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Derp 514 wrote:So, I'm trying to get a feel for the gameplay, without having to learn everything about equipment and skills first. I tried just jumping into a game and was repeatedly killed at the spawn area, or very shortly after. I really hope that it mostly has to do with the fact that I was using the default assault load out. If not, it means that I suck so bad at this game that I can't even get out of the gate. It may very well be the latter, since I never play FPS games.
Anyways, as I wait for my update to download, can someone recommend some basic skills/equipment that I should get before I try my next match? Maybe some tips on how to get started after I join a map, so I don't just die instantly. I can't even make it to a strategic location, or find any of my team mates before I am suddenly dead.
I really want to like this game. I even went out and bought a PS3 just to play it. But I am so frustrated.
STEP 1: Change your ******* name.
I use default ASSAULT - FRONTLINE all the time too. It doesn't stop me from killing T1-T2 dropsuits and lower. Keep in mind many players have points that make them do 10+% damage, and have 10+% shields/armor/regen so you'll be outclassed almost all the time too.
I put many points into Logi stuff to help others. You'll get fewer kills if you're logi, but you get plenty of WP and people will love you. I do not think this is for you. Stick with Assault suits if you want to improve your game play. Use Assault Rifle (AR) and scrambler pistols. They made a dumb change to grenades so you don't have to cook them anymore. Grenade throwing is something that you'll have to learn how to do too, but the current build (I'm sure it'll be changed in the next) will not help you with this skill at all.
However, it comes down to this: practice makes perfect. That's why you should go AR and assault (some go scout, but if you don't FPS you'll probably learn assault suit faster). A great thing to do is watch movies made by the best players, and take note of what they do that you don't, and why it works. They may do less too. Unfortunately, DUST is still in closed beta, so you're not going to see any decent movies from good DUST players.
The best suggestion that I can give is that you should split your time between games. Since DUST is still in beta, it's not a smooth, polished, and shiny finished game. If I were you, I'd play assault for SP in skirmish (hopefully with a corp, but keep in mind that the noobie corps might make you worse with bad advice). Once you get near daily cap, or too frustrated to continue, take a break and switch to another FPS game. Get your ass kicked for a while in that one. The controls in DUST are slow as molasses, but I'm sure that's just a beta thing and they'll up the sensitivity and such to a normal level on release. If you can only play moderately well with the slow speed, you'll have to learn everything all over again when they make it higher.
Keep in mind that there's a skill gap (not the kind of skill you earn by not playing...) between new and old players for FPS games. The older players learn maps, and they also learn player patterns. You're going to get your ass kicked, but that's how you get better. That's true for almost anything. If you've never played basketball before, don't expect to beat Michael Jordan in a 1v1 pick-up game.
If you play another popular FPS game, you can get plenty of good help from watching vids and just playing. You'll also be fighting a much larger player base, so you'll have better matchmaking and competition. If you force yourself to like beta DUST and get killed all the time, you might burn out and not play it again later. I'm guessing that you're from EVE, so you're more likely to come back to this game. Don't stop playing DUST entirely, log on weekly, learn the maps and what works and what doesn't, and relearn it when they change.
I wouldn't normally post for someone with a name like "Derp 514" because it just screams troll. Troll or not, I have high hopes for the improvement of your FPS game. You are frustrated that you keep losing, but clearly have a desire to win and to dominate other players. I'm not going to give suggestions for other games on forums. Just make sure it's a pure FPS game if that's what you want to get better at. You'll probably be freaking out at the pace in it, but that's what a single player campaign and bots are for.
Also, stay out of TDM games. The side that wins is the side with the most clones. If you're constantly dying all the time, you're seriously hurting your team much more than you would in node control. |