DUST Search - Diary of a Novice Forge Gunner

Piercing Serenity wrote:

I was actually inspired by Maken Tosch's journey from a novice ninja to the shinobi (I guess?) he is now. Which is rare. I'm not easily moved by words, and even less so from someone who I know so little about. But Tosch's posted hit a DUST nerve and convinced me to do a little refocusing of my own.

Just for the record - I'm *really* not trying to steal any of Maken Tosch's thunder or be some kind of wannabe groupie. I just though the idea was very elegant and personable. It reminded me that there are still regular people out there in the forums outside of the trolls who like to make a mess of things. I respected that, and wanted to give it a shot myself.

After watching Noc Tempre and his squad go 121 - 0 in a match and the resulting thread leading to "Skill more heavily into AV", I figured it was time to Put up or Shut up. Maybe Noc was right. Maybe it is really possible to fight vehicles on even terms with some focused skills. I might even owe him an apology. At any rate, I created two new fittings - Piercing Blast for my forge gun and Piercing Gaze for the sniper fit that *might* see some action.

Day 1:

So I just got signed in and got through all of the pop up screens (there should be an option in the neocom to skip the tutorials) and started spending some skill points. I'm only interested in the forge gun because it's the counter I've heard so much about, so I got weaponry to level 5 and forge gun operation to level 2. I'm starting out with a basic forge gun and a sub-machine gun fitting.

This is SO different from the assault rifle I use with Serenity. The range and splash is nice. It feels good to one shot people milling about instead of fighting to make every bullet count with my AR. This forge has so little ammo though. I don't know how you guys make it without any equipment.

I took out my first LAV today. i think it was militia grade, so no big ups yet. Still, it felt good to see that explode. Dropships are coming up next.

I'm planning on sticking to the basic forge for a while. I'm hoping it will force me to get really good to squeeze in he kills, and it will save me a lot of money. I'm only making 100,000 or so a game, so I need everything I can get. I also don't know how heavies fill up their CPU and PG. Even in this militia fitting with mostly militia gear, i still have about 40% of my total space left.

That's it for now. I'm about to sign on and do some for work with this. Wish me luck

PSN: PiercingSereniy
Country: U.S
Class: Assault, Heavy
Corp: Shattered Ascension {SH4T]


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DJINN Riot 63	Posted - 2012.11.16 23:24:00 - [1] - Quote Piercing Serenity wrote: I was actually inspired by Maken Tosch's journey from a novice ninja to the shinobi (I guess?) he is now. Which is rare. I'm not easily moved by words, and even less so from someone who I know so little about. But Tosch's posted hit a DUST nerve and convinced me to do a little refocusing of my own. Just for the record - I'm really not trying to steal any of Maken Tosch's thunder or be some kind of wannabe groupie. I just though the idea was very elegant and personable. It reminded me that there are still regular people out there in the forums outside of the trolls who like to make a mess of things. I respected that, and wanted to give it a shot myself. After watching Noc Tempre and his squad go 121 - 0 in a match and the resulting thread leading to "Skill more heavily into AV", I figured it was time to Put up or Shut up. Maybe Noc was right. Maybe it is really possible to fight vehicles on even terms with some focused skills. I might even owe him an apology. At any rate, I created two new fittings - Piercing Blast for my forge gun and Piercing Gaze for the sniper fit that might see some action. Day 1: So I just got signed in and got through all of the pop up screens (there should be an option in the neocom to skip the tutorials) and started spending some skill points. I'm only interested in the forge gun because it's the counter I've heard so much about, so I got weaponry to level 5 and forge gun operation to level 2. I'm starting out with a basic forge gun and a sub-machine gun fitting. This is SO different from the assault rifle I use with Serenity. The range and splash is nice. It feels good to one shot people milling about instead of fighting to make every bullet count with my AR. This forge has so little ammo though. I don't know how you guys make it without any equipment. I took out my first LAV today. i think it was militia grade, so no big ups yet. Still, it felt good to see that explode. Dropships are coming up next. I'm planning on sticking to the basic forge for a while. I'm hoping it will force me to get really good to squeeze in he kills, and it will save me a lot of money. I'm only making 100,000 or so a game, so I need everything I can get. I also don't know how heavies fill up their CPU and PG. Even in this militia fitting with mostly militia gear, i still have about 40% of my total space left. That's it for now. I'm about to sign on and do some for work with this. Wish me luck PSN: PiercingSereniy Country: U.S Class: Assault, Heavy Corp: Shattered Ascension {SH4T] From an advanced forge gunner to a fledgeling, dont waste your points. Invest your points in a Rail Tank, they are much more effective at taking out vehicles and surviving. A suped up tank will one shot you, regardless how many points you put into defense. At least will be able to one shot the tank, if you are driving one yourself.