DUST Search - The Diaries of a Noobie Tanker

Operative 1174 Uuali wrote:

True Adamance wrote:

Lightning35 Delta514 wrote:

saxonmish wrote:

Diary of a tanker in a nutshell

Day 1
Pretty good day got 81 mil in my wallet, lets see how it goes...

Day 2
Killed a few pro tanks 40 mil in wallet

Day 3
Broke, too much av everywhere

That's LITTERALY me right now. Before tanks got changed, I had this OP soma. I remember this one match were I destroyed 5 tanks with it. Then the tanks were changed. Pulled one out and got shredded. Skilled into them and right now I'm broke, still experimenting with fittings and stuff.

Soma before the tank changes were ******* awful....hell they still are. I spent a game mauling some poor tankers trying to make their Soma a presence on the battlefield....... it did not go well for them at all.

I am going isk positive (just barely, but staying in tanks) by running standard tank with basic turret. Blaster as anti-tank would need to be complex, but missile and rail are fine at standard and keep distance or hope the tank is weak.

I am puposefully pulling tanks out to roll in and assist infantry and get trashed. If they don't get trashed then great, but I can go through two per match rather than one better tank and then no tank at all plus a hit to isk.

I respecced my tank characters to be full time tankers again so running cheap and trashable tanks let's me keep enjoying tanks rather than having to fall back to infantry.

OP bring out a second long range tank if the field is too busy and you already lost a tank on that match. At least you can offer suppressive fire or tactical fire on enemy tanks and keep there territory controlled and minimized.


