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Kilta Rosina
Mannar Focused Warfare
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.05.16 19:24:00 -
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Hello
I joined Dust on its launch day. I'm pretty new here and still unsure what I'm doing. I have never felt so new and lost in an MMO for YEARS.
A lil about myself, I'm a 28 year old female with a vast mmo/gaming history. I played 30 mmorpg (not including eve)
I do have a history in playing fps having played Halo (which Dust reminds me of). Now I'll like to state I'm enjoying myself. I typically suck in fps but I still have fun, and would like to improve.
Second this is just a test character as I'm unsure what to do.
Can someone care to give tips on what to do?
Like how skills work
The best way to set skill like do I go 5/5 then move on? or do I put point or to in everything I would and slowly go 5/5
How gear works and mods work in this game to better my survivability.
And general fps tips to simply do better.
I'm completely out of my element. I did read the newbie guide but still unsure of things
I also have a question too the eve players mostly, do you feel that people see dust as a stand alone from eve?
Do you think people misunderstand that eve and dust are connected?
I saw a fight last night where two people actually called an eve player elitist when he was trying to help others. Making a note that we dust players are in fact playing eve just in a different way. They scoffed at him acting like Dust and Eve are not interconnected.
also is it wise to alienate the EVE players with the "COD" mindset as he put it?
I only seek to be decent at Dust, have fun and be a decent person on the community.
Ninja edit, I also notice that if I use this site on the ps3, I can't log in. It stated there is a 404 error. I mainly use my ps3 as I need to borrow a laptop, is there a fix for this soon? or a way to access this via the ps3?
I had very little issues using most forums on my ps3. |
Severance Pay
Hellstorm Inc
League of Infamy
204
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Posted - 2013.05.16 20:02:00 -
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Well, my favorite part of DUST is my favorite part of ever MMO that I have ever played, and I have played about 30 as well. My favorite part is that you can experiment. I absolutely get addicted the minute I start trying to experiment and try things out.
My suggestion is first make an alt for each weapon type to play with. Make psn alts to make more. Put all your alts in different corps. Yep join as many as you can.
Next, on your main do upgrades first. Dropsuit upgrades, and weapon upgrades. Then do your suit and once you have found your weapon level that last. Make sure armor upgrades and shield upgrades are maxed. After you have chosen your suit then you can delve deeper into which shield upgrades and which armor upgrades to specify on.
Being in multiple corps will get you many perspectives to draw from
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Jammer Jalapeno
BIG BAD W0LVES
Eternal Syndicate
5
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Posted - 2013.05.16 20:03:00 -
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Sweet another chick on the field! Well you jumped in at a crazy time!
It's best to work on your core skills first, shields, armor, suit, and weapon. Then pick your fave weapon and dump some skill points into that, it will be your new best friend.  |
Severance Pay
Hellstorm Inc
League of Infamy
204
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Posted - 2013.05.16 20:07:00 -
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To login here on ps3 I suggest going to ps3 community and login there, then find dust forum there and will redirect you. |
total masshole
Seykal Expeditionary Group
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.05.16 20:32:00 -
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Kilta Rosina wrote:
A lil about myself, I'm a 28 year old female with a vast mmo/gaming history. I played 30 mmorpg (not including eve)
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And general fps tips to simply do better.
don't over extend from your team, don't let the enemy bait you into an ambush, know when to disengage, know when to run and know when to press forward, this comes from experience. dont take on more than you can handle, you dont have to fight everyone you see.
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I saw a fight last night where two people actually called an eve player elitist when he was trying to help others. Making a note that we dust players are in fact playing eve just in a different way. They scoffed at him acting like Dust and Eve are not interconnected.
local chat is like crossroads chat- not the brightest bunch
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Denak Kalamari
BurgezzE.T.F
Orion Empire
154
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Posted - 2013.05.16 20:42:00 -
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Kilta Rosina wrote:Hello
I joined Dust on its launch day. I'm pretty new here and still unsure what I'm doing. I have never felt so new and lost in an MMO for YEARS.
