I have been playing fps games for a long time (007/Perfect dark/even older) and I am decent at other online fps games (COD/MAG/SE/ect...yeah I mentioned COD but hear me out) ;however, Dust seems different.

I have been here since closed beta and have improved but how do you guys get those crazy scores? It feels weird, like I cant get a grip with aiming at a enemy without firing to the left or right somewhat (Mostly AR but testing other things). I would like to hear you're thoughts. Constructive criticism appreciated.

I have been playing fps games for a long time (007/Perfect dark/even older) and I am decent at other online fps games (COD/MAG/SE/ect...yeah I mentioned COD but hear me out) ;however, Dust seems different.

I have been here since closed beta and have improved but how do you guys get those crazy scores? It feels weird, like I cant get a grip with aiming at a enemy without firing to the left or right somewhat (Mostly AR but testing other things). I would like to hear you're thoughts. Constructive criticism appreciated.

It feels weird, like I cant get a grip with aiming at a enemy without firing to the left or right somewhat

I have been playing fps games for a long time (007/Perfect dark/even older) and I am decent at other online fps games (COD/MAG/SE/ect...yeah I mentioned COD but hear me out) ;however, Dust seems different.

I have been here since closed beta and have improved but how do you guys get those crazy scores? It feels weird, like I cant get a grip with aiming at a enemy without firing to the left or right somewhat (Mostly AR but testing other things). I would like to hear you're thoughts. Constructive criticism appreciated.

knowing how to read the battlefield and move accordingly

I have been playing fps games for a long time (007/Perfect dark/even older) and I am decent at other online fps games (COD/MAG/SE/ect...yeah I mentioned COD but hear me out) ;however, Dust seems different.

I have been here since closed beta and have improved but how do you guys get those crazy scores? It feels weird, like I cant get a grip with aiming at a enemy without firing to the left or right somewhat (Mostly AR but testing other things). I would like to hear you're thoughts. Constructive criticism appreciated.

It's not so much gun game skill as strategy and positioning. I try to engage only when I have a good chance to win, to retreat when I don't. I am also developing my skill for knowing the movement patterns of the enemy, to predict where they will be so I can intercept and kill them.

Most importantly though is having a good squad. I noticed when I'm running with good players, we all put up good numbers, but if my squad is not so good, it even impacts my own numbers.

So pick your fights and make friends.

Another tip, spend time focusing on improving your gun game. Spend hours focused on hitting their head, not on winning the fight. Train.

If you played MAG and did well you'll do well here. Player skill aside, it's all about specializing, knowing how to skill up your character, knowing how to fit your dropsuit. Easy for vets at this point because they've been through it 4 or 5 times.

Also, just in case you haven't heard it yet - adjust all the sensitivities to zero, not just the ones for the controller but also for move & mouse. It's goofy I know, but it helps. And you're right about the twitchy controls - they still suck.

SP grind until you have 400+ shields then pubstomp on newbies.

Also the aiming/gun mechanics in this game are awkward and the hit detection is off.

SP grind until you have 400+ shields then pubstomp on newbies.

Also the aiming/gun mechanics in this game are awkward and the hit detection is off.

I am always reluctant to stack too heavily with shields (or anything for that matter). My biggest concern is getting too used to it, then using something else in those high slots and throwing off my balance of what I was previously used to.

I have been playing fps games for a long time (007/Perfect dark/even older) and I am decent at other online fps games (COD/MAG/SE/ect...yeah I mentioned COD but hear me out) ;however, Dust seems different.

I have been here since closed beta and have improved but how do you guys get those crazy scores? It feels weird, like I cant get a grip with aiming at a enemy without firing to the left or right somewhat (Mostly AR but testing other things). I would like to hear you're thoughts. Constructive criticism appreciated.

I have been playing fps games for a long time (007/Perfect dark/even older) and I am decent at other online fps games (COD/MAG/SE/ect...yeah I mentioned COD but hear me out) ;however, Dust seems different.

I have been here since closed beta and have improved but how do you guys get those crazy scores? It feels weird, like I cant get a grip with aiming at a enemy without firing to the left or right somewhat (Mostly AR but testing other things). I would like to hear you're thoughts. Constructive criticism appreciated.

