reydient
The Vanguardians
Orion Empire
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Posted - 2013.05.22 17:21:00 -
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When you fly a dropship
1.) Realize that it is not Top Gun, you in a ship, not a jet, more correctly youGÇÖre a brick with thrust.
2.) You must have patience: a lot of your job is SUPPORT! Unfortunately a drop ship is not always needed in every battle or at every moment. Use this time to practice flying in safety zones.
3.) The more you learn how to support your team the more often they will call to use you.
a. Example: if you perform a GÇ£touch and goGÇ¥ in a fire fight that your team is losing , you could save lives by blocking fire or absorbing fire, you could assist in an extraction , chances are, if your good you can land and get out without taking much damage. This doesnGÇÖt work all the time but its good support. Douvolle and TACs usually are the biggest problem.
4.) Situational Awareness!!!! If you donGÇÖt have this, you need it. Those little orange triangles in the peripheral of your HUD let you know that there is something there. Learn to be aware! You can hear swarms before they come (eh 45% of the time) so get moving . Just because your POV is like looking through a straw hole does not mean your HUD or radar isnGÇÖt working , you should be using those!
a. If you have a gunner and heGÇÖs shooting a target, look at the direction of his turret and figure out how you can best help aim.
5.) Your concern about installations, my advice is fly your ship in an Ambush, no installations there buddy.
6.) So you want to do offensive with a drop ship. Spec shields on gallente and armor on Myron doesnGÇÖt matter really, most cases you get a one hit warning, meaning you get hit and you need to leave. I do not think that DS need a buff; I think that this is a skill that is very user dependent.
a. Have at least one gunner who is a dedicated gunner, pilot , or tanker because you can stack damage bonus and these people will under the mechanics of communication
b. ALWAYS PLAY with people who have micGÇÖs
c. If your directly over a tank, HE CANT HIT YOU ! Same for turrets. !
7.) Always know your safety zones! Only thing that can hurt you in the safety zone is yourself!
8.) Always stay moving, unless your 100% sure you can not move, if your ever 100% that you can hover, you should still keep moving
9.) Chances are if youGÇÖre a flying everyone who says GÇ£ drop ships suck GÇ£ and are using your turrets are going to become GÇ£5 second GÇ£ experts in Dropships and want to tell you how to fly. Ignore these people itGÇÖs your ship. People are going to yell and name call because GÇ£they almost had a kill but you pulled out to avoid being destroyed by a swarm.GÇ¥ Point out to them that they went 8 and 0 for a K/D spread, had you not pulled out it would have been 8/1 at best 9/1. I think 8 and 0 is a lot better of a K/D, point this out to they and continue on your way. |