DUST Search - New Chronicle from Caldari Prime: Falling Skies

CCP Falcon wrote:

General Tiberius1 wrote:

CCP Falcon wrote:

Hunter Junko wrote:

gbghg wrote:

Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user.

im scared ;_;

Don't worry... that was a stock Caldari Navy dropship designed to deploy standard infantry.

Their dropships are nowhere as near as durable as yours. Remember, you guys are speshul. Blink

it also held 60 guys, think i would prefer that one

Exactly.

It's far larger, heavier, slower and less agile than the kickass pieces of hardware you guys are used to flying into each other's faces Big smile

As for the range on the MH-82, its effectively a mini-gun. It doesn't need to be accurate at long range, it just needs to lead correctly and blanket an entire area of the sky with a hail of ammunition to create a wall of chaff.

Given the size of the thing, the fact it's throwing out thousands of depleted uranium rounds a minute and the fact it's aimed at a target the size of a bus, I'd say accuracy isn't a massive concern, it's more a case of spraying and watching the fireworks.

Granted, I'll admit that a little bit of artistic license was used for the sake of storytelling though Blink

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Gridboss BetaMax. CRONOS. 192	Posted - 2013.05.02 18:18:00 - [1] - Quote Looks like we have a new Chronicle from CCP courtesy of CCP Falcon. http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Falling_Skies_%28Chronicle%29 It's set just before, during and after the events of Caldari Prime, and sheds some light on what was going on behind the scenes with both the Caldari and the Gallente. Good read, but very long. Get yourself a cup of something before you dive in. (EVE Forum thread here)
Natu Nobilis Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic 155	Posted - 2013.05.02 19:02:00 - [2] - Quote CONCORD HAX!!
Natu Nobilis Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic 157	Posted - 2013.05.02 19:28:00 - [3] - Quote What i don-¦t like on the recent line of events is the "I-¦m a grunt with power, nobody likes me and i shall soon be overthown because i-¦m almost an analogy to a certain hated historical leader" protraited by Heth, and the "I-¦m a sneaky soft spoken puppeteer working behind the curtains knowing everything beforehand and not screwing up in the slightest" by Roden. Heth has become a maniac cartoonish villian for eveeeeeeeeryone to hate and feel warm and fuzzy inside when they beat him to pulp.
Hunter Junko Bojo's School of the Trades 79	Posted - 2013.05.02 19:34:00 - [4] - Quote is it me, or am i seeing references leading up to the number 514?
Natu Nobilis Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic 157	Posted - 2013.05.02 19:36:00 - [5] - Quote Hunter Junko wrote: is it me, or am i seeing references leading up to the number 514? Where?
gbghg L.O.T.I.S. RISE of LEGION 1334	Posted - 2013.05.02 19:41:00 - [6] - Quote Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user.
Hunter Junko Bojo's School of the Trades 79	Posted - 2013.05.02 19:49:00 - [7] - Quote Natu Nobilis wrote: Hunter Junko wrote: is it me, or am i seeing references leading up to the number 514? Where? the callsign of the dropship that was shot down " Dragon 257" 257x 2= 514 gbghg wrote: Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user. im scared ;_;

CCP Falcon C C P C C P Alliance 224	Posted - 2013.05.02 19:57:00 - [8] - Quote Hunter Junko wrote: gbghg wrote: Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user. im scared ;_; Don't worry... that was a stock Caldari Navy dropship designed to deploy standard infantry. Their dropships are nowhere as near as durable as yours. Remember, you guys are speshul.