Master the fitting
and the aiming
And you will go far kid
(With a thousand lies and a good disguise)

@DigiOps: Haha. I've been grinding ISK for a while waiting to use it when I get better but testing things for sure. Haven't tried the laser rifle though. Thanks man.

I have been playing fps games for a long time (007/Perfect dark/even older) and I am decent at other online fps games (COD/MAG/SE/ect...yeah I mentioned COD but hear me out) ;however, Dust seems different.

I have been here since closed beta and have improved but how do you guys get those crazy scores? It feels weird, like I cant get a grip with aiming at a enemy without firing to the left or right somewhat (Mostly AR but testing other things). I would like to hear you're thoughts. Constructive criticism appreciated.

I have been playing fps games for a long time (007/Perfect dark/even older) and I am decent at other online fps games (COD/MAG/SE/ect...yeah I mentioned COD but hear me out) ;however, Dust seems different.

I have been here since closed beta and have improved but how do you guys get those crazy scores? It feels weird, like I cant get a grip with aiming at a enemy without firing to the left or right somewhat (Mostly AR but testing other things). I would like to hear you're thoughts. Constructive criticism appreciated.

how i do it ?
with OHK or with out OHK ?

look 1st off most good FPS players dont come at you head on they look for players who are not going to shoot back at them when they shoot at them.

they flank them
most use speed and cover be for shooting at some one
they all so dont shot unless they know its going to died or why waste ammo and tell everyone around where i am
they all so check the player list and try to remeber players and what the last game that they where in vsing them and what they that players used and did in that game.
they use skill that they work on every game as well they team up with other like mines

i can keep going on about what makes a good FPS player but 1 thing i do know is there is
"NO HONOR IN GETTING KILLS...HONOR ONLY GETS A FOOL KILLED !"

I take it the majority of you are using the controller and not keyboard and mouse, then? I've always been a PC guy, so I wondered if that puts me at a great disadvantage over everyone else.

complex damage mods.

so i dunno, imo, the fluctuating, low frame that seems to effect mouse sensitivity and the poor hit detection makes it harder than it should be to kb/m well. Haven't seen any kb/m user say it 'felt good', is solid, or anything else positive other than 'it exists'.

A lot of the high scoring players are eve bittervets who are used to pc and kb/m. The kb/m allows for much higher and faster accuracy than the controller, though I haven't seen any really good kb/m players around (with the top end sticking to pc, where the top competition is).

I'm an average kb/m player and the last fps I played was counter-strike back in 2002. From day1 dust I felt I had a severe advantage because of the controller disparacy. Top end pad players are really good, but in general the public games just feel like you can dance around slow turning controllers, whereason a public cs game you generally could not allow the bads to try and shhot you.

I'm an average kb/m player and the last fps I played was counter-strike back in 2002.

Which crazy scores?

Since your are a CoD player you must mean kills. Kill a lot of Reds, works for me.

There are Hit Box issues so search for Hit Detection should point you in the right direction. More important to Snipers though. For almost everyone else it is time, practice and upping Skills. Also, not firing from the hip with an AR until that is Skilled up or you run a hip-fire friendly AR. I don't run it so I don't recall the name. Also, if hip firing stop shooting before aiming then start shooting again.

If you are talking about War Points (WP) the number that means something down here in the DUST there are more ways to earn WP than there are ways to Kill Reds.

Logi Bro (Logistics with Injector, Hive and Armor Repair) lets me run near the top or, a few hours before today's shutdown, at the top of the leader board while not killing hardly any Reds. Look under the Training Ground Forum and the many Logi Bro posts.

Scout with stamina, shotguns, mass drivers and speed (Kinetic and/or Stamina Mods).

Heavy allows Forge Guns against Installations and HAVs (Tanks). Plus the wondrous carnage device know as the HMG. Have a Logi Bro at your back and KD ratios can look quite good. If you learn how not to rush in and die that is.

Hints:
Capture Letter Objective +100 WP
Capture most other Installations +50 WP
Although preventing a Red Hack from going through on a Letter nets Zero. It might save the MCC which is worth it a significant percentage of the time.

Squad Leader gets commissions when Squad members Defend (or whatever) specified targets. Squad Members get +20% bonus for doing same. SL commision is mostly half the Squad members' bonus. I haven't rechecked all the values.

