For pub matches thats fine to say, I guess, but I think the whole point of the game is to get into corps, and begin Faction Warfare and competitive Corp gameplay....if you arent in a real corp then you arent getting the most out of this game.

@ OP you should Run with a corp willing to train you, to watch your back, to help you out with suggestions, even to sponsor you with better gear or ISK while you level up. without that you are just a man on a small planet full to the brim of people who want to kill you with the biggest and scariest guns in existance.....not to mention the million ton warships in orbit....but lets not start with that.

Give dust another try. The beta is a bit clunky, mechanics are screwy, but it IMO is one of the best shooters ive player and up there with MAG for competitive team play.

Playing smart's hard to do when you're new, it's kind of hard to develop tactics when you get killed the instant someone sees you.

In other words, suck a lot of E-willy so you can shoot at stuff without being insta killed

New players have a hella hard time trying to adjust. Even with good gun game it is difficult. The solution isn't flatlining the gear, it is a proper match making system which should have been in place 6 months ago. A little forethought on ccp 's end would have avoided this calamity. This build has been a long time coming and ....well....I am not getting my hopes up. I wish they'd wow me and prove all the naysayers wrong, but if history is any evidence of the future...

Start of Open Beta, I got 15 people on my friends list to give Dust a try.

Only 3 still play it.

It can't be that hard to make and add a skill point capped playlist can it? Please, Stop letting these newberries play with the rest of us veterans before it's only us left.

3 outta 15 is pretty decent I would say. I came from MAG so a good bit trickled in but the ones that are from BF3 and COD ( i havent played COD since the first MW) seem a bit harder to hook.

If you have the skills you can easily take a brand new character to the top of the leaderboard. .

Firstly, leaderboards are anything but an indication of skill, at least right now.

Secondly, I severely doubt it.

Being able to aim and knowing the enemy position, and where you need to be to avoid getting surrounded and killed is the big difference maker in this game. I just made a new character a day ago and was at a 4 KDR after 9-10 matches right off the bat as a Gek-38 Type II assault.

This is not an arcade shooter where you can blast your way out of any situation. If you see 3-4 ppl moving to your objective don't be the hero and try and fight them all off by yourself, find a safe out if there is one and take it. I think knowing when to fight and when to run is the most basic key to survival that is so rare to see. Map awareness is by far the biggest handicap players have in my opinion. If you want to do well you need to know where the enemy is pushing, and where their vehicles are. It's all visible before you spawn. If you don't have the skill to stand toe to toe learn the maps and how to flank effectively.

There are going to be people who have 100-200 more HP than you (or if you made the bad choice of militia 300-400 more HP than you which is nearly impossible 1v1 at that point I agree), and if you can't figure out a way to beat them (superior aim or positioning, get the drop on them, or use explosives and lure them) perhaps the game isn't going to be fun for you.

You are so ******* awesome at dust! Will you carry my child?

Surely new players should be facing off against other new players? Atlleast to begin with, if anybody disagrees i would assume it's because you are a ***** and like playing easy mode.

If the game gets terrible? If?...........if?
Lol where have you been the last 6 months?

if its so bad why are you still here? all i see from you are troll posts about how bad you think the game is and insults to others that like the game. so i ask again why are you still here? are you stupid or perhaps just a troll?

i am betting a little of both

I've tried to make this game fun. I've tried to be positive. I've tried to learn from my mistakes.

And I give up.

You've made this game almost impossible for newcomers in this game. I've tried and I've tried and I am tired of being killed over and over.

Delete.

I will do the fun games I have on my system from now on.

Giving corps a proper place to play in would stop the pub stomping that's happening right now.
*Nudge* *Nudge* Hey CCP, do you hear that? You're losing costumers!