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IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 42	Posted - 2013.09.07 18:12:00 - [1] - Quote Lucifalic wrote: Gh0st C0de wrote: I have a question for my fellow scouts. I have only played a few rounds of 1.4 so far as it has been a busy week. During these rounds I have crept up on hackers with my shotgun and on three separate occasions had to empty six shells to kill them, because four didn't register. Is this just how 1.4 is going to be, or have they hotfixed this since I played on Wednesday? TLDR: What did 1.4 do to my shotgun and do we know if there are plans to fix it? It's fixed. I own with it now. Played 9 matches Thursday night and was positive ever round. My styl is stealth and shotgun and they are far better in 1.4. I your trying to frontal assault ar users you will die. Gotta stay hidden guys. They broke it, somehow even more than it had been. And then they fixed it. Can confirm, shotgun is back. I'm having the most fun I've had since I started playing in open beta. Shotty scout is amazing right now, and I'm only in a Minnie Advanced suit.
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 45	Posted - 2013.09.10 05:44:00 - [2] - Quote BARDAS wrote: [...] Tried with my Scout suit and was met with dismal scores that I am almost ashamed to post but I will. 12/8 first match and 14/7 the second match. [...] Ummm...dismal? hehe, I'm relatively happy if I get that sort of score...just started using shotgun scout again. Much better than I used to do with AR guy. Much more fun? Hell yeah! Just running an advanced minnie scout.
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 45	Posted - 2013.09.10 18:10:00 - [3] - Quote Canaan Knute wrote: Nestil wrote: well idk how i even manage to constantly increase my KDR from day to day... i mean i'm not even a sniper ( i run SG) and i go head on (yeah in know stupid) against pro assaults, logis and heavies like a crazy kamikaze fighter O.o every day before i log out and i look at my stats screen (isk/sp..) i'm like ''WTF....my KDR increased again!?" btw i'm regreting that i didnt spec into racial minmatar scout suit... the profile damping bonus would be really handy nowadays (back then it wasnt that necessary).... well i got all the way to proto and i'm using my proto suit never -.- waste of SP... as well as wasting my Sp into Nova Knives which i dont use ... oh and the flaylocks which i stopped using too... sad scout is a sad scout (Q.Q) I skilled into nova knives and flaylocks too, but I rarely use them. Working on the racial Minmatar suit as we speak. Fortunately, I didn't level up the Minmatar Scout Dropsuits skill past III. Do you mean fortunately you didn't level up the Minmatar Light Dropsuit skill past 3? If not...what's wrong with L4-5 on the Minnie Scout racial suit? That's what I'm saving for right now...
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 46	Posted - 2013.09.11 17:17:00 - [4] - Quote Woah Shotty my name's up there? I hadn't registered as not sure I'm sticking with scout, and pretty sure (don't know where you get the numbers from) that the majority of my kills will be non-scout at this time. That said...I'm playing scout at the moment for the forseeable future, so add me! :) Thanks for all the work you (and everyone) does here. Awesome.
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 53	Posted - 2013.09.15 11:16:00 - [5] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: Green Living wrote: Decided to skill into scout suits for 1.4, monumental mistake on my part. You have my condolences!! I hope you didn't sink too much SP into the suit and/or other 'scout' skills yet, if you are not liking it. However, in my opinion it's something you need to go "all in" on to make work. Every patch I have to find a new way to play scout to stay alive. I kind o f wish I had just specced into a medium frame suit with a good sidearm / AR and could get some kills and have some fun. It's taken me a week just to adjust to 1.4. I think I'm finally starting to do okay again..... I specced into proto medium AR last respec - now I'm dual speccing the same char for scout. Currently 1.5m SP away from L5 minnie scout suits. That's nearly two months of passive SP I think. Just in time for 1.6 hehe. I am doing this because I got bored of AR and Scout is the first thing I ever did in DUST. Yes all-in is required I think, I suspect some of us run it on blind faith for a fix :D I'm doing better, trying to understand better how to do stealth, and what not to do. Sometimes I go positive KDR, sometimes negative. It really depends on who I'm up against, and I notice on Weds after cap reset, I die very fast, I put that down to more top players being around to grind. If sneak, hit and run is your style, you can certainly have fun as Scout, just don't expect any kind of easy KDR (I don't play for KDR anyway, probably because I'm an average player at best) Anyway waffle over.
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 55	Posted - 2013.09.16 10:22:00 - [6] - Quote Scrambler pistol is my favourite side-arm. Pulling those head-shots off is awesome.
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 60	Posted - 2013.09.18 09:49:00 - [7] - Quote Shotty GoBang wrote: Brothers! Three among our humble ranks have recently founded Scout-only corps: Kodho - Hidden Suppression Lightning xVx - R 0 N 1 N Travi Zyg - The Butter Knife Bandit Kodho (Scout Sniper) has demonstrated exceptional prowess in killing from afar whilst remaining unseen. Lightning xVx (Shotgun Scout) is feared throughout New Eden, having earned the reputation of squad killer. Travi Zyg (Assassin) is well-versed in all things Knives and Nades. If you see him, it is because he wanted you to. If you're a Scout in the market for a corp/training or dig the idea of hunting alongside a pack of Raptors, I would encourage you to get in touch with these guys. o7 Happy Hunting, Shotty GoBang EDIT: The above Corps aren't exclusive by weapon type, though their founders are specialists in their respective roles. You need only be a Scout or Light-Frame to apply. Ok so not sure which one I should join if you'd have me, so if I describe where I'm at, let me know if you'd be interested in have me join. Timezone: GMT Fitting profile: Minmatar Advanced Scout Suit - usually run shotgun, been dabbling with plasma cannon - chose minmatar because --- I want to kill with knives --- but I've taken to use a pistol instead recently --- I like being fast - about to skill into level 4 minnie scout dropsuit - level 5 biotics and level 3 mobility for advanced kincats Currently member of The Southern Legion, those guys are awesome and a great bunch but the timezone means I don't really get involved. I think I need to be in a corp who I can squad with easily when I'm on. I'm not a great FPS player, never played one before really, but I am really trying with DUST and enjoying it. I'd say I'm average skill, and my KDR is gradually increasing (currently < 1) since joining in open beta, but always trying to figure out what I can do better. If someone was pointing it out to me when I do something silly, I'll get better still :) R 0 N 1 N does sound like the one for me as it's probably closest to where I'm at by the sounds of it, but one day I want to be a serious nova knifer. Not sure Shotgun and Nova Knife work together well at the same time due to similar range. Wow sorry waffle..... Shotty if there's somewhere else I should be "applying" let me know - don't wanna clutter the thread with corp applications ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 63	Posted - 2013.09.19 22:29:00 - [8] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: Also, will go back to more scout+sniper, when I save up crazy-sp enough to unlock charged sniper rifle. Used to be my favourite thing. Oddly though, of late, I've been using a lot of assault+sniper in the middle of the field. Mostly because I have BPOs of them with the (edit)Vet pack though. fREEE! And of course, because you now HAVE to be midfield for most sniping opportunities since they're mostly covered now Waiiiitaminit.... I just read up on http://wiki.dust514.info/index.php?title=Sniper_Rifle According to THAT.. Charged sniper is only regular skill level 2. not proto level. Did I hallucinate previously that it was proto level? Also... I was using my Vet. pack 'Covenant' sniper rifle BPO, along with my assault BPO, 'cause.. ya konw, it's a BPO, so must be just militia grade, right? .... But only now, do i actually check stats and compare. Holee ... It's the same as an Ishukone, but BETTER, 'cause it has lower power and cpu requirements?!?!?! I think I just found me a weapon specifically designed for a "scout sniper" !! Methinks I'm gonna be doing a lot more scouting in the future I would check the Charge Rifle stats in-game as that sounds like old info. They changed the skill requirement for that rifle several months back - pretty sure it's a proto rifle.
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 63	Posted - 2013.09.20 07:32:00 - [9] - Quote Bojo The Mighty wrote: Shotty GoBang wrote: Shotty GoBang wrote: Scout Registry / Killboard Community Resources Last Updated: 19 Sep 2013, 20:00 (EVE) Resources Scout Corps? Scout Corps! by Kodho, Lightning xVx, Travi Zyg Beating Meta 8 Scanners by Shotty GoBang Passive Scan Range Maths (Gallente) by Shotty GoBang Skills and Skill Planner (Scroll to Bottom) by Dust 514 Wiki Stacking Penalty Calculator by Dust 514 Wiki Passive Scanning Test Results by Bojo The Mighty Guides Unified Theory of Scan Profile by Chankk Saotome Immortal Guides by Fox Gaden Biotic Scout Guide by Driftward Missing! Link to Maken Tosch's Knife Guide Missing! Link to Bojo's Shotgun Scout Guide(s) Anyone have links to Maken's Minja Guide or Bojo's Shotgun Scout Guides? Kindly let me know if there are other up-to-date guides I may have missed. I am holding it hostage until I can get it updated :-o Let the hostage go. Actually I'd be really interested in reading both versions? That's assuming the updates are to take into account the major changes since 1.4 or before.
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 63	Posted - 2013.09.21 09:10:00 - [10] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: Shotty GoBang wrote: Scenario: Plunk red-dot with a shotgun. Red-dot proceeds to jump and strafe about. Shotgun's now useless. Question: Is it acceptable -- in this case -- to use the despised Flaylock? I think as scouts we need every advantage we can get, so I'd say absolutely: nail him with the Flaylock! Hell, I use every trick I can to get kills, which for me mostly entails sneaking up and murdering unsuspecting medium frames when they are foolishly trying to cap our objectives. SMG to the back of the dome with no chance to fight back... probably no more or less fair than a flaylock at close range. Screw em all. If they wanted a fair fight, they'd be wearing scout suits and using something other than ARs..... I had a terrible day yesterday, really disheartened. Sneaking up on ppl and plunking them with my CRG-3, then proceed to miss every next shot until they mow me down. Not sure if I was just having a bad day, but damn - not enjoyable. Interesting to see Shotty mention once they start jumping about, shotgun is useless. Hadn't realised that, that's effectively what seemed to be happening to me, although at this point shouldn't it still be possible to finish the job with the shotgun? If that takes special skill, then I'll feel a little happier about my deaths yesterday at least. What I'm trying to figure out is how to stay close to my prey so that I negate their ability to keep a bead on me and I can keep out of their line of fire enough to nail them. Is this a tactic that is possible? Perhaps I'm trying to do something that is nigh on impossible. All in all, the flipping auto-aim is p1ssing me off right now. I don't like dying so fast, and so far I refuse to use an AR, although tempted just to see what all the fuss is about. Maybe I'd learn something about how to stay alive longer. Meh! :(

IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 63	Posted - 2013.09.21 09:14:00 - [11] - Quote BARDAS wrote: Unlocked my CRG-3 last night and loving it. A nice change of pace from my Nova Knifing activities. Anyone ever shoot a LAV driver out of the LAV while they driving by at top speed? Had that happen to me last night. Was quite amusing! I managed it with a forge gun once. It was actually one of those pause for jaw drop moments not believing I'd done that, let alone it being possble. Probably never do it again, but knowing it's possible makes it cool and you know you might manage it. All I was doing was aiming generally at the car, one shot took the driver clean out, car slowed to a halt. Wish I had it on video, it was wow haha.
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 63	Posted - 2013.09.21 11:38:00 - [12] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I had a terrible day yesterday, really disheartened. Sneaking up on ppl and plunking them with my CRG-3, then proceed to miss every next shot until they mow me down. Not sure if I was just having a bad day, but damn - not enjoyable. Interesting to see Shotty mention once they start jumping about, shotgun is useless. Hadn't realised that, that's effectively what seemed to be happening to me, although at this point shouldn't it still be possible to finish the job with the shotgun? If that takes special skill, then I'll feel a little happier about my deaths yesterday at least. What I'm trying to figure out is how to stay close to my prey so that I negate their ability to keep a bead on me and I can keep out of their line of fire enough to nail them. Is this a tactic that is possible? Perhaps I'm trying to do something that is nigh on impossible. All in all, the flipping auto-aim is p1ssing me off right now. I don't like dying so fast, and so far I refuse to use an AR, although tempted just to see what all the fuss is about. Maybe I'd learn something about how to stay alive longer. Meh! :( I think it's been mentioned that the subsequent shotgun pellets go to your original hit location (except maybe for a pellet or two), even when you move your aiming reticule to track your target and so it's hard to get additional hits. I guess maybe we should make 'em pay: use the breach with a damage mod and make the first hit count. It's what I'm gonna try when I actually get off my duff and put some more SP into shotguns..... Yeah though I've had better days since 1.4 - maybe I got complacent. That and CCP said it's just the visual effect...though we're not so sure. Something does still seem off with the shotty. Maybe it's glitchy - works sometimes not others. Tempted to try your idea with breach + damage mods - don't like the idea of giving up shield, but the difference between 1 bullet and three ain't much - I can rarely escape even with two complex shield extenders. But...we are supposed to be able to finish the job with a shotgun right? Or does that require uber skill?
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 65	Posted - 2013.09.22 11:56:00 - [13] - Quote Shotty GoBang wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: (1) I had a terrible day yesterday, really disheartened. Sneaking up on ppl and plunking them with my CRG-3, then proceed to miss every next shot until they mow me down. Not sure if I was just having a bad day, but damn - not enjoyable. (2) Interesting to see Shotty mention once they start jumping about, shotgun is useless. Hadn't realised that, that's effectively what seemed to be happening to me, although at this point shouldn't it still be possible to finish the job with the shotgun? If that takes special skill, then I'll feel a little happier about my deaths yesterday at least. (3) What I'm trying to figure out is how to stay close to my prey so that I negate their ability to keep a bead on me and I can keep out of their line of fire enough to nail them. Is this a tactic that is possible? Perhaps I'm trying to do something that is nigh on impossible. (4) All in all, the flipping auto-aim is p1ssing me off right now. I don't like dying so fast, and so far I refuse to use an AR, although tempted just to see what all the fuss is about. Maybe I'd learn something about how to stay alive longer. (5) Meh! :( (1) I first noticed difficulty "finishing" with the Shotgun about a week back. I'd deal good damage on my first shot, but subsequent shots tended to scratch, unless the target was standing relatively still. Doesn't happen every time, but its happening often enough for me to not trust the Shotgun. (2) It's not just you. Lightning xVx, CommanderBolt and Morathi are as well (to name a few). (3) I try the same thing...when possible, plunk from melee distance...get more pellets on target. It'll be more effective if/when the shotgun is made more reliable. (4) After running with the AR, I can vouch for its effectiveness. SP investment drastically improves the AR. 1M or so SP may not be a bad long-term investment; some of the more open maps are brutal for shotgunners. (5) Indeed. Meh. hehe cheers Shotty, I had a decent day yesterday, so it's hit and miss (haha literally). Favourite battle was owning the 4-point skirmish map where they're all pretty close together with the four towers on the outskirts (I need to learn the map names :-p ) I realised that the reds weren't particularly organised so I had it relatively easy, but wow. It felt good - 3 nova knife kills, something like 14-2, picking off reds hacking or going for the hack, and a counter-hack after a kill. Yeah! I've had a couple of really good games recently, I don't often get into double figures for kills, so that's either I'm getting better, or those are the battles where the reds aren't that organised or skilled. I suspect it's both. I really struggle against better players, so I need to figure that out. Oh and my main is dual-role, having specced into proto-AR at the respec, so I know all about the AR (Gek-38). I just find it boring now ;-) Though I guess I could try it on my scout and see what happens for sh1ts and giggles.
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 76	Posted - 2013.09.24 21:24:00 - [14] - Quote First Prophet wrote: Daxxis KANNAH wrote: Cass Caul wrote: [...] Minmatar is kind of the worst race to be. Throughout the Universe the race's theme is low HP, high base speed, low CPU/PG Gallente is always the best when it comes to a Speed vs HP balance. Take those high slots and use damage mods and run an AR. Flank them from a distance. Let the Gallente charge in and blast them away. Your nova knife bonus is a gimmick and not suited for he Suit's attributes at all. [...] Precision mods are stupid not worth it since we have poo base scanning range. And melee mods are equally worthless considering we have the lowest base melee. Being a minmatar in EVE is actually pretty good, we have the better PVP ships or so I heard. In Dust though, the minmatar scout is pretty bad. It's racial bonuses are just gimmicks. And it suffers more from not having that extra slot than the gallente. [...] So that's two people saying at least one of the minmatar scout's racial bonuses are gimmicks. One of the suit's bonuses is the same as the Gallente - so no comparison. To say that Nova Knife / Melee bonus is a gimmick compared to the Gallente specialisation of increased scan range? Not sure the Gallente one is particularly good with the base of 10m, as plenty of us are pointing out. So I'm not really understanding your argument. Why do you think the knife bonus is a gimmick? It seems to me that I can probably do more damage with a charged knife swipe than I can with any other weapon at that range. So if sneaking up behind or flanking prey is a tactic, does it not follow that knife (or maybe shotgun) are the weapons of choice in that scenario? Here's my thinking. A charged knife swipe is not only far more potent than a shotgun, it's quieter too. If anyone else happens to be nearby to hear your shotgun blast, then that makes a difference. The knife sound can be kinda subtle. Also, not sure it makes much difference right now, but if mechanics are introduced that influence your scan profile based on your actions, then that too will make a difference. Just like increasing scan radius for scouts would too, and then you can say that the gallente bonus becomes useful. Right now, short of a noisy stealth scout, it's what-ifs. A very real example right now, is you cannot possibly OHK a high tanked medium, or a basic heavy, with a single shotgun blast. In fact, you can rarely do it with two. After the first shot, you may have missed your opportunity to land a wrecking blow anyway if they start moving. So the alpha damage is crucial and I believe that's where knives will win every time. So I would suggest if your style of play is to sneak up on people, or merely get a lot of close range kills, that bonus is gonna help you big time. TL;DR None of the racial bonuses make either race's scout suit stand out at the moment. We just don't know if and when one of them will, and maybe they both will. Ultimately, your play-style is gonna influence the usefulness of the bonuses you have, just like everything else :)
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 76	Posted - 2013.09.24 22:46:00 - [15] - Quote hehe your point Quil about never not OHKing with knives. I'm doing it wrong. It matters where you hit? Wow, never even though about this. Silly me really, why wouldn't it aim the same way. Although...I am only using the basic knives. I suppose though the bonus helps in a knife fight when you can't get em charged. Hmmm..I need to play with knives some more hehe - not sure how situational they are when you're all about sneaking up. Wish I could throw em sometimes though. I recently put some SP into the scan range level 3 skill and have one fit with two enhanced range extenders. Didn't seem to help me. But - I need to play with those some more too. And they may just not suit my style, but I won't know until I use them all a lot more, and try to understand how I should change tactics and approach based on how I'm fitted. Disappearing and playing with REs - sure that's ok why not, but, your cover is most definitely blown and you cannot continue being sneaky. Anyway, racial suit debates aside, yeah for goodness sake give the scout an increase to scan radius, In fact change all the suits, balance them all, having them all a base 10m is silly and reduces variety. Then I might wish I skilled into Gallente Scout ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 77	Posted - 2013.09.25 06:58:00 - [16] - Quote Nyra Volki wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I recently put some SP into the scan range level 3 skill and have one fit with two enhanced range extenders. Didn't seem to help me. But - I need to play with those some more too. And they may just not suit my style, but I won't know until I use them all a lot more, and try to understand how I should change tactics and approach based on how I'm fitted. Need get level three precision then you'll notice it working. Why's that? Precision helps with pinpointing the red dots right? At this point, I'm just looking for red dots and how many, and how close together they are. Not seeing much how that would help?
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 77	Posted - 2013.09.25 06:59:00 - [17] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Although...I am only using the basic knives. Found the Problem. Basic knives SUCK. Capital S-U-C-K. Really. ADV is the way to go. With basic knives, you will almost ALWAYS have to land a fully charged dual swipe to kill Basic-ADV suits. ADV knives give you almost 2x the damage, and Charge over 25% faster. They are cheap to get as well. DO IT. I can't fit anything else right now - need to work more on core skills and even then...
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 81	Posted - 2013.09.25 22:53:00 - [18] - Quote Idye Lotz wrote: Hey guys I'm giving up full time scouting a break going to vary my roles. Hey Idye Have fun, come back now you hear! ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 81	Posted - 2013.09.25 23:00:00 - [19] - Quote Bojo The Mighty wrote: Shotty GoBang wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Faction warfare event, I don't think many if any of my corp plays for gallente. So I'm gonna be hitting up the scouts united channel like crazy. Just sayin. ^ This. Thinking exactly the same thing :-) https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1332992#post1332992 Count me in. I want some g.k0s because I should be able to get them at least by the end of october I will bring the Duvolles and CreoDrons. Yay proficiency 3! Ohh right so as scouts (even Minnies like me) I guess the Gallente rewards are suitable huh. Gallente: Tier I GÇô 100 x CreoDron Active Scanner Tier II GÇô 50 x CreoDron Shotgun Tier III GÇô 25 x Scout gk.0 Dropsuit Mmmm I want me some of those shotties.
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 85	Posted - 2013.09.27 09:18:00 - [20] - Quote Bojo The Mighty wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: Bojo The Mighty wrote: The Tactical OK I used it extensively today and I would not recommend it as a Bread & Butter pistol but it's certainly a weird flavor. what are you talking about? I dont see anything in the market under scrambler pistol, labeled "tactical" ? ?? That's because it can't be purchased; it is a salvage only pistol, similar to how the Specialist Sniper Rifle is salvage-only. IA5 Tactical Pistol is the official Yeah I had like 100 of these, down to 50 now, don't use em anymore, was only using them on my proto AR suit before 1.4 dropped. Tried the ADS with it and I think I just never figured out how to ADS with a pistol lol - perhaps I was doing it wrong and fighting at the wrong range with it. I just use the basic pistol now - for dire moments. If I don't headshot-kill you with a pistol, I'm dead, so the basic is fine.

IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 110	Posted - 2013.10.08 13:02:00 - [21] - Quote Gh0st C0de wrote: Bojo The Mighty wrote: Poll: Which Nickname Represents Sidearm Scouts Most? Jazz Scouts Buzz Bombers Sub-Scout X____Fill_Your_Own______ -Turret Creepers -One-Hit-Wonders -Sidewinders I'd assumed a sidearm scout was a scout that ran two sidearms, not one? anyway, I like the Turret Creepers one, but because I think of dual sidearms as a point defence specialisation, maybe "Installation Creepers" is more appropriate? Doesn't have the same ring to it though....hmmm. - Dance Instructors? - Sucker Punchers? On a side note, looking forward to playing 1.5 tonight when I get home from work (in about three hours). Hoping to squad up with some of you guys, it's about time I did. Scared I'll be **** though ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 111	Posted - 2013.10.09 07:53:00 - [22] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Gh0st C0de wrote: I just was in a squad with a collection of first rate scouts. It was humbling. In solo play I average around 1400 WP... mostly from a very aggressive installation hacking habit, dropping uplinks like a fiend and whipping out a swarm scout whenever I see a tank or two. I act as an autonomous unit in my squad, which typically consists of myself and two friends who run logistics fits. I rounded out the last battle with approximately 400 war points. Not because I sucked too terribly, though it was by no means my best play of all time, but because most things were killed, hacked or controlled efficiently and quickly and were defended well enough to keep them from being brought back to red. I was out-scouted. I hope one day to pull 23/0 or similarly outstanding matches as effortlessly as Shotty makes it seem. For now I will be content to go 12/6 and call it a good match. Maybe next time I squad with a dedicated scout group I will have a properly functioning mic and won't be at my girlfriend's place... having to hand over the controller before you're done is no fun. At least I can backseat hack while my girlfriend plays on her account. Thanks for the rounds, scouts! Playing with other scouts is a blast, and it really helps you see how important certain aspects of scouting are. Playing with Shotty made me realize that learning how to cook nades is paramount when playing as a scout. They are excellent ways to start an engagement with an enemy, as it will either kill them outright, or horridly wound them. It's really the only way to engage an opponent that knows you are there. Run around a corner, get some distance, cook the nade, then jump out and toss it at their feet. Playing with Lightning vXv showed me how to run a shotgun. You gotta know when it is okay to rush em, and when you should run away or flank. He knows when he can rush the target, which is why you see those huge killfeeds with him. He will see three people, and only one will see him. He sprints up and takes out the target that is aware of him, and then gets the other 2 afterwards. The list goes on and on. Yeah Gh0st C0de, I was in there with you, trust me you're not the only one humbled. 12/6 is a good match for me too ;-) The last match I played, I was like 2-1-7. Got owned by some proto-suits in a city before we changed objectives and got out of there. Did a little better in the latter part of the battle, but when I looked at the kill boards at the end, I wanted the ground to swallow me. I'm at 2-1-7, and most of the others, Shotty, Bojo, etc., were all at the top in the 20s for 4s. Luckily I was soo bad that you couldn't see me in the list without scrolling down LMAO. Pretty sure those guys aren't running proto, so I should have equivalent advanced fits. Anyway, yeah, I realised I need to squad with all you guys as much as possible now when I'm not running solo, and improve my game - bigtime. My situational awareness needs work - I'm not sure when to rush and when not to (shotgun scout), and I think I probably rush way too much. I can put my finger on a couple of instances where I blazed through three at once that hadn't seen me, but I didn't recognise that I could - I was gonna try do it anyway. Best thing I can do if I don't drag y'all down too much is squad and learn :D
IAmDuncanIdaho II The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 112	Posted - 2013.10.09 16:52:00 - [23] - Quote Shotty GoBang wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Pretty sure those guys aren't running proto, so I should have equivalent advanced fits. Incorrect! Ran proto gear every FW match yesterday. For the win! gk.0 2 cmp plates1, cmp repper, 1 enh card reg CRG-3, Toxin SMG, Core Nades 1 cmp shield, A-19 scanner Plan to do something similar today, but with a proto SG (for testing) ... will downgrade plates to fit it. hehe ok then well I guess I feel a bit better but still....gotta get good ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 114	Posted - 2013.11.05 08:25:00 - [24] - Quote Hey all, been a while. Just joined R 0 N 1 N - cheers Lightning. Hope to team up with some of my new corp mates, some of you other awesome scouts, and get back into this game + scout fun. Got about 40 pages of this thread to read and learn from - you guys been chatting!! Here's to 1.6 giving us fuzzy warm feelings of blood on our blades and shotgun mayhem. See you on the battlefield.
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 120	Posted - 2013.11.05 23:14:00 - [25] - Quote Cyrius Li-Moody wrote: Knives, do they suck? http://youtu.be/BYb5gh0agSY Hey man, thanks for this, great vid, sucks that knives are still so broken, but I picked up some tips just watching how you play Minja. Thanks for taking the time!
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 120	Posted - 2013.11.05 23:22:00 - [26] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: Well, after a long night at work I excitedly logged on and downloaded today's patch. I thought today was the day for the scout!!! 1.6 for the win! I got totally wrecked. Over and over again. Seriously, it felt like AR's were one shotting me. My best game was 3/2... and that was a grenade kill followed by executing 2 snipers in the back of the head. Now I need to adapt again and find ANOTHER play style that sort of works. Man, I am eyeing those medium frame/AR users with such jealousy. Why not just go logi / AR, run an active scanner and call it good??? Coz...that would be boring as hell :) I didn't do so good either...but I had fun. I might've actually improved a little, but hard to tell as others are saying they're getting cut down faster than before. Don't think I'm ever gonna like the TTK since aim-assist.
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 132	Posted - 2013.11.20 14:46:00 - [27] - Quote Oswald Rehnquist wrote: I always wanted to ask, what controller set up do you guys use? TL;DR I switched from KB/M to DS3 a few weeks back, and I'm really enjoying the game again. I can hit stuff consistently now and my KD/R (not that I care that much about it) is markedly improved. Not sure what senstivity I have it on - will have to check, but I suspect I would gradually ramp it up to maximum and increase my fine control skills. If it isn't at max. already. I've been meaning to post in our registry to tell you something I find interesting with my gameplay recently. With the last respec, I skilled into proto AR. I also was using KB/M, and have been until two weeks ago. I stopped playing AR a while back due to it being incredibly boring and no real skill involved any more, and went back to my scout roots from open beta. But I continued using KB/M. I've been playing around with the sensitivity for a while, and getting frustrated at how many shots I miss with the SG. I either turn to fast or too slow it seems - just **** accuracy. I put that down to my gun-game, and that others are simply better at it. Anyway, in analysing my play as best I can, I decided I needed to change something, and thought I would test out a theory related to turning speed and acceleration by going back to the DS3 controller for a bit (what I used when I first started playing) First game I play with that, I am landing so many shots and basically feeling like a beast (everything's relative). I swear to god there's aim-assist on the shotgun - either that, or the shotgun play-style really isn't suited to KB/M. As for the KB/M advantage with strafing that some of you guys have seen, that never seemed to help me, so I don't feel like I miss that - dead scout is dead :-p Plus I only went KB/M as I feel that's better for mid-range AR aiming. Further games since then prove to me that I'm simply better using the DS3 controller - I'm far more effective and actually feel like I can win 1 v 1 fights, and maybe even 2 v 1 if I play it right. I'm hitting targets with a far higher degree of accuracy now.
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 136	Posted - 2013.11.21 13:43:00 - [28] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Koan Zalinto wrote: Looking into the forums are people really starting to ***** about pistols being op? They're a pain in the ass to use. People crying just because people are getting good with them and putting their asses in the dirt XD Scouts start using pistols. Scouts get REALLY good with pistols. Community: Pistol's are OP! Congrats guys, this is why we can't have nice things. Just wait till the make the suits decent. I can't wait for the tears. I suspect a hotfix in 1 week. Tops. @ Koan Zalinto FTFY.... Yeah I know, right. I've always loved the pistol - first side-arm I used, and don't think I'll ever change (unless it's a knife). Always the possibility for dropping an opponent when you're in trouble. Currently running Shotgun + Knives, but I've always thought those are too similar in range and don't compliment each other. Never occurred to me to put the Scrambler Pistol in the Light slot. That way I get to keep my knives. Hmmmm......with apparent knife improvements and viable as a short range weapon, I may try this new combo out. I bloody love the pistol. It will all be Shotty's fault if they nerf it. As soon as they put the scouts on a level playing field, there will be AR tears. It worries me actually....we've all gotten so frigging good at analysing the battlefield and choosing engagements (compared to point and shoot EZ mode mercs) - when I look at the battle scores some of you manage, and the carnage we're capable of causing, buffs are always gonna look OP. OP because, the majority of us scouts that are left must be so dedicated, die-hard, and stubborn due to hard-mode for so long. Of course we're OP LMAO. We would have given up if it wasn't enjoyable (read: sneaky bastard moments are why we're still here right). We've had to figure out and adjust so much more than AR users. We're innately OP now. Mua ha ha hah. I feel the days coming back when the sight of a scout instills fear in others. Hell was it Cyrius' vid where he took out the whole scout squad around the CRU recently? My goodness. Carnage. Multiply that by 6. MUA HA AHA HAHAH AH. RISE UP MY BROTHERS! SHOW THE WORLD THE TRUE MEANING OF UPRISING!
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 140	Posted - 2013.11.21 20:29:00 - [29] - Quote ^ heh stranger things have happened. Plus at least then you know you ruled something out if it didn't fix it. So I tried the new fit out - scrambler pistol + knives. Fail. Will try again tomorrow, and refuse to be disheartened. I haven't figured out how the hell to use knives properly yet - sneaking up on ppl is easy kills, but in a battle with someone? Hmmm.....I really missed my shotty. Must...try...harder. Also suspect I forgot some scout tactics and made bad engagement choices....or it could be it's only Thursday and the try-hards are still around capping. Nvm - try try again. [Edit] Actually it wasn't all fail - headshot OHK in one Ambush ----- CLANGGGG :D <----- why I love the Scramber pistol
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 141	Posted - 2013.11.22 22:27:00 - [30] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: So I tried the new fit out - scrambler pistol + knives. Fail. Will try again tomorrow, and refuse to be disheartened. I haven't figured out how the hell to use knives properly yet - sneaking up on ppl is easy kills, but in a battle with someone? Hmmm.....I really missed my shotty. Must...try...harder. Yus, try harder. Specifically, you MUST have at least level 3, and KLO pistol, or your experience will be... unsatisfying, for the most part. I have KLO - love it, used it with my proto AR fit - gorgeous. Running basic knives......need to finish up core skills (currently L5 PG, L4 CPU, L3 core dropsuit) - then I can fit at least an advanced knife. Knife damage increase is insane. 100 HP basic - 150 advanced, 200 proto. HFS that's a 50% increase for each level (additive). Two swipes? Oooh yeah I really wanna make this work. Where's Maken :-p Suspect I should run with at least ZN knives to really get a feel for knife as my short range go-to. Either way, thanks for the advice guys - I should not expect it to come easy changing from shotty to knives.

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 141	Posted - 2013.11.22 22:35:00 - [31] - Quote Cyrius Li-Moody wrote: TranquilBiscuit ofVaLoR wrote: lol has anyone ever ever noticed that its usually easy to kill a heavy, even proto, because they are so cocky expecting an easy scout kill, or for some odd reason they just stand completely still and shoot at you? kinda random, but i've been noticing this more so than ever lately. I managed to kill a heavy who tried to ride up on me in his LLAV and HMG with my pistol and knives. I immediately drove his logi lav into the redline. Can you recall hacked vehicles? I want to do this
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 141	Posted - 2013.11.22 22:37:00 - [32] - Quote Shotty GoBang wrote: Lightning Bolt2 wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: Rich o wrote: Your profile is 28.764, proto Scanner have a profile of 28db, so:"you have been scanned" Math: 450.850.94*0.80 = 28.764 Yup. for skill 3/3, you need TWO damps. Good news is, they can both be basic damps, so you can save CPU/PG for other stuff. funny thing is, a week ago in my dampened scout I've been perma-scanned in a ambush >.> the damps is has is: Min scout 5 Dampening 3 basic profile dampener. Someone was running the Meta 9 Scanner. I've had the same thing happen a few times. This tends to occur only when facing proto pub-stompers. Of note, I've only seen the Meta 9 in Ambush. So there's some thread talking about the imminent winter carnage event.. I suggested if the proto-stomp was big enough I would troll with MLT forge gunner and 5K RE troll fit. I hate proto-stomping...but I understand why it happens. Only recently have I realised I might have a counter to it. Question I have to you guys is - is this ok?
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 141	Posted - 2013.11.22 22:41:00 - [33] - Quote Shotty GoBang wrote: Krom Ganesh wrote: I have scanners at 5. Doesn't change how I die in the blink of an eye before I can even try to escape once I have been noticed. I also have scanners at 5, but I only run Advanced tier A-19. Passive Scan's OK in tight / indoor maps, but short of stacking Range Amps it doesn't cut it when outside. Moody's a fine Scout ... one of the best ... but on this point, our opinions differ. If you're aggressive and not stacking armor / shields, the Active Scanner is dang near a necessity. ^ IMHO Note: I run Compact Hives on my cheap fits. I die more often, but I can afford it if in a Dragonfly or Advanced suit. Master Shotty, you can't die
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 141	Posted - 2013.11.22 22:48:00 - [34] - Quote hahah woot woot cool just wanted to make sure i wasnt breaking any sort of etiquette. a single forge gun OHK or RE troll is all it takes when the stomp is in full flow. Your response is as I'd hoped :D
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 145	Posted - 2013.11.23 07:36:00 - [35] - Quote Mossellia Delt wrote: gonna post this here Haha nice Moss. The REs are strong with you. And kudos for getting that KDR with a plasma cannon. How awesome is it when you land a shot from 30+ metres and you can't even see your victim?
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 145	Posted - 2013.11.23 09:13:00 - [36] - Quote Good stuff. TL;DR Is it possible to blow up HAVs with knives? With my crap gun-game and refusal to run proto (I suspect the latter is due to the former), I may have to resort to troll tactics in the winter carnage event just to keep having fun in DUST. I've had fun with a militia forge gunner fit on occasion, but will favour my scout RE troll fit just coz it feels better to destroy proto mercs as a scout. Anyway, I think I digressed. I am curious about something I did a few weeks back. I blew up a LAV (and myself with it) by attacking it with nova knives. It didn't take long, not sure what LAV it was (nobody was in it), probably MLT, and I only have basic knives. But with the fun I've had recently trying to blow up tanks with REs, it's occurred to me that .... is it possible to blow up HAVs with knives? I am tempted to dump ~500K of SP I've got saved for CPU level 5 into knives. Dunno if that'll get me up to proto but....i want to run advanced anyway..... If a proto knife, charged, double swipe can deal 800 damage..........anyone tried this?
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 150	Posted - 2013.11.23 23:04:00 - [37] - Quote That's a lot of Q and A to digest Shotty, and I'm not big on game mechanics, FPS shooters (this is the only one I play in any depth) so I might have to re-read it all to give you better feedback. That said, my general impression of his responses is that he's not really answering some of your questions. Either it's vague, overly general, or he's just waxing lyrical (which is his prerogative) over game mechanics and gun balance. However - and this may be unfair on him to have his every word analysed from what was, to him perhaps, any other forum conversation - to give a strong impression that one particular gun be the king of a certain type of engagement shows a bit of a lack of clarity and presentation of what he thinks. Or, that's really what he meant. Either way, it leaves us second guessing. His CQC response is a fundamental game balance thing he's talking about, and he gives off the impression that all other weapons aren't really part of his considered response. Otherwise I suspect it would have been an obvious thing to make some clarification about his king of CQC comment. I strongly believe shotgun, HMG, and probably a couple other weapons should excel at CQC in a major way over anything else. I suspect you do too - and it means we'd likely not throw around these sorts of terms (king of X-type encounter) without considering every single weapon available. I don't know why someone would care about which mid-range weapon is better at close range encounters - I don't give a crap whether shotgun or nova knife is better at mid-range - it's totally irrelevant IMHO - so I would never be thinking along those lines. Anyway, sorry if this hasn't really helped - I'll maybe re-read tomorrow and if I have more thoughts, let you know.
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 152	Posted - 2013.11.24 15:04:00 - [38] - Quote Nyra Volki wrote: So to my scout brothers and sisters if you don't want to be scan by me with out even knowing it you have to put on a proto dampener. I don't need dampeners - I will just stand behind you. Shotty GoBang wrote: To bring everyone up to speed on current Scout/CPM relations: * IWS - On the same page as Scouts with respect to both weapon and role balance. * Nova Knife - In-game activity has spiked since last build; comments in Scouts United from time to time. * Laurent - Actively advocating for Scout buffs, namely to speed and evasive capability. * Hans - Status / Positions unknown. * Jenza - Status / Positions unknown. TL;DR CPM members and candidates should represent balance in DUST, and push it towards its long term vision. They shouldn't represent scouts just because they play as scouts themselves. They shouldn't represent heavies just because they play as heavies themselves. I noted Shotty, your quote of Aeon has him saying he would give an increase to damage to AR. I don't understand how that could ever be balanced. And again, by omission, he doesn't say what he'd do to any other weapon....he only appears to be considering AR. I read the first post you put up from IWS on weapon balance. I don't like IWS - at all. But his views on weapon balance are 100% on point for me. As for other CPM members etc., none of them impress me. They're either not around enough so I don't know them, or they're too prone to trolling and behaving in a way I would hope they wouldn't as representatives between us and CCP. IWS seems more of a like-***** than anything else to me, and I couldn't vote for him based on how he handles himself - which is a darn pity because it would appear he wants this game balanced. On that note, is it right to have CPM1 candidates voted for because they advocate one specific play style? For example, it hardly needs stating, but we would all be happy with someone who wants to help scouts. But not necessarily because they themselves are scouts, or because they want scouts, specifically, to be better. Isn't it the case that someone on the CPM should have DUST's best interests at heart, which should surely be pushing balance and diversity, in line with a vision (whatever CCP think that is or should be)? I have concerns that a fiercely, purely, pro-scout CPM member would be all about making scouts better, without considering what will make DUST better. Fact right now is, because we're currently hard-mode, those two things are the same. Make scouts better, you make DUST more balanced. But you also have to make the heavies better surely? And every other more specific niche that is imbalanced? How would you even be aware of those? You can't have a CPM member for every style right? It's not like the CPM individual members should represent each niche of the community is it? A scout rep, a heavy rep, an AR rep, etc. Because you can break that down - stealth scout rep, recon scout rep, heavy point defense rep, heavy AV rep, etc etc etc. Is that how to choose CPM members? What is needed is a CPM rep that is capable of understanding all those different play styles, all those different possibilities (current and potential future), by engaging with their community peers as well as playing the game themselves. How they play the game themselves is up to them, but when a CPM wants to make his or her own play style better, because it's their play style and not because it makes it more balanced, that's when we've got problems. HFS wall of text - sorry :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 155	Posted - 2013.11.24 19:08:00 - [39] - Quote Shotty GoBang wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: wall of text Agreed, entirely. On CPM / Scout Relations I point to our present relations only to let our brothers know that we're on CPM's radar at the moment. I've identified positions they've taken on the topic of Scouts. Other positions, I've excluded. By excluding other positions, I didn't intend to convey that they've adopted a Scout-only mentality. On CPM1 I agree that a Scout "activist" focused solely on Scouts would be a poor addition to CPM1. Any candidate, in my mind, should be active, reasonable, well-rounded, and highly experienced. The ideal candidate will be equipped to speak to the topic of Scouts from a position of experience ... ... rather than from a position of theory or assumption. * We don't need or want a Scout zealot, but we do want someone who understands Scouts. On IWS I too am often put-off at his handling of the community, but through his post on TTK he has earned my respect and support. IWS has spoken to the root of the problem, and offered excellent ideas on how to fix it. When reading Aeon, I get a distinct vibe of "we need to fix TTK, but don't touch my AR" ... this sort circular reasoning stands in the way of progress. Actually...I don't think you did convey a scout-only mentality...I guess I was just responding to our bros here on a general level, and maybe I have some subconscious sense of a "we need a scout on CPM" undercurrent here. And listing those current CPMs who've at least interacted with us is good information, which I thank you for. Sorry if it came across as undermining in any way - I was pretty much spouting stuff in my head ;-) Perhaps I'm concerned that at some level, if a CPM(1) member is known to be a "Role X" or "Role Y" merc, to almost the exclusion of other roles, then they may have less influence or any lobbying etc. they were to do could be tarred with the "you're a X, that's why you want that to happen" brush. I guess at the end of the day, there needs to be some trust that someone isn't acting selfishly somewhere along the line. Meh, politics lol
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 155	Posted - 2013.11.24 19:12:00 - [40] - Quote Oh one more thing - you know - I probably would vote for IWS, even though his social skills aren't maybe what I think they should be. But, if he is gonna advocate and push for balance, I probably don't care, and will take that as it comes. Because a balanced dust is far more important than him spewing lovey gushey feelings across the forums.