A lil about myself, I'm a 28 year old female with a vast mmo/gaming history. I played 30 mmorpg (not including eve)
I do have a history in playing fps having played Halo (which Dust reminds me of). Now I'll like to state I'm enjoying myself. I typically suck in fps but I still have fun, and would like to improve.
Second this is just a test character as I'm unsure what to do.
Welcome, it's good to have some fresh blood to slaug- err..I mean guide!
Kilta Rosina wrote:Can someone care to give tips on what to do?
Like how skills work
The best way to set skill like do I go 5/5 then move on? or do I put point or to in everything I would and slowly go 5/5
How gear works and mods work in this game to better my survivability.
And general fps tips to simply do better.
I'm completely out of my element. I did read the newbie guide but still unsure of things
When you do battles, you gain skillpoints, short for SP after the battle ends. You also gain passive SP every three seconds or so, and once you have enough SP you can level up a skill to the next level. Before that though, you have to buy the skillbook which allows you to start leveling it up, which you have to buy with ISK(InterStellar Kredits), the in-game currency. There is also the possiblity to activate passive and active boosters to increase the amount of SP you earn passively and actively, depending on what kind of boosters you buy. These are for AUR(Aurum, aka gold) only, which can be purchased with real money and they do not last infinitely. When you level up a skill with the SP you have accumulated, you unlock new skills, items and sometimes increase the effectiveness of certain items or boost your passive stats, so maxing them to 5/5 is always the best. Press triangle while hovering over a skill to see what the skills actually do.
As for how suits work, basically all ground items(ones used for ground combat, I do not use vehicles so I know nothing abuot those) are divided into four categories. Weapons, grenades equipment and modules. Weapons and grenades are the obvious thing, equipment is a piece of item you have to select seperately in order to use them. The current equipment you can have in this game are remote explosives(blows up stuff), drop uplink(gives a mobile spawnpoint), repair tool(heals people), nanite injector(revives dead people), nanohive(resupplies ammo and grenades) and active scanner(scans the area to reveal enemies). Modules are modifications you put on your suit which improve passive stats, like hacking speed, total stamina, weapon damage etc.
All these things take Powergrid(PG) and Central Processing Unit(CPU) power in various amounts, so the key is to select the right combination of weapons, grenades, equipment and modules to have the maximum combat effectiveness while still keeping your suit in it's CPU and PG requirements.
Kilta Rosina wrote:I also have a question too the eve players mostly, do you feel that people see dust as a stand alone from eve?
Do you think people misunderstand that eve and dust are connected?
I saw a fight last night where two people actually called an eve player elitist when he was trying to help others. Making a note that we dust players are in fact playing eve just in a different way. They scoffed at him acting like Dust and Eve are not interconnected.
also is it wise to alienate the EVE players with the "COD" mindset as he put it?
I only seek to be decent at Dust, have fun and be a decent person on the community.
People have conflicted opinions about this, but the general opinion(mine included) is that DUST 514 and EVE Online are one and the same, but only designed for different people. And most of the time the talk in local is less than intelligent, so the best course of action to deal with the arguments in local is to just ignore them. And can you clarify about the COD mindset? It could mean anything from caring more about your stats than helping the team to whining about every single thing that kills you as being overpowered.
Kilta Rosina wrote:Ninja edit, I also notice that if I use this site on the ps3, I can't log in. It stated there is a 404 error. I mainly use my ps3 as I need to borrow a laptop, is there a fix for this soon? or a way to access this via the ps3?
I had very little issues using most forums on my ps3.
I have tried using the forums aswell on the PS3, but I have the same problem. The best thing you should do is contact customer support.
If you have any further questions or need clarification on my answers, feel free to ask! I'll be more than happy to reply them. |
Kilta Rosina
Mannar Focused Warfare
Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2013.05.16 20:51:00 -
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total masshole wrote:Kilta Rosina wrote:
A lil about myself, I'm a 28 year old female with a vast mmo/gaming history. I played 30 mmorpg (not including eve)
hot Quote:
And general fps tips to simply do better.
don't over extend from your team, don't let the enemy bait you into an ambush, know when to disengage, know when to run and know when to press forward, this comes from experience. dont take on more than you can handle, you dont have to fight everyone you see. Quote:
I saw a fight last night where two people actually called an eve player elitist when he was trying to help others. Making a note that we dust players are in fact playing eve just in a different way. They scoffed at him acting like Dust and Eve are not interconnected.
local chat is like crossroads chat- not the brightest bunch
LOL most of that I know from Halo, but still welcomed tips.
