Terra Thesis
HDYLTA
Defiant Legacy
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Posted - 2013.06.25 23:48:00 -
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i like the concept but i disagree with almost everything in the implementation. we made a similar guide for my corp.
you're pouring a ton of SP (and on death, isk) into the ADV level GEK when it doesn't really help you enough to justify it to a fresh newbie. the STD level Assault Rifle is decent and much easier to acquire. also, i wouldn't ever recommend using the enhanced shield extenders. i'd say stick to basic until you can skill up to complex.
i don't know why you wouldn't skill into at least the STD medium dropsuit. it's a tiny amount of SP and you get an extra slot or two.
i agree with the other guy, you don't want to put on a plate. as a newbro you can't afford to stand still and play EHP chicken with anyone. i highly recommend all newbies learn to duck and cover and regen. imho regen is the only way a newbie can compete.
cooking Locus grenades is fun, but at this point i recommend everyone use AV grenades 99% of time.
if there's one thing i'd recommend skilling up to ADV level, it would be droplinks. you can put down 2 simultaneously and watch those WPs roll in. if the newb is good enough to survive long enough to need a nanohive, i'd still recommend getting the STD hives, because the MIL one is just so incredibly weak. |
Terra Thesis
HDYLTA
Defiant Legacy
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Posted - 2013.07.08 15:51:00 -
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Sylen Soon wrote:Nice critique Terra, those seem like good points. I have been looking for a basic SP build to try and follow, and this topic was the closest I have found. As someone recently out of Academy, what are my first goals SP wise to be as effective as possible against people who dramatically out gear me?
hmm. i would say stick to one general purpose suit template and prioritize upgrading everything from MIL to STD first. usually STD stuff is a significant upgrade, even if it's just reducing the fitting requirements so you can fit more stuff.
Sylen Soon wrote:
I have heard shotguns are a good route, but I don't enjoy the knife fight style bunny hopping CQ combat you get with shotguns. Sniper rifle is the opposite extreme for me, I am an average gamer with some FPS experience with Halo and CoD etc. And I am most comfortable with an assault rifle type class.
any high alpha weapon will allow you to somewhat ignore the opponent's sp. REs, forge guns, locus grenades, LAVs also fit the bill. if you want to stick killing with ARs, i recommend avoiding any frontal combat. flank, ambush, cover, run. do whatever you can to avoid a fair fight where your SP is measured directly against your opponent's.
Sylen Soon wrote:You mention going for the STD medium dropsuit first, and focusing on regen, I have heard that logi suits are semi OP atm. Should I work on one of those? I have heard that AV nades are a requirement in other topics, and I already skilled into those. I have also heard that mods scale really well, should I work on those ASAP or are they a lower priority?
yes. specialized suits are even cheaper than the medium frames for some reason. logi is a little more useful than assault. the only problem is that you have to decide on a race before committing your SP.
different modules scale differently. but yes, complex modules are generally cheaper to skill and lose than PRO weapons or dropsuits. |