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 157	Posted - 2013.11.24 22:36:00 - [41] - Quote Cody Sietz wrote: Shotty GoBang wrote: Cody Sietz wrote: I thought IWS was good? He's always trying out new weapons and playstyles. Yep. IWS is a self-proclaimed omni-soldier. Its great that he tries out new weapons and playstyles. Multi-classing comes at a price though. He's spread out his skillpoints over too many roles to be especially good in any particular role. If he has decent gungame, it may not be observed if he's out experimenting with a new suit or gun. Hence his reputation as a "bad player" ... be it true or untrue. Bottom-line, "good players" are generally MedFrames out proto-stomping with an Imperial Scrambler or Duvolle. Such "good players" are the last folks I'd vote for ... they're all but guaranteed to defend their "hard-earned" goodies with clinched fist. I'd much prefer a "bad player" like IWS. :-) Ah, good point. No doubt that using all those weapons helps with his view of balance. Lol So basically, he can try guns out, and if he kills anyone, he knows it's OP :-p (sorry IWS that we're beating on your gun-game here, rightly or wrongly)
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 166	Posted - 2013.11.30 01:45:00 - [42] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: I'm taking a break from Dust. For two reasons: Reason 1: Finals. Yep. They will be here in two weeks. Reason 2: I'm getting super pissed off by the game the last two days. I literally almost threw my controller against the wall. For the record, I have only thrown my controller once in all my years of FPS gaming, and that was playing this game. 700+ hours of BF3, and I didn't feel like throwing it even once. FFS, the last two days, I have only been able to get good scores by being suicidal and driving my death count up. Two games this week were I got 30 kills at the cost of 20 odd deaths. The proto stompers are out in full force, and I have had difficulty finding a good squad to play with. So I was forced to solo or play with randoms. All in all, not a very good few days, so I'm taking a break. I think I'll just play a bunch of Tales of Xillia and Fallout: New Vegas until 1.7 drops. If 1.7 sucks and the CR sucks, I'm gonna aurum reset my character, put all of my AUR into passive boosters, pre-order Destiny, and wait until they freaking fix this game. good luck with your finals!
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 166	Posted - 2013.11.30 01:46:00 - [43] - Quote mollerz wrote: To all my Murica scouts- Happy Thxgiving! To all my O Canada scouts- Happy belated Thxgiving! To all my Euro Scouts- Y'all OG. Enjoy the lack of us Yanks! Euro (UK) scout here - wife's American, bought turkey! Happy belated!
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 166	Posted - 2013.11.30 01:50:00 - [44] - Quote Lightning xVx wrote: Hey Shotty, if you can delete me off the Scout Leaderboard. I'm deleting my characters and Dust. Good luck guys, dont give up Scouting and for my students in : R)NIN, god speed to you all and hoped my training improved your insight for being a Scout. Adios. Oh ** bollox. Damn. Cheers dude, thx for the help, and good luck Patrick57 wrote: Lightning is leaving?? The entire spirit of Scouts with Shotguns will disappear forever :( Hell no. We are here to stay. It's too much fun. TranquilBiscuit ofVaLoR wrote: Patrick57 wrote: The entire spirit of Scouts with Shotguns will disappear forever :( not quite. don't get me wrong, it's very sad to see him go, and i only got to play with the guy once, in which he proceeded to go 40/3 , but there are many other dedicated scout shotgunners out there who will surely keep the spirit. Same here, one and only squad with the R 0 N 1 N guys, he went 37-3 or some crazy **.
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 167	Posted - 2013.11.30 12:18:00 - [45] - Quote DJINN Marauder wrote: Hey shotty take me off the list. I'm 100k away from proto assault and I just got a ps4. I'm not even gunna bother logging on anymore. This game is a pile of ***. So yeah take me off the list. I might come back and test out 1.7 for a bit. Even if its decent I probly wouldn't play it anyway. I guess you can consider this a huge break from dust. If you see me on...it's probably one of my friends trying to cap my character for me lol It's been a good run fellow scouts I'll see you guys on ps4. My psn is I-NINJA-ALL-DAY in case you get killed by me Edit: also got cod ghosts on ps3. I'll be playing that too until I pay 10$ for the ps4 version. Good luck man, see you around, hope you come back soon wonders if the November protostomp has affected our scoutly enjoyment*
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 181	Posted - 2013.12.05 08:55:00 - [46] - Quote Why does this thread say it's closed? wtf?
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 183	Posted - 2013.12.05 13:59:00 - [47] - Quote Cass Caul wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Why does this thread say it's closed? wtf? goddamit I will read the last few pages later. Can't we start a new thread? I wanted to link to my raging in the 1.7 patch notes thread Aeon Amadi showing more of his tunnel vision approach to the game: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1565426#post1565426 Shotty is no longer maintaining the killboard. The front page has died. Continuing discussion as normal though. Also, this is one of those times (once in a blue moon) that Aeon is correct. Those Shield Extender penalties needed to be in the game since the inception. Right now armor is in favor because all but the shotgun, sniper rifle and SMG do more damage to shields than to armor. Armor vs Shield tanking will be balanced (by frequency, not effectiveness) by the release of the RR and CR. Expect to see the Shield Extender numbers buffed in 1.10 (that should be 2.0, but that sounds like a new build and not just another patch) Thanks for the explanation man. Still yet to look back through what went down. Glad we're still able to post here - I thought we wouldn't be able to. I'm so mad right now - but you guys saying you're still here to stay, still gonna play scout, I'm with you. Those brothers who have left us over the months, maybe we'll see them again one day. I suspect they put up with hard-mode longer than I have, and finally this was too much. As for Aeon being correct, he may be from a balancing eHP-tanking point of view - the problem I have is it's nerfed scouts. Don't really care how much. We're leaving because of balance changes like this.
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 190	Posted - 2013.12.06 23:55:00 - [48] - Quote There's a request in the feedback channel related to shared passive scan for scouts. We discussed this before I think, and I can't remember exactly what we all thought of it, but apparently there's a dev or two taking a look at the idea. Get your views in if you're interested. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1572719#post1572719 Initial post SponkSponkSponk wrote: Passive scan is neat, but for most suits it's stupidly small. Except for scouts, except since it isn't shared with the squad, it's not so useful (scouts being squishy etc) If scouts could share scan results with their squad, then 1. it would encourage them to fit range extenders and/or precision amps in some situations (up from 'never') 2. They would find a role separate from 'lolscouts just use active scanner', since they don't let reds know they turned up on scan 3. They would reclaim the equipment slot that may have been an active scanner 4. scout suits actually have a scouting bonus Discuss.
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 462	Posted - 2014.07.02 18:21:00 - [49] - Quote Whassup scoutly bros - what's cooking? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 467	Posted - 2014.07.02 19:34:00 - [50] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Haerr wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: fucking :O I guess the censor filter isn't picking up on that. ;) What!? I bleeped it with an asterisk! CCP forums have become sentient! Hey all Yeah SP event - just noticed - make the proto-stomp even more effective, esp. this weekend with the weapon event AHAHHA. I am playing around with a Scrambler Rifle on my CalScout and getting owned LOOL. Then back to the old shotty and smash, bang, splat lol. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 468	Posted - 2014.07.02 22:02:00 - [51] - Quote Personally I don't run cloaks. I tried them out, but for whatever reason, my style, not knowing when to use them, I just don't bother. I can fit other stuff on my scout without it, and it gets me dead more often than not if I rely on it. If I don't rely on it I don't need it. Most times I can get within shotty range of my prey without needing it. And the number of times it's obvious there's a cloaked merc around....it really isn't useful for getting the jump on ppl in fights. I dunno, I do think an STD scout should be able to use one...it's designed for scouts, so why shouldn't it be viable on any of them. Perhaps just at the expense of your fit if you really want to try it. Then again, I think...isn't it viable on any scout if you've maxed scout racial skill? I dunno how it fits since the hotfixes came out. But yeah - cloaks are meh for me :) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 469	Posted - 2014.07.03 17:49:00 - [52] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Pokey Dravon wrote: Gallente Scout Frame Bonus: +% Reduction to PG/CPU Cost of Cloaks / Lvl of Light Frames Role Bonus: TBD (This would be shared across all Scouts) / Lvl of Scout Suits Racial Bonus 1: +% Bonus to Dampeners (Unique to Race) / Lvl of Gallente Scouts Racial Bonus 2: +% Bonus to Range Amps (Unique to Race) / Lvl of Gallente Scouts all Specialty roles (Assault, Sentinel, ect.) would follow the same format. Gotcha. Very much in favor of greater specialization / investment / SP requirements for Scouts. Requiring us to put two more points into Light Frames would be fine; most -- if not all -- of us switched trees at Level(3). Many of us are running out of things to spend SP on. I think we must consider all ranges of SP - I'm still finishing off a few trees (at 25m SP!) and the NPE means IMHO at least, we shouldn't make decisions based on "ahh that's fine, I've got nothing left to invest into anyway" :) As for making the Light Frame useful past L3, I tend to agree with Appia that there's no justification for the base frames. Because to make it useful, it has to do something that the class-based frame cannot. And if it does that - it is a class of it's own, and deserves it's own skill tree. Which again means....no point with base frame. What you could do is keep the tree just to unlock another skill, but not a suit. That would allow for some variety there, but I just don't see the point of the base frames. Some tweaking might be required for new players, as that's their only choice at the start....except is that even an issue now with all the militia variants they just added? Appia Vibbia wrote: I really wanted to call a weapon "App's 7188" or "Lady App's Deep Fried" I still want to name a pair of nova knives "Brutus's MAR-15 Nova Knives" far better than some anime reference, Ghost. Well if they get around to the equivalent event for sidearms, I will wish I'd saved SP to invest into MinScout L5. Because I would love to name some knives. ~~"Silent Night 1337 Nova Knives"~~ meh no getting too clever trying to put numbers in there "Silent Night RIP Nova Knives" <-------- "Crocodile Dundee's Nova Knives" (meh) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 470	Posted - 2014.07.04 17:04:00 - [53] - Quote Spademan wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: I do SUCK wrote: I FLAYLOCKED PYREX I stabbed IWS while he was running his NK Cal Scout Oh, oh, can I join in? I killed 13ear with an ion pistol. Meh, why not. Killed Pyrex with a Plasma cannon. Adamance with a Scrambler rifle. haha I forge gunned 13ear twice in the same match when I was a noob and had no idea who he was. He msged me along the lines of "Twice! Wow" or something like that. Not killed him since. Or anyone gud really lol. One Eyed King wrote: I swear, if the idiots on this forum get Rattati to add a sprint charge to knives, I will so murderously sprint charge so many people, that they have to nerf it. It seems like the tools are out en masse today... I thought making nova knives more viable was something we wanted? Maken always wanted to see improvements....is this not one of them? Or has my sarcasm detector failed? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 470	Posted - 2014.07.04 17:06:00 - [54] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Cross Atu wrote: Since I know the residents here don't generally care to venture out, I figured I'd bring the election listing to you. Final candidates list so you can select who you wish to elect. Cheers, Cross PS ~ Anyone have any good cures for insomnia? I think I may be "not sleeping" myself stupid We do send out scouts to see what is up... you seem to be adapting to that job well @SpadeGÇª I've tried a club for insomnia the beats were to loud, but after enough drinks it dies help for sleeping I could give a few of the normal tips such as: not associating your bed with wakefulness ( a great excuse to have sex everywhere else in your house ) Appia is right about exercise it helps. I find my mind is always active and this contributes to my inability to sleep. If I breath in the same pattern I that I breath while sleeping i fall asleep faster. Concentrating on my breathing helps clear my mind. I read in bed and fall asleep within ten minutes. It's not that the stuff is boring, I just can't stay awake if I read. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 470	Posted - 2014.07.04 19:30:00 - [55] - Quote Asha Starwind wrote: I'd actually vote against for that reason, "x is a champion for cause y." We need people who are looking out for all aspects or the game not just the one suit/armor type, handful of weapons, and tank or ADS that they're familiar or is popular and leaving everything else out to rot. Hence, why I'd never vote for Judge and after looking at the list many of the candidates. /runonsentence Yeah this, although if I were to vote (honestly? I just don't care enough....sorry because I probably should) I'd likely go for Judge coz he always seems to me to be fair in his assessments. Just coz someone doesn't run a particular style doesn't mean they wouldn't do a good job. Having the correct approach (we must balance DUST) is more important IMHO. That said, I apologise to all the candidates coz I haven't kept up with a single thing of any of it, so I'm really just spouting bs based on a few vids and posts from a famous duster. I have no idea what anyone's "manifesto" (if that's a thing) is. But someone who would want to make their own playstyle better.....that won't do us any good. Balance is what's needed, and one person alone can't achieve it. Happy 4th July! (The wife is American) She explained to me what 4 2 0 or whatever is once....I vaguely remember it was funny....but no we don't have that here to my knowledge. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 470	Posted - 2014.07.04 19:36:00 - [56] - Quote Asha Starwind wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I thought making nova knives more viable was something we wanted? Maken always wanted to see improvements....is this not one of them? Or has my sarcasm detector failed? We do! But we don't want sprint charge. It'd be OP, and it'd take alot of the skill out of knifing. No good. We've proposed more reasonable alternatives: * widen swing arc and/or extend blade length * increase movement speed when equipped * rework PG and damage progressions I'm not sure whether or not Maken Tosch supported sprint charge. If he did, I'd like to here his reasoning (and whether or not it has changed since 1.8). yeah I lol'd when they mentioned turning on aiming aim assist..I mean aim adhesion for knives. Fair enough, I haven't been following, and I don't think I've been around the scout community since the registry was shut down. Not saying Maken backed spring charge....just that he backed more improvements. Defintely don't want to make it OP - I agree. One Eyed King wrote: Rattati has spoken of several possible changes. Like Shotty was saying, swing arc widen/lengthen, was a part of it, as was aim assist. In my opinion, sprint charge takes some of the skill out of the weapon. It is something that can already be done with the charge jump, but the charge jump takes a lot of practice and skill. My personal favorite, but we are unsure if it is possible, is a reduction to back up speed. I would also be ok with a little aim assist for those sudden sideways movements, so long as it is not very strong. That is something that could also be easily overdone. I like the way you can move with your target to get swings to hit - definitely takes skill and very satisfying when it lands. Before you said "back up speed" I was already thinking it. That whole mechanic is BS. Especially against close range weapons and melee. Anyone runs backwards that fast falls on their arse. Cheers guys. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 473	Posted - 2014.07.04 21:00:00 - [57] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Jace Good writeup. Agree 100%. You should qualify that damage intro; not all of us get that smexy Minja bonus. PS: Unlocked NK Proficiency 5 today :-). Running IshNoks + AR on GalScouts (Shields + Damps + KinCats). I've been tempted to run knives on non-Minja but can't bring myself to do it. Maybe I should try it - can run ZN-28s. Adipem's signature just goes to a pic of two scouts? Anyway I've seen the shoot scout with yes language in a few places now and it bloody cracks me up. So now I know the inventor? Cool lol. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 473	Posted - 2014.07.04 21:06:00 - [58] - Quote Right-wing Extremist wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I thought making nova knives more viable was something we wanted? Maken always wanted to see improvements....is this not one of them? Or has my sarcasm detector failed? Nova Knives are viable. Standards easily kill anything that isn't a heavy or super-tanked Logi in one charged swipe (provided both knives connect). ZN-28's kill that tanked logi and some heavies. IshNoks kill proto heavies in one charged swipe plus one uncharged followup more often than not. CCP adds sprint-charge to the knives, they suddenly become OP, they suddenly become FOTM, you'll see asshats in Minmatar heavies running around with them or something else stupid like that. And then CCP will nerf the living **** out of them and that disturbance in the force you'll feel? That'll be the death cry of the playstyle of a goodly number of scouts crying out in pain for one instant before being extinguished forever. Then we'll all have to be cloaked shotgun scrubs. We want our knives to remain the territory of stealthy, difficult gameplay. We want our kills to signify our talent as hunters, killers and lone point defenders. When three guys in fat suits are hacking the same point and they all die one after the other in the space of 2.8 seconds, without the need for a remote explosive to be tossed... They remember your bloody name and they fear it. They look for it on the leaderboard at the beginning of a match. If they see it, they change their behavior. Everyone knows who mr musturd is. Ghost Kaiser. Llast326. I could go on. There're a few who have sent me hatemail after and during a match for my knife work. They'll never forget my name. I've had corpmates comment on my spamming the killfeed with Ishukone Nova Knives for brief spurts (nothing like the streaks I've seen Ghost go on, mind)... my tank-driving, dropship-flying squadmates' saying "Nice, Jace!" when I take down that forge gunner they can't hit. When they see the name of that hostile Thale's sniper inside the redline show up in the killfeed, the one you can't effectively countersnipe because he's in a proto Sentinel suit. The guy manning the railgun installation inside the redline. They all remember the knifer who shredded their dropsuit. They all know that the sound of the knives slashing means they're already dead. Add a sprint-charge to the knives, we'll all just be "another nk scrub". It won't be special. Do not want. Yeah I am not asking for OP anything, let alone knives. But viable is what I thought they have never been. Things change, I've not been around for a few months - didn't realise the idea of sprint-charge had been poo-poo'd. So yeah. I've seen Jolly's vids, and had some fun with knives myself pre-1.8 with min scout. I wasn't advocating for a specific improvement, just asking about a specific one. Clearly others here think it could do with improvement. I didn't realise they were feared these days. But thanks for the chill down my spine with your story ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 475	Posted - 2014.07.04 22:30:00 - [59] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Right-wing Extremist wrote: Everyone knows who mr musturd is. Ghost Kaiser. Llast326. I could go on. Thanks! One slight problem though.... Right-wing Extremist wrote: Everyone knows who mr musturd is. Ghost Kaiser. Llast326. I could go on. Right-wing Extremist wrote: Ghost Kaiser. Right-wing Extremist wrote: Kaiser Yeah I think Minnie L5 is that skill I will forever always be meaning to skill into. I was L4 pre-1.8 and never quite made the leap to 5...always some other skill caught my eye...plus I love the Shotty. Then 1.8's DS command respec...and Gallente + Caldari L5. No minnie :( I saved up 1.3m SP recently, and thought ok, so, MinScout L5 here I come, proto-knives and fun. Then I considered the MinScout woes....and ended up with half a scrambler rifle tree instead. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 475	Posted - 2014.07.04 22:57:00 - [60] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: o/ Duncan! Here's the original thread "Shoot Scout" thread (good stuff) And here's the thread where we met :-) (Adipem's an alt) Good to see you're still at it. o7 Wow my brain...my memories. Is this what 41 brings me? I liked half the posts in that thread when it was fresh. I couldn't remember where I'd seen it. Thank the lord for GD. And clacks. I must see the cloning doctor about what the number of deaths is doing to my neurons. We must push for an officer weapon named 'Spinning Thunder' Rifle (https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2041894#post2041894) And wow...Shotty!!!! hahaha good to see you man. I saw you in the Scout channel the other day...I've not played for two months. Getting owned...hopefully it's just the stomp-friendly events and my solo efforts behind that. HFS that thread....removing rotation cap from Heavy - 1.4. And we just deal with it now. My how the world changes. Well...the CCP world of extreme balancing at least. o7 You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 478	Posted - 2014.07.05 12:29:00 - [61] - Quote Brokerib wrote: Wow, that was...super frustrating. Just had a really good domination match. Nice even teams, they were about 10-20 clones better on the kill count, we were about a quater of the MCC ahead the entire match. Ownership of the point was changing so quickly that I just kept alternating between drop link fits to keep us close enough to push on them and hold it. And my eye was in for some reason. Won all bar two of my one on one fights, and two coming out even on two vs one fights. By three quarters of the way through the match, was up to 2500WP, and well on the way to a 3000WP+ match, with a 2/1 KDR. Disconnect... No score, no idea on WP or kills. Reconnect and jump into another Domination. Ended up going 2/9, 560 WP. Completely one sided match, held the point for about 30 seconds in total, and lost all bar two of my 1 v 1s. **** you dust I feel it bro. I go from one extreme to another so often lol. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 479	Posted - 2014.07.06 16:19:00 - [62] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: mollerz wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: o7 No need to salute, I'll still be here in the barbershop! Just hanging up the tools of war. I'll retire to my barstool and notepad. I might not be playing Dust514 anymore, but I'll still lend my experience to arguments for improvement. I want nothing more to see this game end up on PS4 and for it to be the Dust we imagined. I'll never give up on that. In the meantime, our Destiny Group is still being formed. Go to the Bungie forums and hang with us, we will form up before beta starts! You guys are going to be on PS3 though, right? Check the Bungie forum, because there is a list of who is doing what where. I know I am beta on ps3, but plan on going ps4 for release, at least as of now. Is Destiny gonna be separate "world" (or whatever) between different platforms? (i.e. PS3 and PS4) -ú40 is too much otherwise I'd be there. o7 brothers - see you around You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 483	Posted - 2014.07.07 19:52:00 - [63] - Quote Lots of scoutly brothers wrote: scout balance First I'll apologise if I come out with something that's already been covered over the last few months...been away a while. So onto business... Way I see it, there aren't enough scout-type boons to go around four races. Therein I think lies a problem. Look at the Amarr. Nobody knows what bonus to give them that makes any sense. I specced into Gal and Cal scout L5. The way the racial bonuses are now, I use Gal to hide, and Cal to find. I don't fit RAs on Gal anymore, because if I want range, the Cal is a far better choice. Pretty sure if you took the Cal's range away, there'd be no point using it. This is my opinion of course, but there is bugger all point, as a couple others already mentioned, having that powerful p.scan and no range to go with it. So it feels like the scan must come with range. The Gal doesn't need anything else to hide....so the Cal shouldn't need anything else to find. Onto Amarr...has nothing I want. Not much anyone wants it seems. To try and give it purpose, we suggest giving it range by taking from the Cal. That breaks Cal, and potentially makes Amarr useful. Which feels like range is workable on it's own. I know I would see non-scouts at least. So that suggests precision is ... useless on it's own....but range is not. Anyway...MinScout...my beloved MinScout that took me through from open beta to 1.8. I can't bring myself to skill into it. What's the point of knives when you aren't stealthy. I dunno. I have no fixes for that really. Unless.........if precision is crap on it's own and OP with range then ditch it. Nothing has a boost to precision. Does that make Minja viable? Does it leave GalScout without a role? Which would mean...take the precision away from CalScout instead...leave it with range (hell bump it back to where it was if that was nerfed coz it was OP with precision). Then if you want to boost precision...better fit a bunch of mods. Then CalScout with big range and p.scan to pick up partially dampened scouts can't fit HP mods. Which still leaves Amarr with nothing useful....I dunno guys I'm kinda spouting here...there just aren't enough bonuses to go around imo. Onto brick tanked scouts....just ******* penalise it on scouts. Someone somewhere a while ago had the idea to make the HP bonus percentage based. Perhaps a stacking penalty too...? Without considering whether or not this would actually work, the premise is that we need to make it make far more sense to fit plates on heavy and maybe assault. If you want to keep the sandbox, then surely you have to make the speed penalty huge. If the idea of using a scout as an assault is tempting because you get the scout bonuses, then totally break something else. Slow the bricked scout down so much they're slow as a heavy. Or perhaps better still, reduce the scout EWAR bonuses for every unit of HP added from plates. So you can have a relatively fast bricked scout with no EWAR, or a bricked EWAR scout with the pace of a snail. Sorry for the essay...maybe there's a couple ideas worth exploring there ;-) mollerz wrote: Knife bonus needs to stay. Back pedaling needs to get fixed finally. Yup. For the love of all that is makes sense TL;DR - not enough bonuses to go around four scout races - ditch precision bonus from CalScout (heh yeah so now there's even less bonuses to go around) - find a bonus for Amarr - bricked tanked scouts lose EWAR or (more) speed You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 487	Posted - 2014.07.08 18:07:00 - [64] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: It appears that Rattati is going to CRTL+X the range perk from both Gal and Cal and gift it to the Amarr. This will replace the Amarr's currently lackluster perk with something more useful; CalScouts will take a hit; GalScouts won't even notice. This path is not per se ideal -- as it will likely marginalize the CalScout -- but it represents a net gain for Scouts as a whole. We presently have two good options (Gal, Cal) and soon we have three (Gal, Amarr, Min), each of whom benefit from a less effective CalScout. Though worthy of the note, the 'Assault Lite' problem benefits most from a less effective CalScout. A tough call to make; it could work, or it could backfire. Either way, I trust Rattati's judgement. Nah, remove the precision bonus from Cal, keep the range (**** buff the range back to where it was) Instead of breaking CalScout and fixing Amarr, you keep Amarr broken and reduce CalScout effectiveness to what the Amarr would be. And it can still fit PEs at expense of HP. Surely that's less rocking the boat...coz I will be p1ssed if once again the two scout trees I've maxed into both take nerfs again, and whilst I still run CalScout right now, it will mean I never run it if it has no range boost. I believe the Assault Lite problem is resolved by making it give up EWAR or (more) speed...certainly not by nerfing a valid (albeit perhaps OP) scout. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 490	Posted - 2014.07.09 20:00:00 - [65] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: We can't dump hot chicks in advance of their cheating. Loool..not heard that saying before - haha. And you can't have a scout that can hide and seek at the same time (CalScout arguments) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 493	Posted - 2014.07.10 13:19:00 - [66] - Quote re: back-pedaling speed. It's a silly mechanic, it makes no sense, and you make battles more realistic by reducing the speed. It doesn't just affect knives, it affects all short range encounters....but sure, knives more so. It even affects how you utilise situation awareness. If there's an option to change it it's a far better choice than hacking a fix in for knives. Because there's a strong possibility if back-pedaling was then fixed in a future release, the buff to knives to counter it would need removing....and wouldn't be. We've seen it before with other mechanics. Fix it right if possible. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 495	Posted - 2014.07.10 16:30:00 - [67] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: C-c-c-combo breaker! Adipem Nothi wrote: TPLAK! Updated Pre-Charlie Number Crunching to include recent suggestions (see 'Brainstorming' tab). 1) Set precision of GA Logi + Focused to match AM Scout max precision (18dB). 2) Change cloak dampening bonus from 0-5-10 to 5-7-9. 3) Increase walk speed when Nova Knives are equipped. Thoughts? Other ideas? Hmmmm...I've been wondering about these acronyms... DPLAK TPLAK I am hesitant to blurt out what I think it stands for as it would appear to be a secret.....so perhaps I am able to demonstrate understanding instead. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 495	Posted - 2014.07.10 16:31:00 - [68] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: C-c-c-combo breaker! Adipem Nothi wrote: TPLAK! Updated Pre-Charlie Number Crunching to include recent suggestions (see 'Brainstorming' tab). 1) Set precision of GA Logi + Focused to match AM Scout max precision (18dB). 2) Change cloak dampening bonus from 0-5-10 to 5-7-9. 3) Increase walk speed when Nova Knives are equipped. Thoughts? Other ideas? Hmmmm...I've been wondering about these acronyms... DPLAK TPLAK I am hesitant to blurt out what I think it stands for as it would appear to be a secret.....so perhaps I am able to demonstrate understanding instead. DPLAK Oh and I meant to say - apologies for being a c-c-c-combo breaker... You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 496	Posted - 2014.07.10 16:44:00 - [69] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Sometimes Ghost gets excited. DPLAK: Double posting like a Kaisar. Don't recall which bastard coined the phrase. If I had to guess, I'd say Spade or Llast. Haha that's what I guessed - I think I saw Llast quoting that very thing from Ghost lol. Now I just need to figure out where downstairs is LOOOL You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 501	Posted - 2014.07.10 20:14:00 - [70] - Quote Appia Vibbia wrote: mollerz wrote: Appia Vibbia wrote: how the **** did you play anything in 480?! do PS4 games actually exist in 1080? Because only sports games ever ran that for PS3, everything else is in 720 People swear dust runs better at 480P. I tried it, turned off all effects, but I never saw a difference so switched it all back. I've tried all the variations possible for "best performance" 480 just makes it look like I'm playing Goldeneye for the N64 and the other options make the Z-Fighting/rendering issues worse. Shotty used to run 576p or something with lowered settings, think he did it for a while (if he still doesn't). I tried playing around with the resolutions too and just couldn't deal....you couldn't even read all the text properly. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 502	Posted - 2014.07.12 07:40:00 - [71] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Any possibility of hitting do over and going back to 1.7? I really mean it. The bonuses made sense. Both scout suits had the dampening bonus, because getting seen as a scout is ***** stupid and having one "stealth scout" is *** stupid. You're either a "stealth scout" or "not actually a scout" IMHO. [...] So sorry if this seems mis-placed but this whole thing is driving me up the wall and is ultimately the reason why I've stepped away for the time being. I'm not raging at you guys here, I know it's bad for my health but when I set foot out this door and talk to anyone I facepalm. Please don't take this to be an attack on any specific bastards, it's not, but I worry we're trying to polish a turd here. And also apologies, I know this is incoherent rambling, but I'm pulling my hair out and this is the only place I feel I can vent honestly with people who understand even remotely what I'm on about. I'm tending to agree...I don't think I'm particularly good about theorising on what should work and what shouldn't, but if we're saying precision is OP, then you have to ditch it as a bonus completely. Personally as I've said before I think precision is useless without range, but ATEOTD, maybe it just needs ditching. Of course this causes problems with role-defining bonuses then for Gal because what's the point of the innate Gal damp bonus if they no longer have a natural counter, and we are already struggling with role-defining bonuses for the Amarr. But you also I believe make the minja viable...so you kind of break gal and fix minja. Which seems kind of crap for those who specced into Gal. If we have to look at improvements within a small scope of what's possible, we have to compromise somewhere. If you levelled the playing field for all scouts, even if it mean't some scouts didn't have a bonus worth much, would that be acceptable? Do we have to have the same number of bonuses listed on a racial skill tree across all scouts? I think we do - because that's the whole point of the tree...I max to L5 even though I have no intention of running proto, coz I want that lovely racial bonus. So it's kinda borked....there just ain't enough balanced bonuses to go around it seems. Not misplaced Bayeth - we got our buff, but it was hideously OP, everyone got a respec and the choice to go FotM with our beloved suits, and now we can't even nerf it properly coz 2nd May. Bayeth Mal wrote: I've always wondered if TV settings have something to do with it also, some high end TV's can create a blurring together of frames. Wasn't there a thing in MAG where if you changed the Gamma settings it was easier to see players in camo? My TV is pretty high end and large and I've had moving scouts disappear as they move from one background to another. On some back grounds they're as clear as day. Others if it wasn't for the chevron or red reticule I wouldn't see them at all. I think I remember seeing a whole thread on it somewhere...couldn't find it though - sorry. Ironyimation Inception wrote: Will you guys still continue playing Dust after the Destiny release, or the beta release? Yes as I can't afford it. Unless there's some sort of exodus...then it just depends how much fun I can have hacking objectives under the nose of the three people on the other team in my MINJA ALT WITH ISHNOKS*, an L1 mass driver, and MAXHAX MUA HAAH AH HAH (but seriously I dumped 7m into Minja on an alt yesterday and am having a blast - it's not even core-maxed but I'm going positive KDR LOL) Hmmm guess I could've TPLAK'ed You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.* ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 503	Posted - 2014.07.12 15:28:00 - [72] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: Dear scouts, and I am looking at you Haerr , can you assist me in two ways double check my calculations, because this is pretty complex stuff, and even I can make mistakes and then start thinking about the right bonuses. We really want EWAR to be less binary, so I want to play with bonuses so that a dedicated scout with all slots, can evade even the best precision, but only while cloaked, but the gallente would retain the ability to be unscannable out of cloak. The numbers in the document are just something I was playing around with last night while proof reading the calculations, but they should be correct. Let's iterate on this over the weekend and early next week and see if we can't make it a little better then "ok". EWAR Calculations Hmm.. Looking at how the slot layouts and bonuses work, I like the way this is headed. If you want max precision, you go Amarr, if you want decent precision with excellent range, you go Cal. I also noticed that you made the PRO cloak a 15% reduction instead of 10% Using that number..... My min Scout with 2x Damps and PRO cloak has a profile of 15.71. This rounds up to 16 (Stupid rounding) I can dodge 1x Amarr Scans, and 2x Cal Scans (3x rounds up to 16, and tie goes to scanner) 3x Damps and PRO cloak and I have a profile of 13.47. Rounds up to 14. I can dodge everything. Normally, I would be saying "This doesn't change anything" but since Min Scout gets codebreakers to high, I can still do my job. I can Speed hack AND be invisible, meaning that I can get onto the objective undetected and hack. What fit's will I run? 2x Damp Min Scout: 1x Shield 2x Codebreaker 1x Speed 2x Damp Hacks in 3.81s, dodges most scans while cloaked. The 3x Damp will be the same, except just with 3x damps and 3x codebreakers. I suspect that Cal Scouts will still be slightly more popular, but Amarr scouts will have a role as point defense specialists. They can Tank both precision and armor and be tough to take down. Granted, we can walk under his scans, but he still has a huge HP advantage. Caldari will be more popular due to those 87-120m scans. This guy will LOCK DOWN the city for everyone not running damps. So scouts damp and everyone else has to duke it out with the wall hack on. No reason to run active scanners anymore. This guy does it better. Scanners will solely be used for the focused to scan scouts. eWAR is slightly better for scouts, but still f'd up overall. That sounds promising...except the Amarr point defense specialist is better done by a heavy coz LoS beats any and all precision. I just can't bring myself to understand how precision on it's own is useful. Precision looks UP without range, and OP with it. But I like the Minja's ability to do it's job until someone brings out a specific module-based fitting to counter it. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 503	Posted - 2014.07.12 15:52:00 - [73] - Quote Yo bastards. What about a scout bonus that means nobody knows what you're hacking? https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2255508#post2255508 You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 504	Posted - 2014.07.12 17:13:00 - [74] - Quote Appia Vibbia wrote: yeah, checking the Table again after initial post: Caldari get to keep their precision bonus and have range Gallente gets a nerf to dampening. This is just stupid. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i0LbL4DJt6LGioHeUVfuCyJlDK1CHf_n9plFNUtrHOs/edit#gid=0 Good spot, that looks horribly OP, hopefully a typo? Why would two suits get a precision boost... You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 504	Posted - 2014.07.12 17:16:00 - [75] - Quote Ironyimation Inception wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Yes as I can't afford it. Unless there's some sort of exodus...then it just depends how much fun I can have hacking objectives under the nose of the three people on the other team in my MINJA ALT WITH ISHNOKS, an L1 mass driver, and MAXHAX MUA HAAH AH HAH (but seriously I dumped 7m into Minja on an alt yesterday and am having a blast - it's not even core-maxed but I'm going positive KDR LOL) Hmmm guess I could've TPLAK'ed I'll be playing the beta on PS3, and apparently we are supposed to receive 3 beta download codes. I'll be glad to give one to you. Wow dood seriously? I just....um...wait... I'm not a particularly good FPSer - just so you know...if you have no-one else.... Thank you! Are you gonna be doing stuff with Lightning? Last I saw a while back those guys were looking at playing Destiny You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 507	Posted - 2014.07.13 16:08:00 - [76] - Quote Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: Also, If it were possible, i think doubling the speed penalty on plates for scout suits is better than making plates have a profile nerf, as that will be even more severe IMHO. The real reason people brick a scout is because they want a faster assault suit with better scans. IF they are bricking, they don't really care about profile, they just want their speed, smaller hit box, and better scans I agree - make the speed penalty even bigger - make the hit box bigger (guessing that's a big reach and not gonna happen - ever) - reduce precision - perhaps it makes sense to increase CPU / PG requirements on smaller frames. I mean, you slap a shed-load of armour on something, it gets bigger. Slap it on something wasn't designed for it, it's compromised It's just real tough trying to nerf with balance when you can't touch all the things that made something OP. re: ideas around precision / range falloff: if you bundled range and precision together and gave them fall-off together, you reduce the EWAR strength based on how many non-EWAR mods you fit. Aero Yassavi wrote: Changes to shared passive scan mechanics If we can change it, switch that broken mechanic off and switch on your mics and headphones You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 508	Posted - 2014.07.13 22:22:00 - [77] - Quote My bastardly brothers and sisters. I think several of your comments over the last pages have been lacking a little class and respect that doesn't sit well with me. So I am calling you out on it. Some of this treatment being dished out to those who haven't made a home here is something I am not comfortable keeping quiet on. Therefore I would respectfully ask you to respect others, even when you think they don't belong here. There's nothing wrong, IMHO at least, for anyone to share a constructive viewpoint, be it here, there, or anywhere else. If y'all jump on me and shred me with your knives for speaking out, I accept that, but I think we can all be good bastards and not have the rest of the community hating on us can't we? Duncan. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 516	Posted - 2014.07.14 15:56:00 - [78] - Quote Cyrius Li-Moody wrote: I never thought I'd see the day... Today I've extracted tears with my Min scout from a PC match https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=168186&find=unread Mmmminmatar. Awesome dude. Brokerib wrote: No promises made, but knifing tanks is being considered... https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2259227#post2259227 If this gets up, i'm going to start a channel dedicated to hunting down tank spammers and swarming them like crazy knife wielding ants. Imagine the QQ! lolwhut? This actually used to be a thing. At least it did on LAVs, pretty sure tanks too. I knifed a red LAV to death once with my Minja - I died when it blew up in my face. Pity nobody was in it but it was a fun experiment. Adipem Nothi wrote: hfderrtgvcd wrote: Any tips for a shotgunner? A less Scoutly, but also effective option would be to tank your arse off ... * Screw stealth; stack armor plates; offset speed penalty with a KinCat or two. * Flank the pile if you can; toss flux nades; smoke a few before getting smoked. shocked This reminds me of the time you told us you were running a rifle on a scout suit :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 518	Posted - 2014.07.14 18:49:00 - [79] - Quote mollerz wrote: DPLAK- I just want... to express.. some frustration..... about logibros insistence on giving people the backpedal crutch.... and .. I am fighting not to do it there. please. someone just put me out of my misery. * Hits Mollerz's clone like a truck whilst doing the moonwalk in a fatsuit * You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 523	Posted - 2014.07.14 21:24:00 - [80] - Quote mollerz wrote: Cat Merc wrote: mollerz wrote: DPLAK- I just want... to express.. some frustration..... about logibros insistence on giving people the backpedal crutch.... and .. I am fighting not to do it there. please. someone just put me out of my misery. Slowing down backpedaling might help nova knifes, but it might break many other things. In his words, it's the nuclear option. MMM hmmmm. fkin eh I've not heard a single explanation as to why. Just...ain't gonna happen. Meh You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 524	Posted - 2014.07.14 21:47:00 - [81] - Quote Knight Soiaire wrote: I don't think realism is a good balancing point. But if a crazy knife wielding merc was walking forward swinging at me. I'd be backpedaling pretty ***** fast especially if I was a clone built for combat, in a suit built for combat. Since you're giving a reason around realism even though you said it's not a good balancing point. You would turn your back and run like the wind, because you know you haven't a hope in hell going backwards as fast as he is moving forwards without falling on your arse. And that's on a flat surface. Cat Merc wrote: One Eyed King wrote:** Bad = rushing in, yet still being able to easily backpedal easily out of situations while simultaneously attacking and negating inherent strengths in other suits due to poor mechanics. Also, negating people playing to their strengths. BOOM Found an argument I can understand and agree with. Was that so hard? Lol - "BOOM". You get more like a human every day. Silly cat. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 531	Posted - 2014.07.14 21:49:00 - [82] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Obvious troll is obvious Trolled troll is obvious LOOL nice one You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 531	Posted - 2014.07.14 21:50:00 - [83] - Quote **** forgot my DPLAK Now it's TPLAK!! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 531	Posted - 2014.07.14 21:55:00 - [84] - Quote mollerz wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Obvious troll is obvious Trolled troll is obvious [http://www.bungie.net/7_The-Original-Bastards/en/Groups/Post?id=64736149&groupId=97692]Creatively sidestepped the lack of strike through capabilities on bungie.net[/url] Their 404 page is kinda funny. That's what I'm seeing btw. [edit] hmmm an encoded ampersand - this doesn't ~~works~~ work: http://www.bungie.net/7_The-Original-Bastards/en/Groups/Post?id=64736149&groupId=97692 And I can't see it anyway, though I suspect I know what you did lol. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 532	Posted - 2014.07.14 22:03:00 - [85] - Quote mollerz wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Obvious troll is obvious Trolled troll is obvious Welp.. guess you can't link to a bungie page- but the list is updated there as well HAH you have a minmatar on there!! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 543	Posted - 2014.07.15 20:39:00 - [86] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: Why you hate me shotty? But seriously what do you think? (And yes i know i post a lot of crazy stuff sometimes that is really stupid and irrelevant, but perhaps in a few of my more serious posts there are some hidden gemstones that we could all benefit from) I hate you b/c you make me dig through sh!t to find those hidden gemstones :-) Would prefer a better sh!t-to-gemstone ratio. Only takes one good idea! Like all of mine!! Ghost Kaisar wrote: Dammit Monk. I swear you are 2/3 of my total likes REDDITOR! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 547	Posted - 2014.07.15 22:14:00 - [87] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: o7 Duncan, it has been a long time, man!! o7 and welcome to the new partons... Hall, Shaman and dude with lots of random letters in his name. Enjoy some homebrew as you sit at the bar with us. It's the Monk/Mollerz Mix.... a hit of Myrofibril with a redjar + greenjar chaser. It's totally got kick!! (Whispers to Mollerz: this ** isn't lethal, right....? At least not right away....?) o7 Shouldn't your Monk/Mollerz mix have elbow, not kick? Spademan wrote: mollerz wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Bubaloo1 wrote:** Is this the largest thread on the forums? As far as I know. We are trying to break the forums, for funsies. We are well on our way to have the most views out of any thread. I believe once we hit 310,117ish views we will over take the general forum rules and then be the most viewed thread on the entire forum. We annihilated the replies/Likes metric long ago. Honestly, I don't know what we could shoot for after that. There's no more goals left 2,147,483,648 of something might get you some sort of overflow exception Dunc - laughing at his own cheesey jokes since 1973 You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 547	Posted - 2014.07.16 06:32:00 - [88] - Quote Cat Merc wrote: Appia Vibbia wrote: STOP QUOTING ME There's always that little mistake I spot, or that little addition I want to add, or some better wording I think of, right after I press the "post" button. Even if I sit and think about it for a minute or two, it always happens after I post. There's a couple of seconds, never timed it, where you can edit your post and it not appear as an edit. I use that a lot for similar reasons Cat. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 547	Posted - 2014.07.16 06:49:00 - [89] - Quote Appia Vibbia wrote: So I've forgotten. Who are our big cal-scout focused guys? Are there any left after the fan fest debacle or is it just those of use with multiple scouts that have Caldari. I mean, I really like the changes to scouts. But I also have 3 proto scouts and close to getting that fourth to proto. Corpmates were really being whiny about deserving a respec if they change it. I have a proto cal scout - was the next best thing after proto Gal, plus I couldn't stand being OHK'ed by (often cloaked) shotgun scouts I couldn't see whilst hacking something. I wish I'd saved SP now instead of investing into Scramble Rifle tree a month ago....I want my minnie back. Since the dreaded respec word has been mentioned (I've wanted to mention it several times whilst talking about Charlie), I think I would be happier if I got points back for those suits, but I'm not gonna go on a crusade for it. mollerz wrote: voidfaction wrote: If they give respecs I would be happy if not oh well. I'm never against respecs in this game. it's been too choppy as far as development, and they don't seem to have a clear vision of what is being tossed at us. Basically, I am okay with respecs until they get this game completed.. oh wait. The more I think about it, why not give respecs? Does it even matter? Yeah I think it does, not as much as it used to though. I would guess they still want to take ideas of what works and what doesn't from DUST to Legion - if they made SP investment trivial, their data wouldn't be as useful. That said, maybe they should give you a free respec to use when you want to once every six months or something. And you can stack two of them. Meh I dunno lol You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 552	Posted - 2014.07.16 11:20:00 - [90] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: For those complaining that they're losing the reason they specced Cal. 1. Welcome to Dust, I hope you enjoy learning about the game and how CCP is totally different and original and likes to think "outside the box". 2. I specced Gal because I wanted damps and range (what I had pre 1.8). I loved blind scout on scout warfare and mostly focused my ewar on messing up the real enemy (med/heavy) and have always had at my core the instinct that scanned=death. Now I'm getting precision instead, yeah alright, whatever. I guess. Turns out the proposed Cal will be my next suit. Don't hear me complaining. 3. No respecs. I'm against respecs of any kind, ever, even the one we recently got I didn't like. Respecs are a slap in the face to those players who don't FotM chase. The 1.8 respec said to all those slayer logis "all is forgiven". Aurum respecs would be popular but fit the very definition of pay to win. The lack of respecs is one of the most important aspects in slowing down how quickly this game can get completely broken. Why you invalidate my feelings? Why you no acknowledge messing with the skill tree is borked too. ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 567	Posted - 2014.07.16 20:19:00 - [91] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: Can't find em on proto fits They might have left them off being there are so few in number. http://dust514.com/news/blog/2013/04/human-endurance-event-for-dust-514human-endurance-event-for-dust-514/ You had to participate in the event I think. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 567	Posted - 2014.07.16 20:39:00 - [92] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: Appia Vibbia wrote: Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: Appia Vibbia wrote: HEPs are: 15% melee, 5% sprint What speed can a minja get with 3 HEP's and 3 KC's? 11.12m/s All open beta vets were given 100 HEP modules on May 6, 2013. They are kincats with a melee bonus. So there is a hard cap on speed...interesting I doubt there is a hard cap on speed. I believe that HEPs are low slots, as they are kincats with a melee bonus, right? So, when you asked what is the max speed with 3 HEPs and 3 KCs, really Appia gave you the answer for 3 CPX KCs and no HEPs, because you can't equip all 6 modules on the Min. Well I was gonna correct you coz I thought HEPs were highs coz I thought someone had gone on a melee rampage with six melee boosters....nooo. They are indeed lows. http://imgur.com/XXjWlDL I've also heard about an 11.11 m/s hard speed cap. Maybe that's crap too, or maybe they designed the skills + mods to not be able to go over that. Putting 4 complex KCs on a gk.0 with maxed skills gets you 11.11 m.s. Putting 3 of them on an mk.0 gets you 11.12 m/s. It's not possible to prove a hard cap with what exists in the game. At least we can rest easy that nothing can go faster than a MinScout :) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 567	Posted - 2014.07.16 20:45:00 - [93] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Haerr wrote: Almost tempted to log on and check 4cKC +2HEP... damnit, logging on They're low slots. Just checked in game. Have 102 of 'em. Odd, right? I have 82 left. You killed me at least once. Give them back! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 575	Posted - 2014.07.16 21:13:00 - [94] - Quote Haerr wrote: Haerr wrote: If you want mine we could go into FW and you could kill me until I run out of them, that way they're more likely to end up in the loot table for you. Hmmm I might just spend the rest of the night running absolute ** fits in FW to clutter everyone elses inventories so that their inventories can lag when trying to select modules, just like it does for us vets... Haha I'm doing the same thing running ** fits in pubs. Favourite so far - Breach Assault Rifle. Wow. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 578	Posted - 2014.07.17 09:46:00 - [95] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: Scouts are all hooligans it seems! LOL!! I never had to evade the cops, I guess I never got into too much trouble as a teen. Just the usual bb-gun, rock or apple fights and running around new homes under construction. haha stone fights lol. That's about all I got up to. They were dangerous though - broke a lead-plated window my folks had to pay for, and a kid from school went to hospital for a couple of stitches. I was a good thrower LOL Matticus Monk wrote: ^^ Sad but true. Dang, you guys are making me tired with all this talk of running. I'm about to go do some cardio at the work-gym and I can tell you the one machine that never gets used is the treadmill. Forget that!! The stair climber thingy is beast. That and rowing machines. Tear it up. Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: You guys should all run a timed 40 and see what how you compare to your fit of choice My choice of fit is about 11.12 m/s faster than I am. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 578	Posted - 2014.07.17 11:20:00 - [96] - Quote Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: Spademan wrote: Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: But most people don't know cause i have an auto correct bot running on my computer so i can't make spelling mistakes or grammar mistakes on these forums unless i want to. Except for the i's- they have some kind of a glitch where it only caps it sometimes for the grammar program. So young people are bad at spelling? There's enough whats here to power a lightbulb. ^Read above. Its a subconscious stereotype that the as age increases, wisdom increases----> better spelling/grammar due to increased knowledge. Disagree. I think good spelling comes from reading and / or being above average on the spectrum scale. I don't think it's related to knowledge. You can be a **** speller and know lots. You can be a great speller and know very little. You're just good at spelling (or not). Just like Mensa members are good at Mensa tests, and scrabble players are good at scrabble :-p In my humbel opinion. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 578	Posted - 2014.07.17 11:27:00 - [97] - Quote Woah the destiny beta only lasts 10 days? http://www.bungie.net/en/View/Bungie/DestinyBetaFAQ Q. Great! When is this glorious Destiny Beta of which you speak? On PS4 and PS3, the Destiny Beta will begin on July 17th at 10AM PDT. On Xbox One and Xbox 360, the Destiny Beta will begin on July 23rd at 10AM PDT. The Destiny Beta will be OFFLINE for maintenance on all systems from July 21st and July 22nd PDT. The Destiny Beta will close at end of the day on July 26th PDT. PS owners get eight days of play, and xbox owners only get four? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 581	Posted - 2014.07.17 16:09:00 - [98] - Quote Brokerib wrote: Appia Vibbia wrote: CCP Logibro wrote: Alright, so after a little testing I'm going to reduce the knife hit time from 0.3 and 0.55 to 0.2 and 0.45. The animation however is fixed, so it will seem a bit quicker, but the hit markers will indicate accurately when you hit. Secondly, Nova Knife damage is now being changed to 120/160/200. And lastly, Nova Knives will do 50% damage to vehicles. No bonuses to hitting weak points (not yet at least). They will still not do damage to installations. I may revisit that last point if we at least reduce WP for destroying neutral turrets. So I'm totes going to take all the credit for getting knives to do damage to vehicles again. Credit where credit is due Appia, we'll let the tankers know where to find you Where's our Time Lord? I think this day needs to go down in history. Nova Knife AV squad, here we come! EDIT: The winning post attached - https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2256240#post2256240 Yeah I predict many tears when the kill-feed is showing death by Nova Knife for tanks. Spademan wrote: By the way, anyone able to give me an idea of what fully charged Nova Knife damage would look like with the new numbers? For proto, no change. STD and ADV get buffs. I would attempt to do some sums for you but I'm not sure how to do it and I'm scared of Appia. Personally I still think you have to run IshNoks to be viable. And an L5 MinScout. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 595	Posted - 2014.07.18 10:13:00 - [99] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: It's Appias Birthday. Shenanigans: Engage. I already tried singing her a birthday song... She didn't like it. Now I have extra holes in me. Appia walks into her merc quarters and notices a beautifully hand-crafted, brushed steel container sitting on the central console She looks at the engraving on the side: a scene depicting the burning wreckage of a tank and the silhouette of a person running away As she runs her hand over the engraving, the container pops open slightly with a soft expelling of air Raising the lid, a pair of knives can be seen resting on a velvet cushion, their blades a strange dull hue She grasps the handle of one and, raising it in front of her face, pushes the sprung switch to the "on" position The blade starts glowing, bathing her head in a bright, pure-white halo She picks out the note still in the box and reads it Appia's 'AV-300' Nova Knives Description Made to commemorate a landmark decision influenced by Appia Vibbia, the AV-300 is named after its unique property of being solely an anti-vehicle weapon. Only one has ever been made. The knives must be charged before each use, and due to their unique power requirements, damage is only applicable to vehicles. Attributes Damage: 300 HP Rate of Fire: 1.5s Meta Level: 15 Fitting Slot: Infantry Sidearm Weapon CPU: 25 PG: 8 "On behalf of the scout community - a birthday present. We tried to get one made that damages dropsuits too, but they said you were already OP" You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 609	Posted - 2014.07.18 22:25:00 - [100] - Quote Spademan wrote: Appia Nappia wrote: which because of online-sales has now become an international thing. I hardly think so, since I've been able to comprehend sales I don't recall ever hearing or seeing the term "Black Friday" referencing anything outside of America. That whole day seems bizarre to me. Why on earth would you put all the sales on one day? That leaves no time to actually think about what you're doing or buying. It's happening here in Blighty. Black Friday is now a thing. I already knew about it (the horror!) as my wife is American, but Amazon UK and others now do Black Friday sales, though they've yet to match the build-up you get in the States. So yeah, because of online sales. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 610	Posted - 2014.07.18 22:34:00 - [101] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Can't do pumpkin pie though - something not right about that :-o Have you tried it with the whipped cream on top? Nooo...I wouldn't even be happy with whipped cream and a little pumpkin on top :-p We really don't do pumpkins here...at least not for eating. Only time you see em really is Halloween. [Full disclosure] I'm a fussy sob when it comes to eating, so try it if you haven't! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 610	Posted - 2014.07.18 22:45:00 - [102] - Quote Cat Merc wrote: Happy birthday human Let me sing you the song of my people! OMG - not seen that before. If you watch all 3:36m of it, do you go mad? IgniteableAura wrote: mollerz wrote: Ha'Err wrote: I gave up on trying to have a light weapon pretty quickly and fitted the Nova Knives in the light weapon slot. Now that is a pro knifer move. However, despite the poop switch mechanics- always toss a sidearm in if you can. it's better to have it and not need it vs. the alternative. I put GN-20 Specialist flaylocks in- 0 PG, and it can have multiple uses. . ....well butter my biscuit...........I never thought about flaylock and no PG use. I never even skilled into those blasted things. Thats a great suggestion. I run max speed and that means only NKs due to PG of KinCats. I was really looking forward to charlie for the PG changes but I think Ill try out this flaylock idea. I run a basic flaylock on my 3x kincat G-I fit. Coz nothing else fits like you say. I blew up a LAV with it today. Wooooh. I think skilling into them a little more might be a smart move. Pyrex seems to make em work as a finisher in his vids. Appia - any chance you can get the Flaylock buffed? :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 610	Posted - 2014.07.18 22:45:00 - [103] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: It's happening here in Blighty. Black Friday is now a thing. I already knew about it (the horror!) as my wife is American, but Amazon UK and others now do Black Friday sales, though they've yet to match the build-up you get in the States. So yeah, because of online sales. [edit] Have to say it is a nostalgic time of year in the US around Thanksgiving, you know the hols are around the corner, you're seeing family, you're figuring out what you might get in the sales, though as technically a tourist, I probably have an optimistic experience of it. Though trying to travel is nuts and expensive. Can't do pumpkin pie though - something not right about that :-o Well, like anything that's happening in England, I trust us Irish to resist it How does it work though? I remember Asda up north trying a one day sale which resulted in it being barred from doing it again due to injuries. haha. I never go to the shops when there's sales on. Too many humans. The Interweb on the other hand....so I don't really know, but there's always stampedes in the queues at midnight openings and crazy crap like that on the news. I think in US they've started opening on Thanksgiving Day itself as it's becoming a safety issue. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 616	Posted - 2014.07.19 11:43:00 - [104] - Quote Spademan wrote: mollerz wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Spademan wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Now I am even more certain we have different ideas of pudding. Note to self, when travelling overseas, never have the pudding, regardless of color. Doesn't look like your typical pudding. Looks kinda like a sausage. 'Cause it's a type of blood sausages. And they're similar. Because sausages. Why not call them a sausage? That would make more sense to me. Sausages, in my experience, are not even remotely similar to one another. I wonder if, when spademan is out with his mates, and they arrive at a pub that has all dudes in it.. do they call it a pudding party? I see what you were going for, but no. Thank you urban dictionary, now I can LOL You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 617	Posted - 2014.07.19 17:13:00 - [105] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Cat Merc wrote: Happy birthday human Let me sing you the song of my people! The only version of that I'll ever listen to Genius. First 15 seconds : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsQYzpOHpik You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 618	Posted - 2014.07.20 09:45:00 - [106] - Quote KING CHECKMATE wrote: I cant believe this Thing is still going. GG shotty GB. Some things never change ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 623	Posted - 2014.07.24 17:36:00 - [107] - Quote mollerz wrote: yea he's cool and all.. but really, it's all about Summer Glau No. Immortal John Ripper wrote: am I the only person on dust who has never used Officer gear, in pc or in pubs? No. Matticus Monk wrote: DPLAK, Never used officer gear. But I really want to make a Cala's/Woflman's fit. And a Krin's/Cala's fit.... (check out the hipfire accuracy on the Krin's, you AR specialists.... (BOJO)) DROOL.... Dat Wolfman's tho! Bayeth Mal wrote: You can share my dampening bonus if I can share your hack speed. It just comes down to the issue of too many bonuses. While I don't think adding the Damps would be absurdly OP (I actually suggested it back when Rattati was here asking questions), let the proposed Charlie changes go through and then re-assess from there. The key aspect is if anything changes in relation to shared passives. This will be far more important than any one change. Whether it will be good or bad I'm not sure. I tend to agree...surely the min scout can't have it all? I thought Charlie was gonna give all scouts the possibility to stay off any scan by fitting the right mods, plus cloak (except Gal) depending on the scan strength. If Minnie can stay off p.scan innately, what should the other scouts get to compensate? It probably wouldn't matter, coz everyone would play Minja....wouldn't they? Back to the same old problem - all scouts should be off all p.scans - there should be no precision bonuses (which removes the need for dampening bonuses). Being scanned is scout death, so how can you make a suit that innately gets to see others and then solve the balance issue? Ditch precision + dampening bonuses, and figure out what the hell Amarr, Cal and Gal are supposed to be :-o Are there enough bonuses to go around? - nova knives (situationally farking awesome) - hack speed (skirmish mastery) - stamina (meh unless Appia :) ) - range bonus (applies to non-light-frame innate 50dB minimum only) Heavies can't see anything Assaults can't see logis or scouts Logis can't see scouts Scouts can't see scouts By the way, no point being dampened when hacking if you're hacking a letter. Just like a good computer hacker, you can even tell what the suit is by measuring the time-to-hack ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 627	Posted - 2014.07.24 19:13:00 - [108] - Quote mollerz wrote: Killar-12 wrote: mollerz wrote: Killar-12 wrote: Hey, keep getting the scouts nerfed, I'll be happy when I don't need to deal with those shotguns in PC. cool story bro. You having a hard time hiding your ass hurt, huh? Well, you came to the right place. I run everything... I'd say though, don't get the scouts nerfed or even adjusted until the Assualts are buffed... I'm with you on that.. I am taking a back seat to the scouts here. I am one of the only pro buffs in the shop. My mantra is, "Don't nerf. buff everything else." But I recognize that stance to be extreme, and default to the more tempered here. At least this gives people something to do. All the way to hotfix zulu! amirite guys? cause that's all dust has now Hotfix zulu should include throwing spears You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 632	Posted - 2014.07.26 11:39:00 - [109] - Quote Appia Vibbia wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Appia Vibbia wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Appia Vibbia wrote: TPLAK, Jewel Staite > Summer Glau This x 1,000 I don't often fawn over characters. But god I fell in love with Kaylee. My girlfriend is very much like her (swap engineering for science). And by girlfriend, he means the neighbors' cat which he has stolen. How did you teach the cat science?? The answer is found here lol no His neighbour is Schr+¦dinger. There are only 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 635	Posted - 2014.07.26 16:47:00 - [110] - Quote Brokerib wrote: I do SUCK wrote: Is there anyway to make quick or easy glimmer in destiny besides pvp? Yep, check out this. Made 3000ish glimmer in about half an hour farming chests in free-roam. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Z7Q3inQE0 Also, Destiny Beta is now open to the public, so anyone who didn't pre-order and wants to give it a try can hop on. http://destinynews.net/open-beta/ Thanks! Downloaded, played a little, seems kinda easy so far (done two missions or whatever, at level 3 now) Guess I should bump to hard mode. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 635	Posted - 2014.07.26 16:53:00 - [111] - Quote Cross Atu wrote: Well, looks like I'm in. Which means I'll be in and out of the shop (feel free to shoot me a mail or whatever as well) to check for ideas to ~~make me look good~~express the views of the community Now to go have (another) celebratory drink Cheers, Cross ps ~ thanks for all the interaction and support, it's having folks like you that actually give a damn about this game which made running for CPM worthwhile in the first place o7 Congrats! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 640	Posted - 2014.07.27 08:47:00 - [112] - Quote Brokerib wrote: mollerz wrote: One Eyed King wrote: mollerz wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Have we done the NN attack yet? Check the basement. TL;NIB version? Can't talk too much in the open, don't want to ruin the surprise On a completely unrelated and hypothetical note, have you ever wondered what happens when you get 16 scouts on comms in a battle? "Ssshhhh. Be vewwy vewwy quiet. We're hunting mercs" ? "Run fat boy run. Slash. SLASH. SLASH. +50" ? "They're down. They're all down" ? "They're all hiding on the MCC" ? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 640	Posted - 2014.07.27 08:48:00 - [113] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2277705#post2277705 Wow. Rattati pulled off a TPLAK What's this about shutting down servers? Oceania server is being shut down. Saying due to low player counts on them people go there to boost kills so they are doing away with em. X( Yeah TSOLE are pissed You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 643	Posted - 2014.07.29 20:18:00 - [114] - Quote IgniteableAura wrote: Glad I didn't even participate in the event....thats so many kills in a weekend. I don't even get that many in a month......Actually I don't even know if thats my all time kill count lol Looking at the highest kill amount (~6000) and assuming 70hrs (233) thats over 1 kill every minute, or ~90 kills an hour. Dear god, is his TV in the bathroom and attached to the kitchen. Lastly, was it any surprise the HMG was the top killer....really....the weapons are balanced? If you compare the CR vs the HMG, which both was done by the same person (reducing bias) he made 10% more kills. I can spot several under performing weapons on that list. Just look at it. HMG 6395 ScR 5854 CR5782 AR5712 RR5104 ShG 4061 LR3391 SnR 3357 MD2263 PLC 2273 FG1751 SWL 124 You can see all the rifles made pretty similar values. Then you have the niche weapons like shotgun, MD and laser, which under perform. Then you have AV, which the Swarms REALLY under perform. You could argue the RR is under performing since the damage nerf. Along with the MD. But without stats on how many games were played, you can't really compare short of saying one is more popular than another. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.* ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 649	Posted - 2014.07.30 20:24:00 - [115] - Quote Brokerib wrote: Thanks for the reminder Mollerz, forgot about this one I think that reducing backpedal would have far reaching consequences 1. that would change the dynamic of gunplay and [...] reset the rules of engagement entirely. 2. in ways that far outstrip the intent, which is to make knifing and shotgunning more reliable 3. that would make life harder for scouts. 1. Yes it would, but not entirely. - Retreating is slower; that decision to push is a bigger one that you must fully commit to if you can't undo it as fast as you did it. - Circle or GêP strafing may be borked; strafing is another dumb mechanic perhaps? Not sure if I believe that, but I wouldn't miss it. 2. The intent is to fix certain things in a way that make sense. "Fixing" specific things directly coz it's a bigger job to do it properly is a hack and will bite later on. Making knives longer...pshhh. Don't get me wrong I'm glad they're trying to improve it and I look forward to playing with knives (oh yeah) in Charlie, but I'd rather it be done by fixing the obvious reasons it's broken. 3. No harder than any other suit I don't think. All in all, I think everything gets more tactical if it were changed. I think that would be a good thing. But sure something could go horribly wrong. I really appreciate your presentation of your argument BTW :) TL;DR With my logic, by association, anything that is a thing coz 100% backpedal speed, is broken. This I admit. I wonder whether we'd be wanting to change other stuff if, from the very beginning, the merc on the ground walked backwards at a slower speed than forwards. I'd humbly suggest nobody would be saying mercs should walk backwards full pelt so they could circle strafe! Paraphrasing like a GoBang You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 649	Posted - 2014.07.30 20:31:00 - [116] - Quote IgniteableAura wrote: @Duncan, I think its semi reasonable/comparable since we can assume most people spent as much time as possible grinding. There was no "cap" for the event, so people participating went full board and played all day. Those are the people who won, so we can safely assume they spent all 70 hrs grinding. Those who did not, did not win. But I do think you are correct in saying we can't be certain. True True. In those events you bring out the neck beards and bucket users. They never leave the screen. I agree. I almost redacted what I wrote as soon as I wrote it, but thought there may yet be some truth there and be interesting to get other views. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 649	Posted - 2014.07.30 20:34:00 - [117] - Quote IgniteableAura wrote: Cass Caul wrote: IgniteableAura wrote: Ghost, did you manage to get the cannon with increased reload with precision kills....that tied with the hunter "chain of woe"....BAD ASS. I finally started liking it. The reload on cannon was a bit long IMO. Nades are fine doing that amount of damage (50% of "pool" plus small range. But a forge that can OHK an LAV isn't balanced. Neither is a ***** insta-gib vehicle that runs you over dealing insane amounts of damage. And if you want to survive that forge shot then just use a shield or armor hardener. Road Kill is a ***** bullshit mechanic and needs to be stopped. I haven't been road killed in a long time. Perhaps allowing people to hit the drivers more easily (av nade does dmg to driver) along with bullets actually hitting driver and not the LAV, would help. I spent one game on the enemy redline with a driver that was just circling me trying to road kill. I spent probably 7-10 minutes trying to knife the dude.....never happened. Hardener wouldn't help, cause it would be too late to activate. You would already be dead. Thats why a OHK wouldn't be kosher. Pyrex ran me over in his LAV a few weeks ago. Guess he was trolling coz he was in it rest of game. I was so mad I made it my goal for the rest of the match to cut him out of that thing as I happened to be running min with knives. I went chasing after him at 10.38 m/s and when I did finally get a chance, he ran me down again LOL. I keep replaying it in my head. Instead of trying to side-step last minute and slash, I should've jumped and charged. Ah well. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 649	Posted - 2014.07.30 20:40:00 - [118] - Quote mollerz wrote: True Adamance wrote: mollerz wrote: Cass Caul wrote: Road Kill is a ******* bullshit mechanic and needs to be stopped. it's pretty hard to run a heavy over unless you are cooking at top speed. And even then, a lot of times it brushes them aside and just deals some damage. Same for other suits. To road kill someone you either have to hit them on a straight run, short run with nitrous, or pinning them betweeen the LAV and another object. all valid reasons to die by roadkill. What they need to do is slow the LAVs down by passenger weight. Lets be honest if my HAV rams you......well you are going to go down..... 60 tonnes of Amour plating and Fusion reactor demands it so. HAV.. ? sure okay. that too. lol. But at the same time- you put a heavy suit into an LAV, and it should go half the speed. 2 heavies? 1/4 speed. 3 heavies and it rolls at 10KM/H. Since we've been reminiscing a little over the last few pages...this conversation reminded me of this: [...] LAVs should take (more) damage if they run me over when I weigh a freaking tonne! And I should be able to run into them :-p And I should be able to drop onto a vehicle from height, in a suicide attempt (read: don't inertia dampen) and seriously damage whatever I land on...damage based on my mass and length of freefall / terminal velocity. Lol. I could ramble on. [Edit: rambling on] And then drop-ships can have a purpose...fit them with a mobile CRU....and drop heavies onto vehicles to kill them Source: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1104897#post1104897 ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 662	Posted - 2014.08.01 19:35:00 - [119] - Quote Maken Tosch wrote: Spademan wrote: Maken Tosch wrote: Wow! Only 50 more pages till we break the record. I'm fairly certain we smashed through the record a while ago. By the way, where have you been? In cold storage. That's where. Maken! You've defrosted to see Charlie's knives? When the hell is that **** getting released anyway - these hotifixes occur as often as the monthly releases they promised last year and managed once LOOOOL What the hell you can't say shiz? LOOOOL You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 662	Posted - 2014.08.01 19:41:00 - [120] - Quote Right-wing Extremist wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: What to do ... ~~Play Bush! Fck that ... heavy spam.~~ ~~Play Dom! Fck that ... rooftop campers.~~ ~~Play Skirm! Fck that ... every match redline.~~ Play Dust Forums ... while playing ... Skyrim or Bioshock or XCOM or Fallout? Bush - yeah, sucks. But I'm isk poor so I do it sometimes. Dom - maybe... I like sniping in Dom. Skirm - not every match :( Skyrim. Maybe we could have our own little correspondence like Bojo and Ghost with Morrowind. I could very well re-start my roguish Nord assassin who joined the Dark Brotherhood xD Or an altogether new character concept... hm. Fallout gets old (I haven't completed 3 OR NV) and I don't have XCOM or Bioshock... can't DL it either, DLing ME trilogy because I don't have my old save files and I haven't played ME3 yet because I was locked up when it came out). Cass Caul wrote:* I was thinking of playing Skyrim last night. Only my PS3 ended up freezing before I could make it past the first town after you escape. fuckin skyrim freezes more than DUST does. That's just sad. so instead of buying Skyrim DLC I got Disgaea 2 and Galaga XD Appia are you talking about that Galaga game with the asteroid dodging bit? Deluxe Galaga I think it was called on my Amiga years ago. That stuff used to hypnotise me I think. Holy **** we're all having the same thoughts. I've been reading Bojo's diary and it made me wanna play Skyrim. I started it again last night. I even wrote a diary entry and was wondering who to send it to. Dayum. Duncan's Skyrim Diary Day 1 Dear Matti The last time I saw the opening cut scene (although you can look around in it so not sure it's technically a cut scene or not) I was using it to benchmark my new PC that I put together, so I was dismayed to find that this time around, there was no way of escaping it or short-circuiting it. So I sat through it and looked around a bit, thinking hmm it does look better with a higher spec GPU, cool ok then, that's something I Wouldn't have noticed if my impatience had been allowed to manifest itself. Anyway, I walked (automatically) to the chopping block with that Jarl Stormclack fellow looking on, the guy with the kerchief over his mouth so he can't use "The Voice" (wait is that a dune reference or a Skyrim reference), and as the executioner raised his double-axe above my neck, that gargoyle-looking dragon turned up and blasted the crap out of us with some sort of magic breath attack. So I ran around following that other guy and finally made it into that tower that has the stone spiral staircase that you run up. I'd totally forgotten that the dragon blows a hole in it a 1/4 way up and almost soiled myself when it happened (this is now the 4th playthrough I've started (and not finished)) so you'd think I would remember it by now). Now i have a sword and some imperial armour and have made it to that first village called somesuchville (I'm impressed by how Bojo at least manages to remember half the name of whatever town or dungeon he visits), and I spoke to the blacksmith bloke and then saved coz my attention span for action games is about one hour. All in all... I have decided that all great stories, and probably some **** ones, all derive influence from Frank Herbert's Dune universe, because after all that is the greatest fiction ever created. Duncan You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 662	Posted - 2014.08.01 19:49:00 - [121] - Quote Spademan wrote: Right-wing Extremist wrote: noob cavman wrote: Right-wing Extremist wrote: noob cavman wrote: Im most disturbed that many of you relate tea to a blood filled intestine rather than a scone or light fruit pastries.... your all weird. Implying you don't. Not really... unless a large amount of trooper was drunk the night before and I didn't get my kebab. As an ignorant American, I have no idea what you're talking about. I think trooper is a type of beer, not sure. Also, kebabs are a staple after a night out drinking on these isles. You don't ask questions, you don't think about it. You just get it. **** yeah kebabs taste awesome every time. Every time I tell you. I for one would always refuse the chilli sauce, but wow. You always know a great kebab place by how it's kebabs actuallly taste good when sober. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 672	Posted - 2014.08.02 07:02:00 - [122] - Quote mollerz wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: mollerz wrote: I almost rented this yesterday. I think I am going to catch it this weekend. "I did not read Dune, but I have friend, he say to me it fantastic!" :-) I didn't read the books either.. I just watched the movie that made it to the masses. I kind of like docs that are kooky like this. Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Shotty, I recall a bit of a spat between you and Adamance on Amarr scout. So I dug through the thread and I believe the original discussions are somewhere around here, in case you wanted to look through it. Thank you, Time Lord! This is indeed the tail end of it ... and look what I found! https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1941767#post1941767 Nothing like a good SGB put-down. Nice. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 672	Posted - 2014.08.02 07:10:00 - [123] - Quote On kebabs Shish, doner, chicken.. Standard fare in most English kebab places. In the south at least. In my experience, kebab shops are run by Turkish people. My old local one had a picture of Alanya on the wall, which I went to on my first visit to Turkey, donkey's years ago. Doner is lamb on a giant skewer they slice the meat off, and always involves pita bread when drunk. Coz messy walk down the street. A fairly common sight on a Sunday morning is a pile of lettuce / salad / sauce gunk at bus-stops or anywhere really. Coz they like to put a garden on top and you can't be arsed to tell em not to. That and British binge drinking. Chicken kebab is exactly the pic that was posted, where it's on small skewers. I had shawarma in Greece, and I've had it at a shawarma place that opened here. For me it's the high quality kebab (sorry for my ignorance of these dishes, I'm sure I'm ignorant of the details). Read: shawarma is amazing. mollerz wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: ... have decided that all great stories, and probably some ** ones, all derive influence from Frank Herbert's Dune universe, because after all that is the greatest fiction ever created. Was blown away by the first book. An absolute must read, everyone. What followed though ... Don't even get me started on Herbert's son. Note to self: Should I have a legacy to leave, remind son not to sh!t allover it. I almost rented this yesterday. I think I am going to catch it this weekend. @Shotty >> What followed though ... I'm not really a book critic (not saying you are), I just don't pick up on ** writing or whether "character development" is any good. I like all the books, I think what, ten by Frank and another five or so by Brian and Kevin J. And the films. I guess I'm a fanboi ;-) You should hear my summary of the Star Wars I - III films. I don't think I know a single other person likes them. I do. Coz nostagia I guess. Coz fight scene with double-edge light-sabre. I dunno. ATEOTD, I enjoyed em. Even if they were technically crap...if I enjoy them, it doesn't matter. And I guess I enjoy them coz I don't pick up on the technical quality. I was four years old when Episode IV was released. @mollerz Woah. Will be watching. Thanks! [edit] Blade Runner - another awesome film. Follows the book pretty closely. Another good read : Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. **. I mean - how can you not pick that up with that title? [edit2] LOOOOL. Philip's surname is censored. That's Philip K. Dick** You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 672	Posted - 2014.08.02 07:11:00 - [124] - Quote Spademan wrote: Dark Souls 2 time with the Spade.Putting fools 6 feet under. I knew I could not waste any time, so I rush once more, but this time she throws her head at me. It explodes, knocking me to the floor. Woah what? This is a Total Recall game? haha Adipem Nothi wrote: ... so much awkward ... As soon as he didn't finish drawing the line in the no-go zone that goes through the word 'NO', I zoned out. My wife says I'm spectrum and calls me "Aspie". You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 675	Posted - 2014.08.02 15:43:00 - [125] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: On kebabs I had shawarma in Greece, and I've had it at a shawarma place that opened here. For me it's the high quality kebab (sorry for my ignorance of these dishes, I'm sure I'm ignorant of the details). Read: shawarma is amazing. I'm not really a book critic (not saying you are), I just don't pick up on **** writing or whether "character development" is any good. I like all the books, I think what, ten by Frank and another five or so by Brian and Kevin J. And the films. I guess I'm a fanboi ;-) Have had a few meats-on-sticks from different places; IMHO, a good souvlaki can't be beat. Make my own from time to time; will share the recipe if anyone's interested. I really should give the series another chance. I was captivated by the original, start to finish. For me, the others -- at least the ones I've tried so far (Children of Dune, Dune Messiah, Paul of Dune) -- have lacked the "finished" quality of the first; they struck me more as episodic than epic. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed them (specifically, moments of them) but I wouldn't recommend them as "must reads" to friends. I tried to read Dune when I was about 10. I couldn't get into it - too young to really get it I think. From back then I can remember the bits in italics in between paragraphs and chapters etc. It was really hard to read. When I picked it up again years later, it was amazing. Then the preludes - wow. I can't remember if those are Frank or Brian....in fact I just turned my head 90 degrees and can see House Harkonnen sitting on my bookcase by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson....so yeah. I think I really enjoyed those because it filled in the back stories. House Corinno, House Harkonnen and House Atreides. Again, the nostalgia ;-) Doh! I meant souvlaki lol. Not shawarma (although shawarma I have had too and is darn nice). Appia confused me when she mentioned it. Do share your recipe! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 675	Posted - 2014.08.02 15:48:00 - [126] - Quote Cass Caul wrote: So... yeah. Every time I go in the water I freeze. I seem to be unable to cross rivers. Sux. Can you be bothered to try the obvious? GPU drivers. Lowered settings...reinstall...etc. [edit] look at me assuming you're on a PC. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 682	Posted - 2014.08.03 08:14:00 - [127] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Also met the franchise at age 10-11. On a 486 Packard Bell (early 90s) ... Westwood Studios did a heck of job with Dune II. Can't believe that House Ordos never appeared in any novels ... they were so cool. Pork Souvlaki (Serves 4) Ingredients * Pork Tenderloin (2.5 - 3.0 lbs, cut into 2" cubes, fat removed) * Red Onions (2, chopped) * Olive Oil (3/4 cup) * Garlic (8 cloves, finely chopped) * Lemon Juice (6 tbs) * Lemon Zest (1-2 tbs) * Oregano (3 tbs) * Red Wine Vinegar (4 tbs) * Soy Sauce (2 tbs) * Dried Mint (3 tbs) * Crushed Red Pepper (1-2 tbs) Preparation * Add ingredients to Ziplock bag. Mix thoroughly. Refrigerate sealed for 3 hours (minimum). * Arrange pork along skewers (example). If wooden, soak 'em for 10 min (or they'll smoke). * Grill over medium heat; avoid direct flame; baste with excess marinade; rotate often. * Salt lightly when done; garnish with lemon wedge and fresh mint or dried oregano. * Plate with pita, tzatziki and side. Suggested Sides * Greek Salad * Halloumi (grilled) * Vegetable Kabobs * Rice Pilaf ^ Guaranteed to get you into her pants faster. Crap I remember that - I played that Dune on PC. I remember Warcraft 2 (not WoW) being around at the time, and I thought they were both very similar games. Not big on RTS so didn't get far with it. There was a Dune game I played (and actually completed) on the Amiga. You had to make Paul's eyes turn completely blue or something - there was like a mirror you could look into to see how that was coming along lol. That and covering the entire planet in grass from the hidden water caches. Thanks for the recipe!! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 682	Posted - 2014.08.03 08:15:00 - [128] - Quote Right-wing Extremist wrote: One of my favorite (and most successful) dates: I took my girlfriend for a late-night picnic; we picked up some nice designer coffees and pastries at a trendy little shop called Cosi and then walked a few blocks to a little-known spot here in Philly called Drexel Park. It's on the Drexel U. campus and sits a little above the river with an awesome view of the Philadelphia skyline, with these artistic benches... very nice, very romantic. It came to mind because of the 'tasty and light' thing. This, combined with a new experience (for both of us, i'd heard about the spot but never been there) made for an excellent night and memory :) Just asked the wife if she'd heard of Drexel Park (she lived in Philly for ages before I dragged her to the UK). She said that that is near where she heard her first automatic weapon. mollerz wrote: (re: Blade Runner) Saw it many times.. and would always watch again! Awesome film.. Harrison Ford at his peak. I also read the book :D Way good. I read quite a few of his books. He was a cool nutcase, that Philip. Did you watch the Battlestar Galactica remakes? If so, did you recognise Admiral Adama? Dear Matti Nothing much to report really. Bumped into Aela the Huntress outside Whiterun - she has these warpaint sort of markings on her face and she seems kind of hot, although it might just be the leather. I saw her and her mate fighting a giant and went running to help, but they killed it just as I got into melee range. She made some snarky comment about me not jumping in to help - pssshhh whatever face-paint girl. She's a member of some outfit called The Companions, and she said I should seek out some guy named "Codlack" if I want to join. Codlack? Dubious name for a leader if you ask me. The highlight of the day was nothing to do with game play. I stumbled across a mod for making unread books glow different colours in the Steam Workshop. I remembered how much of a dull meta-game reading all the things is, so I proceeded to download it. Then I found I needed to use some sksu launcher app. to launch the game with, and I also installed a SkyUI mod too. It's remarkably easy to install these things - pretty amazing how they make it easy to have someone else make a mod for the game and make it accessible to others. Anyway the SkyUI interface is awesome - and glowing books? Wow. The interface is sooo much nicer to use now. Apart from thinking Arnold Schwarzenegger got cloned one too many times every time I talk to a city guard in Whiterun, nothing else much to tell short of meeting the Jarl's wizard who has lots of spell books I might buy off him if I manage to get some moola together. Hmmm....I think I want to be good at spells and decent with one-handed swords. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 684	Posted - 2014.08.03 13:35:00 - [129] - Quote Right-wing Extremist wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Just asked the wife if she'd heard of Drexel Park (she lived in Philly for ages before I dragged her to the UK). She said that that is near where she heard her first automatic weapon. Mate, everything in Philly is fairly close to somewhere you can hear automatic weapons :p Before the city started dumping a lot of cash into rezoning and rebranding certain neighborhoods, especially. A lot of money's been spent on taming the neighborhoods closest to the colleges, but at the end of the day they're still near (and some of them are in) North Philly, which is the sort of place you don't go at night if you don't know you belong there. Still though, one of the most beautiful sky lines in the country, maybe in the world's top 15-20 or so, all lit up at night... "When the moon hits her eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore!" lol yeah she lived in West Philly for a bit, said that was rough, but it's gentrified since then. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 687	Posted - 2014.08.04 18:36:00 - [130] - Quote Brokerib wrote: So...looking for some opinions from the peanut gallery. Is it worth putting dampeners on fat suits? If so, how many for it to be useful? 1 seems like not enough, and 2 seems like a waste of low slots when there's so much tied up in low tank. For amusement I've started branching out into all Minmatar suits to advanced (except logi, **** logi's) and have just put points into standard Minmando. Armour and shields don't seem worth it (1 high and 1 low), so trying to decide between a repper, kin cat or damp in lows (damage mod in high). Already have the Minmatar sentinel to advanced with two fits for point defence and AV work (HMG with reppers and Forge with kin cat), so looking to do something a bit different, Assault CR and Massdriver maybe? Peanut gallery? Iono, I figure, no point trying to hide a heavy. But seeing on the other hand....an alt is a gal heavy. I take it out rarely so can't really say if it's effective or not, but I had no idea what to put in the single high - so I went L3 Precision Enhancement and I run around with an ADV profile enhancer on it. Protofits says that's a 44dB p.scan. Assaults and Logis have a 45dB profile with L5 dampening. So unless they run a dampener, I get to see them on passive. Like I say I've not tried it, but that feels like it should be awesome :D You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 687	Posted - 2014.08.04 18:43:00 - [131] - Quote Dear Matti Went off to a watch tower just outside the city with Irileth (sp) as they'd spotted a dragon. The tower had been wrecked, and after a couple of minutes searching around, the dragon appeared. There were about five of us attacking it, me from a distance with my bow (no I'm not a coward, but nobody else was using a bow so I thought it was a good tactical move on my part). We actually killed it...in fact, it seemed a little easy to kill. I absorbed something from it when I went to loot it. Weird. Dayum this thing has expensive bones - they will make a pretty penny once I've lugged the things back to the city - they are heavvvy. I fast-travelled back to Whiterun - couldn't be arsed to run. As I went through the doors there was some sort of thunder that sounded like a voice in the sky. I have no idea what it was or what it said because some random townsperson was talking to me at that exact moment. Hope it wasn't important. After I found somewhere to sell the dragon bones, I decided to go seek out this codpiece guy - the leader of The Companions. I had to run an errand for them, and they sent someone with me - Falkor I think his name was. We went in this dungeon, and I got caught in a booby trap where I was in a little room and a gate had locked me in there. Falkor made some comment about what I'd got myself into, and then suddenly there were about five humans closing around him to kill him. I couldn't get out to help him, I could only watch on helplessly as he turned into a farking werewolf and slew them all inside 2 seconds. Then he found out a way to release me. He's a werewolf? WTF. Such a clich+¬. Anyway I'm not scared any more, this guy is OP. So we return from this dungeon and he vouches for me during some ritualistic acceptance ceremony, and I am now one of the Companions. I wonder where Aela is. Tomorrow I think I'm gonna find out more about this Wizard's College people keep mentioning. I could use some magic training... Duncan You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 697	Posted - 2014.08.05 18:13:00 - [132] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Bojo The Mighty wrote: IAm is doing skyrim too!? Am I ..... El Trend Setter? Bojo the Trendy? haha yeah man. We're all doin a Bojo. No idea if anyone finds it interesting LOOL. Yours sure are. So we've got: - DPLAKS, TPLAKS and QPLAKs - Paraphrasing like a GoBang - Journalling like a Bojo - Liking like a Monk mollerz wrote: in the depths of some monk juice bender omg i don't know why but this made me cry tears of laughter. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 697	Posted - 2014.08.05 18:39:00 - [133] - Quote Dear Matti Apparently the booming thunder voice I couldn't hear was some famous beardy-blokes calling to me. I have to go up about a jazillion steps round a mountain to go find them. I set off, and after a few steps, notice a ittle altar-type thingy with an inscription etched into it. I read this and it's clearly some sort of riddled advice or wotnot, so I don't think much of it. A little further into my journey, and I come across another of these things. So I think hmm ok, this climb is so boring that I guess I can read these as I ascend and mull over what they might mean. So climbing, climbing, climbing, wolf attack, roast-wolf, wolf-attack, roast-wolf, it goes on, and I come across a third altar. There is a huntress meditating in front of it. It's not Aela :( Anyway I push in front of her to read the inscription - something about dragons. As soon as have I finished reading it, there is an almighty roar and the earth moves. A MASSIVE dragon appears, eats the huntress, and about ten seconds later, after I've fired off a couple of fireballs and missed, I too am dead and reloading from a save. Still - at least it wasn't Aela, so I guess that's something. Goddamit I'm back at the bottom of the steps. Meh. Ok here we go again. First altar, read inscription, steps, wolf, steps, wolf, 2nd altar, read inscription, steps, wolf, wolf, steps, meh not Aela, read inscription - OHHH ** THE ***** DRAGON HAS KILLED ME AGAIN, DID I SAVE RECENTLY??????? ARRRGGGHHH Ahh it's ok I'm right at the third altar again. Ok what the hell, do I have a balancing mod installed, I don't remember it being this hard. It's not like DUST has spoilt my gun-game that I don't have - Skyrim isn't like that. Hmmm...to lower the difficulty...or not. Ok let's try this again, see if I can somehow get past the dragon. I choose not to read the inscription this time...ok that's weird, no dragon, I'm back to steps, steps, wolf, etc. I climb over the rocks where I know that pesky ice troll lives, coz I'll be buggered if I'm gonna die again, and finally, after many more steps, couple more wolves and (unread) altars, I get to the greybeards hideout. At this point my attention span has reached it's hour limit, so I save and ditch. Tomorrow, I will see what these guys want with me. Yours truly, Duncan You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 710	Posted - 2014.08.06 18:29:00 - [134] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Yep, everyone will know I'm a Dork and Frabjous. XD aight there we go, I changed it a bit. XD I really don't know what you're talking about Mr Roger, but that's ok coz your emoticons are infectious. Frabjous - that's from Jabberwocky no? You're a dork if you know Jabberwocky? Look - just because you're a master of the snicker-snack doesn't give you the right to be so frumious. Right-wing Extremist wrote: Spademan wrote: I do like the different styles we're getting. Past tense diaries, journals and letters, present tense description (which is me, of course I'd like it ) and Duncan's acknowledgement of game mechanics. Duncan's is hilarious! :D Loving Jess's character development from App as well, trying to make Pale-eye a little more dynamic than "orc smash" is difficult xD Wow thanks glad you're liking it lol! I'm reading them all! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 710	Posted - 2014.08.06 18:40:00 - [135] - Quote Jolly just watched the vid from your sig - nice! You played with Bamm? Darn dude you make that look easy. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 711	Posted - 2014.08.06 20:28:00 - [136] - Quote Dearest Monk, So I've decided to do some mission running for the Companions to make some MOOLA. The lands around Whiterun seem safer. I can't even make it to Saarthal for the College's first mission - darn Snowy Sabre Cats nail me every time - pretty much OHK me. I refuse to drop the difficulty level. Looking at my list of spells, I have a Fear spell that targets creatures level 9 or less I think. Next time I'm in a fight I don't think I can win, I will try this out. There has to be a way to avoid the fights if I can't win them. Anyway I'll save that thought - I fast-travelled to Whiterun and ran a mission for Falkor (I realise that's nothing close to his name just now when I spoke to him - but as I write this, I cannot for the life of me remember it). The mission was close to Whiterun and wasn't too difficult. A combination of fireballs, flames and good ole fashioned sword and shield took care of the bandits without too much trouble. I'm actually far more dangerous with the sword but I'm trying to be a mage dammit. I always try to use magic to take down my foes, but my magicka just runs out so fast :( Which reminds me! I levelled up and was able to put a point into Mage Armour. I still don't have enough (I'm just gonna call "Magicka" "mana" instead coz it's easier to type) -- mana -- to cast Stoneflesh which I bought a couple days ago, so it's Oakflesh for now (+40 armour yo!) and when I removed my light armour - wow! - what a difference. I have far more armour now with the mage armour level 1 (can level it twice more - not sure what I Will get when I do). It's plenty more than the base +40 with other bits of light armour I'd picked up on my travels. Just need to be careful when it runs out I guess. Whooppeee! Yeah anyway so I went back to Falkor The Lupine for a reward - 100 gold! Not bad for an hour's work. He told me to go talk to Skjor - said he'd been looking for me. Looking around some of my fellow Companions are sitting down to supper by the looks, and OOOHHHH is that Aela? Oh hai...hai...are you? Oooh yeah it's her - she is sitting down eating something. I sit down next to her to make light conversation....actually all I do is stare at her. She's staring straight back at me with those cool looking face-paints and sexy leathers. I decide to myself that she is far hotter than I realised, and I'm farking stumped for something to say. I'm racking my brains, but I can only engage enough brain to realise she's eating -- something -- what is that? -- out of her hand. For god's sake there's nothing in her hand - she's eating air FFS. I begin to wonder if she might be not entirely normal, but then remember why I call Falkor "The Lupine" and notice her eyes. Does she have that same blank stare that he does? Is she, too, a werewolf? That might make things -- interesting. ** she's getting up - I scrabble to stand up too and accidentally steal the jug standing in front of me. ** am I about to be attacked by ten Companions at once for picking up a freaking jug? Hmm apparently not - some snide comment from Higflap (Bojo how the hell do you remember nouns from your travels) about "I hope nobody misses that", but that's all. Guess I'll sell it for some mooola...yeah! I manage to stand up without stealing anything else, and look to see where Aela went. What the - she's sitting down again in the seat next to her previous seat. Psshhhh...something I said? I walk up to her and crouch down in front of her - she is now jabbering whilst giving me that blank stare - continuously repeating the words "There you are" -- "There you are" every five seconds. Damn woman - you carry on eating your invisible food Aela - world of crazy doesn't have room for me right now. As I back away from her, I bump into Skjor about two seats down at the end of the long wooden table - "There you are" he says. OMG. Maybe it's me who is crazy. Well, Skjor, my hour of adventure is up, and I'm concerned that it might be me who is not in the world of the sane, so I'm saving and ditching. Later on yeah. Duncan PS. The italics was hurting my eyes so I stopped scrawling in that fancy font that hurt my hands and am now writing to you like a normal person :) Hope you're having fun. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 722	Posted - 2014.08.07 20:48:00 - [137] - Quote Cass Caul wrote: only reducing KinCats, Codebreakers, and Nova Knives by 1 PG each at PRO level. ugh meh is that gonna be enough? Sheesh. And your assault protofit - 1455 eHP - what the ** really!? Wow. Slow as balls though. mollerz wrote: Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: Guys i just made some stuff on proto fits.....check it out if you want. Its kinda scary how good assaults are gonna be next patch, I really am hoping that they don't become FoTM You can take it to the bank MUA HA HAH HA YES GET OUT SCRUBS. mollerz wrote: In depth analysis of previous discussions? Hot fix Delta debates? Nova knife adhesion glitch - heavies can be ridden. Zatara Rought wrote:** Can I get a consensus that 90% backpedal speed would be affable? tweak it further if needed? Abso-bloody-lutely Progress is progress :) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 725	Posted - 2014.08.08 17:26:00 - [138] - Quote Right-wing Extremist wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Spademan wrote: Cass Caul wrote: I love the smell of a new book. Picked up Lev Grossman's Magician's Land. It's the final book in a trilogy about an unremarkable protagonist in a remarkable world. Though I thought it was going to be a GRRM or Patrick Rothfuss style product and never actually come out. I was very surprised to learn just this Saturday that it would be released this past Tuesday. New book smell is like, the 3rd best odour in the world. I was about to correct your spelling, but then I realized that you are English. I will never understand the necessity for the random "u"'s that pop up in words. English people are terrible at English, both spelling and grammar. After 7 years of playing Eve, I've just learned to live with it :( Oi! Bad spellers, illiterati and the indolent are the ones terrible at English spelling and grammar! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 725	Posted - 2014.08.08 17:28:00 - [139] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Spitballing Backpedal Speed ... with maths! * ~~A train leaves the station at noon ...~~ 350 miles? And damn...when you show the maths for the DUST speeds, 90% seems too high, but we should just agree to a start at 90% with future tweaks as suggested as a possibility. BAMM HAVOC wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: JOLLY ROGER BEST YOU TUBER IN THE WORLD !! #justsaying BAMM!! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 725	Posted - 2014.08.08 17:29:00 - [140] - Quote Matticus, I pick up where I left off, in front of Skjor, and ask him what he wanted me for. He takes me into the training grounds out back of Jorvaskrrrrr, and says that it's actually more of a gift that he has for me. We go into this hidden entrance via a sliding rock in the cliff wall, and in there I am greeted by a werewolf. Can't say I'm surprised as this is after all something I expect to encounter at some point, knowing that Falkor is one and that some other Companions are too. Part of me wonders if this is going to be a test where I must kill the werewolf to "become one with it" or some TV ***, but when I mouse over the beast..... == Aela == WOAH, hold onto your horsies there Columbo, she is* a hairy werewolf after all - I had it right, even though it was just an off-the-cuff thought previously. Goddamit. Why can't I become enamoured with a normal chick. Chatting to Skjor, apparently the deal is, if I'm ready, I can become a werewolf too. I ponder this thought. I saw what Falkor did in his beast form, and know it's clearly powerful. What I don't know are the drawbacks. Considering this is a game, I save a special save (you can't name saves so that's kind of annoying, I just have to make sure I don't overwrite saves from this date) and thing, screw it why not. I'm having problems not dying, I am a belligerent sob and refuse to tone down the difficulty, so what the hell - become a werewolf. Yeah baby. So I agree to become one, and wonder if I will have to fight Aela. Ummm...no. Skjor draws a knife and slices Aela's hairy arm up the length of it, causing the large font in front of me to fill instantly with her blood. What happened next in the following moments must've messed up my memory, because I can't remember if I drank the blood, pasted it all over my face, dipped my nads in it or what, but all I know is I ran around as a werewolf out back of Jorvaskrrrr for a few seconds. I tried jumping around a bit, tried to figure out whether I had uber-leet agility or any special moves, but I just seem to be running around hairy-naked-wolf-like. I jump over the rocks that lead down to the waterfall and lower areas of the market place out front of Jorvaskrrrr, and suddenly notice my radar is full of red dots. Holy crap the townsfolk are all trying to kill me. I run past them all hoping I can just disappear, and notice that I can't bring up my character menu to cast spells or use items or anything like that. After a little while of running and generally wondering what will happen if I slaughter the entire town, suddenly the game fades to black, and I find myself outside the city somewhere back in human form, less shirt. Aela is there, also in human form, and explains what happened, and that we have a mission to track down and kill some werewolf hunters called The Silver Blades. Well, I say that's their name, but actually, I know it's wrong and I just can't remember the correct name. I could use the Internet to look it up, but where's the fun in that. This is a diary after all. So anyway, we go running off a short distance and come across the lair of the Silver ... Glades? Could these guys be named after an air freshener? Doubtful. We encounter some resistance near the entrance - I firebolt a few of them and Aela would appear to be an Archer, as she is firing arrows at them. We go up some steps and kill a few more, and then drop back down to ground level to go through an underground entrance. A few more fights, and this is going quite well, and then I get ***-slapped with a finishing move even though I've half my health left by some dude with a greatsword. . I'm losing my attention to continue, but think, no let's push on. I reload, get back to this guy, and treat him with a little more respect. Slash, block, parry - we go at it for a few seconds, I'm dancing around a pillar trying to gauge game mechanics and AI for that sort of obstacle, as well as to give me some breathing room, as this guy is really smacking me about. I drink a few health potions, and switch to magic (I've been sword and shield at this point as I have to spend 3/4 of my mana pool to cast dual-Oakflesh) and then manage to blast the crap out of him with Flames. Whew - that was tough. Even when blocking his attacks, I was losing chunks of health. I will have to pay more attention to the animations as I don't know if that's just what a greatsword will do, or whether he was using power attacks or had skills in two-handed or what. Anyhooo...... Down some stone steps, and Aela warns me that we're close now and that the leader of The Silver Feathers is known as The Skinner, and that she doesn't need to explain how she got that name. I'm in front of a door that just says "open door", so I know there's no game-loading transition and I will immediately see what's inside. I stand there looking in for a moment, and can see several people using tanning leathers. So I start spamming the fireballs, and can see that my opposition appear to be mostly archers. I kill a few, then Krin the Skinner is in front of me. She's using a blade of some sort. Death, load, death, load, death, I MUST PUSH THROUGH THIS, load, try new tactics, deathload, bugger this I'm gonna use beast form, SLASH GROWL SLASH RAKE GROWL MUA HA HA HA DIE ARCHERS DIE HAHA GRROWLL GRROWLLL ** my health is low, no character menu, no potions, hang back, no regen, AELA HELP MEEEE, bollox, ok Krin I'm gonna smash y.....death. FFS. See you tomorrow. ~Duncan You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 727	Posted - 2014.08.08 17:40:00 - [141] - Quote mollerz wrote: The whole ***** world is **** up. We are all going to die together ? You mean like http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-weather-hurricane-bertha-remnants-to-batter-uk-with-heavy-rain-and-gales-9655948.html ?? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 730	Posted - 2014.08.08 18:27:00 - [142] - Quote mollerz wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: mollerz wrote: The whole ***** world is ** up. We are all going to die together ? You mean like http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-weather-hurricane-bertha-remnants-to-batter-uk-with-heavy-rain-and-gales-9655948.html ?? No I mean the world is **** up. We are all going to die. You mean like this? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 730	Posted - 2014.08.08 18:29:00 - [143] - Quote mollerz wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I could use the Internet to look it up, but where's the fun in that. This is a diary after all. You broke the fourth wall like a boss. I'm...what? Should I stop? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 734	Posted - 2014.08.08 20:29:00 - [144] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Anyone have any objections to being fodder in an XCOM playthrough? Haha no. Sign me up. Duncan <-------- Preferred first name of character Idaho <-------- Preferred last name of character Ghola <-------- Preferred nickname (if you survive that long) English <-------- Preferred nationality (I probably don't have enough Americans) [edit] Just signed up in your thread. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 736	Posted - 2014.08.08 22:30:00 - [145] - Quote Spademan wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: First XCOM mission report. KIA: PFC Duncan Idaho Saved the day. I died twice. Awesome. But wait - I am a ghola. I demand I be resurrected after Cat gets his go You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 748	Posted - 2014.08.09 07:35:00 - [146] - Quote Matti I received your letter. Thanks for looking after my Shottie. That thing only works half the time but it is mine. The courier that dropped my letter off seemed dazed and confused, like he'd just awoken from a 21,000 year hibernation. Odd. Don't worry the guys will be back - I hear they're waiting for Charlie. He's here with me and was preparing to leave, but I've held him hostage and am coercing him into fixing my Shottie when he gets to you. Thing is he keeps saying it's impossible without a new motherboard. I told him to farking find one but he said it's not compatible with my suit. Bloody liar. He did show me a new knife he made though. Says it's better than the old one; it looks a little longer and has had a power upgrade. It looks promising actually. He also showed me a new suit. It looks powerful, much more so than my old thing. I was tempted to remove the new HP module he installed on it, but apparently its locked in. Instead I just defaced it with the words "Scouts of 1.7 unite". I wonder if the cycle is about to continue. Don't worry I will release him Soon. Duncan You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 748	Posted - 2014.08.09 07:46:00 - [147] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: How did I do on the report, incidentally? I might make a regular thing of this so I want it to be at least mildly entertaining. Yeah did great! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 754	Posted - 2014.08.09 08:31:00 - [148] - Quote Just checked out Charlie patch notes. I apologise if this is obvious or has been covered, but looking at the Scout EWAR tab on the google doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12yHt3jDUpz8WVl6hwjXujZq20y-lmN3VIUJObkXxPhw/htmlview?sle=true# Amarr 25% precision - can see other scouts by default Caldari 50% scan range 15% profile - no advantage by default; hide easier with dampeners Gallente 10% precision - no advantage by default; easier to see dampened scouts with PEs 15% profile - no advantage by default; hide easier with dampeners Minmatar no EWAR changes - can be seen by Amarr by default Is this right? Base precision / profile dB is still 40 / 35? Also looking at the 8% PRO sidearm damage mod - might try Pistol plus Knives again. Ran that during the Shinobi event - died a lot but hella fun. With 1-2 damage mods, might be interesting. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 755	Posted - 2014.08.09 08:52:00 - [149] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Lol Calscout with 50% scan range and 15% dampening. Trying not to comment before confirmed right by peers but.... I know, right? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 760	Posted - 2014.08.09 13:30:00 - [150] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IgniteableAura wrote: Focus people. We have serious bidness When you get a chance, we need more eyes on this and this. The further we explore a contrarian perspective, the better we'll understand the issue at hand. I'd like to hear the thoughts of other knifers on what our brother Arkena is telling us. I haven't knifed much for a while, but it's always been difficult. Part of that is when mercs backpedal. You need to close the gap fast if one opened up to stay alive. I think if you don't get the OHK (which relies on a combination of hit detection, landing both blades, and mercs that don't stay still), and they've got a sighter on you and aren't rotating and strafing wildly to get you in their sights, you're probably better off switching to whatever other weapon it is you're running, coz you ain't gonna catch em. Here's what someone else thinks, though not related to knives, it is related to the mechanic. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2301934#post2301934 You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 768	Posted - 2014.08.09 21:01:00 - [151] - Quote Cass Caul wrote: Cross Atu wrote: Back with a quick word on swarms, the upshot is that the current changes are slated as a first step to assess a number of things in a 'real world' context with the intent of advising future points of polish (not all of which are directly to the SL itself). what? 'real world' context. Is the the argumentative platform to say we need to change strafe speed to 75% and backwards speed to 50%? Because I think it is. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 768	Posted - 2014.08.09 21:10:00 - [152] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: Spademan wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Lol Calscout with 50% scan range and 15% dampening. Damned bastards have to steal all our stuff. Were you guys here when Ratty was talking to us about it? His logic was fairly straight forward. Bonuses need to take into account the slot layout of the suit. I forget what page but he listed the basic principles he was working towards. One of them was that every scout should be able to beat all scans if they fill all their lows with Damps and have a Proto cloak on. With the exception of Gallente who can get away with just all lows being Damps. Caldari and Amarr will be the closest to an Assault suit still as their bonuses apply to the modules it has the least of, thus encouraging it to fill the others with tank, which fits the lore I guess. While I still don't like the idea of anybody having passive precision this seems to be the best we're going to get (I miss the days of Scout v Scout being a blind fight) Not that it matters, I turn on my PS3 about once a month now let alone play Dust. Yeah I was here. Just trying to summarise the finalised changes in a language that helps me make decisions of what to bring to the field rather than cells and numbers. What I summarised looks weird, and doesn't match what felt like good stuff in the earlier discussions. It calls into question, in my mind at least, what the roles are. But to be honest, that's been our problem for long enough that I will deal. Am I to take it that what I wrote is correct then? Nobody seems to have pointed out any fallacies with it. TBH, I just want three months of SP to get into Minja L5 + Knives L5, and have some fuuun ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 768	Posted - 2014.08.10 08:54:00 - [153] - Quote Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: R sounds like ARRRR in my accent Car sounds like CARRRRR in my accent Therefore, it rhymes English accent - Confirmed American (mid-atlantic) accent - Confirmed It works whether you say ARRRR as a word, or pronounce the letters individually. Gav I thought it was you saying it didn't rhyme? Anyway - my spectrumometer is going off, so I will move onto other items now :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 768	Posted - 2014.08.10 08:55:00 - [154] - Quote Cass Caul wrote: Cross Atu wrote: For example talk to DS pilots and Swarm users when swarm changes are proposed due to their interactions with DS. Which is exactly what's happening to the best of my knowledge. There's a bit of a bottleneck in that identifying who actually knows their stuff can be somewhat more difficult sometimes, not everyone is as self sufficient as the residents of the shop, but the general concept outlined above is exactly what's happening. I'm certain the execution, my own included, won't always be perfect. Just as I'm certain that CCP won't always take our recommendations. But the effort is most certainly being made. The issue on DS vs AV is a silly one. At the base level what needs to happen first is confirmation through a Dev on the question: Are Assault Dropships supposed to have the survivablity of HAVs. At present, they do. Only their superior maneuverability and anti-infantry prowess on top of that is why people believe it should take fewer shots/volleys to kill an ADS than a Tank. The issue is not about identifying who knows their stuff, but on which POV is correct. Should ADS take as many shots to kill as a HAV or not. Great point!!!! This is the vision...this is: what is it that CCP want DUST to be, or what is their intention. This is what's missing a lot of times - the vision at the lowest levels. As an example: Pre-1.8, ppl moaning about scouts saying "scouts should scout, that means recon, not killing" - the counter-point to this is "but look at the text of the suit in-game", to which the counter is then "that's just text and not up-to-date and look at this one here - we're not trying to do that for this thing", to which the reply is "then why is the suit invalid without a main weapon"........on and on and on. This causes things to go around in circles and for individuals to theorise based on their own ideas of what something is supposed to be. So the question I would add in tandem with this one: Are Assault Dropships supposed to have the survivablity of HAVs is Are ADS supposed to have anti-infantry prowess? I think it's a loaded question myself, because clearly they are - that's what puts the assault into the ADS is it not? It's also what makes them the one-man killing machine like HAVs already are. A basic transport dropship can still kill, but you need minimum two people. So if that's the case - don't you have to make them less tanky than a HAV? Aren't they OP otherwise? I'm playing devil's advocate a little - because personally, as someone who has tried on many occasions to be good in an ADS, they are really really difficult to get kills with. But part of this is because - at least historically - they are made of glass and have no form of early warning system from threats. Athough - hasn't this totally changed since the last few patches? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 768	Posted - 2014.08.10 09:25:00 - [155] - Quote Cross Atu wrote: Spademan wrote: People who know about the subject in question should be the first consulted. They help formulate a sensible proposal which is then brought forwards to the community as a whole. That's the general idea yes. [...] I agree talk to the people who are most invested first. I do not think the most invested are the same people necessarily as the users of the "thing". Look at us trying to get ourselves nerfed. Look at others trying to stay OP. It's normal. My concern here is that by creating the proposal which you then expose to a larger audience, you are missing out on some potentially excellent ideas around better solutions in the earliest stages...you've already discounted a bunch of stuff and don't bring it to the table. This leads to a) less buy-in from the larger audience, and b) distrust that any smaller audience are all objective enough to progress balance. Anyway I realise you have to start somewhere. I would just think that you choose your smaller audience based on their ability to be objective and ask the right questions when it's a subject they may be less familiar with. Asking people who are experts in what they do but couldn't give a monkey's about balance is a really bad idea. I could argue that I am always as invested as anyone else on any subject, because I want balance. People who can be objective, creative, critical and downright prophetical (Lightning xVx on scout assaults for instance!) should be the first consulted. If those people happen to be the users of a subject in question, then that's a bonus. TL;DR Include people you know to be objective, regardless of their subject expertise, as early as possible. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 772	Posted - 2014.08.10 15:37:00 - [156] - Quote IgniteableAura wrote: Duncan I think its better if you get the subjective people last. After all the theory crafting has taken place. I only say that because if you ask someone how to balance and they don't know the intricacies of the role, they introduce kinks. For example look at how many iterations it took to get scouts closer to balance. Having rattati talk to the experts in the shop allowed us to ensure that all scout could remain under the radar. I don't think someone without the experience playing them would understand why that's important. Don't get me wrong I understand what you are saying. Subjective viewpoints are important. But if you dont have the experts there to balance the equation, you end up with something that's not well balanced. Getting subjective experts....that's the ticket :) I'm advocating that you have to ask everyone who is able to be objective, not just the expert users etc. Did you mean objective experts at the end there? That's what most of us have been during this particular scout-nerf process. We aren't interested in remaining OP, we want balance, and for mediums to have their role back. We know that means nerf scouts, buff mediums. We don't care so much about our KDRs or whatever that we push against balance. It doesn't take a scout expert to realise this if you focus on what is balanced and what isn't. But it does take someone who is objective. Someone who doesn't know the intricacies of a role should say so and ask those who do, so they can help guide the process. They provide grounding for those who find it harder to be unbiased or who take stuff for granted...help keep on the straight and narrow during a process if you will. In the same way, kinks are ironed out by having both types involved, and it's much easier to smooth a kink at the earlier stages. Hmmm...the more I read your post, the more I think we are actually on the same page. I think maybe I was unclear and came across as suggesting you shouldn't involve experts. Absolutely you should....but ideally, objective ones lol. [edit] Oh and as Appia said earlier, defining what something should be before deciding how to get there is really important. If a scout is supposed to be under radar otherwise they're useless...then that's a key driver for changes. And obvious :) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 788	Posted - 2014.08.11 19:47:00 - [157] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: R sounds like ARRRR in my accent Car sounds like CARRRRR in my accent Therefore, it rhymes English accent - Confirmed You mean the English say r like a pirate too? I say "arrrr" like a pirate. Coz pirates, y'know :-p But seriously - is there any other way to say it? How can you say "arrrr" and not say it like a pirate. Still rhymes :D You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 788	Posted - 2014.08.11 20:00:00 - [158] - Quote dzizur wrote: Right-wing Extremist wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Can we can find a way to implement better dampening bonus for cloak without risking Tac-Net immune, up-armored slayer scouts? Yes, we bloody-well can. Scan profile and precison is measured in decibels. This means that our suits' electronics are picking us up based not only on our electronic signature but the amount of noise our suits are making. Armor plates should carry a scan profile penalty. It should be done in such a way that if you're stacking up to logi (almost heavy!) level hit points on your 4/5 lowslot scout suit, then even a heavy will see your ass coming on tacnet. Cloak or no cloak. I'm talking about a dra-freaking-matic penalty here. One plate, every scout's gonna see you even if the rest of your lows are damps. More than one plate, might as well not damp at all (which these brick-tank scouts aren't doing anyway, so that won't change... only thing that will change is they won't be able to have brick tank AND stealth anymore). While using dB doesn't have to mean its making audible noise, I think that's a great idea, although providing right values could be hard. The tricky part is having greater impact on scouts than mediums or heavies, as most values on modules is percentage based and scout profile is a smaller number BTW caveman, thanks for that game you mentioned! it's hilarious ;D dB is signal strength and doesn't have to be based on audible noise. Common understanding is it's electronic noise in DUST, but who cares really. Linking it to PG/CPU would make sense from a purist pov, but this is one of those things where physics in the real world ~~doesn't~~ shouldn't matter one iota. However I've long thought that DUST would do well to implement things based on what you take onto the field. From profile to speed, everything should have an effect on scans (signal strength) and inertia (speed, agility, blah). It's very much an EVE influence - you have mass and inertia and they affect how fast you can do stuff (TURN SPEEDS LOL (I'm looking at you 1.4)), but I just don't see it happening in DUST, especially now. I'm very much an advocate of things like this because not only do they just make sense, but they balance naturally. You put lots of armour on, holy ** that should show up more on a scan. Should increase your hitbox too if you're gonna apply realism, but again, maybe that's a realism that wouldn't work so good. Put no armour on - well guess what you got no HP but damn are you hard to detect (and hit!) Anyway...I suddenly blatted out a load of *. Haha. Enjoy (or not). You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.* ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 788	Posted - 2014.08.11 20:01:00 - [159] - Quote Cass Caul wrote: Nrabatar Zorig wrote: You can try it the Finnish way, roll really heavily on the R and it sounds more like growling than a yarr. When I try to picture how this would sound, I just end up rolling the R with only 1 side of my tongue I can't roll my rrrrrs...does Finland have pirates? ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 788	Posted - 2014.08.11 20:11:00 - [160] - Quote Cross Atu wrote: Cass Caul wrote: Cross Atu wrote: Interesting discussion. I'll keep popping back in to check on it but if/when a consensus is reached here send up a flare (or you know, post a specific summery or doc link) and I'll make sure the CPM has 'eyes on' for it. Cheers, Cross EDIT: If I seem not to be noticing, several of you know where to find me Flare Can you use your nice, new, shiny connections to ask: Why are the ADV weapons IA5 Tactical Scrambler Pistol and C27-N Specialist Sniper Rifle not on the market? Sure thing [whispermode] Stop it Appia - I've got 67 IA5s that I want to sell for a bazillion ISK once the P2P black market arrives! Unless you have a bazillion ISK? Send it my way and I'll send you the pistols. I'm good for it! [/whispermode] You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 798	Posted - 2014.08.12 19:46:00 - [161] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: voidfaction wrote: wow that is better/worse than pre alpha Sounds like another profile nerf for gal and profile buff for min/cal. funny trimming the gal bonus 25%, then 15%, now wanting it to be 5%. I could agree with this if minmatar bonuses drop from 25% to 5% or whatever percent you want the gal scout bonuses to be cut too. if you want to be a gal scout level a gal scout. if you want to be a min scout level a min scout. quit tryint to make the min scout min/gal super scout. I'm having a hard time following your thought process. A 'bit of background ... EWAR is being divided three ways, and three EWAR Scouts are soon to have alot more in common. The lines which separate current roles are being altered; we need to redefine those lines or create new ones. If the GalScout's role is to be sneaky, then he should be measurably more sneaky than the others. To me, "measurably more" means getting the job done with one less module. To beat scans, I presently run two damps and a cloak on my GalScout. Come Charlie, I'll be able to accomplish the same with my CalScout. Rhetorical: How does this translate in terms of the GalScout's role? How does this translate in terms of the CalScout's role? As Appia has pointed out, Assaults will be the end-all-be-all Slayer Units. As such, we may be able to restore a meaningful cloak dampening bonus without upsetting balance. This would help the GalScout (not hinder it). But before we entertain the concept, we should agree on the GalScout's target role ... Are we all in agreement that the GalScout should remain the preeminent sneaker? Weeelllll no. Yes. Welll...no. Bollocks! Get rid of this bloody EWAR **. Scout vs scout should be blind on blind. Too damn hard to balance as others have said. BUT. To answer the question. Yes. Because that was the original plan, and some of us dumped SP into it for that reason. I've got 5m SP locked up in proto scout suits that I no longer give a crap about running. Meh. Bollocks again :-p Spademan wrote: Cass Caul wrote: Spademan wrote:** I see me slapping kincats onto a Minmatar Sentinel and point blanking with a forge gun. GOML bro, I do that without sprint-charge. Madame, you insult my honour. I challenge you to a bout of fisticuffs! GOML - Get off my land? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 798	Posted - 2014.08.12 19:47:00 - [162] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: bollocks! Well spoken that man noob cavman wrote: I be a real man not a southern london jack off Get The **** Out, North of the River boy :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 808	Posted - 2014.08.13 18:03:00 - [163] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: Pleaze newbz.... Go On Monk, Like. whut? Liked it anyway. Coz it's you You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 809	Posted - 2014.08.13 18:32:00 - [164] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IgniteableAura wrote: Appia my goal wasn't to improve the visual effects of cloak but to utilize it as the wave of opportunity it needs to balance scouts. Scouts have half of their skill bonus to cloak. CCP wants us to use cloak. No matter what we ask for, scout and cloak will be synonymous. . Completely remove the visual cloak, instead think of it as an active equipment you need to have on in order for your skill bonus to work. Then think about my proposal. Stop thinking the cloak is there just to provide visual camo, It's much more than that. The visual cloak is just a "bonus feature" I would wear cloak if it dropped by profile to 15. Who gives a ** that it makes me blue. To me: The cloak is a active dampener. If I stand still, I'm hard to see. I don't trust it to cover me when running. I just go the long way around. Back to pre-1.7, where we succeeded by flanking and not being seen rather than cloaking. I like it this way. However, I still want a few changes to the cloak. I want the cloak to make me flat out INVISIBLE. Then throw on a lengthy cloak and de-cloak time. Make it a tool for insertion and retreat, but not rapidly. Once you are behind enemy lines, you should stay hidden by using scans to AVOID targets, not by using the cloak. That's just me though. >> Back to pre-1.7, where we succeeded by flanking and not being seen rather than cloaking. I like it this way. This. Sorry Iggy, I hate the idea of waves of opportunity to be a scout. I'm also sorry that at this point I can't give you the courtesy of an explanation as to why. I would rather ditch EWAR bonuses and cloaks and get back to where we were (1.6 / 7) when we'd been crying for some sort of buff for a year, and go from there again. Farking scout buff...it was too too much, in classic CCP style; now we're losing our identities and it can't even be properly fixed coz 2nd May. Bollocks once more. ** I gotta go out in my minnie suit and stab some suckas. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 809	Posted - 2014.08.13 18:33:00 - [165] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Shots fired. Barfight! \o/ Ghost Kaisar wrote: noob cavman wrote: Welp im gonna continue to spec up my gal assault, squids dont worry im after religious gold plated dutch smelting accidents \o/ In the meantime, I'm gonna do what I normally do, and fly in the face of FOTM. Thinking I might skill MinScout. Knives are fun on the Gal, but a little more gank would help. Yeah about your GalScout w/ knives. Been meaning to tell you for a while that you're doin it wrong ;-) Probably you're just a better aim than I - haha I know it. Adipem Nothi wrote: Warning! Do not stab the damaged car. It will blow up and kill you. (wonder if this is intentional?) It's brilliant when it happens. I think it's not necessarily intentional, just how it used to work when knives used to damage LAVs. Stab all the things You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 816	Posted - 2014.08.13 21:47:00 - [166] - Quote Spademan wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Thinking I might skill MinScout. Knives are fun on the Gal, but a little more gank would help. Welcome to the Masochists Club. The numbers seem to be growing. I've had to counter several with my Ion pistol today. o/ mollerz wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Knifing Vehicles: Blowback working as intended: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2309926#post2309926 Funny how logibro suggests tanking your knifed suit to deal with the 500 damage an exploding vehicle doles out. What game does he play where a minja can tank 500 damage? And more so, isn't that what we are trying to avoid? My argument is that knives wouldn't blow the tank up. A competent minja would permanently disable it instead with surgical incisions Or just kill the mercs inside. Then hack. Then roll off cliff. Leveled up Min Scout to L4 today. Good timing. Fitted out an M/1 with Flesh Reaver's. Only at L3 Nova Knives. Went 10-7, spent first half of match in starter M-I fit with Breach Shotgun - pretty even KDR. Broke out the M/1 and got a six kill streak, five of which were the Reavers, one was Scrambler Pistolling a red shotgun scout. I thought about flashing knives but ... match too tight, too frantic, right next to Alpha and the supply depot. Sorry red scout bro. Fun was had. Need a 5x event desperately. Need to level - minja to 5 (1.2m SP) - Knives to 5 - Knife Proficiency to 5 - and now the freaking weapon enhancement skill or whatever it is gives you PRO damage mods. That's currently at 3. Then I am bringing PRO sidearm damage mods, a pistol (bolt or scrambler, not sure yet) and knives to Skirmish 24 / 7 to get gud. My Min scout is back - woot. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 824	Posted - 2014.08.15 16:51:00 - [167] - Quote Spademan wrote: Roner General wrote: Sc Ou TS r G a y LULZ xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 420 XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD tru ***********. Well played sir. Yes this was indeed genius. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.* ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 824	Posted - 2014.08.15 17:20:00 - [168] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Breaker of Hearts * Footage courtesy of Jadek Menaheim Also, it looks like something might be up with HD ... That large turret did not understand that it was being hit. lol WTH It did understand it was being hit didn't it? His readout said 0% damage at 1m. When he targeted elsewhere, it was 50% as it is supposed to be. Kudos for killing the driver though - hah! Adipem Nothi wrote: Also, need an easily recognized, pejorative replacement for the word "Swarms". Thinking ... * "Swarnings" * "Lukeswarms" * "Popcorn" In a sentence ... * It takes a full clip of Proto Swarnings to pop a parked Baloch. * It takes a full clip of Proto Lukeswarms to pop a parked Baloch. * It takes a full clip of Proto Popcorn to pop a parked Baloch. Might just go with ... "Warnings" * It takes three back-to-back Proto Warnings to pop an unoccupied BPO LAV. Swimps Swimp Launcher Proto Swimps LOL just read Matti's follow up - Schwarma's. Gorgeous. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 824	Posted - 2014.08.15 17:22:00 - [169] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Just found out none of my recordings have sound. EDIT: Here's a fun little moment I got when trying to take out an uplink. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdvyENw3lM4&feature=youtu.be Awesome. Deserved hate mail. Spademan wrote: One Eyed King wrote: I really have to stop running around knifing vehicles willy nilly. That gets me nowhere. No! You must continue until you take down one of each vehicle. That includes Dropships and their Assault counterparts. Lightning xVx set us some R 0 N 1 N goals not so long ago. One was to destroy a dropship whilst riding it. With REs of course, before the knife damage came back. Vids of this would be amazing. I would lament my lack of a capture device, but pretty sure said footage will never pass through my PS3 :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 828	Posted - 2014.08.15 19:33:00 - [170] - Quote Spademan wrote: noob cavman wrote: Spademan wrote: Cass Caul wrote: If I ever end up in the UK I need to get on a train so I can get to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch I swear those welsh are just taking the **. The valleys breed a strange sense of humour XD That they do... Wifey and me went to Snowdonia in 2012, took these Spademan wrote:** All they need to do now is let normal melee damage vehicles. This reminds me. Several times across the months I've pointed out to people that knives are not melee therefore melee mods don't affect knives. The other week I noticed the symbol for melee on the dropsuit readouts. I think this should be top of the list of hotfix delta. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 839	Posted - 2014.08.16 12:59:00 - [171] - Quote Appia Vibbia wrote: Spademan wrote: Where's Cross? We should get him to see if CCP will give us something special for 1000 pages. Everyone whose name is on the front page or has contributed at least 100 posts should receive a CreoDron Shotgun and an Ishukone Nova Knives BPO CCP - do eet, do eet nooooWWWW! You know Appia makes sense - look how much fun everyone is having with her AV knives! voidfaction wrote: Appia Vibbia wrote: Spademan wrote: Where's Cross? We should get him to see if CCP will give us something special for 1000 pages. Everyone whose name is on the front page or has contributed at least 100 posts should receive a CreoDron Shotgun and an Ishukone Nova Knives BPO Sounds good to me and I don't use either. AR/SMG scout here. I'm not skilled enough to use Shotgun or NK's S'ok,. I'm not skilled enough to use rifles. I scout :-o Holy f@ck guys I'm sorry, I'm in sarky cynic mode after reading that monstrosity of a vote out the CPM thread LOOL You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 839	Posted - 2014.08.16 12:59:00 - [172] - Quote Immortal John Ripper wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Spademan wrote: Where's Cross? We should get him to see if CCP will give us something special for 1000 pages. It at least deserves a mention on the blog. There's a blog? It's one nobody ever really reads. This is not true. This is where we go to pick up the free crap they give out from the newsletters! Spademan wrote: We'll make sure to include a sticky note saying "Please exclude John Ripper" You mean please exclude all Rippers :-p CCP - where is my 10x event? You do realise each week that goes by without one, the mutiplier doubles? Put them Omegas on the market - will pay real cash!! Do eeeet. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 839	Posted - 2014.08.16 13:02:00 - [173] - Quote Oh BTW saw Broker in Scouts United yesterday. Or Thursday. Thought would let you know. Coz TPLAK You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 839	Posted - 2014.08.16 13:46:00 - [174] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Holy f@ck guys I'm sorry, I'm in sarky cynic mode after reading that monstrosity of a vote out the CPM thread LOOL That CPM thread made me MAD I'm sure you read some of my responses on there. Democracy only works if you make it work. It's not something you do on cruise control. Yeah I did, I agree too, but the thing that gets me is how some of the CPM generally behave. It doesn't make me care for them. They don't do themselves any favours sometimes. But your points are valid. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 839	Posted - 2014.08.16 13:47:00 - [175] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Oh BTW saw Broker in Scouts United yesterday. Or Thursday. Thought would let you know. Coz TPLAK The forums are where it's at though. Speaking of which, to this day I still don't understand why they passed up the chance to call it the "Dust 51Forum" I've had that exact same thought. Hmm I didn't know what you meant. Now I think I do. Only really works verbally - prolly why ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 847	Posted - 2014.08.16 22:13:00 - [176] - Quote Cass Caul wrote: facepalm Duncan. No. cpm1 made their own site with their own blog because they're a bunch of self important little ****. Despite having an entire section of the forums ( https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=topics&f=1334 ) they need a platform where people can't disagree with them or call them out on their idiotic ideas and perspectives. You'd think it was Rhada that came up with the idea, but we know who really made it. Huh? What'd I do? Who made what? Eh? I'm almost as confused as I was in your alt thread :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.* ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 847	Posted - 2014.08.16 22:31:00 - [177] - Quote Right-wing Extremist wrote: mollerz wrote: man. I wish speed tanking could be a thing. There's just no way to knife without damps. End of an era. And also- knives are definitely louder, or the sound is coming through from behind. I can hear when people are charging, swining behind me. Pre-Charlie that was not the case. Or at least, not as prominent as it is now. That's reassuring. I thought I was just losing my touch but I've noticed people seem to be getting alerted too. Yup. Noticed the charging sound behind me just before Lorelei Zee cut me down...again :( Normally all I hear is that sort of truncated sounding stabby stab sound. It's like they touch a bit of software, and unlock code execution paths that were previously stuck behind a bug. Next tweak, knives will glow in the dark. Coz they would, right? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 847	Posted - 2014.08.16 22:32:00 - [178] - Quote Cass Caul wrote: protip: inserting yyy(X)(/X)yy Where X is u, i, b, or so Where ( ) is [ ] And Y is the spelling of a censored word circumvents the filter. Yeah cool huh. Atiim taught me that. Though I will be surprised if anyone who doesn't know understands what you just posted :-p [edit] interesting - I see Ghost got it. I must be being spectrum again :-/ Spademan wrote: Oh look who's back Big whoop. lol what the hell is that all about You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 848	Posted - 2014.08.17 08:38:00 - [179] - Quote 26m SP I can use a GEK :D All Cal suit fittings deleted. All bar two (AV + anti-blob 11K fits) Gal scout fittings deleted. - M-I cheapo fit - 2x cKC + IshNok + ScrP : 10K - M/1 Minja - IshNoks + ScrP, 2x cKC, 2x Enh. Sh. Ext., 1x Enh. Sidearm Damage Mod - M/1 EWAR - IshNoks + ScrP, 1x RA, 1x PD, 2x PE, 1x Enh Sh Ext. (had to make this fit mid-game as getting owned by cal scouts) - 'Neo' mk.0 - I don't go out in this. Dies just as fast as M/1 - M/1 kills just as good No room for equipment on anything. Minja is back. Forgot how hard it was. I've been using G/Cal as a crutch since the dropsuit command respec. Averaging a 1 KDR...yesterday's matches I came away with around 0.7 KDR. Gotta get gud...or accept I'm average and just have fun. Running solo not helping...meh. This is what I wanted LOL You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 851	Posted - 2014.08.17 15:40:00 - [180] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: I think it's taking a while for folks to click that a Gal scout can see Amarr and Min if they're un-dampened. Didn't think they could. I need to check the numbers and just auto-run EWAR at this rate. I'm getting nailed left right and centre. But I can't give up my kincats :( Anyway...saw an ak.0 in the wild today. Curious to know what he was running in slots coz it didn't look like HP mods. Was thinking what I would run. Hmmm...range amps, damps, damage mods. Yeah that'd do it with that crazy six kin ACR [edit] Checked protofits: 31.5 < 32.4 - no, Gal's can't seen undampened scouts. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 852	Posted - 2014.08.17 15:56:00 - [181] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: I think it's taking a while for folks to click that a Gal scout can see Amarr and Min if they're un-dampened. Didn't think they could. I need to check the numbers and just auto-run EWAR at this rate. I'm getting nailed left right and centre. But I can't give up my kincats :( Anyway...saw an ak.0 in the wild today. Curious to know what he was running in slots coz it didn't look like HP mods. Was thinking what I would run. Hmmm...range amps, damps, damage mods. Yeah that'd do it with that crazy six kin ACR [edit] Checked protofits: 31.5 < 32.4 - no, Gal's can't seen undampened scouts. Protofits failed to update bonuses (last I checked ... a few days back). Here are my maths: :: Presents Maths :: Protofits is right I think, shows the same figures for Gal on Min without the rounding...which is what I've failed to take into account. It's been said so many times, but I never realised what a big difference it makes. Basically, 32 == 32 means yes, Gal can see min and amarr. Ouch. I have to run proto if I wanna be even remotely off radar when Gals come out to play, and still run dual kincats. Cheers Shotty You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 853	Posted - 2014.08.17 20:17:00 - [182] - Quote Right-wing Extremist wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: GalScout Precision 32 dB - Max Passives 26 dB - Add cPE (1) 21 dB - Add cPE (2) Undampened Profiles (Uncloaked, ProtoCloaked) GA Scout - (27, 24) CA Scout - (27, 24) AM Scout - (32, 28) MN Scout - (32, 28) I'm guessing it takes 3 cDamps to get under Gal scan? Is it even possible to get under Amarr, then? EDIT: nvm, looked at spreadsheet. So 2 cDamp on ADV suit gets me under Gal... but yeah, must run proto to get under Amarr. gg CCP. You only need a single complex dampener to get under Gal's and Amarr's scans w/o PEs. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 858	Posted - 2014.08.18 21:03:00 - [183] - Quote I can't decide if I wanna buy Destiny when it comes out. I don't know why, but something makes me want to play it. Even though it was too easy (PvE at least) Maybe I just get drunk on the day it releases and accidentally press the purchase button. Problem solved. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 860	Posted - 2014.08.18 22:09:00 - [184] - Quote Spademan wrote: Cass Caul wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I can't decide if I wanna buy Destiny when it comes out. I don't know why, but something makes me want to play it. Even though it was too easy (PvE at least) Maybe I just get drunk on the day it release and accidentally press the purchase button. Problem solved. Wait till the black Friday sale, get it 2 months late at 40 dollars cheaper. This was my plan until someone insisted on buying it for me I might keep an eye out too, see if Amazon UK is stupid enough to do that. It's pre-selling here for -ú40. That's cheaper than the -ú50 I've seen it going for up to now. There are now Black Friday sales here in the UK, particularly online stores, so you never know. Hmm...TBH if I am gonna wait that long, may wait until Christmas. Likely cheaper. And if I'm gonna wait that long, be even cheaper in January. Right well that's settled - buying on 9th September :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 866	Posted - 2014.08.19 17:28:00 - [185] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Spademan wrote: Cass Caul wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I can't decide if I wanna buy Destiny when it comes out. I don't know why, but something makes me want to play it. Even though it was too easy (PvE at least) Maybe I just get drunk on the day it release and accidentally press the purchase button. Problem solved. Wait till the black Friday sale, get it 2 months late at 40 dollars cheaper. This was my plan until someone insisted on buying it for me I might keep an eye out too, see if Amazon UK is stupid enough to do that. It's pre-selling here for -ú40. That's cheaper than the -ú50 I've seen it going for up to now. There are now Black Friday sales here in the UK, particularly online stores, so you never know. Hmm...TBH if I am gonna wait that long, may wait until Christmas. Likely cheaper. And if I'm gonna wait that long, be even cheaper in January. Right well that's settled - buying on 9th September :-p -ú40=about Gé¼52+Gé¼3 shipping only comes to Gé¼5 cheaper than normal prices at local shops. Not really worth it if you ask me, can't justify spending more than Gé¼20-Gé¼25 Is that price on Ps3 or Ps4? PS3. Bungie site actually links directly to some shops - Amazon being one of them. We got Amazon Prime for their new streaming movie service just before they jacked the price up so it would arrive next day, for nothing, if I ordered it through them. But I agree - it's too much either way. PS4 game prices, generally, are ridiculous. Really puts me off getting another console...not that I need one...yet. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 868	Posted - 2014.08.19 19:21:00 - [186] - Quote Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: MY typical fit is simply 2x kin cats 1x PD, 2x comp shields, 1x enhanced, RS-90, Ishnoks, and ADV cloak Its fast enough for knifing, and no one has amarr scout yet so its still viable. 2 days ago... IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: ...saw an ak.0 in the wild today. Sure they do :) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 869	Posted - 2014.08.20 17:43:00 - [187] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: I saw a few as well. They're out there. Looking at his armour though I'm worried he's stacking range amps. Over the weekend saw more Min scouts than anything else. Yeah I was wondering what I would fit on that - he's not using any HP mods at all based on armour and shields. 2x RAs + 2x Damps, maybe 1x Damp 1x KC. 3x RAs even. Plus 2xPEs in the highs. With that proto rifle...wow. Spademan wrote: It's feels like the scouts are becoming balanced in terms of numbers on the field. I've been seeing more aCR's than anything else when it comes to weapons. Assault numbers are definitely up. Oh, and I've started trolling with a forge gun. Forge gun is one of the first weapons I used as a DUST freshman - still love it today even though don't use it much...and when I do use it it sure isn't for blowing up vehicles lol. No I don't camp-and-snipe either. IgniteableAura wrote: Here is my new A/V fit: Scout mk.057,690 Complex Sidearm Damage Modifier5,595 Complex Sidearm Damage Modifier5,595 Complex Sidearm Damage Modifier5,595 Complex Ferroscale Plates3,945 Complex Profile Dampener3,420 Complex Kinetic Catalyzer2,955 M209 Assault Submachine Gun7,935 Ishukone Nova Knives12,975 AV Grenade750 Cloak Field2,085 Remote Explosive1,500 ISK Estimated Cost:~ 110,040 Sub out av nades for flux when going against heavys, works wonders Put a PLC on that thing!! Adipem Nothi wrote: I must come clean. I just bought AUR. Following FanFest, I swore an oath to my betrayed and broken heart that I would not invest another dime in Dust. Today, I broke that promise. I still feel like shtty about it, but I'll tell you what I told myself prior to pressing "purchase" ... "... because Rattati's here now, and he's doing a damn good job." "... because it was only $20." "... because if I weren't playing Dust, I would've spent that without second thought on a sht used game." "... because despite its faults, Dust is fun, and I plan to be here until they pull the plug." But I will tell you, Brothers, the real reason why I've broken my promise: I want a Proto Minmatar Scout. And I want it naow. :: makes shame face :: :: activates 3-day active booster :: Amen brother. Personally I ~~will~~ may wait for an omega, but I'm with you. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 871	Posted - 2014.08.22 21:49:00 - [188] - Quote Spademan wrote: The bolt pistol has become fun. Really fun. It hasn't actually changed, I guess I just found my groove with it. It's now tied with the Flaylock for second favourite pistol. Looking forward to the Sidearm Balance. Fully skilled BP rocks at the right range my friend :) I can't remember who it was posted a vid just after it came out - might've been Cyrius - but they pulled off this long range shot whilst dodging the fine rifle. It was beautiful, and YUO CAN TOO!! :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 871	Posted - 2014.08.22 22:02:00 - [189] - Quote IgniteableAura wrote: @Duncan I cant shoot that the PLC worth a damn, so I never fit it. Plus I already have 3x sidearm dmg mods, so I like having something to kill infantry with when they come after me. Yup that's fair enough, but a true A/V fit would shirk ideas of merc kills and min/max on the AV side. Plus...PLC is real easy to hit big armoured things with ;-) That said, I tend to fit my A/V fits with kincats....but I think that might be coz I have a speed predilection and might need to get rid of that based on some of the protofits being bandied around in this new world (1.7) of scouts :-p One Eyed King wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Mollerz / Iggy Wouldn't it make more sense to keep the current layout and move CB to Highslot? I think what Mollerz was going for was the flexibility a LS has. You move CB to highs, you have one extra option. You move the slot to lows, now you can dampen, code break, add range, add CPU or PG for fitting issues etc. I like where Minjas are right now, so it doesn't matter to me one way or another to be honest, but I see where he is coming from. Maybe it's time to make certain modules (utility modules if you will) able to fit in either low or highs? There was a thread fairly recently (from Rattati I think) related to "why fit PG upgrades" ....some ideas around those and CPU upgrades since we're on the subject were "don't swap where you can put them, let them be put anywhere". Onwards and upwards - mid-slots coming next!!! Spademan wrote: Ugh, my first complaint is that bloody noise he's decided to put with it. Who hears that and thinks "Yeah, that's the kind of thing I want other people to hear" Edit: Also, I think he'd have a much better time of it if he actually put the bloody reticule ON the reds, rather than everywhere around and constant back and forth. Blow your whistles huh huh blow your whistles huh huh huh. To be fair, what you hear is the best part of the vid. IMHO of course, as always. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 871	Posted - 2014.08.22 22:11:00 - [190] - Quote mollerz wrote: I still think min scouts need a PG buff. ^^ quoted out of context of course but ^^ Matticus Monk wrote: The King is back! Posting another video 'exposing' a scout. That video was hilarious! At least the 5 minutes I could stomach watching.... I've never seen someone spray and pray so wildly before, man. Grab that firehose and spray that ** all over the place bro! Hose down that obejctive! Yeah, - there is some over there that needs some hosing too! Wait, hose the out of that dude! Don't forget to try to hose down those two reds at once - just move back and forth, you can't miss - unless they are lagging! Don't forget to wobble-hose down that wall to - there may be a scout somewhere on the other side of the map who may be hit by the random bullets spraying around (if he's not lagging!) This must be what it's like to crack an epic joke when your drunk buddy is trying to take a *. My dear friend Matti - this may quite possibly be the funniest thing you've yet said. No words I can say can express what I feel...when reading this....it's just too damn funny. I just...loleth You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.* ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 871	Posted - 2014.08.22 22:28:00 - [191] - Quote Spademan wrote: Cass Caul wrote: Interrupting duncan before he makes a QPLAK Yes...yes...the record shall ne'er be broken. I'm drunk and run out of steam - still on page 1025 - damn you guys talk a lot. Besides - isn't the record a O(cto)PLAK? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 871	Posted - 2014.08.22 22:34:00 - [192] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Spademan wrote: Cass Caul wrote: Interrupting duncan before he makes a QPLAK Yes...yes...the record shall ne'er be broken. I'm drunk and run out of steam - still on page 1025 - damn you guys talk a lot. Besides - isn't the record a O(cto)PLAK? Yup, but QPLAK can become the other QPLAK which can then become a SPLAK and so on. I feel I may be more concerned with this than any person should. What you mean like a Q-¦PLAK? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 875	Posted - 2014.08.22 23:48:00 - [193] - Quote Spademan wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Who wants a space pimp mobile? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zZCIzQYp9A Dat hot tub :D Oh dayum Nah, eight-seater hot-tub? These aren't the bubbles you're looking for. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 877	Posted - 2014.08.23 06:28:00 - [194] - Quote mollerz wrote: Cass Caul wrote: mollerz wrote: Yep what you witnessed was amazingly rare restraint of the permafallen to let the remaining clones box it out. You must have also seen the triple horned unicorn running around too because there is always an idiot that spawns in and ends for his team. I hate this so much. Back in the day* when Ambush matches we close a good 80% of the time it was always like, "we can win this, you just have to not spawn in. No one spawn in/ No one spawn in." that mantra hoping those dipshit blue dots understood how the game worked anytime before mid march 2013 to be honest- If I was on a blueberry idiot team I ended it for them so I wouldn't have to wait out and suffer for even one more second the one lone idiot at the edge of the map to get done wacking off. But I am smart enough to see when my team needs every edge they can get cause it is that close. To many morons in this game, and CCP does nothing to improve their player base ignorance even as they don't protect them from themselves. Makes it so less tactical as usual. thumbs up! I am sorry for being a dipshit blue dot moron. I've always wondered what's happening at zero clones and the game continuing, but you're not actually allowed to spawn in if you're terminated - how exactly does this work? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.* ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 877	Posted - 2014.08.23 07:15:00 - [195] - Quote Spademan wrote: Right-wing Extremist wrote: @Iggy Oh don't get me wrong - I go broke running ADV, I won't be a 'protostomper'. I wasn't here for the PC isk faucet, so I doubt I'll ever get rich enough for that. And my gun game sucks. Hey, not all of us made our money through that broken mechanic, some of us used old fashioned effort. Blood, toil, tears and sweat. Good honest hard work. Not me though, I got mine with the Uprising refund. Yup. 120m ISK from that, still sitting on 75m coz I'm a cheap-ass. Even funded a pilot alt some ADS's to the tune of 10m. And I know this isn't even that much. mollerz wrote: Spademan wrote: mollerz wrote: That's tankalese.. Minjas speak underdoggin. I have absolutely no idea what that means. Such as you speaking Spadish and me only speaking Mollish Spaddish You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.* ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 877	Posted - 2014.08.23 07:46:00 - [196] - Quote hfderrtgvcd wrote: came back from vacation today to see 1641 notifications. I'm willing to bet at least 1000 are from here. really like delta from the little I've played although the burst hmgs have wtfbbq'd me more than I'd like to admit. Welcome back....to the future. How is Delta? Do tell ;-) PS. We also hit 1000 pages and 20K posts. You gotta check out post 20K. It is a thing of beauty. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 887	Posted - 2014.08.23 16:54:00 - [197] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Cross Atu wrote: So, my support thread has taken a bit of a turn in the last few pages and there's some talk of making Logistics the 'lighter' of the two medium frames. Obviously I thought of you folks, anyone care to weigh in on such notions either here or there? Cheers, Cross Thought I'd say something here instead of wade into a thread I haven't and won't read all of and don't have the general context of what they want fixed but.... Making logis quicker? Not gonna help as TechMech says. You're supposed to be supporting, which means you only need to be as fast as non-scouts. So here's a crazy idea which you can flame. What if Logis got a boost to resistances and / or HP based on their proximity to other non-logi / scouts in their squad? i.e. those they are supporting? To keep them alive longer if that's the issue they're facing. Each assault / heavy in the squad contributes to the boost. Keep your squad alive longer, live longer yourself. That can't be abused but solves a durability problem...if that is the problem. Not sure of the logistics of implementing this even if it was a good idea (see what I did there?) Lots and lots "top slayers" were running Logi prior to the Assault buff. Some (perhaps most) have since switched to Assault, but give them resistances ... atop 1000 HP? They'd revert in a heart beat. Or so I suspect :-) This is why I say they get a boost from the assaults and heavies. And only those. One logi in a squad gets up to a 5x boost. Two logis - 4x boost. Proximity is also a factor. It only works if you run with non-logis. Don't see how the bonus would benefit slayer logis. I attempted to solve that with the mechanics. Perhaps it would only kick in when not holding a gun. But that starts getting ~~silly~~ more and more complex. The simple mechanics are the best. But perhaps like you said - better left to the experts. I just like throwing ideas out there sometimes. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 890	Posted - 2014.08.24 07:28:00 - [198] - Quote Spademan wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Spademan wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Googled my IRL name, google defines it as "Defender of Mankind" I just narrowed down your name to 16 possible candidates. Assuming you're male, I can bring that number down to 9. 2nd clue, Gaelic version of a Greek name. Got it. I'd make a decent stalker. Lol - so I decided to get in on the stalking action too and in the list of names, my name came up - how weird is that...I stalked myself. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 890	Posted - 2014.08.24 07:29:00 - [199] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: Cass Caul wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Those ZNs are better than people make them out to be. Prof 3 now so maybe that makes a difference but I've been charge double swiping sentinels and commandos a lot. ADV knives are amazing, a charged shot will usually 1 shot a heavy unless they're very well tanked. Are you using sidearm damage mods? because Base * number of knives * charge multiplier * proficiency * min-scout bonus = 160 * 2 * 2.5 * 1.15 * 1.25 = 1150 ZN-28's don't one-shot Sentinels Is there a headshot multiplier? Yes there is a headshot multiplier - previously rumoured but confirmed recently in a feedback thread. Think it was 1.5x. But yeah...should be a neck multiplier in my opinion. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 890	Posted - 2014.08.24 07:36:00 - [200] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: 90's guy FTW Born 95' That makes me a Millennium kid right (Technically? Since I was only alive for 5 years in the 90's?) Damnit How many of you could have been my kids consoles Llast S'ok Llast, I was born in 1973. You have company. Don't let these whipper-snappers get you down. TPLAK! ( I tried not to but the quoting system here is dumb) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 899	Posted - 2014.08.24 17:19:00 - [201] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Spademan wrote: A group of assholes decided they'd go and DDOS PSN. Not just them either, WoW and LoL got hit too. Precisely what do these people hope to accomplish? Steal credit card info? Thought that Denial of Service was just a bombardment (?) If a bot attempts to visit a website several times per second, and 10,000 brother bots are simultaneously doing the same task, the target website's server(s) will become overwhelmed and unresponsive to legitimate visitors. Yup, that's DDoS. I'm a programmer, and we've DDoS'ed ourselves before with poorly thought out execution. That said, I think you can get computers to behave in a way they aren't supposed to when they are under heavy load, so you never know. One hack can often lead to the next. I too have been having trouble logging into PSN today...they're probably just trying to make us go outside. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 899	Posted - 2014.08.25 09:39:00 - [202] - Quote voidfaction wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Immortal John Ripper wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Lol, I got on Biomassed. This is fun. Try not to sound like an idiot now that all ears are on you. How did I do? Very good job. Yay two shouts for the Barber Shop - nice one Ghostie! :) >> the minmatar scout is no longer horrendously underpowered :( http://imgur.com/OeEaLMy,fIninjO#0 http://imgur.com/OeEaLMy,fIninjO#1 Gal has a light weapon plus side, both at proto, and can fit some equipment Min has two side-arms, one proto, one ADV, and no room for squat all else :( Don't know what they look like at standard and advanced, but that for me is still a massive issue. Admittedly I think the minnie needs to be going out with some EWAR, which reduces the problem somewhat as EWAR is CPU heavy, but it should be able to do better than this shouldn't it? Bolt Pistol Great for scouts using a close range main. I skilled all the way into it because it has the longest range of all side-arms and complements shotgun shield damage with armour damage. That said, interestingly enough I don't use it any more coz I think I will forever be in love with the scrambler pistol LOL. That and most of my engagements are close range and the Bolt really isn't any good up close and personal. Logis Touching on the logi debate, Cross if you read this, I will again mention my wildcard idea (#3 below) of situational damage resists for logis seeing as I did apparently understand some of the problem context originally when you asked :) Logis 1. area denial 2. area shielding (new mechanic / item(s)) 3. squad-based damage resists (assaults + heavies in squad and in proximity grant resistance bonus) 4. mobile CRU abilities (this sounds very interesting) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 908	Posted - 2014.08.25 15:22:00 - [203] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: moaning about MinScout PG Minmatar Scout can perform in PC now. It's a huge step up. I actually think it's one of the best scout suits for outside point assault now. Since it has a great base hack speed, it's fantastic for taking points. I can be damped and hack a point in very little time. I have a suit made that places links outside of the point, cloaks up, and then slowly moves up. I wait until I see my chance, and then sprint up to the objective and hack it. Once the hack is off, they are on the defense. It takes so long to counter hack, that it doesn't matter if I get killed. I can spawn back in and kill them on the re-hack. It's great for forcing people to pull people back to defend objectives. However, it doesn't compare to the Gal scout for City Assault. Gal scout still has more armor and staying power. It's by no means as powerful a suit as the Gal Scout, but it is viable in PC again, which is a HUGE step up. EDIT: That first scout isn't even damped. Hell NEITHER scout is damped. Try this suit for the Minmatar Scout 2x Complex Shields 1x Complex Mybo Duvolle Specialist Shotgun Basic SMG Basic Flux F/45 RE Ishukone Cloak 2x Damp 1x Complex Speed I don't care about the basic sidearm, it's a finisher, nothing more. This suit has enough speed, health, and damps to do it's job, with RE's and Shotgun making up most of it's killing potential. This is the suit I use in PC. I would use a complex precision over the Mybo, but I don't have precision to V yet Re: neither scout being dampened: I made the fits to make the point - put 2x kincats on both to keep their intent relatively equal. Dampen them both, don't dampen either: the minnie is underpowered. 81 PG versus 97. That's a 20% difference. But...I am glad you are now using it in PC at least! Cheers! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 910	Posted - 2014.08.25 19:32:00 - [204] - Quote hfderrtgvcd wrote: Haerr wrote: Cass Caul wrote: Terrible players have terrible ideas. Let's make the swarm launcher lock on to heavies! XD FTFY Awesome idea haha. Title: Give Schwarma launcher an additional role to make them more viable We all know heavies are walking tanks - the amount of HP they waddle around in is insane. Due to the way the swarm launcher works, they should also be able to lock onto a heavy. Heavies have no natural counter - we need to make one. What better option than a weapon that also is useful as AV. CCP - please consider this for hotfix delta. Those heavies need putting down. I don't have the balls to post it up in GD as a genuine sounding idea. The forums scare me. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 910	Posted - 2014.08.25 19:33:00 - [205] - Quote Immortal John Ripper wrote: mollerz wrote: The CPM having an NDA.. actually CCP having a DUST NDA is kind of silly, but I digress. There shouldn't be an NDA for the CPM to worry about. Especially after game launch. It is so utterly ridiculous on a legal level. The CPM should have the same information as we do. Any information they get from CCP should be able to be freely shared to the player base. That is just common sense. That is how a CPM would be effective, and hell.. even make ***** sense. The way this little circle jerk setup works is so fuckin absurd it defies a lack of common sense. It's like a common sense black hole of full positive feedback idiocy. I agree with this. If CCP has a terrible idea, they should be told it is terrible before diverting serious resources to said idea. Told by who? CPM? LOL! Don't make me laugh. If how cpm worked, we would not have the problems we had since game launched. We need full disclosure. CPM can still play their role in talking to ccp... But the player base needs to know what is going on with clear details and answers. CCP makes me feel like it is the kind of company who would run an omega booster sale 1 week before announcing the servers are shutting down. I am sure I am not the only one who has these feelings. Trust and faith was lost in many loyal players at fanfest and ccp has not done anything to regain that trust/faith. I think being honest for once would point them in the right direction. Yeah it is a pretty silly thing to have. What are they protecting? It's just silly. Worse, it allows ppl to use the "great ** on it's way, can't tell you what coz NDA" speech. CPM, if you're listening, never say this :) noob spaceman wrote: mollerz wrote: That's actually a good point, Iggy. Just for fun, I went an deployed on Europe's servers yesterday. I tried Asia but the wait times were so long I just gave up. Points of interest in playing in Europe: There was never a wait time to get into a match. Every single time I hit go I waited a few seconds to deploy and went into match. Everyone uses KB/M. Every single match was the worst strafe fest I ever saw. And it was quite unnatural. In gun game I was getting wrecked because there is just plain no way to strafe that fast even with the DS4 and disregarding aim altogether. I know we all see this from time to time in NA servers, and it's kind of like wut. But when you are faced with every player doing it it becomes kind of hilarious. It's like a different game over there. So I put on a knife suit with 3 complex kin cats and went to town. That is when I went positive. I think my high latency (I'm west coast USA) and sheer speed overwhelmed people and I plainly ran up to heavies and logis alike and mowed them down. I guess the way matches work in Europe- to kill backpedal speed would cripple that entire player base,and I can kind of now see why there is hesitation. I guess dust is what it is, and I kind of lost hope that it'd get more sophisticated. As a euro bro the only true master race I have to say moley is indeed correct. Huge amount of kbm or die users here but ehh you get used to it. More fun to jump on the na server though. So many of you stand still to shoot at me. Its adorable :3 This...is interesting. I'm in the UK so assume most of the time, especially as I run mostly solo, I'm on the EU servers. I used to use KB/M, coz it makes sense for an FPS. But then I switched to DS3 see what it was like, and actually do better now with controller. I'm better with controller for shotgun (and probably NKs), and rifles I think I would do better with a KB/M. But I can't be arsed to take the PS3 into the other room where I can actually use a mouse properly. Never knew this was a thing though. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 928	Posted - 2014.08.27 17:13:00 - [206] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Charles EWAR updated to reflect bugged CalScout range vs intended CalScout range. Good ******* spot that man that posted about this having tested over and over. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 936	Posted - 2014.08.28 17:14:00 - [207] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: I only ever cap one toon per SP event, have a life/job etc. Since I've now hit 30 mil SP on my main, I'm tempted to use my vehicle alt, last time I checked (pre FF) she had 14 mil SP. I rolled Proto Rail and Blaster HAV (both maddy and gunni) for PC and also had ADS though not protod out. Missiles I only have at ADV. Might do some party vehicles if anyone wants a ride. I make no promises regarding your safety as I am out of practise. Like, 6 months out of practise. If you see someone named Droit du Signeur in NN that's me. I would love to dump so SP into my main to take you guys out for a spin. Maybe I just get on my pilot alt more often. Like Bayeth, you will be putting your life into your hands, but we can have fun can't we? I figure running skirmish maps and taking a squad round and round all the points. Chances are you'll be bailing out before we get there as I have a habit of dying to turret fire a lot. I would advise non-proto suits only. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 936	Posted - 2014.08.28 17:15:00 - [208] - Quote mollerz wrote: All this talk about vehicles got me thinking I'd like to join in.. so I had created an alt for my little brother a year ago or so jus tin case dust got to be bad ass he'd have a toon to grab. But sadly, since that isn't happening I may as well tap into it. 12.2 mil unused SP! Any tips on wha tI could do with that with vehicles? I never even looked at the vehicles skill tree. I started getting the hang of flying a derpship... but how is ADS to ADS combat? lame or good? They are quite costly I saw. It's pretty hard to get anything on target. Even the vids I've seen show good pilots taking forever to take out another pilot. Cass Caul wrote: Line Harvest is probably the best map to practice dropship piloting. You can use the pipes and table top to refine your skills by trying to fly under them. you can get really technical and try flying underneath the trapezoid buildings And there are always forge gunners to practice dodging those as well. Ghost Kaisar wrote: Still can't land well though. My typical landing consists of slamming into a wall with hardeners on and jumping out. Speed > Style when trying to deploy in PC In PC, that's the second best way to do it. The best way is for the dedicated ADS pilot to drop you off without slowing down. aka the hot-drop Again, check vids of ppl doing this, looks hard to get timing right but damn good fun. PLAK PLAK You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 942	Posted - 2014.08.29 18:43:00 - [209] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: Regular Dev posts in here? Hey Quil!! [CynicMode] No not regular. More...rarely - depending on hotfix statuses. Only since June this year...and only since there's only one or two left......and only since moved to the Locker Room LOL. [/CynicMode] Bayeth Mal wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: Regular Dev posts in here? Yeah they finally all pitched in and got one of them a PS3. I LOL'ed inside. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 946	Posted - 2014.08.30 14:58:00 - [210] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Llast 326 wrote: voidfaction wrote: I will tell you when you pull the trigger stuff comes out the end of it. If you pull it really fast the stuff comes out quicker. If you pull it really really fast you can burn yourself. So don't pull it to fast. I'm just gonna wait for King to respond to this I suppose I could point out that with a touch of lubrication, you can pull it really really fast without burning yourself. That is what I hear though. From a friend. You can get another device to pull it automatically. With enough lube! Quick, slow, quick quick, slow, all at the turn of a dial. Just don't do it with wet hands...electrical burns are worse. ~King's friend Bayeth Mal wrote: Meanwhile, in Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEsZkTTgydc TETTA! too funny My wife thinks that's a Brit...but I hear the Aussie accent. I can understand her confusion though. BAMM HAVOC sounds like a South African to me. I guess we all sound alike to the North Americans HAHA. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 952	Posted - 2014.09.04 19:30:00 - [211] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: FYI Getting hitched Saturday! Traveling tomorrow through September 13th. Intend to check in on you Bastards when possible. She completely ignored our suggestions and selected Playa del Carmen. Bermuda was a close second, Sinboto :-) o7 holy **** dude. Good one! Congratulations!! Happy Days You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 952	Posted - 2014.09.04 19:49:00 - [212] - Quote Cass Caul wrote: http://determinismsucks.net/Puppies%26Pawprints.pdf FTFY :) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 955	Posted - 2014.09.08 17:03:00 - [213] - Quote XD J0LLY You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 955	Posted - 2014.09.09 20:58:00 - [214] - Quote Haerr wrote: Immortal John Ripper wrote: bump lol, I'll go ahead and nominate this bump as the most necessary bump ever. :-) I Am Duncan Idaho and I approve this bump You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 958	Posted - 2014.09.17 07:20:00 - [215] - Quote Spademan wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Spademan wrote: Just so you know, Sidearm numbers are being posted tomorrow. Nice I hope they don't Flaylock the Flaylock even more I can't see them flaylocking the flaylock any more than it's already been flaylocked, I'm more concerned about the Smg getting flaylocked. Of course it'd also be pretty bad if the flaylocked got unflaylocked to much, or else we might be back in the days of the flaylock. There's a point when if you use a word in a sentence to much is starts to lose its meaning. I think I passed that with the third use of flaylock. You're a flaylock One Eyed King wrote: I have been to too many funerals myself. They are always rough. On a slightly related note, lets talk about this: o{ }o{ }o Am I the only one that looked at this and saw the open mandibles of two giant insects bearing down on me? Or a couple TMNT mousers? Scary. Possibly. I suspect I may be the only one that looked at this and saw a human centipede. hfderrtgvcd wrote: IMO the bolt pistol is a terrible weapon. It has a pitiful dps, terrible damage per clip, and a really slow rof, making it useless in 1v1s. It's only really useful at picking off low hp suits that haven't noticed you from range, as moody does in his video. 9/10 times a magsec or a scrambler pistol would serve you better. If you're hesitant to buff damage or rof, a headshot bonus combined with lower falloff should probably do the trick. I disagree. The bolt pistol is a very useful weapon. Use a shotgun for close up 1 v 1. The bolt pistol is a great side to run with shotty due to its range. I think it's as good as the scrambler pistol from the armour bonus perspective. But within 15m or so...it's terrible. Either close that gap and use SG, or increase it. That said, I haven't used it for a while because I'm always gonna be in love with the scrambler, even since the RoF stealth nerf. Gotta get those headshots yo. Speaking of headshots - and maybe this is just me being slow - anyone ever noticed how much easier it is to get them when you're higher than your opponent? I mean it kind of makes sense when you think about it - but it's not something I would've realised. Scrambler pistol from a rooftop is ridiculous haha. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 958	Posted - 2014.09.17 07:34:00 - [216] - Quote Does anybody know the differences between destiny on PS3 versus PS4? Are there any? Does it play better on PS4, look better, etc etc.? Looking at buying it, but thinking of holding off until a) I can afford a PS4 (Jan sales then), b) a more balanced concensus has been reached of the game, and c) will there be anything to do in it in a week's time for all the level 25+ doods. I'm already slightly concerned that they're running an event that only allows level 25 to play it. WTF. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 958	Posted - 2014.09.17 07:37:00 - [217] - Quote Missed out on a QPLAK there. Never mind. TPLAK You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 962	Posted - 2014.09.17 21:33:00 - [218] - Quote Spademan wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Take some pictures or notes and forward them to Rattati. Pictures could be troublesome, I don't believe I have a device capable. I might have an old underwater camera buried somewhere around here... You play DUST underwater? How the hell do you keep your playstation dry? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 963	Posted - 2014.09.18 06:44:00 - [219] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Assumption: Assault Lite is making a comeback. Proposition: Double the movement penalty of plates on Scouts. Who is opposed? Who is in favor? In favour ... of making assault suits do assaulting better than scout suits. Can't believe this reasoning still needs to be said. Those of you with some sort of violent opposition to balance - why? Do you have other reasons (read: ulterior motives) to keep things as they are? It can't be you don't have enough skill points to skill back into assault since you went FotM scout can it? You're not idiots and you must understand this - you're just choosing to ignore it. sharpens blades You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 965	Posted - 2014.09.18 14:50:00 - [220] - Quote Appia Nappia wrote: Pub-tastic failure wrote: Can't believe this reasoning still needs to be said. Those of you with some sort of violent opposition to balance - why? Do you have other reasons (read: ulterior motives) to keep things as they are? It can't be you don't have enough skill points to skill back into assault since you went FotM scout can it? You're not idiots and you must understand this - you're just choosing to ignore it. check out the myriad of places I've said it: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2215389#post2215389 https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1958697#post1958697 (Props to our lost brother Marauder here) https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1861561#post1861561 https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2276997#post2276997 https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2180578#post2180578 With the power creep in the form of HP, the shotgun just keeps getting worse. It was fine when a second shot could kill from within optimal range, but when there are Assault suits out there that will survive 2 shots from optimal and a 3rd shot from 10m away Tell ya what, I'll take an armor plate nerf to scouts the same time the Allotek Breach Shotgun and OHKO a proto Assault Suit. I'm trying to understand your argument, but reading all the links to other stuff you posted, that I have to read and understand out of context, isn't helping me. You've also linked to discussion from pre-1.8. That and the pissy attitude...guess I should've expected it but regardless, it doesn't help you, and it doesn't help me. You've never done it directly to me before and I guess I'm a little butt-hurt to be directly on the receiving end ;-) I suspect you probably don't care because I don't get it and you do, and you're not the sort to be patient with ppl and explain things to them in simpler terms. That's ok but for the love of god, don't be an arse about it. Anyway, because you're a scoutly bastard and I love the scoutly bastards, let me ask my question perhaps more specifically, in case you've answered a different one. How is a scout suit that can brick-tank with penalties small enough that they assault better than an assault suit balanced? Or, are you saying they can't do that better? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1002	Posted - 2014.11.29 08:59:00 - [221] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: LeGoose wrote: Sooo KTB just posted a wonderful new video. If you can't stand him just watch the first 90 seconds. It reminds me of his old really dumb videos and his stupidity makes the video hilarious. Dust 514 - The truth about rate of fire: http://youtu.be/bd0bsc8P3Cs Clicking one of his videos is like intentionally rick rolling urself without the joy of the tune. JOLLY! Oh and - the joy of the tune? You....like Rick Astley? 80s child. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1039	Posted - 2014.12.14 15:38:00 - [222] - Quote dzizur wrote: quick question scouts. Is 'neo' scout mk.0 (got lvl 3 in minmatar scouts) a better hacker than a scout gk.0 ? I'm talking about filling all lows with complex hacking modules As Vitantur already said, yes. Bear in mind, coz I can't tell from how you worded your question whether you realise, that any minmatar scout suit will benefit fully from the min scout dropsuit skill. So your +15% hack speed bonus from L3 minscout skill will apply to all min scout suits. Not just the Neo. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1064	Posted - 2014.12.15 20:56:00 - [223] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: Got three kincats on my Minja, don't ask me how, I'm loving it. This is your Minja: Sup I'm gonna stab you. o7 This is your Minja stacking kincats: WAZUP BOY I TOOK OUT YOUR ENTIRE SQUAD HEY LOOK HEAVY GET FLANKED HEVIEZ MINJA RULES **** THOSE AMARR MAN WANKERS HEY LOOK A HACKER BOOOOM NOW YOU DEAD HOW YOU LIKE MY RE MOFO HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! KILL THAM ALLLLLL Speaking of assault lites... I paid for a respec recently (GOD YES I KNOW! :-o ) but damn am having fun in this game atm. Got rid of gal and cal L5 scout dropsuit trees, and specced all the way into min scout and gal assault. I wanted the assault suit to try out being an assault, to give me an alternative play style, but also because I wanted to see what it was like to be a "Scout heavy". So I made some fits with PEs, PDs, KCs, and a shotgun. I've got to try it a little more often to really get a feel for it, but it seems ok except for the range - the range blows and can make it pretty tough (though 1.10 might make that less of an issue) Stats: ADV - 538 eHP - 9.18 m/s sprint - 27 Precision - 24 Profile PRO - 538 eHP - 9.18 m/s sprint - 24 Precision - 20 Profile Obviously you can switch EWAR mods for HP mods for more tank, but on paper those give non-dampened scouts a run for their money. What do you guys think? If you saw those stats on paper and didn't know what type of suit it was, how would it compare to true scouts and faux asslite scouts? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1066	Posted - 2014.12.15 21:12:00 - [224] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: It seems like the Assault is better off. For a scout to get that much tank, they have to sacrifice the profile. While you don't get near the profile, or range, you still get all that tank, which seems to be more of a factor than the other things, while being harder, though not impossible, to scan. Let us know how it plays. Also, that was ballsy to get rid of your Gal Scout and go for the Minja. Hah yeah well Minja was my first ever suit, and for some reason I only ever took it to L4. Decided I would no longer chase the best scout and go with the one that is most fun and nostalgic....happens to be the hardest LOL. When it's fun it's awesome, but a lot of games I do pretty bad. But those knife kills...... Anyway got 3.8m SP sitting around waiting...can't decide on whether to get PRO plasma cannon (coz I like trolling around in an Amarr Logi when the team gots no uplinkers) or go for a combat rifle...or maybe something else.....dunno...decisions decisions lol. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1068	Posted - 2014.12.16 07:16:00 - [225] - Quote Vitantur Nothus wrote: TritusX wrote: Any good, cheap Minja fits out there for your lowly minja scrub with no passives o/ Tritus If I were shooting for cheap, I'd start matches running ... Scout M-1 (21k) PW: Combat Rifle SW: ZN-28s HS: Enh Shields (x2) LS: Cmp Damp, Cmp KinCat EQ: Std Cloak, [Empty] GR: [Empty] ... but the second I got the "you've been scanned" message, I'd drop the Cmp KinCat for an Enh Damp. Cmp Damp + Enh Damp puts you at 20 dB, which is just below GA Logi Non-Focused Scans. If you can't fit cloak yet but are in the mood for low-cost shanking, I'd recommend something like: Scout M-1 (25k) PW: ZN-28s SW: Breach SMG HS: Enh Shields, Cmp Sidearm Dmg LS: Cmp KinCat, Bsc PG Upgrade EQ: A-19 Active Scanner, Compact Hive GR: Flux @TritusX I like running around in this for ~21K: M-I scout - Ishukone Nova Knives - 2x complex kinetic catalyzers - T-12 Ion Pistol It's about as paper as it gets, but I sometimes break that out when team is getting rolled to conserve ISK and perhaps get one or two NK kills...or get us out of the redline with a quick hack across the field. Die a lot though. [edit] What's also nice is if you manage to kill a proto suit - pity the risk / reward ISK-wise isn't better in the game, but it is what it is :) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1088	Posted - 2014.12.18 21:17:00 - [226] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: Llast 326 wrote: One Eyed King wrote: So what would be the point in ever running Minmatar except as the occasional speed hacking suit? Same as now Just being more Badass than the other scouts But I wreck people in my caldari scout! Look at my cold, feeling less face as the void feeling comes. Slash, Slash. +50 Slash, Bang +50 Either way, I love it. No no, he really does means more badass, coz: Slash, +50, Slash, +50 <---------- heavy and his logi BTW Slash, +50 :: Sprints 100m in 9s :: Vitantur Nothus wrote: Racial knives are only one piece of the puzzle. There's more to come ... * Requires Range Extenders to be moved to high slot. Love? Hate? Thoughts? Aren't range extenders worthless now? I certainly don't go near em :) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1088	Posted - 2014.12.18 21:19:00 - [227] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Spademan wrote: By the way, it does no damage whatsoever. None. At all. But it has a cool snowball look on the projectiles. Explosion needs some work though. Also, it's a mass driver No damage at all This is my kind of weapon Gonna go snowball me some HAVs These are DUST items, instead of EVE items? Might be awesome fun. Logis can keep heavy's HMGs from overheating by spamming snowballs at them. But hit them in the face and they're blind. One Eyed King wrote: Vitantur Nothus wrote: What do you guys think of reducing squad size to 4? It might make Pubs just a little more easy. Plus it makes sense for PC so you don't have those odd squad numbers, but having not played, I don't know whether that will be much of a difference or not. Putting the quad into squad haha Yeah I'd be for this, but I'm biased. It used to be four didn't it? Then they bumped it to six and we had QQ about it being easier to reach the orbital threshold....... You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1089	Posted - 2014.12.18 21:25:00 - [228] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: Minmatar: Jagged Blades 'Tetanus' Nova Knives You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1089	Posted - 2014.12.18 22:00:00 - [229] - Quote Vitantur Nothus wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: Amarr: ???? Daggers? Any ideas for names? Amarr: Sacrificial Dagger crysknife https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1104484#post1104484 Suspect this was you? Not the first time the idea has been suggested :) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1089	Posted - 2014.12.18 22:03:00 - [230] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: Regarding scout bonuses, assuming all have a knife bonus, or knives get a straight buff instead: All scouts get damp bonus plus Min- hacking Am- precision Cal- scan range Gal- cloak duration Dampening is crucial to all scouts. Passive scanning is still useful and scouts are still the best at it with the bonuses. I think cloak duration would be good. Cloaks are a defining scout feature. What do you all think? Sorry I do not think cloaks should be a requirement for a viable scout. Stealth should be, and should be a player skill. Call me old skool. Personally I hate the silly things ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1093	Posted - 2014.12.19 07:13:00 - [231] - Quote This community. Elite and dangerous. Love you all You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1093	Posted - 2014.12.19 07:56:00 - [232] - Quote voidfaction wrote: 4 names that let me know im going to die a lot when against. Jolly Rog3r Frost Kitty G3n0c1d3 < not sure of spelling LighniningV < again not sure of spelling Not saying most of you don't make it hard on me just those are the 4 that have really punished me enough in a single match to stick in my poor memory. * Lightning xVx I can remember a guy from What The French way back when I started playing in open beta. Would always blap me with a shotgun. Can't remember his name but he made me wanna git gud Vitantur Nothus wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdfFnTt2UT0&feature=youtu.be Love watching these things. Mmmmmm Domi. THEY SHALL NEVER TAKE MY DOMINIX Quote: Shotty imposter on the loose Quil is back? Hey Quil I would be 99% sure Vitantur is Shotty if I were to see some paraphrasing. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1093	Posted - 2014.12.19 07:57:00 - [233] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: Completely off subject, but does IGS seem dead to anyone? Haven't noticed....saw him post a few weeks back - but it's not like I keep an eye out for his stuff. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Personally, I would prefer Min Scout always keep the knife bonus, no matter what. It's what I play this game for. I don't want it tinkered with or cheapened by handing off to other scouts. That's just my opinion though, I won't fight it if that's what everybody wants. This. Also what I play min scout for. Varoth Drac wrote: Vitantur Nothus wrote: If all knives were wielded equally, I suspect there'd be little reason to run MinScout People don't just use Min scouts for the knives, though they naturally make good knife suits, apart from the lack of damp bonus. The hack bonus and speed/stamina are great. Some of us do. Every time I fit the suit, don the suit, and die in it, I am thinking of plunging the hot glowing blades into the back of an unsuspecting heavy. Or a scout on scout knife duel. Had a few of those recently - always a pleasure. I can take out any suit in the game if I play my cards right and the sense of satisfaction in ploughing through one or two (rarely, even more) proto suits in a squad (I'm always in ADV) can't be beaten. The hack speed is great don't get me wrong, but it's not on my mind when I put the suit on. Not sure how to give all scouts knives (even though my head says it would make sense) and not kill the Minja. After all, unless we can come up with an alternative, a weapon is for killing, and DPS is king inside 1.5m. Bayeth Mal wrote: This is true, it's only the min scouts here I see complaining. The ones I've met in game or in my alliance are fine and don't know what the fuss is about. Clearly it is not true. Some of us do, some don't. It's a personal preference. I will bet those you've met in game or in your alliance don't use knives effectively. TL;DR The knife bonus is what makes the min scout unique and useful (combined with the stamina and speed). PC may be a different kettle of fish. Are we still doing this? TPLAK You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1093	Posted - 2014.12.19 11:13:00 - [234] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: Completely off subject, but does IGS seem dead to anyone? Haven't noticed....saw him post a few weeks back - but it's not like I keep an eye out for his stuff I believe you are mistaken, I said IGS, not IWS. You are correct, I thought I read IWS. My bad. However...assuming the only way you could possibly know I was mistaken is because "IGS" is not a person, what is IGS? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1093	Posted - 2014.12.19 11:19:00 - [235] - Quote STYLIE77 wrote: Can someone point me to where you turn off Auto-Dampeners? The animation is getting me killed on short drops that would normally barely hurt my shields. It's somewhere in the codebase, under that pile of spaghetti that ties completely unrelated features together. But seriously - yeah it's bloody annoying - not sure if they're gonna fix it at some point You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1099	Posted - 2014.12.19 13:14:00 - [236] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: Shotty isn't here anymore, I thought that was well known. Check either Downstairs or the off site facility for details. And Duncan, I think you missed my point, somebody was shocked that people would think the Min scout is good, I was saying it is good despite what people here claim. Ahh sorry yes I did miss your point. :) Vitantur Nothus wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I can remember a guy from What The French way back when I started playing in open beta. Would always blap me with a shotgun. Can't remember his name but he made me wanna git gud Ratchetman? Not ratchetman....now I remember : Traky78 You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1103	Posted - 2014.12.19 18:31:00 - [237] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: One Eyed King wrote: @ Bay It must just be me then. If everyone else is fine in the Min scout, and I am the only one having problems so be it. As long as the game is working for most everyone that is what matters. I just know that for myself, I found it easier in a Minja pre 1.6. That is the only perspective I can bring to the table. I also thing that poor matchmaking/balancing has a lot to do with this. I could be fine with cheap deaths if I felt I contributed to my team, but when its a blow out on either end they feel pointless. Thankfully I got Garden Warfare and DA:I to keep me entertained. I had trouble at first but after I re-added cloak to my fits and after RE swap delay got fixed, I started doing much better. Granted it's not as good as it was pre-cloak swap delay and ewar shakeup, but it's not too bad. I've been using a triple kincatted proto suit though, so YMMV. Squadded with Shotty the other day, I think my best score was something like 24-6 with the average being something like 15-8 @One Eyed : I feel that pain man. It is the toughest suit (not tried Amarr but whatevah). But if it wasn't for the special moments with knives, and the speed + shotgun, I wouldn't touch it. I also think it's pretty situational - if the map doesn't have much in the way of CQC, you're prolly not gonna do so good. I'm not fine in the min scout, but it is my favourite. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Edit: I also believe the min scout has plenty of fitting space, I never have trouble fitting anything I want. Might have to do with the fact I feel 1 enhanced shield extender is enough. It really doesn't when you want to fit 2 or more kincats. I'm usually in the ADV suit, and I've taken to running 3x ADV shield extenders if I'm not running EWAR. I actually think the ADV extenders make more sense with the reduced shield recharge delay. 3x ADV versus 2x PRO (coz can't fit a third PRO) gives more HP and better recharge. Oh and I almost forgot - I do not run with any equipment - coz I can't fit it. So used to that that I almost forgot to mention it. No cloak, no REs, etc. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: I am of the opinion that all suits should have to make hard choices in fitting. It shouldn't ONLY be about slots, pg and cpu need to mean something. Maybe my time in EVE made me feel this way, but I think the min scout is the most balanced and in tune with the New Eden philosophy. Hehe agree with you there - fitting ships in EVE is an art-form. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1112	Posted - 2014.12.19 20:45:00 - [238] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Short funny moment: Please note my DOUBLE TAKE when I notice the LAV behind me XD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1FCWb1LPfQ (this is why Flaylock is <3) That was beyond description for how awesome that truly wasGÇª Take all my likesGÇª take them all Awesome kill man. You tried to knife the driver out on the 2nd pass too - that would've been epic. I did that the other day - always thought it should be possible. Just hoped someone was watching. I've forge gunned drivers out of their cars, shotgunned them, and finally now knifed them. I always have to try it lol - got run over just now trying to shotgun a driver head on hahahhhha. [edit] So who is for trying to convince Rattati that if a merc manages to get up on top of a tank, he should be able to drop a grenade into it? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1112	Posted - 2014.12.19 20:48:00 - [239] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Oddly enough, fitting capacity on an Minja is one of the things I do not have a problem with. The little bit of PG they gave to knives and KinCats worked surprisingly well. I can even fit 2 Complex Damps and Ishukune Knives on my Quaffe if I want, and a Pro Cloak if I am really willing to make a sacrifice. It feels like enough sacrifice. Maybe HP mods should have as high a fitting cost as KinCats? Let everyone feel the pain of having to make sacrifices. Except for maybe Commandos until they get buffed. Yeah when you fit EWAR, it's not a problem. Coz that one (or more) dampener means one less kincat You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1117	Posted - 2014.12.19 23:37:00 - [240] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Was drinkin a lil last night. So dumb stuff happens. It's just a minute long but it made me giggle a lil as I saw what I wanted to do. NK against a SG AH AH AH A HAH AH AH AH H AH Or should I say XD That is the J0LLY R0G3R DUST equivalent of Indiana Jones pulling out a gun when the guy is coming at him with a sword. But right at the start what I thought you were gonna do was knife him as you kept jumping up at the railings You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1128	Posted - 2014.12.20 08:58:00 - [241] - Quote hfderrtgvcd wrote: Vitantur Nothus wrote: hfderrtgvcd wrote: not quite 500 hp but I still hate you Long story! I've run mostly knives, shotguns and sidearms since 1.10. Pulled out the CalScout to snipe a 'bit earlier. Realized I still had Range Extenders and Precision Enhancers on it. Duh. Wasted space. Which reminded me of my old AM Scout loadouts. Hadn't used 'em much at all since Falloff. Over the next 5-6 matches, I tried my best to come up with a killer AM Scout loadout that I'd actually want to run. After many beatdowns, settled on a ~500HP damage amp'd Fine Rifle fit. Next step was to compare that fit's performance against a damage amp'd CalScout Fine Rifle fit. There's no comparison. The CA Scout is in every way superior. All that to say ... I can truly think of no reason to run any AM Scout fit at the moment. The precision bonus is now nearly useless and easily outshined by Active Scanner. CA Scout makes for a far better ranged fighter. GA and MN Scout are far better CQC fighters. Very interested to see what Rattati has in mind for the AM Scout. The range amp nerf was far too severe imo. Reduce it a bit and see what happens Was just gonna say exactly the same thing. Range Amps are totally pointless imo. Base scan radius is too low. I do not like how he likes to "shake up the meta once in a while" - it breaks **** and is exactly the sort of mentality that brings us buff <--> nerf cycles and wastes everyone's investments. Anyway, I am gonna HTFU (and accept marginalised roles) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1128	Posted - 2014.12.20 08:59:00 - [242] - Quote Vitantur Nothus wrote: Llast 326 wrote: voidfaction wrote: CCP Christmas spirit is to SELL the snowball launcher for AUR to those not lvl 3 in mass driver. lol Hope you enjoy them while some of us can only be targets for you to toy with. They have an AUR version? I can't see spending AUR on thoseGÇª but i guess some people would. I think it's a BPO In EVE they give these away around the New Year. I thought they were gonna do the same with DUST. But they can't possibly give them away for free now ppl have bought them for RL cash. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1147	Posted - 2014.12.24 13:53:00 - [243] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: LeGoose wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: voidfaction wrote: Dual active scanner scout? Anyone do this? No. False. Shotty runs a fit or 2 with dual scanners. I can vouch for this, it was a humongous help when I was squadding with him the other day. Who would have known that having ewar could be useful? haha awwwwww you guys....you need that directional arrow as a crutch don't you :-ppp wonder if they meant to leave that in You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1162	Posted - 2014.12.25 10:58:00 - [244] - Quote voidfaction wrote: Is a mic required for duna? Also is tank skills required? I have 0pts in vehicles. The only corp that has sent me an invite and they would probably reject me Guess Ill have to hope for a Nos Nothi warbarge I've been invited to duna's corp several times now. Last I heard they have a ridiculous tax rate. I would join a diff corp if I were you. J0LLY R0G3R wrote: I got a kill with the move controller! and happy holiday bastards and that thing will never be touched again. WOW. just no. But it felt good didn't it? As you tried to line that shot up, trying to co-ordinate the nunchuk thingy with the aiming thingy, desperately trying to dodge at the same time, you made a little wee from the strain of the laughter and the tears rolling down your face landed in your coffee. Or maybe you used knives, in that case o7 Pseudogenesis wrote: PC changes are really interesting. It's never been my thing, but I guess I might be incentivized to try it out eventually Anybody know of any PC corps that are willing to let me run around like a headless chicken in suboptimal gear? No. They were all pretty hardcore way back when, things may have changed though I think. I'd love the chance to do some PC but I actually get ******* nervous that I'm gonna let my team down. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1174	Posted - 2014.12.25 21:43:00 - [245] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: Just thought I'd share that Mollerz is alive and well and knifing people elsewhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPtrHyM9czY&feature=youtu.be Spot the Bayeth in the crew (it only shows PSN ID's). Clue: I've spent so long playing Dust with precision mods I'm very good at passively watching the minimap, he didn't catch me that match. Plenty of laughs were had. Now that I've unlocked the knife as well I'll be running it too. Prepare for more lolzy vids from us. Look at this community. Look at what they make you give. FPS ==> FPK. Forever ninja knifers. loool.. What game is that anyway? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1229	Posted - 2015.01.10 01:21:00 - [246] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: #4 - Minmatar Scout. Faster, can use Kincats easily. Extremely fast stamina re-gen and a bonus that still doesn't make sense. Implying the Minscout requires the least skill to knife in this thread is probably an excellent way to get stabbed. I also do not believe anyone else thinks out of all the scouts the Minja has no problems fitting kinetic catalyzers. Anyone that does has not tried to fit two or more - MinScout has forever had fitting issues when it comes to kincats. 2Berries wrote: Do you manage for ewar or around ewar? I see no reason to run damps, amps, cloaks or precision mods with this update. Tacnet has become unreliable at any range. Active scanner is fittable only because it nets wp. Anyone feel me, or am i out on a limb here? Recent changes with the three rings has made it pretty unimportant imo. Range Amps are useless now (they got nerfed). Basically, as a sneaky scout creeping up on prey, I am relying on cover more again like it used to be than being off-tacnet. Bottom line, imo, is the base range is waaaayyyy too small to make EWAR interesting at all You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1229	Posted - 2015.01.10 01:27:00 - [247] - Quote Spademan wrote: Vitantur Nothus wrote: Spitballing ... A backpedal speed penalty might lead to shotgun overperformance; last we were told, its kills/spawn ranking was already higher than those of the Fine Rifles. Assuming the proposed change were to imbalance the SG, how might we reasonably rebalance it? Clip reduction? Spread the damage over a larger number of pellets? I've read all the responses since this post related to the same, and I'm really concerned that we've all jumped on the must nerf SG bandwagon if we were to change backpedal, based on some stat we've never seen. (not that I'm suggesting it's not true) Can anyone really say they've died whilst trying to shotgun someone to death because they back-pedalled? Close to within 5m and you're still hurting them even if they manage to increase the distance a little. Backpedal speed is stupid - but the biggest problem is related to knives, not shotguns. BTW (and this ground has been covered before, and I thought they did actually reduce it a little fairly recently) - the ridiculous strafing that goes on in this game is also an effect of non-forwards movement speeds. So the reason so many are concerned about changing it is coz it affects far more than whether or not you can cheat death from a merc who put the effort in to sneak up on you. If the stat shows lots of SG deaths, you simply cannot base a nerf on that figure alone on the assumption it is going to increase and the SG become OP. When was the stat published, and what timeframe did it collect data from? How many of those deaths are from crap cloak mechanics? How many of those deaths are from mercs still specced into FotM scouts who haven't yet made it across to FotM assault / heavy? Change the first thing (backpedal speed), monitor stats, tweak further if required. Rev it fast if estimates are wrong (ie don't allow months to go by). This can be the only way without a test server that the bs, game-breaking, SP-choices-matter-is-bollox ***-fest of nerf-buff cycles can be avoided without a test server. o/ bastards You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.* ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1233	Posted - 2015.01.11 00:01:00 - [248] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: LeGoose wrote: hfderrtgvcd wrote: poor gav https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61OLsGYhUaQ&list=UUldBb96c0OpYqYdCfEg50-A#t=3m47s Bahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha @ about 3:50 in for those that want to see it. Though to be fair, he came off much better than many of the other people in the video. Who doesn't see a heavy from 1 m away on their tacnet??? Wow, didn't realise that was at 3:50 - just clicked on the link and there it was. Now I see the You Tube link contains a t=3m47s parameter in the query string. Who knew. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1250	Posted - 2015.01.16 13:13:00 - [249] - Quote voidfaction wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Spademan wrote: hfderrtgvcd wrote: How on earth do you guys have so much isk? I was proud of hitting 10 mil yesterday. I'm just so addicted to my triple kincat minja. The officer gallente scout is what really terrifies me. 35db profile and 5 low slots . Two things. Firstly, there was the Uprising refund and I still kinda fee the effects of it with my Isk. Second, I always go isk positive. Always. I've never understood how people struggled with ISK. I wasn't here for the Uprising refund, and PC has been a total net loss. All my ISK has been running pubs. I was a hardcore ISK saver, saved up 100mil just grinding pubs alone over 4 months. Only way I can see how anyone would struggle is if they suck like me and on top of that try to run adv and proto all day everyday. I can break even running adv most of the time but if i run proto i will lose 1 million a day easy. Im sure if I squad up and stick to the squad that would help with being revived but solo it is just a total lose. I make a loss quite often. I expect it's coz I run mostly proto modules on an ADV suit, run solo, and ain't that good. You'll rarely find me in a proto suit coz that will definitely cause me to lose ISK hand over foot. I got around 120m in the bank with the 1.0 release - now down to ~40m noob cavman wrote: Shotgun and bolt pistol is a fun combo. Ta for that shotty Perfect combo IMO. Purposely chose to max the BP to L5 a while ago (pre-1.8) as a perfect range accompaniment to the shotgun (and it's armor damage to complement the SG shield damage too) Ironically I respecced recently and skilled out of it - coz easymode and I wanted to play with sometihng else lol. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1250	Posted - 2015.01.16 13:25:00 - [250] - Quote KILL3R H3LLH0UND wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Sorry to say it but I think it is official. The plasma cannon has knocked nks out of my top 3 weapons. I used to run PLC, I was a damn good shot. But I missed my knives more I love the plasma cannon. Got proto levels I love it so much. Usually equip it with a logi. Coz splash damage and OHK lols. If I had to think of a top three fave weapons off the top of my head, it would go: 1. Nova Knives 2. Plasma Cannon 3. Ion Pistol 3. Shotgun Yeah so I cheated, it's top four, but I can't not list the Shotty - the SG and knives are the first things I ever donned in this game. On a minmatar scout of all choices. Had no idea those were consistent choices at the time. And hard-mode LOL. Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: So, I actually use the ion pistol now. Finally, prof 5 serves me well (?). I love the Ion Pistol - if you can get that charged shot on target, it's an OHK for a lot of suits. Having had it done to me by someone a few times, I can tell you it's a WTF moment. Not a good option against heavies though. Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: Hello, Barbershop. My first time posting in here What's going on? Yush! TritusX wrote: How to have a bad day in Skirmish Q-Sync Fatal Absolution Heavy and Logi on each objective Assaults on the perimeter of each Dont these PC guys have enough to do without wrecking pubs (and me) by hogging all the objectives I can't touch them. RE? Nope, assaults get me first or heavy SG? Nope. Squad of Minjas or SG? Heavy and Logi And Assault> a couple of 400 ehp derps in rusty suits Or maybe I'm just venting today. You need a plasma cannon :D You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1250	Posted - 2015.01.16 13:27:00 - [251] - Quote 2Berries wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Spademan wrote: Vitantur Nothus wrote: Audiobooks: There's an entire wall of them at each public library branch here, though I don't recall seeing any at the college library. On....a cd? Do audiobooks come on cd's? Yes they do, also on cassette Occurs to me that Spade may never have seen a cassette I remember playing Kings Quest on cassettses on my atari 1200 (it even had a cradle modem). In between my pager going off, that is. We used to have some old karaoke-type machine thing (that I hasten to add, never used for Karaoke!) that had four tape readers. You could set it to record on all four tracks on the tape. From this machine I learnt that normal tape recordings are across the top two and bottom two tracks of the tape. If you record across all four, you don't get a 'B' side. Or something. To be honest I forget the detail - it was a long bloody time ago - we're talking 1980s. What I can say is that this knowledge has come in useful on at least.....never. :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1250	Posted - 2015.01.16 13:28:00 - [252] - Quote Vitantur Nothus wrote: voidfaction wrote: I think I will put reading Dune at top of my list because even though I really liked the long version of the movie I am sure the book will be a lot better. Excellent choice. Film has never done the story of Dune justice. I think you'll love it. Tried to read Dune when I was about 11 years old. Couldn't understand it. Watched the film (the original, there have been some decent sci-fi remakes that also cover some of the later books) at that age and kind of got it. Later life, tried the book again - awesome. One of my favourite stories worlds. Frank Herbert's imaginings are truly immense. I am of course biased as a sci-fi lover. Farking QPLAK y'all. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1258	Posted - 2015.01.17 13:43:00 - [253] - Quote Spademan wrote: Vitantur Nothus wrote: :: chitchat :: ^ This means I want to squad with you, but cannot due to chatty wife. If I feign sufficient interest and time my "uh-huhs" just so, I might not have to eat frozen pizza tonight. But if I reach for that headset while she's mid-sentence ... Protip: Cook the pizza first. obtain a wife who enjoys FPSes. get 2nd ps3. Draw up a rota for putting tv dinners in oven. rotate the logi role between you both. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1260	Posted - 2015.01.18 13:00:00 - [254] - Quote Pagl1u M wrote: Hello brave scouts that live in the Barbershop, I'm here because I need your help. I'm planning on creating a thread about WP rewards and stuff and I need to understand the true role of every class in the game. Where should I find infos about scouts if not here? I would like you to put the following in order of importance: killing, Hacking, using equipments, destroying equipments, defending Null Cannons, attacking Null Cannons, AV. If you can thing of other roles a scout fulfill add them, I'm mostly talking about things that can be rewarded by WPs. Thank you. Bonjourno Mr Pagl1u M 1. killing (CQC / Assassination) 2. hacking 3. point defense 4. decoy / bait 5. pushing objectives 6. equipment 7. AV A couple of points on my reasons: 1. It's an FPS. I don't care for those opinions that say a scout is for scouting which means recon. Personally I think that's BS and none of us would be here if that was what they were for. However they should only be good for CQC (and I mean <10m) and assassinations (using stealth to stab with high alpha weapons) 2. scouts are designed to be mobile and quick. Some also have hack bonuses. Only one game mode doesn't require hacking to win the game, two do, and those are the ones I play 99% of the time. Solo hacking a point away from a main fight can make the difference between winning and losing 3. Not that I do it much, but scouts with natural speed and EWAR can defend a null cannon effectively due to being hard to detect, and typically favouring high alpha weapons. 4. Pushing objectives isn't really something a scout can do - they are better off skulking round the flanks, perhaps as a decoy or bait. They don't have enough HP to push with a blob. I added this to the list. 5. I used to use REs but haven't skilled into those at the moment, mainly coz I can't fit them. I don't use a cloak either. Others here will likely place this higher up the list. 6. Anyone can AV, other roles can do it better. Scout may have a slight advantage due to speed but generally I don't think they should care about AV any more than the next non-AV-specialised class. Though if you throw (scuse the pun) the REs (especially the new REs) into the mix, this could get bumped higher. But that is equipment anyway. My two-penneth You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1265	Posted - 2015.01.18 22:45:00 - [255] - Quote Vitantur Nothus wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I haven't really seen much difference caused by bandwidth tbh. Before Bandwidth, my Uplink runner could set 5 Uplinks. Now, he can set 1. before bandwidth i only needed to set one or two. now, i only need to set one or two :-p perhaps its to do with domination although i rarely set any in skirm. btw my uplink runner can set two proto uplinks last i looked. he is a min scout. adv i believe. did i get that wrong? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1268	Posted - 2015.01.19 19:50:00 - [256] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Disposable knife fit: http://www.protofits.com/fittings/shared/230/11088 Scout M/1-Series Complex Shield Extender Enhanced Shield Extender Enhanced Shield Extender Complex Kinetic Catalyzer Complex Profile Dampener GEK-38 Assault Rifle Ishukone Nova Knives Remote Explosive Nanite Injector Discuss. proto knives - check. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1269	Posted - 2015.01.20 13:02:00 - [257] - Quote voidfaction wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: It's an FPS. I don't care for those opinions that say a scout is for scouting which means recon. Personally I think that's BS and none of us would be here if that was what they were for. However they should only be good for CQC (and I mean <10m) and assassinations (using stealth to stab with high alpha weapons) My two-penneth First Sorry in advance. Don't like being put in a group i do not fit in. You want my isk? I guess I should not be here because I hate CqC and never went scout for it. So it is some of us would not be here not NONE of us. Don't group me with the NK or CqC scout as scout is all I have played since open beta and I am all about range. I would NOT be playing this game at all if scout was a CqC class. Don't get a scout Apex suit because you have no use for any of the apex suits as the closest one set for only 10m range is the gal scout with shotgun / ion pistol the other 3 all have the best RANGED rifles in the game and are complete useless on the scout because as you put it are only for 10m CqC. Just becasue some people have played to many rpg as a rogue they think a scout is a CqC class. They must of never played the hunter or marksman scout in those games and must not realize scout does not mean rogue. Don't be sorry it's fine. My post wasn't the "this is what scout must be", it was merely how I see it. Others will see it differently as you do. I was merely saying scouts should only be good at killing in CQC. I was only applying the "none of us would be here" bit to making scouts unable to kill full stop. Nobody would expect to play an FPS where killing isn't fundamental to the role. The first part I have wrong as you've pointed out - why shouldn't a scout be able to be a marksman (frankly a hunter is still CQC in my book but hey). But it's my opinion. Just respond to the original post with your views too. I also don't think how anyone played any other role in any other game is relevant at all. I'm talking about how I play DUST. That's it. It's just my opinion based on my play-style. Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: noob cavman wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Acquired university place. I am pleased. 10 mil ISK to whomever guesses what I applied for. Games design? No, programming! It sounds fancier. 'Computer Science' - 10 mil to you, fellow knifer. Good luck, you've picked a fun and challenging profession IMO You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1270	Posted - 2015.01.20 13:11:00 - [258] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: one day i will be an ai AI voice: Meatsack presented with +1 #2000 What makes you think you're not? Spademan wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I meant 'good guess' because I assumed you were implying I was psychotic and going to poison people. Which is a good guess, of course. The other route I was considering was synthetic biology research. Course length depends on a few things. I'm hoping to get through the five year course - MSc with industry placement. Oh fancy. I've only got 4 years myself. Though I could opt for an extra year to get a masters, but I'd have to go to somewhere like Cork. LMAO. Not that I know Cork. Not that I've ever been to Ireland. But it made me laugh. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1270	Posted - 2015.01.20 13:17:00 - [259] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: And what the ** is a "strongbox"? They are like the tribbles in Star Trek. ** loads of them, multiplying exponentially, and totally useless. But that's just me. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1270	Posted - 2015.01.20 13:27:00 - [260] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Any news on the new 1.0 update? Well, no new news. I don't know how much you know about it, but the gist of it is there's a lot of new content coming in the form of warbarges and PC changes. It looks like it's gonna be a doozy, so it'll probably be quite a bit longer than most of the patches have taken. I predict it'll arrive mid to late February. These are the ideas on the table currently: Warbarges Salvage Skill point award changes Reduced squad size/platoons and what have you Post-proto weapon archetypes (FW and Warbarge rewards) Vehicle changes Those are the major upcoming changes. Comparatively minor things to look out for are marketplace improvements, tweaks to salvage/strongboxes/ISK rewards, myofibril stimulators giving bonuses to jump height (possible), backpedal penalty (unlikely), and a recruitment tool. Thanks for this, great info, I haven't been keeping up to date on what all this new 1.0 stuff is....and wow there's a lot to take in there. Phase 1 Merc barge - Experimental Laboratory - creates a random number of weapons, up to officer but also new Experimental weapons, meta level 9, better than proto, need level 5 primary weapon skill. I want a "Mr Musturd" module to plug into this to make me Nothi Knives instead of random. Holy crap though - CCP are seriously looking at massive additions. It looks like they're trying to reboot planetary conquest. What the hell....anyone noticed that we are firmly on the "we can also do server-side changes now" roadmap? Maybe I missed that detail. Now I think I know where Iggy's bastard barge talk has come from. Hell yeah I'm on board that barge haha. Reserve me the cannon fodder quarters. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1276	Posted - 2015.01.20 18:55:00 - [261] - Quote Yo J0LLY R0G3R Just watched your troll bridges vid. if that's how you normally play :-DD only word i can use is...hypnotic. all i can do is wonder what you would be like with core locus nades to go with all those REs. coz **** dude thats why ppl moan about em HAHAHAHAHAHA. Awesome game play lol. can i be your stalker? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1282	Posted - 2015.01.21 18:17:00 - [262] - Quote Vitantur Nothus wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Vitantur gets wordy when he is drunk. Do tend to get carried away. Here's to hoping all that wordiness reads well, come sobriety tomorrow morning :-) rite of passage i get pedantic when...breathing :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all.* ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1282	Posted - 2015.01.21 18:51:00 - [263] - Quote Vitantur Nothus wrote: How I hate thee, off-peak hours. Searching ... Searching ... Searching ... A match! Check the roster ... Nyain San vs Randoms. Well, Carne Con Papas. Same guys, different name. Fire a few rounds, die, leave battle. Searching for Battle ... 1:00 ... 2:00 ... 3:00 minutes pass. Awaiting deployment! Different guys. Same game. Though this stomp's halfway over. Two blaster Gunnlogi camping our spawn. Their 70 clones to our 40 (and counting). Sat in queue for 3 full minutes. For this. Spawn in proto AV minmando. Fire off two volleys. Die. Leave battle. Mother Truck. if only there was some way of obnoxiously notifying teams that do this that they are killing npe and kdr means ** all in a dead game. mother trucking mother truck indeed. ccp rattatti should code in the server going off line msg to appear for them..... YOUR ACTIONS JUST KILLED DUST A LITTLE. PLEASE STOP USING TEAMWORK ON THESE POOR CREATURES** You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1285	Posted - 2015.01.21 20:15:00 - [264] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I sometimes wonder if kincats ought to be easier to fit. They're just ludicrously awkward atm. ahh Arkena. the life of a minja :-D You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1285	Posted - 2015.01.21 20:18:00 - [265] - Quote Vitantur Nothus wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: YOUR ACTIONS JUST KILLED DUST A LITTLE. PLEASE STOP USING TEAMWORK ON THESE POOR CREATURES Totally OK with teamwork. But like all things, too much of a good thing can lead to serious problems. Should your stompathon last for over four hours, see your doctor. If you are experiencing pain, numbness, bleeding or chafing on account of too much pubstomp, it is definitely time to take a break. i could've said stop running proto but i tend to believe teamwork is the bigger factor...either way you know when you're stomping You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1287	Posted - 2015.01.22 18:09:00 - [266] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: The Minja bonus is fricking awesome. No longer do I have people shrugging off knives! ahh Arkena. The life of a minja. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1292	Posted - 2015.01.24 11:47:00 - [267] - Quote First Prophet wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: 1. Most importantly, do any Original Bastards object to recasting Nos Nothi as a pirate corp instead of an alt corp? 2. Who'd be interested in participating in Nos Nothi raid parties? 3. Who is up for switching tags and becoming Nos Nothi Active? I AM DOWN AS F-CK FOR THIS. i think i am down for this but to sound like a noob...i'm not really sure what this is asking..jargon-buster anyone? alternatively...if this means squadding up and having some fun then count me in if you dont mind a 1 kdr guy on your team...i'm not so hot at dust You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1294	Posted - 2015.01.24 15:21:00 - [268] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Wondering how many scouts can fit ontop of a dropship. I know 3 heavies is kinda is pretty much it..but hmm the auto dampener would prolly ruin it anyway we could be like ******* jedis man i want purple knives You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1295	Posted - 2015.01.24 16:03:00 - [269] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Continued. ZtH wrote: Speaking of high slots, thereGÇÖs really just the choice of three - damage mods, shield extenders, and precision enhancers. I advise against damage mods because normally youGÇÖre either using a shotgun (in which case damage mods are unlikely to help very much) or youGÇÖre flanking heavily, in which case youGÇÖre unlikely to need them. Shield extenders can be very useful on scouts because there are so many useful low slot modules it is good to be able to fit a basic tank while stacking your low slots with kincats/profile dampeners or something. There are three useful EWAR modules to be considered for use on the scout. The first is the precision enhancer, allowing you to see stealthier foes on scan. This goes nicely with the GalscoutGÇÖs natural bonus and can let you catch out cloaky scouts. This goes in the high slot. The second is the range amplifier. This increases your passive scan range. However, it recently got very heavily nerfed and so I donGÇÖt suggest actually fitting it. Hopefully in the future itGÇÖll get buffed back up to a useful level. This goes in the low slot. The third, and perhaps most important item, is the profile dampener. This reduces your scan profile and is can be utterly essential to your survival. A scanned scout is a dead scout. If you are getting active scanned (a message will pop up on screen) or if there are other scouts on field, it is very important that you have at least one profile dampener fitted. Two will almost ensure your scan security, letting only edge cases catch you out. Spending half of your low slots is expensive, though, and you wonGÇÖt always need dual damps, so this isnGÇÖt always essential but if scanners come on field you need to be able to be able to use a dampened fit if you want to survive. So here are the recommended modules for the Galscout: High slots: Shield extenders, precision enhancers Low slots: Reactive plates, ferroscale plates, armour repairers, kinetic catalysers, cardiac regulators, profile dampeners, ~~range amplifiers~~ Equipment choice is to taste, really. The scout has two equipment slots, which lets you do some fun things. One item that I would highly recommend is the remote explosive. Being able to lay lethal and explosive traps or throw instakill frisbees works really well with a scanning, high mobility scout, and is great fun. This is hilariously cheap and will get you hatemail. The other equipment slot may have to be a bucket for the tears, but if not you can use what you like. Then there is a short section on tips from the barbershop which is mostly unedited. I say mostly because noob cavman does not know how to use an apostrophe. An apostrophe is kinda like the letter "e" to noob. Just sayin XD lol. always wondered if he was an illiterate caveman You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II R 0 N 1 N 1300	Posted - 2015.01.24 18:35:00 - [270] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Speaking of illiterates and savages, apparently neither of you philistines know how to cut down post length. didnt know that was etiquette...rules pls :-p blardy good work on your guide btw Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: jargon-buster anyone? We'll sing Pirate Songs and roam about ruining the days of rich kids at random. Someday, we'll become good enough at it to perpetuate the reputations our namesake blade and the Bastard who coined it, Cap'n Musturd himself. o7 i tried to come up with a pirate song but all i could manage was "stab stab twist kill" anyway sounds good. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1301	Posted - 2015.02.03 09:00:00 - [271] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: Some good matches, some matches I'd call 'pubstomps' all in all a good sendoff of uprising. Quick break to deal with family crap, then need to destroy 3 installations, then bed. Yeah had fun last night, good running with you guys. Bayeth Mal wrote: So... who wants to place bets on what kind of bugs we're gonna get hit with? Rail Rifles will start firing lazer beams? The Warbarge will give 100,000 ISK per minute? The weapon damage upgrade will be 100% per level rather than 1%? Remember these are the people who gave us flying tanks in 1.7 and the "No Skill" bug in 1.8. - Disabling Automatic Inertia Dampeners now means you run around with them activated all the time. - Gaining a leader commission at the same time as an objective reward causes the objective to explode You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1304	Posted - 2015.02.03 13:14:00 - [272] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: So uh, I used the 3 keys I'd kept after hearing that they were adding BPOs to the strongboxes, and in addition to 1 set of weapons I got 2 skillbooks. 1 skillbook per key. for skills that I already own skillbooks for. Was this a thing before Warlords 1.0? Because if not, I'm not even mad. The tears will be so delicious for the next few weeks. Can confirm I received a skill book before. But that won't stop tears anyway ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1304	Posted - 2015.02.04 08:37:00 - [273] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: dzizur wrote: anybody knows where the intertia stuff option? can't find it.. I didn't see it either. Did see "Hide Rank Name" under Gameplay Settings. Was there pre-Warlords. Mossellia Delt wrote: I'm gonna be OK, I have a very low count for platelets in my blood and zinc tablets should kick start my bone marrow into producing them! Great news Moss! Take them tablets! Re: monetization I don't think Rattati's personality or (current) intentions really enter into it. Higher ups will always be able to say "you must add an AUR element to this or that". Whether he is driving it, or higher-ups, or both, doesn't really concern me. I just decide whether or not to spend money, and whether or not the game interests me. Regardless of where they're going with AUR, I do think there is a real risk of alienating existing players. It's already been talked about on the forums etc. Arkena's post here is not the first to mention it. And whilst you may think -- alienating players -- yeah whatever, it happens all the time here but we've still got some players so it'll be ok - the problem is this is a very different sort of alienation. Bottom line: don't spend AUR expecting things outside of what it buys you directly. Imagine the plug being pulled tomorrow and whether that would make you feel cheated out of RL money. If so, you probably should stop ;-) I am neither an optimist nor a pessimist: I just don't think there is any way to know what will happen next. Re: daily logins. The subsystems have a capacity which would appear to be twice the generation rate. Which means you only stop widget production (no-claims penalty) after 48 hours. Whether this ratio remains constant I don't know, but I've managed to spend AUR on my barge (yeah sucka) and each subsystem is the same 2x ratio. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1307	Posted - 2015.02.04 12:46:00 - [274] - Quote Cat Merc wrote: If you are trying to achieve greater things with the same staff size, you are bound to disappoint and fail. Completely disagree Cat. There is no link between quality and resources. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1309	Posted - 2015.02.04 12:49:00 - [275] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Cat Merc wrote: If you are trying to achieve greater things with the same staff size, you are bound to disappoint and fail. A bold claim, Cat Merc. More isn't always better. I'd rather 5 devs with fire-in-belly than 15 without. I'd rather 1 functioning kidney than 2 failing. I'd rather 2 boobs on a woman than 6. I'd rather 1 uneaten taco than 5 eaten. I dunno if the boob one was the breast you could go with unless you have tried it. A HA HAH AHA Benny, Total Recall wrote: Baby, you make me wish I had three hands. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1309	Posted - 2015.02.04 13:01:00 - [276] - Quote Just found out why I got an omega booster yesterday: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2606776#post2606776 And why others did not. I don't remember activating one around xmas, but then again, I did activate one recently and got so depressed with being bad at the game that I didn't even log in whilst it was active lol. I died 14 times in one game yesterday. I mean - that shouldn't happen right? Ever. Goddamit. [/SelfPity] You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1309	Posted - 2015.02.04 13:04:00 - [277] - Quote Cat Merc wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Cat Merc wrote: If you are trying to achieve greater things with the same staff size, you are bound to disappoint and fail. Completely disagree Cat. There is no link between quality and resources. Actually, there is. I don't doubt that Rattati's team can create small features perfectly fine, but an undertaking such as Warlords 1.0 has proven to be a disappointment from pretty much everything I read on the forums, and from talking with corp mates. And you attribute that to resources how? I'm not disagreeing or agreeing with the concensus - just saying you can't possibly say it's due to resources. You certainly haven't explained how. Is there sometihng that was promised (outside of disabling automatic inertia dampeners) that hasn't been delivered? I think you're meowing up the wrong tree...perhaps for now we'll have to agree to disagree. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1311	Posted - 2015.02.04 13:39:00 - [278] - Quote Cat Merc wrote: Iron Wolf Saber wrote: You have a carpenter, electrician, but no mason. Build me a brick house. Yeah, that. IWS has stated that Rattati's team lacks a 3D modeler, so there is no way in hell for us to get any new 3D models. I'm surprised we even got a 2D sprite for the warbarge Wow riddles, you guys are amazing at explaining **** Cat if you'd said all that at first, maybe you'd get a different response. IWS - go away you add nothing You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1317	Posted - 2015.02.04 17:51:00 - [279] - Quote Cat Merc wrote: But just imagine this productivity and clear mindedness combined with the resources that DUST had in the past. Cat you sound like someone that has some experience with software development. Did you consider that adding more to a team can cause a clear vision to be somewhat obscured? That managing a bigger team has its own additional overheads? A perfect software team would nail a lot of this stuff...but I would suggest there is no such thing. My own personal take is that despite having more resources in the past, less was delivered (based on what was promised!). What we don't know is whether the previous DUST team were pulled from pillar to post, split up, put onto other CCP projects, put back together again, etc. etc. I feel confident in saying CCP Ratatti has been 100% a DUST resource since he started. I am in no way saying the team should not be increased in size, just that it's not as simple as what I'm hearing you say. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1317	Posted - 2015.02.04 18:17:00 - [280] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: So some of you may remember a couple of months ago I was joking about how a potential employer spent thousands of dollars to fly me across the country, put me up in a resort hotel just so they could talk to me in person. Well it's a funny story that... When I initially applied for the job I got the standard cut and past rejection letter reply. A couple of hours later I got another email and phone call apologising and asking if I still wanted to do the interview. I said sure and a few days later did a phone interview. Then they flew me out for the in person interview at their expense. Then about a week later got a phone call saying sorry but they went with somebody else. Fair enough... that was all back in late November. Cut to yesterday and I just got an email asking if I was still interested in the job. So... Do I take the job I've already been rejected twice for? Haha. Note: The problem is it's very far away and remote... it's on a small island off the northern coast of Australia. Away from my girlfriend with whom I just recently had a 10 year anniversary. To put it in perspective, most of you can probably only name one Australian city, Sydney. It's so far from Sydney that in a straight line I'd actually be closer to the Philippines (which I might note is in a different hemisphere). Though apparently they have ADSL2+ internet out there, but I'm not sure how stable the connection is. Either way, if I decide to take the job either you'll be seeing a lot more of me (nothing else to do out there) or none of me at all. Yo Bayeth Think of the scenario where it doesn't work out - you uproot, work out there for a week, a month, a year or something, but for whatever reasons, you have to find something else. How much of a problem is that? Understand that risk and weigh it up. I would also ask them straight up, why all the messing about? What happened to the previous incumbent? That's a very important question and because they've messed you about and you don't sound like you would have a problem if they didn't like your question, you should ask for specifics. Whatever happened to that person could happen the same for you, especially if it's job-related. I took a job not so long ago - they messed about for a bit, but it was a real chance for me to jump in at the deep end. I was completely honest with them at the interview, told them what experience I had etc. My wife wasn't so sure - her instinct was telling her something was off because of the waiting around. But, to my surprise they finally offered it to me, and I took it. I took myself and her to a new location (only 30 miles away but a world away in terms of local people), and started this new job. Six months later I had to find a new one, which meant a commute 30 miles back in the direction we'd just come from. Six months after that we moved back to a similar area. The risks there, if it didn't work out, were: - we have moved house for the job (only renting at the time) - financial costs involved in moving house (not massive but everything is relative) - emotional strain from moving and being unsure it would work out - emotional strain from fitting-in in a new area - have to find a new job and explain why only six months at the previous one Mitigating factors were: - we had to move anyway - jobs in my line of work are easy to come by <--- I'm lucky - big opportunity for my career What we lost because it didn't work out: - money to move house (as we had to move again) - money spent on commuting 60 miles / day for six months - generally chalked-up as a bad experience What we gained: - not much, but I learnt that the way a company behaves in the lead-up to an offer should not be missed because you are gagging to take the opportunity. That's what I did - the warning signs were there but I didn't consider them. When I got there, after a few months, it was obvious the MD was a nut and the source of the messing around. That was never likely to change. The saying "Fortune favours the brave" did not apply in our case. It will for others. Ultimately if we hadn't tried, we would never have known. We took a calculated risk that didn't work out, but we were in a position to do so relatively safely. If we'd had kids in school or a mortgage etc., we might have made a different decision. TL;DR I would say consider your worst-case scenario, and listen to your gut. You may find you made a mistake, you may not. But definitely talk with them some more about it. On the phone (assuming face to face is out) if possible. PS. Adelaide You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1319	Posted - 2015.02.04 19:57:00 - [281] - Quote I just made a little wee. http://imgur.com/FdAGC8e pointless redlined match : check put into half-finished battle : check salvage drop : musturd You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1336	Posted - 2015.02.05 17:11:00 - [282] - Quote CCP Rattati wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: So Rattati, what's your thoughts on Dust leaning a little too far towards being overly rewarding to people able to log in every day? Or the juxtaposition of people getting left out? I'm not sure if you saw my earlier posts but for the entire time I've been playing Dust up until now I've successfully managed to hit the 6kSP daily bonus a grand total of 4 times since it was implemented (IIRC), with a record stretch of 8 days being the longest. (edit: as in logging in the first time on day one, last time on day eight). This was because my job demanded frequent travel for a few days at a time. But when I was home I'd have marathon sessions, sitting down and knocking out the weekly SP cap over the weekend every week for months at a time (not any more obviously). Am I less of a player or customer than the guy who logs in, plays a few games and leaves, even though our total hours played over the week may be the same? Now I'm no longer in that job and while I know it's not exactly normal, if I was still in that job the requirement to log in every day or couple of days in order to keep my warbarge functioning would frustrate me. I would only be getting a fraction out of it compared to others. I know it's hard to cater to everybody's lifestyle as we're all different, but I was surprised by this as my understanding is you were trying to help out the "casual, have job and kids and can only get a few hours in on the weekend" player. Any player with a job must be infinitely more valuable as a customer than the unemployed "poop sock" squad. Note: This is a re-post as it was missed. Ugh, I would love to tie rewards to "played" minutes, rather than logons. Let me think about this, and no, I don't feel that you are less of a player/customer at all. Feel free to help me with non-exploitable fixes to rewarding crunch players that don't make the others feel that they don't need to log in regularly. Problem is that everytime you leave for work, I don't know if you are ever coming back :), maybe a subscription system might say "I am dedicated, reward me". How about something along the lines of an increase to capacity based on player engagement. Right now it appears capacity is twice the production rate, so that means logging in to claim every 48 hours before production ceases. What if 2x capacity was established as a baseline, but this could rise to a maximum of 7x (seven days in a week) for example? Then, based on some measurement of player engagement, players "crunching" over a shorter duration could benefit from 7x worth of stashed widgets in the same way as a player claiming their stashes every day. Could player engagement could be measured in: - battles completed? - SP earnt? (don't like this one) A rolling figure would dictate a rolling capacity, e.g. let's assume roughly 100 battles at 7.5K SP each to cap out on SP (as the SP cap is a weekly threshold): - If you completed 14 battles a day, you would have a constant 7x capacity (an increase of 5x from the baseline) - If you completed 7 battles a day, you would have a constant 4.5x capacity (2 + 2.5) - If you crunched 50 battles on day 1, and 50 battles on day 2: -- day 1, bumps to 3.5x capacity -- day 2, bumps to 7x capacity I know there is some variation here in the maths and the rolling aspect, but hopefully you get the gist. Basically, if a merc ploughs through a weeks worth of battles in 2 days, they get a weeks worth of capacity that will allow them to reap all of the next 7 days widgets in 7 days time. Any other merc logging in minimum every two days always gets to claim full production regardless. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1336	Posted - 2015.02.05 17:13:00 - [283] - Quote Aeon Amadi wrote: Cat Merc wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: So Rattati, what's your thoughts on Dust leaning a little too far towards being overly rewarding to people able to log in every day? Or the juxtaposition of people getting left out? I'm not sure if you saw my earlier posts but for the entire time I've been playing Dust up until now I've successfully managed to hit the 6kSP daily bonus a grand total of 4 times since it was implemented (IIRC), with a record stretch of 8 days being the longest. (edit: as in logging in the first time on day one, last time on day eight). This was because my job demanded frequent travel for a few days at a time. But when I was home I'd have marathon sessions, sitting down and knocking out the weekly SP cap over the weekend every week for months at a time (not any more obviously). Am I less of a player or customer than the guy who logs in, plays a few games and leaves, even though our total hours played over the week may be the same? Now I'm no longer in that job and while I know it's not exactly normal, if I was still in that job the requirement to log in every day or couple of days in order to keep my warbarge functioning would frustrate me. I would only be getting a fraction out of it compared to others. I know it's hard to cater to everybody's lifestyle as we're all different, but I was surprised by this as my understanding is you were trying to help out the "casual, have job and kids and can only get a few hours in on the weekend" player. Any player with a job must be infinitely more valuable as a customer than the unemployed "poop sock" squad. Note: This is a re-post as it was missed. Ugh, I would love to tie rewards to "played" minutes, rather than logons. Let me think about this, and no, I don't feel that you are less of a player/customer at all. Feel free to help me with non-exploitable fixes to rewarding crunch players that don't make the others feel that they don't need to log in regularly. Problem is that everytime you leave for work, I don't know if you are ever coming back :), maybe a subscription system might say "I am dedicated, reward me". Could have a small daily multiplier that grows the more matches you play, and resets daily. Should be put at a number that allows those who crunch on the weekend to catch up SP wise. Could also apply it to the salvage system so that your likelyness of getting components from salvage increases. Also, I would love a subscription system that grows its rewards.the longer you are.subscribed, similar to PS2. Sounds familiar. Then again, the response was mostly negative due to extreme tungsten foil hattery. As much as I would love to just subscribe and not have to log in and deal with the excruciating wait time for the Aurum store to load up, I seriously doubt that the general community wants anything to do with the subscription moniker for... Well. I genuinely have no idea. Something about having an unfair advantage of non-paying players or something. Aeon, have you noticed the speed of the Aurum store load time now? It is much, much faster. I think they fixed it! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1336	Posted - 2015.02.05 18:17:00 - [284] - Quote CCP Rattati wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: So unlocking Subsystem 3 (Augmented Ammunition) appears to have overwritten my Subsystem 2 (Market). I can no longer "claim" the Isk generated by market. Looks like this happened to another guy as well: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2607687#post2607687 PS: Upgrades beyond the 1st level require a butt ton of Components. If these scale anything like Loyalty Ranks, we'll be at this for awhile. Reported to devs! i now have this problem too with a slight difference. just opened the 4th slot and the 2nd slot (market) as described here has been overwritten with the 4th slot subsystem. can no longer claim market. warbarge daily yields summary shows all 4 subsystem's stats You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1337	Posted - 2015.02.05 19:45:00 - [285] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: My daily yields summary also appear to be correct. Just can't see or access Market. Chribba and I have found we claim from the market when we claim from the neural wotsit. guessing those with slot 2 occupied by an erroneous ammunition facility dont have this luxury as you dont claim from the ammo subsystem so there is no claim option. FUNNNN!!!!!!!!! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1339	Posted - 2015.02.06 08:37:00 - [286] - Quote iKILLu osborne wrote: so when someone babbles on spreading misinformation you don't try to correct it? and because of your inaction others believe it to be true,. kings rule with an iron fist yah know? And peasants will believe what they want if they're idiots or rumour-mongers. Nobody is going to spend their time policing the forums for misinformation. Nor should they. Every now and then (as seen here), maybe. It's forums - everything should be taken with a pinch of salt. Pics or it didn't happen. Quote a blue-tag if you know it's true and not conjecture. Otherwise, don't believe a word anyone says lol. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1340	Posted - 2015.02.06 13:50:00 - [287] - Quote CCP Rattati wrote: That means every dropsuit is unique, not a copy of a parent, which means when 32 dropsuits are fighting, there may be 32 unique dropsuits on the field, taking up memory. May I suggest the flyweight pattern, if that helps....assuming you are coding in an O-O language. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1340	Posted - 2015.02.06 13:52:00 - [288] - Quote Jebus McKing wrote: I did it! Finally! Minmatar Scout lvl 5 Minmatar Assault lvl 5 Minmatar Logistics lvl 5 Minmatar Sentinel lvl 5 Minmatar Commando lvl 5 (And also a filthy caldari scout lvl 5 lying around somewhere) Now I'm free, at last! (At least until Rattati gives us Minmatar vehicles...) It's official. Jebus is an old rust-bucket. Good lad! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1342	Posted - 2015.02.06 22:07:00 - [289] - Quote Hawkings Greenback wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: I have been playing as a new player in the last weeks, start an alt every day. There are quite a few things that can be done. One, instead of character WP throwing you out, account WP should throw you out. Multiple heavies in LAVs redlining newbs, constantly. I will share more soon. Everyone should start an alt and start from scratch occassionally. It lends a little balance to how you see the game. Props to you for doing this. hehe i know you mean well, but it sounds like this is the problem ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1342	Posted - 2015.02.06 22:14:00 - [290] - Quote BAMM HAVOC wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: Celus Ivara wrote: But also imagine a corp distributing skin BPO's as designated corp uniforms; showing off membership or even special ranks in the corp. yah dennie has never mentioned that dream ever... Rat man, can I have bacon flavoured drop suits please? BAMM! You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz

IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1345	Posted - 2015.02.07 09:48:00 - [291] - Quote Canaan Knute wrote: So I made a BPO scout fit and have been playing around with it for the past few days. I never really gave the class a chance, probably because I was too afraid of losing ISK, but I'm getting better with it now that I don't have to worry about that. It's a lot of fun once you figure out how to take advantage of the suit's strengths. I might start using better gear soon, if I can spare the SP. Hey! It is fun, my favourite is the Minja, I'm average at best, but it is hella fun when you go 18-5-6 in skirmish, most of those are NK kills in the city, and clone the reds in a tight game with the last kill in the feed reading [your name here] [dead red name here] Ishukone Nova Knives. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1347	Posted - 2015.02.07 13:26:00 - [292] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: Dom (depending on the post) gives wayyyyy too much power to HMG and suicide RE runs. Now. A Dom where every 3 minutes the objective moves to another location. That would be interesting and require more active tactics. Skirm is my preferred for stealth hacks and making use of my speed to get across the map. If one objective has a blobbed PC stomp squad, I can move on and hack a different point. They can't be everywhere at once. Now there is a nice idea. A Dom-based game mode where effectively the single objective is rotated every x minutes. Basically a series of mini-dom games rolled into one. Sounds like it could be easy to implement too. You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1355	Posted - 2015.02.08 00:52:00 - [293] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: ... where every 3 minutes the objective moves to another location. That would be interesting and require more active tactics. Think CoD has a similar gamemode called "Hard Point" That's Bayeth's quote ;-) You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1358	Posted - 2015.02.08 13:41:00 - [294] - Quote Commander Gobble-Caulk wrote: I am 100% not an alt. I'm just a random demanding he gets placed at the top of the board on the first page. Don't ya see I got skills? Weeellllll....no. You might've made it if you started your name with _ What sort of name is Gobble-Caulk anyway? Is that the noise turkeys make where you're from, or do you like eating the corners of your house? You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1358	Posted - 2015.02.08 13:46:00 - [295] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Spademan wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: You brits may have invented the english language but you sure have a hard time spelling Soccer You call me a brit again and I'll shank you mate a¦á_a¦á Well with that signature what am I supposed to think? They only way it could be more british is if it said you loved Manchester United, Blackadder and steak & kidney pie Psshhh...next you'll be telling me you think it rains here all the time. Bollocks. :-p You must learn honor, or you deserve to learn nothing at all. ~ Rivvy Dinari - Swordmaster of Ginaz
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1359	Posted - 2015.02.08 14:04:00 - [296] - Quote My warbarges
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1366	Posted - 2015.02.08 18:24:00 - [297] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Spademan wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Well with that signature what am I supposed to think? They only way it could be more british is if it said you loved Manchester United, Blackadder and steak & kidney pie The worst part is I love two of those things. Blackadder and steak & kidney pie? Everyone likes those. Meh. Barely watched Blackadder (what I did watch was funny though), can't stand kidney, and as for Man U? Scum
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1367	Posted - 2015.02.08 19:44:00 - [298] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Breach Shotgun Idea! ~~Double Barreled, Sawed-Off Shotgun~~ A very short range, very noisy Plasma Cannon! Stats * 1 shot, 24 pellets * 200% more Dispersion than Std Shotgun * 200% louder than Std Shotgun (foghorn) * 200% slower reload than Std Shotgun Risk Profile Like Nova Knives, the user has to be within Falloff's inner scan ring to deal full damage (shooter position is more often than not painted to squad TacNet). Shooter has one shot; if he misses, he's pretty much screwed (unless he's a Commando or happens to get lucky with a sidearm). If anyone else is around, he's pretty much screwed; unlike Nova Knives, this weapon is obnoxiously loud. All but guaranteed to draw attention to shooter's position. Range Profile Massive damage potential at very close range (< 5). Exponential damage drop between 5m and 10m. Negligible damage beyond 10m. Damage Profile Fires a single alpha blast. If lined up perfectly at extreme close range (i.e. < 3m) sufficient to kill all but the tankiest of heavies. Excels at single-target takedowns. Not recommended for use against multiple opponents. Effectively, a very short range, very noisy plasma cannon. Did you just describe an existing weapon? :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1373	Posted - 2015.02.08 22:49:00 - [299] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: mollerz wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Also... was thinking about the damage bonus from the warbarge. In a way this is kind of a nerf to side arms, relatively speaking. How so? The bonus (which is small) applies to Light and Heavy Weapons. Thank goodness for that. I think it increases by 1% for every upgrade level. Mine is at 2% from level 2. I think I read from Rattati somewhere that the plan is for it not to max out at more than a complex damage mod. Something like that.
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1373	Posted - 2015.02.08 22:51:00 - [300] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: For once there is so many guns I'd say. that is a pretty fun/nice weapon. The breach sg isn't one of them. My aim with them now is just bad it seems. Half the time I'm missing the shots, the other half they just don't seem to register. XD BTW Burst AR is pretty sweet. Liking it more so than the breach Been using the burst for two weeks. I like it. Happened to have plasma rifles to a decent skill level for my galass, so instead of dropping millions of SP into combat rifle for my Minja, I figured the burst AR is a similar mechanic. But man it doesn't work like that for me!!!! lol Jolly you beast.

IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1373	Posted - 2015.02.08 23:57:00 - [301] - Quote Spademan wrote: It's intentional. Or at the very least it was spotted before it went out, I recall a dev response stating it applied only to light and heavy weapons. **** totally misread earlier explanation saying the same. perhaps there is a side arm one yet to be unlocked...
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1381	Posted - 2015.02.09 20:04:00 - [302] - Quote Vitantur Nothus wrote: noob cavman wrote: I AM GROOT! Just watched it for thr first time. Watching it again straight away. Hadn't seen this one yet! It was fantastic. \o/ Quil! Also came across this gem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa9cGNqLomI ^ Arkena knows knives? I would've said Arkena knows cloaks. Man really - that's what it let you do? HFS. Broken doesn't even describe it. Unless Ark's just really really good at it lol ;-) Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Just a heads up. Rattati moved a bunch of cards to 1.1 release here: https://trello.com/b/R44szWCe/dust-514-development-roadmap Obligatory 'they must have figured out how to monetise them!' lol you monster, you're trying too hard
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1381	Posted - 2015.02.09 20:08:00 - [303] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: Simple Trading as I define it is go to item in assets press X send item to Contact (not player) select qty send are you sure yes Have Thales, will trade for Components! (sold sooooo many officer weapons for pennieas trying to keep Jara busy ... ) I wonder if they will let you trade components. I wonder if they will let you recycle items for components. Think I saw something like that mentioned somewhere. I wonder why Rattati put "(not player") in there. What's the difference? So many questions - where's the ******* manual?
IAmDuncanIdaho II nos nothi 1389	Posted - 2015.02.10 08:30:00 - [304] - Quote CCP Frame wrote: [...] we are lowering the requirement to 5/5 missions Does it say 8/8 in-game? Or 8/10. Coz surely that should read 5/10? I mean, I know that's pedantic of me, but it reads funny and could confuse some people (not me, I'm not confused)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1398	Posted - 2015.02.10 19:34:00 - [305] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: CCP Frame wrote: [...] we are lowering the requirement to 5/5 missions Does it say 8/8 in-game? Or 8/10. Coz surely that should read 5/10? I mean, I know that's pedantic of me, but it reads funny and could confuse some people (not me, I'm not confused) Ingame it says 8/8 The last number is the amount of missions you need to complete while the first is the amount you have. yeah i think i had a moment there. but saying we're changing it to 5/5 is what threw me. its like saying "if you can make your screen say 5/5, you get these things". suspect i am still in aforementioned moment.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1401	Posted - 2015.02.10 19:41:00 - [306] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Also TIL you can heal people with triage hives while they're dead and get triage points for it. interesting point, reminded me the other day when i died on top of my own hive as it replenished my armour..."stop healing me, I'm dead, tis a good hive is that!"
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1401	Posted - 2015.02.10 19:42:00 - [307] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: New job starts today. Will be more absent than usual now. hey Bayeth. was just looking for you, let you know they extended the decryptor event to run for this weekend. now you only need 5/5 missions to earn them. sounds like it may be moot now, but go+¦d luck with your new job! hope to see you around still.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1405	Posted - 2015.02.10 22:14:00 - [308] - Quote mollerz wrote: That's what I get for monkeying with DNS before going to a business lunch. :D be back s00n. Now you're in a bind AHAH AHA HAH HA H A
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1405	Posted - 2015.02.10 22:15:00 - [309] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: http://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/not-nz#.reGlXGKVa No offense but you are right in the bottom right hand corner of the world.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1413	Posted - 2015.02.11 08:39:00 - [310] - Quote True Adamance wrote: Spademan wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: corner of the world. So....which one of us should break the news to him? I don't know if I have the heart to tell him. Hmmm...something tells me I should've added a lil emoticon at the end of my statement. Something to indicate I am taking the **. Surprised you don't already assume everything I say is a **-take :-p

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1413	Posted - 2015.02.11 08:40:00 - [311] - Quote mollerz wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: mollerz wrote: That's what I get for monkeying with DNS before going to a business lunch. :D be back s00n. Now you're in a bind AHAH AHA HAH HA H A Some puns are only good. that one is great, however. it's fixed.. just waiting for the internet to populate the change again Annnndd we are back. Hehe I wasn't sure anyone would get it, but I couldn't stop myself. Thanks for the fix btw.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1424	Posted - 2015.02.11 17:43:00 - [312] - Quote Vitantur Nothus wrote: Too much to list, Murt! It is all archived here: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=topics&f=1775 Did I miss anything, guys? Nova Knives got some tweaks, range increased a little plus aim "adhesion": https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=168016&find=unread If you're a knifer that may interest you. <---I'm totally biased. They announced no DUST keynote at fanfest this year - just round table discussions apparently. An interesting statement. They are now using publicly visible trello boards (story-boarding tool) to manage bugs and features and allow players to add their own cards. Yeah sooo much has happened in the last 10 months. I guess you stopped playing just after fanfest? Welcome back!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1426	Posted - 2015.02.11 17:48:00 - [313] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: So despite suggestions from others to train the Min Commands (for AV purposes, I hate tanks) I stuck to scouts and decided to go level 3 Min Scout. Mainly because i've been fooling around with NK fits on my gal scout and the bonus to gal scouts is really **** since the EWar changes combined with heavies surviving a blow of my charged proto NK's. So more of a pub fun fit. Only had time for two quick matches and they were not on the best maps for NK's. As often happens with NK's my KDR took a bit of a hit. Initial Impressions: Like the speed I got with two kincats (slightly faster then my gal scout fitting); however, the big diff is I really notice the stamina recovery versus the gal scout. Didn't really notice the diff of not having a complex dampener on (gal scout has one) but that could have been who i was fighting. I did get scanned once which was annoying. I've heard everyone *** about PG issues, but WTF it's worse then I thought if you want to have KC's on it and you're running an advanced dropsuit with proto NK's. Fitting it was really hard. Debating only having one KC and putting a Complex dampener on to free up some PG. But i like the speed with a NK fit. (despite it getting me killed more often then not) If I remember back to my impressions picking up Minja again after running cal/gal scout pre-1.8 - yeah the stamina thing is the most noticeable I would say. Of course the NK damage too - you won't often OHK a heavy - I think even a basic heavy can easily run over 1150 HP (charged NKs, both swipes hit). But most other suits are going down. I run advanced mostly too - I have three fits, one has 2x KC, one has KC + PD, one has KC + Ferros. Yeah I can't get enough of the speed either - 2x KC is my favourite as long as not getting scanned too often.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1430	Posted - 2015.02.11 23:25:00 - [314] - Quote My first ever public Youtube vid. Not much to show, just a nice moment involving my Minja and a drive-by heavy in a LAV - A Quafe one no less. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRXjahFfB1Y Sorry about the sound - I had to cut out my crazy maniacal shouting and laughing as I was testing out live narrating and ... well I come off like a total jerk lol. Must work on video etiquette.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1431	Posted - 2015.02.11 23:42:00 - [315] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: My first ever public Youtube vid 33HP remaining!? Nice! lol i hadn't even noticed that. i was trying to go down in a blaze of glory. just assumed the explosion missed me.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1432	Posted - 2015.02.12 08:31:00 - [316] - Quote CarlitoX Jojooojo wrote: Which is the point of this long thread? I never knew why, and why it is so long. It's a home for some, rooted in adversity since at least open beta.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1433	Posted - 2015.02.12 13:38:00 - [317] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Nova knives and hacking speed. Just saw you came second in the sidearm event. Knife work!! <--- see what I did there Murt Lesp wrote: So, having returned and played for 2 hours I decided to invest my skill points. ALL core skills to 5, Hacking to 5, and I'm now out of points. Still fiddling around with weapons but I've tried most militia ones now. Great results with the Plasma Cannon and Magsec. Sniping hasn't changed, nor have knives. I still need to test the Rail Rifle and Bolt Pistol I can confirm that it feels good to be back EDIT: When I say it hasn't changed, I mean the techniques involved: not buff/nerf Interested to see what you think of the bolt pistol.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1433	Posted - 2015.02.12 13:45:00 - [318] - Quote Jebus McKing wrote: Now that MN Assault is on par with the others it's suddenly considered FOTM... People say its speed is as good as a scouts, yet I've seen far too many people using enhanced and even complex armor plates with it. OP MN Assault fitting. Have fun. Woah. What is this site? Can you tell me how it works? Can you tell me anything about the CREST API being able to return data about DUST 514 kills? OMFG if kills are "browseable"..............
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1433	Posted - 2015.02.12 13:46:00 - [319] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: How hard would it be to get people thinking the breach sg is great? XD Tell them it's the best training tool for a shotgunner. It makes you work for your kills and teaches you to LAND EVERY SHOT. It's like playing 3 frames of snooker, then switching back to standard SG is like playing a game of pool. You clean up the pool table in two visits.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1433	Posted - 2015.02.12 13:47:00 - [320] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Here is the question though... Will the active damp have the same delays of the cloak? I'm thinking this will be a "combat cloak" geared more toward assault-styled play. No delays on activation/deactivation; short effect duration; moderate cooldown. It won't be a "Scout toy"; rather, it'll be something anyone can fit. As there's no change in visibility, you'll be able to "click it on" then do whatever you want for a 'bit (including killing) with a lessened profile. This will give dampened Assaults the ability to briefly duck GA Logi scans to pull off a flank attack or push into CQC range. So allowing Assaults to further infringe on our roles? That I don't care for. Maybe if we didn't already have our EWAR changes, but considering how close they are already to outscouting us, I don't like where this may lead. Should there be a counter-module? If active damp, then active enhancer? Then match 1 for 1 and keep things in check. I guess that sounds like a personal active scanner - but why not? As Adi says in follow up post and I hadn't realised - this is wild speculation....just marking this post as such.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1433	Posted - 2015.02.12 13:49:00 - [321] - Quote Balistyc Farshot wrote: [quote=CCP Rattati] Could I recommend that you borrow from the greats? TF2 has the roll a bomb in and blow up the HQ. I would like to see something like that please. Take a few of your maps (Say the bridge, the city in the middle, a couple others, and make it so that they have to escort/drive an objective (null canon) into position to blow up the orbital platform. No orbs from defends, just attackers (This way you can dig out the tough defenses), but the orb is accrued by time and fired by the highest WP players squad. This null canon could be a vehicle if you guys want, but borrow from that game that was wacky but insanely balanced. This too - anyone played Chivalry: Medieval Warfare? There's a game mode like this there. Push a bomb cart. Speaking of which - if you haven't played it and own a PC - it's possibly the funniest game I've ever played. [edit] xPLAK
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1441	Posted - 2015.02.13 13:59:00 - [322] - Quote Jebus McKing wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: A meta level 9 suit + meta 9 weapon + 6 militia mods, milita grenade, militia sidearm and 2 milita equipment. Average Meta: 2.3 I don't think the system will be that sophisticated. It will most likely just take the sum of the metalevel of the suit, weapons, and modules to determine the overall metalevel of a fitting. Well they did just add a new metric to the game (or at least made it visible) related to meta something - we are talking double figures etc. - I just can't remember exactly what it was a measure of. They must have a reason for adding those.... Aggregated instead of averaged would also appear to favour suits with less slots? I could run my idea of a well-fitted scout and the equivalent merc wanting to go out to play in their assault might consider their fit a low-quality one. On a side note - it might make deploying squads interesting. "OK who's wearing the full proto gear and preventing us getting into meta-level 2 games?" [edit] thinking about it it will more likely some make suits above the threshold non-selectable in deployment screens....seeing as they have to do that anyway for re-spawns.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1441	Posted - 2015.02.13 14:00:00 - [323] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: CarlitoX Jojooojo wrote: Which is the point of this long thread? I never knew why, and why it is so long. It's a home for some, rooted in adversity since at least open beta. This thread was started in Uprising 1.1. Open Beta = Chromosome. Scouts and Heavies were good in Chromosome, then CCP took a dump on them at exactly the same time they introduced the Slayer Logi. Oops sorry.. I started playing DUST in open beta or so I thought - guess the Scout Registry wasn't a thing then.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1441	Posted - 2015.02.13 14:01:00 - [324] - Quote mollerz wrote: I'd like to hit 18m/s fully skilled/redjarred up. It would also be nice to have climbing/jumping abilities. I used to be able to do some cool **** with running/speed... but those days died long ago. I've said it before.. proto minjas maxed out on red jar should basically move almost like mountain lions. But the heavy tears would be too much to bear. The rare occasions I wear 3x kincats on an mk.0, I do feel like I am floating. For reference: MinScout with 3x kincats will sprint at 11.12 m/s <--- fastest scout, bestest scout GalScout with 4x kincats will sprint at 11.11 m/s
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1441	Posted - 2015.02.13 14:02:00 - [325] - Quote Spademan wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Spademan wrote: Murt Lesp wrote: Anyone have comments on the Ion Pistol? Bolt pistol is like shooting bricks: aim matters a lot Magsec is beautiful to use. Feels great to be back Ion Pistol: It used to be terrible, now it's just really really bad. Bah I love my Ion PistolGÇª ranks third on my sidearm list NK Flaylock Ion RoF is great, and that charged shot That being said I think sharpshooter is essential on this one. My problem is that when it was terrible, it was a terrible sidearm that was fun to get kills with, now that it's not terrible it's just a really bad sidearm that's no fun to use. So what I'm saying is the buff made it worse by not making it better enough. Dunno, IP is the only sidearm (except knives) I've got SP into. I really like it. That charged shot will drop a lot of suits.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1441	Posted - 2015.02.13 14:04:00 - [326] - Quote IgniteableAura wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Jebus McKing wrote: Now that MN Assault is on par with the others it's suddenly considered FOTM... People say its speed is as good as a scouts, yet I've seen far too many people using enhanced and even complex armor plates with it. OP MN Assault fitting. Have fun. Woah. What is this site? Can you tell me how it works? Can you tell me anything about the CREST API being able to return data about DUST 514 kills? OMFG if kills are "browseable".............. Kills only pop up on this site when they are killed by an orbital strike from an Eve player. Darn it - ah well thanks Iggy
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1447	Posted - 2015.02.13 18:50:00 - [327] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Guesses at Echo, anyone? Thinking: * Fine Rifle, Plasma Cannon, HMG tuning * Mobility changes (myos+jumps, backpedal) * Squad size changes * V/AV tuning (AV Nades, AV Remotes, Gunnlogi) * Performance improvements AV remotes fix == I know where my next SP dump is going. Maybe. Still got my eye on the CR. But I still have only L4 in AR sharpshooter and proficiency. Hmmm....when's the next million clone challenge. Bugger. You know what I wonder...what if there was nothing left to "level up"? Would we still play? Ares 514 wrote: One Eyed King, Regarding new player experience I fully agree something needs to be done there. CCP has sadly messed this up from day one. I personally however don't think this is the way to do it. Good players and unbalanced games (match making) combined with jack all rewards for trying to win causes issues. Strong players will wreck face against new/lower skilled players regardless of what they are wearing. I have always been a strong believer that meta-level used is not what causes issues with the game. It can amplify the effect for sure; however, it is not the core issue IMO. Agree with this somewhat, but I hope that a newbro will at least stick around a little longer than they do currently if they're not seeing stupid 20m SP suits running around blapping them in a split second. Or Jolly Roger ~~with a Burst~~ Ares 514 wrote: One Eyed King wrote: What may initially result in slightly longer wait times for non meta locked games, may ultimately result in shorter wait times if population increases, Just imagine for a moment we end up with FW style wait times... that would really suck for existing players. Call me jaded, but there's no way they can do meta-lock for all game modes we just don't have enough players currently. I could be wrong, but I would put my ISK on the fact that the pay will be crap for these meta-locked games. [...] I know I personally will run the game mode that pays the most Thing is, the game mode that pays the most may vary based on your skill level. If all the best players play in the top tier, I will likely lose ISK there. So I would then play at a lower tier....assuming that addresses my ISK problem. I do wonder how many vets are not that good at the game. It's rare that I get the sense that there are many average players around, and I certainly get the sense that all vets are good. It's that definition of a vet thing again. No Noob, not the sort of vet that fixes your cat.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1453	Posted - 2015.02.14 16:39:00 - [328] - Quote Jebus McKing wrote: [...] fewer people with fully specced core skills, proto everything, and prof V weapons. Maybe back then [Chromosome] the 'middle class' was more populated than today. Today it seems most people are either vets or completely new. Would be really interesting to see some stats from back then and compare them to what we have now and try to get a grasp of why it seems matches in chromosome were better than they are now. I too would love to see this laid out in some pretty graphs. How big is the middle class right now? If new players really don't stay around, then it should be almost non-existent.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1453	Posted - 2015.02.14 16:43:00 - [329] - Quote Posted my next Youtube vid. This one is most of a whole game...edited to FFWD through the boring bits. It's domination, and my fave fit for Domi is the Amarr Logi with a Plasma Cannon. So in terms of analysing gameplay to see where I can do better, there ain't no bastardly sneaking around, nor is there any toe-to-toe assaulting. Just a bit of fun with a "Logi with a PLC". Either way, you see me doing something stupid, be honest and tell me where I'm going wrong. I would love to get better at DUST - just try not to ridicule me :'( Hopefully there will be many more vids to come over the next weeks and months...just figuring out some techniques and how to quickly and easily edit battles to get them up onto youtube quicker as well as (hopefully) keep an interested audience. http://youtu.be/naaG-PoeFvs
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1457	Posted - 2015.02.14 18:59:00 - [330] - Quote Always protect your berries

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1468	Posted - 2015.02.15 00:02:00 - [331] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Bonus to Myofs when they get the bonus to jumping. Move like there's no gravity. Would love to see a bonus to jumps + melee. That could be fun. We would need someone to test and make sure the effect it has on the gravity is correct though. XD Oh and finally finished off Hand-to-Hand Combat. My k/d padding video and got this response from what i am guessing is an alt XD Why you gotta be so mean mail. I always laugh uncontrollably when I see melee vids. I think this is the third. The sound is so funny.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1471	Posted - 2015.02.15 09:26:00 - [332] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Regardless of the Experiment, it seems silly to me to not tell people they're getting a new socket. Perhaps so, but I'm thinking it worked out for the better this way. There was certainly no shortage of moaning at release. Had they unveiled and heavily circulated a "cool new map", and that map had either performed Gal Lag poorly or had to be pulled, there would have been even more moaning. Less Moaning > More Moaning What I think too.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1471	Posted - 2015.02.15 09:27:00 - [333] - Quote Maken's DUST University lecture is up: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2629031#post2629031
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1553	Posted - 2015.03.07 13:21:00 - [334] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Stuff about jump distance versus jump height physics. They both gotta be exactly the same thing. If you jump whilst stationary (distance), you jump straight up (height). If you jump whilst moving (distance), you jump up (height) and move at the same time. You jump further when running. You jump further when fitting kincats and running, due to higher speed. Nothing to do with jumping values. When in the air, stamina is not used, nor does it replenish I don't think (maybe it does if you are in the air long enough, never thought to take note) You fit a mod that increases jump height, then you modify........... Hmmm ok so, would you jump further (distance)? Or just jump heigher, whilst covering the same amount of ground? Is this your point? Am I being dense and had to think it through to geddit? lol But then, if you jumped higher and only covered the same amount of ground, your jump angle would be different. Screw it I don't care I'm gonna have fun with it whenver echo rolls around. One thing I do wonder though - will higher jumps use more stamina? [edit] If it's the same as kincats sprint increase, then no it won't Bottom line - I really hope this doesn't get silly. Frogger is for crossing the road.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1553	Posted - 2015.03.07 13:28:00 - [335] - Quote What I really came in here for. 3m SP burnt a hole into my pocket. It landed in MinMando, mass driver and schwarmas. Wow this is fun. Then again most new styles are until they wear off. Anyway this thing is hilarious in Domination. The mass driver is nice and easier to use than the plasma cannon, but I can't help thinking I should fit a PLC with the schwarmas to hit the shields followed by armor-profile schwarmas. As it is it still doesn't have enough DPS to take down a well-fitted tank or ADS quickly enough. But the PLC is so hard to use against infantry........ Next up once saved enough SP - I think I might try flaylock on the minmando. Tried it on an alt and it's kinda fun. But 2x complex light damage mods won't be as useful........hmmm decisions decisions.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1579	Posted - 2015.03.12 08:31:00 - [336] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Both links do not work. We are presently Upstairs in the Barbershop, home of the Closest Shave in New Eden. The links in question point Downstairs to the Nos Nothi corp forums. Like all other good ideas in this thread, Downstairs was originally conceived by a European. The area came into existence prior to Uprising 1.8 to serve as an information archive / exchange accessible by "The Original Bastards" who had participated in the now defunct Scout Registry project. For reasons which remain unclear, a single exception was made for Arkena Wyrnspire -- the very same FoTM-chasing AR-514 Supremacist and Team Gallente All-Star you see here today. Downstairs was recently repurposed to become a Commons for Nos Nothi Actives and the Original Bastards. To get in on the fun, you'll need to be recruited. If your merc's name is on Page 1 or you're a former member of R0NIN or Legio, you are automatically approved. Otherwise, just hang around the shop and be awesome. All you need is one Bastard to vouch for you. Do I get to run the corp if I am a former member of R 0 N 1 N and an original bastard? I mean, I should get something special for that right? Coz I'm special?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1579	Posted - 2015.03.12 08:39:00 - [337] - Quote Jebus McKing wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: http://dust514.com/news/2015/03/five-million-clone-challenge-battle-report/?_ga=1.180084004.1671164742.1400157148 ^ Holy cow! 1 hr 19 minutes to spare :-) The Krin's Mod looks like it'll affect all weapon types! Initial thoughts: It's ******* nothing. Let's see if I change my mind after breakfast. Yeah I hate to be cynical or ungrateful but why would I run that over an existing mod? A little surprised it's not something unique. Still, 20 decryptor keys on the other hand...looking forward to using those. Would like to know if the BPO causes stacking penalties - e.g. does it have a stacking penalty, or does it cause a stacking penalty with other mods. With the bugged dropsuit readout unfixed, no way of knowing. I hate that I'm saying this, but... meh.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1579	Posted - 2015.03.12 08:53:00 - [338] - Quote Jebus McKing wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Jebus McKing wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: http://dust514.com/news/2015/03/five-million-clone-challenge-battle-report/?_ga=1.180084004.1671164742.1400157148 ^ Holy cow! 1 hr 19 minutes to spare :-) The Krin's Mod looks like it'll affect all weapon types! Initial thoughts: It's ******* nothing. Let's see if I change my mind after breakfast. Yeah I hate to be cynical or ungrateful but why would I run that over an existing mod? A little surprised it's not something unique. Still, 20 decryptor keys on the other hand...looking forward to using those. Would like to know if the BPO causes stacking penalties - e.g. does it have a stacking penalty, or does it cause a stacking penalty with other mods. With the bugged dropsuit readout unfixed, no way of knowing. I hate that I'm saying this, but... meh. Hmm having read Jebus' 2nd post - I am guessing you can't fit more than one of these BPOs? Since it's just a BPO like every other BPO, I say you can fit as many on your suit as you want. It is a really good module if you already were using both light and sidearm damage mods. It won't give you more damage if you replace your damage mod with the Krin's but it's definately cheaper and also should be lighter on CPU/PG. Yeah I guess if your style is ganking then it ain't that hot - I am more likely to downgrade another module and keep complex damage mods than the other way around. Perhaps it's just my scouting style that doesn't like it. Really want to know about stacking penalties though
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1587	Posted - 2015.03.12 20:07:00 - [339] - Quote First Prophet wrote: Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: Has anyone tried knifing with a myo-stacked minja? What's it like? You can't really raptor jump at anyone with 3 blues, you'll just jump over them or past them since you have no control, and you're just so paper thin. That said I did manage to pull of some neat kills from jumping over walls and flanking people from otherwise inaccessible routes. Tried to get some mid air kills on blue stacked caldari suits but couldn't manage it. It's funny cause in the early trailer days of dust I was always super excited about air combat but I didn't expect this was how it was going to happen. I dunno I think you can still raptor jump. It's just a lot longer of a jump. The few games I just played on a Minja with 2x kincats and 3x ADV myofibs, I think you can actually be more sneaky if you can get the jump length down. That and vaulting either side of something the other merc can't do is an interesting tactic. New routes into and out of building are definitely on. I made a boring vid and posted it: http://youtu.be/zUMAqBUaVQA A couple of interesting moments re: buildings: - http://youtu.be/zUMAqBUaVQA#t=11m28 - http://youtu.be/zUMAqBUaVQA#t=12m14 I'm sure there's far more creative things can happen with this, just not figured out when and where yet. But in general terms...I'm flying about like something out of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. And that's just 3x ADV with L3 myofib skill. Initial feelings are it feels gimmicky. But maybe it's ok. Other games have a class or suit where you can **** around like this....
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1587	Posted - 2015.03.12 20:17:00 - [340] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: voidfaction wrote: 4 adv myos on my cal scout got me over the outside wall on the new ship yard/dock map and was able to do just that. Not a big fan of jumps but I like it. Just wish we could control the power of the jumps. sucks when you only want to jump a small step and you jump over a building, lol Well.. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Would you guys backup the following idea? Jump height control in 2 stages: -Pressing the jump button and releasing within 0.20 seconds results in a jump that is 0.5*JumpHeightVariable and uses less stamina. -Pressing the jump button and holding beyond 0.20 seconds results in a normal jump execution. -Startup would have to be the same, so you actually start jumping right away, regardless of which you do. No input delay. Holding yourself back from a leap-kill because you need to save stamina would be mitigated. More options. I am very interested in having a discussion about this ! Thanks for reading. If you guys think the above is a worthwhile endeavor, maybe we can start something in Features section? If they want to make jumping like this a serious part of the game, then yeah this is a good idea. If they have overdone it and only intended it to be as lolfit as melee, then they may not go for that. But as it stands, it's a very interesting addition, and could benefit from some control. Interested to see how much QQ comes out of this. Be nice if everyone loved it...you never know!

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1593	Posted - 2015.03.12 20:57:00 - [341] - Quote Jebus McKing wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Really want to know about stacking penalties though What about them? They apply to Krin's as they do to any other module. Damage bonus: 1x 4% 2x ~7.48% 3x ~9.76% 4x ~10.84% Using 2x Krin's is definately better than using 1x complex light + 1x complex sidearm damage mods. Gives you ~0.5% more light weapon damage, ~0.5% less sidearm weapon damage, AND saves you 76CPU + 8PG. No I meant whether they correctly implemented stacking penalties for normal damage mods plus the Krin's together
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1603	Posted - 2015.03.13 00:28:00 - [342] - Quote Next vid is up. More jumping 15m in the air. http://youtu.be/aKy4DGfAj4A Full battle, takes way too long to edit these things. Sorry 'bout that. [edit] Ugh still processing, went from 4 mins 5 mins ago to 10 mins now.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1603	Posted - 2015.03.13 00:34:00 - [343] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Legoose MARKII wrote: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=196041&find=unread Bounty on the CEO of my corp's head. Placed by himself. Based on a comment in this thread... Are knifers doomed? If everyone is jumping like crazy, is there really a place for knifing? Do people actually run anywhere anymore? I don't think the myos are gonna help defend points, I see this blowing over and ppl running maybe one or two at a push, but right now everyone wants to see how high so it's all gone mental. Scouts on the other hand - I can see good reason to use em for specific shortcuts and access you wouldn't otherwise get, plus we die so quick anyway it's not like I miss the HP I might've had...might've. Perhaps infiltration will mean something more now...I've already seen uplinks placed in places you'd never have thought before lol.... I think we're good One Eyed :)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1604	Posted - 2015.03.13 00:49:00 - [344] - Quote CCP Rattati wrote: We will evaluate these modules like everything else. Since playing last night, I have a growing doubt that stacing is applied, that is the first thing I will check at work today. A 4th and 5th module should add almost nothing which is why we playtested with 3 stacked minnie scouts. That said, the max height we were aiming for was a big crate, or second level of a building. I agree with both the combat effectiveness and fun versus silly arguments as well. They are supposed to be a mobility module, viable against dmg mods and hp, and open up tactical elements such as outflanking and such. And to the OP's concerns, the 25% isn't an applicable number per se, it is a modification attribute % of another number and ground speed, so is not "25% the normal height". That was not clear enough. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2674200#post2674200
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1605	Posted - 2015.03.13 00:51:00 - [345] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Next vid is up. More jumping 15m in the air. http://youtu.be/aKy4DGfAj4A Full battle, takes way too long to edit these things. Sorry 'bout that. [edit] Ugh still processing, went from 4 mins 5 mins ago to 10 mins now. Processing complete.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1615	Posted - 2015.03.13 13:25:00 - [346] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: Other wise I'll just give up and run this instead. Does somebody mind testing that one as well? If I rem when I get home I will spec this up and run it in full scrub glory with the record button pressed. What I don't have is SMG - how would you feel about an Ion Pistol? SMG is the one thing I want to spec into coz I don't seem to do well with IP any more (it used to be awesome)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1616	Posted - 2015.03.13 13:29:00 - [347] - Quote I picked up the Amarr Scout BPO with the 20 decryptor keys. I also have a Quafe Assault Rifle BPO. This is basically a free fit. However: is the Amarr Scout BPO any good without Amarr scout skills? This seems like a pretty nice pick up...can run matches for free after all. [edit] oh this thing also seems to have the readout of an Amarr Logi - weird.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1616	Posted - 2015.03.13 13:38:00 - [348] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I picked up the Amarr Scout BPO with the 20 decryptor keys. I also have a Quafe Assault Rifle BPO. This is basically a free fit. However: is the Amarr Scout BPO any good without Amarr scout skills? This seems like a pretty nice pick up...can run matches for free after all. [edit] oh this thing also seems to have the readout of an Amarr Logi - weird. Hopefully someday soon, we can get your AM Scout a new racial bonus to biotics; it'll be well worth running if that happens. Meanwhile, you're probably better off running your BPO GalScout. It can get under scans with one damp; your AM will take 2. AM Scout racial bonus is to passive scans, but these won't get you much more than you're already getting. Hehe I don't got any other BPOs short of these two ;-) But you're saying the am scout bonus is not worth it - I will not spec it then hehe - just go out with the scout + rifle naked and PROFIT lol.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1617	Posted - 2015.03.13 13:43:00 - [349] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: You don't have a BPO GalScout!? o.0 Umm...no? Should I have? I looked for the dragonfly everyone seems to talk about - can't find it. That one?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1625	Posted - 2015.03.13 17:16:00 - [350] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I picked up the Amarr Scout BPO with the 20 decryptor keys. I also have a Quafe Assault Rifle BPO. This is basically a free fit. However: is the Amarr Scout BPO any good without Amarr scout skills? This seems like a pretty nice pick up...can run matches for free after all. [edit] oh this thing also seems to have the readout of an Amarr Logi - weird. I think it might actually be an Amarr Logi. I recall seeing on the forums people complaining about an Amarr Logi fit being called a scout, but really it was a Logi. There was much confusion at first as to whether it was intended to be a scout. Found the thread here. hmm i assumed it was actually a scout coz two equipment slots. but if thats what a STD logi has then...will check that thread out and see what base hp i have in game. thanks!

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1634	Posted - 2015.03.13 17:34:00 - [351] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Duncan, if you still require a Galscout BPO when trading comes out I will give you a Dragonfly. Most kind of you sir! I dont see the merc pack on the market but to be honest i will prolly be ok with the amarr scoutogi BPO. just need an isk making fit really.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1636	Posted - 2015.03.13 19:11:00 - [352] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: Other wise I'll just give up and run this instead. Does somebody mind testing that one as well? If I rem when I get home I will spec this up and run it in full scrub glory with the record button pressed. What I don't have is SMG - how would you feel about an Ion Pistol? SMG is the one thing I want to spec into coz I don't seem to do well with IP any more (it used to be awesome) ugh i also only have advanced myofibs. i went out in this...did terrible. its tooooo slow lol. and im a scrub. im way too used to min scout speeds. i just couldnt deal. if i get to pro fibs i might try again but 120k isk a pop...ouch.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1641	Posted - 2015.03.14 12:26:00 - [353] - Quote FLAYLOCK Steve wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: You don't have a BPO GalScout!? o.0 Umm...no? Should I have? I looked for the dragonfly everyone seems to talk about - can't find it. That one? I got about 4 or 5 bpo of gal scout, dragon fly on two chars , I got the hunter gal scout bpo ( if that'sthe name, the military patterned one) and the dren sscout . probably a other one laying around. I'll give it to you when trading comes around. wow so much generosity from you all. thx again for the offers.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1646	Posted - 2015.03.14 15:30:00 - [354] - Quote FLAYLOCK Steve wrote: is that Corp active? Nos Nothi? Ai it is. Adipem Nothi wrote: We are presently Upstairs in the Barbershop, home of the Closest Shave in New Eden. The links in question point Downstairs to the Nos Nothi corp forums. Like all other good ideas in this thread, Downstairs was originally conceived by a European. The area came into existence prior to Uprising 1.8 to serve as an information archive / exchange accessible by "The Original Bastards" who had participated in the now defunct Scout Registry project. For reasons which remain unclear, a single exception was made for Arkena Wyrnspire -- the very same FoTM-chasing AR-514 Supremacist and Team Gallente All-Star you see here today. Downstairs was recently repurposed to become a Commons for Nos Nothi Actives and the Original Bastards. To get in on the fun, you'll need to be recruited. If your merc's name is on Page 1 or you're a former member of R0NIN or Legio, you are automatically approved. Otherwise, just hang around the shop and be awesome. All you need is one Bastard to vouch for you.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1646	Posted - 2015.03.14 15:33:00 - [355] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Can somebody explain dampening a minmatar scout to me like I'm 5? Do I really need 2 complex damps? Is there any use to fitting 1 STD, or 1 ENH, or 2 ENH, or 1 CMP? Somebody should make a guide on this and update it after every major ewar change ( '-') MN Scout Scan Profile Progression 32 dB - max skilled, no damps 27 dB - max skilled, basic damp <----- Beats 28dB Scans 23 dB - max skilled, basic damp + basic damp 22 dB - max skilled, basic damp + enhanced damp 21 dB - max skilled, basic damp + complex damp 21 dB - max skilled, enhanced damp + enhanced damp 20 dB - max skilled, enhanced damp + complex damp <----- Beats 21dB Scans 18 dB - max skilled, complex damp + complex damp 17 dB - max skilled, complex damp + complex damp + basic damp 16 dB - max skilled, complex damp + complex damp + enhanced damp 16 dB - max skilled, complex damp + complex damp + complex damp 15 dB - max skilled, complex damp + complex damp + complex damp + advanced cloak:on 14 dB - max skilled, complex damp + complex damp + complex damp + prototype cloak:on <---- Beats 15 dB Scans No need to memorize progressions. Your suit's Scan Profile was recently added to in-game fitting summary; it'll update dynamically as you change your loadout. If you're away from the game, Protofits is another option (their EWAR calculations are up-to-date). hmmm...minja is pretty ****** in PC huh? If you were a field commander, what scout suit + fitting would you want? Bearing in mind your opponents know you're a scout corp?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1647	Posted - 2015.03.14 15:40:00 - [356] - Quote Haerr wrote: Kaisar said something about prefering Gal Scout over Min Scout in PC once the enemy team started bringing in Gal Logi scans. Also DPLAK yeah i dont see a minscout being viable with all its lows used up just to function. got a calscout on an alt - i like the scan range. gal would be good too. TPLAK INTERRUPTUS
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1648	Posted - 2015.03.14 17:45:00 - [357] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I am curious as to why the Minscout is superior in utility to the Calscout. Is that ranking decision purely because of the hacking ability? I would guess speed and / or knives also...but I defer to those with PC experience.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1650	Posted - 2015.03.14 21:52:00 - [358] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Has anyone come up with a good 3x Myo MinScout NK fit? Thinking ... HS: Cmp Blues (x3) LS: Cmp Damps (x2), Cmp Red (x1) PW: Adv AR or CR SW: Pro Knives GR: Core Locus EQ: Cloak, Hive 212HP, 9.35 Sprint Likely too squishy to run while drinking. What do you guys think? Too squishy? running minscout with hp mods doesnt really help me...die that fast no time to react. i stopped using the myofibs...guess the novelty wore off, plus i only have l3 in the skill and not prepared to put more sp into it with a nerf inbound. plus i only run ADV so... how the hell do you kill anything with the rifles lol...i need 2x damage mods...am i that bad a shot? lol im running around in the following: 2x cmp light dmg mod STD AR IshNoks 2x kincats i can get a kdr of 1 usually unless theres a stomp going on
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1650	Posted - 2015.03.14 21:55:00 - [359] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Sinboto Simmons wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Sinboto Simmons wrote: I think it's time for a break from dust, I'm not even enjoying myself anymore at this point, everything I do or enjoy seems to have been nullified or is now obsolete. Mass Drivers just got crazy popular! If your MinScout's too squishy, why not thump in a MinAssault? I use them, I don't however ENJOY using them like the minja and sentinel, I don't even use my minmatar sentinels anymore, my Minja is only best for hacking, and my vehicles blow up so quickly I just can't be bothered. I play the game for fun, and there lies my problem, I've always played to enjoy what I'm doing doing. Could I run all proto every match, sure I could, but why would I in a pub?I could buy a respec and jump into the fotm, but i won't. That's the thinking that leads to me getting stomped and frustrated, is the only way to success being a massive **, it really shouldn't be and that's my biggest problem with dust as it is. Try something new. For example, I never knew that the Gal Assault and Commando could be fun. One of my favorite fits for fun is a speed tanked gal assault with a breach shotgun. The bonus makes you have pinpoint accuracy and surprising aim. Record is 23-4 yeah this Sinboto. run something else / new. try stuff out. then again i have many alts to fall back on. which reminds me, i may run my calscout alt with maxed out combat rifle and compare kdr with my minja. i sense i wont be in a minja suit come any corp fights. which is a ***** pity.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1652	Posted - 2015.03.14 22:03:00 - [360] - Quote Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: What came first, Adipem or Nos Nothi? Corp came first. This guy's named after the corp. So you're an alt? How's that FotM going for you Dreis? Not seen you yet...

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1654	Posted - 2015.03.14 22:10:00 - [361] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: How's that FotM going for you Dreis? Not seen you yet... FoTM!? I thought that Dreis was a knifer. What's he running? I'm baiting him. he was asking questions about what to put on an amarr assault just before echo launched. i implied he was going after the next FotM in the shape of the ascr or whatever it is got the 15% boost. i am hunting him...lol
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1654	Posted - 2015.03.14 22:12:00 - [362] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: how the hell do you kill anything with the rifles lol...i need 2x damage mods...am i that bad a shot? lol I don't open up with a Rifle unless the target's weakened or squishy. Use it primarily as a finisher when my knives don't quite cut it. hah! good pun. im wanting to get smg for that...anyway i dont feel so bad now ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1657	Posted - 2015.03.15 08:12:00 - [363] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: FLAYLOCK Steve wrote: You're shotty go bang? Dude now I must really join your corp lol I can learn so much! 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. Though some of us are just bad
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1657	Posted - 2015.03.15 08:14:00 - [364] - Quote Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: These days, I'm running Assault 90% of the time, and Scout 10%. I haven't played a Skirm in weeks... It's really easy to 'dominate' in Dom: I've got a weekly w/l over 22.00... It's so shiny; I'm afraid of damaging it by running Skirm. How can I get back to my roots? I wanna be 'Dreis the knifer', not 'Dreis the tryhard'... Quick, before the tryhard in me makes me change my mind!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! ehehe. im in a Mmmminmando a lot atm. depends on game mode. have also gone back to my roots somewhat with a shotgun. didnt take long to re-learn pointing that thing in the right direction. marked improvement in kdr running that
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1657	Posted - 2015.03.15 08:15:00 - [365] - Quote First Prophet wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: first bid : 100 isk 100.01 isk. ftfy TPLAK <---------- there you go Haerr
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1665	Posted - 2015.03.15 20:37:00 - [366] - Quote **** me the stomp has been strong since downtime. days like today is what make me stop playing this game every now and then. meh. props to Haerr for sticking the game out we were in.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1681	Posted - 2015.03.16 08:53:00 - [367] - Quote First Prophet wrote: But I want it. First Prophet wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: "Don't touch my knives, bro." - Mr Musturd He can't tell me what to do. He's not my mom. YOU'LL DO AS YOU'RE TOLD OR NO PUDDING! Llast 326 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: On Krin's Module - Does anyone know if the bug was confirmed / fixed? I'd read something about it only applying bonus to one weapon type instead of all weapon types. I know that the fitting screen says that the damage bonus only applies to SidearmsGÇª I've not tested to see if it is a bug in the fitting screen and the damage actually applies to all weapons in game. I think that's just the fitting screen. It doesn't apply the stacking bonuses either, for the Krin's mod nor damage mods. Alena Ventrallis did some testing: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2674716#post2674716
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1681	Posted - 2015.03.16 08:55:00 - [368] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Aeon Amadi wrote: Allow me to re-iterate. If I had my way, The Barbershop would be permanently locked, deleted, and all attempts to re-create it given the same treatment. It is literally the scum of the forums and there is absolutely nothing beneficial that will ever come from it. Source: Yesterday Christ, talk about vindictive. Aeon's commitment to Dust has almost earned him my support more than once, but every time he goes and does something really hotheaded and stupid and I remember why he didn't have it to begin with. This is another one of those things. Dude really needs to get a handle on his emotions. Iono, I've decided when it comes to Aeon that it's as simple as bearing grudges based on a misled sense of accountability. If he could let them grudges go and treat each thread and discussion on it's merits, then that sort of thing wouldn't enter his head let alone leave his mouth. No biggie. Anyone with half a brain will realise it's over zealous, anyone who doesn't isn't likely to have much long-lasting influence.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1681	Posted - 2015.03.16 08:56:00 - [369] - Quote Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: mollerz wrote: Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: Llast 326 wrote: First Prophet wrote: Nova Knives are unreliable communist tech. I only put my trust in Republic approved reliable rust weapons. Like my fists. Cal Weapon using Gal Tech (Plasma) with a Min who get a bonusGÇª Nova Knives are the most multicultural weapon in Dust. Hang on... iirc, the description of NK's said that the charge came from manipulating gravity or something; I don't remember it mentioning plasma... I might be wrong though. it's definitely plasma. You get a nicely cauterized wound with that distinctive sizzle when a chubby's guts pour out, not a crushing injury as found with gravity weapons. But it's whatever's in the description that matters. I always thought of that like the charge is a power supply, and supplies the power to generate the plasma energy on the blade. I don't know if I'm making sense, I've read these words too many times now.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1685	Posted - 2015.03.16 13:09:00 - [370] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: It's a BPO. Correct. But we only got one. I don't understand how you have 3 equipped; the only explanation is that CCP changed their minds and issued rewards on per-merc basis rather than per-account basis. Blue Print Original = Can make infinite copies = can run infinite Krin's on a fitting It's a bit of an obscure mechanic, but that's how it works. Really!? I never knew this. Good to know. Yeah gotta say after initially wondering when I would use them instead of complex mods, Jebus got me thinking after showing you could stack em and how they're far less CPU/PG intensive. I had some ADV MinScout fits where I had an empty 3rd high slot. I could only fit a STD rifle. But if I fit 3x Krin's instead of 2x CDMs, I have enough CPU/PG left over to upgrade the gun to ADV. I believe without having done the maths that my damage output has only decreased a little, and with the gun upgrade, possibly not at all or even gone up. [edit] Add to this the fact it boosts sidearm damage too, which is pretty damn nice when donning knives, then it feels like a good fit. Really wish there was a DPS stat on the suits along with working damage profile stats. Also wish there was 3 categories of EWAR for each concentric circle......but that's another (user) story.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1685	Posted - 2015.03.16 13:23:00 - [371] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Really wish there was a DPS stat on the suits along with working damage profile stats. Also wish there was 3 categories of EWAR for each concentric circle......but that's another (user) story. That reminds me! Cyrus has added weapon optimal range and an awesome new feature to www.protofits.com ... select a weapon to access the "weapons lab" ... locate the new slider ... move left and right for DPS values at various ranges. * Krin's mod hasn't been added to protofits yet ** Looks like we were wrong about the shotgun's optimal of 4.9m. Oh wow that is truly a thing of beauty!! Cheers Adipem Nothus!! Re: shotgun's: woah 74% damage at 10m - gotta say I have been meaning to get together a bunch of death screens to compare the damage dealt from weapons that kill me, coz I thought I'd seen massive damage from shotguns at 10+ meters. [edit] Runs to play around with the breach shotgun slider
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1696	Posted - 2015.03.17 08:41:00 - [372] - Quote Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: Today, I played Skirm for the first time in weeks. I took out my Minja, and I was disappointed in how rusty I was. HHAHAHAHAHAHAH nice one
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1696	Posted - 2015.03.17 08:46:00 - [373] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: First Prophet wrote: How about instead you play me on a Pangea consisting of 90% Jungle and a few mountain ranges? Science for glory! Longbowmen upgrade amazingly in BNW (they keep super range) and also British spies are better than everyone else's, so I'd have a hell of a science edge. Anyhow, fight me. Wu Zetian wrote: My Chu-ko-nu will own you all.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1700	Posted - 2015.03.17 17:24:00 - [374] - Quote @ scan brainstorming guys spitballing, based on not sure what options ccp actually have at this point, but a wild idea..... what if getting scanned bumped merc profile up by a specified amount. and then that profile reduces back down to its normal level. you could build in all sorts of ramp ups and ramp downs based on scanner strengths, distances, merc mods etc. but the important thing would be that the stats on a mercs suit is what changes to dictate whether or not it can be seen. side effect of this though is p.scans will also pick mercs up....ive not thought it through lol....RUN WITH IT! :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1708	Posted - 2015.03.18 13:44:00 - [375] - Quote Murt Lesp wrote: If there are Quafe Dropsuits and Gear, will there be a Quafe biotic or equipment? Some sort of energy drink maybe? The concept seems fun to me **** yeah, a deployable go faster stripe, basically a mug of special-brew Quafe that boosts suit base biotics for a limited time. Strategic placement combined with stacked myofibs allows for home-made merc launcher into enemy MCC.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1708	Posted - 2015.03.18 13:47:00 - [376] - Quote FLAYLOCK Steve wrote: Murt Lesp wrote: FLAYLOCK Steve wrote: Is it possible to ask the devs to change it to lowercase? 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 It is possible. I used to be head staff in a online game server called Dark Gunz, changing names is just going into the data base. But the question is would they do me that favor lol Put it this way, it's not technically impossible, seeing as our very own Dildo McNutz is now known as something else (I forget what).
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1722	Posted - 2015.03.19 13:36:00 - [377] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: http://fanfest.eveonline.com/en/events/sisters ^ Sounds way better to me than hanging out w/neckbeards. Makes me a sister, right? A bearded sister of eve - noice. Mmmmm SoE stuff - makes me yearn for EVE.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1722	Posted - 2015.03.19 13:38:00 - [378] - Quote Murt Lesp wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Murt Lesp wrote: If there are Quafe Dropsuits and Gear, will there be a Quafe biotic or equipment? Some sort of energy drink maybe? The concept seems fun to me **** yeah, a deployable go faster stripe, basically a mug of special-brew Quafe that boosts suit base biotics for a limited time. Strategic placement combined with stacked myofibs allows for home-made merc launcher into enemy MCC. The Quafe trampoline? Or does "Meat canon" sound better? Quafe Coffee BPO for all your turbo needs EDIT: Duncan, your videos are awesome by the way They are!? Cool thanks - been lazy on editing the GBs of footage I've collected over the last month. Trying to figure out how to write a program that will index them for me (e.g. every time there's a death screen, mark it, every time there's a +50, mark it etc., instead of just uploading hours of unedited gameplay.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1729	Posted - 2015.03.19 17:59:00 - [379] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: In summary, this proposal is by-and-large a buff to the Scout class, and it shouldn't be implemented unless Scouts prove to be underpowered. My goal here is preparation. In the event that Rattati does come knocking, it will be good to have something in-hand. And it'll good to have already done all the barfighting in advance of his arrival. Here's a recap of the all the changes in the current proposal (version 1.0): [snip] As always, looking forward to your thoughts and feedback, gentlemen and bastards. o7 cloakblind effect smells off. a bonus to negate a penalty on a module goes against all the other effects and is a penalty added to try and reduce the effectiveness of the cloak in the first place. i feel it ties further changes to the cloak down...balancing that gets harder coz you then have to factor in the galscout. i know that's there as an idea for the galscout racial bonus...but perhaps there's something else? - increase to cloak recharge? - trying to think of others but i dont use the cloak re minscout. perhaps with the suspected hard cap for sprint speed the minscout could be adjusted so it hits 11.12 with just 2x kincats? that way it is still getting the full effects of the bonus. maybe that solves some pg issues too...not sure all in all great work! this is a great starting point for discussion.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1734	Posted - 2015.03.20 20:55:00 - [380] - Quote [quote=Adipem Nothi]MinScout Proposal Feedback 3. ... perhaps with the suspected hard cap for sprint speed the minscout could be adjusted so it hits 11.12 with just 2x kincats? - Duncan 3. Could be wrong, but I don't believe that is a "hard cap" for speed. Pretty sure Old Gav (the less clever version) made that up one day while trying to pitch a 99% efficacy bonus to KinCats. Even if not, would this still be a viable tweak for MinScout, or does it just become a stealth double buff coz I struggle to fit equipment or nades on my ADV MinScout coz 2x KinCats or go home lol.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1735	Posted - 2015.03.20 21:47:00 - [381] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: GalScout Proposal Feedback: cloakblind effect smells off I agree, Duncan. I'm having a hard time coming up with something unique/desirable/competitive for the GalScout. The backbone of this proposal is the dampener efficacy bonus, and with it, I truly believe we'd see more more evenly distributed usage rates and more variety in competitive play. Let's put our heads together and try to come up with something else for the GalScout; preferably something not cloak related. The dampener efficiency bonus is a great idea - so that's the class bonus done right? Think I suggested this before, though don't remember if it's useful, but what if we listed all the different scout racial bonuses and then looked at their uniqueness, what we could add, without tying them into their existing racial compartments. Then we can pick from them and apply to races. So, next up, each race gets two bonuses. They don't have to be synergistic but to define a role that may help. Minja bonuses aren't synergistic...and at this point I will say the knives bonus simply must stay with the MinScout - totally biased but I don't entertain a need for that to change so hey, I said it. So without further ado... Existing 1. Stamina base 2. Stamina recovery 3. Scan precision base 4. Scan range base 5. Scan profile base 6. Hack speed base 7. Nova Knife damage Note 1: #3 is shared across AM + GA Note 2: #5 is shared across CA + GA Proposed removed 3. Scan precision 5. Scan profile Proposed new 8. Biotic mods 9. Scan precision mods 99. Cloakblind Note 3: One bonus removed for each of CA + AM (#3) Note 4: Two bonuses removed for GA (#3 + #5) Spitball 1 So first thing I see when I look at this is should we be looking at removing #4 (scan range base) and #6 (hack speed base) and replacing with new scan range mod and hack speed mod bonuses? This is just how my brain works - if we replace base value bonuses (#3 + #5) with bonuses to the equivalent mod (#8 + #9) wouldn't we do the same for the others? Therefore we would adjust with the following: Additional Proposed new 10. Scan range mods 11. Hack speed mods Additional proposed removed 4. Scan range base 6. Hack speed base So that would make my brain hurt less...it feels more consistent...but it might not be that important. Note 5: might need to tweak scan range mods...or perhaps adjust the bonus to compensate for their shoddy values. I'm assuming nobody uses them currently, and EWAR did get shafted in general I feel. If we now took a look at all candidates in isolation then... All proposed + additional proposed 1. Stamina base 2. Stamina recovery 7. Nova Knife damage 8. Biotic mods 9. Scan precision mods 10. Scan range mods 11. Hack speed mods 99. Cloakblind And we propose distributing these as follows: AM: 1 + 2 + 8 (this is 3 bonuses but no more than before - roll with it for now) CA: 9 + 10 GA: 10 + 99 MN: 7 + 11 Now I think I have that right, and am gonna leave this for now so it can get shot down or not, and so I can cogitate on what looks to me like a simpler list to add to, remove from, and combine in ways that seem to define something. I'm hoping this makes it easier to come up with more ideas, and I'm especially interested in voidfaction's ideas as I believe he runs a scout quite differently to the most of us. In some ways I would say it looks like he runs a scout for scouting as some of our forum friends like to regurgitate every now and then. voidfaction wrote: I find the cloak duration and cool down fine as they are. I use the std often and it gives enough time to hide you as you climb a ladder, hack, heal, or move to cover to cover with what seems like instant recharge. I find the duration of the proto overkill. I do not want to be pushed into a shotgun scout. I could say a tac-ar bonus as that is what i use 90% of the time and I am sure those that use shotgun, rr, cr, etc would as well disagree with a tac-ar bonus. I do not want to be pushed into a CqC cookie cutter scout like the min scout is with its NK bonus. I want bonuses I can use with any weapon or no weapons as my main job is not killing it is hacking, sneaking, and destroying equipment. I would say there may be some ideas lurking in his playstyle - Void - any comments on these lists and what you think might be added to make a viable role?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1737	Posted - 2015.03.20 22:12:00 - [382] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Remember what I posted earlier about progression of dampening? You damp until the scans go away. Focused is made to scare you into running that third damp. Gal Logi picks you up on objective with focused (He already knew where you were). Second logi pings you just before it expires. Suddenly, you think they're spamming focused scans. They're not. But now you're running 3x damps and are less combat effective. WORKS. And now that logi can carry an AR and not be combat ineffective. Love this sort of tactical trickery - nice!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1738	Posted - 2015.03.20 22:21:00 - [383] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: It's pretty easy to do because I can just click the button on my mouse then go back to using my controller. You can do both at the same time? You still don't PC for us, and I have never seen someone in the field do this. I've taken down lots of Gal logi's mid scan, and I would know if one started pirouetting again. If you don't see it does not happen? I want Ghost's OmniscienceGÇª way more OP than 360-¦ scans Taking what I've said and taking it to the extreme. I just said I've never seen it happen. Things that are viable typically end up in PC. What I'm saying, is that there has to be SOME drawback to this, otherwise, I would be hearing about this "Tactic" every time I formed up for PC. FC's would be asking, "Hey, do we have any KB/M scanners in here?". I don't hear that. All I ever hear them ask for is Gal Logi Scanners, and then they get told to run "X" for their equipment. What I'm asking here is this: IF it is possible to run KB/M and Controller at the same time, and have a script to do instant 360 scans, WHY am I not seeing it in PC? It sounds great on paper, but I've NEVER seen it in the field. It's probably one of the following A.) Much harder to do/achieve than it seems to be B.) A lie C.) Has some drawback that makes it less viable D.) Is a brand new idea that hasn't taken off the ground yet. Could it just be that you need a mouse, a macro-based one at that, and there's bugger all ppl playing PC on a PS3 that have one, or can be arsed to have that idea? Arkena is probably checking all of those boxes, and quite possibly the only one.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1738	Posted - 2015.03.20 22:22:00 - [384] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Why should alpha bonus be restricted to the MinScout? [...] Because it's Nova Knives. It's a sidearm that OHK most thing without the bonus. The bonus is actually moot. a ROF on a family of light weapons on scouts would see the complete destruction of both assaults and commandos. People do not take damage buffs lightly. Excellent points as always, Kaeru. Totally disagree with you on the NK bonus being moot, it's what sets the Minja apart. Totally agree with you on any bonus to light weapons on scouts - shouldn't happen.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1738	Posted - 2015.03.20 22:30:00 - [385] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Even if not, would this still be a viable tweak for MinScout, or does it just become a stealth double buff coz I struggle to fit equipment or nades on my ADV MinScout coz 2x KinCats or go home lol. The MinScout is in pretty good shape. He has unique and meaningful bonuses, both of which are relevant even in competitive play. We could argue that there's too narrow a speed gap between MN Assault and MN Scout, but I don't think we could argue for a biotic bonus. Perhaps the problem lies outside of the proto suit then. Is it seriously right that I can't fit nades nor equipment if I want to run 2 kincats? Anyway...this is the least of the worries right now so no worries on this point.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1738	Posted - 2015.03.20 22:37:00 - [386] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Hmm...in this hypothetical situation I'd be curious to see how long it'd take for me to get kicked from the corp when I fight for the raiders. I don't think we'd actually attack FA just yet. Our A-Team is still kinda Scout-heavy, and they have KB/M scannerinas. Or would we.......................................
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1744	Posted - 2015.03.20 22:55:00 - [387] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: @ Duncan I like the idea generally, though I think Precision/Range need split up. The old Cal Scouts pre Charlie were the worst with their long range, low dB scans. Not to mention with the new EWAR circles, I would hate for Cal Scouts to pick up Shotgun Scouts on their inner circle before Shotgunners can even get into range. Would rather see: CA: 9 + 99 GA: 10 + 99 To clarify: these combos are from the spreadsheet Adipem put together, I haven't changed it up at all, short of replacing all base bonuses with their equivalent mod bonuses. To paraphrase void, and perhaps list some ideas of his - pls correct these if I misrepresent them. voidfaction wrote: headshot bonus to weapons [...] we should kill quick and from behind and sneaky why should we not be getting head shots. bonus to active scanner range [...] but that is a 1 equipment bonus that makes it the same as giving a single weapon bonus. not everyone wants to run a active scanner. Therefore All proposed + additional proposed 1. Stamina base 2. Stamina recovery 7. Nova Knife damage 8. Biotic mods 9. Scan precision mods 10. Scan range mods 11. Hack speed mods 12. Headshot bonus (some weapons already have this...but an elbow to the face might be interesting) 13. Active scanner range bonus (balanced around logi meta?) 99. Cloakblind Adipem Nothi wrote: Good stuff, Duncan! There's general consensus in opposition to Precision Bonuses and Alpha/DPS bonuses. What's your take on cloakblind and teamshare vs squadshare (active scanners)? Only just caught up reading everything else.... Perhaps yeah removing all precision bonuses levels the meta and reduces balancing problems. It also removes bonuses from the racial pool to give out...which is a problem we've always struggled with...not enough to go around and stay diverse. But we should not add out of desperation. I agree no bonuses to light weapons on scouts - ever. NK is out there and would anyone mind if it wasn't messed with. Perhaps they would if scouts got more stealthy lol. Cloakblind just feels off as I said - but I also don't use a cloak so I'm not in the best position to comment, but negating a penalty that was added to reduce the item seems off. Teamshare and squadshare - not read what you guys have proposed I don't think. Anything shared across a team does seem a bit much though. Short of links hives etc.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1747	Posted - 2015.03.20 23:11:00 - [388] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Teamshare and squadshare - not read what you guys have proposed I don't think. Anything shared across a team does seem a bit much though. Short of links hives etc. Presently, all Active Scanners but one share team-wide. The idea is to set all Active Scanners to squad share unless wielded by a Scout. Because "Scout". In short, it'd be an additional class equipment bonus to accompany cloak fitting. Would give us a role-appropriate non-combat battlefield function and would simultaneously reign in permascan. Ahh ok so this is the same idea from Void or a different idea to Void's around scanners? His concern with that was it ties a bonus to a piece of equipment (and that's what we have now for cloaks) But sure what if scout with scanner is team wide...what is the current scanner skill bonus? Let's ensure we don't create one man Jolly Roger armies. **** too late. Sheesh can you imagine Lightning xVx with a scanner. Anyway I digress. Again like with cloak, I don't use scanners, but if a scout is for recon AS WELL AS KILLING, then that seems to be in line. I don't PC either but I think it correct to balance against the end-game. Each time we look at a proposed scout class + role, we should ask whether a field commander wants one, and when? What do they counter? What counters them?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1747	Posted - 2015.03.20 23:13:00 - [389] - Quote Spademan wrote: 2Berries wrote: I get the feeling we are on the road to abilene on the scout rework (look up road to abilene on youtube for a giggle). Reworking or eliminating an entire classes bonus in order to make 1 less attractive then the rest doesn't seem like the best path to success. I don't want the gal scout to end up to be the next cal logi. On the other hand, i want relevant bonuses again. Wish i had more to offer. Good points. It does see strange to reshuffle an entire class because of one offender, and even if we get a solid proposal it'd be a tough sell with so many variables. Is there a simpler option? Start with nothing, add, assess. If gal power is from better EWAR, and EWAR is binary (even with circles) then there is the problem. [edit] eheh ok you said simpler, that's not...but you can't simplify on and off (if I've understood that problem as I described above correctly)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1747	Posted - 2015.03.20 23:25:00 - [390] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Is the Gal Scout superiority the problem or is it a symptom? A scanned Scout is a dead Scout, and there will always be low-dB baseline scans. The Scout which beats the baseline at the lowest level of investment is the optimal choice. So it's the binary nature - the next question is, is an unscanned scout OP? Because as Ghost has said, if you bring out the next level of scanner to scan down the next level of dampener, and wash rinse repeat until someone wins, that suggests to me that not detecting scouts is a sure way to lose a battle. Now is that coz of Alpha damage, or hack speeds, or what?

