Halador Osiris
Dead Six Initiative
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Posted - 2013.02.27 21:36:00 -
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I have a feeling that Dust is more about keeping the ISK balanced than the K/D ratio. I'll be honest, I have no idea what an assault suit costs. However, if I call in a Sica for 650,000 ISK, I hope it to do about 650,000 ISK in damage before it gets killed. That means if I go 20:1 in a tank and the suits I'm killing average at 32,500 ISK, I've made even return. But other people see that and wonder why CCP would allow a person to go 20:1.
People see heavies that steamroll and they complain all day but never realize that a heavy is EXPENSIVE. My K/D ratio will probably be over 1 in every match, but that doesn't mean that my ISK destroyed vs. ISK spent is over 1. I feel like it isn't wholly balanced in a K/D sense, but in an ISK sense it absolutely is. |
Halador Osiris
Dead Six Initiative
51
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Posted - 2013.02.28 14:13:00 -
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I used to hate getting killed by HMG's. I figured, if I can't beat them, join them! Now I run a shield tanked Type-II Heavy with 2 66hp shield extenders and the thing that makes my shield start coming back faster. That and a basic HMG puts my suit at 37,000 ISK. I've realized that my HMG is good in CQC, but if somebody comes up to me on an open plain with an AR then they can just run away and outrange me, as my spread gets too high or they just straight get out of range. Laser Rifles tear me to pieces, too, but that's mostly because half my tank is shield rather than the usual armor heavy. As for CQC, my main advice would either be to get the drop behind me with a shotgun (SMG's really don't give me any trouble), or to use a Type-II Assault suit. I've never looked at the stats on them, but they always seem more difficult to kill than any other suit to me (aside from another heavy). Use your mobility, and strafe.
TL;DR
CQC:
-Strafe
-Type-II Assault Suit
-Shotgun/AR
Long Distance:
-Get me in the open, and use what cover is available to you
-Try to outrange me
-LR/AR
EDIT: Reading back over this, I didn't really stress laser rifles as much as I should have. I'm down right terrified of them. LR's can't do damage if they can't hold a beam on you, but heavys are slow. I do not see them often, but when I do they just rip me to shreds. |