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Radiant Pancake3
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Posted - 2015.05.29 20:25:00 -
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Foxhound3857 Loadsamoney wrote:Forever ETC wrote:OK boy let's get you set. You will want to create another character, these are referred as alts, this character you will make all your mistakes. Focus your skills on cores and try to find a weapon you like and get it leveled up. I advise you join DUST University or Immortal Guides. They are the only corps worth a damn at your level. I WANT to master a shotgun, but from what I've seen so far, the maps are just too damn big and open to play well to any sort of close-range weaponry. I could only use one effectively if I was camping an objective, at least until I learn how to go Vanguard on everything like in Mass Effect 2-3. But so far, the Scrambler Rifle looks pretty good, reminds me of the Covenant Carbine in Halo 2. I have to make a choice I guess though, because from what I hear, Logi's only have ONE weapon slot. I'll check out the two corps you recommended.
The Amarr Logi has 2 weapon slots. The kind of Logi you pick is situational. Amarr has buff to Uplinks (Spawn Points) Caldari has buff to Nanohives (Ammo) Minmatar has buff to Repair tool (Healing) and Gallente has buff to Scans (Let's the enemy never hide). :3 You just have to choose which situation suits you best. 
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Radiant Pancake3
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Posted - 2015.05.29 20:30:00 -
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Diablo Gamekeeper wrote:Regis Blackbird wrote:Foxhound3857 Loadsamoney wrote:So, no surprise, after getting out of Recruit games and being thrown into the general public, I am getting ripped apart by the better geared, more skilled players in Public Contracts, especially the clanned players. I'm assuming this is normal for Dust 514, and that the game takes some settling into and has a learning curve to it. I got my ass kicked quite a bit when I started playing TF2.
But I've learned a few things starting out.
-Don't go alone. Spawn somewhere that has teammates nearby and STAY WITH THEM. Roaming solo is just asking to be killed.
-Don't engage 1v1. I'm not sure how big of a difference the higher gear makes, but with my starter gear I feel like I have absolutely ZERO CHANCE of surviving direct confrontation, so it's better to stay back and support teammates, and scrounge whatever WP you can.
-Since I'm so bad at direct fights (possibly only because of starter gear and I'm not willing to spending ISK on better gear until I know I'm skilled enough to not lose money every match because of redeployment), I stopped trying to engage enemies and instead took up a support role, healing and reviving downed teammates with the Repair Tool and Nanite Injector whenever possible. In doing this I actually started being a lot more productive to my team, keeping important players alive, using fewer of my teams precious clones because of fewer deaths, and getting more WP through Triage/Revivals as a bonus.
Because of this, I'm thinking I may want to focus on a support role in the future, healing and watching out for my teammates instead of trying to actually get kills and contribute DPS. So I think, when my funds and my skill permit it, I'm going to try running Logitechs and focus on Rep/Nanite/Hives. Hopefully this doesn't make me too high of a priority for enemy target selection, I'd think they'd be focused on the guys shooting at them rather than the one guy whose just healing people.
Anyway, yeah, the first few hours have been absolutely brutal so far, and I don't expect it to get smoother anytime soon. It feels like getting started in this game is kinda like a crucible of fire sort of thing, and I just have to tough it out until I get more skill and better loot.
But I'm enjoying it, nonetheless. I got my ass kicked at Dark Souls when I first started playing it, and I'm a beast at it now and still love playing it. So it's my hope that if I just stick with this game and ride out the frustration, I'll get better at it and the game will get more fun. Welcome to Dust. It's tough, but with that mindset you will flourish in this game  What you listed are not starter tips, but some of the cardinal rules of Dust that even Vets follow. Edit: If you want to know the intricate details of Dust you could join Dust University. Do not join Dust University lol or Duna Corp. Join a squad in squad finder, and if you like that person, join the corp, but make sure it is active and has at least 7 people.
I agree with this person. Also if your looking for a corp you can check the corp Recruitment section on the forums.
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Radiant Pancake3
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Posted - 2015.05.29 20:36:00 -
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Scheneighnay McBob wrote:You seem to have the right idea. Same conclusions I came to when I started playing in closed beta.
If you're a solo player, I highly recommend becoming a scout as soon as you feel comfortable with all the maps. Scouting is all about hacking stuff before anyone knows what's going on, as well as killing stragglers.
Very viable play style, but you need to know the maps like the back of your hand, as well as the 3 common travel routes- where vehicles tend to go, where frontliners tend to go, and where scouts tend to go. It took me a few months to get it down, but there were only 3 maps to learn back then.
Just know that if you don't have a squad to run with, being a support player can be extremely frustrating. You're bound to your teammates, and if they're idiots, which they often are, you're doomed.
I know right? Back before the Hotfix that broke Scotty I would get matches where I was the only Logi on the team and on top of that the team was full of idiots. .-. They would just stand and stare into a wall for 5.2 seconds then turn around to run from the enemy.  
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Radiant Pancake3
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Posted - 2015.05.29 20:38:00 -
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Foxhound3857 Loadsamoney wrote:Regis Blackbird wrote:Foxhound3857 Loadsamoney wrote:When should I start spending ISK on militia gear? I don't want to start spending 10k per deployment until I know I can break even on the K/D ratio or at least not lose money every match. Only spend ISK on militia gear to get to know the weapon. Play around a bit, and if you find one you like spend one (1) skill point for the weapon of choice, and buy Standard gear (STD) instead. Militia is harder to fit (consume more CPU and PG) and have worse stats and performance. Other than that, I echo the other posts that dropsuite core skills are where you want to place the majority of your skill points in the beginning. But don't take anything past level 3 (initially), as you get diminishing return for a shitload of SP. it's not worth it... Yeah, I definitely like the Scrambler Rifle. High damage and accurate, just gotta worry about overheating for the most part. Hopefully there's some support Logis that have two weapon slots so I can run a shotgun alongside a scrambler when I reach that point.
Only Suit that can wield two light weapons of your choice (In your case) is a commando. There is a Logi that can wield two weapons (The Amarr) But that's only one Light weapon slot and a sidearm.
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