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Maken Tosch Planetary Response Organisation Test Friends Please Ignore 1591	Posted - 2013.02.19 05:33:00 - [1] - Quote ==============================WARNING================================================ WALL OF TEXT IMMANENT - THERE WILL BE NO TL;DR - YOU WILL SIT THERE AND YOU WILL READ IT ALL ====================================================================================== Previous Diaries https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=40601&find=unread https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=41545&find=unread https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=44769&find=unread https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=48336&find=unread That's it. I've waited too long for this. I have decided to drop the guns (all of them) and go back to using the Nova Knives. I'm still dedicated towards completing my goal of reaching Gallente Scout Dropsuit Level 5 (costing 1.2million SP to upgrade) since I'm already at over 740,000 SP as I have been grinding too far to make any detours now. Anyways, the main reason I finally decided to drop the guns is pretty obvious to me. Just recently I went into a series of ambush matches with my corp mates looking to have some fun. I spawn with my usual Scout/Uplink/SMG fit and after finally managing to place an uplink and hosing down a merc or two with Minmatar bullets I suddenly had this strange feeling deep inside of me. No, it wasn't lunch related. It was the sudden urge to drop the gun and pull out my Ninja Knifing fit that I had gaining dust for a long time. I started the match already with just one or two kills with the SMG so I decided to continue the rest of the match with just the knife. Nothing but the knife. After successfully sprint-killing my first knife victim in the match I suddenly had this rush of adrenaline coursing right through my veins. It's like the ninja inside me finally woke up. My next target was another scout wielding a shotgun who already spotted me (it's ambush, so no one can hide) so I decided to flank him left and right to throw off his shots. It seemed to work as I closed in on him rapidly forcing him to deplete his entire clip of ammunition so that I can swoop in for the kill while he is trapped having to reload his shotgun. Knife meets flesh and that shotgun scout bites the Dust. Immediately after that I chased after an assault flanking him in every way possible to avoid his bullets while I force him into a corner up against the Southwestern base of the tower in the Line Harvest map. It wasn't long until I trapped him further against an even smaller corner where I not only have him right where I need him to be but I also caused him to run out of ammo as well. I wondered what his reaction was when I killed him. Once again I found myself in the line of fire from another scout who spotted me and chased after him the same way like I did with the others only this time I forced him over the hill where the B objective was located. I ran around the small hill being mindful of his location on the TACNET (thank you scout scan resolution) timing my moment of attack with his moment to turn the corner. SLASH! SLASH! And down goes the merc. CURSES!!!! Every time I kill so many mercs at once there is always that one merc that comes around the corner to finish me off. But at least he came just in time to see the carnage I left behind. I respawn at my uplink which is thankfully still then and still unnoticed. I immediately noticed a female assault sprinting towards the red zone with a sniper rifle so I chased after her hoping to land another kill which I managed to do. But then the real action began as I joined up with the rest of my team at the center of the map where everyone was duking it out near the tabletop structure. Guns were blazing, HMGs were roaring and there I was wondering WHAT THE **** WAS I THINKING!?!?! I was hustling so much around the corners that I kept having to mash the L3 button to preserve my stamina and no matter how hard I tried there was always that one enemy merc around the corner. I don't know how I pulled it off by I only died 5 times that entire match while coming out with at least 7 kills. Incredible how much hugging the containers for cover pays off to save my butt. In the end, I felt so empowered that I was finally reminded as to why I started this journey in the first place. Sorry SMG. Sorry 'Exile' Assault. Sorry Swarm Launcher. We had great times together and I enjoyed bringing hell those tank drivers and making chard steak out of those LAVs, but the time has come that I have to retire you all and move on with the Nova Knives. They call for me and I must answer the call. o7
Winscar Shinobi Better Hide R Die 43	Posted - 2013.02.19 05:57:00 - [2] - Quote I've just used the knives for the first time today and I have not put them down. IT IS SO FUN!
Bojo The Mighty Bojo's School of the Trades 428	Posted - 2013.02.19 06:05:00 - [3] - Quote I hope you inspire enough people to pick up Nova Knives so that my scrambler pistol hobby can refresh itself.
0 Try Harder Pink Fluffy Bounty Hunterz RISE of LEGION 114	Posted - 2013.02.19 06:27:00 - [4] - Quote Bojo The Mighty wrote: I hope you inspire enough people to pick up Nova Knives Yep, it's already happening. I had some guy run up on me and nova knife my tank. I got out of my tank and let him and his friends hack it ^_^
SoTa PoP Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 1772	Posted - 2013.02.19 06:34:00 - [5] - Quote Maken do you do this on alts? Many Nova knifers have tried to get me as I am toying with new berries and was curious if you've seen me and tried to take me down? There's one in particular that hugged walls and corners and made me waste almost a full HMG clip trying to get to him.
Maken Tosch Planetary Response Organisation Test Friends Please Ignore 1591	Posted - 2013.02.19 13:08:00 - [6] - Quote @0 try harder Lol what? @Sota pop Nah, I just use my main. As for that dude that made you waste your ammo, by any chance were you line harvest when this happened?