Logi Bro Points:
+10 ammo resupply from Hives
+25 triage for repairing Armor (repping).
+35 guardian for repping while target is under fire.
+60 reviving downed Mercs (and it saves a clone for the Battle and the ISK for the Merc).
No WP for fixing Installations and LAVs do to exploits by scumbags.


In closing, DUST is more than Kills. Spend some time in the Training Ground Forum and quit trying to make DUST more like CoD, MAG, whatever. It isn't and it will never be.

Thank God.

I play a heavy with a 7.65 k/d, what I do is I know my limitations and what fights I can win. I also do not charge straight into a line of fire, I will take an extra 20 seconds and flank them. I go into battle trying to get the best advantage and I try to never go into the open. I play very defensive-aggressive.

I currently run a type 2 heavy
A standard hmg
1 complex damage mod
1 militia shield extender
1 basic armor repairer
militia grenades

My total suit costs 36k

I haven't found this game to be hard at all. I have around a 4 kdr this time around and it would be higher if I wasn't so impatient. I run with no damage mods and only recently switched to a GEK. I just run at everyone and most of the time they melt like butter.

Any of my gungame rests on years of counterstrike. That's been the only FPS worth a damn all these years.

Damage mods are actually much better for pub-stomps

when people say "situational awareness" what they're really saying is they're "comfortable with the map"

I have been playing fps games for a long time (007/Perfect dark/even older) and I am decent at other online fps games (COD/MAG/SE/ect...yeah I mentioned COD but hear me out) ;however, Dust seems different.

I have been here since closed beta and have improved but how do you guys get those crazy scores? It feels weird, like I cant get a grip with aiming at a enemy without firing to the left or right somewhat (Mostly AR but testing other things). I would like to hear you're thoughts. Constructive criticism appreciated.

Distinct lack of SOCOM games on your list. Problem starts right there. Travel back in time and play SOCOM 1/2/3 for years, then play Dust. You'll be fine.

I started out pretty bad myself... I'm still bad. But here is what I do.
1. Stay the hell away from blueberries you can't trust them to have your back when you need them to save ur life they will let u down 8 out of 10 times
2. When you spawn and ur alone spin look run to a better position next learn where they will but spawning and catch them off guard.
3. Watch your radar omg I'm assault dropsuit command still at 1 and I sneak up on so many people.
4. Position position position I find its best to play like a shotgun scout I do not run into the middle of the map at no point. I'll skirt the edges looking for those that are alone.(I love rushing groups too)
5.keep this in mide in a engagement (who has the better position) does he have cover? Do i? Is cover close? Avoid fighting in the open if you do make sure ur not there long.
6. This is the same as 4 but it can't be stressed enough FLANK FLANK FLANK don't be a hero fighting head on let ur blueberries do that. Be sneaky.
7. Use ur blueberries as bait. Not sure if its a trap let that blue dot go see first. Not sure if there is a sniper well that blueberries face just exploded so... Ya there is. Blueberries are there as ur pawns use them accordingly.
8. Never stand still. Omg this has gotten me killed more than anything even if u think ur safe to sit on that nano hive keep moving
9.its been said many times but ill say it again don't me scared to back down from a fight if escape is near and it should be if u listened to #4 if someone get the better of me a retreat around a corner and .... W a i t f o r i t. Like clock work every time if ur weaken they chase u some times ur not wait for them to turn that corner u should be in cover.. lol toss grenades to cover ur escape.
10. When taking on groups of 3 or more grenades are ur besty cook them and throw it in someones face use them to cut off a flank... Use them!!


Two more i know u don't wanna read all this


11. Don't take the cru let the enemy have it(ambush) once they have it spawn camp the **** off of them for being stupid. If u see a blueberry hacking it like those 50 points are the world to him shoot him he may stop most Likly he won't or let a red berry kill him for being stupid.

12. Almost forgot the last one.. People stay the hell away form the tanks omg people run towards tanks like their giving away free lil kim ****.
Look if tank sneaks up on u and yes they will because some how a super soldier is deaf and dumb and can't pick up a 10 ton wrecking ball heading toward him til its in his a s s... U have a few options a this point first the most likly just die. 2 run for cover.... Not in a straight line either. 3 if ur fast end stick close to the tank and force him out to kill u.


That's all I can think of hope it help. And no if ur with a good squad u won't get many kills but u also won't die as much so.. Yea that why I don't run with unreal all the time til I start dying