Tarquin Markel
The Synenose Accord
Celestial Imperative
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Posted - 2013.02.14 19:46:00 -
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I picked up this game about a week before it went open beta, when it was mostly a bunch of veterans and me, and the learning curve was indeed savage. That said, there's no way to learn quite like figuring out, painfully, how not to have your head handed to you.
Aside from "HTFU and learn," if you want to be competitive against the big dogs, there are a few things you can do.
(1) You've seen some corp recruiting offers here. Consider accepting the invitation.
(2) Don't be another random blueberry. Get a headset and look for squads that are using headsets. They rarely mind an additional gun-- if, that is, you can talk to them.
(3) If you must be a random blueberry, develop skills that do not require teamwork. Almost any kind of front-line fighting benefits greatly from teamwork, but you can make a lot of trouble solo. Go for a low-profile fit, such as a militia shotgun scout, and remember that even after you get your profile down enough that you don't stand out unless someone looks straight at you, stealth in DUST bears a lot of resemblance to being sneaky IRL. Stay low, stay behind cover, and work out little-traveled areas and paths: if nobody is looking, you won't be seen. Flank snipers, capture unguarded objectives, plant explosives, and ambush hackers.
(4) While doing #3, if someone kills you, try to work out how they did it and either copy the tactic or turn it back on the user. Snipers are great for the latter-- if somebody snipes you, try to notice which way they shot from, then respawn someplace out of the way and head for a spot with a view of the area where you think the sniper was (NOT where you got killed; somewhere else). Snipers don't move much unless they know they've been exposed, so you have decent odds of finding your murderer and taking bloody vengeance.
(5) Be daring. If you're using militia fits, you aren't risking much, whatever you do. K/D matters less than helping your team win.
(6) If you just can't win, wait a couple minutes before asking for another match. New matches often pull in a large percentage of people from the last round-- all of whom are asking for a new match at once. If you can't beat 'em, let them go on without you.
Good luck, and welcome to Dust! |
Tarquin Markel
The Synenose Accord
Celestial Imperative
85
|
Posted - 2013.02.14 21:37:00 -
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Priest of Perelandro wrote:I sounded like a @#$%& in my OP, so I apologize. I guess it's HTFU or GTFO.
I'd replace HTFU with "grit your teeth and learn." As for your OP ... well, the voice of frustration rarely chooses its words with care.
Good luck, die lots, learn well. |