Bojo The Mighty Bojo's School of the Trades 428	Posted - 2013.02.19 17:59:00 - [7] - Quote bump Maken, there's a map that has the roofs you can access with the 3 central objectives. I've managed to completely sneak into that complex and hack the objectives while my team was getting redlined. But it was primo Nova Knife territory. Ninja. Hope you can manage sweet episodes.
SoTa PoP Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 1772	Posted - 2013.02.19 19:54:00 - [8] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: @Sota pop Nah, I just use my main. As for that dude that made you waste your ammo, by any chance were you line harvest when this happened? Yes, it was, why?
Monty Mole Clone The c64s 8	Posted - 2013.02.19 19:58:00 - [9] - Quote someone please educate me on how to hold a charge while sprinting
Tobias Markstrom Seituoda Taskforce Command Caldari State 15	Posted - 2013.02.19 20:18:00 - [10] - Quote Can't.

Mithridates VI New Eden Research Foundation 164	Posted - 2013.02.19 20:23:00 - [11] - Quote You can. 1: Perform a melee strike. 2: Immediately start charging knife. 3: Now you can sprint without losing this charge. @SoTa, I've been making heavies waste ammo all over the show, but I probably would have noticed your name if I'd done it to you. Nice to hear there are a few decent knifers running around.
Monty Mole Clone The c64s 8	Posted - 2013.02.19 20:45:00 - [12] - Quote Mithridates VI wrote: You can. 1: Perform a melee strike. 2: Immediately start charging knife. 3: Now you can sprint without losing this charge. @SoTa, I've been making heavies waste ammo all over the show, but I probably would have noticed your name if I'd done it to you. Nice to hear there are a few decent knifers running around. it works with grenades to 1 perform melee 2 start sprinting 3 pull pin
rebecca watson Universal Allies Inc. 41	Posted - 2013.02.19 21:13:00 - [13] - Quote Monty Mole Clone wrote: someone please educate me on how to hold a charge while sprinting Ive seen it somewhere on the forums i thought, if not, it might have been here: http://www.dust514base.com/2013/01/cast-514-ep-9-uprising-imminent.html (hint- i thinks it has somethings to do's withs the melee.....)
rebecca watson Universal Allies Inc. 41	Posted - 2013.02.19 21:15:00 - [14] - Quote Monty Mole Clone wrote: Mithridates VI wrote: You can. 1: Perform a melee strike. 2: Immediately start charging knife. 3: Now you can sprint without losing this charge. @SoTa, I've been making heavies waste ammo all over the show, but I probably would have noticed your name if I'd done it to you. Nice to hear there are a few decent knifers running around. it works with grenades to 1 perform melee 2 start sprinting 3 pull pin
Maken Tosch Planetary Response Organisation Test Friends Please Ignore 1591	Posted - 2013.02.19 21:51:00 - [15] - Quote SoTa PoP wrote: Maken Tosch wrote: @Sota pop Nah, I just use my main. As for that dude that made you waste your ammo, by any chance were you line harvest when this happened? Yes, it was, why? That may have been either me or my knifing partner causing you hell during that particular match.
SoTa PoP Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 1772	Posted - 2013.02.19 22:40:00 - [16] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: SoTa PoP wrote: Maken Tosch wrote: @Sota pop Nah, I just use my main. As for that dude that made you waste your ammo, by any chance were you line harvest when this happened? Yes, it was, why? That may have been either me or my knifing partner causing you hell during that particular match. He got away from me only losing his shields. I never saw him again that match but noticed people dying to knives lol Btw I do give him a ton of credit. His first slash had me unprepared - took out my shields and most my health. I backed up to get around him and put him in front of me - but he strafed to nearby terrain. He could of rushed foward and taken my kill at the risk of my HMG already pointing at him - but he instead fled with my bullets chasing. Wish I remembered his name now. I saw him get 6 kills with it. It was obvious he knew what he was doing if I never saw him again and I was the only heavy on my side. lol
Stab-Happy Shining Flame Amarr Empire 0	Posted - 2013.02.19 23:05:00 - [17] - Quote Nova knifes are too fun. It's like they are an instant adrenaline button.
Maken Tosch Planetary Response Organisation Test Friends Please Ignore 1591	Posted - 2013.02.20 01:58:00 - [18] - Quote Stab-Happy wrote: Nova knifes are too fun. It's like they are an instant adrenaline button. I saw you plenty of times with your name popping up on the kill feed. Stab-Happy [ZN-28 Nova Knives] Some Poor Fella
Winscar Shinobi Better Hide R Die 43	Posted - 2013.02.20 02:43:00 - [19] - Quote Question. Since nova knives are a side arm, do they get bonuses from the side arm skills (like sharpshooter) because I am literally up someone's ass and for some reason the knives still miss. Even a slight bit of range would help.
