Umm...no? Should I have? I looked for the dragonfly everyone seems to talk about - can't find it. That one?

wow so much generosity from you all. thx again for the offers.

Nos Nothi? Ai it is.

Can't hurt to try! Send in an app.

Can't hurt to try! Send in an app.

first bid :
100 isk

You'll learn more hanging around the Barbershop than you ever could from me in game. I'm just a numbers guy; there are way better scouts and shooters here than me.

Finally got a Quafe bpo!

....

and it's a FG.... :(

DONE!

Hmmm ... that delay must be input-specific; I run scanners regularly and have never experienced a delay (DS3). I don't think that testing is needed; Arkena has confirmed that spin-scanning is still possible.

lol i miss playing with some of these dudes this was like 3 years ago lol

Core Flaylock is benefiting soooo much from this jumpiness. For me at least XD

Never would have guessed

I made the same mistake on my ALT

I don't think so. I know there was a temporary time to change race, but that's gone I think. Changing names have never been possible

I thought they would change it if it was minor things like that though.

Side note. Mass driver is tempting. Like 2 mill sp unallocated just sitting there.

If I recall correctly, they've said they'll change something minor (like the case of a letter) but not any major changes that alter your name. They might let you change to all lowercase, though. Send in a support ticket, it's worth a shot: https://dust514.com/user/help-tickets/
http://dust514.com/community/support/

just out of curiosity i tried to fit all 4 scout suits on protofits to be the best assault possible...high HP, decent regen and still fast

the amarr scout i could stack 410+ armor with 20reps/second, but it can get scanned real easy
the gal scout was not much better
the min scout surprised me, 330 shield and 170 armor, not good but not bad regen rates...but it can also get scanned real easy
the cal scout was the obvious choice, 453 shield with insane shield regen rates of 1.2/1.8 delay @ 50/second

i have 45 million SP

edit: no, i don't have all 4 scouts, the gal and amarr are yuck. There is a site called www.protofits.com where you can make fittings for dust

well, i could go on with different fits, but i stopped playing as of hotfix echo

Scout mk.0

Boundless CR
Ishokune NK's
Flux Grenade
ARN-18 Cloak
2 Complex Kinetic Catalyzers
Complex Dampener
2 Complex Shield Extender
Enhanced Shield Extender

I use this when i am playing domination...when it is skirmish i swap out a Kincat for a codebreaker and fit a basic hive because supply depots are often far away.
Maps like the cargo hub i use no cloak and stack 3 complex kincats unless scanners are out...i fit damps and a cloak if that is the case.
When you are getting dominated by shotgun scouts, i stop using the scout all together, pull out an assault

well i had the ISK, so why not?

If you have the ISK to do so, just do it!

meh, i had the ISK because i was good enough to do it but i ran ADV gear not PRO gear...also i transferred some ISK from my main account to this account to use

I'd finish leveling GalScout to 5 then skill into Min Assault.

Yes. See Skill Descriptions. At Level 5 you'll beat scans more easily and cloak will be less taxing to fit.

You aren't starting from scratch, so I'd say get the suit to 5 first then focus on the ancillary trees.

Yes.

For example, Minmatar Scouts get a 5% bonus to hacking per level. I have mine to level 5, so even on a Std Minja, my hack speed is 1.25.

If you were to have your Minmatar Scout to level 3, your Std Minja would hack at 1.15 speed.

The same can be said of Dampening on Gal, and Cloak fitting bonus on all Scouts etc.

GET IN LINE
dreis walks up in commando ck.0
Shotty-NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
dreis slaps shotty in the face, shotty dies
dreis- shotgunning scum!!
xavier pulls next mercenary from rape dungeon

It's better than putting nova knives on the suit.

Damn commies stealing our rust suits to use with their brand new knives. Not a single speck of rust on those knives. It's disgusting.

I really like the HMG changes. My bare minimum STD 11k isk gallente heavy no longer indiscriminately melts anything it looks at. Now I get to play it without feeling like a scum!

Don't make me run myofibril heavy

I'll do it, you know.

To FLAYLOCK Steve:

Clock dock socky McSock sock.

We've had this discussion.

Get damps, lose hacks.

Which do you want more?

Yes! with all-BPO squads.