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1748	Posted - 2015.03.20 23:30:00 - [391] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Is the Gal Scout superiority the problem or is it a symptom? A scanned Scout is a dead Scout, and there will always be low-dB baseline scans. The Scout which beats the baseline at the lowest level of investment is the optimal choice. So it's the binary nature - the next question is, is an unscanned scout OP? Because as Ghost has said, if you bring out the next level of scanner to scan down the next level of dampener, and wash rinse repeat until someone wins, that suggests to me that not detecting scouts is a sure way to lose a battle. Now is that coz of Alpha damage, or hack speeds, or what? Odds are that Scout has to get within a few meters of you to threaten you. When he does, he'll be on your TacNet, and the TacNet of your entire squad. If Scouts were OP, there performance wouldn't be plummeting. Plummeting performance is the basis of this discussion. But why are they plummeting? Scannerinas? Why is it important to scan down scouts in PC? Why would an FC go to the lengths of putting out the next lowest scan precision every time a scout or two (or more) refits to get under the previous scan? [edit] bedtime, more tomorrow
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1760	Posted - 2015.03.21 07:01:00 - [392] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Looks like matchmaking was added to next release (April/May). A new playmode was also mentioned at the round table. He mentioned that matchmaking improvement will involve segregating new and old players. i really hope not. thats a terrible way to matchmake, and may well be the end of my fun. it also seems not to solve the problem of noobs suddenly getting eaten alive by vets. anyway this is taken out of context so **** knows
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1762	Posted - 2015.03.22 00:12:00 - [393] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: voidfaction wrote: It takes a min scout ... Serious question. How is that the NK MinScout -- with all of its perceived strengths and easily overcome weaknesses -- is used less than the SG GalScout and SG CalScout in competitive play? Thought you already knew this. Squish. Speed tanking doesn't work - I can be taken down in sub-seconds running at 10.38 m/s. No not running directly into or away from bullets. Flanked. If you're not running that suit that fast, I'm thinking there's just better options. I'm seriously considering speccing into another scout suit coz my Minja is so frustrating and I've realised now that I can't shoot a rifle straight. Gal Assault with a shotgun is too slow lol. Hacking is great don't get me wrong but no cloak or 10x damps is gonna stop that letter flashing on everyone's screens. You can't have a firefight in it, so the rifle is kinda last resort anyway, or for surprise attacks at range but disengaging as soon as they turn around. It excels at assassinating solo targets - but unless it's a heavy, so does every scout no? It excels at hacking unguarded points - but so does every suit in the game. The problem comes with not knowing if the target is solo or the point is unguarded. I have a CalScout on an alt with maxed combat rifle. I do much better with that. Gonna put a shotty on it at some point, or just spec into it on my main with the full L5 shotgun tree. Even with the nerfs to EWAR, I think the cal scout is in a really good place with the range. 45m, innate precision picks up a lot of red dots long before they pick you up, and amazing shield recharge rates (using 1-2 complex damage mods and 1-2 shield mods on an ADV suit) I think that suit in the hands of a competent player would do very well. I suppose it also suits a solo style a lot more, which is maybe why I like it so much. TL;DR Fed up at being bad at DUST and in love with one of the hardest suits in the game to run LOL.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1763	Posted - 2015.03.22 00:26:00 - [394] - Quote My moan reminded me of another possible idea for a racial scout bonus, though possibly impossible to implement. - HUD display and audio alert of hack-in-progress and hack-flip imminent are not visible to suits with lower hack speeds. Or some **** like that. Not sure it's actually viable as I can't figure out the best way to link it to either modules (codebreakers say) or just straight suit bonus. Anyway it negates one of my complaints :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1766	Posted - 2015.03.22 00:30:00 - [395] - Quote First Prophet wrote: Spademan wrote: First Prophet wrote: voidfaction wrote: with min scout they only want but do not want to trade off any of even their minor advantages. Stop saying this. I've been trying to trade off knife bonus since forever. It does amaze me how strongly minscouts want to cling to their knives when it's potentially preventing the suit from being viable. I'm not aware of any full time minscouts aside from me and Sinboto. Depends on how you define full-time. Just because you don't know of any doesn't mean they're not out there. Also re: Minja's clinging to knife bonus and suggesting they prevent it being viable. Read mollerz' post a few up - sums it up perfectly for me. It's the alpha damage - no other suit can do what a Minja can do. If anything, the knife bonus is the only thing that does make it viable! Take it away and I'm pretty sure you'll see a lot of Minja's disappear.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1766	Posted - 2015.03.22 00:35:00 - [396] - Quote Spademan wrote: How different would things be if Active scanner followed the Cloak method of altering stats? By which I mean lowering precision by a percentage. Alternatively, the Cloak dropping to a hard number like todays scanner. Or raising profile. Or both. Already mentioned many pages back. But it would affect passive scans. Maybe that's ok. Attaching the change to the scanned suit feels correct. It allows natural things to happen based on what your suits stats begin at (e.g. a heavily dampened suit doesn't stay scanned for long, if at all) I'm a big believer in making things happen naturally like this. It just ***** works (most of the time ;-) ) and there's less room for breaking ** you didn't realise was gonna break.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1771	Posted - 2015.03.22 01:25:00 - [397] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: mollerz wrote: I don't understand how minjas don't run knives. Are you sure you are running the right suit? Is it a roleplaying thing? So what? You guys don't realize the value of the bonus? Or prefer to shoot prey versus carve it up? If you put two good knifers together we can hold down objectives like rabid beasts. I honestly miss the damp bonus because that fit the knife bonus. Damp > hack. Leave the knives alone- it's the minjas greatest strength. don't tell nobody but it's also the best bonus in the game. You say keeping the knife bonus is holding us back and I say keeping the hack bonus is what is holding us back. I run minja more than any other suit. Personally I disagree about the knife bonus. I think it's great for flavour and identity. And it's just good enough to get me to use knives on nearly all my Min scout fits. But I don't think its a particularly strong bonus. In many knifing situations you would do just as well, or better with a shotgun. I would argue it is often easier to place two optimal range, direct hit shotgun blasts, than a fully charged nova knife double hit. On the other hand, I love the hacking bonus. I think, in terms of strategy, it gives the min scout a nice niche. It's not useful a lot of the time, but it's nice generally, and the strategic option to pull off that rare speed back is great. I wouldn't change the nk bonus. It's very important to the Min scout's identity and the fun / flavour of the game. I just don't agree it's particularly strong. I don't run shotty much these days, but when I do it seems you need 3 or more blasts on a well tanked suit? The knives make that job far less risky. You can't get three shots off without receiving fire. You can often, unless it's a sentinel, OHK a suit. Knives are a little less forgiving once in range these days. And there's a definite art to landing both swipes, much the same as there's a skill involved in lining up two perfect blasts from a shotgun unless your prey doesn't react. I think it's a massive bonus and makes the suit. voidfaction wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: voidfaction wrote: what is the charged dmg of NK's with lvl 5 min scout, 3x cDamage and lvl 5 warbarge augmented ammunition facility? The facility doesn't affect sidearms. I don't know if it affects sidearms in the light weapon slot but I seriously doubt it. thought if was all weapons. Can anyone tell me the charged dmg multiplier and headshot multiplier if it has one. - charged swipe is 2x - two swipes per R1 press - there is supposedly a headshot mutiplier, don't remember what it is. Personally I think it should be a neckshot mutiplier but that's just me. I can't find a post I made a while back listing all the base HPs of suits and what the knives damage was, but you basically OHK any suit bar heavy frames and sentinels. Something around 1300 HP, both blades charged.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1771	Posted - 2015.03.22 01:26:00 - [398] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Thought you already knew this. I do. Ahh I see, but when you said it was a serious question I decided you couldn't be playing devil's advocate lol
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1772	Posted - 2015.03.22 01:43:00 - [399] - Quote First Prophet wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: First Prophet wrote: I'm not aware of any full time minscouts aside from me and Sinboto. Depends on how you define full-time. Just because you don't know of any doesn't mean they're not out there. Also re: Minja's clinging to knife bonus and suggesting they prevent it being viable. Read mollerz' post a few up - sums it up perfectly for me. It's the alpha damage - no other suit can do what a Minja can do. If anything, the knife bonus is the only thing that does make it viable! Take it away and I'm pretty sure you'll see a lot of Minja's disappear. 1. I never said there weren't more out there. I only mentioned me and Sinboto because I'm reading a lot of generalizations about 'minscouts' here and I'm not entirely sure who they're based off. I mean we shouldn't really balance the suit off what people who only run it as a lolMW2CommandoPROKNIFE fit think. 2. Sure the racial bonus helps the knives do better alpha but knives do high alpha even without it. While the damage bonus might make a difference, the real question is does it help more than another bonus might? In that regard I don't think it does, considering almost everything Nova Knives do can be accomplished with Shotguns, often even better. 3. And I saw a lot of Galscouts here not want a bonus to Shotguns because they don't want the suit to be tied with just 1 weapon, but it's okay to tie the M. Scout to a sidearm? 1. I misunderstood your meaning then, and clearly there is a difference of opinion between min scouts as to what they use on it. The speed is fun too, hacks I couldn't care less about. But this is why we're discussing it no? 2. Disagree on that one. Knives are a very different beast, harder to use than the SG but against big tanks they shine more than any other weapon. Again, my opinion as a knifer, not a shotgunner. 3. I concede your point, however I will still fight for it because it defines the suit as I use it, it's been there forever, and it is much less forgiving than the shotty. There is also no other bonus to give out. I agree these are not the best reasons to argue against it's removal....I am absolutely biased towards keeping them.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1777	Posted - 2015.03.22 02:34:00 - [400] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Spademan wrote: How different would things be if Active scanner followed the Cloak method of altering stats? By which I mean lowering precision by a percentage. Alternatively, the Cloak dropping to a hard number like todays scanner. Or raising profile. Or both. Already mentioned many pages back. But it would affect passive scans. Maybe that's ok. Attaching the change to the scanned suit feels correct. It allows natural things to happen based on what your suits stats begin at (e.g. a heavily dampened suit doesn't stay scanned for long, if at all) I'm a big believer in making things happen naturally like this. It just ***** works (most of the time ;-) ) and there's less room for breaking ** you didn't realise was gonna break. [edit] I would say what I just described is exactly how target painting in EVE works. And the word painting is the clue in where the change is applied Would be cool to match Active Scanner precision with suit precision, but it won't pan out how you think ... Gallente make one piece of the equipment ... the scanner. Logis get bonuses to equipment. If the GalLogi were to lose position as "provider of best scans" it would have legitimate cause for complaints of role bleed. The natural response would be to ask for a precision buff. Now imagine if that blob you were trying clear from the point had intense inner and mid-ring scans. As bad as GalLogis are now -- and they are bad -- they could be alot worse. Not sure I follow... Hypothetical scenario Suit A = 15 dB scan profile Suit B = 20 dB scan profile Suit C = 30 dB scan profile Merc scans suits A, B and C with a scan strength of 28 dB, and a "ping time" (dunno what it's actually called in-game) of 10 seconds. As it stands today, only suit C appears on tacnet, for 10 seconds; A and B do not. Now lets say we define some values and apply as follows. Let's say that the scanner has a "painting effect" of 100%. In the first of the ten seconds, Suits A, B and C receive an increase to scan profile of 100%. Suit A = 30 dB Suit B = 40 dB Suit C = 60 dB Each second that elapses, each suit's profile gradually drops back down to its original value 2 seconds Suit A = 28.5 dB Suit B = 38 dB Suit C = 57 dB 3 seconds Suit A = 27 dB Suit B = 36 dB Suit C = 54 dB 4 seconds... 5 seconds... 6 seconds... 7 seconds... 8 seconds Suit A = 19.5 dB Suit B = 26 dB Suit C = 39 dB 9 seconds... 10 seconds...scan complete, perma the next one in - All three suits appear on tacnet in the first second of scan duration - After two seconds, Suit A is no longer scanned due to low starting profile - After 8 seconds, Suit B is now no longer scanned either - Suit C's profile starts higher than the scanner rating so is visible for the full duration You could do things like have another scan on the same suit override any existing scan to not only prevent a problem where scan profiles end up huge, but also to penalise spam-scans without at least a little co-ordination. It would be like kill-stealing except you're scan-stealing and possibly applying a different quality one. You might be able to just apply a formula to the existing dB set on the scanner to get the percentage increase to apply instead of have to define something new on the equipment. Reason I suggest this is because the whole point of this approach is not to change the equipment, but to change the suits it has an effect on. Which may or may not be easier (or possible) to implement. This also removes the binary nature, at least of active scanners, by something as simple as changing a static value on a suit to a dynamic one. Note that these figures are not intended to be balanced, merely to demonstrate the concept.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1778	Posted - 2015.03.22 02:52:00 - [401] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: snip I must've misunderstood. The idea I thought I was responding to involved Active Scanner precision being affected by the precision of the suit wielding it. Meaning, recon units would run precision enhancers + active scanner much like stealth units run profile dampeners + cloak. ^ This is a neat idea, but I am concerned about implementation for reasons previously identified. Ahh I see ok. Nah not what I meant at all. Perhaps I misunderstood Spade's suggestion in the first place.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1780	Posted - 2015.03.22 14:20:00 - [402] - Quote Spademan wrote: (re knives alpha) At this point it's an archtype that can be fullfilled by any scout and even some assaults, they just lose a little damage. And when you consider how much damage it does it's like losing a single pellet from a shotgun. Trying not to say to you "you don't run knives do you" but that's not friendly and maybe you do. Something like 1300 HP damage is the max damage from two charged blades on a MinScout. It's not enough to OHK heavy frames or sentinels. It's enough to OHK everything else. You miss you're usually dead. The damage bonus is huge on that amount of damage, and the difference between life and death for the wielder a lot of the time.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1780	Posted - 2015.03.22 14:23:00 - [403] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: Hey guys, recently realised I've dropped back on playing to the point where I'm logging in to deal with the Warbarge and then immediately leaving. This is silly. I'm out. Let me know when raiding arrives. o7 We await your return :)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1796	Posted - 2015.03.22 22:28:00 - [404] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: A good-looking Minja 674 armor ROFLMAO Talking of good looking Minja's...here's my Caldari Scout alt going back to his roots with some shotgun action. None of this fine rifle malarky... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVBmdLjpJQ Couple little incidents: Right at the start, THAT ******* SQUAD ORDERS WHEEL LOL Lucky jumping headshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVBmdLjpJQ#t=13m52 A lil reminder: you see me doing something stupid, facepalm, etc., let me know. Feedback welcome - trying to get better at this game :)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1799	Posted - 2015.03.23 19:59:00 - [405] - Quote So I went out in my Heavy Scout the other day (Gal Assault) Too slow. So I changed it up, sac'ed some more EWAR for a third kincat. Ohhh **** yeah now we're cooking. On paper I look at this thing and it beats any which way of fitting a min scout you care to conceive, short of it won't do knives like a Minja can. Which is ultra-situational. And I sighed a sad sigh. I think my Min Scout may be going toward the dustbin. The one that takes metal recyclables. Anyway, next up, again in line with my going back to my shotgun roots, I present to you, the Heavy Scout in action: http://youtu.be/kCRUhE-Yu5U Unedited vid again, I apologise.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1803	Posted - 2015.03.23 21:10:00 - [406] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: So I went out in my Heavy Scout the other day (Gal Assault) Too slow. So I changed it up, sac'ed some more EWAR for a third kincat. Ohhh ** yeah now we're cooking. On paper I look at this thing and it beats any which way of fitting a min scout you care to conceive, short of it won't do knives like a Minja can. Which is ultra-situational. And I sighed a sad sigh. I think my Min Scout may be going toward the dustbin. The one that takes metal recyclables. Anyway, next up, again in line with my going back to my shotgun roots, I present to you, the Heavy Scout in action: http://youtu.be/kCRUhE-Yu5U Unedited vid again, I apologise. Nice! What's your loadout? http://www.protofits.com/fittings/view/1591/9708 2x cPEs 3x cKC 1x cPD CRG-3 T-12 Ion Pistol (gonna switch this up to SMG methinks) M1 Locus Precision / Profile is 27 / 30 I was running it before with just 2 kincats and an extra dampener, but it felt sluggish. That third makes a big difference, and I can always put the extra back on if getting scanned much. Arkena Wyrnspire wrote:** How are those damps going, Duncan? I don't follow? With the precision you pick em up before or as they pick you up, and this has more tank than any scout even with no HP mods on it, so good survivability for something with so much alpha.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1804	Posted - 2015.03.23 22:20:00 - [407] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I don't follow? With the precision you pick em up before or as they pick you up, and this has more tank than any scout even with no HP mods on it, so good survivability for something with so much alpha. On passive scans, that's true, yes. What happens when you encounter someone using an active scanner? Most likely I get scanned if they've broken out the good stuff. Depends on the scanner, but I run around in pubs only so lol ;-) 3 cPDs I'm down to 20.38 according protofits, and 4 I'm just under 19. What's the best active scanner on a GalLogi scan at again? 18 dB? Coz that fit I guess ain't valid in PC if it simply can't get under it...I'm assuming that's where you're coming from.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1810	Posted - 2015.03.24 18:03:00 - [408] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: is best done from their flank, not from their back. You want to stab them in the face, literally. Please explain. Is the back not included in the flank? How do you strike a merc in the face while behind him? Perhaps flank is not the correct word, sorry about that. I meant from the side. The back of most sprites keeps the head well protected for some reason (especially heavies). You rarely need to go through the trouble of getting them in the head. If you have the luxury of choice, making sure you can land a quick second swipe is often easier. However there are instances, for example, if you don't want to use a charged shot because 3 assaults are hacking the objective and you need to kill them quickly, uncharged swipes to the face will kill them. A charged head shot is also capable of killing some heavies on the first strike, which is really nice when the second strike might miss. All in all, this is extra information that might not serve any purpose to most, but there are moments where you can really squeeze some extra utility out of the head shot multiplier on knives. I find it particularly enjoyable and wouldn't have it any other way. i saw flank and thought from the side. its all good. for me all this extra information is awesome...for instance when i see 2 or more reds hacking a point i am charging up for the double kill and purely concentrating on landing both blades in the first place. i also assume that the first attack is free so why not charge em. headshots i dont think about but now i think i wil esp. when thereGÇÖs heavys involved. what adipem said about observing mr musturd i have also taken on board. its always been about the charge for me up to this point but actually there's more. perhaps charging versus quicker slashing and thrashing is akin to ADS versus hip firing with a gun. might be time for a minja video...anything i can learn to make my fave suit and style more useful...and ive been having an identity crisis recently and mixing up all sorts of suits in the same games etc. ps. if you are watching the vids...lemme know how much editing them would help...do you watch em all the way, fast forward, or switch off after a while? ps. Kaeru you came 2nd in the knife competition. your input is valuable!!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1810	Posted - 2015.03.24 18:08:00 - [409] - Quote @ Ares yup me too. and I'm sure it gets me dead a lot when it doesnt have to
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1810	Posted - 2015.03.24 18:16:00 - [410] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Haerr wrote: Tired of being told HAVs are OP while they are easily blown up, simply because people aren't killing decently fit HAVs by randomly standing in the middle of the street with a swarm launcher any more. Gotcha. Spec'd out of Swarms and PLCs; haven't had opportunity to test anything other than Lai Dais. specced into swarms on a minmando. i kill a lot of vehicles. problem is i have no frame of reference as i never ever used swarms before. also no idea whether that tank or DS is well fit or not.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1813	Posted - 2015.03.24 19:14:00 - [411] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Musturd carries a Compact Hive; shame these didn't get included in the carry-count increase. Should note that I haven't tried this myself; having second thoughts, as folks might hop when hit (I know I do). CCP Rattati - Hotfix Echo - tweaks wrote: [...] 6)A few hardwired nanohives/uplinks/proxy didn't get the buff (from bright cloud) -Nanohives that have not received the 3X buff: Compact nanohive and all prototype variants -Drop uplink count has not beeing buffed by 3X but just has beeing buffed by +1 -Proto Proxy mines have a max carry count of 4 (STD/ADV have 9) [...] In theory, the compact is due for the same increase as the rest ! Can't wait.. IAmLogi
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1814	Posted - 2015.03.24 22:03:00 - [412] - Quote Exactly the sort of Minja battle I wanted to find: adrenaline rush, great game, good fun, close match, and one of my favourite maps. http://youtu.be/BOVjojhWWwg Rate my play!!! ;-) IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Haerr wrote: Tired of being told HAVs are OP while they are easily blown up, simply because people aren't killing decently fit HAVs by randomly standing in the middle of the street with a swarm launcher any more. Gotcha. Spec'd out of Swarms and PLCs; haven't had opportunity to test anything other than Lai Dais. specced into swarms on a minmando. i kill a lot of vehicles. problem is i have no frame of reference as i never ever used swarms before. also no idea whether that tank or DS is well fit or not. So this was supposed to be a Minja-only vid, but I couldn't do much with the tanks on the field, so I switched to Minmando. Really should've dampened with the Minja....but I love the speed sooo much. Minmando vs Tank : see what you think: http://youtu.be/JtkTSn-8B70
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1817	Posted - 2015.03.24 22:36:00 - [413] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Sometimes mistakes are useful. One reason I got a capture device. I want to analyse my play and figure out how to do better. Watching my deaths is far more useful from a learning potential than watching anything else. Sometimes it looks obvious what I should've done differently. Sometimes you wonder if you were just screwed ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1817	Posted - 2015.03.24 22:37:00 - [414] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Duncan Videos appear to be marked "Private" Oops sorry, that should be fixed now. Thanks for letting me know!!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1821	Posted - 2015.03.24 22:44:00 - [415] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: mollerz wrote: Did something change? I thought all flays had a 3 rnd mag, aside from the breach with 2. it's the max ammo you can carry is less. But if it let's you pack a compact nano then it's a good trade IMO. A few patches ago, they buffed all the sidearms in hopes of making them all as good as the SMG. The flaylock got more damage and 4 round clip standard. Militia and Specialist are now the only ones left at 3. Breach is a two clip Officer is EIGHT Whoa, breach is only 2 in clip?! Damn. I have the utmost respect for you. Don't know how you do it. I'm inspired to give it a try. I challenge you to go out there with that breach flaylock plus a breach shotgun o.0 That's like ... real men hull tank or something
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1821	Posted - 2015.03.24 22:47:00 - [416] - Quote Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: I've been running 90% Minja I use a CR with mine though. Probably 60-75% of my kills come from it. Many people gimp [the suit] though by going overboard with Kincats Heretic - leave me!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1821	Posted - 2015.03.24 22:48:00 - [417] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: On the topic of the Flaylock~ I cannot praise it enough as a sidearm for scouts. It is probably the most stealthy sidearm in the game, second only to the Nova Knives themselves. [/list][/b] Yes! The most important things for me are that a) it's a much faster finisher than any other sidearm and lets you kill without having to rely too much on precision or ADS, and b) if you've hit them with the knives they're pretty much guaranteed to be 1 shot by the flaylock because they're in armor. Any dedicated knifer who hasn't tried the flaylock for at least a little while is missing out. I'm on that ****!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1823	Posted - 2015.03.24 22:52:00 - [418] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Looks like knifing blaster tanks is a bad idea these days. * Highly recommend swapping out MD for CR on your Minmando. Welp the way I looked at it, the Minmando is more of a support role, running with a blob, suppressing enemies. Kinda like I run my Amarr Logi. That plus I don't have spare SP for another light weapon right now. I also want CR for my Minja...but I picked up the Quafe AR BPO so that kind of decided that for me hehe.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1823	Posted - 2015.03.24 22:55:00 - [419] - Quote mollerz wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Exactly the sort of Minja battle I wanted to find: adrenaline rush, great game, good fun, close match, and one of my favourite maps. http://youtu.be/BOVjojhWWwg Rate my play!!! ;-) Minmando vs Tank : see what you think: http://youtu.be/JtkTSn-8B70 Upvoted! Is it better to run 3x E Shield extenders now? Edit: nice knife fight Thank you kindly. Yeah there was a very very quick knife duel in there. I only realised it as I was flailing the second set of swipes and finding the mark. I run 3x enhanced shield extenders coz it's more HP than 2 complex, and I can't fit three complexes. Also means shield recharge is a tad better, and I believe it's more room PG / CPU wise. Been doing that for a while. That fit has no equipment and no nades. My love of speed means you can't put **** all else on it. But who needs it with IshNoks on a Minja haah
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1823	Posted - 2015.03.24 22:59:00 - [420] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: I have a duel Breach Flaylock FitGÇª that has to count for somethingGÇª badass and dumbass ftfy :-p

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1846	Posted - 2015.03.25 08:53:00 - [421] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: I hop backwards and give him the signal. He switches to his combat rifle. (!?) I hop back and give him the signal to mow me down for a free kill * I hop back and give honour one chance* PS. @Kaeru - I will respond when I get home, but I can't tell you how appreciative I am of your assessment of that game. More later
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1846	Posted - 2015.03.25 08:59:00 - [422] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Do we know how the competitive meta has evolved post-myofibrils? The first two days everyone was moaning about FOTM and how they were changing the landscape of the game, how much of that has really persisted? Barely seeing any crazy jumpers. Except the one that Zebedee'd in front of me with 1HP left as I slashed empty air with knives. PLC'ed me from 15'. Gotta say that was actually a very clever move on his part...assuming he knew I was closing in with knives and wasn't lucky. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOVjojhWWwg#t=10m59
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1848	Posted - 2015.03.25 13:30:00 - [423] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: Put my passive sp on my alt for now, not like I need anymore on this character, I suppose if I want I could always find an American psn card for a respec later if I wanted. So much gear I never use now, why do I have proto ion pistol, Or Level 4 AR? Edit: I'd argue that the bolt pistol/nova knifes are the stealth fit of glory. (Re's for extra UMPF) Yeah I like this idea. I think I've figured out that I have no gun game - running Gal Assault with AR tree almost maxed and following Arkena's guide...I lose 1 v 1s. I lose when I should win. Situationally, everything is in my favour. DPS, I'm not at a disadvantage with 2x cDMs. The only conclusion I draw from this is I'm not good at aiming with a rifle. So I look at my Minja and I think...hmmmm what to put with the IshNoks. What is it that I am missing there. There should be no reason an AR is worse than a CR - in fact seeing as you're likely to be using it at relatively close range, then the AR should be the better choice. So I decided not to dump 2m SP into CR tree...for now. I have good levels in plasma cannon - but just no. Not when you are up close and personal and need to finish a target. I have good levels in mass driver...but again no. Though it might be better than a rifle. Hmmm you know what I may try this. So I think either the Flaylock, or the Bolt. I've used the BP before - amazing weapon. Flaylock I've not used so much. Then I look at the BP as the perfect, and I mean perfect accompaniment to the shotgun - which I also like to use. BP has the longest range of all the sidearms. So I may be putting points back into the BP tree. Except......I remember the BP being really tough to use within 15m and when your prey is aware of you. Hmmmm....perhaps the flaylock after all. First up though - mass driver. Though I have a feeling it will be terrible. TL;DR BP is a great weapon outside of 15m and dancing mercs and a great accompaniment to a SG or knives. J0LLY R0G3R wrote: 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. I want to see you with Knives
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1848	Posted - 2015.03.25 13:34:00 - [424] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Do we know how the competitive meta has evolved post-myofibrils? The first two days everyone was moaning about FOTM and how they were changing the landscape of the game, how much of that has really persisted? Barely seeing any crazy jumpers. Except the one that Zebedee'd in front of me with 1HP left as I slashed empty air with knives. PLC'ed me from 15'. Gotta say that was actually a very clever move on his part...assuming he knew I was closing in with knives and wasn't lucky. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOVjojhWWwg#t=10m59 [edit] ok not 1HP left but definitely an OHK with a charged blade. Could've sworn he was almost dead. That was a proto gal assault no? I can get 30 HP / s armour recharge on an ADV. Wonder what he was wearing - maybe I'll ask him.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1848	Posted - 2015.03.25 13:52:00 - [425] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: mollerz wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: mollerz wrote: Is it better to run 3x E Shield extenders now? Enhanced Shields aren't bad anymore, and they free up alot of space. I run 'em on my most of my advanced loadouts (as well as a few assault and scout mk.0 loadouts). So 3x E is better than 2x C now? Both in HP and CPU/PG? Doubt it. Just easier to fit, and not as weak in terms of payout (something like -15hp from complex). Protofits.com has the numbers :-) This is comparing 3x versus 2x, not 3 v 3? Level 5 skills, MinScout suit: - 3x E -- HP == +165 -- SDRD == +0.62 (4% + 4% + 4%) -- CPU / PG == 108 / 18 -- ISK == 7830 - 2x C -- HP == +145 -- SDRD == +0.72 (7% + 7%) -- CPU / PG == 162 / 33 -- ISK == 8550 If you can't use the third slot otherwise, then 3 enhanced is better on every count. Mollerz I think they bumped the Enh shields from 33 HP to 50 HP to fix their progression (22 / 33 / 66 --> 33 / 50 / 66) They may also have played with the fitting costs too - I don't remember
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1849	Posted - 2015.03.25 14:00:00 - [426] - Quote mollerz wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: That fit has no equipment and no nades. My love of speed means you can't put **** all else on it. But who needs it with IshNoks on a Minja haah what is your Elec/Eng/SA/LW/EXPL skills at? Minjas need em all at 5! It is a shame about the kin cats... it makes no sense an injected drug needs that much PG. And that Quafe AR .. WTF is up with the dispersion on that thing? FFS! Elec 5 Eng 5 LW might be 4 only EXPL - not using but I have core nades available What is SA? Re dispersion: think I'm at L4 on the AR sharpshooter I can't remember if I'd just stopped running or was moving whilst firing - remember Logibro posted a bunch of info about how kick or dispersion works a while back....not sure if that affected anything there.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1849	Posted - 2015.03.25 14:01:00 - [427] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: I hop backwards and give him the signal. He switches to his combat rifle. (!?) I hop back and give him the signal to mow me down for a free kill * I hop back and give honour one chance* Honour is a fallacy. Take and use every advantage you can. Tell that to myself and True Adamance ;-) Many a fun duel has been fought between him and I. However outside of pubs? All bets are off
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1863	Posted - 2015.03.25 20:05:00 - [428] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: I will be very critical of this video and try to nit pick as hard as I possibly can. I have the utmost respect for you and only wish to honor your wish for advice. This is exactly what I would like - thank you so much. Warning to others - I am sorry for cluttering this thread with all this but I wanted to go through this in as much detail as I was given because this is invaluable to me. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: @1:35 In a more serious match, it would be best if you watch your teammate hack then to help him hack. Since this is a Pub, I would/ve done the same as you here. I particularly like the path you chose to the ennemy, but you weren't sprinting soon enough ! More sprinting. Very nice attempt at a leap-kill, obviously a little off mark, but that doesn't matter. You were already turning the camera sideways as you realized you were going to fly by. this is actually the best way to get people in the face. Keep it up ! I sometimes do - maybe more so when it's a squad mate. I will get in a habit of always doing it. That way lies different encounters. o7 Kaeru Nayiri wrote: @2:15, your first death. You ran in front of a manned installation, knowing that it was manned. You entered his field of view but still charged around hoping he was tunnel visionning at his target. Notice how the Installation's gun twitches a little as you start crossing in front of it. Dead giveaway that he noticed you. By the time you swung around, he was off the installation and several paces back, waiting. This death shouldn't have happened. Agreed. I went that side of the turret as it afforded me more cover. However as you say it meant I crossed in front of his LoS. I was relying on tunnel vision, and it got me ~~killed~~ detected. I guess that's a 50/50 right there. I wonder if I'd gone the other side where his mate was - I was very surprised to find the two of them standing there when I finally rounded the turret. The twitch I do remember in-game and I think I remember thinking it meant he was trying to aim at me. Detected. At that point I myself am tunnel-visioned on a kill and closing the gap as fast as possible. If you notice as I round the turret, I have to swing my sights back to where he is. I was expecting him to be on the turret still. If I consider where he might be if he has seen me, then I can expect that too - that split-second might make the difference. If you notice I had actually gotten a full double-swipe off - what I notice is that I started charging but stopped somehow for some reason. I also think I missed but can't really tell. I see what I assume is the blue flare everyone talks about. I also see confirmation in the freeze-frame at that point of 150% damage modifier for the headshot. Fix: identify the option to break off attack at this point. If I think of the option, I can make a choice. Fix: Pathing around an object to gain more cover is negated if it involves crossing a LoS. Fix: Anticipate the enemy's possible actions Kaeru Nayiri wrote: @3:43 Good use of cover while completing a kill. You kill the Amarr scum as he hacks a CRU, while taking fire from an unknown location. Quote: If your cover is blown, but you are not in danger, seriously consider abandoning your target and looking for another. A milita player who knows you are there is 10x more dangerous than a proto amarr heavy with officer HMG. It was seriously time to leave/keep moving. After getting your kill, you had already "won" that engagement. Turning back around the corner to face whatever was shooting you was a mistake. This death shouldn't have happened. Agreed. I remember thinking at the time - idiot, why did I do that. Relying on speed tank...bad idea. Walking back to where you were under fire whilst not under fire - lol. continued...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1863	Posted - 2015.03.25 20:07:00 - [429] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: @4:56 Isolated target approaches a null cannon installtion. 99% chance he is going to try to hack it, but you move in before he does. It's not impossible that he noticed you, so let's say you are entertaining that 1% chance he isn't going to hack... you now notice the grenade fly in (which gives away his location, given the null cannon's design) and land in front of the console. He is fluxing the console for remotes. It now 10000000% clear he just wants to hack it and doesn't even know you are there. You probably should've backed off a bit to let him come hack, or gone around, outside the null cannon. Being in there without having line of sight on your target was not tactically sound. Agreed. I remember realising I was lucky on several levels. a) how did he not see me? I musta walked in front of him. b) wait for his attention to be on the hack - patience based on understanding. Dumb move on my part. That should've been a death ;-) Kaeru Nayiri wrote: @5:15 I really like this part because it's something we don't bring up often enough. It comes in 2 elements: ennemies will always take the path of least resistance and because of that you have to stay off the beaten path. You spot a target on the highground. You have many options at this point. You could move towards their red line, on the right, and go up the hill on that side, this area is never used by the ennemy except at the beginning of the match. You could climb the hill on the left, temporarily using the main road, this area can have heavy traffic, but your target is more interested in the letter you just hacked. You chose to go up the yellow ramp, possibly in a haste because he was getting away. This was probably a very good option as his sudden disappearance from your tacnet indicated he was moving away from the ramp. Interesting considerations. It never occurred to me that there is an optimal path in terms of speed, and an optimal path in terms of encounters. I would have thought the right hand side (their redline) would be as dangerous as the left due to snipers and spawners, but there's far more action on the left as it's more central to objectives. The yellow ramp does seem like it would always be the best choice, and there is some cover both sides as you ascend. Bravo is available to red, Delta is about to flip red. Perhaps if Echo was the only red point available, the left side would be the safer route, not the right side. All said, the yellow ramp will likely be the safest. I think I took way too long to decide which way to go. The route I then took was convoluted. By the time I was at the top, my blueberries had already done the job. Fix: Know maps better, know which is the best route before the decision point. Fix: A slower suit will be more inclined to path as the crow flies. My scout's advantage is mobility - use it more, and recognise that I'm using my advantage whilst doing so. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: @6:10 You counterhack. Try to wiggle as much as you can while hacking/counter hacking. The ennemy could be nearby, a sniper could be nearby, sometimes that little wiggle can make a bullet or two or five miss. It's free and easy on the DS3, doing fast circles with the left stick. Keep that in mind. Agreed. For some reason, I felt like I should keep as far left as possible whilst counter-hacking in that instance. Wiggling not possible without breaking hack. Perhaps I was anticipating incoming fire or the sound of a nade and a quick sidestep to cover. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: @6:35 Great kill. Your cover was blown, you were in immediate dangerous, you went for the face. Good man !! Staying cool calm and collected paid off. If FPS and controls were a bit better, I am sure you wouldn't even have missed that first strike. A level head made it so you didn't miss the second time though. Good job. Thank you. I love how the knives let you strafe and swipe. I believe that saved me. Other occasions the strafe-swipe allows me to track a moving target and land more blades. It feels so fluid and natural when that happens. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Soon after that, you fire at an assault, from a corner, and then wait for him. He is aware of you, remember that he is now more dangerous than a proto heavy with officer HMG. I was hoping you would leave completely or go around the back (which you did). Waiting around a corner to knife your pursuer is a great way to deal with someone you do not believe you would be able to escape otherwise. This guy had no chance of catching you, though. He would likely spend a solid 40~60 seconds searching that area for you, even if you left, effectively disabling him from the battle for that time. Circling all the way around was a sound strategy, but you probably shoudl've left the area completely instead, until he dropped his guard (unless you are absolutely sure to predict your target's move). It is exactly the type of 50/50 situation you don't want to be in, and you barely survived. Agreed. Pretty clunky moves all around. Took way too long to circle around, and didn't get to watch him go past, so wasn't sure where he was. Winning a rifle fight like that is incredibly rare. Should've died. I think that indecision you see there (waiting with knives, then aborting that idea and circling around) is a sign that I have learnt from dying like that several times before. If they know you're there, it's rare they come round the corner tight - esp. if they have a ranged weapon. Fix: If detected, don't wait around corners unless CQC. Circle around, use that mobility again to surprise the **** out of them. continued...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1863	Posted - 2015.03.25 20:08:00 - [430] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: @7:46 You fire on a healthy undistracted target, with a big chunk of your own health missing. You pay for it soon after. You come face to face with the amarr assault you just killed. He knew you were there, he is super dangerous because of that. You meet him face to face, and you have no choice but to engage. If only you had more health at the time. It also doesn't help that the game didn't take your sprint, can't do much about that. Didn't realise it was the same guy from before. I also opened fire on two targets around that part of the battle with recharging shields. That's pretty dumb I think. Fix: I should expect to see the merc I just killed if I hang around. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: You respawn in the same area. Avoid going for revenge for the sake of it. First of all because they are aware of you. This makes them most dangerous. Respect every person you kill. That respect keeps you from getting mad when you die, and makes you focus 110% on your next kill. Agreed. I respawned there because I wanted Charlie back. But I take your point. They may well have expected me to spawn back there. But they may not have known about the uplink. Sidenote: can you believe that ledge? Never noticed that before. Twice that stopped me moving in those few minutes. I had to use stamina to jump over it the first time. It stopped me knifing that merc at 8:46. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Use a cloak. I know we like to jab at each other and say cloaks are for the weak etc, etc.. but a cloak can allow you to do something very important as a scout. Observe. Observing is a big part of the battle. Pick your engagements. If I could only fit it. I would have to sacrifice some HP or kincats, and I'm a speed fiend. Perhaps I should switch it in for some HP mods and give it another go but...I also can't stand the cloak. I couldn't stand it when it was first released. I used it probably ten times then ditched it completely. It's obviously worse now by all accounts. However I won't rule it's use out - but I would have to skill into it again before then....so we'll see. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: I want to say, use a bit more sensitivity with your controller. It might be dentrimental at first, but it might also help you get a bit more finesse with your analog. I am not sure if this is good advice or not, but I felt like you couldn't turn as fast as you really wanted to sometimes. I use mouse and keyboard so perhaps my view of the situation is wrong. No you're right on the money. I've actually only just bumped it up a few weeks back - I think it's at 70 or something. I was playing with it to try and aim better with a rifle. Now you've said this I realise it's made a big difference at 70 for melee distance weapons. I think it's time to bump it to 100. Kaeru Nayiri wrote: I'm not a great min scout, I only offer these thoughts because you specifically asked and I can't help but admire a person who is eager to work on improvement. I hope you will be willing to do the same for me. o7 I will do what I can and give you feedback, but be wary as I'm a bit of a scrub and this is the only FPS I have ever played! Would hate to impart poor advice ;-) Finally: honestly before when you said respect their deaths, I didn't know what you meant. Now I do. I can reverse that logic and think of my own deaths. I choose where to spawn based on several factors, one of which is where I know the reds are. That merc I killed will be back on the field in between 5 and 20 seconds. He knows where I am. He also saw my kill screen, which means he knows more than he may have done before, and so do his mates. He gets to choose a suit to fight me with too. Rock paper scissors - advantage to round 2.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1863	Posted - 2015.03.25 20:08:00 - [431] - Quote mollerz wrote: @Kaeru While there may be nuggets of hindsight in your extremely granular breakdown of Dunc's possible mistakes, the fluidity of combat in this game is mad opportunity to ** up. What is important, is how you fight. Dunc is a solid minja, and I was particularly impressed with his ability to go frontal assault- which isnot easy. Lot so fminjas go stealth and he went all kin cat and in their faces. ain't easy.. but it is fun. That's my style. My only criticism is that he relies too much on his AR. He should also sacrifice more of his shield to draw prey in and then knife them. Basically, he's too nice. If you over analyze too much you end up too rigid to deal with going wrong. Thanks Mollerz. Kaeru gave me perfect feedback. I can take the criticism and use it to improve, so that's all good. Nitpicking is good and what I want to hear. I want every advantage, every nuance, every tiny consideration in my head and playing out as I run around in battle. I need this as my crutch - a lot of this is simply not obvious to me. For example, look at Ghost's gun-game 101 post - I learnt a lot from reading that, and it was clear there were many that simply couldn't fathom the idea that somebody might not realise the obvious. I may die more at first as I replay this during the heat of battle and die due to too much thinking, but that's the only way for it to become second nature - no worries there :) When you say I rely on my AR too much what do you mean? I actually didn't use it much in that game I felt. Also can you explain the drawing prey in by sacrificing shield bit? Thank you both - this is invaluable. The rest of you - sorry for the spam and WATCH THE ** OUT FOR ME IN BATTLE MUA HA AH AHHA HAHAH AHAH
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1872	Posted - 2015.03.25 21:41:00 - [432] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: ... min scout for slash slash. ^ IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I want to see you with Knives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTMKFlNjpnU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ukbHbItP-g Oldie but Goodie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZbKm1T2Avs haha totally forgot about rise of the scout. that has infkuenced me to use knives too. will check these vids out
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1878	Posted - 2015.03.26 08:45:00 - [433] - Quote mollerz wrote: I'm just kidding about the AR.. An AR kill to me is a missed knife kill One thing I'd say is not to be too shy about using the AR to draw someone in.. They think you are a weak suit trying to kill at range, no? So let them take out most of your shield. IT will come back rather quick. With any luck they will aggressively move in on you because they are lulled into a false sense of security by your weakness... and that's when you shank their O face. Drawing people into your knives sometimes works better than taking it to them I always say. Yup I agree - beginning to do this. Now I am paying more attention to my shields, I am paying more attention to when to break off an engagement. I am also now of the mentality that I am not trying to kill a merc I open fire on with a rifle unless they're low health or distracted. So that means.....I can open fire on them to get them to move somewhere.......so the logical next step is not to open fire until I am where I want to be, ready for that circle around or hop-step and surprise attack. I suppose this is stealth in a different style. It's stealth, combined with mobility, as a sucker punch. Ahh yes ideas ideas, thanks again.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1878	Posted - 2015.03.26 08:53:00 - [434] - Quote Spademan wrote: mollerz wrote: you guys go to art school or what :)? Actually yes. art school fart school ;-) No - I have no right brain whatsoever. But I am a programmer, so detail logic and reasoning are my middle names. I am the Scully to Spade's Mulder. I'm hot.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1878	Posted - 2015.03.26 08:56:00 - [435] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: hey hey did end up having enough with lil over 150k to spare. OMG nerf Nova Knives
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1882	Posted - 2015.03.26 13:24:00 - [436] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: That moment when you have a paper due in the next day and someone in your group asks what a citation is. "Houston, we've had a problem." [1] [1]Detailed Chronology of Events Surrounding the Apollo 13 Accident
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1883	Posted - 2015.03.26 13:59:00 - [437] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: I wish I had a capture card... Yeah, same here. Watching other people's NK gameplay always feels so slow. Not that there's anything wrong with that playstyle of course, it's just that when I run NKs I play like a coked up rabbit in a blood frenzy and I feel like that would be entertaining to watch :P Unfortunately a cap card just isn't worth the price for me. What speed do you sprint at?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1898	Posted - 2015.03.26 20:36:00 - [438] - Quote Hey Kaeru Here's my comments and analysis. Bear in mind I may be wrong on some of this - they are mostly my opinions. The battle 0:34 You're under fire, you reverse to cover. It seems like you wait exactly the right amount of time before you move to new, safer cover. As you are moving to new cover, I am surprised you don't die - I would've stayed for longer behind the CRU, and I would probably have died with that decision. I suspect you were anticpating the merc that was firing at you moving to a new position to finish the job. He wouldn't have had to move far. The length of time you wait seems like the right amount of time for the red to be in position again. When you moved again, he lost LoS again. Great awareness and anticipation. --- 0:49 - 1:02 - Always use the green cross code The whole sequence of you crossing the street is interesting. Perhaps moreso to me as I don't use the cloak. If that was me, it's a straight sprint-dash into whatever happens to be lurking the other side. You check all corners and positions where there may be reds waiting, and then a nice touch is when you check your six before decloaking. Seeing this makes me want to try the cloak again. There's clearly at least two styles to the Minja. Being good at them all is a massive advantage. --- 1:13 You charge knives quite a while before you're on top of your target, and you also have to navigate around obstacles and cross his LoS. Charged knives are audible, however, it is very noisy. Your target is firing a swarm launcher which you could hear before you even left the room, so he is focused on the sky. He is cornered by the time you have crossed his LoS and he needs to switch weapon. Great move, odds in your favour. As soon as you've finished him with the flaylock, you are straight back into the room you came from. It has to be the safest place at that moment based on what you know, and as you do so you can hear incoming fire. As you have said to me: you've won that engagement, time to take stock and decide what's next. I may have gone careering off in the other direction, gung-ho and straight into a new engagement in whatever form that happened to take. --- 1:30 Whilst cloaked you check your six and three mercs appear. You decide to crouch and wait in full "view". The 2nd merc to appear is a scout. He must see you and takes you out. If he saw you on tacnet, then you should've moved as soon as you saw him. But you can't know if he can see you or not, and the only option was to stand and fight three mercs at that point, one of which is a heavy. I think you made the best choice you could, but I am curious to know what would've happened if you'd attacked. Perhaps you would've taken one of them with you. Kill screen shows he was a Caldari Scout. Good precision on that suit. Probably he saw you sitting there cloaked. --- 2:18 You just jumped out of a dropship - good jump by the way. You want to clear the reds off the roof over Bravo. You throw a flux toward the first uplink whilst using cover from the red with the laser rifle. The second flux you miss and it rebounds into your path. I can't tell if that causes you a problem when dealing with the red, but he somehow manages to kill you whilst you're in mid-air. That may just have been lag I'm not sure - and I can't see where the other reds went at that point. --- 4:24 You chase down a red that ran by (red 1), and suddenly it becomes 3 reds. You go for the red at the back (red 3) who is following reds 1 and 2 but the first knife attempt doesn't finish him. You are now under fire from a 4th red above and your cover is blown. You finish red 3 with a flaylock at the same time as making good your escape out of the area. You didn't get to kill two more reds by following them into the building, but you stayed alive by keeping control of the engagement. You also changed targets as soon as the situation changed, and got a solid kill on the lowest risk target. I don't think I'd have realised everything that was going on at that point, and would likely have died with or without a kill on red 1. --- 5:46 You notice a red out in the open with a couple blues on his tail. He is likely to be distracted with his back to you. You cloak up and close the gap, then when you see he is down from the blues, you switch to flaylock to do your customary finish and limit his respawn speed. This is good team work and making use of a (at least for me) little known mechanic to slow down the enemy. However, do you think your flaylock is getting you noticed? I have wondered this already at other times, but this moment here would appear to suggest yes, as the red by the complex entrance is opening fire on you seconds later. You are completely outranged, and only the bend of the complex wall saves you. You are forced to go back the other way to escape the area. As you approach the next complex entrance there is a scuffle ongoing, red 1 and a blue in the open, and obvious fire coming from within the complex. The blue goes down and as you chase down red 1, multiple reds inside the complex appear on your tacnet, and you then come under heavy fire as you try to take down the red with your flaylock. Tempted to think this was not even a 50/50 for you and an avoidable death. --- continued
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1898	Posted - 2015.03.26 20:37:00 - [439] - Quote 6:54 You start to hack then break it off early enough to hide from the red that appeared on your tacnet. You wait to see what he does, then take your opportunity whilst he is engaged with the blue that appeared, and you kill him. Great work, now you can complete the hack! You then hack again and as you complete it, you here a rifle and a single shotgun blast coming from your left. The killfeed shows a blue dying to a red shotgun. There is a second shotgun blast obscured by the sound of the null cannon firing, then a second shotgun killfeed from the same red. You complete your hack and totally surprise me by not turning and checking to your left before you exit right. You are shot in the back many times by the now kill-streaking shotgunner that you heard and could locate a full six seconds earlier. His kill screen shows he has 40 shield and 83 armor remaining. You are at full health and would likely have won that 1 v 1. --- 9:08 The last of your triple kill is nice, a neat little touch. You are the other side of the null cannon from the red. Instead of weaving through the cannon enclosure and directly towards him, you sidestep right, outside of the cannon and come at him from a slight angle. He now has to aim as well, instead of just pressing fire. You kill him with barely a scratch. --- 10:56 Good use of movement and peripheral vision as you hack, allowing you to break off and know exactly where your enemies are. You take down one, then two more approach as you start the hack again. Initially I thought you made the wrong choice of red to go for first, but on closer study, you go for the one with the ranged weapon who has moved away from the cannon to the wall, instead of dancing around the cannon with the shotgunner as he picks at you from safety. More side-stepping and approaching at an angle, again earning you a good kill. By this time though the shotgunner has switched to scrambler pistol so he can reach you without trying to close the distance on a min scout, and you can't quite make it around to cover. Not sure what more you could've done. --- 12:19 - My favourite part The carnage is beautiful. You chase down a red and end up up close and personal with about eight reds. There is no escape, and you get up in their faces and pull three or four times your own weight, decimating their numbers, creating panic and confusion which your blues can take advantage of, before you die a glorious death. This is the other Minja style that I so dearly love (and suspect Mollerz and Pseudo do too). There are no tactics here short of keep moving, keep slicing and blasting, and remember they can't shoot you through another red, which you take advantage of by getting right in amongst them. Awesome work. --- 14:05 You flaylock an uplink. You flux the objective, check your corners, flux another uplink you spot, then start your hack. Immediately a red appears on tacnet and you are in a fight. You go at it for a bit and you're both down to low health and switching weapons around. 29 seconds after you flaylocked that uplink, you pull the trigger one final time for the finishing shot and you find out your clip is empty. You die to the merc who has 35 armor remaining. You died because of a mistake you made 30 seconds earlier. --- Summary All in all it's been very interesting to watch another Minja at work. A different style - thanks for recording it. And you had a great, KDR-positive and battle-influencing match in a basic suit with less than IshNoks. Good stuff! --- In general Sensitivity and style The sensitivity settings you're using shines through. You appear to have fine control of your merc, your movements come across as very precise and considered. As Spade or Llast mentioned, you do seem to stand still a lot more than we do, but I don't see it getting you killed either. I watch you play and think I am totally not in control of my merc when I'm zooming about at 10.38 m/s. Being able to turn instantly on a dime is clearly invaluable and I can see why you made the comment on mine that it looks slower than it could be. I will bump mine to 100% and see how we go. I have a KB/M option too so if I feel inclined I may try it out, though I remember switching from KB/M to DS3 ages ago as using the shotgun with KB/M is crap...I do much better with DS3 for shotgun. EWAR Your EWAR seems better than mine lol. You seem to pick up more reds than I do - could just be that one game I guess. Scratch that: just looked at your fit: Cpx Prec. Enhancer. I just found a use for that third slot - don't really wanna drop the 3rd Enh shield but I get more shield recharge delay out of it so I will try this little tweak. After all, 55HP is not that many bullets. Cloak I like how you stop and crouch when you want to remain undetected whilst in full "view". Smaller hitbox for them to accidentally run their sights over. I expect it affords you less HP, so if I can loosen my fit a little by switching out a shield and switching in a PE, then I might have room for one. Overall One thing I have realised, in watching my own vids, then casting a critical eye on others', is that there is LOADS of information on-screen that I do not pay attention to. Not sure you can keep an eye on all of it, but there's stuff there that I never think about let alone look for. Also I think all the things I've pointed out happen to everyone all the time - I think that's what Mollerz may have been saying earlier. We all forget to reload sometimes...and perhaps it's the slayers, the gods of the game, who work on making less of these preventable mistakes. It's easy to say X happened because of Y, when you get to watch and rewatch as many times as you want. I hope this is useful!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1900	Posted - 2015.03.26 22:32:00 - [440] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Duncan, many replies incoming. Thank you for the very detailed analysis, you really put a lot of effort into it, for me. Thanks man. I owe you. Again, replies incoming when I can sit still for a moment. Lots of stuff I want to point out and maybe discuss. cool cool, and you owe me nothing, i merely reciprocated, whilst learning more again from another playstyle.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1905	Posted - 2015.03.27 08:51:00 - [441] - Quote mollerz wrote: just played 3 minutes of a match. i just can't do it.. go back to such a narrow FOV. it's too ****** up. I can not more powerfully stress how ass backwards it is. F it.. PS3 has been collecting dust long enough. Giving it away tomorrow. I wish there was an unlike button. Anyway bear in mind that a smaller FOV helps us dirty bastards. I think. o7
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1905	Posted - 2015.03.27 08:52:00 - [442] - Quote Haerr wrote: Yesterday a new challenge was issued. Switch controller settings to 'the wrong hand'. For me that is: Southpaw. After a couple of matches many shots had been fired, none of which hit anything. ADSes were crashed. Much fun was had :-) Total tally: X Dropsuits lost X ADSes crashed 1 kill assist with a missile ADS 1 road kill with a tank I am proud of my performance. ;) Real men Move controller
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1905	Posted - 2015.03.27 08:53:00 - [443] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Ran into same dude over and over in ambush. Decided to run proto squad next time ran into him. Did so, destroyed them. Next game same people XD couple minutes or so into game. "left battle" Next couple games decided if there was another squad on the other side. Preemptive proto squad. Lost 4 clones. I can now see how people get into that habit. I left a battle halfway through yesterday. Think it's only the 2nd or 3rd time I have ever done that. I apologised to the blues as I left. But what was the point - I tried to achieve something but I was just throwing ISK down the drain. Then I realised I had probably denied them a bit of the KDR they must've been chasing.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1905	Posted - 2015.03.27 08:54:00 - [444] - Quote Spademan wrote: First Prophet wrote: You may as well use a heavy suit. It's all about that base. Base speed that is. It's all about that treble. Treble kincats that is. XxBlazikenxX wrote: Henrietta Unknown wrote: In an meta of shotguns, scramblers, HMG's, and gallogi scans, Damps are crucial, moreso than kincats in most cases. That's why I have a Gal Scout. I use my min scout when these things do not cause me to die often. Although, even when the screen says "you have been scanned" a lot of the times not a single blueberry will notice me. Ok so, I hate to say this coz I think it's pretentious but.... . . . you're doing it wrong . . . LOL You meant to say no reds notice you right?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1911	Posted - 2015.03.27 12:55:00 - [445] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Heres a challenge for you all. Find the nastiest. Gimped cheap wireless kbm you can find. Has to be wireless with the little usb plugin. Load up dust and play in all that input lag glory. I actually started to feel sick at one point XD You've been on the wine again haven't you. I might try this. I used to use KBM all the time. Haven't for ages. Too much of a scrub (back then) to understand what input lag was let alone notice it. Perhaps if I plugged in my KBM again I would notice a difference. But it's a decent Microsoft wireless setup - so it may be fine. I also bought a wired DPI adjustable mouse for my PC recently. It's not top of the range but it's more than a basic one. I should probably try that out too. Imagine if I turned into a beast with a rifle. Hahah [edit] Actually I remember having fun with the forge gun back in those days. No not FG sniping from a rooftop, I mean straight running around shooting mercs on the ground from the ground. Hilarious. I remember getting mail (it was nice mail!) from 13ear when I had no idea who he was after I forged him twice in one battle. Blind luck but stupidly funny. These days I think heavies can probably tank an FG shot. My how things change... /waffle
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1918	Posted - 2015.03.27 19:55:00 - [446] - Quote mollerz wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: mollerz wrote: just played 3 minutes of a match. i just can't do it.. go back to such a narrow FOV. it's too ****** up. I can not more powerfully stress how ass backwards it is. F it.. PS3 has been collecting dust long enough. Giving it away tomorrow. I wish there was an unlike button. Anyway bear in mind that a smaller FOV helps us dirty bastards. I think. o7 I'd rather everyone could see at least 90. I, for one, would rather not get disoriented when in CQC vs anything else. Narrow FOV is only exacerbated in CQC whereas longer range combat sees less impairment. TL;DR I don't need an advantage that is also a disadvantage. Fair enough. the wife and i played portal a few times. it made her feel sick. that game allowed you to change the fov. it made a lot of ppl feel sick apparently.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1920	Posted - 2015.03.28 10:02:00 - [447] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Sometimes matchmaking just swings and misses. and sometimes it swings so hard it spins around and falls on it's face One of those proto ambushes. With LOTS of armor. Anywho check out the first 20 seconds ago. Plasma cannon is greater than sniper rifles ohhhhh shiiiiit. nice.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1921	Posted - 2015.03.28 14:56:00 - [448] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Flaylock Steve wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Flaylock Steve wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: 24-7 ambush with my hip hop minja and we still lost * - * Lol. Honestly if our team is doing bad, I just give up sometimes and go suicide runs chasing tanks with a PLC 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. It's hard to hit far targets with it. Any tips? No tips I can give really, it all comes down to prediction and prayer. All I can say is spam it whenever possible and never go for splash damage hits unless you plan to follow up with a flaylock or something Yeah you just gotta practice - get the speed and trajectory down and you'll be in the right area. It's possible to get long range kills (just look at Jolly's amazing triple) but it's not a weapon you should be relying on ;-) Great fun though, and doubles up nicely as AV for any pesky vehicles that show up.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1923	Posted - 2015.03.28 17:49:00 - [449] - Quote Minja Skirmish with hatemail 16-4-13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9IO-C4HjI I switched an Enh Shield for a precision enhancer after gameplay feedback...see how that works out. As Void has pointed out for us Minjas, this frees up PG and allows me to switch the Quafe AR out for an EXO mass driver. Only reason I have points in this thing is coz I specced into Minmando, but first impressions are it seems to work. Remember folks: I can't shoot straight, so YMMV. [edit] oh yeah and I couldn't resist including the hate mail at the end. I get so little of it, I am honoured when I do.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1928	Posted - 2015.03.28 22:29:00 - [450] - Quote Archduke Ferd1nand wrote: Guess what guys? Todays my birthday, and I just found out that I was accepted into Emory Im in a great mood right now Congrats man. Happy birthday!!

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1928	Posted - 2015.03.28 22:31:00 - [451] - Quote Another Minja vid using the mass driver. Beginning to like this thing on a scout suit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi6GG9VjEk0 Some of these kills would otherwise have been deaths for me with a rifle. Some slow "real" scouting parts...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1935	Posted - 2015.03.29 08:56:00 - [452] - Quote just noticed there are now complex scanners available for vehicles. wondered what the hell had been picking me up. 28dB and 80m
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1935	Posted - 2015.03.29 10:04:00 - [453] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: @Duncan's posts are italicized, my replies are in bold: The battle [i]1:30 Whilst cloaked you check your six and three mercs appear. You decide to crouch and wait in full "view". [...] Kill screen shows he was a Caldari Scout. Good precision on that suit. Probably he saw you sitting there cloaked. Definitely shouldGÇÖve kept moving. I desperately wanted to record an instance of GÇ£hiding in full viewGÇ¥ working as it has for me so often. Very very poor decision. They were too close for that to work, and they had a cal scout withGÇÖem. Misinformation here. It is the Gallente scout with precision bonus, not the Caldari as I said.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1941	Posted - 2015.03.29 22:29:00 - [454] - Quote Flaylock Steve wrote: Duna is cool, I've played with him since than and its pretty fun. He runs proto cal scout. sounds like a vouch for a scout to me. we could invite duna to join-in-our-corp. the more scouts the merrier right? HAPPY BIRTHDAY LLAST!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1949	Posted - 2015.03.30 12:52:00 - [455] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: Henrietta Unknown wrote: In an meta of shotguns, scramblers, HMG's, and gallogi scans, Damps are crucial, moreso than kincats in most cases. That's why I have a Gal Scout. I use my min scout when these things do not cause me to die often. Although, even when the screen says "you have been scanned" a lot of the times not a single blueberry will notice me. IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: just noticed there are now complex scanners available for vehicles. wondered what the hell had been picking me up. 28dB and 80m Hey XxBlazikenxX, assuming you did mean not a single red will notice me (instead of the quoted underlined in what I quoted from you), I just realised that this might be due to my quote here re: vehicle scanners. I was sitting here thinking hmmm....what's to stop me roaming around in a vehicle acting as a cheap scanner for my team. Then I thought, perhaps vehicle scanners aren't shared like active scanners are, coz that would be OP. However...it's an active module as opposed to passive scan on a suit. Do you suppose the You have been scanned message you talk about could be from vehicles and only viewable to those in the vehicle? Everyone else: this complex scanner - I've never noticed it before and assumed it came along with Hotfix Echo, but has it been around for longer? Does it cause the you have been scanned message, and who sees vehicle scans on tacnet?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1951	Posted - 2015.03.30 19:29:00 - [456] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: So I just watched this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNLT2Qk2KxM&list=TL5yOJosY82UI and now I know why i'm so disgusted with blasters. Poor infantry didn't stand a chance. Any particular part? Watched about 5 mins of entertaining tank v tank action with a few dead mercs thrown in...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1954	Posted - 2015.03.30 19:57:00 - [457] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Ares 514 wrote: So I just watched this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNLT2Qk2KxM&list=TL5yOJosY82UI and now I know why i'm so disgusted with blasters. Poor infantry didn't stand a chance. Any particular part? Watched about 5 mins of entertaining tank v tank action with a few dead mercs thrown in... The video is good. The tank vs tank is cool. But watch the infantry kills. The circle required to hit infantry with is huge and requires zero effort and it just rips them apart. I've noticed since the hotfix that a) I can't rarely break a decent tank with non-proto fit (not even sure i could do it with my proto fit) and b) that blaster just shreds you. Right. That's the large turret? Or the smaller? They supposedly buffed the large turret for more AV and reduced the dispersion (added inverse dispersion like HMG) on the small I think. I think also now the more advanced tanks need a gunner? So you've a large and a small blasting away (assuming blaster fits)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1957	Posted - 2015.03.30 20:04:00 - [458] - Quote Minja Skirmish 12-0-3 : http://youtu.be/VLBU9xcXEcU Tricksy Heavy - well played. --- http://youtu.be/VLBU9xcXEcU#t=3m53 relying on the killing blow on the heavy on the stairs to work --- http://youtu.be/VLBU9xcXEcU#t=4m50 @Kaeru: 6:09 -> 6:55 http://youtu.be/VLBU9xcXEcU#t=6m09 ---major flank of red whilst avoiding tank fire ---waiting for the hack to begin ---circling around with LAV inbound - guaranteed he hasn't seen me, keep it that way And all like taking nanites from a redberry - coz Minja can go that fast :-p :) PS. WTF did I do - auto-subtitles? Left em in in case they're funny LOL. (Actually left em in coz can't be arsed to play with it any more) [edit] Tweaked indices on vids to catch all action
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1957	Posted - 2015.03.30 20:24:00 - [459] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Tricksy Heavy - well played. --- http://youtu.be/VLBU9xcXEcU#t=3m53 Actually - do I detect rubber-banding in there? Or was he just wearing go-faster stripes?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1958	Posted - 2015.03.30 21:46:00 - [460] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Tricksy Heavy - well played. --- http://youtu.be/VLBU9xcXEcU#t=3m53 Actually - do I detect rubber-banding in there? Or was he just wearing go-faster stripes? Booo. Did you feel that the match was laggy, or was it just that guy? No it did not feel laggy whatsoever. But I thought maybe I noticed him rubber-band as he danced a jig around me I was pretty impressed with how he disoriented me and in the end his mate had caught up and got me.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1967	Posted - 2015.03.31 07:44:00 - [461] - Quote Dreis Shadowweaver wrote: Forced Death wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Forced Death wrote: Any advice on Minja duels? I am getting them more often, and I stand there with my knvies charged, adjust my finger to make it comfortable, I accidentally release, and then he rushes foward and kills me :/ I find I lose > 75% of the time if I swing first. Taunt them into committing, step back then shank them as they recover. If it's a bad*** knifer like Ghost, Kaeru or Musturd ... use your gun. but im out of flaylock rounds lol jk I still would appreciate a duel with any of those guys. The worst thing that happens is when you both stand there and you get hit by a enemy sniper or worse, another enemy The worst thing is when they blap you with a SG. Seriously, what scrub uses a fit with a SG and NK's? FYI The new Recon Starter Fit uses a SG and Knives. I've run shotty + knives. When I was too noob to know better, and more recently than that just to see how bad it really is. Why? Coz of the number of times I die when trying to knife, and wish I could've switched to a shotty. It screws you on range - but hey afaic - if you dictate your range why the hell not. Generally I think there are better options, but not sure this is as bad a choice as you make it sound ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1967	Posted - 2015.03.31 07:50:00 - [462] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Tricksy Heavy - well played. --- http://youtu.be/VLBU9xcXEcU#t=3m53 Actually - do I detect rubber-banding in there? Or was he just wearing go-faster stripes? Booo. Did you feel that the match was laggy, or was it just that guy? No it did not feel laggy whatsoever. But I thought maybe I noticed him rubber-band as he danced a jig around me I was pretty impressed with how he disoriented me and in the end his mate had caught up and got me. I'm not at all impressed. BS like that shouldn't even happen by accident, much less be intentionally exploited. Not sure it's something he did intentionally, if he did it at all. Sure it shouldn't happen, but you can bet I've won a fight I shouldn't have for the same reasons before. Dunno - was just wondering if it actually happened. A good kill either way haha - why? because he didn't stand still and point his HMG at me thinking I was an easy target - lag or not, he didn't keep still, and he won for that reason.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1967	Posted - 2015.03.31 07:58:00 - [463] - Quote First Prophet wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: One Eyed King wrote: I hope Rattati pulls out his AV fit and sees how it is. It is pretty bad. I hope Rattati pulls Gal Research from rotation. It is also pretty bad. I can confirm it's so bad Shotty rage quits every time he plays it. Also he ragequits if he goes negative. Proposal: Shotty GoBang --> Shotty GoesBang
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1967	Posted - 2015.03.31 07:59:00 - [464] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: First Prophet wrote: Skill respecs are overpriced. I will never buy a skill respec in my life. I'm sticking with what I got. S'ok, CCP will mini-respec for you every now and then. Coz balance.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1971	Posted - 2015.03.31 12:52:00 - [465] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: First Prophet wrote: I bought one but it's like, really? $19 just to move skills around. It's nuts. IS EVERYONE ELSE REALLY OKAY WITH THIS PRICING? There shouldn't be respecs in the first place, is way to easy to FotM chase. Also in Australia it's USD $27 last time I checked so don't complain. Easier solution. Make a bunch of PSN's, make characters and just leave them to accumulate passive SP. A year later, use it for whatever build you want. My main has almost 40 mil SP. But all my characters combined is around 100 mil. Most I've never touched since making them back in 2013, I seriously can't even remember their names. "Commander Gobble-Caulk" is one I remember because it made me laugh. A respec is really only worth it if >2/3 of your SP is going somewhere else (changing from infantry to vehicle or vice versa). Yeah though you will find yourself using those alts to play test other stuff before investing in them on your main...or not depending on how you like it. For example, I have an alt with around 20m SP with barely any SP free, as it's locked up in cal scout, cores L4-5, full combat rifle tree, and near-full tree in a sidearm I don't remember. Every time I think of dumping spare SP in say, as an example, the combat rifle on my main, I jump on this alt and run around with it. I have not dumped any points into CR on my main as a result. Because doing this helped me realised I can't aim straight and I should be going for other weapons better suited to my strengths. I will take a guess at all my accounts combined having around 150m SP. I have a heavy alt, a calscout alt, a minja alt, a galassault alt, a pilot alt. ****'s farked up ;-) PS. Also did a respec on my main a while ago. Probably won't do it again, but never say never.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1973	Posted - 2015.03.31 17:02:00 - [466] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: A good kill either way Bullocks. I stand by an expectation of minimum quality standards. Reliable framerate, hit detection and character movement should be bullet-proof absolutes all match, every match. Not things we hope for on a moment-by-moment basis. If I were Scotty, I'd rule over my matches with an iron foot! "You have been kicked from battle due to a crappy connection. Check your battleserver region, or select 'automatic' to be paired with the netzero users." Mollerz? is that you nah, mollerz woulda said bollocks :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1974	Posted - 2015.03.31 18:02:00 - [467] - Quote i have 2m SP to spend. thinking of maybe gal scout. got: - minja - minmando - gal assault - amarr logi other choices?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1986	Posted - 2015.04.01 12:30:00 - [468] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: [ When I'm not studying or on Eldar Scrolls Online [...] how is elder scrolls online? wife and i tried it out in beta. was terrible, bug galore etc
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1986	Posted - 2015.04.01 18:21:00 - [469] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Sinboto Simmons wrote: [ When I'm not studying or on Eldar Scrolls Online [...] how is elder scrolls online? wife and i tried it out in beta. was terrible, bug galore etc It's been patched since I've last played, I'll tell you after a few days playing, free now so I'll give her another shot. Like all MMOs though I'd not play alone, far more fun when you can do missions and PvP with friends. free now? woah musta totally flopped. maybe we will give it another go without that commitment
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1986	Posted - 2015.04.01 18:48:00 - [470] - Quote so matchmaking appears to cause battles not full? had a few like that today. they aren't empty... just 10 v 12 or 8 v 11. usually if its a squad left the battle its just the ine team that's not full. if thats whats going on then i will take that over unbalanced...