Tech Ohm Eaven L.O.T.I.S. Legacy Rising 401	Posted - 2013.02.20 03:53:00 - [20] - Quote Winscar Shinobi wrote: Question. Since nova knives are a side arm, do they get bonuses from the side arm skills (like sharpshooter) because I am literally up someone's ass and for some reason the knives still miss. Even a slight bit of range would help. I am also working on the who needs guns ethos by leveling up my scout suits but am still far away from proto fits but in a few weeks time we shall see. The hit detection is a bit off but then Vigor maxxed does help with a bit of extra stamina for an extra swipe.

Stab-Happy Shining Flame Amarr Empire 0	Posted - 2013.02.20 06:57:00 - [21] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: Stab-Happy wrote: Nova knifes are too fun. It's like they are an instant adrenaline button. I saw you plenty of times with your name popping up on the kill feed. Stab-Happy [ZN-28 Nova Knives] Some Poor Fella Haha, yup, that was me ^^ Until I ran out of knives... :(
Maken Tosch Planetary Response Organisation Test Friends Please Ignore 1591	Posted - 2013.02.20 18:02:00 - [22] - Quote ===Update 25 Feb 2013=== I finally reached the 1million SP mark in terms of 'Unallocated' skill points. Man, what a grind. That leaves me with just over 200,000 SP left to grind which when combined with active SP gains I should be able to finally wear that Prototype Scout Suit within this week. Hopefully by this Friday. Once that happens, my focus will shift to what's left to train which are now made insignificant after grinding this much. I realize now that the amount of SP I am grinding this very moment will be the exact amount of total SP I grind for the previous 1-4 levels of the Gallente Scout Dropsuit skill book. It makes me wonder what everyone else must feel at this point if they are trying to go all proto in regards to the suits given the training multipliers that they have. Exhausting right? It just puts all other training to shame so that when you finally focus on the little skill books with smaller multipliers they don't seem that much to train on anymore. Overall, I'm just happy that this is almost over and I will finally be able to focus on upgrading the Nova Knife from the Standard one to the Proto. Once that is done, it's only a matter of time when I finally skill up Mobility, Endurance, Vigor, Dropsuit Command, and Profile Dampening (all to level 5). Please be aware that even after all of this, my journey will have only begun as I will finally be able to outflank my enemies more effectively and sneak on them more stealthily without having to worry about those damn snipers. To think that all of this is will happen to me SOON (TM) and that this is just before CCP introduces the cloaking modules. God, I can't wait for Fanfest 2013 to see what they have in store for the scouts. So far, in my current state, it's been mostly hit-or-miss in regards to the Standard Nova Knife. It's just so limiting. The charge time is long and the damage output is minimal even with 2x Complex Sidearm Damage Modules. But that's ok with me. That was usually expected from a weapon that's considered entry level for most players. It's kind of like handing over a pair of safety scissors to a little kid just to let him see how it is. But as the kid grows up, so will the level of the tools he/she will handle assuming they build some kind of interest for it. When I see a Nova Knife, I don't see a weapon that people can just fool around with and not take seriously. I see a tool capable of much greater things. With the right skills and enough experience, that Nova Knife will soon be able to topple empires in a single swipe. The perfect tool for the perfect assassin. Speaking of which, I like to be able to track down which planet and district my target is just like how Eve players use NPC Agents to track down others. I still have a hit contract open that needs to be satisfied for a customer of mine. But that's a topic I'll bring up later on in the Feedback section of the forums. In the mean time, I have 200,000 SP left to grind for.
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Maken Tosch Planetary Response Organisation Test Friends Please Ignore 1591	Posted - 2013.02.25 18:20:00 - [26] - Quote Post # 22 Updated
Nenshi Krullefor Organization Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2013.02.25 18:58:00 - [27] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: ==============================WARNING================================================ o7 Your WARNING is off centered and that makes it insignificant.
Maken Tosch Planetary Response Organisation Test Friends Please Ignore 1594	Posted - 2013.02.26 02:32:00 - [28] - Quote Nenshi wrote: Maken Tosch wrote: ==============================WARNING================================================ o7 Your WARNING is off centered and that makes it insignificant. Hmm. If that is your only complaint then I guess my post is doing well so far, wouldn't you agree?
Nenshi Krullefor Organization Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2013.02.27 15:32:00 - [29] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: Nenshi wrote: Maken Tosch wrote: ==============================WARNING================================================ o7 Your WARNING is off centered and that makes it insignificant. Hmm. If that is your only complaint then I guess my post is doing well so far, wouldn't you agree? Indeed that is my only complaint so I revel in the ability that we all have to end a life.
Tech Ohm Eaven L.O.T.I.S. Legacy Rising 402	Posted - 2013.02.27 15:35:00 - [30] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: @0 try harder Lol what? @Sota pop Nah, I just use my main. As for that dude that made you waste your ammo, by any chance were you line harvest when this happened? Hey Maken why not have some Knifer/melee Corp Battles??



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