If we take the district we win!

if they manage to defend it.. they still lose, and we're out nothing!

Not quite ready yet to give up on cloak. It complements stealth play perfectly in concept; just needs a little polish.

Hoping for reduced shimmer down the road, but hope is not a sound strategy.

The goal today is to work with what we have and know.

We don't know that. The field might have been designed with a adjustable parameters. This would've made QA much easier. Too much this or too little of that? Tweak an integer in a database table and retry.

What? How??!!?!?!!
WANTS IT! MY PRECIOUSSSSSSS...

These are fair. I agree that we should focus on Racial Parity before Class Parity. Wouldn't mind seeing the 3 underperformers brought up to Gal standards. If that isn't possible, then perhaps knocking the GalScout down a peg is the appropriate course.

Decided to play a few rounds of ambush. XD
Picked 3 of these up in salvage.
So purple

Ambush, start of match. Enemy Minja and I have the same idea; we're both running the same route but in opposing directions. We round a crate and dang near smack into one another head-on. I see his knives. He sees mine. We're all alone ... Knife Fight!

I hop backwards and give him the signal. He switches to his combat rifle. (!?)

:: blurp blurp ::

I wiggle around then signal him with another air-slash. Surely, just a panicked reaction on his part; probably an honest mistake. But this time I'm hugging the corner of the crate ... just in case ...

:: blurp blurp blurp::

So I continue 'round the crate, and of course he does too ...

:: Boooooom! ::
:: Boom-Boom! ::

Walked right into my Core Locus nade and a volley of pocket rockets for good measure.

I need a new suit to run around in. Was thinking cal asault but part of me want another scout on the main. Cal scout or wiggle wiggle or min scout for slash slash.

BTW I got the Quafe Shotgun yesterday!

I hate Shotguns.

I have 21,427,xxx SP, I need a guide to spend them wisely please, I want a good scout role

Quafe Methana BPO! Sweet...

Man I'm so jelly, an LAV blueprint is the one I want the most.

Haha I'll take you up on that if the price is right. I don't have too many enticing assets and paying like more than 15 million ISK for something designed to save you money doesn't seem too smart

24-7 ambush with my hip hop minja and we still lost * - *

If we're doing bad I chase protos with PLC >:D It's inconsistent, but if your aim is true it's the best way to take down proto suits. One shots pretty much anything and prevents them from being revived.

Rarely get hate mail.
I get more friendly mail.
The other day I got a mail from a guy titled Breach Flaylock?? Not even mad :D

even that is rare

At least you're a respectable n00b.

That guy gets no respect for cradling his KDR like a pansy.

That just means you are now officially part of Dust.

I thought duna was a tanker?

@ Ares

Had the same problem the other day, which caused me to finally give up playing for the night.

Duna and 4 of his tank buddies were spawn camping a CRU and the only objective we had.

I tried using cover, but they were able to get me above the wall, and between the rivets of the canopy. My PLC and pro swarms could do nothing.

I wasn't the only one there with AV, and they just picked us off like it was a carnival game.

I hope Rattati pulls out his AV fit and sees how it is. It is pretty bad.

Who are we hanging?

Yay, I have been waiting for my lifetime!
Wait, Raven or Flaylock?

Raven is the last person you want to tell that you are spying on the CalGǪ

Pretty sure that guy's trolling.
Pretty sure this guy's serious.

Fair point

Plasma cannons are genuinely coming up in 'OP pls nerf' threads.

I am not sure whether I am laughing or crying internally.

Dreis, how long did it take to have your name fixed?
I happen to be very impatient.

just play with your beard and nod here and there. they'll never be any the wiser.

Spoiler alert: it isn't a picture of a beard.

I would ******* love the BPO shotgun. I feel lucky that I did actually get the BPO assault rifle, as I happen to have specced into that. MD BPO would be awesome too though now I'm using that on my min scout (which is still working fabulously by the way as of two weeks ago last time I played)

Ill buy or trade for one.

you will need a middle man that you trustGǪ

J0LLY's Rum Runner Emporium may be for you.

I'm going to go ahead and guess that one of the reasons is because this place is more xenophobic than UKIP.

You know you haven't been here for a while when names you've never heard of start liking your posts.

No, you're familiar, I think you showed up a little while before I left.

