Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
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Posted - 2012.12.02 11:21:00 -
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1. Do you have the Merc pack?
If so, spend 30AUR on the Militia Drop Uplink (I think it's 30, might be 20), and load a Dragonfly suit with the Uplink, Toxin SMG, and whatever else you want (variable cost in AUR or ISK). You now have a high-speed, high-stamina POTENTIALLY FREE fitting that can run around tossing out Uplinks wherever you want them. If not, go to step 2.
2. Do you have AUR?
If so, spend 80 AUR on blueprints for a Militia Drop Uplink, Militia Sidearm of your choice (if you don't have a preference, go with the Scrambler Pistol), and Militia Shield Extender. Create a new fitting using the "Assault - Triage" Starter Fit as a base. Replace the High Slot Damage Mod with the Shield Extender, and replace the Militia Assault Rifle with whichever Sidearm you bought - the reason I suggested the Scrambler Pistol is because the Sidearm slot already has a Militia SMG, so doubling up is unlikely to be very useful. Now you'll be able to fit the Uplink in the Equipment slot without any trouble. If you're actually playing for free, go to option 3.
3. Do you have ISK?
The fitting from option 2 can be created without the blueprints, using regular ISK gear. It only costs 2020 ISK per restock. Additionally, any of the above fittings can be altered to suit your playstyle as you apply more SP to the relevant skills to increase your PG/CPU availability or reduce the PG/CPU use of your gear. With some early skills, you might be able to fit one of these suits better without even having to start playing.
Lets look at a possible worst-case scenario with the worst of the above options. You die, for argument's sake... 10 times. Pretty bad, right? You get a 50,000 ISK paycheck. That's well over DOUBLE what you paid for these fittings. You spawn in 10 times, get maybe a couple of assists, or team spawns, and you die every time without killing anyone. That's usually enough to give you 50k.
Best-case? You spawn in, set up an uplink, then get yourself to a Supply Depot and swap out for another fitting. Afer doing this, you go beast-mode and slaughter the enemy team for a while, hacking occasionally Depots and Turret Installations as you go. Every time a teammate dies, they spawn at your Uplink, quickly draining it of uses (10 uses on Militia Uplink). So you return to a friendly Supply Depot again, swap back into your Uplink fitting, and set a new Uplink to help your team hold that Supply Depot. This, of course, works, because it's a best-case scenario and everything is going in your favour constantly. The enemy team is horribly destroyed, you run 20-0 or better, your Uplink fitting costs you NOTHING even if you manage to die in it, and you spent no money to get a HUGE pile of WP bonuses (2 used-until-drained Militia Uplinks = 500WP if you never have to spawn on them). |