And what do you mean by crossroads chat?
as for the rest thanks a bunch for the tips and advice
From playing so far I prefer using a sniper, a submachine, and i forget what's it call but it is the gun you hold down the trigger to target then once you have lock on you fire and it hit the target vehicle/ turret .
For gameplay i prefer stealth, but if I can't I prefer having decently armored/ shielded gear to take a hit as I use a speedy gun to nail a person.
And jammer ty for the welcome, I know it is rare for female to play mmo let alone fps. LOL In most cases I'm the only girl in a guild.
About joining a corp I'm unsure how to go about that. I'm typically the type to wait for an invite. And not a random one. I have had bad luck in DCUO when it came to VC and joining their guilds.
And I never played EVE so I'm not sure how the community is. |
Tac Com
Sand Mercenary Corps Inc.
57
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Posted - 2013.05.16 20:57:00 -
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Kilta Rosina wrote:Hello
I joined Dust on its launch day. I'm pretty new here and still unsure what I'm doing. I have never felt so new and lost in an MMO for YEARS.
A lil about myself, I'm a 28 year old female with a vast mmo/gaming history. I played 30 mmorpg (not including eve)
I do have a history in playing fps having played Halo (which Dust reminds me of). Now I'll like to state I'm enjoying myself. I typically suck in fps but I still have fun, and would like to improve.
Second this is just a test character as I'm unsure what to do.
Can someone care to give tips on what to do?
Like how skills work
The best way to set skill like do I go 5/5 then move on? or do I put point or to in everything I would and slowly go 5/5
How gear works and mods work in this game to better my survivability.
And general fps tips to simply do better.
I'm completely out of my element. I did read the newbie guide but still unsure of things
I also have a question too the eve players mostly, do you feel that people see dust as a stand alone from eve?
Do you think people misunderstand that eve and dust are connected?
I saw a fight last night where two people actually called an eve player elitist when he was trying to help others. Making a note that we dust players are in fact playing eve just in a different way. They scoffed at him acting like Dust and Eve are not interconnected.
also is it wise to alienate the EVE players with the "COD" mindset as he put it?
I only seek to be decent at Dust, have fun and be a decent person on the community.
Ninja edit, I also notice that if I use this site on the ps3, I can't log in. It stated there is a 404 error. I mainly use my ps3 as I need to borrow a laptop, is there a fix for this soon? or a way to access this via the ps3?
I had very little issues using most forums on my ps3.
Hello Kilta,
There is certainly a lot going on in Dust, and quite a lot to learn and understand to really excel in Dust. Thankfully at the core it's still a shooter so putting bullets into your opponant still kills them :P
I'll attempt to answer some of your questions but in the end the best thing I would suggest is to join up with a Player-run Corperation. There are lots of corps out there who are very much willing to train new players and help them out. 2 such examples are Dust University and Bojo's School of the Trades. There are even more corps much like the one I am in where we do train new players but we also have parts of the corp which focus on higher level play such as Planetary Conquest.
Joining a corp often will help you learn more about the game, aswell as have a group of people to sqaud up with and co-ordinate with. Teamwork is the essance of Dust, and without it most end up seeing the death screen more often then they would like.
Onto the questions:
Skills are aquired by spending the amount of skill points to get that level of skill. Now this is not the same amount for each level, as lvl 2 is much more expencive then lvl 1, and so on. So thinking about and knowing how far you really need in each skill is very important for character planning. There is no SP limit in Dust, but the main reason for planning is to help save your time. Skilling in Dust takes a long time with the weekly caps and passive SP rate so specializing is recommended in that aspect.