If "him" happens to be me, the best way to get me off your back is to have a convincing argument. If I think you're right, or I think you might be right, I'll either give you a wide berth or give you my support. If I think you're wrong or off-point, I'll tell you why. If I think you're willfully trying to do harm or are intentionally being dishonest, calling in backup won't help you; only Frame's hammer will get me off your back.

Our first bounty!

Some people race with them, so I wonder if that is taken into account.

Others use riding lawnmowers on hills in a way they shouldn't, and end up getting it rolled on top of them, or something similar.

What gets me is that there is supposedly a warning on some that they are not to be used as hedge trimmers. I don't know why that needs to be explained.

You displease me.

*glares*

I used to do that.


Then I started using the ASCR and now my KDR is going up again.

Yes.

Not quite.

Across my characters, the only scout I don't have is the Amarr scout. When scouting, I mostly spend my time in the Galscout. I sometimes use the Calscout because damn, that wiggle + ubershields and decent scans is nice. I use the Minscout when the urge to knife strikes me.


I'm sort of at that point where I have every suit I really want. Of all my suits, though, the main two I use are the Galscout and Galassault. Sometimes I use the Galmando, but recently I've become addicted to officer gear and that's less necessary in an officer gk.0.

Speaking of officer gk.0s, that scout is amaaaaazing. I had 11 of them on one of my characters and I'm down to 4 now but I've had a blast with them. I've probably been fitting them in a manner that some folks here would disapprove of, though...

Also: I have tons of BPO's to trade.

Hit me up if you want some.

Oh hey I think it was you, I've been meaning to mention, you still down for trading an LAV BPO to me in exchange for 10 mil isk and some training sessions? (At least I think that was the plan)

Level 4 required to access player trading.

Update: Ruined
(Level 2. Played for over a year and paid $25 on this game. (Not much, but still.))

Apologies, gents! I should've been more clear ...

Only listed BPOs so you know what I had. By 20:1, I'm willing to trade you 20 officer weapons for any BPO that you might not want. Definitely not looking to part with the Plasma Cannon or Shotgun BPOs, but more than willing to trade out my Bons and Kubos.

@ Ark - 3 of my Kubos for 1 of your Thales, or 9 Kubos for 3 Thales. Hit me up in game.

Ugh, lets see what I remember off the top of my head.

Ones I'm willing to trade:

Dren AR
Toxin AR
Dren Swarm
Dren Scrambler Pistol

Dren Sentinel
Dragonfly Assault x2

I used to have more, but Officer gear is reserved for corp mates, unless you make one hell of a deal. Not only that, but I actually skilled into some of the other suits, like Min Logi and Gal Scout.

No dude! If you insist on giving me a good deal, I'll trade you 1:1. Just let me know what Officer Gear you like.

Alright, I'll pay you Isk for then. Does anyone know the going rate?

If you're selling gear cheap I'll buy any Gastun's HMGs or Luis' Combat Rifles you have.

I hope LAV BPOs proliferate, now they're at <1000 HP.

OHKOing LAVs with a placon is wonderful.

Cloaks are terrible. I never fit them anymore, tbh.

@ Steve

I agree its annoying, but am confident changes will be made soon and bring things into better balance as usual.

I think even just a change in Assault speeds might be enough.

If not, we can always assess what the circumstances are at that point, and fine tune ideas again.

Its an adjustment more than anything.

We were super OP before, and while I would have preferred a different set of nerfs that still allowed us to be us without over performing, I simply have grudgingly accepted where we are now for the sake of balance, and believe that if CCP sees our K/S is too low, then something will be done to fix it.

If you really feel blind while cloaked, stick a scanner in your other slot. A lot of scouts have been using them, and seem to like them.

Squad size was 4 in Beta.

My thoughts exactly, worded more efficiently

Found it!
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=740480#post740480

Squad size was changed from 4 to 6 in Uprising 1.0.

Meanwhile cloaks aren't viable at all.

Note: Personal opinion, please do not flame.
Actually flame if you want, cloaks are goddamn garbage.

I still swear by them.

Sometimes, you don't have time to run away. Turn a corner cloak and hide.

You'd be surprised how many people will walk by you, or just start looking for easier prey.