DigiOps DUST University Ivy League 164	Posted - 2013.05.02 19:59:00 - [9] - Quote CCP Falcon wrote: Hunter Junko wrote: gbghg wrote: Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user. im scared ;_; Don't worry... that was a stock Caldari Navy dropship designed to deploy standard infantry. Their dropships are nowhere as near as durable as yours. Remember, you guys are speshul. They must really suck then.
gbghg L.O.T.I.S. RISE of LEGION 1335	Posted - 2013.05.02 20:02:00 - [10] - Quote CCP Falcon wrote: Hunter Junko wrote: gbghg wrote: Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user. im scared ;_; Don't worry... that was a stock Caldari Navy dropship designed to deploy standard infantry. Their dropships are nowhere as near as durable as yours. Remember, you guys are speshul. It's not that the dropships went down that scared me, it's the fact that a HMG has a Kilometres range, god forbid if the heavies ever get it. And yes we are, we're frikkin immortal bunnies

Natu Nobilis Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic 158	Posted - 2013.05.02 20:13:00 - [11] - Quote gbghg wrote: Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometer above the user. CONCORD HAX GALLENTE HAX Shiigeru for+¬vis. Pew pew
Natu Nobilis Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic 158	Posted - 2013.05.02 20:15:00 - [12] - Quote Falcon, do write more! I miss the periodic chronicles =( Sandbox is fun and all that, but the lore is so rich! I like the NPC stuff.
General Tiberius1 ZionTCD Unclaimed. 460	Posted - 2013.05.02 20:38:00 - [13] - Quote gbghg wrote: Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user. clearly fiction and reality don't mesh
General Tiberius1 ZionTCD Unclaimed. 460	Posted - 2013.05.02 20:38:00 - [14] - Quote CCP Falcon wrote: Hunter Junko wrote: gbghg wrote: Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user. im scared ;_; Don't worry... that was a stock Caldari Navy dropship designed to deploy standard infantry. Their dropships are nowhere as near as durable as yours. Remember, you guys are speshul. it also held 60 guys, think i would prefer that one

CCP Falcon C C P C C P Alliance 226	Posted - 2013.05.02 20:58:00 - [15] - Quote General Tiberius1 wrote: CCP Falcon wrote: Hunter Junko wrote: gbghg wrote: Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user. im scared ;_; Don't worry... that was a stock Caldari Navy dropship designed to deploy standard infantry. Their dropships are nowhere as near as durable as yours. Remember, you guys are speshul. it also held 60 guys, think i would prefer that one Exactly. It's far larger, heavier, slower and less agile than the kickass pieces of hardware you guys are used to flying into each other's faces As for the range on the MH-82, its effectively a mini-gun. It doesn't need to be accurate at long range, it just needs to lead correctly and blanket an entire area of the sky with a hail of ammunition to create a wall of chaff. Given the size of the thing, the fact it's throwing out thousands of depleted uranium rounds a minute and the fact it's aimed at a target the size of a bus, I'd say accuracy isn't a massive concern, it's more a case of spraying and watching the fireworks. Granted, I'll admit that a little bit of artistic license was used for the sake of storytelling though