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1988	Posted - 2015.04.01 19:49:00 - [471] - Quote not sure yet. just came out of a horrible game, mostly coz those frogger guys really ** me off. *** proto min assault jumping 15 ft in the air and raining down core flaylock rounds. ***** bs. anyway more importantly the match started well but ended as a stomp. the sides at the end 7 blues 11 reds i REALLY hope this isn't by design. ..this was just horrible
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1988	Posted - 2015.04.01 19:53:00 - [472] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: not sure yet. just came out of a horrible game, mostly coz those frogger guys really ** me off. *** proto min assault jumping 15 ft in the air and raining down core flaylock rounds. ***** bs. anyway more importantly the match started well but ended as a stomp. the sides at the end 7 blues 11 reds i REALLY hope this isn't by design. ..this was just horrible If it started off well, it could have been a matter of people leaving early. possibly. dont think i checked em at the start. but from both sides? three games running? i dont buy it. but realise im pissed coz of the froggers mostly...jury is out on matchmaking.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1988	Posted - 2015.04.01 19:55:00 - [473] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: One Eyed King wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: not sure yet. just came out of a horrible game, mostly coz those frogger guys really ** me off. *** proto min assault jumping 15 ft in the air and raining down core flaylock rounds. ***** bs. anyway more importantly the match started well but ended as a stomp. the sides at the end 7 blues 11 reds i REALLY hope this isn't by design. ..this was just horrible If it started off well, it could have been a matter of people leaving early. possibly. dont think i checked em at the start. but from both sides? three games running? i dont buy it. but realise im pissed coz of the froggers mostly...jury is out on matchmaking. in fact gonna put this vid up right now LOL..GOD IM RAGING HAHAHAHA FUUUUUUUCK
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 1997	Posted - 2015.04.01 21:23:00 - [474] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Yessir, the only thing I would like to add, though, is that the armor hull and shield hull for tanks might have a base difference in acceleration. So even though plates add to the acceleration penalty, it's very possibly mitigated by the hull's base values themselves. Still every bit should count. And I can tell you for certain that hardeners have no effect on mobility for any vehicle, and that plates reduce "agility" for all vehicles. Agility has an effect on changing direction and acceleration. The armor skill itself in the vehicle tree exists to lower the penalty by a %. yeah my DS alt has a 50% reduction to the plates penalty
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2001	Posted - 2015.04.02 08:12:00 - [475] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: TL;DR: Played all day. Lost a bunch of Isk. Didn't have fun. I had a small amount of fun but generally came away with the idea it may be time for a short hiatus. I'm on hols from work atm so not sure that will happen HAHAH Pretty annoyed at the poor responses of the CPM in one now-locked particular forum thread, which just adds to the overall gloomy feeling. Don't know why it should surprise me though. NVM - been here before, it ~~will~~ should right itself. ONTO OTHER FUNNER THINGS..... IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: One Eyed King wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: not sure yet. just came out of a horrible game, mostly coz those frogger guys really ** me off. *** proto min assault jumping 15 ft in the air and raining down core flaylock rounds. *** bs. anyway more importantly the match started well but ended as a stomp. the sides at the end 7 blues 11 reds i REALLY hope this isn't by design. ..this was just horrible If it started off well, it could have been a matter of people leaving early. possibly. dont think i checked em at the start. but from both sides? three games running? i dont buy it. but realise im pissed coz of the froggers mostly...jury is out on matchmaking. in fact gonna put this vid up right now LOL..GOD IM RAGING HAHAHAHA FUUUUUUUCK My vid of the game that made me rage last night...or could it have been the beer....hmmmm. See what you think. https://youtu.be/gSvZ82R9VvY dancing with a dropship 1m19 - 3m01 https://youtu.be/gSvZ82R9VvY#t=1m19 --- tank avoidance sequence initiated 18m49 https://youtu.be/gSvZ82R9VvY#t=18m49 --- almost got the hack but reds left a heavy behind - killed each other lol 19m28 https://youtu.be/gSvZ82R9VvY#t=19m28 --- frogger bs 20m35 https://youtu.be/gSvZ82R9VvY#t=20m35 Just noticed - 573 damage from a core flaylock? --- dat pesky heavy again and again 22m25 - 23m44 https://youtu.be/gSvZ82R9VvY#t=22m25 --- more dropship dancing and that ***** frogger again 24m17 - 25:08 https://youtu.be/gSvZ82R9VvY#t=24m17
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2004	Posted - 2015.04.02 17:31:00 - [476] - Quote Scrubship antics here: http://youtu.be/30mSV8gfYdk Index is in the description. Yes there's really only one noteworty occurence of interest LOL.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2007	Posted - 2015.04.02 21:00:00 - [477] - Quote Henrietta Unknown wrote: Well I'd be. If only I had a PS camera. Got into the first knife duel in months. Against a fellow Minscout, too! Except I can't really give him honor points for being a wannabe barber. Started at the Northern enemy homepoint on trainmap, where their CRU, Supply Depot, and Missile Install. were. Caught him flanking clumsily at the corner of my FOV as I hacked. Backed up to gun him down (he had shot at me twice before, I killed him both times ). This time, he has a RR, and apparently lacks gun game. I almost finish him, and he "cops" out by flashing knives. I think, "ok", and charge at him with my own. The ensuing fight lasts over two minutes. We scaled up and down the incline towards Bravo. I take the high ground 80% of the time, and use the edge's cover to avoid his RR shots (yes, he really was a scrub). He would come up to take potshots, me dodging with a Matrix-strafe, while I tried to make my away around to stab his backside. In fact, I stabbed him twice uncharged, and meleed him once (I'm using M-I with ZN-28's, max Prof.). Dayum, he wouldn't go down. He never landed a knife hit on me (shots are another matter). Eventually, an mk.0 with an ACR in the shadows took me down. I couldn't finish the fight fast enough, I guess. But really, what a scrub. Dampened my enthusiasm for knifing. Story time! I just got melee'd by a frogging S-I-M-O-N. It looked hilarious as he charged towards me. Realised what he was about to do and BLAM - 1200 damage and dead me. http://youtu.be/mNPw9XoIpYE Don't worry Henrietta Unknown - your enthusiasm will be sharpened again soon (see what I did there)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2009	Posted - 2015.04.02 21:18:00 - [478] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: You remember that you're on the internet right? You realize people can still be people on the internet right? Is a joke. Mainly at the inevitable people who WILL try and continue the argument. I have a joke: how many shots are fired from a melee glitched Kubo's PLC? Much as I think this jump crap is total BS and should've been removed as soon as they realised they messed it up, this is a good video coz of the Kubo's, though I would've raged if I'd been on the other side. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2679345#post2679345
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2015	Posted - 2015.04.03 16:44:00 - [479] - Quote Meh, took a break yesterday, first game today, total stomp. Not the fault of matchmaking mind, well not directly. Matchmaking is great, needed to happen, and should make things better. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2709319#post2709319
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2018	Posted - 2015.04.03 17:12:00 - [480] - Quote Hmm I hope we haven't broken Rattati - Aquarhead coming in there just like that is like...iono the amount of moaning and the way his tone changed later in that thread makes me hope he just wanted cover on that thread whilst he slept or something. [edit] No offense Aquarhead, we like the idea there's more than one person doing stuff with DUST.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2018	Posted - 2015.04.03 17:14:00 - [481] - Quote Sinboto Simmons wrote: New PC is damn nice, haven't been on ps3 in two days. Just splashed on Elite Dangerous. PS3 is football (that's soccer to you North Americans) and DUST dropships only for a bit. The wife gets to watch Netflix whilst I get to pew pew in space and see if docking is as hard as it was in 1984
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2026	Posted - 2015.04.03 22:05:00 - [482] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Hmm I hope we haven't broken Rattati - Aquarhead coming in there just like that is like...iono the amount of moaning and the way his tone changed later in that thread makes me hope he just wanted cover on that thread whilst he slept or something. [edit] No offense Aquarhead, we like the idea there's more than one person doing stuff with DUST. I didn't get that vibe (?). He was likely annoyed with us immediately following the announcement but his frustration seemed to ease up after yesterday's tweak. Looks like AquarHead coded Scotty 2.0. No? Then it's all good. I was surprised at his responses to some posts in there, they sounded like someone who'd run out of energy. Plus look at what it is - matchmaking has been something he's been wanting forever, he finally gets some resource to make it happen, they do it stealthily and the figures look good. They're really pleased and then involve us lot in what's going on. Then all hell breaks loose because some existing bugs are magnified, it looks like the players themselves are being wankers (leaving battle yada yada) and this thing that was supposedly gonna make us all really pleased is just another *****-fest - except this time we're the main culprits. TL;DR Everyone has a breaking point, and who could've come up with an algorithm that accounted for merc selfishness and pride. I'm thinking it will smooth out as mercs realise they have to adjust their lobby farming techniques, unless something simpler and fixable is going on. Did you see the mercs joining and leaving in that vid? Can't say I've ever looked for it before, but it was a constant join / leave / join / leave trickle, and amost exclusively blues.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2028	Posted - 2015.04.03 23:02:00 - [483] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Heads up! CCP Rattati wrote: I'm gonna be a huge tease and say, use this event to save up a sizeable amount of LP! Hope this means some of y'all are gonna help me get MinFW LP :P I min. <-------- damn I'm good no really tho i would love to run that with you. i hear all about your in yer face slap and tickle. suspect timezones dont favour us tho... i'm uk?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2028	Posted - 2015.04.03 23:05:00 - [484] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Did you see the mercs joining and leaving in that vid? Can't say I've ever looked for it before, but it was a constant join / leave / join / leave trickle, and amost exclusively blues. I did notice, and it is peculiar. It isn't like the other team were a bunch of badasses. Very odd ... I'm not seeing much of that at all in Ambush, btw. see thing is when i looked at the red team at start of game i did think it would be a hard fight. there looked like at least two squads there...btw is that what you mean by stacked? still didnt get it from your post in the other thread
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2032	Posted - 2015.04.04 08:08:00 - [485] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: If you want to see something funny, checkout the Biotics timeline. wow that's a huge leap!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2032	Posted - 2015.04.04 08:10:00 - [486] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Heads up! CCP Rattati wrote: I'm gonna be a huge tease and say, use this event to save up a sizeable amount of LP! Hope this means some of y'all are gonna help me get MinFW LP :P I min. <-------- damn I'm good no really tho i would love to run that with you. i hear all about your in yer face slap and tickle. suspect timezones dont favour us tho... i'm uk? I'm Pacific but tend to be active from 2-3 PM to 2 AM if I play, don't know how that translates to your region but that's how it is pacific is 8 hours behind here, so your 2pm is my 10pm etc. i would guess that means if you're on now you're likely packing up for the night
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2039	Posted - 2015.04.04 16:02:00 - [487] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Sinboto Simmons wrote: New PC is damn nice, haven't been on ps3 in two days. Just splashed on Elite Dangerous. PS3 is football (that's soccer to you North Americans) and DUST dropships only for a bit. The wife gets to watch Netflix whilst I get to pew pew in space and see if docking is as hard as it was in 1984 So getting into the space station is the easy part now - actually landing - well I'm glad I have shields and they don't penalise me for gouging holes in their landing pad.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2040	Posted - 2015.04.04 16:29:00 - [488] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Did you see the mercs joining and leaving in that vid? Can't say I've ever looked for it before, but it was a constant join / leave / join / leave trickle, and amost exclusively blues. I did notice, and it is peculiar. It isn't like the other team were a bunch of badasses. Very odd ... I'm not seeing much of that at all in Ambush, btw. OK so I owe Prima Gallicus an apology, I thought they were lobby farming. Should've known better as those guys usually come across as good and fair in the forums. Adipem thanks for reigning in my false assumptions in that announcements thread - I toned down the language and actually worded it to give the benefit of the doubt in a few places. It appears there's a new Scotty bug - Flint Beastgood made it sound like it's well known but I had to dig into GD to find something related to it. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2709357#post2709357 Need to keep this bumped as not sure people are aware of this problem, and it's not only killing battles, it's gonna cause ructions as ppl blame others for leaving battle on purpose when they aren't.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2048	Posted - 2015.04.04 21:34:00 - [489] - Quote Awesome battle just now, just listened to Maken's open forum and thought ahh what the hell, I'm on my main, try a game, see what's happening. https://youtu.be/rxy-6wVeu8g They did just enough to hold 2 out of 4 whilst slightly ahead. We tried to push a third but they knew what they were doing. Sooo close.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2051	Posted - 2015.04.05 07:26:00 - [490] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Ares 514 wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: I had errors while making it. If you know of any way for me to correct the capitalization of my name, I gladly will as the current state vexes me. You can send in a support ticket for spelling or cap changes. Yup. You may have noticed I've had a small adjustment made to my name. AH HA! I thought something looked different. But they still didn't switch the 'e' and 'i' of your first name for you - I guess they don't support that as it's technically a name change

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2051	Posted - 2015.04.05 07:28:00 - [491] - Quote Yo Jolly Roger Any tips on making a You Tube montage? I think it's time...and I have a little. Got some nice PLC / Knives / Shotgun footage.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2056	Posted - 2015.04.05 17:47:00 - [492] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Ares 514 wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: I had errors while making it. If you know of any way for me to correct the capitalization of my name, I gladly will as the current state vexes me. You can send in a support ticket for spelling or cap changes. Yup. You may have noticed I've had a small adjustment made to my name. AH HA! I thought something looked different. But they still didn't switch the 'e' and 'i' of your first name for you - I guess they don't support that as it's technically a name change But it's better off this way. "Dreis" is a cool science fictiony name. "Dries" sounds like a home appliance. :: whispers in Pseudo's ear about the Dries wind-up ::
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2057	Posted - 2015.04.05 18:40:00 - [493] - Quote Greetings all on this fine Sunday afternoon (YMMV) I bring to you the first (and possibly last) newsletter from the offices of the Popular search terms. Quote: In today's Newsletter, we look at How Minmatar Code diminished Kubo and Alex's Skill. Jolly and Atiim's Dropship **** The J0lly out of a number Of Ads whilst making Isk PROFIT. A 1 Weapons Bamm Smash and Grab by an Assault Stacking Sp and Gallicus Bpo's meant that You can now Hotfix Dust To affect a merc's skill. In other news, Logi's say that Ccp Shotgun Archduke all the time, and Zaria from Molon can Scout Prima all he wants but their Scrambler Bonus Sniper will nail him OHK every damn time. We have also learnt that I and S enterprises have employed an Imp Amarr Officer using a Zx spectrum and also employed Olssam's Echo technique and Kaizuka's Trading arm in order to hack said merc's skill trees. Are Quafe Caldari Rifle's really all they're cooked up to be, or does this editor take Notes For Python scripts to Free Apex Get? Now that I've got your attention, I would like to point out I am of sound mind and body, and if this is what drinking port on Easter Sunday does to me, I need to leave it well alone. PS. Jolly Roger - how the ** are you that good that your name appears TWICE in this list of the rich and famous. PPS. I really just spent the last 10 minutes of my life doing this instead of playing DUST or something? Oh wait no, the wife is watching Netflix with that hot doctor from House. I guess I will go play Elite now.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2063	Posted - 2015.04.05 22:42:00 - [494] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Plasma cannons are genuinely coming up in 'OP pls nerf' threads. I am not sure whether I am laughing or crying internally. Llast 326 wrote: Flaylock Steve wrote: A other scouts are OP thread Going to retaliate anyone else? Troll thread is full of trollGÇª Saw this one before, ignored it thenGÇª will ignore it now. This one had a suggestion of nerf to Nova Knives. Never seen that before. Rue the day.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2067	Posted - 2015.04.06 00:42:00 - [495] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: So I kick myself up the backside and get on DUST for the PC's. There were 4 other corpmates online. I guess O.H claim yet another district tonight. For what reason would people not show up? Do you not have anyone you could pull in? OH is a tough opponent. If Dreis' FC fields anything less than an A Team, they're guaranteed to lose, in which case participants literally make 0 end of match. No-showing in this case makes more financial sense than under-showing. Maybe you can hire the A-Team? Mercs and **** ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2075	Posted - 2015.04.06 15:54:00 - [496] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Soooo... Anyone here played warframe? Space ninjas. nah the trailer put me off, it looked a little silly, plus i only have time to be bad at one fps.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2075	Posted - 2015.04.06 16:49:00 - [497] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Soooo... Anyone here played warframe? Space ninjas. nah the trailer put me off, it looked a little silly, plus i only have time to be bad at one fps. Fear not, warframe is not an FPS! No? Huh could've sworn I saw guns and ****. In other news, I just skilled into level 4 gal scout (will be 5 within 24 hours) Damn good suit, I had it long ago before when we got the dropsuit command tree respec, but respecced out of it since then. Vid of first battle coming up - 22 kills is very high for me. Good battle too, not the closest run thing but decent nonetheless and a challenge to keep the pressure up.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2076	Posted - 2015.04.06 18:51:00 - [498] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: In other news, I just skilled into level 4 gal scout (will be 5 within 24 hours) ... Damn good suit Absolutely agree. GA Scout > CA/MN/AM Scout, especially when up against tough, coordinated opposition. First outing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6RRwvicZuM Favourite bit (even my wife thought this was funny): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6RRwvicZuM#t=10m21 I don't know, I went through the cal and gal ADV suits and their fitting options with a fine-tooth comb last night and I decided the cal was better on paper. Then again I had drunk half a litre of port so I should probably check it again sober. The cal has slightly worse precision, but the increased scan range, in my opinion, more than makes up for that and effectively means you can still see suits that the gal can due to the increase in scan ring radii. They can run as fast as each other, tank HP as much as each other (though the cal has that gorgeous recharge). At a push the gal will stay off scans easier which we all know...didn't look into how each suit needs to be fitted to get to 20dB profile. I should probably compare proto versions of each in the same way, and look at the 20dB versions of each. I also only have experience of pubs so that's what I'm comparing it against - PC may have different requirements. Anyway after all that you're probably wondering why I specced Gal if I think Cal is better - it's because I already have Cal on an alt, so I figured I could compare in a more practical way than on paper by having one of each. Plus I have a shed load of gk.0 freebie suits to use up on my main - by the time I've ploughed through those and gotten used to it, I will likely have enough for a Cal Scout.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2079	Posted - 2015.04.07 01:09:00 - [499] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: noob cavman wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: In other news, I just skilled into level 4 gal scout (will be 5 within 24 hours) ... Damn good suit Absolutely agree. GA Scout > CA/MN/AM Scout, especially when up against tough, coordinated opposition. I used to be able to run a Proto Gal Scout before I respecced. It sucks. The Min Scout is better in almost every way. Everything but shotgun. If I see one more Min Scout with a Shotgun, I'm going to gouge my own eyes out. If I see you in game I will put on my MinScout with Shotgun and shoot your eye out with it
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2082	Posted - 2015.04.07 07:53:00 - [500] - Quote Throwing it out there. Who would care if CCP picked the CPM? I don't care about "EVE doesn't do it like that" etc etc, just - I dunno I have so little love for any member of the DUST CPM ever that I can't bring myself to give a **** about it any more. There's a few I've liked but in the main their attitudes have always stunk. They do not represent the players like they are supposed to, Rattati does a better job single-handed. What's the point? Abolish it.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2083	Posted - 2015.04.07 14:22:00 - [501] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Throwing it out there. Who would care if CCP picked the CPM? I don't care about "EVE doesn't do it like that" etc etc, just - I dunno I have so little love for any member of the DUST CPM ever that I can't bring myself to give a ** about it any more. There's a few I've liked but in the main their attitudes have always stunk. They do not represent the players like they are supposed to, Rattati does a better job single-handed. What's the point? Abolish it. I would care. CPM0 was okay but CCP didn't do too good a job of picking people who stuck with it. If you'll entertain a silly analogy for a moment, compare it to politics. Politicians are almost never well-liked, but nobody in their right minds would simply say "** it, get em out of here" just for that reason. They may not always do their jobs well, they may even do them poorly, but something is almost always better than nothing. And to assume that Rattati does all he does on his own is short-sighted. He's even gone on record saying that he is extremely glad that the CPM exists and that it's been a great help to him. Would you deprive the president of his cabinet? I suppose if they're useful to someone then good - however I worry that they're a self-serving bunch that may be giving self-serving feedback. Only times I see CPM tags is when they are either bouncing ideas around (rare), or delivering a cool put-down (all too common) Perhaps if they're useful to CCP then they can be appointed by them rather than this so-called democracy from a low turnout appointing people that don't know how to represent a cat. Would be nice to call it for what it is. Your politics analogy is not silly however the relationships are different. I say let the president appoint his cabinet. Doesn't have to be from the playerbase, but would be useful if some were.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2084	Posted - 2015.04.07 14:38:00 - [502] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: I know who I'm voting for. @Dunc with any recording try to cut out the bits you want to keep as quick as possible. Longer you let it sit the more likely it will just be deleted. Atleast label the vids/clips. My montages I usually go through all the clips I've edited out of games, toss them into a folder. Find a song and listen to it a few times Watch the clips u have I find the clip I want to start it then the clip i want to end it. Piece in the middle. Save constantly Save constantly Remember to save Watch the clips as you listen to the music to make sure it goes with it An awesome moment is awesome But an awesome moment that has background music that you worked on the timing so it hits just right is just XD Variety is nice, clips that transition well are good to keep the flow going, sprees sprinkled in always are nice. Dead moments that kill the pace should be avoided 5-7 minutes seems to be peoples attention span when it comes to vids on YouTube. Two 6 minute vids is better than one 12 min vid. I prolly do stuff backwards but it works for me. Goodlucko Edit: When u start something finish it The longer you wait The longer it'll take Cheers your Jolliness o7 I'm more inclined to use window movie maker - whilst it's amazing that google are able to provide video editing tools on a browser, it's clunky to the point of not working. Thank you again.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2084	Posted - 2015.04.07 14:43:00 - [503] - Quote re: PC If we're looking at ways of not allowing the biggest corps to steam-roller everything else, then why not introduce some sort of penalties based on the number of districts you own. Then over-extension and / or lots of real-estate means your costs can increase exponentially. Yes I'm currently playing Civ and my health is constraining my growth
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2087	Posted - 2015.04.07 14:58:00 - [504] - Quote IgniteableAura wrote: @Duncan That mechanic will just spawn up shell corps that hold the districts. You can't tie any sort of cap to a corp IMO or it will just make people create alt corps. But wouldn't that require mercs to be able to switch corps? That could be penalised too. Anyway just bouncing some ideas around - I have little experience with PC.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2088	Posted - 2015.04.07 17:42:00 - [505] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: re: PC If we're looking at ways of not allowing the biggest corps to steam-roller everything else, then why not introduce some sort of penalties based on the number of districts you own. Then over-extension and / or lots of real-estate means your costs can increase exponentially. Yes I'm currently playing Civ and my health is constraining my growth Suddenly alt corps. That goes for the suggestion of mu ranking corps as well. As I said to Iggy, don't mercs have to switch corps for alt corps to be useful? There are many many ways of making switching corps a big deal.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2088	Posted - 2015.04.07 17:48:00 - [506] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: As I said to Iggy, don't mercs have to switch corps for alt corps to be useful? There are many many ways of making switching corps a big deal. Have one scrub alt sitting in the corp, pull in folks from the main corp whenever needed. If your next suggestion is to ban ringers, then I'll point out that that would put an unreasonably high logistical demand on many corps. Few corps can field 16 man teams reliably unless it's at their absolute prime times. Even then you get awkward timezone splits. lol isn't that the whole point? Logistical demand dictates over-extension, and what you can reasonably hold onto. Anyway point taken.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2088	Posted - 2015.04.07 17:57:00 - [507] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: lol isn't that the whole point? Logistical demand dictates over-extension, and what you can reasonably hold onto. Anyway point taken. No, because the logistical demand here is such that you end up with only a small handful of corps which are capable of consistently fielding that and then those few corps are able to take lots of land each. So the issue is with the size of the player base? Seems we're having to make concessions because there aren't enough corps with that many players. Plus I thought earlier keeping corps' land ownage in check would also be covered via raids and wotnot. Am I misunderstanding? Are there no more other creative things we can do to prevent this?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2093	Posted - 2015.04.07 20:34:00 - [508] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Stupidly off topic but I think the minmatar scout from dust has inspired me over in h1z1 I kinda run around with the bare minimum. XD lol that looks like you're having fun in your y-fronts there Jolly.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2094	Posted - 2015.04.08 07:15:00 - [509] - Quote Back to more inane matters. One Eyed King wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: One Eyed King wrote: I believe Rattati co-opted the name Attrition for his new game mode. At least that is what he called it at FF on the videos. Acquisition Tomato (Tomayto) Potato (Potahto) Americans pronounce these two words in a way that rhymes. Brits do not. Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: That's one of the ideas, or put the onus on the merc, as in can only ring in Attacks, or X times a day/week. Just brainstorming. What's an onus? Is it durrrty? dayum dood LOL
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2094	Posted - 2015.04.08 07:17:00 - [510] - Quote CCP Rattati wrote: Kain Spero wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: that's a self-fulfilling prophecy, it will become awesome because it will be awesome Too true. I will agree that Dust has very fluid power projection when you look at a single merc and with that fluidity is both good and bad. I wonder if it would be more difficult to communicate a CP cost to a corp for having ringers or to communicate to an individual player how many times can they ring? There is also always the alt factor. I'm already thinking of a couple players that are high end ringers that would bypass a individual ring limit with the strategic use of 20 to 60m SP alts. I lean toward, it will be insustainable to use a large percentage of ringers, a majority of the time. Really we just need a tunable CP cost factor per non corp non alliance member in battle however, the ringer may just join the corp before battle and leave afterwards. Do we need restrictions on such behaviour? I would say yes. Length of time served adds to some generation mechanic somewhere, etc or etc. Aeon's idea of contracts sounds like the sort of thing that would make sense - and obviously the contract can dictate terms or whatever. Aeon Amadi wrote: Alternatively allow 'contracts' for ringers to temporarily "join" the corporation in question.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2107	Posted - 2015.04.10 18:02:00 - [511] - Quote **** FW IS HARD
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2107	Posted - 2015.04.10 19:06:00 - [512] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: **** FW IS HARD I do believe I know what to say in this situation. Git gud scrub. lol and this is everything thats wrong with this game and the players.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2107	Posted - 2015.04.10 20:29:00 - [513] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: **** FW IS HARD I do believe I know what to say in this situation. Git gud scrub. lol and this is everything thats wrong with this game and the players. Sorry man SOH failure - just frustrated at this event. It ain't made for medium skill players.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2112	Posted - 2015.04.11 10:02:00 - [514] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: **** FW IS HARD Not that hard actually. I've rarely had a hard CFW match. I'd imagine you're running GFW? No CFW. I guess you're lucky. First two matches I played in were the hardest stomps I've ever seen. Credit the blues they kept going, but those reds I guess were some top players - it was all that lot doing the streaming - Kubo, Kirk, jamaican kid (damn he's a good shot with the ADS) et al. Then Arkena Haerr and a few others were in a game against me, and I could do nothing better than take pot-shots at Haerr's tank from behind a hill under my MCC. I guess I shouldn't have msged Arkena "DIE" from the war barge before the battle started.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2132	Posted - 2015.04.15 12:57:00 - [515] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Throwing it out there. Who would care if CCP picked the CPM? I don't care about "EVE doesn't do it like that" etc etc, just - I dunno I have so little love for any member of the DUST CPM ever that I can't bring myself to give a **** about it any more. There's a few I've liked but in the main their attitudes have always stunk. They do not represent the players like they are supposed to, Rattati does a better job single-handed. What's the point? Abolish it. The CPM represent the community, without the CPM we would not have a game as good as this. They are the communication between the devs and the players. I think you missed my point. That is what they are supposed to be. I am suggesting they really do not do a good job of it. I think I followed this up later after what you quoted here...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2132	Posted - 2015.04.15 12:58:00 - [516] - Quote Henrietta Unknown wrote: Crimson ShieId wrote: So... what are you thinking? Squad up for a factional and then just TK for the knife duel? Or actually try to get lucky enough to sync things up and get onto opposite teams? TK. There isn't much of a penalty as long as the victim doesn't report. Automatic boot is based on amount of damage dealt, and scouts don't have enough hP to warrant this. I don't have patience to que up on both sides. I know neither of you are interested in Amarr LP. And we can do it away from blueberry/redberry interference (in the redline, for example). Damage dealt is unrelated to HP.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2133	Posted - 2015.04.16 12:45:00 - [517] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Forced Death wrote: I really can't believe CCP will allow players to be scammed in this. It's a loss of property. They paid real money, and when you trade essentially 20$, and get nothing in return, that's stealing! How does CCP expect to not get rekt by someone who says that CCP aided a theft by allowing scams to go on within something that allows people to rob others of real life currency value because New Eden! Are you talking about player trading? Scams are a big part of what makes New Eden unique (or so I've been told). Plus, it'd be impossible for the Devs to police player interactions or play referee each and every time there's a dispute. Put it this way. This is simple player trading. It's what they can bring to the table soonest. You get to choose if you want to do it or not. Would you rather have simple player trading, or no trading at all for as long as it takes to put a more formal system in that makes it harder to scam. Regardless of your answer, this is why it is like this. Some people will want it, others won't. The trading part of "simple player trading" is based on trust, nothing more, so don't expect to receive what you ask for if you don't trust them. In terms of theft - it is virtual theft in a game. It isn't real life supported (or not depending on your pov) by real life laws. As for scams that's slightly different; you still have to fall for it. You are in control until you give something without having received what you ask for in return. In EVE scams are usually broadcasts in chat as opposed to a direct conversation with someone to arrange trade. Scammers usually come to you, not vice-versa. I'm sure you could find some examples of the chat that goes on in Jita local in EVE Online. Once you see that, and then understand that it's not breaking any rules, you will likely have a better idea. It's entirely within the meta of what CCP allow. Want more? Look up the history of the Burn Jita event - these shenanigans are the sort of thing that makes Eve unique imo. Hulkageddon? Hilarious (unless you were in one, and even then...). There are so many stories of espionage, sabotage, wallet stealing...it is absolutely unique. All within the "rules"...CCP are eating popcorn when this is going on guaranteed.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2133	Posted - 2015.04.16 12:49:00 - [518] - Quote Vyuru wrote: I know it's out there somewheres, but I can't find the post that details what actions affect Loyalty Ranks. Reason I ask is I have an alt who is still rank 0 who has items I'd want to trade with my main. Given how steep the requirements are however, that may not be happening. And this is exactly what they want to prevent...or at least constrain because where there's a will there's a way. Frankly if you spend half your play time on another account, then who cares if you transfer items to another account. It's the easy "I Win" buttons that they are trying to remove.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2133	Posted - 2015.04.16 12:56:00 - [519] - Quote Spademan wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: noob cavman wrote: Spademan wrote: So player trading is restricted to loyalty rank 4 and above. A huge slap in the face for no reason. Kinda sucka for newbros (lr 10ftw) Sucks for anyone who hasn't paid. I've been here since open beta and I'm only at rank 2. Meaning they're preventing me from trading for no good reason. That does stink. How the heck are you only Loyalty Rank 2? You've been here forever! Anyhow, there is a good reason for the restriction. Newbros get a free booster, so a newbro farmer could effectively produce unlimited boosters. Unsavory characters would be able to redeem unlimited newsletter items. An alt farmer could generate a disproportionately large number of experimental weapons. Keys for winning a daily mission could be freely and easily produced. And so on. Some restriction had to be put into place to prevent exploitation, and this one's as good as any other. But we should try to find a way to make sure that legitimate players like you aren't being left out. I would say, find a way to work the Forums into the equation, but that'd be too easy to exploit. Maybe let everyone's first few million WP somehow influence Loyalty Rank? Any other ideas? Several MMO's have items gained through those means tied (linked, take your pick of wording) to each character that receives them. It seems simple enough. I think "account bound" is the sort of terminology you're looking for (Blizzard call it this). This would go some way to addressing the problem, but does not solve the possibility of farming. - newsletter items Supposedly these are only available for the newsletters published after your merc's d-o-b. Not really exploitable without big effort. - Other ideas Don't base it on loyalty rank and then attempt to tweak the loyalty rank calculations. Just base it on WP. If you wanted to get complicated about it (so maybe not possible right now), you could limit trading in some way to a maximum per week / month whatever. Based on WP that week / month. The fix is to force a merc to spend time on the alt accounts to solve the farming issue.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2136	Posted - 2015.04.16 18:19:00 - [520] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: The Eve CERTIFICATE system comes to mind. Do you guys know about that?? It would be absolutely PERFECT for this. I am unfamiliar. If you wouldn't mind an explanation, that would be cool. Basically when you have a certain combination of skills at specific levels you are granted a certificate. You can also browse certificates and then view what skills you need to earn that particular certificate. It's a way for veteran players to be able to share, at a glance, what they can do, and also a means for new players to PLAN what skills they need. Some certificates need other certificates together to unlock, making it an interesting meta-progression system. They don't do anything on their own, they only serve for communication and planning, but they could be used to label mercs by their talents and proficiencies. Great explanation. A good visualisation of actual (current or not I do not know) EVE certificate requirements: http://cdn1.eveonline.com/www/newssystem/media/65175/1/NavCert.png

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2137	Posted - 2015.04.16 18:37:00 - [521] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Thanks for the pic Duncan ! I initially read that as "Thanks for the pie" lol What is this pie ppl talk of Also, am I stating the bleeding obvious here that if you want some semi-serious squad play, then go join FW chat and squad up there? Are the regulars friendly in these places?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2137	Posted - 2015.04.16 19:07:00 - [522] - Quote Just risked the mirth of the community with this match making idea feedback thread: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=199355&find=unread
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2145	Posted - 2015.04.17 06:59:00 - [523] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: yep yep tonight was good night XD we raided the other base near ours. apparently they were pretty fn busy farming the server so much ammo so much supplies so much explosions Then played a few rounds of the ole dust and got like 2 good matches to upload and 1 funny moment from another. XD good night indeed ps: I need a name for the jolly roger trading shop XD where my motto is, if you aren't happy i'm not j0lly XD million isk to the name i pick to use Jolly's Happy Place XD
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2152	Posted - 2015.04.17 12:54:00 - [524] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: So Kaeru now knows what "Embrace the Death" means. On a dom map, with the console in one of those new buildings with the doorway access, and a weird looking chute thingy up top, they had the point, and had all 14 or 15 of their people in the building, with Logis/Heavies galore. So I jumped down the chute, and managed to knife someone before I was killed. Hehe this is my default move in that situation. I accept a 1 for 1 ratio. Nothing funner than launching into the pack knives flailing taking as many lives as you can before you die...which is usually very quickly. But the panic you create - the beautiful panic - oh my. Did you know that it's not as crazy as you might think? When there are enough bodies down there, you actually can use them as human shields...bullets won't pass through them. That said, I skilled out of REs a long time ago...but REs in that situation are the best. My best RE kill was five mercs at once. Climbed a ladder to a gantry that had nowhere to go. Walked to the end of the gantry where all the mercs were, calmly walked amongst them dropping REs, jumped over the edge...boom. Not sure with EWAR changes you could do that today. I think I took a photo of the end-of-battle timeline: o o o o o
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2152	Posted - 2015.04.17 12:56:00 - [525] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Archduke Ferd1nand wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Archduke Ferd1nand wrote: If anyone has Diablo III, add me, Morgield #1910 Just completed my first playthrough! Fun game. Haven't tried multiplayer yet. Add me :) Or just give me your Battle Net ID so I can add you. Multiplayer end game is where the game really begins. Very fun, somewhat grindy as you level. Haven't been on Battle Net since high school! Star Craft! Might do another run through or two of the game, but I can't commit to grinding for rare gear. Need something to show for that kind of time investment. Weird as it sounds, I feel like time wasted playing Dust is less wasteful than time wasted grinding other games for loot. Odd, right? Mmmmm that beautiful loot. I've not played multiplayer Diablo either - currently levelling up a monk to 70 in Season 3.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2155	Posted - 2015.04.17 13:02:00 - [526] - Quote Vyuru wrote: I really gave the Ion Pistol a serious try tonight, I kinda liked it. Not sure what to think of the three pistols... It seems each has their own uses and it's kinda hard to pick which one I feel like using. Next goal, getting a headshot on a sniper with the PLC! I have almost L5 Ion Pistol - I loved it at first, but now it doesn't seem so good. But that charged shot - that will OHK a lot of suits. It's just all or nothing unfortunately. As for PLC headshots - I've used the PLC a lot and never had that. I wonder is it one of those weapons where headshots can't happen?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2158	Posted - 2015.04.17 17:15:00 - [527] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: One Eyed King wrote: So Kaeru now knows what "Embrace the Death" means. On a dom map, with the console in one of those new buildings with the doorway access, and a weird looking chute thingy up top, they had the point, and had all 14 or 15 of their people in the building, with Logis/Heavies galore. So I jumped down the chute, and managed to knife someone before I was killed. Hehe this is my default move in that situation. I accept a 1 for 1 ratio. Nothing funner than launching into the pack knives flailing taking as many lives as you can before you die...which is usually very quickly. But the panic you create - the beautiful panic - oh my. Did you know that it's not as crazy as you might think? When there are enough bodies down there, you actually can use them as human shields...bullets won't pass through them. That said, I skilled out of REs a long time ago...but REs in that situation are the best. My best RE kill was five mercs at once. Climbed a ladder to a gantry that had nowhere to go. Walked to the end of the gantry where all the mercs were, calmly walked amongst them dropping REs, jumped over the edge...boom. Not sure with EWAR changes you could do that today. I think I took a photo of the end-of-battle timeline: o o o o o I tried it with REs as well, was not successful. I wish I had an MD fit. Yeah if it's the map / socket whatever it's called that I think you mean, then it's great fun pinging MD rounds halfway through that room with a Minmando. It's that room with the objective with the bridge thing going over it right? The entrance underneath there can be shot through all the way to the side wall with an MD. And the pillars near the entrance means you can pop-and-shoot - one of my favourite techniques with the MD. The travel time (like the PLC) means you can fire it then take cover before it's even landed.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2158	Posted - 2015.04.17 17:27:00 - [528] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Mmmmm that beautiful loot. I've not played multiplayer Diablo either - currently levelling up a monk to 70 in Season 3. Also Monk! Love the combat mechanics and "chaining" through masses of bads like a Dynasty Warrior :-) Some of those higher level skills look really cool; might have to spend a little more time with Diablo. First class I ever played when D3 launched. Still my favourite although I couldn't kill the end boss on the Reaper of Souls expansion with a second monk incarnation. Probably needed to be higher than level 67 or figure out what resists I needed...maybe this play-through. I only got to level 26 on Season 3 for now - but I picked up a legendary that applies the following buff: Exploding Palm's on-death explosion applies Exploding Palm. http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/item/gungdo-gear It's thrilling to be playing for that chain tactically, with your life going down down down...waiting waiting waiting....then suddenly 20+ monsters pop within a second. Not much use against single monsters though. The toughest part of that technique I'm finding though is keeping the damage on the one monster you are using to set off the chain...some big brute often comes along gets under your mouse cursor and messes your strategy up. How does that play out on console? To attack on PC you left click on the monster...hold it down to continuously attack. Out of interest - does this show you my chars? http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/DuncanIdaho-2114/hero/58487364
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2162	Posted - 2015.04.17 18:16:00 - [529] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Just salvaged my SECOND Quafe Methana BPO... You got a BPO from salvage!? Strongboxes. Currently i've gotten: 1xQuafe FG 1xQuafe Combat Rifle 2xQuafe Methana LAV BPO I really want the SG and BP though! I got Quafe PLC! OEK got Quafe Knives. Very jealous :-) 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)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2165	Posted - 2015.04.18 08:44:00 - [530] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match: http://dust514.com/news/blog/2015/04/introducing-matchmaking-engine/ Nice one Pseudo. And the comments thread in the DUST forums: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2728620

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2165	Posted - 2015.04.18 08:46:00 - [531] - Quote Spademan wrote: Y'know what would make me happy? If the sounds in this game had direction. Just stereo would be nice, but it all appears to be thrown through one channel. It does. I knew where the shotgun blasts were coming from from watching one of Kaeru's videos. Perhaps the left/right balance is better at my PC (small 5.1 setup) than in my front room (large 5.1 setup, and I don't notice this in-game whilst I'm playing, probably because I would have to turn it up). Headphones make a difference too. Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Would be cool I guess, but I'm always listening to music whilst I play, so I wouldn't notice Wow. Obnoxious as this is for me to say, as a scout, you're doing it wrong. You know you can hear footsteps right? Or are you really playing scout? :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2174	Posted - 2015.04.18 16:47:00 - [532] - Quote Project Carnifax wrote: I listen to EDM while playing. It just makes everything badass, like getting a midair flaylock kill on a scout. EDM? Scratch that - looked it up - electronic dance music. This would likely be my choice of music too if I didn't need the audio cues as a crutch :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2174	Posted - 2015.04.18 16:48:00 - [533] - Quote Flaylock Steve wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: 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) I got two qaufe shotguns Don't worry about whether you trust me or not, just let me know, assuming what you asked for was a guarantee, what you would want in exchange? [edit] Because we could be Jolly's first customers!! (Jolly I will only use you if you use the name I suggested for your emporium)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2174	Posted - 2015.04.18 16:53:00 - [534] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Spademan wrote: Y'know what would make me happy? If the sounds in this game had direction. Just stereo would be nice, but it all appears to be thrown through one channel. That is how it sounds through my headphones... You mean you can actually tell from the sound if a dropship is to your left, right, back or front? I'm pretty sure my headphones are picking up directional queues. Dropship sounds are the hardest to make any sense out of. Charge Sniper rifles are the easiest. Oh yeah and of course (looking at Dreis) - how the hell can you sniper hunt without sound? That is one of my favourite moments in a game - when you broke off from objective-based strategy, went a-hunting, and heard that beautiful noise. It's like...the smell of blood in the water to a shark. It gets the juices flowing...the thrill of the hunt, the anticipation of the kill....** wait this is just a game...**
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2182	Posted - 2015.04.19 07:09:00 - [535] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: I do SUCK wrote: I'm in shotty Shouldn't you guys try and keep that kind of thing private hahahahha Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Page 61, August 2013 @ I Do Suck - Have you signed up offsite yet? We've got a multi-platform community of bastards going. We do? Indeed. FF 2014 had us all worried about Dust's future. Mollerz took it upon himself to design and launch an offsite "bunker" ... a place for this community to persist in the event that Dust should die. Many of the guys (and Appia) who've moved on from Dust hang out there ... in addition to Dust, The Barbershop now has a footprint in PS2, GTA and Star Citizen. Talking of other groups....noticed this the other day: http://evewho.com/corp/The+Bastards Perhaps one of our knowledgable EVE players can shed some light on these guys, like whether they're even still active etc. In fact just dug deeper and they absolutely are active: http://www.the-bastards.net/
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2182	Posted - 2015.04.19 07:19:00 - [536] - Quote mollerz wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: ... writing all this out using the PS3's virtual keyboard for nothing, you know!!![/b] wut? man dude that is some ******* skill. I can barely type out brb or FU BEYOTCH type phrases. PS4 made it even harder so GL when you upgrade! Wife got one of these a little while ago: http://www.zagg.com/uk/en_uk/keyboards/universal Quite neat, works with PS3 via bluetooth, also designed to work with Apple / Android devices etc. Didn't realise the price though until I just saw that. Or you can just pick up a cheap full size USB keyboard (assuming you don't own a PC already, I'm always surprised to see how few people actually have PCs) if you find you need to do a lot of typing on the PS3. Talking of PCs - anyone waiting to see what happens with SteamOS, Steam boxes, and the Steam controllers later this year?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2182	Posted - 2015.04.19 07:27:00 - [537] - Quote Spademan wrote: So, are these middle men essentially going to be shopkeepers? And would I be wrong in assuming the standard practice would be: Party 1 sends half the agreed isk, Party 2 sends item, Party 1 sends rest of isk. I always assumed they just acted as an escrow service. So the parties send the agreed upon exchange items to the middle-man, and once the middle-man has all the items, sends them in the opposite direction. The trust is given to the middle-man. If he breaks that trust, he doesn't have a business. Probably he takes a cut.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2196	Posted - 2015.04.20 17:14:00 - [538] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: PLAYSTTION wrote: This is a huge post. It's not a post, it's a thread. Disgusting forum plebeian. You're a thread. I think you and I should have a competition for best pedant.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2197	Posted - 2015.04.20 17:25:00 - [539] - Quote Cross Atu wrote: dzizur wrote: "You expect a CEO to talk up his own products, and the real question is whether the game has a large enough user base to sustain itself, and continued development. P+¬tursson declined to share concrete player numbers, but he did give us one tidbit that explains why the game continues to be updated on the PlayStation 3." "And weGÇÖre getting a lot of new players into the game every single day," he said. "So itGÇÖs not like we have captured all the audience on the PlayStation 3, we see thousands of new people come in every single day." LMAO If you still didn't read it, its an interview from polygon. I actually think those numbers are within accurate ranges. The unstated 'bite' there however, or "the other shoe" is that of NPE quality and player retention. I do not have specific numbers but it is my understanding that player retention within the 1-3 day metric is, shall we say, less than ideal. Think of it like a banker, he can accurately state that he has his hands on thousands of dollars every single day... but how much of that he gets to keep by days end is a very different prospect. (As is reflected in the case of Dust by sustained player trends, most of that baseline are the minority that make it through the initial period and become invested in the game.) 0.02 ISK I've always discounted the number of births because you never see the number of deaths. But put it this way - the average players online per day / week / month effectively show that new players don't stick around (if they are even new players and not farmers). Otherwise, those graphs would trend upwards. It has been this way since forever...or at least since that magical 9K high back in May 2014. I would love to know across the same timelines how many newly created accounts are playing a week later. The stats also do not say whether these are new chars on existing accounts, or new accounts....do they?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2200	Posted - 2015.04.20 17:56:00 - [540] - Quote There's a new PLAKKER in the town down the road... https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2733405#post2733405

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2206	Posted - 2015.04.21 12:16:00 - [541] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Is Musturd back? Seems there is a rumor that our glorious CEO is back. Can anyone confirm the rumors, or is this guy just scared of the monster under his bed? That list is bogus. I never stopped seeing AddictPunk, and I know that Heim isn't returning. I would assume the same about musturd... mr musturd can be seen around sometimes, a sighting isn't an indication that he's back full-time.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2207	Posted - 2015.04.21 12:25:00 - [542] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: CCP are now conspiring to remove my hatemail. Such monsters! Imagine all the space that'll be made though! All those thousands of messages from thousands of inactives ... Curious though just how much that one will affect performance. I can see how clearing records from a given table will affect process time of queries and transactions against that table (i.e. speed up mail functions). I fail to see how clearing records from mail tables will directly affect pew-pew performance. Chat channels and Avatars I can understand, but mail? / tinfoil Maybe there are so many mail records that when Merc A sends "gg!" to Merc B, the database transaction taxes resources by such a degree that the pew-pew processes of Mercs C-Z are ever-so-slightly affected. \ tinfoil I'm with you on this one - others have said they've had hundreds of mail sitting there and it doesn't always lag. Confirmation bias perhaps? Some maps lag harder than others....do mercs send mail more often for these specific maps? Do mercs see the Gal Lag facility and think to themselves, "Hmm lemme just email my mate to tell him I hate this map"? Nah, I stick to my prediction that it is related to sound, based on the tiniest of stutters I sometimes notice when an audio sound begins. It's like, the Gal Lag facility creates a feedback loop or some craziness because of all the tunnels...and where you gonna drop that orbital huh?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2207	Posted - 2015.04.21 12:57:00 - [543] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Haven't read through it yet, but ... http://dust514.com/news/blog/2015/04/warlords-1.1-overview-patch-notes/ Edit: SKINS added (they are an acronym, for what I can't remember, but go figure) Performance improvments Acquisitions game mode added. Meta level info added to the screens. Many other UI changes. One of my favourites: opening 10 strongboxes at once guarantees a rare item.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2208	Posted - 2015.04.22 07:19:00 - [544] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Haven't read through it yet, but ... http://dust514.com/news/blog/2015/04/warlords-1.1-overview-patch-notes/ Edit: SKINS added (they are an acronym, for what I can't remember, but go figure) Performance improvments Acquisitions game mode added. Meta level info added to the screens. Many other UI changes. One of my favourites: opening 10 strongboxes at once guarantees a rare item. Do we know what rare means? Nope. No idea. The pedant in me says that it must be the best you can get, otherwise the wording prevents you getting something that you might get if you opened one at a time. However if the best you can get based on rarity categorisation includes stuff that ain't so good....then WELCOME TO NEW EDEN YOU'VE BEEN SCAMMED. hahaha I think I might be playing DUST again in the coming days...the itch is back. Plus I want to open ten boxes without spending AUR to get keys. One key a day means I get to do this next Friday at the latest.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2208	Posted - 2015.04.22 07:22:00 - [545] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: One Eyed King wrote: I hate that damn wheel... I'm getting the hang of it ... just took a 'bit :-) But yes, the wheel is terrible. Agreed. They really need to re-invent that thing. Stick the wheel's slots at the cardinal points if changing the mechanism is too difficult. Don't get me started on the farking squad orders thing. [edit] Better still re-purpose the d-pad to open everything it does now from a new top-level menu bound to just one of the directions. Then assign the other three directions to equipment. [edit2] Do some logis have four equipment slots? Find another button lol
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2208	Posted - 2015.04.22 11:26:00 - [546] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: 3 minute video, this is for Shotty. My last words on coms: Wait ! I am not frago, I AM KAERU D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=2cP6Yc3Nvu4 lol I was going to ask you if there should be sound on that as I didn't know what you meant re comms....until the last moment, LOL Proposal: Shotty GoBang --> Team KillBang
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2212	Posted - 2015.04.22 12:09:00 - [547] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: 3 minute video, this is for Shotty. My last words on coms: Wait ! I am not frago, I AM KAERU D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=2cP6Yc3Nvu4 lol I was going to ask you if there should be sound on that as I didn't know what you meant re comms....until the last moment, LOL Proposal: Shotty GoBang --> Team KillBang FC, have OB. Do you have a target? :: Opens overhead; spots 5-6 reds around squaddie w/donut :: Scratch that. Have target. Frago, please back away. Striking your location in 5 ... Strike inbound ... Oh no! I am not Frago! I am Kaeru! Even after your ninja edit I still don't get it, team-killer.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2215	Posted - 2015.04.22 12:41:00 - [548] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: 3 minute video, this is for Shotty. My last words on coms: Wait ! I am not frago, I AM KAERU D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=2cP6Yc3Nvu4 lol I was going to ask you if there should be sound on that as I didn't know what you meant re comms....until the last moment, LOL Proposal: Shotty GoBang --> Team KillBang FC, have OB. Do you have a target? :: Opens overhead; spots 5-6 reds around squaddie w/donut :: Scratch that. Have target. Frago, please back away. Striking your location in 5 ... Strike inbound ... Oh no! I am not Frago! I am Kaeru! Even after your ninja edit I still don't get it, team-killer. Match is winding down. Have an unspent warbarge strike. Ask field commander if he has a location while opening up the overhead warbarge map. Immediately spot 5-6 reddots around the Frago (Mag jargon, greendot with the defend order). Scratch request with command. Notify Frago that strike is inbound. Request that Frago fall back. Notify Frago that a strike is inbound in 5 seconds ... 2, 1. Launch strike. Kill Kaeru. This is funny because Kaeru thought the whole time I was talking to a guy named Frago. Jokes understood: 0 New terms learned: 2 Bastard with the patience to explain again and again: priceless
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2215	Posted - 2015.04.22 12:52:00 - [549] - Quote inb4 Arkena pedants about quoting
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2220	Posted - 2015.04.22 16:49:00 - [550] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: dzizur wrote: just checked out full ewar proto gallogi 30.83 db long range (56m) 23.71 db med range (28m) 11.86 db short range(11m) wish I had some spare sp ;) EWAR Logi passives are indeed very strong, even without range extenders. I scan virtually all units at close range (8m). To beat my mid range scans (19m), GA/CA Scouts need 1 damp, MN/AM Scouts need 2 and Assaults need 3x. At long range (38m), I still pick up undampened MN/AM Scouts. Further, I've got enough HP/Reps to take a lick and still return to cover safely. I'm winning most of the fights I pick; the few times I've lost so far were due to running out of ammo and fumbling for a non-existent sidearm. All that to say, the suit is far more combat viable than any EWAR Scout I've ever run. I'd argue that the suit makes for a better passive recon unit than either the CA or AM Scout. Its passive scans are more-or-less the same as a Recon Scout's, and -- even without its extremely potent active scans -- the GalLogi's survivability, combat capability and utility are superior. I expected the GalLogi to be the ultimate in recon due to active scans; I didn't expect it to be this good at passive scans as well. Logi is the worst suit for scans except for heavy frames at it's base values (50/45). It has a 5m advantage in scan radius (20m -> 25m) How is it you factor it having very string EWAR? Just the number of slots at proto? Coz Gal Assault has the same number of slots I think, but better base values (except for radius as mentioned) What did I miss?

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2220	Posted - 2015.04.22 17:30:00 - [551] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: [...] I already got the cal scout BPO.. and it is Useless :( The Hawk suit? Coz that's what I want....what's up with it?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2220	Posted - 2015.04.22 17:36:00 - [552] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: What did I miss? Not running damps! Recheck the math with 3 precision enhancers; Logis make for great passive scan units. Combined that with the GalLogi's 21dB Active Scans, and this suit puts my pre-Charlie Warden to shame. Don't see how they make for better p.scan units than their Gal Assault equivalents. Both those suits have the same base precision (45dB) and three highs available. Only way I can see an advantage is taking radius into account, and unless you do happen fit a few RAs, is it much of a difference?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2222	Posted - 2015.04.22 17:42:00 - [553] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: You should have seen my face when I saw a bit of pink.. Nobody gonna touch this? Anyone? Seriously? Mollerz? No?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2223	Posted - 2015.04.22 18:07:00 - [554] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: You should have seen my face when I saw a bit of pink.. Nobody gonna touch this? Anyone? Seriously? Mollerz? No? oi, you misquoted. i did not write that, i was quoting someone else. **** sorry man - fixed my post up.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2223	Posted - 2015.04.22 18:13:00 - [555] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: [...] I already got the cal scout BPO.. and it is Useless :( The Hawk suit? Coz that's what I want....what's up with it? yeah the hawk. lets look at the loadout: .. well heck someone did a full uselessness summary already. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2470325 my main gripe being.. the main weapon. RR has too long of a spoolup time, too long of a delay between shots, and too much shakiness for me to hit anything wit the stupid thing. And that's WITH some serious skillpoints invested in it. Ugh. And You Cant Change Anything in the suilt. So, thats why I I am now redundantly doing FW, for amarr. At least that scout BPO gets a scrambler rifle. and a scrambler pistol. and a freakin uplink. you know.. actually USEFUL stuff. Unlike the hawk scout scanner, which is also useless, as mentioned in the above thread. Edit: also: +110(?) armor, vs +66 shields. Oh and Reactive Plate so +1 armor regen... amarr Dragon scout BPO has All Kinds of win over the Cal Hawk scout BPO. Hmm I see what you mean. It's fitted for CQC with a long range weapon? Damn I couldn't run a scout without a shotty or knives...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2234	Posted - 2015.04.23 12:38:00 - [556] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Ares 514 wrote: I think this info must be put in public domain for all to see its glory! Okay. I've appropriately censored all the information though. http://i.imgur.com/Wn24xyq.png Anyone else find themselves going all Esper machine on this screenshot of Arkena's entire Windows / Microsoft Excel desktop?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2234	Posted - 2015.04.23 12:51:00 - [557] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Gav's line would be y=sin(1/2x)-0.6 though. Just saying. That's largely negative! Hadn't occurred to me that Post Quality values less than 0 might exist. It goes like this. +2: Bright green, reserved for most excellent posters +1: Blue, for good posters +0: Normal posting quality -1: Yellow, low quality post warning -2: Orange, generally low quality posts -3: Red, an abysmal poster that should not be taken seriously in anything. Best poster. +3 J0LLY R0G3R wrote: ARR Said the pirate
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2242	Posted - 2015.04.24 13:00:00 - [558] - Quote Cat Merc wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Sgt Kirk wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Why Kirk though? Story Time! Fox picks up a post-patch (and broken) Burst HMG, notices he's wrecking face with it at minimal effort and wonders ... is this a problem? He looks around and notices that a high percentage of other mercs are also wrecking face with Burst HMGs. Fox proceeds to the Forums to note his observations and concerns, propose nerfs (if deemed necessary), and recommends that performance be watched very closely. He then sets out to engage his colleagues, 90% of whom are swearing up-and-down that the Burst HMG is working as intended and that everything is fine. Kirk picks a post-patch (and broken) Breach AR, notices he's wrecking face with it at minimal effort and concludes ... I'm really good at Dust. He looks around and notices that a high percentage of other mercs are also wrecking face with Breach ARs. Kirk proceeds to the Forums, sees that people are complaining about a Gallente gun, and begins to defend it tooth-and-nail. When it becomes clear that the Breach AR is not fine, he rallies with other Team Gallente All-Stars to assure us that everything is in fact fine because reasons. What an excellent way to have complete lack of context on that situation. You're just like Fox News! Congrats! What I said in the beginning is that the weapon was fine for the most part and needed a range reduction. That or change the functionality completely and turn it into a Long range low DPS weapon similar to the Rail Rifle its supposed to mimick. Also, likely before you were even playing this game The AR ruled the battlefield and I campaigned hard for the appropriate nerfs, not the over-Nerf people wanted which resulted in Rattati trying to fix the gun. This was not the first time the Breach was OP and returning it back to useless is a tactic im tired of CCP implementing. Same with flaylocks and previous weapons. I've seen what some of the guys have said about me in some of the Caldari chats and its quite funny how you guys perceived this incredibly warped view of me as the most evil guy in this game while its the exact over exaggerated hero effect on my side. DUST 514 would make a great social study. But I digress... But please, go ahead and spread out of context information. You're such a tribute to your kind. So we're clear, I could not care less about role-play fueds or reputations, and I have no intention of tarnishing yours. Arkena asked me a simple question and I gave a simple response. When a player defends his class's broken suit or gun, I lose confidence in that player. When a player advocates for balance to the detriment of his own class, I gain confidence. I did not say I wouldn't support your candidacy. I said I wouldn't likely support it, and I've explained why. There's a chance you'll soon have opportunity to regain my confidence. MN Assaults will very likely soon be fixed, and I believe GA Assaults will replace the as the next FoTM. If and when that happens, will your response be CPM-worthy or will it be more Team Gallente? And who are you to decide what is FoTM? We now have someone who knows to look at data and looks for our help to interpret it, AKA Rattati. Community lynching is no longer needed for things to be done. This isn't the old CCP Shanghai where until everyone screamed from the top of their lungs nothing was done. Until he says something, assume the item is balanced, because otherwise he would see the data is showing its performance is a clear outlier and he will mention it to the community. Nothing wrong with predicting based on anecdotal evidence then brainstorming some suggestions if the predictions turns out to be correct.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2242	Posted - 2015.04.24 13:01:00 - [559] - Quote Cat Merc wrote: noob cavman wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I'm convinced that Cat Merc, Arkena, and Sgt Kirk are the same person. They are literally the same person, I'm sure of it. They're like the Three-Headed Dog of Hades Cat is... Cat from red dwarf I suddenly like you far more than I did before. DWAYNE DIBLEY!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2244	Posted - 2015.04.24 17:56:00 - [560] - Quote mollerz wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: :: Raises Red Jar :: Here's to Quil! And Monk! That bastard!

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2244	Posted - 2015.04.24 17:57:00 - [561] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Zatara Rought wrote: GÿÉ Not REKT Gÿæ REKT Gÿæ REKTangle Gÿæ SHREKT Gÿæ REKT-it Ralph Gÿæ Total REKTall Gÿæ The Lord of the REKT Gÿæ The Usual SusREKTs Gÿæ North by NorthREKT Gÿæ REKT to the Future Gÿæ Once Upon a Time in the REKT Gÿæ The Good, the Bad, and the REKT Gÿæ LawREKT of Arabia Gÿæ eREKTile dysfunction Gÿæ I came in like a REKTing ball Gÿæ Freddie MercuREKT Gÿæ One DiREKTion Gÿæ REKTuiem of a Dream Gÿæ Silence of the REKT Gÿæ Wake me up when REKTember ends Gÿæ Tyrannosaurus REKT If you're thinking what I'm thinking, answer is yes. Post constructively often? Surprised at CPM jibberish Adipem?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2247	Posted - 2015.04.24 18:02:00 - [562] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Arkena Every regular here arrived as an "outsider", and every merc who ever stumbled into the bar pounding chest, spewing platitudes or pitching bad information was given a hard time. Don't be mad at us when your friends get the same treatment that everyone gets. One more point ... Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: ... why I basically believe this thread is cancerous ... If you believe this thread to be cancerous, then why is it that you're always here? Do you find it cancerous at all times, or only at times when your friends come under scrutiny? "Outsiders" pop in regularly and -- so long as they don't post or pitch something stupid or false -- they are generally well received. Have you considered the possibility that your friends might be better received if they didn't show up saying stupid and/or false things? Today's debacle began with your simple question yesterday: Why not Sgt Kirk for CPM? You asked for my opinion, and I gave it to you. Is bringing bias into question really that provocative an offense? Kirk's performance today was less than laudable; CPM is all about hearing and responding to player opinions; when Kirk heard mine, he responded by pitching a fit and hurling insults at the Barbershop. If Kirk truly intends to run, he'd do well sell himself as open-minded, empathetic and cool-headed, despite a history of evidence to the contrary. He'd do well to respond gracefully when questioned about Gallente bias and loosing his cool. And if Team Gallente intends to circle wagons when Kirk is floundering, you guys would do well to teach Zatara and Cat Merc more advanced maneuvers than poop-flinging and derp-bombing. Summarised like a champ :: Joins hands with Adipem ::
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2247	Posted - 2015.04.24 18:04:00 - [563] - Quote gustavo acosta wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: You are ignorant of the facts, and I'd be glad to help you fix that. Please read this thread in its entirety: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=181381&find=unread No, nothing in that thread will change anything, you guys put your hand in it and you're all to blame. lol ok then, thanks for coming
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2249	Posted - 2015.04.24 18:14:00 - [564] - Quote Cat Merc wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Skims through the last few pages WTF? I don't even know whats going on anymore. Something beautiful. I think the homeless are descending en masse to interrupt our circle jerk - at least that's the perception I have. As an aside, "Tourist" if I've ever used that term for someone posting here is an affectionate term, and is how I've interpreted it when others have used it. Not trying to tell anyone they should have taken it that way, just setting part of the record straight. As for serious discussion - shouldn't you take that up with CCP et al who are supposedly listening? I don't care what thread I discuss game balance in. Though to be fair it really should be in features and ideas or whatever it's called....you've got a point there.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2249	Posted - 2015.04.24 18:22:00 - [565] - Quote noob cavman wrote: My history is even more comical. Employment History Tickle My Null-Sac2013-12-12 14:26 - 2014-02-04 22:27 (0y 54d) A name of beauty - you should resurrect that one. QPLAK y'all. For the tourists...PLAK stands for posting like a kaisar. As in Ghost
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2259	Posted - 2015.04.24 20:57:00 - [566] - Quote Spademan wrote: Sad news. I may not be able to play Dust for long. Keep getting an issue with the leaderboard loading up when I sprint. I'd put it down to the controller being wonky (It's older than the ps3 itself) but it doesn't cause any problems with any other game, and I plugged in the newer, shinier one and it didn't change. So yeah, gonna post about it in the bugs but if it doesn't change then welp. Gonna suggest some obvious things you may have already tried. - use the new one without a single other device connected (wired, bluetooth, controller or otherwise) - do the same with the old - try them wired (assuming you're using wireless) - find that other controller under the seat of your sofa that you're sitting on - if you've a PC, plug it into that and use the calibration tool to see what it's doing - if you're desperate, turn your playstation upside-down (I ** you not) No seriously - I've had weird as ** things happen only to notice that the other controller's analog stick is stuck in the left position yet again (they're roughly six years old)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2263	Posted - 2015.04.25 07:37:00 - [567] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Must not sleep... Must play Dust... Must update blog... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ... Your blog for today could be, "And on the 8th day he rested." You meant: "And on the 8th day, he rusted"
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2267	Posted - 2015.04.25 19:02:00 - [568] - Quote Cross Atu wrote: Bias in communications Quote: Common abuse of language to apply a "subtlety" derogatory undercurrent is often done at only a pseudo conscious level Quote: So to call out myself, during this month I referred to the use of stacked Myos as running a "tigger" fit. It was done off the cuff and at the time I considered myself to be acting for humors sake as much as anything but I recognized how the tone of such once off labeling smacked of bias Quote: I would encourage everyone, as I do myself, to make the conscious effort to be considerate and rational in interactions. When talking balance, or wanting to get a serious point across, someone will often not even realise this is happening, giver or receiver. But it registers on a subconscious level somewhere. I find I can notice when I do it and remove it if I read what I wrote before posting. Sometimes I read a draft post many times, and tweak it over and over. It's not only to remove bias, but to make it as concise as possible and make sure I've been as clear as possible. Often once it's posted and I read it again the next day, I notice something I missed. So it's never going to be perfect. The less words used the better - far easier to make the point when using as few words as possible. This includes the removal of hyperbole (the "fine" in rifle, the "tigger" in a myo-fit, the "lol" in flaylock) even though it might only be intended to add humour. Maybe I do this obsessively, and maybe that's because I'm a programmer. I'm of the school that says, when it comes to code: Quote: ...perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away... I think the same can be said of communication when you want it to be accepted for what it is without a hidden agenda or bias; the suggestion of these things can influence others and may come across as insidious for those that notice, even when it was a subconscious act. /waffle
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2269	Posted - 2015.04.26 08:10:00 - [569] - Quote MINA Longstrike wrote: 1) I haven't found the barbershop to be overtly hostile. They're just people, I imagine some of them can be just as prone to knee-jerking and telling people to ***-off as I am, the more level heads in the group seem to at least try to rationally discuss things. If I ever make the 'vehicle' thread it's going to have a flowchart to rational debate and the tiers of arguments in the first damn post. 2) Derogatory labels on weapons are neither here nor their for me, but I do believe they serve a point in highlighting which weapons are absolutely terribly balanced and which aren't. 3) Never forgetting isn't necessarily a bad thing. Never forgiving* on the other hand is absolutely atrocious. That said most of what the barbershop seems to do is the former and not the latter, informing people of the biases, interactions and terrible, terrible ideas of others when presented with an agenda is a good thing, it can be a tool of scrutiny. More people should have their ideas subject to rigorous critical thought. re: 2) Mina The problem with this is it is subjective. If I add the label, it's my opinion of OP- / UP-ness. It's not a factual statistic posted from CCP that would lend more credence to an argument for change. Someone else sees that, and it's my bias (read: my opinion) coming through. It doesn't always make sense to do that when you want people to process what you want to say on pure merit alone. People see bias, they start picking the argument apart instead of assessing it for it's merits. Better to leave the subtly subjective opinion in the form of hyperbole out, and make the statement in full at the beginning or end (e.g. "I believe the flaylock is OP and here's why"). Once you've made that statement, no need for the extra words that have an adverse psychological effect.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2269	Posted - 2015.04.26 08:21:00 - [570] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: Spademan wrote: Today I learned that the USA has the highest rates of Lawnmower deaths in the world. Da **** are you doing with them? Lonesome males tend to attempt to mate with them and die from bleeding afterwards. OMG dood I crossed my legs. @Spade Is it because the lawns are generally bigger so the machines more complex? Put it this way: only lawnmowers I've ever used (and I don't even use one now coz no garden) did not have seats... [edit] So catching up on everything else....yeah don't mow the hills sitting down. Jeez it didn't even occur to me that your back garden could have hills lol. That's what you get for living on an island the same area as Oregon.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2275	Posted - 2015.04.27 19:06:00 - [571] - Quote noob cavman wrote: ... I kinda want to raid nos nothi... Not gonna lie I really want to shoot/stab/maul all of you XD You can maul me any time Cavey Wavey
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2277	Posted - 2015.04.28 07:44:00 - [572] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: noob cavman wrote: Bahh! People just need to learn how to use the ion pistol. Wish I could spam the entire clip tho... Also that I wouldn't get overheat glitch... That and the damn thing has terrible hit detection... Very short range.... looks at his ion suspiciously tell me bob why did I sink 2 million sp into you? I took it to prof 5 day one. So much regret. The ion pistol might be actually usable if it didn't insist on overheating every damn time when I'm not even trying to charge it. Seriously, why does it have an overheat mechanic like that? Hmmm strange - this is not the first time I've heard this gripe. I've not had this problem - only problem I have is if I miss the charged shot.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2277	Posted - 2015.04.28 07:45:00 - [573] - Quote Vyuru wrote: beating them to death with their own skull! lol Bloodlust level 5 for this one
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2278	Posted - 2015.04.28 18:34:00 - [574] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: * Acquisition is awesome! Thought having just one Domination was good? No? You think it's a plague upon the game and whoever came up with it deserves to rot in the 9th hell for all of eternity? Er, well, uh Introducing Domination 2! Like the first Domination, only it moves sometimes! Coming soon to a Dust near you! Is your feedback based on playing it or do you just think it's a bad idea? Coz I'm really surprised someone would think that...it sounds like a really interesting mode. noob cavman wrote: Just finished work! Hahah look ma a cyberman SKIN
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2279	Posted - 2015.04.28 19:04:00 - [575] - Quote Triathlon event
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2284	Posted - 2015.04.29 17:42:00 - [576] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: :: grumbling :: Noob : hey u wanna play with some of the guys? XD : sure sure Gets in squad like 2 others in it Few moments go by Random: uhh we getting to get 2 more? It's gonna suck if we can't get 6 Few minutes later we finally deploy. Social reasons : chat channels One corpmate online. We squad up. Me: "How do you like the new mode?" Him: "Been playing Acquisition since downtime this morning; can't get in to anything else. Played 6 or so matches, haven't won one yet. Pretty much stompers against randoms all morning." Queue up for Acq. Scotty puts us against a stompsquad. We lose decisively. Queue up for Acq. Scotty puts us against a stompsquad with 3 HAVs. Leave match. Queue up for Skirm. 5 minutes later we queue up for Bush. 5 minutes later we give up. Queue up for Acq. Scotty puts us against the same 3HAV stompsquad again. Leave battle. Log off. Matchmaking fast killing the game. Sux. See you all the other side I guess....they don't seem able to fix it fast enough or acknowledge there are severe issues. Is there a golden number to have in a squad? Coz I don't hear large squads moaning about it...and on a personal note I think a solo game mode is not a good idea. I would have no idea how **** I am without going up against squads of good mercs (read: would have not invested time figuring out how to git gud over the months and years)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2285	Posted - 2015.04.30 07:27:00 - [577] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: After much frustration with tanks, i have a new tank busting fit which actually works sometimes (if i make it to the tanker before infantry gets me). Advance Gal Scout - Adv PLC - Adv packed AV grenades - K/5 Nanohive (or basic, can't remember) - Adv Cloak - enhanced shield extenders - complex ferro/reactives The key is to cloak up and race for the tanker. Uncloak near him and toss as many AV grenades as possible, finish him with a PLC shot. Although PLC is better vs shields you want to open up with the AV grenades before the hardeners go up and he backs away from you. The PLC shot is to finish him when he's out of range of grenades. - could you maximise your chances by first attaching a couple of REs to the hull? Or is that too much risk and loses your chance of lobbing the nades? Then you can detonate the REs after the PLC option is out.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2285	Posted - 2015.04.30 07:46:00 - [578] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Not ready to give up yet. Reduce squads to 4. Consolidate a queue or two. If needed, rollback Scotty 2.0 until headcounts pick up. If they fix the stomp-or-be-stomped BS and get wait times down, I'd expect headcounts to grow. 4 is too high, if you are suggesting changing nothing else. A good 4-squad in an all-solo match will still completely dominate. They could dominate Domination, even :) eg: 2 heavies, a heal logi, and (whatever you want here with a scanner) [edit: or a Jumpin Jolly Jack...hammer, for AOE 'splodies] Only way to balance it is to match squad counts. Where Squad-size-N does not even get deployed unless a squad of similar size is getting deployed to other team. A squad of 4 stompers would be far less potent than a squad of 6. Don't forget also that the main point of your idea Adipem (so Quil knows) is to allow for better matchmaking in the first place. Not only will it enable better match-ups, it will reduce the queuing times. You could argue that point further to say that 4 stompers will be far less effective than the 6 because they will have to fight at least 2 mercs that would otherwise have been on the same team. 6 stompers queueing: 6-man squads: one stomp squad in queue, no other stomp squad to match them against 4-man squads: there are two stomp squads in queue, matchmaking should pit them against each other Not only is the 4-man squad less effective than a 6-man squad because of basic numbers, they now have a harder fight on their hands. Yes yes I know this takes away from the social aspect - "I want to play with 5 mates, not 3". But that is not a reason that makes it any less a fix for matchmaking. Add an increase in squad size for other game modes that has been touted about, then I believe you may have the best of both worlds. Even if variable squad sizes never happens - your six will find enjoyable battles less and less, and take longer to find them in the first place. It will just devolve into noob-farming. As for giving up: it's not a decision I make consciously. Two weeks ago the itch was back, but when I load up DUST, I farm my warbarge then go play something else. I am not able to make myself play right now. Reading forums showing MM is still horrible is a big part of that. Geez they even just did a new release that I am interested to look at and play. Didn't get further than looking at UI tweaks. I don't want to give up. But I don't want to play either.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2285	Posted - 2015.04.30 07:56:00 - [579] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: First Prophet wrote: Flaylock Steve wrote: I don't have proto scanners, scanners are only viable if proto. 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 did this just yesterday. I had to turn a corner which lead to open terrain in Highlands (), and had no cover from the couple reds chasing me. I was also low on HP. I simply activated my cloak, crouched against the wall, and watched as they all passed by me. I then decloaked and sprayed down one of the Scouts before Trolololing it out of of there. Bottom line: Cloaks are still extremely ~~useful~~ situational. FTFY :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2285	Posted - 2015.04.30 07:58:00 - [580] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: noob cavman wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: I don't like acquisition. Randomized blob movements. Ew. I'll stick with my Skirmish, thank you. I like being able to predict troop movements. you forgot to mention that a ai railgun turret ruined your dreams. Not gonna lie, that was goddamn funny. Waste of a Rattati's, but that was funny lol Ouch. Glad you can laugh about it ;-)