I had no idea we were supposed to get notifications. I've just been mailing everyone when I send sh!t.

@Shotty
So when bpo trading comes in I don't want to have to play the selling/trading game. I want to be able to log in and just send them all to one person. You can sell them give them away for no reason or as prizes I don't care but that will be my gift to Nos Nothi. If you do not want this then I will pick someone else I think would use them for the good of Nos Nothi.

List of my BPO's (updated all listed)
Apex Hawk Scout
Apex Serpent Scout

Dren Scout G-I
Dragonfly Scout G-I
Valor Scout G-I
Raven Scout G-I
Sever Scout G-I

Dren Assault C-I
Dragonfly Assault C-I
Covenant Assault C-I
Raven Assault C-I

Quafe Assault G-I

Dren Logistics M-I
Sever Logistics M-I

Dren Sentinel A-I

Dren Assault Rifle
Dren Shotgun
Dren Swarm Launcher
Dren Scrambler Pistol
Toxin Assault Rifle
Toxin Submachine Gun
Exile Assault Rifle
Covenant Sniper Rifle
Syndicate Submachine Gun
Quafe Mass Driver
Quafe Nova Knives

Drin's Lex -71 Damage Modifier > For some noob that missed it.

Militia Ion Pistol
Militia Magsec SMG
Militia Rail Rifle
Militia shotgun
Militia Sniper Rifle
Militia Bolt Pistol
Militia Combat Rifle
Militia Nova Knife
Militia Plasma Cannon
Militia Scrambler Pistol
Militia Heavy Machine Gun
Militia Locus Grenade
Militia Flux Grenade
Militia Submachine Gun

Militia Drop Uplink
Militia Nanite Injector
Militia Nanohive
Militia Repair Tool

Militia Armor Plates
Militia Armor Repairer
Militia CPU Upgrade
Militia Cardiac Regulator
Militia Codebreaker
Militia Kinetic Catalyzer
Militia Light Damage Modifier
Militia PG Upgrade
Militia precision Enhancer
Militia Profile Dampener
Militia Range Amplifier
Militia Shield Extender
Militia Shield Recharger
Militia Sidearm Damage Modifier

Blood Raiders Saga
Ishukone Watch Saga
Quafe Saga

Militia CPU Upgrade Unit
Militia Light Shield Booster
Militia Powergrid Upgrade

note #1: whichever weapon you find works best for YOU.

note #2: I hear PS4 controllers work with PS3 as long as you keep em wired.
might want to go that way instead. That way it can be worth your while to buy a "new" proper controller.

- Charge the knives when undetected and just before you get into range
- Charged knives can be heard
- You don't always need to charge to OHK lesser HP targets, but you might miss a swipe so charge when you can
- Knives have a headshot bonus - aim for the head when you can
- Charge for heavies: you won't OHK all heavies even when landing two charged swipes with a Minja and maxed skills
- Be prepared for your prey to move at the last moment, and try to anticipate which direction he might move in so you aren't as surprised
- Have an escape route and / or available cover
- If detected, two choices: disengage or fight. Disengage if you can if you want to live to fight another day. I would suggest at first you fight every single time to help figure things out.
- If detected and fighting, stay as close as you can to your target. I mean literally in his face.
- You will likely run a longer range main weapon - do not expect to win rifle engagements because you are at a severe HP disadvantage in your scout suit and you've lost all of your advantages against a non-scout. You can however use these engagements to bait your prey or cause a squad to break up - be aware of your advantages at all times.
- Be a sneaky bastard - this doesn't have to mean EWAR-based sneaky but that is absolutely part of it

- Practice practice practice: knives once you're used to them have a certain "flow" to them.
You have two swipes, you can land one, or other, or both. You can move whilst swiping, and you can land blows that you would otherwise miss if you move with your opponent. You can strafe swipe, you can rotate-swipe, you can jump-swipe. Practice them, with time you'll get a feel for them and pull off some moves that make you feel good inside. These moves will also help you survive when under fire from other mercs whilst killing.

- Persevere. Using knives can be very difficult, especially at first, and frustrating. Some battles you will find just aren't suited for knife work. It will happen. For every frustrating game, there are moments in others that make it worth while

Try things out at first, don't try to follow everything here all at once if at all. Let it come naturally, based on your own experiences. First step is just to get a feel for it. That means engaging a lot, even when you are likely to die. You will learn from this.

