~30,000 WP before graduation. Imagine what its like with 2500 WP like recently. For most of us thats one good game.
Yes I grinded through the hell, I dont think I got a 1.0 K/D for about 6 months. Even now its only 2.17, annoying when you see Beta Vets with 4-7 K/Ds lifetime.
Do I think noobs should go through that same hell? Part of me says yes, because I did. But the other says no, as I shouldve never gone through it in the first place. That being said, the primary development team for that time has gone, and we have Rattati and co who actually care a bit.
Unfortunately, we all know that there simply isnt enough focus on Dust with Legion/Valkyrie/Eve in the background, so a drastic fix is highly unlikely in Dust. Therefore to you OP, and other noobs, I recommend:
1) Joining a corp - a proper corp, not a crappy one. That, or Dust University or Immortal Guides. Like the OP is in YAMAH.
2) Squad, always - Doesnt matter if everyone in the squad is better than you, you will learn.
3) Get a mic - Less chance of being kicked, lets you talk to other squad members, lets you learn faster and make friends.
4) Avoid Ambush - You will be obliterated by high SP players like myself, even if you're in a squad.
5) Stick to Skirmish, Domination if in a good squad - Hacking installations and objectives gets you more WP and SP.
6) Follow the Daily Missions - It nets you more gear, ISK, SP, boosters and so on.
7) Delete the Sniper Starter Fit - you will do bad and continue to do bad if you run this fit. Please dont.
8) Optional, buy Boosters to increase SP gain. That being said, its your decision if you want to financially support CCP.
9) Buy an APEX fit - A Proto suit fitted out with Basic Weapons and modules, and will never go away as its a Blueprint. They cost 58,000 AUR, so same as above.
10) Use the forums as much as possible - You will learn more about the game on the forums than anywhere else, and eventually people wont see you as a noob. Just dont go near The War Room. 
Thats a combination of what I did and what you can do now. Enjoy.
"Why build ontop of foundations that aren't solid?"
Pilot & Assault.
Complete twat.
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