As for what skills do, they are used in mainly 2 ways. Skills which help you unlock more weapons/gear/dropsuits/etc. and skills which improve these items passively. What skills are useful for whom is based on what that player wishes to do. There is no best role or path as many roles are good in some scenarios and weaker in others.
As for knowing what you want to do, I would recommend looking at the Militia Gear section of the Market. The items here are not nearly as effective as using properly skilled gear but these items have no skill requirements so they allow you to test it out. By testing out a wide range of equipment, you will beable to experiment and figure out what works for you.
As for the New Eden connection, Dust and EVE are mostly connected through Faction Warfare and Planetary Conquest modes. These modes are designed for more organized groups and thus as a new player, you may not see the connection right away. This connection is being built upon as Dust is a game that will continuously be improved upon. An example of this connection is how EVE players can provide more powerful orbital strikes that Dust merc call upon.
As for the bickering, local chat is a very public form of chat. And since people online have a habit of being very immature when they know lots of people will see what they have to say, that usually explains why local chat is less the civil. I would just ignore them.
If you have more questions, feel free to send me a mail in game. You can find it in the social section of your NEOCOM. I'd be glad to help :)
Hope this helps. |
Kilta Rosina
Mannar Focused Warfare
Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2013.05.16 21:03:00 -
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Denak Kalamari wrote:Kilta Rosina wrote:I also have a question too the eve players mostly, do you feel that people see dust as a stand alone from eve?
Do you think people misunderstand that eve and dust are connected?
I saw a fight last night where two people actually called an eve player elitist when he was trying to help others. Making a note that we dust players are in fact playing eve just in a different way. They scoffed at him acting like Dust and Eve are not interconnected.
also is it wise to alienate the EVE players with the "COD" mindset as he put it?
I only seek to be decent at Dust, have fun and be a decent person on the community.
People have conflicted opinions about this, but the general opinion(mine included) is that DUST 514 and EVE Online are one and the same, but only designed for different people. And most of the time the talk in local is less than intelligent, so the best course of action to deal with the arguments in local is to just ignore them. And can you clarify about the COD mindset? It could mean anything from caring more about your stats than helping the team to whining about every single thing that kills you as being overpowered.
I base what I know off of what the wiki for eve/dust stated, and what the game stated. Pretty much while the eve players are playing eve (in space) we dust players do ground combat. What goes on in dust and eve affect each other. And from what I'm noticing we share the same servers as dust and eve players take to each other.
As for the COD mindset it pretty much sums it up as a very whiney cut throat mindset that you pretty much solo and slaughter. Pretty much the red=dead concept in pvp came from such this mindset. And if ppl lose you hear them cuss up a storm. They only care for themselves and don't see this as an MMO. Pretty much if you played DCUO you will see what I mean. There was for a LONG time a denial that dcuo was an mmo. And most part very rare do ppl work together.
Also said guy stated you will get far if you use the EVE mindset of how the game works, since it is apart of EVE. |
Kilta Rosina
Mannar Focused Warfare
Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2013.05.16 21:09:00 -
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Ok I think i got a better grasp of what to do.
I'm gonna start over and try my luck and Hope I do well.
Also can someone explain to me the 3 races and 3 bloodlines? That confused me most. |
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Severance Pay
Hellstorm Inc
League of Infamy
204
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Posted - 2013.05.16 21:29:00 -
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Minmatar and Gallente are goodguys. Generally I fight on their side in Merc battles. Merc battles effect faction war and you can pick your side.
Amarr and Caldari are badguys. Slavers and imperialists. There are books on the lore, I highly recommend them, very good reads if you are into scifi stuff.
As for functionality, gallente and amarr are armor based in suit design. Amarr tends to favor energy weapons, gallente likes hybrid.
Minmatar likes short range and speed, they favor side arms and shields. Caldari also favors shields for suits and hy rid weapons. Most CoD players can be seen in caldari logistics suits with tactical assault rifles.
