Well there are two ways to think of builds.

1 is weapon centric, what the weapon is will define its role. So a Heavy with a shotgun is not much different from an assault or even a scout with a shotgun.

Second is platform centric trying to fomulate a role best suited to the platform your throwing modules. For example If i got a tank what is the best way to make it 'tanky'. Answer Big guns, big defenses and unstoppability.

Now onto you wanting to try everything basic need to also understand that the more advanced items are a bit more 'special' in thier own way and the small difference becomes big when applied for all the wrong reasons. for example a maxidamage fit HMG can tear a close ranged dropship apart easily. Thus this falls in your definition of 'weird' fits.

Definitely a post deserving of a +1 right there.

You missed the third option though: Equipment-centric. I have builds that are centred around Repair Tools, or Drop Uplinks, or Nanohives, and everything in the build is there to support the equipment slot(s).

One of my current experiments is an AV Medic. Logi suit with Repair Tool, Nanohives, and Swarm Launcher. I'm only running Militia gear while I get used to it, but if it seems like it's working (initial results are promising, but it can only work with good teamates on mic), I'll be throwing AV grenades on an upgraded version. I also have a few surprisingly effective Shield-tanking Scout builds.

But that high-damage HMG as a Dropship counter is something I've already considered as a future experiment. Not really doing so well with Heavy or Assault suits though, so I've stuck with Scouts and Logis more than anything else. I've found that SMG/Pistol on a speed- and stamina-buffed Heavy is a good way to REALLY throw off enemy infantry though.

Another build I've seen was a duelist, An assault or logi suit with a scrambler pistol as thier primary and only weapon. Equipped with small weapon upgrades. That thing was dangerous at range and very hard to close in on.

This is one of my fave vids GÇÿCausalityGÇÖ

http://youtu.be/uGplrpWvz0I

skullduggery? Yes. But a lot of planning, and lot of time executing that plan to exact his revenge GÇô that is another thing that initially drew me to EVE besides its backstory and universe GÇô you can do anything you set your mind to with some planning and determination (and a little luck, but mostly the first two) Whether you want to be a line pilot fighting in a fleet, or a person commanding an alliance of many corporations working together GÇô or even a tycoon or industrialist, whatever floats your boat.

Dust will reward the players and corporations who plan for their future and have the will to power, imo. Even the dedicated ground soldier FPS player will be planning his builds based on his needs and playstyles, same for the tankers and pilots, or for the logistics players, and so on.

On the corporate level this expands to how the players involved operate in battle together as a unit, what contracts to take, what friends and allies to cultivate both in Dust and in EVE. On an Alliance level this expands again, as an individual Dust corporation may end up being part of an alliance as part of its ground combat arm (given that EVE and Dust players can be part of the same corporation we may well see many corporations and alliance eventually made up of both, with a fleet arm and a ground arm.)

As for myself, any corporation I am eventually a part of would automatically have the services of my EVE character Arkady Vachon GÇô who is set up right now primarily for manufacturing so that I could easily switch to making the tools that the guys on the ground need to keep fighting, and at a low cost.

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really, doubtfull u filled the full thread post past 2 boxes... but from the wall o' text king your treadding on my land.

*forge gun charging*

and im not too kind to tresspassers.

EDIT: was reading several different posts at the same time got confuzzeled in the wall o text i take back the statement that your wall was only 2 boxes big but your still trespassing on my property. :)

To the OP, apparently u have been gaming since u were born lol, well according to some people.

Yarr me matey, that land is mine, and mine alone. You want it? Ye will heave to duel me for it.
*Loads the cannons*



Wel yeah we all get born with controllers of that gens console, thats how we actualy determine what generation we are from .
But yeah some people... just ignore them :P.
Though it is a neat side-effect/stupid filter...

Stopped reading when I realized OP is 16 years old.