Or do I just suck? (Yeah right)

i go through the same kinds of phases. i've got this barely tweaked militia suit that i run all the time, and do really well... but then when i switch up to a real suit i get owned three lives in a row. probably if you could run your proto every match, then you'd get very used to it.

Not sure what's wrong with you OP but since getting my proto assault my KDR had jumped a full point and continues to climb indefinitely upwards. I love people who rush and target me just for my suit, I love killing people hell bent on taking me out.

VK0? It sucks compared to VK1. I tried using my A-series, but it sucks more than my type-II even though it has more HP.

Whenever I see protsuits I ALWAYS target them.

Depends if you're saying armor sucks. It has 4 low slots which means you can stack armor plates. 3 high slots for damage mods. With basic 175 armor HP you forget about shields and make a maybe faster than heavy armor tank with +500 armor HP. It has 2nd equipment slot that can used for a Traige Nanohive which will repair armor. Armor has strengths you know.

Nothing to do with armor, well at least not the armor itself. The lower movement speed makes it harder to strafe and it throws off my aim, and unless I have a logi, it's a lot harder to get back into a fight if you've taken damage.

Someone who's gotten used to a type-II is going to have a hard time switching to the armor variants.

Well, that and the Vk1 with shield regulators and and armor rep is extremely hard to take down unless the toon is dumb enough to walk into a massive crossfire.

Nothing to do with armor, well at least not the armor itself. The lower movement speed makes it harder to strafe and it throws off my aim, and unless I have a logi, it's a lot harder to get back into a fight if you've taken damage.

Someone who's gotten used to a type-II is going to have a hard time switching to the armor variants.

Or do I just suck? (Yeah right)

If you use a protosuit people call you out and you become a target even if it means people lose the game. Much like calling in a tank against a good squad that's losing already...they have nothing left to lose so they don't want you to profit from the match.

If you get pissed off because you lose an expensive fit and then go rage about it I strongly suggest that you never try to find a girlfriend or have children. Because they wont always do what you want them to either.

VK0? It sucks compared to VK1. I tried using my A-series, but it sucks more than my type-II even though it has more HP.

Prototype users can get very gung ho and kill hungry. It's quite easy to bait them into chasing after you, especially if they see your in a militia or standard dropsuit.

I cant count how many times I've baited players in proto gear to blindly run round corners into a nicely cooked grenade.

Always very satisfying

OP, If you're talking about the purchasable V.K.0 suits then I KNOW that you have jumped the gun and believe you would have an instant edge over the competition. Not so. Clever marketing by CCP blinded you!! An A-series with the correct level of core skills and good modules will almost always put you on your ass.

If, however, you have spent all that SP getting to the top tier suits and not concentrated on every other ESSENTIAL skill required to play this game, then you are so frickin lucky with the inbound SP respecing that CCP are being kind enough to offer foolish mercs.

I'm using my VK.0 just because of the price difference. To be honest, My Vk.1 which is stacked with shields drops a lot faster than VK.0 which is armor tanked.

My core skills are pretty mediocre at the moment, that coupled with my feeling of invincibility to take on 3 guys by myself and being a priority target for some of you douchebags may be the reason I feel so gimped at the moment while wearing these things.



Haha, looking back on my play after reading this reallly shed some light on my playstyle.

Or do I just suck? (Yeah right)

Or do I just suck? (Yeah right)

Or do I just suck? (Yeah right)

There are a few points to keep in mind with Protosuits. They've been (mostly) covered already, but have a compiled list:

1. Many players preferentially target Protosuits. Unless there are several Protos on your team, you WILL be a priority target just by wearing it. People want to see your death. This is partly because they know Proto gear is expensive and they're costing you a lot of money, and partly because we're all sadistic little kittens. The fact that your death improves the team's situation more than a Militia guy's death is just an added bonus. Another point is that the "pot" earned by players for participation in the battle is partly based on the ISK value of gear called in. Killing a Protosuit frequently means another one will be called in straight away, which in turn means that profit margins go up for everyone involved in the battle (except the guy losing his Protosuit, obviously).

2. Protosuits aren't invincible. The players who make Protosuits look invulnerable can make Advanced gear look almost indestructible as well.

3. Many Proto players unconsciously try and take on worse odds than their suit can actually handle, throwing themselves into suicide attacks because "it's ok, my protosuit can handle it". I've seen Prototype Assaults rush at me with my Militia Shotgun because even though it's a Shotgun, and even though they know I'll be waiting RIGHT THERE as they turn the corner, they somehow think it's going to be fine to run right after me. Usually, I kill them for that mistake, and even if they do take me down, they lose all their shields and most of their armour, making themselves an easy target for my squadmates.

Typically, when I see a proto suit wandering around alone, I let the entire team know. Some avoid the area entirely and attack a different objective but most will wander over and feed the proto until he gets suicidally overconfident... or sniped. Sniped works too.

3. Oh hell no, shotguns if i am not the one using it, i get teh f*ck out of dodge fast, i know i said i don't retreat but for shotguns i make an exception, though its a backpeddle while trying to keep distance while i kill you kinda retreat.

I've lured you into my Shotgun more than once, but once you know what I'm running, it stops working.

The Shotgun was an obvious example I see a lot, not something ALL Proto players do. Good players are aware of their vulnerabilities, and know how to compensate for them.

I actively hunt proto suits. My forge gun doesnt hold that many shots so got to make them count ... and 1 shot killing proto heavies is hilarious

Assault though but yeah...

Had one guy do that 3 times in a "if not for him" flawless match, i stopped doing anything else, went up to his roof, killed him, killed all his buddies (6 total campers) and while i was killing them, one of them derped and rezzed him in front of my duvolle going at 12 rounds per second and he died again.

Well worth 3 protos for that scenario to play out :p

But yeah when a wild forge gunner appears and one shots, i always roll my eyes /sigh..

I think my favourite moment like yours is...

"Was that guy carrying a Shotgun? Not sure... lets find out!"
*BOOM*
"Yeah, that was a Shotgun."