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2290	Posted - 2015.05.01 07:06:00 - [581] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: You could argue that point further to say that 4 stompers will be far less effective than the 6 because they will have to fight at least 2 mercs that would otherwise have been on the same team. 6 stompers queueing: 6-man squads: one stomp squad in queue, no other stomp squad to match them against 4-man squads: there are two stomp squads in queue, matchmaking should pit them against each other Nice theory. Now let's pair it with observable facts. Most important, most relevant fact: CCP have shown themselves to be completely incompetant at match making. For years. The logical thing to assume is that this is going to remain the same, rather than wishful thinking that it will suddenly be all better. If you start with that basis, then hopefully you can see that 4 man squads will still regularly be dominating matches, aka stomping. I can't tell if you're trying to pick my argument apart or telling us all to give up on ideas in the first place? You agree with the theory but ... are you shooting it down based on the notion that it won't be implemented correctly? That doesn't make it a less valid argument...if that's what you're saying. Your logic is based on a pessimistic attitude, and applied to the result of a poorly implemented theory - a "what might happen". For all the things that don't work as intended, there are plenty that do. If you don't make plans with the assumption the plans will be implemented correctly, then what's the point of planning anything? We can come up with suggestions that CCP can consider. Our suggestions are peer-reviewed here. You appear to dismiss a suggestion based on something that has nothing to do with it's pros and cons. It's up to CCP to make things work as intended.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2290	Posted - 2015.05.01 07:36:00 - [582] - Quote Ralden Caster wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Ralden Caster wrote: I'm looking for some advice as to how to fit a rifle-wielding Gallente scout. I have little interest in shotgunning and want to know how the rifle scouts pull it off. I prefer using the plasma rifle. Radar and Doubletap ran AR+NKs. If Nova Knives interest you, I'd recommend experimenting with damps + reds in your lows and shields + precision in your highs. The closer you intend to operate, the more lows you'll need to commit to damps. If you're content to engage from range, drop the biotics and go for 1 damp + reactives or ferroscale. I've been trying out the Nova Knives and I absolutely suck. Any advice? If I'm trying to fully charge my blades before a strike, am I doing it wrong? - 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.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2291	Posted - 2015.05.01 12:14:00 - [583] - Quote Jolly Roger87 wrote: Rat suit needs a name. Balac ar kubo plasma. Hot white coconuts?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2298	Posted - 2015.05.02 07:07:00 - [584] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Kirk tells me Bons shotguns are hilarious and he's bought hundreds of them. ... Am I missing something? Are they actually good now? Perhaps he means hilarious due to their ridiculous fire rate and shield fireworks? That's all I ever saw them do. That was months ago though. Kirk with a working Bons scares me though.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2298	Posted - 2015.05.02 07:07:00 - [585] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: @ VoidFaction Sad to see you go, old friend, but glad to hear you'll be keeping in touch. Look forward to reading about what you guys are up to out in SC; I'll keep you posted on happenings here. Do me a favor and don't biomass, damnit! You've been here since the beginning, a Bastard since Page 13. It has truly been an honor . o7 * raises glass * o7 Void Might see you in SC one day
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2298	Posted - 2015.05.02 07:16:00 - [586] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Kirk without a working Bons scares me. Hah yeah true true
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2299	Posted - 2015.05.02 21:10:00 - [587] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Kirk tells me Bons shotguns are hilarious and he's bought hundreds of them. ... Am I missing something? Are they actually good now? Perhaps he means hilarious due to their ridiculous fire rate and shield fireworks? That's all I ever saw them do. That was months ago though. Kirk with a working Bons scares me though. Otrera says they're awesome. Supposedly ninja fixed. So fast rof? I should probably look at the stats more I'm guns I've been buying XD I'm thinking of trying out a similar for that was posted while back. Turning the toxic avenger officer suit into a sg welding maniac. For atleast a round Yeah just a bit. From a Sax vid a while ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf1Wma45o1k#t=0m21 He's not as good a shot as you Jolly
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2300	Posted - 2015.05.03 20:06:00 - [588] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: One thing I saw in Dreis' thread: Adipem Nothi wrote: Forced Death wrote: LUGMOS wrote: raises hand Isn't Minja FoTM scout? leaves Good point. I've gotten hate mail for running an ADV min scout and being called a FoTM chaser. I'm sorry I don't feel like losing ISK. GalScout is by far the most widely used Scout, and it is no where near as popular as the MN Assault. Scouts haven't been FoTM since December; the MN Scout is most certainly not FoTM. This is wrong. The Minscout has presently exceeded the Galscout in sales. *collapses on knees NOOOOOOO!!! The end is nigh!!! Hah nice one Ark...factual yet subtly misleading for those who don't pay attention :-p Rounded to the nearest decimal place percentage-wise, they are identical. I think it's about 121 suits in 24,000 Dreis. It is interesting though....especially when there is not a Nova Knife to be seen in the sidearm charts. What the hell are these people doing?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2300	Posted - 2015.05.03 20:07:00 - [589] - Quote Spademan wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Spademan wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Check this out! It's a video recorded by DAAAA BEAST of me at my prime, where I go 32/5 and stab DAAAA BEAST right in his face! Remind me at some point to introduce him to a little thing I like to call "editing" I would have said that the entire match was extremely interesting, at least from my view. Maybe BEAST's view wasn't as interesting... No matter how interesting it is there will be boring bits, and you have to cut out the boring bits. And also while you're at it may as well tidy up the good bits. Would like to defend fellow you tubers and just say it takes a hella long time to edit them, and if you're bored, the right-arrow key is your friend (unless you're of the non-PC youtube-watching variety in which case, figure out the equivalent of the right-arrow cursor key)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2300	Posted - 2015.05.03 20:09:00 - [590] - Quote noob cavman wrote: tweenies Awesome my hairy friend.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2302	Posted - 2015.05.03 20:10:00 - [591] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Regarding the Minassault, though, uh... Yeah. More Minassaults are sold than both Gal and Min scouts put together. Hell, the Minassault is selling almost 25% more units than the Amarr and Caldari assaults and 40% more than the Gal assaults. I sense FotM. Be interesting to see how that changes when (if?) they swap logi <--> assault speeds.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2302	Posted - 2015.05.03 20:16:00 - [592] - Quote Flaylock Steve wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Regarding the Minassault, though, uh... Yeah. More Minassaults are sold than both Gal and Min scouts put together. Hell, the Minassault is selling almost 25% more units than the Amarr and Caldari assaults and 40% more than the Gal assaults. I sense FotM. Be interesting to see how that changes when (if?) they swap logi <--> assault speeds. Want them to fix the scouts passive scans as well >.< I believe that is called a Cal Scout ;-) I have no idea why Min scouts would outsell Cal scouts. If I got a respec, I'd ditch the Gal Assault....or would I ditch the Amarr Logi....hmmm....but I would have me three scouts to proto, Gal, Cal and Min.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2304	Posted - 2015.05.04 08:05:00 - [593] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: One thing I saw in Dreis' thread: Adipem Nothi wrote: GalScout is by far the most widely used Scout, and it is no where near as popular as the MN Assault. Scouts haven't been FoTM since December; the MN Scout is most certainly not FoTM. This is wrong. The Minscout has presently exceeded the Galscout in sales. Hah nice one Ark...factual yet subtly misleading for those who don't pay attention :-p Rounded to the nearest decimal place percentage-wise, they [Min / Gal scouts] are identical. I think it's about 121 suits in 24,000 Dreis. It is interesting though....especially when there is not a Nova Knife to be seen in the sidearm charts. What the hell are these people doing? Why misleading? I said that the statement 'Galscout is by far the most widely used scout' is wrong and presented statistics to prove my point. In what way did this mislead you? No you are right, I took it out of context. In fact I suspect I was led by Dreis' cries and leapt to the conclusion that MinScout was as popular as GalScout. Nothing to see here, move along :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2304	Posted - 2015.05.04 08:10:00 - [594] - Quote Flaylock Steve wrote: First Prophet wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I have no idea why Min scouts would outsell Cal scouts. It's probably because i die a lot. Makes sense, the more you die the more you have to buy it. I swear these devs need to play the game rather than looking at the data alone. Just because something is "outselling" doesn't mean it's good. Sometimes just means that you die alot in it xD I know you guys were joking or something, but I hadn't considered this and it makes perfect sense. Those figures are not necessarily a measure of suit popularity.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2304	Posted - 2015.05.04 14:40:00 - [595] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: No you are right, I took it out of context. In fact I suspect I was led by Dreis' cries and leapt to the conclusion that MinScout was as popular as GalScout. Nothing to see here, move along :-p Translation IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: It's everybody's fault but mine Huh? I just admitted I made a mistake. Don't hate.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2304	Posted - 2015.05.04 14:45:00 - [596] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: No you are right, I took it out of context. In fact I suspect I was led by Dreis' cries and leapt to the conclusion that MinScout was as popular as GalScout. Nothing to see here, move along :-p Well... It pretty much is, though? Well...maybe not? What if, on a given day, 100 Gal Scouts are used, and 10 Min Scouts. 10 of each suit die and are re-stocked. How many suits of each are purchased?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2305	Posted - 2015.05.05 16:34:00 - [597] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Flaylock Steve wrote: I I just need some tips with the SG. It seems that my hits don't register even though its dead on. 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! Love that teamwork between Iggy and Morathi there, especially around Echo
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2309	Posted - 2015.05.07 06:20:00 - [598] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Apparently matchmaking is perfect and there are no issues apart from a single strange case. Yeah this is the second time I genuinely fear for the game. Very strange. Just goes to show measuring numbers isn't everything. Adipem Nothi wrote: Yes!!! Run straight knives! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yscdf_-ztOU ^ That footage is pre-falloff, pre-MinAssault pre-Scout EWAR nerfs ... straight knives are even harder to pull off now. Edit: NKs + Breach Shotgun would be pretty tough as well. Definitely underdog material, even if you're running with stompers. 1:30 to 1:47 : Now this is stealth in plain sight - great moves. I miss my Minja. J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Found a thale on the MCC. 15 sec gif saying hello XD Did you get out of the redline in time? Very nice play either way.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2311	Posted - 2015.05.07 06:27:00 - [599] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Made a min scout fit, played couple games. Only got 1 lil clip i liked Aaaand Jolly with the knife-noob double - nerf him right now, or our knives will be nerfed instead.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2313	Posted - 2015.05.07 17:29:00 - [600] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Ninja Hotfix!! Finally all that wasted CPU on my Minja can do some good. Want to fit that 2nd kincat? Sure here you go - you only had a pointless module in that 3rd high anyway. Looking forward to see how this helps. [quote=J0LLY R0G3R]Sigh noob is the guy that is expected to scan for the squad? Next thing he'll have the e. in his name. I had a vision of a merc fumbling with a piece of equipment, dropping it on the floor, then receiving a plasma blade in his backside as he bent over to pick it up.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2315	Posted - 2015.05.07 17:34:00 - [601] - Quote noob cavman wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: noob cavman wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Sigh noob is the guy that is expected to scan for the squad? Next thing he'll have the e. in his name. I see no e in your name mister leet speak Damn it rattati give me my e! I should not be made to suffer for 2 years over a drunken miss spell! I have enjoyed the sweet irony of your name since I ever saw it first. You want to take that away?!? More sweet irony would be to grant him his request, but make a small mistake in the change: noob cavman --> CAPTAIN CAVEMAN THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN! Sshhh no Cavey Wavey you're not supposed to agree - if the good Sir Rattati thinks it will be against your wishes he may be more prone to a little fun.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2318	Posted - 2015.05.08 20:19:00 - [602] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Finally, Key #10! :: Open 10 :: Strongbox # - Contents 1919 - 33 adv uplinks 1918 - 428 Barge Components 1917 - 26 cmp dmg amps 1916 - 25 proto flaylocks 1915 - 33 proto sniper rifles 1914 - 8 sagas 1913 - 3 Cala's SMGs 1912 - 1 Active Booser 1911 - 30 'construct' scrambler rifles 1910 - 4 quafe gunnlogi So the rare one was.... the Cala's? Ares 514 wrote: That APEX change is pretty huge. I think they are worth getting now, although I wonder if they're too good now... I dunno I think they covered the exploit potential pretty well no? Plus be wary of buying one just coz it looks good as they're going to monitor it remember.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2319	Posted - 2015.05.08 20:46:00 - [603] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Minja 5 + Ishukone NK = Nothi's damage? Nothi's NOS-47 Nova Knives Damage: 240.00 HP Charge-Up Time: 0.60s Not sure what you're asking, because the Nothi's on the same suit is clearly higher damage. Ishie's are 200 HP. But Dreis - do you know what (I personally think) the best bonus is that isn't listed here? 10% increase in forward movement speed whilst charging. That's a ******* LUNGE dude ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2323	Posted - 2015.05.09 06:43:00 - [604] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: But Dreis - do you know what (I personally think) the best bonus is that isn't listed here? 10% increase in forward movement speed whilst charging. That's a ***** LUNGE dude ;-) perhaps you mean "while swinging a knife". that would be a lunge. I mean what I wrote - because that's how it works and a lunge is a lunge. Vyuru wrote:** Ok, so another random thought. Is there any benefit (or would there) to having skills affect multiple dropsuits? Just using this as an easy example: Drop Uplinks: Does whatever it does now and adds Amarr Dropsuits: +1 spawn per level Might be an easy way to add some more complexity to the game without reworking the skill tree too much. Also allows for some interesting sidegrades/buffs to suits/weapons. Now whether the game needs it or not is another question. This is just something that popped into my head while at work. Some ships in EVE work like this - you need cross-race skills to use them, and they grant bonuses based on those skills. They also have their own role bonuses. Would certainly add flavour.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2323	Posted - 2015.05.09 15:15:00 - [605] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Peruhaps a venture into the SDE can answer the question? http://www.stuff514.com/sde/type/356632 The site can't be too dated as they also have Nothi Knives (Logibro's NK tweaking was the latest round of adjustment, and this tweaking pre-dated the sidearm officer event). The number we're looking for doesn't readily stand out. Maybe I'm overlooking it... If I had to guess, I'd say charge multiplier is somewhere between 2 and 2..5 Always thought it was two, seen ppl do maths based on that. But just saw Pag1um doing maths based on 2.5 - Dreis even quoted him and asked him where he got 2.5 from but Pag never replied. I'm tempted to say 2 more than 2.5 based on what I can OHK, but I really don't know for sure. All I could find was headshot info: Headshot damage: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2271818#post2271818 And in my 30 minutes of searching (because even I have done maths based on a 200% modifier but I cannot find my post) I have found out the forums search function doesn't seem to be a keyword-based search. Bloody annoying and mostly useless.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2323	Posted - 2015.05.09 15:18:00 - [606] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: perhaps you mean "while swinging a knife". that would be a lunge. I mean what I wrote - because that's how it works and a lunge is a lunge. . "that word.. i do not think it mean what you think it mean". charging a nova knife is a continual action. hold the button down, and you are charging it. you can charge it for 1 second, 10 second, or 100 seconds. In comparison, a lunge, is a one time action. a sudden forward dash. So what you said about getting a lunge while charging a knife, doesnt make sense. A one-time thing could happen when you first start charging it... but that doesnt happen. So the only thing left that is relevant, to make it even vaguely true, would be if you get a lunge forward when you release the charge, ie, "swinging a knife". So much wow. Can you not see how holding R1 for 0.6s to achieve full charge then letting go equates to a lunge? We will need to agree to differ on this one Quil.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2326	Posted - 2015.05.10 08:24:00 - [607] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Guys, I need your help in regards to this comment in my blog: Weary Guy wrote: You will never be as good as mr musturd. How may of you genuinely believe that I can eventually become as good as musturd, or maybe even surpass him? Rarely if ever played with or against him, but I know he played long before the cloak, and also at a time when the game was very different, EWAR was totally different, knives were different, scouts were different (they were UP for a long long time), etc. etc. Today you are only gonna get a Deadliest Warrior comparison...and whilst that's kinda fun, it's unprovable guess-work. If you want to get serious and better yourself, analyse your own actions, from how to avoid that death, to how to kill quicker, to how to backup your team-mates, to how to prevent that objective-flip. There are lots of things you can do to set yourself your own challenges. Try different Minja styles - look at say Kaeru's style compared to mine - he uses cloak and EWAR, I use 10.38 m/s and headless chicken - he is more competent BTW. Otherwise just have fun with it.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2327	Posted - 2015.05.10 12:30:00 - [608] - Quote Weary Guy wrote: Has anyone actually ever been in a duel with musturd??? I am not lying, no word of a dirty mouth I have had a 1 on 1 duel with him...3 times Won 1 duel at a CRU (I didn't realize it was him until he sent me 'GG Duel' mail) The other 2 duels he pulled out a flaylock pistol and shot me down :( hehe the thing is the most dangerous scouts are the ones you never see. duels therefore +áre uncommon imo Weary Guy, I'm assuming you're an alt. Are you gonna do a big reveal? ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2329	Posted - 2015.05.10 19:42:00 - [609] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Flaylock Steve wrote: Hi everyone, been working 10+ hour days so I haven't been around much. What have I missed? Am I hearing correctly about a new update? What else went on in the barbershop. myofibs were fixed Absollom Clone (sp?) of Dead Man's Game nailed me three times today in his ck.0 jumping stupid high and raining mass driver rounds on me. Fair enough he had to run proto but it was still pretty silly. Hopefully it is only a viable style against ppl like me (read: I've not figured out a counter yet, it might simply involve running away) in pubs but it seemed there was nothing my calscout shotty could do.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2331	Posted - 2015.05.11 18:05:00 - [610] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: myofibs were fixed Absollom Clone (sp?) of Dead Man's Game nailed me three times today in his ck.0 jumping stupid high and raining mass driver rounds on me. Fair enough he had to run proto but it was still pretty silly. Hopefully it is only a viable style against ppl like me (read: I've not figured out a counter yet, it might simply involve running away) in pubs but it seemed there was nothing my calscout shotty could do. Myofibrils are fixed, but that doesn't mean you can't still rain indiscriminate justice from above. It just means you can't stack more than 3 blues. That's what I thought they wanted to fix. When they say jump on top of one of those large crates, what crates are they talking about? Coz this guy must've been in the air for three seconds at a time.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2331	Posted - 2015.05.12 17:46:00 - [611] - Quote Pokey Dravon wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: I hear you Arkena, I just want you to consider something, though. Right now they make the most $$$ because of the way the system works, as described in previous post. If we switched this over to a strictly keep what you kill system, they would go from making the most to making the least faster than the time it takes to miss twice with a breach shotgun! Add to this that their suits costs the most (due to equipment) and they are extremely squishy (more often than not they die to core locus grenades not even aimed at them). So while it would be fun and rewarding to keep what you kill, it will benefit slayers considerably more than anyone else. (anyone else including, people focused on uplinks, logis with reps, dropships with gunners, people who focus on keeping scans up, etc). I don't want the game to focus any more on "the kill" then it already does. I am already seeing people forego hacking just to kill more people. Not disagreeing with you, just want to add food for thought. I always assumed "Keep what you Kill" really meant "Your Team Keeps what it Kills". Like....value of stuff destroyed is put in a pool that is then divided between everyone on the team, so Logis would not screwed due to low kill counts. This is what I always assumed too - and I don't see much of a problem with it either.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2331	Posted - 2015.05.12 17:48:00 - [612] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: In other news... I finally got around to testing the BPO Krin Lex-71 damage mod. turns out.. the devs lied, but the numbers do not. It really IS only "sidearm" modifier. and, the mod does not even apply to knives. Ugghh. The one upside is that there seems to be no stacking penalty. So, 3 stacked Krins, gives me 88 damage -- 10% -- on a scrambly pistol that usually does 80. Other than that.. meh. Seriously? I have been stacking Krin's this entire time. This sucks. Well, I guess i can dual tank now. WTF.... Urg so annoying. Just removed one from my fit. Others have tested these modules and found that they are working as intended, a while ago. Maybe they got broken since then?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2331	Posted - 2015.05.12 18:09:00 - [613] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Ares 514 wrote: So these numbers, though interesting, are pretty useless for drawing many decent conclusions. Especially the one Rattati implies about this showing Min Assault is not OP. They should have shown the top 10% and bottom 10% along with these stats to get a sense how the best/worst players perform in each suit. They also should have excluded sniperriffles and tanks. Completely agree. The data is interesting, but is not robust. I'm surprised that he a drew a conclusion from this data which contradicts narrative (forum feedback and usage rates). Yeah, I was surprised and concerned he drew a conclusion as well. I was thinking the same about these numbers. In conjunction with the stuff about match-making being just fine (based on numbers), I am now very concerned that devs are spending way too much time on the metrics and not enough time on other sources, for instance, playing the game, or analysing anecdotal evidence to prove or disprove the figures. This **** has to be cross-examined, or observed in the field, when so much contradictory anecdotal evidence is coming from elsewhere. Sgt Kirk had a great insight re: the MinAssaults, suggesting the numbers are levelled because the less skilled players also flock to the next FotM, as well as the bad-asses. It's becoming clear to me that the numbers do not tell enough of a story, but I'm just hoping devs are aware of this and not closing the book on some of these things. I for one have not played more than three games or so in a month now due to **** matchmaking...waiting for it to get fixed. Just gonna have to jump in again I guess and see how it is personally. TL;DR Numbers do not speak louder than words
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2335	Posted - 2015.05.12 18:24:00 - [614] - Quote Spademan wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Haven't studied a bit for my English final, because that class is a joke. You're doing all that chemistry guff, why on earth would you have an exam in English? To write a book on chemistry?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2340	Posted - 2015.05.13 18:37:00 - [615] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: I mis-spoke, I meant if I settle for 20 db I can improve some equipment. But if un-precision modded inner rings are 20, then I will stick to 18. May I humbly ruquest a link to the ewar table with all the possibilities? I am curious what demograph I will be invisible to at 18. I thank you in advance, sir. EWAR link is always at the very top of the front page :-) PS: I suspect that most of the better Assaults and Logis are running a precision enhancer. Your MinScout can't beat these inner rings, even if you run straight damps. At the end of the day, I suspect you'd do just as well running 3x KinCats as you would 3x Damps. Yup. I rely on speed to get to my target before they have a chance to react. The beauty of the knives are you can pretty much disengage as soon as you slice em, then come back for more if you didn't do the job. Minja w/ Ishnoks FTW :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2340	Posted - 2015.05.13 18:39:00 - [616] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Weary Guy wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Read it twice. I don't follow. My model -- which Pokey and Kaeru don't like -- is simple. If you are running a Balac's on an Assault mk.0 and I kill you, I get your Balac's, your Assault mk.0, and every thing you were running on it. Not Isk; the actual salvage. I can pawn used gear through Jara to augment my income, trade it with other mercs, or keep it in inventory and use it myself. mk.0 scouts would look for other scouts, resulting in knife duels as one end, no scout stabbing sentinel suits tht they will never use. Sentinels would take on other sentinels, same with assaults. Tanks would take on other vehicles. Adipem it simply isn't balanced No, I would still hunt anything that moves, especially heavies whose suits I have zero interest in. I would hunt whatever helps my team. You wouldn't be able to use those Sentinel suits even if you wanted to: they'd be so mangled and carved up... I dunno. They would likely have a perfect cut through the helmet. But I would melt em down anyway - too heavy to carry around as trophies.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2343	Posted - 2015.05.13 19:59:00 - [617] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Pokey Dravon wrote: Hey guys, I'm planning on a featuring a guide on the fundamentals of Scanning this week on the Biomassed.net blog. Would anyone be willing to sit down on Skype with me in the next day or two and go over some of the details with me so the guide can be as accurate as possible? If Haerr is available, I'd highly recommend him. If he isn't, I'd be glad to fact check with you, though I'd prefer to do it here with the guys rather than on Skype. If you're looking for values, the Scan Table on Page 1 is up-to-date. Protofits is also up-to-date and accurate (recently confirmed). There a few "rules" which aren't readily outlined ... * Profile and Precision values are rounded to nearest whole number * Ties go to the scanner * Passives Scans remain up while incapacitated * Passive Scans are shared squad-wide Anything else, guys? Passive scans suck! :) Unless Cal Scout
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2343	Posted - 2015.05.13 20:00:00 - [618] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Aha, found him. See you guys in a month. o7 o7 Good luck on your exams!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2344	Posted - 2015.05.13 20:03:00 - [619] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Pokey Dravon wrote: Hey guys, I'm planning on a featuring a guide on the fundamentals of Scanning this week on the Biomassed.net blog. Would anyone be willing to sit down on Skype with me in the next day or two and go over some of the details with me so the guide can be as accurate as possible? If Haerr is available, I'd highly recommend him. If he isn't, I'd be glad to fact check with you, though I'd prefer to do it here with the guys rather than on Skype. If you're looking for values, the Scan Table on Page 1 is up-to-date. Protofits is also up-to-date and accurate (recently confirmed). There a few "rules" which aren't readily outlined ... * Profile and Precision values are rounded to nearest whole number * Ties go to the scanner * Passives Scans remain up while incapacitated * Passive Scans are shared squad-wide Anything else, guys? Almost forgot! Denak's experiment. Say your profile is 28 dB and you're pinged by a 28dB active scanner. If you activate cloak while painted, you will remain painted even if your profile dips below 28dB. Vehicle scans? That's been changed somewhat recently. And the complex vehicle scanner gets down as low as 28dB I believe. Some tanker input would be good I guess - not sure if vehicle scanners are a big deal for them, but I was surprised to see them as low as 28dB. [edit] I believe that's at an 80m radius too
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2346	Posted - 2015.05.14 06:53:00 - [620] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Llast 326 wrote: A huge issue that seems to go ignored on all scanning discussion and IMO is kinda a big issue. The newer introduced suitsGÇª Amarr and Cal Scouts, All non Amarr Heavies (Sent and Commando) show up on Passive Scans as a V that gives a facing for anyone paying attention. This is something that people should be aware of and should be addressed by CCP. Are you sure this is still happening? As of two days agoGÇª yes Downed a Calmando because of it. lol I'd always thought that chevron indicated a cloaked merc. Either way yeah it shouldn't indicate facing.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2346	Posted - 2015.05.14 06:59:00 - [621] - Quote Aero Yassavi wrote: Imperial Marine Light SKIN has me playing scout more often simply because it's the best Imperial Marine SKIN. Made a topic in the Features and Ideas section that basically suggests increasing Amarr movement speed and decreasing Minmatar movement speed putting them at roughly +- 0.05 m/s of Cal and Gal. Good responses so far but I suspect no one who has read it yet is a min scout. Disclosure: Minja is my favourite fitting, and I speed tank it whenever I can. I think you might kill the Minja if you take away their speed advantage. You will certainly remove some of the fun.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2359	Posted - 2015.05.16 08:54:00 - [622] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Quil Evrything wrote: Blasters cant hit you if you're on TOP of the tank. I have it on my new fit. Swapped shields for two blues so i can jump on the tank and then toss my AV grenades. Can you actually ride on tanks now? Hadn't attempted to climb one since the Myofib changes. Last I tried, I got tossed almost immediately. I have in the past for a bit at least, not sure if it's changed. Honestly my idea was to jump on the tank and grenade it before PLC when I fall off but so far I've been too eager and always attacked when I was right beside it. Next time I'll try to hop on first. No you can't ride tanks in the same way you couldn't before. Lliterally just fell off one when he moved whilst knifing it last night and died almost instantly to blaster fire. BTW you don't need myos to jump on a tank...at least my Minja doesn't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2359	Posted - 2015.05.16 09:09:00 - [623] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Running some officer stuff later today. XD Kubo coming out to play and finally seeing about these bons sgs i started buying :: Waits with baited breath ::
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2359	Posted - 2015.05.16 09:15:00 - [624] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: mollerz wrote: Is there a minja speed nerf in the works? talk of a speed swap between the logis and assaults. heard nothing of minja in particular ^ This. mollerz wrote: ok phew. Umm guys did you totally miss Pseudo linking us to Aero's thread and Aero coming in here himself? https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=202499 https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2774176#post2774176 Aero Yassavi wrote: Imperial Marine Light SKIN has me playing scout more often simply because it's the best Imperial Marine SKIN. Made a topic in the Features and Ideas section that basically suggests increasing Amarr movement speed and decreasing Minmatar movement speed putting them at roughly +- 0.05 m/s of Cal and Gal. Good responses so far but I suspect no one who has read it yet is a min scout. Minjas gotta fight for their lives here!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2369	Posted - 2015.05.16 22:10:00 - [625] - Quote After about a month off playing, I am trying some things out and bloody rusty. Anyway now they made PG mods high, I can actually fit some equipment on my double-kincat Minja. So since I am still pretty ****, I decided to try out the cloak, as I've seen Kaeru use it to good effect, and I need to be able to mix Minja styles up and have some variety. So here's my best game so far, bumping my disgustingly bad 0.66 KDR from around 10 games in almost back up to 1 LOL. https://youtu.be/VsNn_mBztDQ Oh and this vid is edited for your viewing pleasure.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2374	Posted - 2015.05.17 15:25:00 - [626] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: After about a month off playing, I am trying some things out and bloody rusty. Anyway now they made PG mods high, I can actually fit some equipment on my double-kincat Minja. So since I am still pretty **, I decided to try out the cloak, as I've seen Kaeru use it to good effect, and I need to be able to mix Minja styles up and have some variety. So here's my best game so far, bumping my disgustingly bad 0.66 KDR from around 10 games in almost back up to 1 LOL. https://youtu.be/VsNn_mBztDQ Oh and this vid is edited for your viewing pleasure. Thank you for sharing. You're not too bad considering the time you took off. Just a couple things I noticed: 1. Improve your brightness setting! At times, it was so dark that I couldn't see anything. That might just be the video though... 2. If you're just peeking around a corner and NOT** trying to engage, activate your Cloak. You'll be less likely to be spotted if someone's just glancing your way, especially from a distance. I look forward to more vids! o7 1. I don't remember if it was that dark whilst playing - maybe the vid as you say? Not sure. I do know that those dark-"mood" maps cause me to struggle. 2. Cloak doesn't show you up on tacnet from LoS observation? I guess that seems obvious. Will have to bear this in mind. Still getting used to the mechanics, let alone the stealth dynamics. Cheers Dreis - feedback ALWAYS welcome!! :)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2374	Posted - 2015.05.17 15:28:00 - [627] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: After about a month off playing, I am trying some things out and bloody rusty. Anyway now they made PG mods high, I can actually fit some equipment on my double-kincat Minja. So since I am still pretty ****, I decided to try out the cloak, as I've seen Kaeru use it to good effect, and I need to be able to mix Minja styles up and have some variety. So here's my best game so far, bumping my disgustingly bad 0.66 KDR from around 10 games in almost back up to 1 LOL. https://youtu.be/VsNn_mBztDQ Oh and this vid is edited for your viewing pleasure. Really really loved how careful you were at 0:45. It was just a blue dot, but instinct was screaming, and then boom, red dot spawns in. Listening to your gut paid off !! @1:50 I was REALLY impressed by your composure. You had 2 or 3 red dots with their backs turned about 20 paces out, yet you had the discpline to stop and check that "blip" that showed up for just a moment. It paid off because you got a kill, and kept yourself from getting flanked by that assault ! Then proceeded to go to town on your original prey. @3:25 FLUXING EPIC. The sneak, the timing, the speed, the precision, ALL TEH GLORY !! This moment is TRULY beautiful and it's not because you killed 3 of em and lived, it's the execution. You held back just long enough, went in at just the right time. @4:30 This made me smile. A lot. I think you know exactly why, too. The editing made this a PLEASURE to watch, Duncan. Great work ! EDIT: Since it's not proper criticism if I don't point out something to improve: I want to see you sprinting more often. Don't walk when you can run. I'm not talking about when you're knifing, but just generally closing the gaps or getting to where you're going. The L3 can be clunky and annoying, and you have to re-press it if you ever stop moving forward for a second (like strafing left or right), but try to use it more anyway ! 0:45 - I caught the slightest red blip at 0:37 and it made me check. Then I went all-in anyway ;-) Nice rotate-swipe kill if I don't say so myself. Yeah 3:25 I really thought I was gonna die when I saw the 3rd merc - slightly lucky but yeah, stuck to the plan and it paid off. Will bear in mind the sprinting - if I can do it more I should - that stamina / sprint combo with dual-kincats is gorgeous. Thank you Kaeru!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.20 17:41:00 - [628] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Didn't think the Krin's were broken. They were thoroughly tested a little after they came out, and were working as intended. Not seen any testing to the contrary. I think Quil said something about it but I didn't see any test results. Someone retested the Krin's and they only apply to sidearms now. 2Berries wrote: It's always only shown for sidearm, so instead of fixing how it displays they made it only apply for sidearm. ******* weak. Source?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.21 17:40:00 - [629] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Ambush, per chance? Yes. Played a few Acq yesterday morning after a week-or-so break. Acq isn't as stompy as Ambush appears to be, but it was still stompy. From my perspective, stompsquads are responsible for low match quality, early departures and dwindling headcounts. I don't suspect that they want good fights; they want to stomp, and PC 2.0 won't change that. We need to either chip away at stompsquad potency and incentivize kicking their arses, or create another place free from stompsquads for casuals and soloists to play. Yeah my forays coming back after a month have been a mix of good fights and bad fights, mostly bad. One match I was put into showed me a lovely Victory screen instantly - didn't even get to see the map. Another match me and four other mercs in a 5 vs 10+ battle fought a varied clutch of Nyan San and others...total stomp but kinda fun sneaking around killing the odd one before the rest of them descended on me. No chance of winning the battle though - I stayed for the ~300K ISK payout and the chance to cost them some ISK themselves, not that I think stompers give a monkey's about ISK. They really do need to change something, but I sense they don't think anything is wrong. I don't agree with splitting the playerbase to casuals / soloists right now if ever - that just does not seem like a good solution to stomping. Would much rather see changes along the lines of your first suggestion. Incentivizing fighting is by far the best way in my opinion. Not only will it solve the problem of players leaving (though I'm not sure that was the problem in the battles I mention above) but it may also reduce the desire to stomp in the first place. That and surely the bloody variable squad sizes need to be put into place asap. Perhaps this new powercores business will help too - it will bring STD and ADV closer to proto. [edit] OHHH and meant to suggest the current event may well be bringing out the stompers of the stompers, seeing as the daily mission numbers are ricockulously high (150 kills!! damn that's probably 15 battles for me)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.21 18:20:00 - [630] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Broke my kill record! I went 54/7, smashing my previous record of 40/3! I was running my Minja, of course! The best part? Not only was I solo, but I also wasn't running a Cloak! Just 3 Kincats, Shield, Ishukone Nova Knives and a Breach SMG. I'd say that only about 5 kills came from the SMG. I stabbed Donald Duck 93 twice. It was in the new Anomaly Contracts : it feels like the academy in there... Sorry for the potato quality... YES Dreis!! Proper speed-tanked Minja FTW! What's an Anomaly contract?

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.21 20:30:00 - [631] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Broke my kill record! I went 54/7, smashing my previous record of 40/3! I was running my Minja, of course! The best part? Not only was I solo, but I also wasn't running a Cloak! Just 3 Kincats, Shield, Ishukone Nova Knives and a Breach SMG. I'd say that only about 5 kills came from the SMG. I stabbed Donald Duck 93 twice. It was in the new Anomaly Contracts : it feels like the academy in there... Sorry for the potato quality... YES Dreis!! Proper speed-tanked Minja FTW! What's an Anomaly contract? https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=203184&find=unread Oh god really? They're still looking to do that? Sheesh. Cheers!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 08:23:00 - [632] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: They really do need to change something, but I sense they don't think anything is wrong. I don't agree with splitting the playerbase to casuals / soloists right now if ever - that just does not seem like a good solution to stomping. Not suggesting we split the playerbase. I'm suggesting we disallow squads from one queue. Scotty would serve to this "safe haven" evenly sided fights all day, every day. Players who'd otherwise logoff or take breaks (like me) would have somewhere to play when there's nothing but stomps to be found anywhere else. I think it'd be a great way to slow burnout and keep players (especially casuals) active and in-game. I think this would split the playerbase. All casuals / soloists would play in this one queue - everyone else would play somewhere else. I think a detrimental effect would be casuals / soloists would be less likely to learn to fight against squads or in squads. Of course I agree with the positives but it's a hack to fix broken matchmaking. I would much rather see some effort put into figuring out why MM is creating poor experiences and resolve that.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 08:55:00 - [633] - Quote dzizur wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I would much rather see some effort put into figuring out why MM is creating poor experiences and resolve that. IMO that's quite obvious: -power difference between a noob and a vet is too big ( I have no idea how many times I have to stress this), what's more newbie players have 0 incentive to fight proto bears harder. -newbies that get owned all the time while trying to make a difference and don't get rewarded back out to less useful roles(camping in some stupid places)/ start effin around. -s#itload of bugs that are preventing normal gameplay - some people after 2 minutes of fighting with lag/fps drops/stupid bugs just DGAF anymore and try to have some fun (and spending 20 clones to hack a point, just for it to be hacked back 2 seconds later is nowhere near fun) -THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE PLAYING THE GAME -THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE PLAYING THE GAME -THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE PLAYING THE GAME (just in case someone missed it first 2 times..) There's no magical way to create good matchmaking if you simply have not enough players that play with similar mindset. Right now people that DGASF are playing with people who pump 2 mil ISK in every pub match.. I'd rather CCP worked on that ton of bugs that's preventing me shooting the other dude in the face, because right now it feels like im rolling d20 to know if I hit the other guy. How can you balance a match if a player can't be sure that his grenade won't bounce off invisible wall and explode in his face? Its just too random.. I really need a break from dust, getting bittervet syndrome lately Oh and one more thing, some players if they can't get kdr >20 they'll leave the match instantly at the sight of slightest opposition, I feel we have a lot of this kind of cheap players ( have you noticed dust attracting very strange people? :P) Seems obvious to us yes but CCP say it's working as intended. Also if it was random then it wouldn't be stacked like it is with players going 20/1....but I generally agree with you. If they could solve these smaller things then more ppl would play. They won't have any incentive whatsoever to solve these if everyone with bad MM experiences go to a separate queue where unicorns are prancing over rainbows ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 16:10:00 - [634] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: BIG AMARRIAN RAVE PARTY!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I found someone with a worse aim than KTB. Holy **** that's me with a rifle. I have a long weekend and am seriously considering hooking up the PS3 to my PC keyboard and mouse and seeing if I can't shoot straight with a Gal Assault and actually be useful......though it will feel dirty if it works.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 16:14:00 - [635] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: They really do need to change something, but I sense they don't think anything is wrong. I don't agree with splitting the playerbase to casuals / soloists right now if ever - that just does not seem like a good solution to stomping. Not suggesting we split the playerbase. I'm suggesting we disallow squads from one queue. Scotty would serve to this "safe haven" evenly sided fights all day, every day. Players who'd otherwise logoff or take breaks (like me) would have somewhere to play when there's nothing but stomps to be found anywhere else. I think it'd be a great way to slow burnout and keep players (especially casuals) active and in-game. I think this would split the playerbase. All casuals / soloists would play in this one queue - everyone else would play somewhere else. I think a detrimental effect would be casuals / soloists would be less likely to learn to fight against squads or in squads. Of course I agree with the positives but it's a hack to fix broken matchmaking. I would much rather see some effort put into figuring out why MM is creating poor experiences and resolve that. Although....maybe it would give the stomp squads harder opponents? And then that might slowly die out? I'm willing to try anything I guess...but reversing bad gameplay mechanics is soooo difficult for them to do it seems. Fair points, Duncan. But if there were a "casual queue" and a "tough queue" -- and the tough queue paid on a keep-what-you-kill basis -- casuals could effectively farm stompers for Isk! The polar opposite of the present model! Wouldn't that mean we'd all be in the tough queue? :-p But seriously - isn't this the same as giving stompees that stick with a battle rewards commensurate with their pain? Anyway I guess I'm willing to try anything at this point...I retract what I said earlier about not doing this, I just hope they give themselves a rollback / tweak plan. Game seems kinda borked.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 16:15:00 - [636] - Quote CarlitoX Jojooojo wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: CarlitoX Jojooojo wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: I didn't have time for watch that livestreams, make your videos watchable! Will never be any better quality than as it is. Blame isp. Upload bitrate for me is 2 mbps Go any higher and it'll end up buffering every few moments. I'm not telling you that, just was the longer livestreams videos. I like your channel and your vids. Whatever, ignore my commentary. Jolly, you are NOTHING without your fans!!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 16:59:00 - [637] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Is my thinking off, guys? No I do not think so - there's no way to say really - we can't know how it would pan out - tempted to think that stomping would become a thing of the past though - stompers will automatically end up against harder opponents because far higher chances of facing squads instead of soloists. Lobby-shopping (though we do not know how rife this actually is) would not be possible. If the cassolo queue (see what I did there) is somewhere to avoid stomp-squads, then I guess you'd go there for more fun, then maybe grind some ISK killing the odd proto-suit in the tough queue. Then as you say maybe squad up, run proto yourself with the ISK / gear you earned previously. Effectively doing both things you suggested earlier (increasing risk / reward ratios and introducing a cassolo queue) sounds like it might be a good thing. My initial thinking did not allow for doing both.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 17:32:00 - [638] - Quote Shooting scout with yes
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 22:55:00 - [639] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Is my thinking off, guys? No I do not think so - there's no way to say really - we can't know how it would pan out - tempted to think that stomping would become a thing of the past though - stompers will automatically end up against harder opponents because far higher chances of facing squads instead of soloists. Lobby-shopping (though we do not know how rife this actually is) would not be possible. If the cassolo queue (see what I did there) is somewhere to avoid stomp-squads, then I guess you'd go there for more fun, then maybe grind some ISK killing the odd proto-suit in the tough queue. Then as you say maybe squad up, run proto yourself with the ISK / gear you earned previously. Effectively doing both things you suggested earlier (increasing risk / reward ratios and introducing a cassolo queue) sounds like it might be a good thing. My initial thinking did not allow for doing both. If you don't hate the idea so far, let's take it a step further ... Specialist SKINs 100,000,000 ISK gets you into a SKIN which not only looks awesome but also slightly improves one class-oriented dropsuit statistic. Movement speed, shield delay, armor recovery, etc. Just one stat. Very slight. Everyone will want one for every one of their suits. ISK is suddenly in high demand. People who have it, spend it. People who want it have somewhere to get it. 100M is steep, but the "tough queue" pays well. And if you can hold your own against the protostompers while running lower-end gear, you'll make 100M in a hurry. Motivations shift, and the grind becomes much more meaningful and dynamic. Good reasons to leave bad fights today becomes great reasons to fight harder tomorrow. People will want to fight against officer stompers. Meanwhile, in the cassolo queue ... :P (crazy talk ?) For a minute there I thought you were suggesting an ISK sink to get rid of the ridiculous amounts of ISK sitting in merc wallets. I think that is part of the problem - ISK is devalued and people have so much of it the ISK costs of high-end fits don't matter. Geez I have 30m, down from 120m, and I barely break even these days running purely ADV suits with PRO mods. Anyway back to your post...does ISK have to balance out, or can it be created without equal deficits? Does that make sense? I don't know if that's something an economy needs so that it doesn't over-balance down the line. If ISK can be made quickly by fighting tougher opponents, then the stompers will drop down a tier coz they want their hands on ......................... Maybe they won't seeing as they are likely the ones with more money. So maybe you are talking about a subtle ISK sink? Not sure about the boost to a suit stat - that sounds like LP territory and makes the stompers more stompy. But maybe that's ok, and if you tied rewards to meta levels, and that SKIN was a high meta value, then it becomes a redistribution of the ISK. Hell I'd be ok with that because whilst I can't really hold my own against a stomp, I know others can :D First of all though I'd like to see what sort of timeline there is for the tiericide concept, because if that happens, then all current non-proto fits will get a little bit closer to proto. That in itself may reduce the lobby-shopping / stomping. TL;DR The idea of a goal for all that ISK outside of simply breaking even and sometimes being able to run proto sounds like a good one. If it motivates mercs to fight (if that's not an oxymoron I don't know what is) against the odds, then good. I'm guessing PC 2.0 will be an ISK sink if they balance it correctly? And tiericide may well change the face of stomping. Maybe those things will solve several problems at once. Let us hope they can all be done SoonGäó
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 22:58:00 - [640] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I'm pretty sure I would enjoy DUST a lot more if I stopped caring about what people think of me. I certainly do. I left a squad once because I was doing so badly I was embarassed. I knew I shouldn't have cared that much about what others think. Accepting I am likely to only ever be an average player at best, but someone who sometimes has his moments, allows me to embrace the scrub. Your mileage, Dreis, will almost certainly vary ;-)

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 23:20:00 - [641] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: (crazy talk ?) 2. Anyway back to your post...does ISK have to balance out, or can it be created without equal deficits? Does that make sense? I don't know if that's something an economy needs so that it doesn't over-balance down the line. If ISK can be made quickly by fighting tougher opponents, then the stompers will drop down a tier coz they want their hands on ......................... 2. Stompers can't stomp the cassolo queue (they run 6 deep for a reason). 2. I meant they might use ADV or lesser gear, not drop to the unicorns and rainbows queue :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.22 23:23:00 - [642] - Quote Does anyone have a view on tiericide marginalising scouts? Reason: # slots dictates better modules. So if a scout gets a single extra slot per tier currently, compared to an assault's two extra slots per tier, then the power creep that tiericide allows is less for scouts. [edit] Adipem am I reading you right that you're against tiericide?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.23 06:00:00 - [643] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: (crazy talk ?) 2. Anyway back to your post...does ISK have to balance out, or can it be created without equal deficits? Does that make sense? I don't know if that's something an economy needs so that it doesn't over-balance down the line. If ISK can be made quickly by fighting tougher opponents, then the stompers will drop down a tier coz they want their hands on ......................... 2. Stompers can't stomp the cassolo queue (they run 6 deep for a reason). 2. I meant they might use ADV or lesser gear, not drop to the unicorns and rainbows queue :-p Gotcha :-) Yes, I suspect some who'd otherwise stomp in proto gear would set out to stomp in lesser gear. The option to make significant ISK would motivate changes in behavior, especially if there were something worthwhile to "save up" for. So perhaps there is a time when the complaint is "nobody runs proto in pubs any more, how the hell am I supposed to make money?" ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.23 06:01:00 - [644] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: 92 consecutive logins, man. I've got a serious problem. Everything about DUST makes me angry. I can't believe I haven't smashed my controller yet. What's bugging you? Very, very simply: I don't have fun playing DUST anymore. All I ever do is rage. Ai Dreis - turn your hand to logis pilots and heavies. Do things to view the battlefield from a different angle. Or you just need a total break from it
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.23 17:02:00 - [645] - Quote 2Berries wrote: It's a game with [...] no princess to save [...] Saving Princess Charlie
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.23 17:13:00 - [646] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: 2Berries wrote: It's a game with [...] no princess to save [...] Saving Princess Charlie I may have just wasted precious coffee reading this Llast...it's ok. There will always be more coffee. Always. Coffee will forever be obtainable at any time. And should the day ever come when there is no more coffee to be had...then the entire human race must kill themselves as sacrifice to the coffee gods. ----------- ------------ Hmmm this is what I have become since marrying an American.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.23 20:21:00 - [647] - Quote Spademan wrote: I trust all that are able are watching the Eurovision right now. No. No beer in the house. Can't watch that madness sober. [edit] Fark though we do have the wine that Waitrose accidentally delivered to us.......hmmmmm [edit2] Woohoo Waitrose told us if we would enjoy it, please do (the wife emailed them to ask them what we should do about it) Wifey and I are off to watch that shiiiit Later biatches
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.23 21:47:00 - [648] - Quote Spademan wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Singing is over, time for voting. My favourites: Israel, Latvia, Australia, Sweden, Georgia and Azerbaijan. What are you guys watching!? Why, only the show that every true European watches. The Eurovision that is, it's a great big song contest that takes place every year over here. It's quite fun for those who like it, and fun to hate for those that don't. So missed the first 19 but for Dreis' pleasure, here's the low-down: 20. Romania. Bald Robert Carlyle 21. Spain. Big-handed little red riding hood 22. Hungary. Trying not to kill myself 23. Georgia. Sultry temptress <------------------ also my favourite but coz of the song DAMNIT 24. Azerbaijan. Wolves did it. 25. Russia. I never want to see a guitar played like that again 26. Albania. Enya 27. Italy. Smarm-hipsters
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.23 21:49:00 - [649] - Quote Quil Evrything wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I think this would split the playerbase. All casuals / soloists would play in this one queue - everyone else would play somewhere else. I think a detrimental effect would be casuals / soloists would be less likely to learn to fight against squads or in squads. two things. 1. maybe not everyone WANTS to learn that stuff. 2. that's what PC and FW are for I think you just backed up my argument for a split playerbase no?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.23 22:42:00 - [650] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Spademan wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Singing is over, time for voting. My favourites: Israel, Latvia, Australia, Sweden, Georgia and Azerbaijan. What are you guys watching!? Why, only the show that every true European watches. The Eurovision that is, it's a great big song contest that takes place every year over here. It's quite fun for those who like it, and fun to hate for those that don't. So missed the first 19 but for Dreis' pleasure, here's the low-down: 20. Romania. Bald Robert Carlyle 21. Spain. Big-handed little red riding hood 22. Hungary. Trying not to kill myself 23. Georgia. Sultry temptress <------------------ also my favourite but coz of the song DAMNIT 24. Azerbaijan. Wolves did it. 25. Russia. I never want to see a guitar played like that again 26. Albania. Enya 27. Italy. Smarm-hipsters I've received word that Azerbaijan were good. Your source is drunk. Georgia FTW. looking like Sweden atm tho

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.23 23:27:00 - [651] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Russia wrote: And from Russia, 12 points goes to... RUSSIA!!! MWAHAHAHA!!! No this was gold. Funny funny.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.25 13:00:00 - [652] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: To Battle! (PC 2.0 Info dump) CCP Rattati wrote: Raiding This also introduces a way for Corporations that donGÇÖt want to own Districts, to make money by using their earned Command Points to attack their enemies, or easy targets by any definition, to see if they canGÇÖt make money using the recently introduced Keep what you Kill reward method. If a corporation ends up winning a District, and doesnGÇÖt want it, they can always ransom it back as well. We hope to expand on the Raiding concept further down the line, by actually stealing resources from the District owner, possibly by GÇ£instant-sellingGÇ¥ clones for ISK and DK. http://i.imgur.com/7drHiqr.gif CCP Rattati wrote: Dedicated Conquest Mercenaries (Ringers) We hope that the influx of activity will make it less viable to run a multi-district holding corporation, relying only on ringers to fight its battles. If it is still perceived as a problem, we will consider some Command Point costs to make it less profitable option to rely solely on them. Our vision is that corporations instead, recruit, train and retain members, and they in turn generate Command Points for the greater good of the Corporation, and eventually earning the right to be on the competitive roster. One limitation of ringing will be that ringers will not earn DKGÇÖs from Battle, only members belonging to the attacking and defending corporations will earn DKGÇÖs for battles. Looking interesting....
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.26 07:19:00 - [653] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Llast 326 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: 2Berries wrote: It's a game with [...] no princess to save [...] Saving Princess Charlie I may have just wasted precious coffee reading this Llast...it's ok. There will always be more coffee. Always. Coffee will forever be obtainable at any time. And should the day ever come when there is no more coffee to be had...then the entire human race must kill themselves as sacrifice to the coffee gods. ----------- ------------ Hmmm this is what I have become since marrying an American. All coffee is precious to me right now. Spent the night taking care of a sick kidGÇª so little sleep Oh-oh
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.26 08:08:00 - [654] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: After many weeks of saving, I finally almost have enough for level 4 of the Warbarge Production Facility. I hope they end up doing something with this damn warbarge thing because I'm going to be rolling in the components soon * - * I've focused everything on upgrading the component factory, which means I'm not claiming experimental weapons atm because they cost some components. Also seems like the best long-term approach.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.26 08:11:00 - [655] - Quote Nachos wrote: what's your corp tax? I recently had a rage moment with my corp....left them! I've been with them for 50 days, the longest i've ever been with a corp edit: 2nd longest...i didn't know how to join a corp for over year hahaha I thought you were Xavier?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.26 08:12:00 - [656] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: mr musturd has 3 kills this week. Sounds like he let a relative use his toon. He would have more than that in one match if he really was playing. musturd joins skirmish queue Scotty puts musturd into 1 v 16 battle 14 reds leave battle after mr musturd (Militia Nova Knives) Didn'tSeeitComing appears in kill feed musturd manages to track down and kill remaining two snipers after hacking all the points before victory is achieved
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.26 10:06:00 - [657] - Quote Nachos wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Nachos wrote: what's your corp tax? I recently had a rage moment with my corp....left them! I've been with them for 50 days, the longest i've ever been with a corp edit: 2nd longest...i didn't know how to join a corp for over year hahaha I thought you were Xavier? I am...link in sig if you need proof. Which reminds me....video of me using an assault rifle on an amarr assault in the process of being uploaded! W/ some scout footage, chill music, sped-up boring bits. 10 minutes long, should be enough I guess I have sigs switched off or something You know you were in my corp for like, 7 days right?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.29 06:41:00 - [658] - Quote mollerz wrote: My knifer anthem this weekend. #gettingripped #gettingpreped Haha I like that - don't know that song but after being patient for the 30-odd seconds at the start, it sounded just right for headless chickening with knives at 11.12 m/s. Maybe I will break out the proto this weekend....no point those suits hanging in the wardrobe (33 Neos still left from ages ago)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.29 06:45:00 - [659] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: God, I'm angry. Hi angry, I'm J0LLY XD lol
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.29 17:32:00 - [660] - Quote GRIM GEAR wrote: Im failing at nova knifing I seem to only hit with one blade, am I suppose to do some little jig/ strafe for both blades to connect? Not unless your target is moving, in which case track them as if you were aiming a gun at them.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.29 17:32:00 - [661] - Quote noob cavman wrote: When you have to move a ton of tea that you dried and mixed... Logistics are a pain in the arse when the cargo is worth more than 6 vans your transporting it in. CAPTAIN.......TEAAAA MAAANNN
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.29 23:10:00 - [662] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Back me up here, guys! Ummm...all I see is you accusing a potential newbro of being an alt? Not much point posting that is there?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.29 23:13:00 - [663] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: mollerz wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: mollerz wrote: My knifer anthem this weekend. #gettingripped #gettingpreped Haha I like that - don't know that song but after being patient for the 30-odd seconds at the start, it sounded just right for headless chickening with knives at 11.12 m/s. Maybe I will break out the proto this weekend....no point those suits hanging in the wardrobe (33 Neos still left from ages ago) I'm going to sell 3K charged sniper rifles and burn through the funds knifing with a suit along the lines Adipem mentioned. This may be an occasion for me to run Proto Minja Minjas Unite! Except when you get scanned after the first blue hack and forced to switch to gal scout :( Still this is the most fun game I've had in a while. https://youtu.be/XUg66gbV6iQ Then I waited over 11 minutes twice in a row to have Scotty fail on me. wtf - Friday night peak time (e.g. the US are home from work too) and I can't get a freaking game. CCP TELL ME THAT MATCHMAKING ISN'T BROKEN! Sheesh. [edit] Arse that vid appears to have lost it's audio. Meh.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.29 23:19:00 - [664] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Back me up here, guys! Ummm...all I see is you accusing a potential newbro of being an alt? Not much point posting that is there? You must have missed the part where I claim to be an evil tyrant. Nah I read it all
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.30 06:36:00 - [665] - Quote mollerz wrote: welp! I played about 4 matches and got about 25ish knife kills. I am having a hard time getting used to the narrow POV again but other than a few horrible horrible times losing track of people and getting killed, it's been pretty fun. I slashed one certain heavy 3 times and he didn't go down. ***** beast! I got called out by someone.. forgot his name, but was a funny interaction. First he said I sucked (and my god did I suck at that particular moment so it was true) but he then turned it into calling me a ***. I guess I didn't take his hate bait or something. Ended up lol at each other after so I hope it's all good with that dude. I did knife a dude out of his LAV.. so glad to see that still works. He must have been pissed. I was also pleased to see comp nanos are now a 3 count? At firs tI was like wtf did I pack? Tossed on a comp flaylock too. I also maxed out my submachien gun. The PG in high slot is huge. Thanks for the info Adipem. Rolling 3 Red jars has been awesome. People don't seem to see me mostly. I got into a series of knife fights with this bancsy (sp?) dude. He was rolling with a good squad, but we had some good knife matches. 07 props to that guy. he got me 3-2 (the tie breaker being a hacking lamb kill ). But he was a good sport. And thanks for the invite Dreis! @duncan- I saw your hey too late. Forgot to look at the chats. Oh yea- so in public matches it just plain doesn't list the team/suqds so you can pop in? No worries - what modes do you play? Am guessing you're playing around 0100 EVE-time (2000 Eastern) if Dreis is inviting you ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.30 11:10:00 - [666] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I keep forgetting that Kaeru doesn't do Knife duels... Because she's anti-fun, or something... Kaeru killed something without using knives? :-o He must be slacking ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.30 20:09:00 - [667] - Quote Haerr wrote: Here is a spreadsheet where the movement numbers have been made reliant on the baselines, should make it a little bit quicker to edit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/132uZwTinGhMGHlbP8htXbXcCYLMc7pUUV1ve-gvApmk/edit?usp=sharing I took a quick look as another thread somewhere (I think Aero's) was for my taste trying too hard to give the figures symmetry for the sake of symmetry, but that sheet there if I've understood it correctly looks like it gives enough diversity. I was for a second tempted to suggest there could be more room between the fastest medium frame and the slowest light (they are both at 5.05 m/s) but then I realised that the slowest light would have other bonuses, and the fastest medium's bonuses probably are its speed...if that makes sense. Nice clear spreadsheet btw - you guys really put a lot of effort into this stuff. I always get lost when the discussion gets deep ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.30 20:15:00 - [668] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Haerr wrote: Hmm my bad/shitpost to half-decentpost ratio has been greatly disturbed by all of this ^ I suddenly have the urge to make posts about Officer Vehicle Hardeners! On the topic, I'll have about 10M SP in reserve soon. Thinking about getting into a vehicle, and I'm thinking that vehicle should be a tank buster. I reread your and Jebus discussion downstairs about anti-tank tanks. Sounds like alpha-oriented Missile Gunloggis aren't "worth it" at the moment. Do you think that'll change? I think you might need more than 10m SP - I can check my pilot alt if you want. I've got a decent ADV Maddie specced up on there but every time I suck up the guts to go tank-driving (I've probably driven a tank three times in total) Scotty takes forever and I chicken out. Haerr wrote: I have to insist that you hold off on speccing into vehicles atm. Recent post about it downstairs: LINK Have someone (me for example) call in vehicles for you so that you can play around with them before deciding to spec into them yourself. (And yes I realise that a large part of the fun is making your own fits, this is mearly so that you can get a feeling for how the vehicle balance is at the moment.) Hey if you see me on I too can offer this service to you ;-) [edit] PS I always thought running a railgun was the best anti-vehicle fit.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.30 20:20:00 - [669] - Quote Haerr wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: I always play dust with a cup of oolong. Helps me keep my sanity. Nice! atm I am into Lapsang soushong... souchong... sochoung? What ever it is called it is all smokey goodness. Also my GalScout has been working terribly for me lately, or I have grown out of touch with how to play it, so I've started running this instead: GalAss gk.0 3cPDs 2cKCs Adv Cloak M1 Locus Breach ScP Federation Specialist Shotgun 2cPE 1bSE Ahh yes Haerr I see you have found the amazing "Scout-Heavy" suit. It's an almost guaranteed 1 KDR for a scrub...surprised more aren't running it. Love that you put a cloak on there though - I never ran the PRO, only the ADV ;-) Though I've been tempted to go back to this fit for a bit seeing as its speedy days may be drawing to a close.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.31 07:56:00 - [670] - Quote Nachos wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I just got hatemail whilst on my alt for using the PLC. The best part was it was from someone I knew on Dreis. Their reaction was so priceless when I revealed my identity. I got over that thing a while ago...is fun for a few days. Never got hatemail using it though, this one time i was in a STD min scout w/ PLC and flaylock, tried to 1v1 an amarr assault and won! Got 'GG good shot' mail... On a sidenote... how to evade a PLC Woah - invincible whilst holding a needle? OR just a revive animation glitch? Vyuru wrote: I have yet to see anyone who charges a grenade, so it's a good delaying/getaway tactic at times. Haha you've not come up against me yet then - sometimes works if they didn't cook it too. Depends on whether I think I'm gonna die if I don't.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.05.31 16:43:00 - [671] - Quote Haerr wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Haerr wrote: ... ;-) ;-) ;-) Whoa! Whoa? What? Stop a horse? :: picks up bar table ::
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.02 06:49:00 - [672] - Quote Spademan wrote: On grenades: I've always wanted a decoy grenade. You throw it and it generates an illusion of yourself. Total Recall wrist watch.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.04 06:19:00 - [673] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Building a PC. Probably am done with Dust, except for occasional fits of insanity. Until then, just modding Morrowind and playing League. Sold my PS4 to build the PC, since I never played my PS4. I realized that the only games I enjoyed were Planetside and Warthunder and those can also be obtained on PC, along with several other games such as CS:GO, G-Mod, and Modded Bethesda games. Just updating you guys. Semester went well, just working and chillin in my new apartment. o7 VoidFaction wrote: 32gb ram 4 ssd in strip raid (512gb total) 2x 980m in sli with 8gb ram each holy ****
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.04 16:30:00 - [674] - Quote My 60GB fat PS3 got the infamous YLOD. I follwed a guide on the Internet and re-flowed it and it came back to life. For about three months or something. Then it YLOD'ed again. I re-flowed it four times in all for around 18 months. The last re-flow lasted probably nearly a year before it tanked again and then I forgot some heat pads when putting it back together for the 5th time and probably fried it for good. Got a slim after that - just over a year of owning that and I had to replace the blu-ray drive. Cheap **** or as someone said, making it do too much,
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.04 18:05:00 - [675] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Might have to pay $80 for a power line if I want wired in my apartment. Planning on shoehorning a router into a wireless range extender and then running a cat6 out of it and into my computer. Wouldn't you just run a wired cable direct from your Internet router to your PC's network card? Maybe I misunderstood what you're doing... [edit] PS you may have to get pretty close to your TV to see the comp display properly...a lot closer than if you were watching normal TV. That's one of the things I'm waiting to see the SteamOS / big picture solve...it just doesn't work at that small resolution and standard TV viewing distance.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.04 20:58:00 - [676] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Nachos wrote: PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Thoughts & constructive criticism welcome. 2 SMG's is pointless...not running knives on a min scout goes against the minmitar religion. running a plate is also anti-minmitar....ESPECIALLY ON A MIN SCOUT?!?!? Look up icedslayer01 dual SMG on YouTube and then tell me how pointless it is. And constructive criticism cause what you just said not helping. Edit: If you put armor on a min scout again, I will come back from the grave to slap you. Speed and damps are far more useful than a ferro or reactive ever will be. If you really want armor, run a different scout. Different people find success in different fits, and though you may prefer Damps and Kincats, others may prefer Armour. Whilst I do enjoy running 2 Kincats occasionally, running Ferroscales or Reactives is certainly viable - if not a more effective alternative. This is due to the high fitting costs of the Kincats. On my fit with two Kincats, I have to skimp on REs and other mods. PARKOUR and I will use whatever fits we find effective. People have told me how to fit my suits before, and they were wrong. However Parkour did just ask for feedback. I think the point is, if you're gonna slow the min scout down / not speed it up / not use knives....why bother with it? Far better suits out there if you're not doing those things.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.05 13:42:00 - [677] - Quote Nachos wrote: Krins is broken atm and applies to sidearms only. Once again I am seeing this stated, but despite asking every time for a source, I have seen none. Do you have a source for this statement Nachos? (That isn't Quil coz I saw what he said and there was no test data so not sure what his exact findings were)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.05 13:46:00 - [678] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Hmm. I think I might write a comprehensive guide on scouting before I finally say goodbye. I'm sure it will drastically reflect my own playstyle, but I'm sure more than a few new players could benefit from it. That would be awesome. I've already started doing your 0-damp -> 1-damp -> 2-damp (or 1-damp GalScout) approach when scanned because it makes perfect sense. You've considered what the other side are doing...just like they are probably considering their margins of error when scanning blues. I've also toyed with (can't remember who talked about this, may have been you too) going from lower dB to higher dB as well, based on the same consideration of what the other team are doing - they may well bring out the higher precision scans first to force ppl to dampen or change roles, but then once they think they've achieved that, they go back to a lower precision...meaning you can break out the earlier suits again. Just as you have to play their game, they also have to play yours. PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Duncan, with the damage mod s i have on it, Krins & ADV sidearm damage mod, i have 198HP in shield. THATS why i wanted to put a reactive or ferro on it. Hey it's cool, you run what you want, if it's fun then why not. Hell it's the only reason I have any SP in MinScout full stop - because knives are awesome and I have fun with it. If I had a KDR competition, I would likely use Gal or Cal scout for that. However, I think that's my point - you've no practical reason to run that on the min scout have you? Wouldn't that fit work better on either Gal or Cal scout? Sinboto Simmons wrote: Give dust another chance this weekend, anyone who wants to watch me kill myself with various explosive devices is free to join squad. Woot. Might see you around. Just don't come near me in FW :-p Coz TPLAKS are over-rated :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.05 13:59:00 - [679] - Quote Wow got so caught up in what everyone is saying, totally forgot to ask my question. Re: all the Fallout 4 talk. Steam are having a sale on Fallout games: Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition Released: 17 Dec, 2009 Fallout 3 Released: 28 Oct, 2008 (and more) Bearing in mind this is quite dated now, is it worth picking one of these up? Clearly the game was amazing when it came out.....what about seven years later for someone who's never played it and has no real clue about how it plays? [edit] Screenshots kinda remind me of half life.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.05 20:10:00 - [680] - Quote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS3PRaYVP7Q&feature=youtu.be Some pub fun with Gallente and Minmatar Commandos. The Gal fit was inspired by DAAAA BEAST and his vid here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HGqM4qivmc Not got quite enough SP for the full Gal fit yet but both these suits are fun. Once again, edited for your viewing pleasure.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.06 00:02:00 - [681] - Quote mollerz wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Yeah, wireless might be my best bet. I'm only about 20m from the router (Through the floors though). How strong of a card do I need? I don't think I need those 5GHz monsters with three antenna's, but I know a thumb drive isn't going to cut it. You know 20m is a bit much and including floors.. you'd probably need a repeater along the way. That could start making a cable look attractive if short term costs are a problem.. But I would just go wireless N (5GHz) at that point with a repeater.. you can probably accommodate that below the cost for a similar AC set up? It'd be a number game for sure. Plus you play games requiring lower latency. Dang man- a cable might just be the the best route actually given the particulars. Especially if you know there will be a lot of other people's antennas in between you and your system. But definitely go cat 6 vs 5 (better insulation vs interference) and I only say that because of the length you re looking at. 300 feet is the max, and I have had issues in my past with a system that far from my network- ended up having to go fiber. The amount of packet loss was horrible. 100 feet and you probably won't see any loss, especially if you go custom length (minimize loss/interference but like I said it has to be done properly at the ends to retain the cat rating) and keep it away from power outlets/power strips/wireless phones etc. how to crimp dat **** I used to have to do this for a living ugh. Phone punch down blocks were the worst. It's not as hard as it looks.. And I don't know your area to say where to look. But an electrician store would be a safe bet, and typically you can even get help form the staff if you are charming enough! Hah nice Mollerz I have deja vu. We also used to make up 10BASE2 cables. Ghost - guessing going out of the window and back in isn't an option? Did that at an office I once worked at...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.06 08:14:00 - [682] - Quote mollerz wrote: dude, i don't even know what a 10BASE 2 cable is, but I grew to hate punch panels with a mothaFEEENG passion. Especially punching panel from floor 5 to floor 8. OMGWTFCOPTOR sometimes. Always had to break into the 5th floor data closet too just to really make it a challenge. minja fo life lol. I don't know what a punch panel is but assumed it's something related to telephony and maybe phone sockets. 10BASE2 is thin ethernet...coax cable tapped with t-pieces and BNC connectors and terminated each end with 50 ohm resistors. (Thick ethernet similar but thicker cable and 75 ohm resistors I believe). It would use a bus topology instead of the star topology with UTP cables. Students would kick (accidentally I think for the most part) the cables under the desks and once you got a break in the cable, the whole network would be down on that section of cabling. Fun times. [edit] Holy **** these things on the backs of patch panels? http://www.aiyamicro.com/legacy-products/pics/networking_parts_shielded_cat-5-patch-panel.jpg Never went near those lol - all the concentration cabinets were locked and another department was responsible for those.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.06 16:36:00 - [683] - Quote PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Getting out all the typing before i sleep. Duncan wouldike longer videos from you if you dont mind, just edit out the boring parts, spawning, running to objective and stuff like that. -PARK Heh you mean shorter? The more recent ones I've been editing them exactly as you say - but older ones I didn't as it was so time consuming. But now the "new to you tube and look at my awesomeness world" novelty has worn off, I'm far more selective in which vids I upload, so I am taking the time to edit well now. I know you guys appreciate it even though the right-arrow key is your friend ;-) Speaking of which: this isn't as good as Jolly's triple or some of DAAAA BEAST's shots but I thought it was pretty cool anyway :-p http://youtu.be/ytGw8LZ4d9k
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.06 21:32:00 - [684] - Quote PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Getting out all the typing before i sleep. Duncan wouldike longer videos from you if you dont mind, just edit out the boring parts, spawning, running to objective and stuff like that. -PARK Heh you mean shorter? The more recent ones I've been editing them exactly as you say - but older ones I didn't as it was so time consuming. But now the "new to you tube and look at my awesomeness world" novelty has worn off, I'm far more selective in which vids I upload, so I am taking the time to edit well now. I know you guys appreciate it even though the right-arrow key is your friend ;-) Speaking of which: this isn't as good as Jolly's triple or some of DAAAA BEAST's shots but I thought it was pretty cool anyway :-p http://youtu.be/ytGw8LZ4d9k Like, the 12min ones were perfect IMHO. I like longer videos pending on what im watching, why i can watch Nod Keras 64/0 video without a problem. If there's a hint of action i want to see it. I don't have time to watch long streams (sorry J0LLY) but 10-12mins is cool. Plus, because im in pain and learning to distract myself, spenting more time searching for videos instead of watching isn't as fun. Or do it like, say every other video, like one video is 6min the next is 12min i guess. I have no idea how time consuming it actually is so sorry if im asking too much. No worries, I tend to keep everything in, it's not all just kills and deaths. If it's tactically relevant I'll leave it in, and if it's totally stupid I'll leave it in. Basically anything that could draw a comment. The length is just gonna depend on the overall game length and how much action I'm involved in.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.06 21:34:00 - [685] - Quote noob cavman wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: So, J0lly. I hope you enjoy being a member of NF. I enjoy where ever I am. Or I leave. XD See you sunday, sunday, sunday. \o/ il see ya in alliance chat buddy! You guys make sure you hold those guns the right end hey.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.06 22:30:00 - [686] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Remember duncie have a file labeled something like clip bin for the odd brilliant 10 second clip from boring game's. Thats how you build up for montages and also means your squeezing out as much good/hilariously bad stuff as you can Also take the time to name the clips so you have a clue what the hell they are You mean like this? ;-) PS. I think your voice is on one of the LAV kills.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.08 14:46:00 - [687] - Quote Yesterday's skillshot: https://youtu.be/V7kQfQD_QVA?t=460
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.08 15:08:00 - [688] - Quote Nightfury Wyrnspire wrote: It seems that the kind of suits being used has been shaken up a bit. This is also the first time I've seen a protosuit come onto the list of 'most used suits' - this honour going to the Caldari Assault Ck.0. It is also notable that the Calassault is now the most used suit and all variants appear in the top 10 most used. At least one type of each racial assault is still on the board, with Calassault being the most used (by far), Minassault following, with the Amarr and Gallente trailing behind. Almost three times as many ADV Calassaults are being bought as ADV Galassaults (!). I've not been keeping up lately - what's caused this colossal surge in Calassault usage? The proportions here are insane, they're exceeding the Minassault's dominance at its peak, and I've never seen a protosuit in the top 10 before. The Minlogi seems to have prospered as well, and the Galscout has moved up a bit although the Minscout seems to have dropped off the charts since I last checked. What's been going on? Check again in a few days, G Clone, who I'm a) guessing is G Torq and b) certainly seems to manage that site has suggested there is a metric that has been stored permanently messing up the figures. He tweaked something to get fresh data so I guess we'll see. Adipem Nothi wrote: Speaking of, check out what I made today! http://i.imgur.com/CphtzNN.png http://i.imgur.com/zruNrx2.png http://i.imgur.com/oJYIEA2.png Pic3 is where we stopped today; the underside "access panel" screws on like in Pic2. Painting everything white except the silver screws; the idea is to look like airplane wings (wife is digging an aviation theme for the nursery). I know, I know. Off topic. But this kind of stuff is what kept me away from Dust this week :-) Looking forward to more pew-pew with you guys soon. Nice! That room is looking good already. Sinboto Simmons wrote: well gave dust another chance...wasn't impressed with the community nor the matchmaking, at one point I couldn't even find a match for an hour. I don't know, I left to take a break but it may be time to hang up my boots as it were. Sorry to hear that, kept an eye out for you...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.08 16:40:00 - [689] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Yesterday's skillshot: https://youtu.be/V7kQfQD_QVA?t=460 Missed the first, shame on you. Saying that, it wasn't a half bad shot. I actually think the first shot was on target, just a wall in the way. But of course I would say that ;-) What you don't see of course is the PLC spam leading up to those two shots ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.09 09:20:00 - [690] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Unrelated: Look what I found Not as weird, but an awesome mashup. What the actual **, x2 Archduke Ferd1nand wrote:** I have a girlfriend, two jobs You're doing it wrong for your age. Switch the numbers :-p

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.10 16:44:00 - [691] - Quote jerrmy12 kahoalii wrote: PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Morning ninjas. Id recommend a game to you, amazing spiderman game, if you like Batman Arkham series you'll like this. Its not the greatest game but its realllllly fun. Im hoping to get the second one as well. I should buy some of the DLCs.... Spiderman? Would you like a dictionary?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.11 05:33:00 - [692] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: So I unpacked another BPO... a Brutor M-1 Commando. I barely even play Commando CCP! Y u do dis (pâÄa¦át¢èa¦á)pâÄs+í Think Duncan runs Minmando too. Should be an easy one to trade :-) Yeah I run Minmando mostly for ***** and giggles - though does anyone know if their bonus to projectile / explosive light weapons affects the combat rifle? Seems like it should....but surely that would be OP for someone who can use a rifle? Anyway I use mass driver and plasma cannon on mine. Will have an 2nd fit with a flaylock once I save some more SP up. I got some Amarr heavy skin the other day. AM-H or something? Might not have remembered that correctly. Also got a LAV BPO. Oh and I found the dragonfly suit some of you have talked about in the past. It's part of the merc pack. Then I fitted it and realised I am only saving about 3K each time lol, so should've saved for an APEX...probably...nvm I was gonna buy AUR anyway. Note to self: don't buy anything else until there is news on the powercore front. Oh and I dumped alt-SP into min assault to see what all the fuss was about. Should have some footage of that soon...though initial impressions are it's barely different to the gal assault when fitting it as a scout. Of course these are the ADV variants - I don't do proto lol. /waffle
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.11 20:20:00 - [693] - Quote lol @ prophet lol @ cavey wavey Earlier I waffled about min assault scout fit. Here's some footage. I would love to say "holy **** that min assault is OP" but that would be a lie. I went 22-0-3 or something, but it's on an alt so I reckon my mu on that account is low-ish and I got a game against poor low-SP reds. Anyway this game reminded me of how things used to be :: sniff :: http://youtu.be/rmAYAh5s6Cs
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.12 18:18:00 - [694] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Wife's out-of-town 'til Monday! \o/ I've got lots of booze! \o/ Time play some Dust. \o/ Sad to report that my optimism has rapidly worn thin. Completed my 5th stomp out of 6 matches played. A bumpy start to a would-be Dust binge, to say the least. Whether with or against, these one-sided matches simply aren't enjoyable. :: Signing Off. Still Sober : / :: Best to be right at drunk before you start I've found. Easier to not care and continue the drinking. and yeah there is a limit in fw could always have a dumb blueberry giving the enemy tanks though. Thinking it is time to pull out the ole (Official Registry) "I will be backing out of the Lag Facility map" thread here soon. I'm fine with being outplayed, but the game itself hampering me is not coo. @ Adi - stick with it - and yeah even before I saw what Jolly wrote, for me playing DUST would be the excuse to continue drinking :-p I had some good matches recently.......you know what now I've said that it may well be related to many of these matches occuring on my alt accounts, which as I mentioned, are probably far lower mu than my main. re: wot Jolly said: why do I rarely suffer from performance issues? I've literally only ever had it make a game problematic maybe five times.....ever.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.12 18:22:00 - [695] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Testing New LAV Loadout ... Ishukone Watch Saga (56k) HS: Bsc Heavy Shield, Cmp Scanner, Enh Dmg LS: 60mm Plates PW: Std Small Rail Damnit, I wish so much I saw this earlier. I've been dying to catch you in game to show you the Fit I was suggesting a few weeks ago. get a Saga-II, it comes with a unique hardener, prefit, that you cannot buy. it's got -60% damage reduction. Next you want at least an advanced railgun (preferably proto but expensive..) and then you want a Proto Heat Sink (cheap!) Last high slot is an advanced heavy shield extender, and fitting upgrade in the low (I forget which). Skills are super important in this, you need fitting skills. You also want Vehicle Core Upgrades V and Core Grid Management IV asap if you want to get into vehicles, it's the most underrated overpowered skill in the whole tree ! Get this to V first before you touch anything else if you are serious about the vehicle thing. I get a lot of negative criticism from other vehicle users but I have a great track record. Would love to talk and test in game with you so you can see first hand. Admittedly, though, I use my incubus a lot more than I use my LAV. Dun forget I have a pilot alt I'm happy to jump onto for you to bugger about with. Good core skills, ADS + tanks, I can list the precise skills if you're interested...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.12 18:23:00 - [696] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: ...playing DUST drunk... As Pseudo said - plasma cannon. Add mass driver to that list. Oh and the stuff I've been doing with the flaylock...I've only got it at L3 but DAYUM...dual flaylock fits anyone? Oh and REs - having fun with those again now I put some SP back into them. And don't forget to be drunk ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.12 18:27:00 - [697] - Quote Nachos wrote: me- activates 7-day omega booster 3 day old PS3 just stops turning on...AGAIN **** my life... I suppose you could grovellingly submit a support ticket explaining your situation seeing as you only just activated it? Can't hurt to ask right?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.12 18:35:00 - [698] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: lol @ prophet lol @ cavey wavey Earlier I waffled about min assault scout fit. Here's some footage. I would love to say "holy **** that min assault is OP" but that would be a lie. I went 22-0-3 or something, but it's on an alt so I reckon my mu on that account is low-ish and I got a game against poor low-SP reds. Anyway this game reminded me of how things used to be :: sniff :: http://youtu.be/rmAYAh5s6Cs Great ragdoll (thanks tanker you may have saved me): https://youtu.be/rmAYAh5s6Cs?t=405 Your movement speed seems lower than my GalAssault shotgunner; what are you running in your lows? Also, have you tried the the Breach SMG or Bolt on your Assault yet? PS: Nice move 7:17; nice shot at 10:25. That fit is: ADV Min Assault 2x cPEs 1x cSE 2x kincats 1x cPD 573 eHP 9.73 m/s sprint profile 30 dB precision 27 dB I like to run 3 kincats on my gal assault shotgunner, but depending on the EWAR on the field, I only sometimes run two. Only running two on the gal just feels a little sluggish. But this min assault feels nice.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.12 18:40:00 - [699] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Sounds awesome! All I can fit in my 3rd high-slot at the moment are Fuel Injector or Scanner. I've swapped out Scans for something else. Shield Fitting Optimization will fix that up for you ! @Duncan, sounds good, harass me in NN if you see me online and we will blow stuff up :3 ! Haha cool but I warn you - I am a COMPLETE tank noob. ADSes I can fly easy enough (though I can't hit much with them) but tanks, man, I went out in one the other day, just......those will take some getting used to. The whole turning circle thing just screws with my head, and that's when I'm not under pressure to get the hell out.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.12 19:03:00 - [700] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: True Adamance wrote: YOU ARE CRAZY MAN! NO JUST NO! The ground shakes ! The explosions ! The hawk battles ! THAT SOUNDTRACK !!! I miss Starhawk :( What I wouldn't give for a hawk in Dust514... I dream of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED-YF-v7WCw&feature=player_detailpage#t=339s when I sleep at night Not really related but....was watching a vid on the BBC just now about a passenger plane doing a stunt at some airshow...which linked to this crazy vertical take-off manoeuvre. Also this little roll from the same vid was breathtaking. Is it just me whose mind is blown any time I see this sort of stuff?

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.13 11:22:00 - [701] - Quote Damn Adi thought you were dusting this weekend. Anyway red dead is an awesome game. As for dusting - the number of times I've timed out at around the 11 minute mark waiting for Scotty is truly catastrophic for this game. If that's the standard experience of a solo player whose only unticked game mode is domination...then (yeah I'm gonna say it, find anywhere else I ever said this) this game is finally in its death throes. On a brighter note - the 5th and 6th games I played this morning were pretty good. [edit] (yeah so that's 4 that were ***** **) Here's probably my best ever score at DUST: http://youtu.be/5DtgPWu4ei4 Still not gonna say min assault is OP though - I still maintain it's the mu talking. PS. Think I got my shotgun aim and timing back, bar a few misfires that killed me.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.13 19:07:00 - [702] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I've spent -ú200 on the steam sale already and I'm not sure if I have regrets or not. My library has swelled by almost 100 games. There are some insanely good deals atm - the Eidos anthology contains 34 games including solid games like DE:HR, and classics like legacy of kain. I haven't looked at Valkyria Chronicles. Maybe I should do that. EDIT: Welp, it's -ú3. Mine. @Ghost - if you like Homeworld, check out Sins of a Solar Empire. I prefer it over Homeworld, personally. Sins had great reviews, I got it but never got into it. RTS is not my thing really. I'm much more a turn-based fellow. Endless Space I really liked, and anything Civ related I always have a soft spot for. Civ 5 is excellent. Civ : Beyond Earth....not different enough to justify the cost really...it has some new elements but when I play it, it makes me want to play Civ 5. Pretty damning I think. I did actually just today complete a 2nd full play through of Beyond Earth and the Polynesians smashed my face in inside around eight turns after I spent too long defending against another Civ and not expanding. Wife and I have also been playing The Elder Scrolls Online quite a bit - that's quite nicely polished now, since a bug-riddled beta. They also removed the subscription payment model so we both went for it when they invited beta testers back a few months ago. Finally: if you like the 4x space genre, I would suggest the best one is probably Distant Worlds Universe. Not had it that long, but there defintely is not a better one for that style of game...can't say right now how much better it may be than others of its ilk but the depth is incredible. Spademan wrote: So I just found out that the steam sale is today. By which I mean I read it in this thread. Honestly I never understand what gets people so riled up for this thing. Coz **** loads of discounts. It's usually the only time I buy games on Steam, except for the titles I simply must immediately have (or the drunken "**** it I'm buying it" occasion)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.13 19:18:00 - [703] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Damn Adi thought you were dusting this weekend. Anyway red dead is an awesome game. As for dusting - the number of times I've timed out at around the 11 minute mark waiting for Scotty is truly catastrophic for this game. If that's the standard experience of a solo player whose only unticked game mode is domination...then (yeah I'm gonna say it, find anywhere else I ever said this) this game is finally in its death throes. On a brighter note - the 5th and 6th games I played this morning were pretty good. [edit] (yeah so that's 4 that were ***** *) Here's probably my best ever score at DUST: http://youtu.be/5DtgPWu4ei4 Still not gonna say min assault is OP though - I still maintain it's the mu talking. PS. Think I got my shotgun aim and timing back, bar a few misfires that killed me. Yep! Wife's out of town 'til Monday :-) Played a 'bit of Red Dead last night; it's a gorgeous game. Switched back to Ghost Recon before calling it a night; really enjoying the campaign so far; haven't tried multiplayer yet. Had a couple great Dust matches this morning. Better "match quality ratio" today than yesterday. Will likely be back on later today. PS: I only have issues finding matches when queuing for FW or during off-peak hours. If you're unable to find a match on your battleserver, I'd recommend switching to Americas. Match quality is perhaps poorer here but match availability is seldom at issue. Yeah I screwed around with the server settings but nothing seemed to work. We're talking around 9pm - 11pm EVE time yesterday (Friday)...that is surely peak hours for both EU and US. Switching to US server didn't make any difference. I suppose it's possible that time is a lull...UK where I am it may be peak (10 - midnight) but now I think about it, most of the rest of the EU is at least one hour ahead. And US...well that's 5pm - 7pm Eastern so maybe they're not quite ready to play at this time, and even if they are, that's just* the east coast. Everyone else is still at work or commuting I imagine. Hmmm that sux. YO CCP GET YOUR ASSES PLAYING THIS GAME DURING 9PM - 11PM UTC ON A FRIDAY NIGHT! THERE's ENOUGH OF YOU TO FILL A BATTLE!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.13 19:25:00 - [704] - Quote Spademan wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Coz **** loads of discounts. It's usually the only time I buy games on Steam, except for the titles I simply must immediately have (or the drunken "** it I'm buying it" occasion) But why all the hype for mediocre savings that are no better than a sale anywhere else? Don't know about the hype - like you I only noticed it was on...but I do log into Steam daily. The discounts can be huge, and there are lots of titles. Just look out for those **** companies that jack their prices just before the discount. I heard that was happening with some games for this sale. I thought they were legally bound to state what last week's price was or something...I think supermarkets here have to do that now. Anyway doesn't matter to me - if the price is right, come on download (sorry). Other places I've noticed it's the same games and similar discounts.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.13 19:29:00 - [705] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: PS: I only have issues finding matches when queuing for FW or during off-peak hours. If you're unable to find a match on your battleserver, I'd recommend switching to Americas. Match quality is perhaps poorer here but match availability is seldom at issue. Oh meant to say - isn't it the case that if your server is set to automatic, it will find you a battle on any server where there's a match? Or do I have that wrong. That might explain last time I squadded and I was squad lead, and I said I'd been having long queuing times so we might be in for a way. Gave squad lead to a guy in the US, and BAMM, instant battle.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.14 00:38:00 - [706] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Ares 514 wrote: I'm fairly sure I'll skill min commando next. Came in at the end of a PC to replace someone lagging and they were yelling for AV on an outside point to fight two ADS. First spawn I was murdered by one of them before I could even get a lock with my swarms. Second and third spawns I went down to infantry hunting the swarm user. Managed to take out one ADS but didn't get the kill. It was sad though, my scout swarm fit had a bolt pistol since usually I try to stay at range but the infantry had us at disadvantage and they got on me really quick plus hilly so hard to shot them in advance. So I was jumping around dodging like a maniac and it took the guy forever to kill me. If I'd had an SMG or a bit more hp he would have been an easy kill. Hence a min commando for outside points would be really handy on this scenerio I believe. Thoughts? Fitting recommendations? I know commandos are probably getting another slot but I heard someone say min commando bonus may be changing? Haven't seen that anywhere personally. Haven't heard anything about the Minmando getting a different bonus (?). Have heard that +1 slot is on the table; also, wouldn't be surprised if Commandos also got a small boost in speed. As for Minmando fittings / tactics, I had a blast (albeit, in pubs) getting an uplink into an elevated position with a throw-away scout, then respawning on it with a Minmando + CR + Swarms. For this kind of a AV overwatch, I ran damage amps in highs, reactives in lows and a hive. Same - only vaguely aware of another slot. But not been keeping tabs on any development for commandos either. I run an ADV Minmando with 2 complex damage mods and I can't even remember what I put in the low. I have a feeling it's a dampener that takes him down to 40dB profile....something like that. That's just off the passive scans for any assault without a precision enhancer (41dB). I can't shoot straight with a rifle so for infantry I use mass driver (also because racial bonuses) and plasma cannon. When I want to harass or take out vehicles, I switch the plasma for swarm launchers, but I also have a 2nd AV fit which swaps the mass driver instead. Also has a compact hive. I use him mostly for domination. Fun fit, no idea how it plays outside of pubs, but EWAR is its biggest problem. Mobility 2nd biggest. But them's the penalties for what it gives you. [edit] Every time I load up DUST and look at his fitting, I want to put a flaylock on it as I believe that should also benefit from one of the bonuses. But I can't bring myself to do that with the 2 complex damage mods. Maybe I can try that with the Krin's if I get some spare SP for flaylock skills.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.14 00:51:00 - [707] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: ... only vaguely aware of another slot. But not been keeping tabs on any development for commandos either. Here's the latest from Rattati: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=203785&find=unread Ugh. Thanks for that - knew it was around somewhere but not that fussed. They're fun suits but I'm nothing but a pub star lol. What worries me is Rattati's need to have symmetry in numbers. I'm sure I would do the same as my brain works that way too, but the way I look at that, it's removing diversity because there is too much overlap in speeds. Those should be further apart...having the slowest scout the same speed as the fastest suit in the next class down bothers the **** out of me. Same for all classes. It's the same thing Aero wanted to do - symmetry in numbers for symmetry's sake, without actually considering (or maybe they did) whether that will actually achieve balance. I can only hope that the reason the crossover happens is because a suit has a bonus to speed...if those are innate base speeds.....just no.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.14 07:56:00 - [708] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: VAHZZ wrote: I feel betrayed Don't feel bad, Vahzz. It'll take some time, but I think SU can make a comeback. All this time, i never knew, ALL THIS TIME! Oh, i know Su will make a comeback, but do 't call it a come back, we've been here for years, rockin our peers and putting people in fear. Makin the tears rain down like a monsoon Listen to the REs go BOOM
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.14 08:13:00 - [709] - Quote First Prophet wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: First Prophet wrote: My steam purchase: Chivalry: Complete Pack Earth Defense Force Endless Space Gold Mount and Blade Full Collection My brother-in-law is big into PC games ... iirc, he really got a kick out of Chivalry. It's $2.50 right now, so as long as it can keep me interested for 30 minutes, I'll consider it a good buy. i would advise anyone who likes fighting to get Chivalry. Not only is it hilarious fun, but it's actually quite skillful
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.15 06:27:00 - [710] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Kaeru - My LAV adventures may be short-lived. I've skilled several million SP into them now, but I'm beginning to wonder if I wouldn't have been better off in a Rail Tank. [...] In your opinion, am I looking at this wrong? Is it safe to assume that LAV-work is intended to be a two-man job? LAV far easier to drive, manoeuvre, get in and out of hotspots. But the fact you have to get out of the vehicle to man the turret, suggests the design is for two people. Have you seen DAAAA BEAST's footage? A good driver and a good gunner coordinating... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yA92oJXM5k A tank is far harder to manoeuvre but of course you get a driver's seat large turret. A decent fit tank is relatively expensive but I've driven through multiple swarms from multiple mercs with dual hardeners activated and survived...barely. With good enough skills you can perma-harden. Anyway I know your Q was directed at Kaeru...just had some thoughts. Bear in mind also that I've got little experience with vehicles. I picked up the Quafe Methana BPO in a tenbox the other day - also put SP into REs. I've realised I can now LAV-bomb vehicles for pretty much nothing...is that still something that works? I never tried it...but might be good for trolling stompers.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.15 16:09:00 - [711] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Bayeth Mal wrote: [...] the entire Bethesda E3 presentation [...] Doom :-) [...] True story - my little brother and I were kids when the original DOOM came out. Dad said we were allowed to play it as long as we didn't use the chainsaw. Lmao. We played the hell out of that game. Snapmap seems cool. Completely forgot about the old Doom wads. Do you guys remember the one with the pinup model pictures all over the place? (Laughing) To you younglings, this was pre-internet; adult content was way tougher to get ahold of back then. Naughty pics built into a video game was a pretty big deal! Hah I was visiting a mate at Portsmouth Uni for reading week - his mate had a Packard Bell PC and we were all taking turns to play Doom on it. I just remember the shotgun and the pink monsters. So yeah that must've been like...I dunno - mid 90s. Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: On one hand I can stay up late and watch XCOM2 gameplay, on the other I can not be exhausted for an exam I need to carry my grade. Hm. Choices, choices. There's no choice there - just a mistake.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.15 16:24:00 - [712] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: There's no choice there - just a mistake. I'm good at those. Then make sure you don't make this one. Stay up late! - that's what you students are supposed to do. Drink beer and get a kebab.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.15 20:49:00 - [713] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Kaeru Nayiri wrote: I get the feeling I'm not expressing myself very well, sorry about that. This is how I feel every time I say anything Not sure what you mean exactly Llast?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.15 21:09:00 - [714] - Quote Played about 20 minutes of H1Z1 yesterday. First thing I did was take my jeans off and shred them - now I got the underpants look in case the Pyrex / Roger crew see me. Trying not to read any guides or anything and just have fun figuring stuff out. Not sure how the persistent world part of it works....left myself in a small building next to a service station, closed all the doors, and logged out. Today I log in: Woah, why are all the doors open. Is this just how it works, or is someone here? Then I see him. Some guy with an axe raiding a cash register in the same building I'm in. **...I got no weapons and that Pyrex / Roger crew act like other people are the most dangerous things in the game. Bugger....what do I do, I'm going to die. Hmmm lets hide, hope he doesn't see me. I enter a small room and decide not to close the door...this seems crazy but I am certain that the noise will alert him to my presence and the one unopened door will give me away. I jump up onto a desk, then onto the refrigerator which is handily behind the open door right in the corner...except it's the same height as the door so I'm standing above it in full view. I wonder if the grunting sound I made was as audible as it sounded and hold my breath. I hear footsteps....** THERE HE IS, HE'S COME INTO THE ROOM...he HAS to see me. He's looking at the desk...death in 5.4.3.2.....what the hell he didn't see me? He just walked out. Wow...I'm sure I dodged a bullet there...or an axe at least. Now...how the hell do I crouch...CTRL CTRL CTRL...meh what the hell. :: Starts checking key bindings :: Damn I gotta get the wife involved in this...need backup.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.15 23:57:00 - [715] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: h1z1 in underpants Reason everyone shreds their clothes when they fresh spawn is mostly to make a makeshift bow. And there was me thinking you guys were setting a fashion trend. Hah.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.16 10:00:00 - [716] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: FF7 remake. Square Enix's stocks after the announcement. A 4% jump dropping 2% in 15 minutes...is that a significant movement? I don't know much at all about stocks etc.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.16 18:12:00 - [717] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I'm finally finished with secondary school!!! I took my final GCSE exam today, and I'll be moving on to college to study A-Levels in September! Until then, I'm going to be enjoying a looooooooooooong break. Congrats, Dreis! Good job man! What options did you take? What A levels you gonna do? Why do I have the weird notion that you're some sort of mad scientist? ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.16 18:19:00 - [718] - Quote Just started researching parts for a new PC. Gaming PC, decent spec, not budget but not silly expensive. Going to overclock it. To be used with a Dell 24" 1080p monitor. Debating whether to splash and use two SSDs, one for OS, one as a games partition. Shortlist: Case NZXT H440 Special Edition NZXT Phantom 530 NZXT S340 Motherboard Asus Maximus VII Ranger Gigabyte Z97X-SLI ASRock Z97 Pro3 CPU Core i7-4790K Core i5-4690K Pentium G3258 RAM 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro Series, 2400MHz DDR3 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11R GPU AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB Power SilverStone Strider Gold 850W (probably overkill) Corsair CS550M Hard drive Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 SSD storage Samsung 850 Evo 500GB Crucial BX100 500GB Crucial BX100 250GB Cooling Undecided, probably an all-in-one water cooler Thoughts?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.16 19:29:00 - [719] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Ah, that moment when you open your exam paper and just start laughing because you know how hopelessly screwed you are. Fck Hannah Haha I managed to figure out Cheryl's birthday but I looked at the Hannah one and thought - nahhhhh. Logic over numbers any day.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 07:04:00 - [720] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Good job man! What options did you take? What A levels you gonna do? Why do I have the weird notion that you're some sort of mad scientist? ;-) Thank you straight-A science student Unfortunately, the work experience placement I had last year killed my passion for Science - so much washing-up. Soooo....other professions don't require you to tidy up? Imagine you had done your work experience as say, a law intern, or some other company that was gonna likely give you more menial duties than your talents merit. i) we all gotta start somewhere ii) do what you're good at and enjoy iii) if washing up is that bad, do a deal with a living partner. The cost of a mad scientist! Anyway...go with your gut. Spademan wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Spade is Irish. Alright fine, I apologise on behalf of my people for unleashing Bono into the world. There, are you happy? Is that what you wanted to hear? No - because he's still here!

