DUST Search - Viable Ingame Recognition For Our Pilots

Stefan Stahl wrote:

gbghg wrote:

2 matches today, made 200k ISK, didn't lose a ship. I think it's just a case of finding out how to use the new DS's best, things are quite a bit different than they were before, new handling, new base stats etc.

And the level of enemy AV, that's important too, can vary match to match.

It sure is possible to stay ISK-positive for a while, but in the same manner it's very possible to lose a dropship to a single militia swarm launcher volley during a pickup (lol, collision damage!).

What I'm mostly on about is that the ISK payout calculation for dropship pilots is rather far off. Even when my gunners kill a bunch of people for me I don't get nearly as much ISK than when I use my pea-shooter AR to amuse myself about the new AAA shooting mechanics.

I don't even know how it calculates the payout. My gunner took down an Assault DS with a prototype front turret (as witnessed on the killfeed) and even more stuff, but I still got only 30k ISK for that round.


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gbghg L.O.T.I.S. RISE of LEGION 1475	Posted - 2013.05.08 20:28:00 - [1] - Quote 2 matches today, made 200k ISK, didn't lose a ship. I think it's just a case of finding out how to use the new DS's best, things are quite a bit different than they were before, new handling, new base stats etc. And the level of enemy AV, that's important too, can vary match to match.
gbghg L.O.T.I.S. RISE of LEGION 1476	Posted - 2013.05.08 20:53:00 - [2] - Quote PAs Capone wrote: gbghg wrote: 2 matches today, made 200k ISK, didn't lose a ship. I think it's just a case of finding out how to use the new DS's best, things are quite a bit different than they were before, new handling, new base stats etc. And the level of enemy AV, that's important too, can vary match to match. Yes and in those same two matches I can earn at least 400K ISK, and more foten than not that is the low side. I just want to see them get point for the things they are capable of doing. As a Heavy, am capable of killing, assisting, and hacking. Every foot soilder has the capability for various paths to accrue WP. There needs to be more paths for the pilots. Lest they go the way of the missles. Not disagreeing with that, my python costs a million ISK a fit, I lose one and I'm down 5 games worth of ISK. The turret prices are kind of ridiculous, though module prices are in a good place right now.
gbghg L.O.T.I.S. RISE of LEGION 1477	Posted - 2013.05.08 21:23:00 - [3] - Quote Stefan Stahl wrote: gbghg wrote: 2 matches today, made 200k ISK, didn't lose a ship. I think it's just a case of finding out how to use the new DS's best, things are quite a bit different than they were before, new handling, new base stats etc. And the level of enemy AV, that's important too, can vary match to match. It sure is possible to stay ISK-positive for a while, but in the same manner it's very possible to lose a dropship to a single militia swarm launcher volley during a pickup (lol, collision damage!). What I'm mostly on about is that the ISK payout calculation for dropship pilots is rather far off. Even when my gunners kill a bunch of people for me I don't get nearly as much ISK than when I use my pea-shooter AR to amuse myself about the new AAA shooting mechanics. I don't even know how it calculates the payout. My gunner took down an Assault DS with a prototype front turret (as witnessed on the killfeed) and even more stuff, but I still got only 30k ISK for that round. Yeah, the ISK we get for doing our job and risking so much ISK ourself is incredibly unfair, and I get much more ISK when I run around on foot, but I fly because I love flying, not to make ISK, that's just a bonus. And at least collision damage is gone now, no more tap a lamppost=instadeath, you can now get a good guess on whether or not you'll survive an impact.