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Demon Eyez
Cowboy Bebop.
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Posted - 2013.04.12 17:33:00 -
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Need help figuring out to odds and ends of the type of play style. Anything you guys and girls have to offer would be much appreciated. Thanks |
Arkena Wyrnspire
Turalyon Plus
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Posted - 2013.04.12 17:39:00 -
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I assume you mean using a laser with an assault dropsuit?
Stay at range, at least 50 metres away from your target, and keep a constant beam going. You don't have to keep the beam on the target all the time, you just need to keep the beam going. You can kill people in relatively short bursts with the laser, but if you charge it up, the beam starts doing huge amounts of damage and you can sweep it over multiple people to kill them as well as the initial target.
Be aware of the overheat while keeping your beam going. If you overheat, the weapon not only becomes useless for a little bit, it also damages you. This can kill you if you are at low enough health.
If you are using an assault suit, always carry a sidearm with your laser rifle. The laser is terrible at close range, so anyone sneaking up on you will be able to kill you relatively easily.
Positioning is hugely important for the laser. If you are not 60+ metres away you are not doing your full damage to your target. It also puts you in AR range, which can get you killed quite horribly. |
Beren Hurin
OMNI Endeavors
O.M.N.I. Initiative
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Posted - 2013.04.12 17:54:00 -
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Know your downsides. Assaults are slower than scouts, which IMO are better for lasers due to their speed (getting in advantageous positions near cover) and stealthiness (not being seen while getting into position).
Your strengths are that you can have significantly more HP or significantly more damage (or a little of both).
As an assault, i'd recommend having a few fits that compensate for all of these things. Maps that seem to have a lot of ranged players skirmishing (especially snipers) will probably mean you will be most successful with the HP fits. The maps that are more close ranged with lots of quick <30m engagements will mean that the battle line will be shifting and you will need to change position and hit harder faster (damage fit). |
WyrmHero1945
IMPSwarm
Negative-Feedback
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Posted - 2013.04.14 22:11:00 -
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First use a cheap suit fast suit for setting up drop uplinks. Firing from high places gives you more LR range because it's the hypotenuse of an imaginary triangle. The farther you are with a laser the more damage it deals. I use a B-series Viziam LR with +400 shields. Having high HP is a must because snipers which have more range than you and easily locate you by the bright laser beam are your main weakness. That and CQC, so equip a good SMG.
However you will find that some ARs will have more range than you and will eat your shields pretty fast. I have been trying to switch to armor so that other LRs and ARs have a harder time killing me. |
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