Chankk Saotome
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Posted - 2013.03.02 05:50:00 -
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My suits are all 0-20k for pub matches and I make bank. The problem isn't the cost of the suits the issue is making the green.
Ranking in the top 3 and pulling 200-300k (Had a match the other night got me 402k, beast) means not worrying about it when your suits are that cheap, the trick is getting to those top spots, which means WP.
There are lots of ways to get WP but basically they come down to three things:
Kill reddots
Hack objectives & installations
Revive, Repair, Resupply Bluedots
A good logi does all those, but in reverse order... Thus explaining why a Militia suit logi can be number 1 in pub matches.
Not gonna champion my own role but I'll say this, use the starter triage fit and stick to your bluedots, get assists and revive those who drop which means staying behind the guys getting shot down. This will also help you not die as often yourself meaning let spent on lost loadouts.
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A strong man can do many things,
But the strongest knows he can't do everything alone. |
Chankk Saotome
CrimeWave Syndicate
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Posted - 2013.03.13 14:37:00 -
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Delirium Inferno wrote:Play a week or so entirely using free starter fits. Get a good feel for the range of weapons and quickly identifying what weapon the enemy is using. Get a feel for how many shots enemies can take. Get a feel for when you can take on some enemies and when you should retreat for back-up. Get a feel for what gets you to show up on enemy radars and what doesn't. Then start using your better gear.
Most shooters generally follow the same recipe with all of the above being near identical. Dust 514 has an entirely different set of parameters. It's best you get a good understanding for the combat in Dust 514 so you can approach each encounter more efficiently. Soon enough instead of running out of your favorite fit you'll be gaining them each battle.
I wouldn't go so far as to say DUST has an entirely different set of parameters, it's more that, as thoroughly stated, DUST is not a game where you can go Rambo and win the match by yourself.
Similar to Zipper productions like MAG, teamwork will help you more than anything, ANYTHING, else in the game. Better armor, better gear, better guns... PFFFFTTH. It means nothing when a squad of militia-geared guys can take out a squad of super-cocky "Try Hard" Protos who think their ISK mystically makes them invulnerable.
Beyond that, DUST seems very centered on survival and an odd paradox of defensively aggressive play.
In most FPS games, the greatest defense is a good offense, but in DUST the best defense involves knowing the terrain and environment, and often just backing away from an engagement either to get teammate support, take a better defensive position, or simply escape the mass of reddots heading your direction.
Just today I had a couple of matches where just fleeing an enemy squad ended up turning the whole engagement as it broke them up with some wanting to chase me or a teammate, some wanting to hold (at an objective or installation, probably to hack) and some wanting to put up a perimeter which allowed other teammates to pick off their formerly well-organized group and handle them in 1v1 engagements (Seriously, it was pretty cool.)
Advice to the other side is that, though it may be tempting to chase down an enemy running away, going after him solo or suddenly spreading your squad too thin can be very hazardous. So that one guy got away. Be aware of him, but at least your little group didn't suddenly shatter apart all over the map, making themselves easy targets.
I try to look at moments like this from both sides and imagine how they could be done better by both sides. Granted, I focus more on what will help me and mine in the immediate but it's always good to remember the effects for the future for when the roles are reversed.
But honestly, that's a whole lot of other mess and I'm hardly a master tactician in this game.
Take the quote to heart... It's so true in this game:
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A strong man can do many things,
But the strongest knows he cannot do everything alone. |