Hardcore MMO players tend to go with vehicles. Dropships, LAVs, Tanks. These seem to have a wider range of results in customization. Suits have just as much customizing but few variations seem to work. For example, speed tank in Amarr logi suit is inviting failure and loss of isk in large quantities. Dropships on the other hand, can play support, taxi, be gunships, shieldbased, armorbased, snipe, antivehicle, antiinfantry. No limits. |
Somin Krais
Dead Six Initiative
Lokun Listamenn
2
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Posted - 2013.05.16 23:39:00 -
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Severance Pay wrote:Minmatar and Gallente are goodguys. Generally I fight on their side in Merc battles. Merc battles effect faction war and you can pick your side.
Amarr and Caldari are badguys. Slavers and imperialists. There are books on the lore, I highly recommend them, very good reads if you are into scifi stuff.
You seem to have your facts backward. The Amarr are the good guys. Why else would God have given the heavens to the Amarr?
"There will be neither compassion nor mercy;
Nor peace, nor solace
For those who bear witness to these Signs
And still do not believe."
- The Scriptures, Book of Reclaiming 25:10
At least the Caldari are cool with that.
As for the racial bonuses, I believe you are correct there. |
Ravenia Darkfae
Shining Flame
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.05.17 01:41:00 -
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Hey guys, This Kilta, I made my final and main character. All your tips help and a match I did I was 10/5 and ranked 5th Not bad considering few things.
Just wanted to say Thanks for the help.
I still couldn't find away to log on here on my ps3 :(
I'm looking to join a corp now. I do have a mic but can't talk at night due to me and my brother have rooms across from each other. I do follow directions well as long as you say it simple. I listen better if people aren't screaming. (i got sensitive hearing) |
Denak Kalamari
BurgezzE.T.F
Orion Empire
154
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Posted - 2013.05.17 04:51:00 -
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Kilta Rosina wrote:Ok I think i got a better grasp of what to do.
I'm gonna start over and try my luck and Hope I do well.
Also can someone explain to me the races and bloodlines? That confused me most.
I'm unsure which to play XD
I wouldn't say that the Gallente and Minmatar are the good guys, especially after the recent events in Caille and Colelie(just search for Midular shooter and you'll know). I'll give a brief rundown of all the races.
Gallente are the liberal guys, who believe in the freedom of speech, free marketing, freedom of choice and all that stuff. Their ships and suits on armor
Caldari are the exact opposite of Gallente, very strict and ruled by megacorporations. They are all about business and making ISK. Their suits and vehicles focus on shields.
The Minmatar are tribal people who were once slaves for the Amarr. They're pretty much a group of different tribes with very tribelike traditions. Their ships and suits are designed to be jacks of all trades, able to do a little bit of everything.
The Amarr are a very strict religious race and also the largest one. They believe in converting others to their religion very aggressively, and also do slavery. Their empire is ruled by an Emperor who has nearly total control of everything. Their ships and suits focus on having lots and lots and lots of armor and very heavy hitting weapons.
As for the individual bloodlines, looking through them in Evelopedia will give you more info on them. And at the momment the races affect nothing but your general personality and your starting suits. |
Tac Com
Sand Mercenary Corps Inc.
58
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Posted - 2013.05.17 04:58:00 -
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Ravenia Darkfae wrote:Hey guys, This Kilta, I made my final and main character. All your tips help and a match I did I was 10/5 and ranked 5th Not bad considering few things.
Just wanted to say Thanks for the help.
I still couldn't find away to log on here on my ps3 :(
I'm looking to join a corp now. I do have a mic but can't talk at night due to me and my brother have rooms across from each other. I do follow directions well as long as you say it simple. I listen better if people aren't screaming. (i got sensitive hearing)
Hi Darkfae/Kilta,
I would suggest you take a look at the corporation recruitment section of the forums. There are many great corps out there so give them a read and see who would be best for you.
Some corps I'd recommend looking at are Dust University and Bojo's School of the Trades. But there are also many other great corps out there.
I myself am with the Sand Mercenary Corps Inc. if you are interested. We have a posting in that forum too.
But yea, this part of the forums would not be recommended to search for a Corp :)
Happy Corp hunting ^,^ |
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