Mars El'Theran
Red Rogue Squadron
Heart 0f Darkness
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Posted - 2013.01.27 08:11:00 -
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Don't use the Nova Knife if you are not A) Fit with a Scan Profile Damper, skilled with the Nova Knife, and Trained in Sensor Dampening and scanning skills. You need to know what is going on around you, and you need for your enemy to not know you are there. B) Able to afford to consistently fit it; there is no unlimited version.
Aside from that, it sounds like you need to change your tactics. Dust is more challenging in some ways than other shooters, and you have to be tactically aware. There is no standard armor and damage for each player of a certain type like other shooters I am aware of. One person may go down fast, while another may take forever to bring down, while more likely doing to you what you intend to do to him.
This has to be a consideration. Always be aware of cover, and try to always be aware of enemy locations. Watch your surroundings and do not rely on your team mates to watch your six. More often than not, they don't. Never bring a knife to a gunfight = old adage. Head on, a Nova Knife has limited range and you will likely die if you attempt to use it.
Nanohives are your friend. Not just because they restock your ammo and grenades, but because they do so for team mates, and they earn you WP when they do.
Keep moving; do not stand still. Snipers are often out there, and even if they aren't, you are much harder to hit when you move, even when your opponent is right in front of you. Watch some streams of other players doing their thing. I did this with Grideris' aka Gridboss' stream and learned a few things myself, despite that he often died horribly.
Don't get me wrong, he did well, he just died a lot. That's Dust. You can't expect to stay alive consistently and do well every match. Some matches will be against players who dominate the field or just flat out own you. And some will be against less experienced players who lack organization.
Stick with the team and fight who they fight or watch their back. This depends on the team obviously; some scatter to the four corners of the map with amazing alacrity. Sometimes this actually works. |