DUST Search - Diary of a Novice Forge Gunner

Piercing Serenity wrote:

Day 3 (Continued):

Just played in my first real squad. Man did that work wonders. I'm in debt to the logibro who not only revived me, but ran remote repairers. That's one selfless player.

I killed (practically) another tank. I drained all of its shield and half of it's armor, but some swarm launcher finished him off. That's okay though. The more tanks down the merrier. The guy rage quit after his tank blew up, which made me chuckle a bit. I then faced off with a much heavier fitting tank. If my forge does ~1500 damage then I would say that this guy either had somewhere around 7-8000 shield or i just so happened to hit him when his shield hardeners were on. And just to add my two cents to the matter; I think that vehicles should have a similar reticule as forge guns as well as share the same splash damage. If CCP decides to reduce the percentage of damage that radiates from the explosion, that would be fine by me. But the effort I put in to just line up a shot feels much higher than whatever it takes to line up a tank shot. The difference is that the tank's accuracy will be flawless. It'll take me a few shots.

Speaking of which, I'm getting better and better at hitting people with this forge gun. Snipers hiding against walls make the perfect targets, but draws a lot of aggro towards me. I might have to tone that down a bit. I'll get out sniped by a decent shooter any day. Still, that "+50" feels so much better when it comes from that speck of dust running across my screen or snipers who think: "There's no way he'll hit me with that".

Skill point gain has been rough on me. I'm only 1/5 into the skill cap but I've already slowed down dramatically. I'm gonna see what I can do until Tuesday, switch back to Serenity and clean up for the week, then get back to work on Blast. I think I'm also gonna skill into forge damage before I work on sharpshooting.

Quick question by the way: How does scrambler pistol operation work? It tells me that I'll get an extra round added to the clip. Does that mean that the chamber will hold one more shot? Will I be able to fire 8 rounds instead of 7 before reloading? You're continued help and support would be much appreciated. Thanks again for all of your input!

Cheers,

PSN: Piercingserenity
Country: U.S
Class: Assault, Heavy
Corp: Shattered Ascension [SH4T]


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Tectonious Falcon The Southern Legion 395	Posted - 2012.11.18 09:36:00 - [1] - Quote Piercing Serenity wrote: Day 3 (Continued): Just played in my first real squad. Man did that work wonders. I'm in debt to the logibro who not only revived me, but ran remote repairers. That's one selfless player. I killed (practically) another tank. I drained all of its shield and half of it's armor, but some swarm launcher finished him off. That's okay though. The more tanks down the merrier. The guy rage quit after his tank blew up, which made me chuckle a bit. I then faced off with a much heavier fitting tank. If my forge does ~1500 damage then I would say that this guy either had somewhere around 7-8000 shield or i just so happened to hit him when his shield hardeners were on. And just to add my two cents to the matter; I think that vehicles should have a similar reticule as forge guns as well as share the same splash damage. If CCP decides to reduce the percentage of damage that radiates from the explosion, that would be fine by me. But the effort I put in to just line up a shot feels much higher than whatever it takes to line up a tank shot. The difference is that the tank's accuracy will be flawless. It'll take me a few shots. Speaking of which, I'm getting better and better at hitting people with this forge gun. Snipers hiding against walls make the perfect targets, but draws a lot of aggro towards me. I might have to tone that down a bit. I'll get out sniped by a decent shooter any day. Still, that "+50" feels so much better when it comes from that speck of dust running across my screen or snipers who think: "There's no way he'll hit me with that". Skill point gain has been rough on me. I'm only 1/5 into the skill cap but I've already slowed down dramatically. I'm gonna see what I can do until Tuesday, switch back to Serenity and clean up for the week, then get back to work on Blast. I think I'm also gonna skill into forge damage before I work on sharpshooting. Quick question by the way: How does scrambler pistol operation work? It tells me that I'll get an extra round added to the clip. Does that mean that the chamber will hold one more shot? Will I be able to fire 8 rounds instead of 7 before reloading? You're continued help and support would be much appreciated. Thanks again for all of your input! Cheers, PSN: Piercingserenity Country: U.S Class: Assault, Heavy Corp: Shattered Ascension [SH4T] Scrambler pistol operation works the way you described it. It adds an extra shot before you have to reload per level.