I would ask others to give their take on whether or not knifing is a viable style in planetary conquest. I have invested in a Gal scout because if I want to PC, I don't think it will work as a Minja.

That. Right there.
That is the ultimate knifing guide in one sentence.
The key to successful knifing?

use your team as bait.

Crucial :)

Because you have yet to learn how to count.

I already have, almost a month ago. It has yet to be changed.

It's true you scary bastard

He was everywhere. I don't know what suit he used, but you would know when he was around. He would suddenly pop in front of you and boom knives to the face, he was absolutely terrifying. He was hard as hell to kill too, master of the strafe if he was in the line of fire. It was like he was one with the force, same for DJINN Marauder.

Very fitting name.

Ah yes, the only one of the top corps I didn't join with any of my accounts.

I have long since forgotten the era of corps it belonged to. I think it was the L.O.T.I.S and Zion TCD era?

I remember once in that one match we saw each other (last month I think.) You killed me with a flaylol in the air while I chased you down with knives.

You almost died too! If only Caldari scouts got a meaningful resistance to explosives.

Although Dreis topped the board with his Mk.0 Assault that match, we finished with similar scores.

Very true.

I used to go 6/10 in Proto. (It was FotM at the time too, although I did not know this.)

Now I go 19/1 in Advanced.

Practice pays off.

How I roll.

I can not remember if I used a cloak in those days. Although I most likely wouldn't have used it in that socket. Nice reaction too.

I recently got a mail.

If any of you are reading my 'Last of a Kind' blog then you will see it soon. (If your not and wish to... there is a link in my sig. )

@Flaylock Steve.
Ha, I could share with you some stories about these times, but that's for another thread. You got one of the less terrifying experiences from my Calscout Prime days.

Hopefully with how you seem to speak of me and my sneaky ways (Calscout Musturd? Certainly not Musturd skill, but...) it'll inspire more to follow the path of the Raata Calscout. (As I've come to call it.)

MY NEW OBJECTIVE; GET YOU TO THINK IM A MONSTER! I will prove myself.

We both committed similar blasphemies, and thus I understand this post.

As for the stories, I'm tempted to make a thread just for the community's gameplay stories.

@Flaylock Steve
Will do, what time are you regularly on?

I know how that is.

If I ever see you on, I'll be sure to say hi

you ******* brummie!

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Did you know that cats have no taste receptors for sweet foods?

They evolved this way so nothing could distract them from consuming meats.

Be interesting to see how that changes when (if?) they swap logi <--> assault speeds.

It's probably because i die a lot.

Thanks for killing the joke.

I am certain Scotty hates me.

In squad with Dreis: 3 games, two it lets everyone, but me in, second I am kicked while waiting to spawn.

3rd game, plays most of game, DC before end.

There was a joke?

Good, Steve! Was on the road for a few days; will be back in action tomorrow.

I don't agree with this, Park. Charged shots are great, but they're situational.

Examples:
* Sucker punch with a charged shot; switch to SMG or Bolt.
* See Scout. Charge. OHK.
* Charged headshot anyone you catch standing still.
* Charged shot low HP units (great kill stealer).

You certainly don't want to always open up with a charge shot, but I wouldn't say that charged shots are always a bad idea. Also, keep in mind that holding a charge makes alot of noise and can give away your position.

YOUR ALT HAS BEEN REVEALED

Mostly just for fun. And don't send me anything for free! Send me your asking price and the quantity you're willing to sell. I've yet to purchase a recording device, though I hear Hauppauge makes a reliable, reasonably priced unit:

Anyone use this?
http://hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr_rocket.html

Ooo! Ooo! We need to squad up!

You an me, we wait until Dreis announces he's doing some FW, then we squad up and do the opposite, then hunt him down like a dog.

You bring the PLC, I'll bring the proto scanners.

... hey, if he doesnt get "killed" by the proto eq, it doesnt count as a proto weapon kill ;)


Just remember, Dreis, what doesnt kill you, makes you stronger...
So dont die, mmkay? :D

I'd say Proficiency III is a good investment target for any weapon. I wouldn't recommend maxing out Proficiency (or investing in Optimization) until your core skills are maxed, and you have a few loadout options. I'd postpone investing in the Scrambler Rifle until we know what kind of nerf it is in for. If you need to skill into a rifle, I'd recommend skilling either AR and CR.