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True Adamance Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 19	Posted - 2015.06.07 07:24:00 - [1] - Quote Mina Longstrike wrote: Azel Xerath wrote: I'm seriously considering just giving up and quitting this game. Absolutely nobody is willing to squad with a new player; not even in the Learning Coalition. It's just so frustrating. How am I supposed to do anything when there are other players who have infinitely better Tanks than I do??? It's not fun, and it's not good for the NPE. If anything is to save this obviously dying game, it's tiericide. Please mail me in game, I've still got some SP left in tanks, though the current state of vehicle/av balance, and vehicle 'design' has prettymuch killed the 'vehicle' community. I'd be happy to help you with stuff, but unfortunately squadding with me would be likely to drag you into the '*******' bracket, where things are even worse. Same here as I think I clashed with you sometime earlier today. "Crush all who complain!" `- Arkena Wyrnspire`
True Adamance Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 19	Posted - 2015.06.07 23:11:00 - [2] - Quote Lightning35 Delta514 wrote: saxonmish wrote: Diary of a tanker in a nutshell Day 1 Pretty good day got 81 mil in my wallet, lets see how it goes... Day 2 Killed a few pro tanks 40 mil in wallet Day 3 Broke, too much av everywhere That's LITTERALY me right now. Before tanks got changed, I had this OP soma. I remember this one match were I destroyed 5 tanks with it. Then the tanks were changed. Pulled one out and got shredded. Skilled into them and right now I'm broke, still experimenting with fittings and stuff. Soma before the tank changes were ******* awful....hell they still are. I spent a game mauling some poor tankers trying to make their Soma a presence on the battlefield....... it did not go well for them at all. "Crush all who complain!" `- Arkena Wyrnspire`
True Adamance Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 19	Posted - 2015.06.07 23:18:00 - [3] - Quote Derpty Derp wrote: First of all... Don't kill your turrets unless you have to... In the (rare) event your team actually does something...... Absolute drivel. Knock out all of the turrets you possible can young tanker. All they serve to do is allow an enemy team control of a specific area if captured. Turrets are are in my opinion one of the most limiting factors of where you can operate your HAV, especially areas within sight of Railgun Installations. When piloting spend your time learning the maps so that you get a greater understanding of which kind of turrets cover which specific areas and which bits of terrain you can use as cover while still remaining active on the field. Perhaps you can develop a process for certain maps where you deploy a Railgun tank initially to destroy specific turrets that you find most hindering, after which you deploy your main tank and use those thoroughfares freely. In fact I am absolutely sure I saw you in a tank over the weekend driving first a blaster tank and then a rail tank after I ambushed you. "Crush all who complain!" `- Arkena Wyrnspire`
True Adamance Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 19	Posted - 2015.06.08 00:11:00 - [4] - Quote Operative 1174 Uuali wrote: True Adamance wrote: Lightning35 Delta514 wrote: saxonmish wrote: Diary of a tanker in a nutshell Day 1 Pretty good day got 81 mil in my wallet, lets see how it goes... Day 2 Killed a few pro tanks 40 mil in wallet Day 3 Broke, too much av everywhere That's LITTERALY me right now. Before tanks got changed, I had this OP soma. I remember this one match were I destroyed 5 tanks with it. Then the tanks were changed. Pulled one out and got shredded. Skilled into them and right now I'm broke, still experimenting with fittings and stuff. Soma before the tank changes were ******* awful....hell they still are. I spent a game mauling some poor tankers trying to make their Soma a presence on the battlefield....... it did not go well for them at all. I am going isk positive (just barely, but staying in tanks) by running standard tank with basic turret. Blaster as anti-tank would need to be complex, but missile and rail are fine at standard and keep distance or hope the tank is weak. I am puposefully pulling tanks out to roll in and assist infantry and get trashed. If they don't get trashed then great, but I can go through two per match rather than one better tank and then no tank at all plus a hit to isk. I respecced my tank characters to be full time tankers again so running cheap and trashable tanks let's me keep enjoying tanks rather than having to fall back to infantry. OP bring out a second long range tank if the field is too busy and you already lost a tank on that match. At least you can offer suppressive fire or tactical fire on enemy tanks and keep there territory controlled and minimized. I'm currently using a 500,000K ISK Advanced HAV and usually averaging around about 300,000 ISK per match in gains. Not often I lose a tank unless I am doing something particularly unintelligent since I usually limit myself to 1 HAV per day before logging off. Can most often make 900,000-1.2M ISK per day before losing that HAV. "Crush all who complain!" `- Arkena Wyrnspire`
True Adamance Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 19	Posted - 2015.06.08 01:00:00 - [5] - Quote Azel Xerath wrote: True Adamance wrote: I'm currently using a 500,000K ISK Advanced HAV and usually averaging around about 300,000 ISK per match in gains. Not often I lose a tank unless I am doing something particularly unintelligent since I usually limit myself to 1 HAV per day before logging off. Can most often make 900,000-1.2M ISK per day before losing that HAV. I dream of the day when this can be me... What do you do about Installations? Do you destroy them with Blasters? I normally deal with them with a Blaster using a hillside or terrain feature as cover with the intention of being able to pop in and out of cover, destroy the turret, and not have to use my Armour Hardener. That being said at your stage of the game it might be best to use a Railgun to destroy them from a distance, recall your HAV, and then bring out that tank you would normally use without the risk of turrets. Play around with your fits and make specific variations of your tanks for certain roles. Don't feel like you have to stay in one tank for the whole match once you have called it in. Also just one quick tip for you as a new player...... 'Never treat your HAV as if it can tank damage even if it can' As counter intuitive as it sounds I try to treat my HAV as though it were not able to sustain a large amount of damage this is why rather that moving into open terrain I prefer to sit in sockets, behind hills, or near other forms of cover. The best way to tank damage is to not be hit in the first place. Also if fighting another tank, especially an Armour HAV, never rush in always try to have a plan in mind. E.G- Take a Shield HAV.......they have no barrel depression which means they cannot aim down without driving onto something to angle the hull. Pulling a Shield Tank onto rough terrain where you can end up below their turret will secure your a win. Consequently if you ever wish to drive shield tanks.....DON'T EVER GO INTO ROUGH TERRAIN, if you have to always try to be on equal level or lower than the enemy. "Crush all who complain!" `- Arkena Wyrnspire`
True Adamance Praetoriani Classiarii Templares Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 20	Posted - 2015.08.10 04:56:00 - [6] - Quote Hmmmmm Em shah tey et naGÇÖemsaer ek rahvi, amarr osedah gasi ubday pahk. Ekin tey vahka ijed div ema ziel. Et tey vamatal em.