General Tiberius1 ZionTCD Unclaimed. 467	Posted - 2013.05.02 23:25:00 - [16] - Quote CCP Falcon wrote: General Tiberius1 wrote: CCP Falcon wrote: Hunter Junko wrote: gbghg wrote: Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user. im scared ;_; Don't worry... that was a stock Caldari Navy dropship designed to deploy standard infantry. Their dropships are nowhere as near as durable as yours. Remember, you guys are speshul. it also held 60 guys, think i would prefer that one Exactly. It's far larger, heavier, slower and less agile than the kickass pieces of hardware you guys are used to flying into each other's faces As for the range on the MH-82, its effectively a mini-gun. It doesn't need to be accurate at long range, it just needs to lead correctly and blanket an entire area of the sky with a hail of ammunition to create a wall of chaff. Given the size of the thing, the fact it's throwing out thousands of depleted uranium rounds a minute and the fact it's aimed at a target the size of a bus, I'd say accuracy isn't a massive concern, it's more a case of spraying and watching the fireworks. Granted, I'll admit that a little bit of artistic license was used for the sake of storytelling though raises hand ahem, we don't HAVE long range come the 6th.....
gbghg L.O.T.I.S. RISE of LEGION 1341	Posted - 2013.05.02 23:46:00 - [17] - Quote CCP Falcon wrote: General Tiberius1 wrote: CCP Falcon wrote: Hunter Junko wrote: gbghg wrote: Did anyone else noticed a MH-82 taking out a dropship? A kilometre above the user. im scared ;_; Don't worry... that was a stock Caldari Navy dropship designed to deploy standard infantry. Their dropships are nowhere as near as durable as yours. Remember, you guys are speshul. it also held 60 guys, think i would prefer that one Exactly. It's far larger, heavier, slower and less agile than the kickass pieces of hardware you guys are used to flying into each other's faces As for the range on the MH-82, its effectively a mini-gun. It doesn't need to be accurate at long range, it just needs to lead correctly and blanket an entire area of the sky with a hail of ammunition to create a wall of chaff. Given the size of the thing, the fact it's throwing out thousands of depleted uranium rounds a minute and the fact it's aimed at a target the size of a bus, I'd say accuracy isn't a massive concern, it's more a case of spraying and watching the fireworks. Granted, I'll admit that a little bit of artistic license was used for the sake of storytelling though Have as much artistic license as you want when it comes to the HMG, that thing does scary damage to dropships at close range, no need to let them swat us out of the sky with impunity in the game.
gbghg L.O.T.I.S. RISE of LEGION 1341	Posted - 2013.05.02 23:46:00 - [18] - Quote Fantastic article btw, very good read. Can't wait for more like it.
Iron Wolf Saber BetaMax. CRONOS. 3805	Posted - 2013.05.03 02:31:00 - [19] - Quote We're so special we get shields because who gives a damn about the radiation right?
General Tiberius1 ZionTCD Unclaimed. 468	Posted - 2013.05.03 02:35:00 - [20] - Quote Iron Wolf Saber wrote: We're so special we get shields because who gives a damn about the radiation right? lol, nice one pointing that out, SO many discrepancies between it and what ACTUALLY happened. (note not a single mention on how the caldari managed to hold on to the planet itself?)

Scramble Scrub Osmon Surveillance Caldari State 111	Posted - 2013.05.03 02:50:00 - [21] - Quote General Tiberius1 wrote: Iron Wolf Saber wrote: We're so special we get shields because who gives a damn about the radiation right? lol, nice one pointing that out, SO many discrepancies between it and what ACTUALLY happened. (note not a single mention on how the caldari managed to hold on to the planet itself?) Course not, ccp wanted the freedom fighters to win.
Broxx Nexular Occupational Hazard Vital Core Exhumers Industrial Coalition 14	Posted - 2013.05.03 03:23:00 - [22] - Quote Loved the read :D. Gotta voice my insignificant nitpick though. "Arrival ETA" is a very redundant statement since ETA=Estimated Time of Arrival. I know its dumb but I can't help but cringe when I see/hear it.

CCP Falcon C C P C C P Alliance 231	Posted - 2013.05.03 09:52:00 - [23] - Quote Broxx Nexular wrote: Loved the read :D. Gotta voice my insignificant nitpick though. "Arrival ETA" is a very redundant statement since ETA=Estimated Time of Arrival. I know its dumb but I can't help but cringe when I see/hear it. Actually yeah, that also annoys me now that I've seen it... I'll give it a snip

Natu Nobilis Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic 163	Posted - 2013.05.03 10:24:00 - [24] - Quote Scramble Scrub wrote: General Tiberius1 wrote: Iron Wolf Saber wrote: We're so special we get shields because who gives a damn about the radiation right? lol, nice one pointing that out, SO many discrepancies between it and what ACTUALLY happened. (note not a single mention on how the caldari managed to hold on to the planet itself?) Course not, ccp wanted the freedom fighters to win. I-¦m looking foward to see how the hell they-¦ll implement graphically a death ray coming out of the planet and shooting ships in space. And yes, lot-¦s of discrepancies, but come on, artistic license and lore advancement. If we wanted a full battle report we would watch one of the many videos =) Concord working with the Gallente however, and the use of NULL Cannons.... Dev Hax =~ I really don-¦t like Roden. One day his dirt will show up and the white and shinny feeling to the Gallente will diminish. I sincerely don-¦t know how Gallente Death squads killing civilians was so ignored by the public.


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