I imagine that match would go something like this.

Went looking for videos of Morathi III; learned quite a 'bit following him around back in the day. Didn't find what I was looking for, but I did find a gem!

Chromosome Shotgun footage!

nonono.

you gotta rub it in. hard.

headshot with a MILITIA SCRAMBLER PISTOL.

A random thought :-) Notice above how much damage is put on target when Iggy centers aim over his target. Shotgun range has changed dramatically since Chromosome, but this"bull's eye" effect still applies. To practice aiming, run the Breach Shotgun for a few matches. It is a terrible weapon, but it's a useful training tool. Once you're able hit your targets reliably with the Breach, lining up bull's eyes with the vanilla shotty will be easier.

I liked the ISK and sp graphs at the end better then the version now. Simpler was nicer. Actually the entire EOM is kinda crap. I hate the slowly filling circles with the annoying sound effect.

has we ever had a she say that?
cuz if so
that's what she said

o/ Steve

Warlords 1.1 was deployed on April 28th:
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2734048

An unnamed balance pass went live on May 7th:
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2762832#post2762832

From what we know so far, HF Foxtrot will be Logi-oriented; I suspect it'll be deployed later this month.

Nope! Sounds like Foxtrot will be Logi focused; I suspect it'll hit later this month. Rattati popped in a few pages back and commented on cloak. Fingers crossed. RE tossing was fixed; packed REs were fixed; myofibs were fixed. Player trading is pretty awesome. Lots of stuff. Not any drama though :-)

Edit: PG mods moved to highs!

please stop linking your pub-match score threads in this thread

Someone hiding behind an alt speaking for the whole community...

I personally see no reason Dreis can't post a link with small excerpts.

No one is required to click on the link or even read the post.

you must be new

HHAHAHAHAH oh this is golden....im sure everyone else will laugh when they see your merc age

where in the WORLD did you even assume that name original bastards? LOL

I have always liked the saying, "In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king." And when I saw the Minmatar icon, it simply immediately came to mind.

Then after 9 mil SP, someone in local pointed out in a rather frank manner that it is innuendo. Thus forcing me to actually create a corp called the Land of the Blind to give the name context so people don't think I am a 13 yo who thinks he is just being funny. Hence my signature.

you are the one being trolled sir, and i wasn't even trying to troll you!

You expect me to believe that 'I AM A VET YAH YAH, I JUST BIOMASSED YAH YAH...MY MAIN IS BIOMASSED

It's a pen!s joke.

It's a pen!s joke.

loljk.

I tried to play EVE when I learned about Dust before the beta and I was doing some missions, (Missions are like quests in EVE) tried to do a mission that was over my level and my ship wasn't able to beat the enemies I needed to. So in EVE most missions have a 2 hour time limit and if you miss that time limit, you take a standings hit. So I made a note in corp chat about how f%#ked I was, and this corpmate said he might be able to help me. Told him I would worship him if he could help me finish the mission in time. He was like on the opposite side of the cluster and it takes a LONG time to travel far distances in EVE. Anyway, he helped me so every time he got online I would post bible quotes, replacing a few words with his EVE name and other words with Alaskan themed words. (Dude was from Alaska)

So then my EVE character got the corp rank of "First Prophet of the Great Seal F%$ker".

It's a good name though.

So technically my full name is "First Prophet of the Great Seal F*cker" and I now expect you all to refer to me as such.

Min. Scout best scout.

My favorites weapons go as followed:

Combat Rifle
Submachine Gun
Mass Driver
Flaylock
Melee

Honorable mention to Nova Knives.

NEVER EVER!

Um, Scouts are not ****, not in the slightest. I get plenty of kills, and survive a good bit. I doubt they would nerf the speed.

Hey Steve how's it going?

We're good, sense some interesting patch changes coming up....

o7

DUST is going down in May

EVE: Phoenix on PC comes out whenever it comes out.

Personally, I'm going to be on PS4 playing Rainbow Six Siege, Planetside 2, and Warframe.

Savern_Silvervex if you care to join in.