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 07:23:00 - [721] - Quote http://dust.thang.dk/market_tryhardinator.php Looks like suit stats are now more in line with the general feeling....seems that tweak G Clone made has "worked". > 50% suits bought are ADV assault, with the M/1 accounting for 18%, and the other three taking ~13% each
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 15:41:00 - [722] - Quote The search function on these forums is dreadful. It's not a keyword search, it's a phrase search. Makes what you guys are trying to do very difficult.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 15:42:00 - [723] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: On a serious note, I personally think Zaria is an excellent candidate and one of the best so far. Well, crap. If Arkena likes her, we'll definitely need to check Zaria's post history during AR-514. See if she threw her dice in with the "everything is fine / get gud / you're doing it wrong" crowd. I'm tolerably sure that she'd be more likely to say 'remove all guns so we can just have rep tools'. Field Commander Zaria: ALL YOU LOGIS WHO ARE SLAYERS FOR THIS BATTLE, MAKE SURE YOU'VE PUT THE BAD JUICE IN YOUR NEEDLES. THE REST OF YOU MEDIC LOGIS - COVER THEIR ARSES
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 15:50:00 - [724] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: If you were responsible for training a new player, what do you think would be the most important things to cover and what would be the best way of doing it, in your opinion? How would that change if you were teaching a group? For me there's two separate aspects. One is based on how to play an FPS. The other is how DUST works. Assuming the first isn't part of your question (otherwise you could ask it for any game), I'd say there wouldn't be much different between solo training and group training. As Adi said, covering skill points has to be first. You could then cover min-maxing, and perhaps you need to give them the lowdown on the different classes and races so they can figure out what to min-max into (or even if they want to min-max). Then corporations, factional warfare, q-synching and matchmaking, and the end-game.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 17:17:00 - [725] - Quote I do SUCK wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: I do SUCK wrote: How's dust? Whoa! It's been a long time! Dust is getting better. So much has changed ... too much to summarize; I definitely recommend checking it out. You might find yourself in stompy matches, but keep in mind that this is on the list; hoping that gets fixed very soon. Good to know I'll be on later this week to see Yeah not sure when you last played, but it's very interesting right now if you can just get past the terrible battle balance. Hmmm battle balance...I'm only two beers in after a long and arduous jury service and I'm already inventing new phrases we already have **** for. K who wants to play DUST? :: runs to log in ::
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 19:17:00 - [726] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: VAHZZ wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: I caught that link, Ark. I still see no point in it. http://41.media.tumblr.com/5b392251ec7e644ef43daa54b2d140d4/tumblr_n5a9btVlPa1to7g7fo1_500.jpg Maybe cancerous tissue? That's what the cool kids call the barbershop ... "cancerous". Frankly, I'm excited that the cool kids even know about us. If we weren't effective, they likely wouldn't have noticed us. Much less demonized us. They just needed someone to blame for the frustration of OP scouts after 1.8 and it was just easier to point a finger at us and ignore all evidence to the contrary than make the effort to really understand us and honestly engage us. That is how it has been from day 1 tbh. We always get the finger pointed at us. Smh. If my understanding's correct, Mollerz thinks that we should capitalize upon the image and put the free publicity to use. Embrace the notion that the barbershop is full of lies and bad guys rather than resist it. Reinforce the reputation. Flaunt it. Troll with it. Have fun with it. Frankly, I don't think we'd make for very good bad guys. I also think we'd quickly fall out of favor with Rattati if we began acting like arses. We'd probably get shut down again. It's still a fun thought though. i just like that we behave as individuals...so as a more obvious example, mollerz is far more inclined to say what he thinks in the way tha t he is thinking it, whereas others will dress it so as not to come across as caustic and inflammatory. imho, its all the different personalities involved that make it what it is. embrace the fact that we're all different and the net result is us. some of us will like our reputation, whether accurate and earnt or not, and others will seek to address it, perceptions or not. now where is my beer?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 21:56:00 - [727] - Quote Cross Atu wrote: [...] Look at it this way, who provides better input on what the shop thinks, any single bastard here voicing their personal view, or someone (even a 'non-scout') who reports to CCP the collective stance/discussion that happens here in the shop? Was just beginning to think maybe the role of a CPM should be more clearly defined (or changed - not actually sure what the official remit is), and then you nailed it right here. CPM is not there to present their own ideas. CPM is there to present others' ideas, by first achieving a concensus amongst the "others". Surely they do the job of many that CCP on their own simply cannot do. It follows that you don't even have to play DUST to be able to do that, you just need to be able to listen to every single thing that is said, act as a chairperson, nurture and encourage constructive debate, and come up with something to present to CCP that (at the very least) a majority of a community cross-section is happy with. REGARDLESS of what your own personal viewpoint is. Right here, I started by writing that a CPM should also be able to push their own personal viewpoint in these same discussions too, because your opinion should matter too, but actually I wonder whether that will never get us anywhere in this arena of distrust. To achieve true impartiality, should you be allowed your own opinions? Should that be something a CPM actually has to give up? What is it that CCP need the CPM for? A distillation of the players' suggestions and grievances no? Are we not blinkered by the actions of CPMs in the past that have obviously pushed their own agendas, and therefore assume that's what others will always do? Don't get me wrong it's a very obvious thing to think (and do), but how do we prevent that? I dunno - probably that sixth beer was six too many.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 22:13:00 - [728] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: First Prophet wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Cookie Clicker > DUST 514 At least, it's more addictive The hell is cookie clicker? http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/ I can't play this gameGÇª (When you want to make cookies but nobody wants to eat them) It's nothing to do with not being able to make good cookies IRL. IT'S EVERYTHING TO DO WITH WATCHING NUMBERS GET BIGGER!!! Now now Dreis calm down...that's the scientist in you talking. Did you know...there are only 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary, and those who do not.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 22:34:00 - [729] - Quote i am drunk and the elite pack is discounted to -ú56 right now. someone talk me out of it!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 22:37:00 - [730] - Quote Anyone played Katamari? One of the most original and best games the wife and I ever played

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.17 22:44:00 - [731] - Quote Cross Atu wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: i am drunk and the elite pack is discounted to -ú56 right now. someone talk me out of it! Ask another beer, it shall only speak the truth! I'm out. I guess only time will tell. :: tries not to read Adipem's later post again :: Hmmm....yet another Scotty 11 minute timeout makes me think I'll hold onto that much cash
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.18 22:38:00 - [732] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Sgt Kirk, Arkena Wyrnspire and Cat Merc were all created within 12 minutes of each other. Sgt Kirk - Created on January 10th 2013, 08:04 Arkena Wyrnspire - Created on January 10th 2013, 08:14 Cat Merc - Created on January 10th 2013, 08:16 Is there anything significant about the 10th of January 2013? SECOND EDIT: Aeon Amadi was created within 6 minutes of Cat Merc - Created on January 10th 2013, 08:22 Either something really fishy is going on, or there's something significant about the 10th of January 2013 that I don't know about. The plot thickens... THIRD EDIT: I just found a video that shows Sgt Kirk and Cat Merc in the same squad at the same time. WTF is going on?!?! Well if the cat is involved, you can be sure fish are too. The scientist in you should've gone on to find evidence of mercs who've been around as long as they have and not born on that date. Could've been some sort of server migration from closed beta or some techie reason that set timestamps like that. As for alts - I always thought Aeon and Ark were the same for no good reason...pretty sure now that's not the case. I always would throw Aero in with that lot too. Bunch of swingers, swapping with each other. Anyway can tell you Kirk and Ark are definitely not alts as I got trampled by the both of them in FW a while back...there will also be (I guess?) archived twitch stream material showing them with Kubo, Haerr, et al.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.18 22:39:00 - [733] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: PS. When did this Nothi squad happen? I would like to hear stories. Have vids...haven't sorted through em yet. Though I killed Prophet or Otrera (I don't know whose voice is which, and I was drunk) with REs. Didn't even realise the -60 -60 scrolling on my screen was a bad thing...we were doing Min FW and I have done FW like ONCE. Forgot all about friendly fire. Sorry guys LOL.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.19 07:37:00 - [734] - Quote PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Even more so when i am on im playing worse and embarrassing myself so i don't want to squad cause im bad. I used to feel the same way. I still do to an extent but I accepted where I'm at in terms of DUST skills and that really helps. When I used to look at the leaderboards at the end of a battle I squadded in, and see my name below my squad mates (and sometimes really a lot lower!) it made me wonder what they think of me, that I'm inferior, that I'm letting them down and they won't want me. Once, I even ditched a Lightning xVx R 0 N 1 N squad in the middle of battle coz I was doing so bad. I couldn't face looking at that leaderboard with them. Later I msged Lightning and apologised for ditching them and told him exactly why. Made me feel much better about it These days, it still makes me feel some of these things, but I guess seeing my name down there when I'm playing with squad mates who are clearly having fun regardless, even if they are carrying me sometimes, doesn't phase me much anymore. It's just a game, I enjoy the majority of battles, and I've accepted I may only ever be an average player at best, despite all my practicing, studying others, etc. Someone even relatively recently said "ouch" when (I think) they saw my deaths into double figures. They didn't mean it the way I heard it I know this - it's just a sign of my sensitivity to it. I thought "yeah that was bad". I felt I should apologise for being bad. But I also thought "yeah well, that's me and it's gonna happen sometimes". I look around and it always seems everyone else is better than me. That can be pretty daunting. But I'm here to have fun. I expect if we ever do something serious, I will be bricking myself. But until then.... PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: But i don't want to leave DL. OK from now on i will make myself x up in chats cause i can't get better on my own, but I DONT WANT TO be carried. I want to be trained and guided, i don't have a choice. I joined R 0 N 1 N to get trained but I didn't participate enough to benefit. It's partly why I do the youtube stuff - so others can point out mistakes, or even good moves! There is so little going on in NN channels that if we do that again, we'll likely be RFx-ing in SU too to flesh the squad out. Squadding with Prophet, Otrera and Alten the other day was a blast, and I would say it's coz they're not arses and we all just wanted some fun. Hell I even killed one of them with a dumb move on my part, and he laughed it off. 10/10 would team-kill again.1
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.19 07:41:00 - [735] - Quote xavier zor II wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Could First Prophet be xavier zor's alt? Both get salty when I run Proto. When do i (xavier zor, not Nachos/Weary guy) get salty? Alts i own: Bloodline Rebellion, Xerxes Achura, Nachos, Weary Guy, xavier zor II You're seriously telling us you're Weary Guy? If that's true, not sure I can take you seriously.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.19 07:42:00 - [736] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Lightning is still scariest to me. Glad some OB dudes are playing again. Will have to look for Duncan's vids. Yeah I never faced him, squadded with him once or twice when I was in R 0 N 1 N, and the scores he posted were ridiculous. The rest of us would post some mundane score (some more mundane than others) but he would outscore everyone by at least an order of magnitude. He made the occasional facebook post of him pulling those high 70s and 80s scores too - utterly devastating. And a down to earth unassuming guy to boot. Some of the What The French guys were good scouts, and Jake Redblood's PC vid I once saw showed some mad skills. Frost Kitty I saw once when he blew past me then killed me as I chased him...only time I saw him, not the only time he killed me. Aren't they the best scouts...the ones you never see haha.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.19 08:18:00 - [737] - Quote xavier zor II wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Some of the What The French guys were good scouts, and Jake Redblood's PC vid I once saw showed some mad skills. oh you mean the RE-spamming jake? how cute Yup one of those vids. But the RE spamming isn't the skill bits I am talking about.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.19 13:24:00 - [738] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Wonder what they're up to? Seems like something big. Rattati, Dennie, and now Frame have all hyped up the next update. Thinking ... Powercores! * Tiericide (all tiers of suits will have the same slot count) * Performance Improvements (fewer models to load into memory) * BPO Migration (1 Dragonfly BPO = 1 BPO STD Gal Powercore + 1 Dragonfly SKIN) Match Quality * Ambush, Dom & Acq support Fireteams (4) * Skirmish supports Squads (6) * FW & PC supports Platoons (8) * Changes to EOM pay structure Tuning * Strafe Speed reduction (0.9x --> 0.7x) * ~~HP / Speed Curve~~ On Hold until strafe speed reduction is tested * ~~Logi Tuning~~ On Hold until strafe speed reduction is tested * ~~Assault Tuning~~ On Hold until strafe speed reduction is tested * Commandos: +1 Low Slot, +1 PG/CPU * Large Blaster Turret range reduction What do you guys think? Spademan? I think they also put back the Commando buffs. TBH makes a lot of sense to hold off on most of that stuff until strafe speed changes have been observed and measured.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.19 13:42:00 - [739] - Quote xavier zor II wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: xavier zor II wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Some of the What The French guys were good scouts, and Jake Redblood's PC vid I once saw showed some mad skills. oh you mean the RE-spamming jake? how cute Yup one of those vids. But the RE spamming isn't the skill bits I am talking about. He really does just RE spam....i remember a video he posted about knives he got more RE kills than knife kills, the comments flowed with 'should have titled it remote explosives' or along those lines. Being an RE monster isn't even a worthy title lmao Hmmm I didn't realise how much he did that. Tried to find the specific clip from his vids where he did something cool with the shotgun but couldn't find it in the piles of RE carnage.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.19 13:44:00 - [740] - Quote First vid of some Nothi antics. I remembered this being far more fun than it looks from the vid, but I guess that's coz the squad was fun. The action itself is pretty dire...but that RE kill is here. Otrera I didn't realise you'd killed yourself in an RE accident minutes before I got you LOL. https://youtu.be/Eg1LIaU8BfU [edit] By the way who here watches or has watched "House"? Because I swear to god Otrera's voice is identical to Dr Chase from House. Otrera I apologise if you're not actually an Aussie.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.19 15:00:00 - [741] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: First vid of some Nothi antics. I remembered this being far more fun than it looks from the vid, but I guess that's coz the squad was fun. The action itself is pretty dire...but that RE kill is here. Otrera I didn't realise you'd killed yourself in an RE accident minutes before I got you LOL. https://youtu.be/Eg1LIaU8BfU [edit] By the way who here watches or has watched "House"? Because I swear to god Otrera's voice is identical to Dr Chase from House. Otrera I apologise if you're not actually an Aussie. Two fewer beers, and that remote would've been a multi-kill!!! Yeah I totally botched it lol. Normally I woulda run right into that crowd. I also had the chance to chase them a few seconds later but chose not to. Abnormal behaviour on my part. What's the point of a shotty scout if you're not gonna chase the back of a squad?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.20 08:12:00 - [742] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Anyway can tell you Kirk and Ark are definitely not alts as I got trampled by the both of them in FW a while back...there will also be (I guess?) archived twitch stream material showing them with Kubo, Haerr, et al. Nah that was a multiboxing experiment haha only reason i know what that is is an ex-colleague of mine used it to fly multiple Domis in EVE.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.20 08:13:00 - [743] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Ignoring the pathetic plebian waste. I am hoping that this tiercide will not be more aurum grab. And that it is like maybe 500k or 1m per core. Because if this turns into an aurum grab, i shall be gravely disappointed. The Power Cores? I thought their price would be set in a such a way that the cost of your fits wouldn't change. Yea, the power cores. And I hope you are right. Rattati already posted up an image comparing the ISK progression of powercores with the suits we have now. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2790605#post2790605 The basis as initially suggested by Aero and Avallo is that the cost of your dropsuit will not change. NOTE: the figures in the pic are figurative, designed to convey the concept. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2790771#post2790771 CCP Rattati wrote: I sometimes wonder why I share stuff 1) How on earth can the 81k be a point of consternation. It's a figurative number that's the same in the first and second line of the example, meant to show that the ISK burn is the same. 2) Why would the dropsuit need to cost anything, when the ISK burn has been moved to the Power Core? That's the core principle that you don't lose the suit, just fit it for the occasion without managing tons of different dropsuit types that all have the same PG/CPU. 3) There will be no refund of any ISK. Advanced and Prototype suits get refunded with Adv and Pro Powercores. 4) SKINs, could be simply purchased by ISK, still be BPO's and unlocked by the same skill as the Powercore/Dropsuit, so there would be progression and persistence in that. 5) The CoD argument is utterly trite 6) Sizes would each have it's own Power Core progression, but Logis/Assault and Basic could be all the same Powercore. Basic would be the normal, but Assault Dropsuits grant fitting bonuses so eventually, with the combat skills, would become a better Assault than Basic. 6) Balancing would then happen much more on the PG/CPU cost of Gear side, adjusted to fit faction doctrine.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.20 08:20:00 - [744] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: I don't do the danceGÇª I suck at it for one. Two, my preferred weapons do not benefit from the dance. - Some sockets are art pieces to work in. - entrenched Reds have less of an advantage if they have to watch for that suicidal Minja coming from damn near anywhere. Bottom lineGÇª I have to use hit and run tactics because I suck at wiggle wiggle, and AA does not help a Breach Flaylock. I think we will see more of this play in the scout field. This is the kind of play I believe Ratati is talking about when he say "tactical Shooter" Now that is how I run my MinjaGÇª and that is what I run the most. I like your style sir! o7 And yeah the effect of strafe speed changes will vary based on the scenario. I for one never even try it, which means I will gain an advantage, but only against those that do (or did). [edit] or maybe.....does it mean others will be more sneaky? That may or may not benefit me - but it will sure make things more interesting.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.20 09:53:00 - [745] - Quote Nothi squad take two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnwL55m4Rzs In watching these, I realise I need to pay more attention to my squad mates, and stick closer to them. Otherwise I may as well be solo.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.20 21:48:00 - [746] - Quote Flaylock Steve wrote: Hows everyone, sorry haven't been on for like a month or more. Not internet at home, got other bills that take over the luxury of having internet Hey Steve how's it going? We're good, sense some interesting patch changes coming up.... o7
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.21 16:40:00 - [747] - Quote Nothi squad take #3: http://youtu.be/IPHuVV4J3SE http://youtu.be/IPHuVV4J3SE#t=9m28 - I knew I messed up by sticking with Otrera at the time, even despite his warning that he'd been scanned, but now I've watched it...just wow on so many levels. Took on a red face-to-face when: 1. cover was blown 2. width of corridor means can't strafe fire and not cross line of sight with squad mate 3. strafing whilst firing SMG, with Otrera in front of me. WTF. I basically killed us both. Wasn't thinking about friendly fire yet again, so maybe this is a bad habit I can change, in FW and pubs. There's not much point firing in this situation. Not much point firing in any situation when most of your bullets hit a team-mate. It would've been so easy to go back up the stairs and drop down behind the red whilst he concentrated on Otrera. Serious facepalm. Also screwed up when approaching three reds with an empty shotgun. HAH AHAH AH AH AH AH AH AH. Just goes to show how often I run out of ammo. AHAH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AHHA. Now that's out of my system....in other news - taking the Minja out for a spin a little bit this afternoon. Decided to switch the IshNoks for ZN-28s to save some money and see how it goes. Ten or so games with those, and I am really noticing the difference. IshNoks or go home :-o
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.22 06:23:00 - [748] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: dzizur wrote: Just opened 10 boxes on my alt with 700 sp: ... 1x'Quafe' PLC (BPO) ... \o/ Ohhhh *******
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.22 07:03:00 - [749] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: First Prophet wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: How can I stop taking DUST so seriously? Stop taking it seriously. How? In what way would you say you take it seriously? Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I played a couple matches solo. It was ok, I guess. I think I prefer going solo; there's less pressure. Plus I can back out without feeling bad for leaving my squad behind. My only gripe is that the EU server activity times are extremely inconvenient for me, and when I do get to play on EU, it's normally infested with Gallicus. As such, I often have to put up with lag on the American server. Nothing major, really; just occasional teleports. It can make knifing difficult sometimes. 1. less pressure 2. back out without feeling bad for leaving my squad behind 3. EU server activity times 4. infested with Prima Gallicus 5. switching servers 1. Can you give an example of what you feel pressured to do in a squad that you do not solo. 2. The only time I feel the need to back out is when....well I guess I only ever did it three times in my entire history of playing. I can only really think of lag as a valid reason. I am tempted to back out when it's a total stomp and not enjoyable. However, that just makes me wanna figure out how to get one or two kills against rampant opposition. lolfits as Vahzz said can be your friend here, and I also have some cheap fits so the ISK burn isn't too bad. I worry too that it would make me a lobby shopper...assessing the opponent before the game begins, or in the first few minutes of action, to determine whether or not I should back out. I really don't want to go down that path - doing that just wouldn't be fun, and so many games won't pan out the way you would predict. When you're in squad, why don't your squad also want to back out? What do they say when you tell them you're backing out, and what reasons do you give? 3. What are the EU server activity times? I'm in the UK (thought you were too) and can play between 1700 - 2200 EVE-time (that's UTC). There's usually some decent action, and weekends are obviously far less restricted. Seems to go quiet on a weekday after around 9pm...except Wednesdays, you can always find high activity on SP cap reset day. My KDR suffers on Wednesdays ;-) Though now I think about it, this may not be as potent as before...perhaps the SP cap increase reduced this a few months back. 4. Yeah they're around a lot. Used to be I noticed Dead Man's Game everywhere. Actually stopped playing for a month because every game seemed to be a stomp from them. In fairness to them, they were the straw that broke the camel's back. I guess you could say this was me backing out...of DUST. DMG over and over again was not fun at all. I just had enough...it may be I just needed a break, because I'm not fazed when I see big squads ~~any more~~ at the moment. 5. I managed to find some games on US server where I couldn't with server set to automatic not long ago. Can't believe Scotty will time you out instead of serving up a match on a non-optimal server - game-killer. I suppose it's a way of avoiding good squads elsewhere...but I would question why you need to do that. --- Sorry dude I hope I don't come across as accusatory, I'm trying to help your thought process and label things for what they are. Doing so may also cause my own processes and perceptions to change too as part of it. I suspect you (still) worry way too much about what others think, and it looks to me like your KDR is a part of that due to me assuming you back out a lot and that I know the reasons why. However, when your KDR is as low as mine, and you still play DUST, it's because it's fun, not because you're any good - it may just be there's no fun for you getting destroyed when it doesn't often happen. I'm relatively happy to get my teeth kicked in if I can get a couple kills or generally make a stomp squad's stomp less enjoyable. " [...] they have to watch for that suicidal Minja coming from damn near anywhere." ~Llast 326 I apologise for my presumption, and hope I've not offended you.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.22 08:20:00 - [750] - Quote Speaking of Prima Gallicus and stomps...when I played this it felt stompy, but when I watch it back it wasn't that bad...this is embracing the death though, and nothing does that better than a Minja http://youtu.be/zTLx8ecunS0

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.22 22:25:00 - [751] - Quote I R Bastard
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.22 22:30:00 - [752] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I suspect you (still) worry way too much about what others think, and it looks to me like your KDR is a part of that due to me assuming you back out a lot and that I know the reasons why. Oh, I never backed out before yesterday. Never never never. It's just got to the point where I no longer give a sh!t anymore though. I'm going to stop playing to be 'competitive' and start playing for entertainment only. If I'm not enjoying myself, I'm just gonna up and do something else, no fcks given. Ask anyone in here and they'll tell you that when I rage, I rage seriously badly. Recently, I've been raging more and more frequently, probably because I've been playing not for entertainment, but to be 'competitive'. Obviously, I won't back out if I'm leading a squad, and I never have. What's going to change though is my attitude. From now on, if I start raging, I'll just stop playing for a while. I'm also gonna try to avoid situations that I know will make me rage, mostly by backing out of rage-inducing matches whilst I'm solo. I don't care if I get called a coward. The way that I've been playing up until now has definitely not been good for my health. Who knows: with any luck, you all should be seeing a happier, sunnier Dreis around. Ah sorry I thought it sounded like you did it on a regular basis. My bad. Just remember: Scotty can take a while to find you a battle, more than enough time for you to knock one out. That's usually good for rage.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.22 22:32:00 - [753] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: So playlists. What if the different game modes had the different meta locks on them. Skirmish/fw= anything goes Domination/Acq= med tier Ambush= um blueberry safe zone Instead of having separate playlists for each different game mode. I would be annoyed. Why does Skirmish need to be the uber-hardmode that no blueberry dare to play? As I understand it, all pub modes will be getting a flat-rate meta lock anyway, with FW being a little more lenient and PC having no lock. Yeah I do not like your idea Jozza. Different game modes can suit different styles and suits. Skirmish is my favourite, my Minja loves it.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.23 05:58:00 - [754] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Idea! spitballing ... * Underway matches are listed under Special Contract, as was observed during the Anomaly Event. * Provided slots are available, players can elect to accept a contract to join either side of an underway battle. * The current "Security Status" is displayed for each contract; the lower the security, the higher the contract risk. * High-Risk Contracts pay an increased EOM premium; Low-Risk Contracts pay a decreased premium. * Security Status is a function of Mu disparity, headcount disparity and match progress. * Extremely low security contracts may pay a "suicide bonus" or "savior bonus" depending upon match outcome. * Contracts displayed in orange indicate that a corpmate is known to be fighting in the affected battle. ... / spitballing Some great ideas...I hope CCP would be willing to expose how many matches are going on at one time.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.23 06:25:00 - [755] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Llast 326 wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: So playlists. What if the different game modes had the different meta locks on them. Skirmish/fw= anything goes Domination/Acq= med tier Ambush= um blueberry safe zone Instead of having separate playlists for each different game mode. The problem I have with Ambush as the "safe zone" is that it does not help blueberries advance in the game. With no Objectives, and often maps that don't a play zone where you can really employ much tactics. There is a lack of direction in Ambush that just does not help new folks, and they would be stuck in it until they can meta their way out. Really? Seems to me that anyone who has previously played a shooter will now how Team Deathmatch works. In my opinion, this playmode is less complex than Dom, Acq or Skirm due to fewer moving parts. Maybe I'm misunderstanding ... Hmm I've rethought my stance on this. This wouldn't lock players out of a mode...I could still play Skirmish if I wanted to. All it would do is force players to lose the proto etc. if they wanted to play a different game mode. So it's not as bad as I thought. However, I still don't want to see what is essentially a difficulty level placed on specific game modes. What if I prefer to play Skirmish, but it's too hard for me and therefore not fun? How does matchmaking fit into all of this? Restricting content is not a good idea, and that's what this sounds like.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.23 06:31:00 - [756] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I've had an absolute blast today running with DAAAA BEAST! He would call in a LAV and drive it whilst I would gun it for him with a Rail Turret. We were unstoppable! We destroyed 2 Tanks, 2 LAVs, 1 Dropship, and farmed a whole lotta infanty tears. Gotta hand it to BEAST: he's one hell of a driver (me not so much) and an excellent tutor in the ways of 'fun'! I suspect we'll be playing a lot more together... This was one of the things I would never do whilst I was a tryhard, but now that I'm not playing to be 'competitive', I'm actually enjoying DUST, and I didn't even care that we lost every match! This just shows that I've turned over a new leaf. Nice...and DAAAA BEAST squads look like amazing fun from his vids. Speaking of DAAAA BEAST - I got some pretty cool Galmando with a shotgun footage the other day. Finally got kin cat skill up to 5 so can rock that suit with two complex. 7.44 m/s commando...I can tell reds do a double-take when I whip out the shotgun if they've jigged around my PLC balls. Am I spamming too much youtube footage right now? If so...just one more....for the Galmando!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.23 06:37:00 - [757] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: http://dust514.com/events/ I think I like this Krin fellow. But wait a minute... Quote: 25 installations destroyed Nope nope nope nope nopenopenopenopenopneopenopenopenpeonenoenp Not impossible in a week and hopefully everyone else will be trying to do the same and not hacking the bloody things (which is why I rarely bother with those missions currently) But...am I the only one who doesn't particularly care about skins? (sorry CCP no offense, others love it so you carry on)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.24 10:50:00 - [758] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: New updates! The minmatar stamina changes make me super sad for my scout, though :( Galmando Shotfun Galmando getting 0.35 walk speed buff. Assuming that translates to increase in sprint speed? Will check tomorrow...currently sprinting at 7.44 m/s with two kincats. Light / Scout stamina changes They buffed the stamina but nerfed the regen. Interesting. Nerf isn't too horrendous (25% for Min, 10% for Amarr). Gotta admit it did always seem to regen ridiculously fast. Cheers for the linky Pseudo
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.24 12:51:00 - [759] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Galmando getting 0.35 walk speed buff. Assuming that translates to increase in sprint speed? Will check tomorrow...currently sprinting at 7.44 m/s with two kincats. Correct! Sprint Speed = Base Movement * Sprint Multiplier (constant). Just signed on; Fitting Summary shows that my Galmando +2 cmp kincats still sprints at 7.44 m/s, though I seem to recall that this UI's metrics are not linked to actual in-game figures. Ran a match to test. Doesn't appear that the changes have gone live yet. Tomorrow I thought... [edit] You run Galmando with 2 kincats too? PLC and Shotty? Man that's some fun right there, though I think it's also the mu talking.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.24 13:43:00 - [760] - Quote From [Update] Warlords 1.1.3 thread: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2830631#post2830631 CCP Rattati wrote: Yeah, there are three areas I would want to focus on, which are min and am scouts, light dropsuits and ga/ca assault. To me they are the weakest from a design perspective. 1) we can increase fitting on min scout and buff amplifiers for am scouts 2) buff ehp on light scouts to make them a bit easier to get into 3) fix the AR situation + make the ga bonus better, and change ca bonus to recoil. With limited tiericide (no slot progression, only PG/CPU), there will be so many new options and chaos, that I think that needs to happen first though. Interesting to see current thinking on which suits are underpowered and what might be done to buff them. I'm also still unclear as to what limited tiericide is. If it's adding all slots, then it is tiericide. If it's not...then it isn't.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.24 13:47:00 - [761] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: You run Galmando with 2 kincats too? PLC and Shotty? Man that's some fun right there, though I think it's also the mu talking. Yep! PLC + SG (or) PLC + AR. The former is somewhat situational, but it is alot of fun :-) Sg and long range Sg I like it. Ai. I'm hoping the walk buff to commandos will get my Galmando with kincats up to 8 m/s. It's already kinda fun at 7.44. The stamina is a problem but CQC has got to be a blast (pun intended) with these suits. NEED MOAR EWAR lol.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.24 20:16:00 - [762] - Quote dzizur wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: You run Galmando with 2 kincats too? PLC and Shotty? Man that's some fun right there, though I think it's also the mu talking. Yep! PLC + SG (or) PLC + AR. The former is somewhat situational, but it is alot of fun :-) Sg and long range Sg I like it. Ai. I'm hoping the walk buff to commandos will get my Galmando with kincats up to 8 m/s. It's already kinda fun at 7.44. The stamina is a problem but CQC has got to be a blast (pun intended) with these suits. NEED MOAR EWAR lol. fast and blast? how bout comando mk.0 with dual MD and dual kincats? :> a) too rich for my blood. Real men wear ADV gear. b) MD is not so hot up close and personal. Trajectory issues, too much splash damage, kill yourself too. c) shotgun on a galmando on the other hand.....run away d) PLC on a galmando on the other hand (see what I did there) - run away...run far far away e) I get a red mist when I see LAVs whilst wielding a PLC...such fun Plus ADV Gal has two lows. Perfect for those pesky scouts that think you're a heavy MUA AH HAH AH
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.25 09:38:00 - [763] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: I am extremely excited for raids, my alt is either going to join a raid corp, or I shall gather people to join Liquid.Hound. Either way, i am going to have fun being a pirate. What are Corrosive up to VAHZZ? DAAAA BEAST is in / leads your corp right? Adipem Nothi wrote: Llast 326 wrote: I think we all know that we would be sending the suicidal nut jobs in for recon. OEK, you and me buddy we got recon Don't forget Pseudo! CCP Rattati wrote: I was fighting you a little and thinking, there is a guy with a callous regard to self preservation Me me me me me me. I die well and fast!!!!!! Usually taking someone with me. Favourite failure task at the moment: dropping down from high and OHKing the merc I land on. I call it the dive bomber. Haven't gotten it to work yet.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.25 10:48:00 - [764] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Musturd is online right now: get him while you can! I see him a lot, i missed a chance to squad with him and Sontie and Prophet and Duncan the Idaho the other day and i yell at myself still. You missed my vids I guess? Sorry Prophet...I know you like the practical jokes, but I can't leave poor VAHZZ here smacking his forehead any longer. VAHZZ - there were just four of us in squad, and Sontie and musturd were not among us. We tried to get musturd to join, we even promised to use Minjas, but to no avail. Speaking of Minjas - been running gal shotgun variants a lot recently, and got my shotgun game back I think, but dayum I love Minjas all day... In other news: Quote: "Meh", an interjection expressing lack of enthusiasm, has also been included in the Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33265370
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.25 13:32:00 - [765] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Strongbox #2443 - 30x AV Grenades Strongbox #2442 - 3x Quafe Small Blasters Strongbox #2441 - 25x Breach SMGs Strongbox #2440 - 22x Sniper Rifles Strongbox #2439 - 28x Shotguns Strongbox #2438 - 1x Kubo PLC Strongbox #2437 - 1x Kubo PLC Strongbox #2436 - 1x Quafe Small Blaster Strongbox #2435 - 27x Damage Amps Strongbox #2434 - 2358x Barge Components Forgot to mention I picked up a Combat Rifle BPO the other day. What I wouldn't do to trade my AR and CR BPOs for Shotgun and PLC equivalents.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.25 15:42:00 - [766] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Forgot to mention I picked up a Combat Rifle BPO the other day. What I wouldn't do to trade my AR and CR BPOs for Shotgun and PLC equivalents. Think it likely you'll find a few folks interested in that Combat Rifle BPO. Your Dive Bomb video reminded me, btw, have you considered PLC + Knives instead of Flaylock + Knives? tried plc and knives a few months back and hated it. That's when I started with mass driver. but right now I'm playing with various other sidearms...the next vid i posted after that short clip is the match that was taken from, where I'm using the ion pistol. never used a flaylock on my main, but i want to.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.25 16:25:00 - [767] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I miss Moody, I miss him so much. The first couple months when I started playing DUST were definitely the best, and the game doesn't feel anything like it did back then. I think your glasses have a bit of a rose tint to them, when'd you start? DOB: May 2014 https://gate.eveonline.com/Profile/dreis%20shadowweaver Uprising 1.8 - March 2014 (Scouts OP) Uprising 1.9 - November 2014 (Scouts still OP) Uprising 1.10 - December 2014 (Scouts UP) I don't recall exactly when (or why) Moody quit, but I think it was mid-to-late 2014. I remember him giving feedback about MN Scouts being marginalized by CalScout scans (1.8). He was definitely not around for the December EWAR talks (1.10). hehe should've tried being a scout pre 1.8 [edit] Agreed on missing Moody though - tried to find an old dual scrambler pistol vid of his but can't find it....that was him right? Took out a whole freaking squad with dual pistols...they were scouts though if I remember rightly. [edit2] Which reminds me, Matticus was in channel for a short time yesterday. Said hello, busy with work etc. Good lad...miss him too.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.25 16:27:00 - [768] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Musturd is online right now: get him while you can! I see him a lot, i missed a chance to squad with him and Sontie and Prophet and Duncan the Idaho the other day and i yell at myself still. You missed my vids I guess? Sorry Prophet...I know you like the practical jokes, but I can't leave poor VAHZZ here smacking his forehead any longer. VAHZZ - there were just four of us in squad, and Sontie and musturd were not among us. We tried to get musturd to join, we even promised to use Minjas, but to no avail. Speaking of Minjas - been running gal shotgun variants a lot recently, and got my shotgun game back I think, but dayum I love Minjas all day... In other news: Quote: "Meh", an interjection expressing lack of enthusiasm, has also been included in the Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33265370 This is why I like you. T^T I am so happy rn No VAHZZ no - not squadding with us should NOT make you happy :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.25 20:22:00 - [769] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: This is hilarious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HsU41xzaf4 * Bamm for CPM! huh? Heracles bought a SKIN. Bamm? :: shrug :: lol
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.26 07:09:00 - [770] - Quote PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: [edit] Agreed on missing Moody though - tried to find an old dual scrambler pistol vid of his but can't find it....that was him right? Took out a whole freaking squad with dual pistols...they were scouts though if I remember rightly. It was his point defense video. It was pistol knife, a little action before the commentary. Found it Point Defense for scouts. :sigh: Miss Moody too. Still subbed, just patiently waiting. Having being subbed is no issue, just wondering if its waiting for somebody that isn't happening. Just being logical whether i want to admit that or not. Nice find Park! I thought I remembered he ran dual pistols.... Anyway...the squad wipe is the footage I remember...that Scrambler Pistol RoF....so sad when they ninja-nerfed it. I stopped using them on that day. And those names in the kill feed :: reminisces ::

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.26 07:11:00 - [771] - Quote dzizur wrote: does anyone know why I see red chevrons across the map when playing solo ? :S I see a lot of those too - I just assumed they are cloaked but still on my passive scans. Will have to pay more attention to what the deal there is because I don't think you're the first to ask about it.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.26 12:43:00 - [772] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Moody is currently been slogging is way through Diablo 3 atm. That and playing aloot of warframe. Mmmm...Diablo
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.26 15:36:00 - [773] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: dzizur wrote: does anyone know why I see red chevrons across the map when playing solo ? :S I see a lot of those too - I just assumed they are cloaked but still on my passive scans. Will have to pay more attention to what the deal there is because I don't think you're the first to ask about it. CRU and Uplinks have a precision rating. What you see is someone who is near one of those. You will sometimes see that "Enemy is hacking CRU" message, sometimes not because they are camping, or it was an Uplink and they just destroyed it. I don't remember what the Precision or range is on them, but scouts with Damp skill maxed will not show on them. That's weird coz on the overhead map, they are straight red dots like normal. I think their precision is 35dB - don't remember the range, but based on a rough guess from in-game observations, it's around 15m. I remember at the time they announced it thinking it wasn't nearly enough to prevent camping...range too short.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.26 17:58:00 - [774] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Llast 326 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: dzizur wrote: does anyone know why I see red chevrons across the map when playing solo ? :S I see a lot of those too - I just assumed they are cloaked but still on my passive scans. Will have to pay more attention to what the deal there is because I don't think you're the first to ask about it. CRU and Uplinks have a precision rating. What you see is someone who is near one of those. You will sometimes see that "Enemy is hacking CRU" message, sometimes not because they are camping, or it was an Uplink and they just destroyed it. I don't remember what the Precision or range is on them, but scouts with Damp skill maxed will not show on them. That's weird coz on the overhead map, they are straight red dots like normal. I think their precision is 35dB - don't remember the range, but based on a rough guess from in-game observations, it's around 15m. I remember at the time they announced it thinking it wasn't nearly enough to prevent camping...range too short. Are we talking about the same Chevrons? ????? I'm talking about the chevrons at the edge of the screen and blips on the minimapGÇª Which only appear as Chevrons if they are the "new suits" but they appear along with the dots even if out of range because of proximity to CRU/Upllink I don't know any more. I'm so confused. ß¦º <--------------------- chevron GùÅ <---------------------- "normal" -á <---------------------- just coz
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.26 22:53:00 - [775] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: Yeah, there are three areas I would want to focus on, which are min and am scouts, light dropsuits and ga/ca assault. To me they are the weakest from a design perspective. 1) we can increase fitting on min scout and buff amplifiers for am scouts 2) buff ehp on light scouts to make them a bit easier to get into 3) fix the AR situation + make the ga bonus better, and change ca bonus to recoil. With limited tiericide (no slot progression, only PG/CPU), there will be so many new options and chaos, that I think that needs to happen first though. The above underlined statement worries me a bit, hoping to discuss. I firmly believe the min scout is very balanced and the best thing that can be done to help out their performance is to fix the cloak switch bug when trying to sprint. The combination of tiercide + better fitting could very well catapult the min scout into OP territory. I think you're one of the few. Why would tiericide benefit the min scout more than any other suit? Every suit less than proto gets a buff with tiericide. I also don't use cloak on scouts...is the bug you mention Min scout only, or other scouts too? Assuming Rattati thinks it needs a buff due to lower usage, what would your argument be against that?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.26 23:01:00 - [776] - Quote Tried to get a game on an alt with my Galmando using the new SKIN freebie. No dice. 11 minutes + 4 minutes == can't be arsed. I shouldn't have to play domination just to get a game. Instead I created a new account and dicked around with that, pushing towards Amarr Commando with a laser rifle...one of the few weapons I've never used. Once out of the academy (about three or four games) the domination games I played were actually really good fun. In a starter fit. Queuing times were still way too long, the academy battles were almost instant deploy, but as soon as I was out of the academy, looking at 3 or 4 minutes....and that's with all game modes selected. Not a good state of affairs for the game.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.27 09:21:00 - [777] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: We still need to come up with a way to make Light Frames better. Pretty sure we'll have to stick to the speed/hp tradeoff curve ... I'd proposed more speed, less hp, lower innate profile. I believe Duncan's leaning toward less speed, more hp. Does anyone have any clever, out-of-the-box ideas? Maybe go the Black Eagle route? Maybe 1EQ, 0 primary, 3x sidearms? Maybe keep it simple and just add a low slot? PS: / insomnia ... back to bed :-) I am not proposing any changes to light frames. I don't see the point. This all came from Rattati suggesting an HP buff to lights to ease the NPE (towards a scout role I'm assuming). Why wouldn't the aim be to do that for all basic frames? Honestly....once you get into level 1 of a racial suit, with the ISK costs the weird way they are, you have absolutely zero reason to ever don a basic frame again. And fundamentally, even if we did want to make light frames useful throughout a merc's career, I don't see how you can give them role-related buffs that their role-based improvements don't have? We might as well do away with the basic frames instead. Do the other basic frames (medium / heavy) have a reason to run those once you're L1 in any racial skill? I think if I understood what the point was, I might have something a little more constructive ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.27 09:25:00 - [778] - Quote Regarding the Minmatar Scout Those who think it's in a good place, please list the typical fitting(s) you use in a battle. I'm almost always in an ADV suit, trying to get as many kincats on it as I can. If I did run proto, the 3rd low would be taken up by a dampener. Sometimes, the 2nd low on the ADV is taken up by a dampener depending on the EWAR on the field. It's rare that I bother with an ADV min scout with two damps. That's just silly when you can go Gal. Regarding market sales: these are not an indicator of good performance. Riddle me this: - I go ten games in a gal scout and die 50 times - I go ten games in a min scout and die 70 times If I replace all the suits I lost, what would suit sales show? I've always thought basing suit performance on sales makes no sense - it only shows popularity. Aren't you making the assumption that people only use the most KDR efficient suit they can? I tend to stick with Minja when I'm having a bad match with it until I really can't enjoy myself any more or the stubbornness runs out. Then I switch to Gal and generally have better results. I suspect the differences of opinion here related to fitting cost are likely related to how we fit our suits. If I didn't care so much about speed, I would probably think fitting it was fine as well. But I don't necessarily think that Min scouts need a fitting buff...at this point I just agree with the UP sentiment. Maybe I should try out a Minja with no kincats. But I said that about cloak after watching Kaeru, and I only used that for a few matches. I should probably try some more. ATEOTD, Rattati will look at other metrics too, and then hopefully will ask for feedback before pushing ahead (or not) with any changes. PS. Hmmm just had a thought. What if the ADV Min scout had a 2/3 hi/lo slot layout instead of its current 3/2 ? That might make a huge difference. If of course you agree it needs a change ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.27 09:50:00 - [779] - Quote Elite: Dangerous wrote: At E3 we announced our new PVP mode, Close Quarters Combat. CQC is coming to Elite: Dangerous for PC, Mac and Xbox One later this year, for free. CQC goes beyond our original vision for Elite: Dangerous. It's a new PVP mode accessed from the main menu, launching you into instant combat on custom maps in twelve-player Free For All Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag (in the Xbox One Game Preview beta). Trailer Competition for EVE: Valkyrie. Even without a VR headset.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.27 12:28:00 - [780] - Quote Spademan wrote: > tries to keep it in > can't let it out > can't keep it in > explodes IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I don't see how you can give them role-related buffs that their role-based improvements don't have? THIS IS NOT A QUESTION! I don't even know why people putting question marks in the wrong place bugs me so much but I see it so often and I just want to take away the typing privileges of anyone who does it until they learn. Cry more?

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.27 17:07:00 - [781] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I am not proposing any changes to light frames. I don't see the point. This all came from Rattati suggesting an HP buff to lights to ease the NPE (towards a scout role I'm assuming). Why wouldn't the aim be to do that for all basic frames? Honestly....once you get into level 1 of a racial suit, with the ISK costs the weird way they are, you have absolutely zero reason to ever don a basic frame again. And fundamentally, even if we did want to make light frames useful throughout a merc's career, I don't see how you can give them role-related buffs that their role-based improvements don't have? We might as well do away with the basic frames instead. Do the other basic frames (medium / heavy) have a reason to run those once you're L1 in any racial skill? I think if I understood what the point was, I might have something a little more constructive ;-) It could be a design goal of Rattati's to make Basic Frames less bad. He's adding a 2nd EQ slot to Basic Med Frames to make them less bad. Why not make Basic Light Frames less bad as well? Who are we to tell him, no you can't do that? Edit: IIRC, Basic Light Frames were at the very bottom of the kill/spawn efficiency pile. It could be. Is it? Didn't know about the EQ change to meds. What's the thinking behind that? What are heavies getting? I'm not saying don't do it, just that doing it a certain way doesn't make sense. If we actually knew what we were trying to encourage, maybe it wouldn't seem like a waste of dev time. My opinion of course. As for kill/spawn stats - something has to be bottom of that pile no? Doesn't it make sense that it's the squishiest possible suit?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.27 17:17:00 - [782] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Min scout is a bit underpowered I also get better kill/spawn results when switching out of MinScout into GalScout. Further, I'd pretty much always choose a single damp'd CalScout or GalScout in PC over a double damp'd MinScout. But this could easily change ... * Changes to movement are imminent * Changes to EWAR seem very likely Movement speeds are being reconfigured; this will affect NK takedown success rates. Further, it seems probable that EWAR improvements are on Rattati's list. He's yet to rule on the (low-risk / high-reward) nature of 21dB GalLogi scans. If he rules that they are too "always on" and should be more "hide-and-seek", MinScouts might not need to double damp to beat competitive permascan (as permascan would be made less perma). TL; DR: I'm aware that the MinScout isn't doing well, and it certainly isn't a goal of mine to keep the MinScout down. I'm of the opinion that it is not doing well due to external factors, so I'm suggesting that we wait-and-see what comes of those factors rather than run the risk compounding improvements. Is my thinking off-the-mark? No not at all, I agree, one change at a time, I'm not saying it needs to change now. I'm addressing those who think it's actually ok right now. Not in the future where it might be ok with external changes, but right now. I'm curious as to how others are more successful with it, or think it can be fitted just fine...right now. it could be as simple as I'm ****, but I want to find out either way. Whilst we're on the subject of external factors affecting balance, I've several times mentioned the tiericide favouring suits with more slots. Any thoughts on that? Because I'm pretty sure that will be a nerf to scouts, and possibly moreso commandos. Again, not saying it shouldn't happen, just that I worry nobody has thought about it.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.28 17:33:00 - [783] - Quote Aeon Amadi wrote: Lmfao... Wow. Like, you guys have seriously graduated to straight copper foil hattery, man. This is a stretch even for The Barbershop. So, Sgt Kirk, Arkena Wrynspire, Cat Merc, and I are all the same person, huh..? That is rich. Yeah, we all started within 12 minutes of each other because - oh my god - we were just soooo excited to get into Dust 514 and jump at the opportunity to finally play the game..... on Tranquility. Yanno, because January 10th was, if memory serves, the day Dust 514 went over to the live server and it was the final character wipe. -ANY- closed beta veteran started around that time and a lot of us (including #TeamGreen) marked the date on our calender (despite having little to no interaction with each other at that time). And Shotty, please get off the whole "Omg he was pro BAR and now he's not wth". People's opinions change and I already explained - in depth - my standpoint on why I felt the way I did at the time (if you remember it had to do with the fact that Assault Rifles are designed for Gallentean high damage and Breach was supposed to emulate Rail Rifles which... had high range). Again, if the BAR was supposed to be balanced in accordance with design philosophy of both high damage (AR) and high range (RR) it should have had -EXCRUCIATING- hip-fire recoil as a result. But I digress. You guys seriously need to call an ambulance about those paint chips in your stomachs. That or lay off the aspartame. You're inanely rambling again. Did you even read the posts that came after the "you're all the same person", DAYS ago now? Way to go with the CPM candidacy, you're such a hypocrite lol, banging on about how you don't let little things affect your relationships yet you are a shining beacon of how to hold a grudge against anyone posting in the barbershop. Grow up dude.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.28 17:41:00 - [784] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Here are my usual first 3 Skirm loadouts: pro min scout pro min scout If Getting Active Scanned Switch out to single damped Gal or Cal Scout These MinScout loadouts perform very well, right up until the enemy responds with permascan. Stab enough red-dots (or one important red dot) and out pop the GalLogi. Permascan renders these loadouts completely useless; I see little point running double damped MinScout when a single damped Cal or Gal does the job better. Also, I know lots of s like the flaylock and knives, but I find the flaylock to be far less reliable than a rifle. I think about it almost every time you pull out the pocket rocket in your vids ... if he had been running an AR, CR, ARR, or BP he would've survived / escaped / dropped the target / dropped the target faster. Don't get me wrong, if you're playing for fun or flare then obviously flaylock. But if you're looking to kill more efficiently, you might be better off with a combat rifle. My two cents, at least. Proto suits. I rarely run them. Be interested to know how ADV works for you. Totally agree on dual damped Min scout being pointless, unless honing skills...hmm there is something attractive about it now I think about it. Anyway that makes me think when we're disagreeing on the whole "MinScout is fine" thing, that we're not comparing apples to apples. I hardly use the flaylock. My main isn't even skilled into it. I've also decided I'm not much use with a rifle, so investigated other options. Mass driver works pretty well. Though I am practicing some more with the rifle again...trying some different things out in terms of accuracy. Right now I'm invested into AR tree. Would swap to CR if I had spare SP but sticking with AR as I have a Gal Assault.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.28 17:47:00 - [785] - Quote Spademan wrote: Just try to make a statement that begins with "is", I dare you. ISK is too common in DUST.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.28 17:50:00 - [786] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Right now I'm invested into AR tree. Would swap to CR if I had spare SP but sticking with AR as I have a Gal Assault. The burst assault rifle pairs very well with knives. (Credit to Jolly.) Yeah I like it. Way back around that time Jolly was having fun with it, I was looking at the CR tree with around 2m spare SP and thinking, I want one of these. Then I looked at the AR variants, and thought, hmm you know what, the burst is on a par with the CR, and I already have skills in that. If I could just aim lol. I especially think a burst weapon is a good choice on a scout because generally you should be able to open fire first.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.30 17:39:00 - [787] - Quote PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Hey guys. Been busy alot more and tired. So. Tired. You KNOW im tired if i don't play videogames. Actually exhausted is more the word. Yeah that fits. Just want to say hi. Going to sleep. Have you ever been so tired your eyelids get sore hardly open? Only interesting thing today, i am now officially known as aggressive. As in already split second from happy to furious, combined with autism. Fun. I dont hit people (anymore), but that's probably because i don't go out enough to be bothered, but i do throw stuff when im mad, and scream, and hurt myself. But im getting better so . I think with autism its called rages or meltdowns one of those. Night, morning, afternoon whatever. Hope to minja with you soon. And Duncan i like your new minja skirmish video cause reasons. Sleep would be nice. Hi, o7 gents. -PARK Hey Park. Hang in there. Sorry we missed squad fun the other day - when you handed squad lead to me it was just me left in the squad LOL ;-) Hope you had a good PC battle anyway. Till next time.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.30 17:41:00 - [788] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Llast 326 wrote: VAHZZ may enjoy this I have yet to show just how weird I can be. But this made my kitten day! One day I will put forth the call Llast wrote: RELEASE THE VAHZZ I expect to be dazzled * Vahzzled Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I always get stuck on the EOM after matches that I do really well in, so that myself (or, more importantly, my squadmates) can't see it. No offense Dreis but I gotta say what I feel here...it's this sort of thing you say that I think annoys people. It feels like you're showing off. Also I think you're maybe missing the possibility that just coz you can't see the EOM screen doesn't mean your squadmates can't.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.30 17:42:00 - [789] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Just bought the Kaalakiota Scout BPO. Solely b/c sexy. Actually trying to make it work: HS: Cmp Precision (x2), Enh Shield LS: Cmp Damp PW: Std Shotgun SW: Std Bolt EQ: Std Cloak, Compact Hive * Fingers crossed that BPO suits are converted to SKINs + BPO Power Cores. Then I'll be able to migrate the prettiness over to a C/1 or ck.0! I'd be surprised if the second precision is worth it. Do you detect many scouts beyond 9m? Is it just me or does anyone else consider all three concentric scan circles when considering what to take your precision to? Because it's the middle and outer circles that get me excited. Adipem Nothi wrote: Llast 326 wrote: I'm going to miss playing FWGÇª Looks like a campaign to make it more LPFarm friendly is well underway. I understand the push for team deploy, but it does seem like it'd make it tough for soloists and small fries to get in on the action. Honestly not sure about this one, so I'm going to withhold my opinion (for once). Edit: Looks like Haerr's on board with it; his opinions are usually solid. Sure but he isn't giving a reason why. That would be gold if he could tell us why he thought that would be a good idea. I've been following those threads and not sure where I stand on it, except that if it made it harder for the less organised to get a game, or even (as deezy dabest points out) make queues longer, then I'm totally against it. It shouldn't be the placeholder for broken end-game or lack of non-PC corp battles, and that's what it feels like platoon advocates are wanting. CCP should just step into those threads and explain what their vision is, because otherwise we'll all just keep arguing and worrying until something happens.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.30 18:08:00 - [790] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Llast 326 wrote: "I expect to be dazzled" IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: * Vahzzled YOU SHALL ALL BE VAHZZLED! FTFY (misquote) ;-)

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.30 18:10:00 - [791] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I always get stuck on the EOM after matches that I do really well in, so that myself (or, more importantly, my squadmates) can't see it. No offense Dreis but I gotta say what I feel here...it's this sort of thing you say that I think annoys people. It feels like you're showing off. Also I think you're maybe missing the possibility that just coz you can't see the EOM screen doesn't mean your squadmates can't. It's not that I want to show off. I'm sure you can tell by now that I don't have very high self-esteem, so I rely on the opinions of others to determine my worth. I'm sorry if I've been annoying. I couldn't tell that at all. You don't annoy me for what it's worth, but I can see how it may sound to others. Besides you are likely to get a gg from someone when you top the leaderboards...trust me it's rare I get one but when I do I'm like "cool"!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.30 18:20:00 - [792] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Is it just me or does anyone else consider all three concentric scan circles when considering what to take your precision to? Because it's the middle and outer circles that get me excited. [...] Definitely ! Bread and butter. Right! It's all about lighting up more reds, and you can do that both middle and long. In addition: to me it seems that you can increase who you can scan by range and / or precision. I know it seems obvious (duh more range) but what you're doing is extending your existing precision across a wider area, and getting close to pushing the middle circle out to where the long (and therefore lower precision) circle starts for other suits. That's something I think the cal scout is great for with the 45m range. Add a couple PEs to that puppy and WOW.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.06.30 21:06:00 - [793] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Alright... I'm actually going to play DUST. Im actually going to play ps2 XD I'm actually going to play Tales of Maj'Eyal - coz I guess I burnt out waiting for the hotfix. And wifey is watching TED Talks. And holy ** who knew Tales of Maj'Eyal was that addictive for such a piddly looking little game. WTH am I building a stonking new games PC for when this would likely work on something ancient. True Adamance wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote:** Bard isn't a race, what are you smoking? Bards are stupid. You're a stupid
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.01 19:01:00 - [794] - Quote mollerz wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Bruh...if you think about it...there are more nipples in the world than there are people... But a dead even count on belly buttons. No. My cat has a belly button. I saw it once.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.01 19:01:00 - [795] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Is DUST still broken? I slept in all day to avoid the absurd British heatwave. My bed is on the top floor. I put a glass of water with a thermometer in on the top floor and when I came back later the water was 45C. The thermodynamics of my house do not work in favour of these things. Was the glass of water in direct sunlight? Either way yeah too damn hot - the train I was on (for 15 minutes thank goodness) musta been 40 degrees. Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Yayyy, more ISK to fund my Protostomping! Haha nice one.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.01 19:54:00 - [796] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Arkena wrote: Best man wins some officer rail rifles. Lol! I feel like people sent them to me as a joke. Now I know what to do with mine I think I have about 40 of em Please don't. I have a genuine moral issue here. Now, I hate rail rifles. If I use them myself, I become even more of a terrible human being. If I sell them to other players, it puts some in circulation. If I sell them to NPCs, it gives me ISK for them which implies they have a positive value. I have a genuine moral quandary because I just want to destroy them. Send them to an EVE character. Didn't someone do that when simple trading came in and whatever they sent disappeared into the ether? Arkenai would probably like them.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.01 20:11:00 - [797] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: *Got 5 breach* shotgun kills in one match** ;-) You are a true masochist shotty. Challenge Accepted... ... in a base hp frame :-) Kaalakiota Scout C-1 HS: Cmp Precision (x3) LS: Cmp Damp PW: Breach SG SW: Bolt Pistol GR: Flux EQ: Std Cloak, Compact Hive * Reasonably confident that the match was a fluke. Breach cannot be trusted. Also, need a new sidearm. Quickly switching to bolt after first blast almost always fails. Half the time it pulls the breach back up. The other half, the bolt doesn't spool. Have to pause briefly during weapon swap :/ The Shotty Challenge Gotta say this char feels different - I would expect to see red dots at a much further distance in this suit. Hmmm...it's been a while so maybe it's rose-tinted. That shield recharge though! Anyway...I didn't pay attention to what else you fitted Shotty or what mode you ran, so I queued for SkirmBushAcq and ended up in Ambush OMS...for all of five minutes. Looks like the breach is doing at least 420 damage - and dayum the headshot bonus is 180% according to HUD looking at a shielded suit. Felt on target, not used to the RoF but it didn't feel off. Would've been awesome if I hadn't missed that last shot on the frogsuit (that ****) but hey ho. Might do a full game with it later.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.01 21:04:00 - [798] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: *Got 5 breach* shotgun kills in one match** ;-) You are a true masochist shotty. Challenge Accepted... ... in a base hp frame :-) Kaalakiota Scout C-1 HS: Cmp Precision (x3) LS: Cmp Damp PW: Breach SG SW: Bolt Pistol GR: Flux EQ: Std Cloak, Compact Hive * Reasonably confident that the match was a fluke. Breach cannot be trusted. Also, need a new sidearm. Quickly switching to bolt after first blast almost always fails. Half the time it pulls the breach back up. The other half, the bolt doesn't spool. Have to pause briefly during weapon swap :/ The Shotty Challenge Gotta say this char feels different - I would expect to see red dots at a much further distance in this suit. Hmmm...it's been a while so maybe it's rose-tinted. That shield recharge though! Anyway...I didn't pay attention to what else you fitted Shotty or what mode you ran, so I queued for SkirmBushAcq and ended up in Ambush OMS...for all of five minutes. Looks like the breach is doing at least 420 damage - and dayum the headshot bonus is 180% according to HUD looking at a shielded suit. Felt on target, not used to the RoF but it didn't feel off. Would've been awesome if I hadn't missed that last shot on the frogsuit (that ****) but hey ho. Might do a full game with it later. Kudos! I've had zero luck in Ambush with mine so far. The only good match I've had was a Skirm. Definitely a good practice loadout; not much room for error :-) Ai definitely. Jolly vids I've seen I notice he pretty much doesn't miss with the normal. I tend to be firing that thing at maximum RoF and going all headless chicken....imagine slowing down, practicing getting them on target more often, then speeding up again. Breach has always been great for that accuracy training...kinda forces you to slow down, with two in the chamber. Don't press fire until centre mass haha. Or shoot them in the shins when they're down to low armour like I did there...the RoF messed my flow up lol. Will try find a Skirm over the coming days.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.01 21:07:00 - [799] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Send them to an EVE character. Didn't someone do that when simple trading came in and whatever they sent disappeared into the ether? Arkenai would probably like them. You are a genius. applauds Hah thanks. Like spoiling your ballot paper.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.01 21:09:00 - [800] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: First game was a success i guess. Game of dom. Went 12/13, ran with a couple of corp mates. We lost but i don't care about the W/L in this challenge. Will try solo Ambush in a little bit. Vahzz you're at a disadvantage not running the C-I with Cal scout skills maxed. Just sayin.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.02 17:37:00 - [801] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Catching up on the last few pages of this thread. Perhaps I'm reading between the lines, but many of the points raised (and positions taken) make me uneasy. Would love to hear your thoughts, gentlemen. Oh man I've been keeping up with that thread, read pretty much every post. CCP really need to just step in and say what they're doing and why. It's not a good conversation. Several people have gone way down in my estimation reading all that, and as a solo player who has been seriously considering getting involved with FW, be it solo or somehow joining up with FW squads, the attitudes on display in there makes me sick. Also whilst I don't know the ins and outs of what happened in PC and how Kane was involved, I do not trust him one jot and the amazing energy involved from him and a couple others in pushing for team deploy is incredible and highly suspicious. We're getting an increase in squad size: that is progress. Suggesting the whole community has wanted that for ages is a ridiculous statement and completely out-of-whack with the overall sentiment expressed in that thread. It feels like some loud voices are pushing their agenda with propaganda, and the last few voices standing up to it are preventing a juggernaut achieving critical mass. It also reflects poorly on the CPM that they are belittling each other and pointing fingers, whilst apparently not one of them really has any clue why TD is not coming to FW at this time. It feels like a squabble amongst spoilt children where the parent (CCP) has not realised there's a sneaky agenda at play (and I freely admit I may be wrong on this; but I am suspicious either way). TL;DR The round-in-circles arguments, stereotyping and personal attacks being used are effectively removing all credibility from what might have been an interesting debate / consideration. It is literally people wanting to get their own way and trying to bulldoze through every roadblock along the way. I actually really rate those standing up to it, even though I may not agree with their points, the points are no longer relevant; like someone in there said, that thread just needs to die, ideally with CCP stating their vision and locking the ******* thing as the last post.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.02 17:38:00 - [802] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Knew it'd end up like this. Going to need some people to steal my kills tomorrow. 60 kill assists to go rest of the missions are done. The mass driver is your friend. [edit] And domination
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.03 19:38:00 - [803] - Quote Soraya Xel wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Pokey Dravon wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Completed Timeline Biomassed Episode 60: 2 hrs 1 min 0:08:00 to 0:25:30 - About Sir Man Boy. 0:26:00 to 0:45:30 - About Bamm Havoc (didn't realize he was actually running for CPM) 0:46:00 to 1:04:00 - Squad Changes 1:04:00 to 1:09:00 - Rambling 1:09:00 to 1:20:00 - State of Matchmaking 1:21:00 to 1:28:00 - Officer Weapons 1:28:00 to 1:34:00 - Tiericide 1:34:00 to 1:44:00 - NPE 1:44:00 to 1:51:00 - Virtual Reality 1:51:00 to 2:01:00 - No HUD Glitch, Shout Outs Whoa this is pretty cool! Do you do this for all of the episodes? I kinda want to have Xel include this in the podcast description from now on. Timelines and a Participant Roster for each biomassed episode would be pretty awesome. This is the first episode I've indexed to date. I offered an extended prize (3 mil ISK per week) to people who can do this and submit it to [email protected] by Wednesday night. The other 2 mil ISK goes to whoever writes the short summary. One person did submit notes like this for episode 59, but they were too late to win the prize, and I would've had to do a lot of editing to get them on the site. So I passed. Guys - surely it's easier for all involved to do this as you go? Not sure if you're all in the same room or anything like that, but isn't it as simple as defining the agenda, the order of play, listing those out then marking the time each item is discussed? Also, if you post what Adi did, can you rename the first item to "About A Sir Man Boy"? PS. BTW I don't mean to sound ungrateful - what you guys do is bloody cool
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.03 19:40:00 - [804] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: True Adamance wrote: Nice vid......I miss the enemy that was Cyrius. That being said is there some serious irony at work in PS2 in that I hate every faction equally when the game play is arguably much better.... Terrans for being Red. NC for representing Freedom. Vanu for not using real bullets. The game does not interest me in the slightest. I have said this a lot but, it looks absolutely bland. Nothing extraordinary about gameplay or graphics. There seems to be no meta, the multiplayer looks clustered. There. Is. Absolutely. No. Lore. The last thing is what kills it for me, it is basically space CoD. There is no lore. No story. No icing on the cake. I could be fine with all the other stuff if it just had lore. Even though the races don't interest me..but seriously, the reason I have stuck with DUST for so long is because it has such great lore in it's core. Only a few games has hooked me like this. Planetside 2 is definitely not one of them. It's the lore in the core that bedazzles the Vahzzle. Holy **** why aren't I drunk?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.03 19:45:00 - [805] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: What I did do once was hide in bushes as enemies ran past and spotted them. I also sat on a hillside in another instance well outside of the fighting and spotted as well as sniping and harrassing ultra heavies. Pretty sure your spotting is audible to enemy. I too shoot a lot of blues due to recognition failure. I often die too because I take too long to figure out whose side they're on. I kinda like the voiceover when you're about to lose or win. I guess if those are my thoughts then the gameplay sucks lol.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.03 19:56:00 - [806] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: RE: The FW team deploy thread. Is this Kane paranoia? I like tinfoil hat conspiracies as much as the next basement dwelling neckbeard with a superiority complex, but this is stretching it a little. What does Kane have to gain here? Glorious dominion over all FW ever? Sure, you may disagree with him but I'm tolerably certain there's no reason to be 'highly suspicious'. Yeesh. What is this, 2014? No, I barely know him, though I didn't like him as a CPM (but that's really no statement as I barely like any CPM ever). Not sure what all this "tinfoil" phrasing is, haven't been arsed to look it up yet, but my suspicion is nothing to do with motive and everything to do with the amount of energy involved in presentation of what in my opinion doesn't even constitute an argument. Next, combine that with what I see as a (possibly complete) lack of addressing points raised by others, and what I deem to be propaganda ("thanks dude for keeping this on the front page, the whole community needs to see it"). Finally, the attempts at browbeating others into submission, devolving into pointless snide remarks and attempting to twist things simply leads me to believe there is an unspoken agenda. Agenda for what, I don't give a monkey's, it's not relevant to my perceptions of the thread. I also do not trust Bright Cloud, but that's more to do with him appearing to have evolved a neanderthal brain making him unable to say anything that isn't belittling solo players or making personal attacks. So again, spending the energy to push the argument in that way makes me think there's an agenda at play outside of "team deploy is needed". Quote: I recognise that as a solo player you may not particularly like this. But an environment in which teams can casually play would be immensely valuable. No, PC is not a viable gamemode for casual teams - it still won't be after the rework. Actually as a solo player I am gagging to be involved in organised squad play. Absolutely gagging! I have realised recently that FW is where I can find that. I would love to be able to spin up DUST and say to myself, "ok, today do I fancy a relative stroll in pubs doin my own thang, getting stomped a little, having some fun a little, trying out this new lolfit, or trying to get some good scores and help my team." "OR, do I want to jump into some serious squad play with tactics, comms, and get some good interplay and camaraderie with my fellow mercs going, as well as become a better player, and gain experience and confidence for PC one day". Keywords there are "jump into" - and I recognise that's what team deploy may well give. But is 8 man squads not a step in the right direction? Maybe it isn't - I've not taken on board everything you've said yet but I thought you might be alluding to it making no difference. However, that is an argument I have not heard presented in that thread. Also, unfortunately, the sentiment in that thread has made me worry that I won't be good enough, or will get kicked out for a vet who's actually good. There is a very arrogant and selfish vibe coming through there. [/quote] Quote: Therefore, any system in which you can have a full team against randoms is a failed system. This is why it is incredibly important to implement a team deploy system properly. Makes a lot of sense. I also think those guys may be trying to make FW what they want PC to be (or corp battles before they disappeared). I am fundamentally against FW filling in for a broken end-game. I am all for a PC revamp that is corp-centric and a great end-game. But that is not here yet - don't bastardise FW in lieu of it. TD or not. Will read the rest of what you say later.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.04 04:48:00 - [807] - Quote Spademan wrote: Happy "**** you King George" day you yanks.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.04 14:41:00 - [808] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I was actually going to try and get the event done yesterday but I spent the whole day throwing up instead. :< Sucks - something you ate? Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Matchmaking calculations :: opens PDF :: :: sees algebra in first sentence :: :: scans rest of page :: :: closes PDF :: Are you saying that's what Scotty does today? No wonder he drinks...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.05 16:43:00 - [809] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: mollerz wrote: See guys- that's why the 2nd amendment seperates us from other "colonies" Is that the one that guarantees the right to wield knives? No silly can't you tell it's the one that allows the right to spell words wrong
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.06 07:22:00 - [810] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: July 7th!!! https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2846424#post2846424 Does anyone wonder if the slot layout will inherently be another buff to Assaults for the time being, considering how many slots they have at proto? I mean, I only have Min Assault 3, and should be able to do some serious stuff with that standard M-1 now, provided a CPU and PG mod thrown on. I do look forward to tweaking my minja however. I think that it won't benefit Assaults much more than the other suits. IDK... Before, my Scout M-1 and Assault M-1 both had 4 slots, 2L/2H. Now, My Scout will have 3L/3H, and my Assault 4L/4H, unless I miss remember what the Assault Mk.0 slot count is. I am psyched about my Minmando and Assault, since I never had proto in either to begin with. Now I am wondering what to do with that extra 1.* million SP I have laying around. I think you are right, don't know how big the buff will be, but with unlocked slots with nothing but PG/CPU to restrict it, the more slots you have, the more your power creeps. I've posted this a couple times before and nobody jumped on any sort of "OMG they need to fix that before it drops" bandwagon, so either I was talking to a bunch of assaults, or it's no biggie. In fact I think I suggested it in here not long ago and Adipem didn't think it would be a big deal. TL;DR Eight slots beats six

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.06 17:22:00 - [811] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Duncan Found fitting space to be pretty tight on most of the STD assaults I've test driven. In most cases, I'm thinking PG and/or CPU upgrades will be found in 1 to 2 of their newly created slots. Resource-wise, thinking Logis will be better positioned to see improvements at the lower tiers. Commandos and Scouts to a lesser degree (especially cloak-free Scouts). Not sure about Heavies. Ultimately, and based primarily upon arse-pulled expectations, I anticipate that tiericide will slightly extend TTK for most classes and will make ducking scans less of an all-or-nothing commitment for Scouts. Edit: If I'm wrong, and everyone else's performance improves but the Scout's, then Scouts will be in a good position to argue for +1 slot. Same goes for Heavies. Edit 2: Would favor other solutions over +1 slot. All suits will improve except those at proto-equivalent. Suits with more slots than other suits will improve more. TTK will increase for those suits whose power creeps more than others. So just because a suit improves, doesn't mean it will do better, because other suits will improve too. Grossly over-simplified I'm sure, but predicting anything with more inputs than that will make my head explode and is mostly pointless. The fun will be in finding out how it feels. [edit] Though I suppose the whole TTK thing is dependent on how people change. Fit more HP - increase TTK. Fit more damage....
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.06 20:57:00 - [812] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Duncan wrote: :: snip :: [edit] Though I suppose the whole TTK thing is dependent on how people change. Fit more HP - increase TTK. Fit more damage.... My money's on the former. As a net effect, I suspect we'll see the HP gap between STD and PRO shrink a 'bit. Suspect that damage amps are too resource intensive to stack on lower end suits. Again, pulling from arse. I expect people to use a lot more fitting mods as well. I agree. We'll see CPU/PG module usage increase a lot. Any non proto suit will probably have one of them I bet. For me that's the whole point. Use the "new" slots for more stuff, or for a fitting mod to boost current stuff. eg. I will be able to put 2 complex kincats on the STD Minja and then I should actually be able to do something else with it. That's where the power creep comes in.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.08 19:01:00 - [813] - Quote dzizur wrote: Am I the only one that is missing seeing squad/team in-battle? I mean WTF?! We got a client update and a server update but still can't fix that ****?! Oh yeah, and sorry for yesterday guys (Shotty,Duncan and the gang), I had like 0,5 frames per second in those FW matches, on the last one my ps3 froze so I just gave up launching it again.. No worries - we will do it again (not the lag, the squad....squad-free lag, yes, that's it) Check out what Pseudo, Noob and Joe had to put up with in one of the last games (for me) last night: http://youtu.be/KFC5vKCdFc8 Also some weird team list glitch - those guys though I was on crack or something. I TOLD YOU PSEUDO, NOOB, JOE, I TOLD YOU IT WAS TRUE
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.08 19:02:00 - [814] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Tiericide makes me so happy. Now, if only we could have a framerate above 0.2 FPS and maybe DUST might be a decent game. Does it bring a ... wait for it ... tier to the eye?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.08 19:10:00 - [815] - Quote Pseudogenesis, Adipem Nothi, Llast 326 wrote: I think PC lag is cause by a few factors. I recall them talking of a memory leak some time ago that I believe they patched. Also I believe Coms cause lagGÇª My experience is that when I run into squads I experience more lag, when I run into Qsync squads it can get brutal. Wether they are on my team or not. I seem to remember reading somewhere that a PC corp was running Skype instead of coms and that they experienced less lag. Pseudo suggested earlier that we use Skype or Teamspeak for coms. Sounds like a great idea to me. Welllll, I suggested we have a kind of hangout like Skype chat or IRC outside of the forums, so that we can organize better if we need to put up a batsignal for a raid or something. Swapping comms to a 3rd party program might be nice for raids but in that case Skype is one of the worst options, the VOIP is awful and it has a limit on the number of people that can be in a call. Teamspeak is great but you need somebody to host a server first or piggyback on somebody else's (worst case I could ask my friend if we could use his server but I'd rather not) Re: in-game chat via Skype et al: how do you do that on the PS3? IRC for out-of-game is a great idea. Anyone know how to set it up?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.08 19:11:00 - [816] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Pseudopseudogenesis wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Looking at our Command Point totals so far today, it occurs to me just how valuable Alts will be for generating CP. If Raids end up being worth our time, it may not be a bad idea to run Alts for a match or two to increase our daily CP intake. Very clever, I hadn't considered that. Guess Pseudopseudogenesis is going to come in handy for once! >:( You just wait for Dried ShadowBeaver... We talked about this, Dry Ice ShadowTransceiver. lol. Dry Ice and The Vahzzle sound like a wrestling tag-team.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.08 19:13:00 - [817] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Looking at our Command Point totals so far today, it occurs to me just how valuable Alts will be for generating CP. If Raids end up being worth our time, it may not be a bad idea to run Alts for a match or two to increase our daily CP intake. Very clever, I hadn't considered that. Guess Pseudopseudogenesis is going to come in handy for once! :: puts on Benny voice :: Hey man I got five alts to feed One Eyed King wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I can just imagine everyone having their own Dreis alt with a bunch of wacky names. Like how there was, like, 5th Lieutenant Tiberius or whatever. I always wanted to make an alt called : Bojo the Impotent But I never had alt space enough to do it. Bojo the Meaty
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.08 19:14:00 - [818] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Command Point tally is pretty cool. Checked menu options under Planetary Conquest to see the price of Raids. Saw options to Attack, but didn't see anything else. Am I overlooking an option? Raids are just attacks. I thought Rattati swooped in and clarified this a month or two ago? They're just attacks with a different goal in mind than regular attacks. So if we wanted to raid, we get a platoon together, pay out the 25k CP to attack our district of choice, and then go ham with cheap gear in an attempt to annoy, pillage, and potentially steal property from a poor district owner. The only difference is that before it would've been super unprofitable to do since clone packs are so prohibitively expensive, but now since it only costs CP for corps without a district, any corp can raid. Edit: Found Rattati's post: CCP Rattati wrote: Raiding as a concept, in the first iteration is "plunder a District using free Command Point attacks, earning some money from the losses of the other guy plus DK". Uses all the same mechanics as normal PC for now. Future Raiding concept, shorter timeframe (1to 3 hours), can not claim district, maybe smaller team size battles, a successful raid auto sells clones from the district for ISK and DK, district can not be raided more than once a day. IE, raider gains, district holder loses a little bit but can use B-team to defend since district can't be lost. Yah so basically, you gettin raided huh? Just run free suits. Raiders get sweet fa. Am I missing something that means until "proper" 1-3 hour raiding with automatic clone sales comes in, this is kinda flaky? Don't get me wrong we should definitely go fill our boots either way.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.08 19:15:00 - [819] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: I like what this newbro's doing and how he's doing it: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2847990#post2847990 Hmmm IWS outed him as a bittervet yet neglected to give the name. He also gets pretty snarky further on (still before your posts). Still....I agree with OP, if it's a true account. Liked some of his posts anyway in case he is a new player.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 07:38:00 - [820] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Re: in-game chat via Skype et al: how do you do that on the PS3? IRC for out-of-game is a great idea. Anyone know how to set it up? I seriously doubt there's a Skype app for the PS3, it just doesn't have the RAM for it, let alone for running it while a game's running. 3rd party VOIP programs are just that, they move communications to another platform (usually on PC) for organizational and clarity purposes. I don't know if my mic always goes in and out like that the way it did in the video you just posted, but stuff like that basically never happens on things like Teamspeak. Skype is **** for VOIP though, I only suggested it for the lovely chatroom/messaging system it has. I don't know anything about hosting an IRC channel but there are some IRC services which allow you to host your own, I've used Mibbit before and it's decent enough. Problem with that will be for those who either don't have a PC, or if they do (like me) it's not next to the PS3...not even in the same room. Anyone know if anyone else in DUST does this already?

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 12:52:00 - [821] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Spitballing Small Raid * 8v8 Acquisition * 10k CP * Pillage 25% clone supplies on win; redistribute Isk by CP contribution. Large Raid * 16v16 Skirmish * 20k CP * Pillage 50% clone supplies on win; redistribute Isk by CP contribution. That's actually a fantastic idea. Maybe swing the idea by Rattati, it sounds exactly like the kind of thing he has in mind for Raiding's eventual setup. Don't forget the Dorling Kindersley's. That's what individual merc CP investment should be returning. ISK could be part of that too I suppose, also don't forget the keep what you kill (will APEX kills grant ISK directly?) Adipem Nothi wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: Again, I am seriously thinking about dmg mods to lows and new ROF mods to high Would be neat to see some diversity in low slot utilization ... What do you guys think about this? My PLC has a sad
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 12:53:00 - [822] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Dried ShadowBeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: ... he's from Eastern Europe or Russia ... interested to see if I'll remain impervious to lag :-) Update: Lag-free Alt lags plenty while playing on Batteserver: Asia. Blue flare too. >plays on Asian server >doesn't expect lag I always expect to lag regardless of server region, mine or otherwise. Imagine my surprise to find no lag whatsoever on my Alt after experiencing "the usual" lag on my Main. Thought it possible (albeit unlikely) that I might lag only a little 'bit while roaming with the lag-free account. Sooo the scary thought in my head is...more modules on the field (as in, filled slots), more lag. Inb4 filling slots jokes. Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: CCP does the sort of quality of work that I've done all my life. Like every CCP employee could literally be a clone of me. Their work is shoddy, half-arsed and unprofessional. It has just little things that really seem silly, like that press down to scroll up thing. That is me in a nutshell. Why do we accept this kind of unprofessionalism, when literally every other games company at least quality assures their work and updates first. It's like CCP doesn't care, because they know that we'll be here regardless of what they do. Why do we stand for it? This is not solely a CCP thing. Every company ships buggy software, just in varying degrees. It's far harder to QA things in a closed environment like the PS3 platform; hard if not impossible to have a proper testing environment, yada yada. As for up means down, I got the feeling that isn't the case for everyone. If this is true, then it's a weird problem any company could miss. PS. We accept it more when we didn't buy anything, DUST is a case in point. Inb4 fanboi.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 12:55:00 - [823] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Do i spend a 1000certs to get a stronger knife or 500 certs for a 2nd c4. X( I can't pick. When confronted with these sorts of question, ask yourself: What would mollerz do? Adipem Nothi wrote: 1.2 Positive Feedback / Observations * CP integration feels intuitive; the contribution tally is perfect I think there's a lot more to come from the UI around corp / PC stuff (rolling weekly CP etc.), but what they've started with is good.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 12:56:00 - [824] - Quote noob cavman wrote: I... I sound sooo ***** wierd Dude you're fine, that's just a Northern accent. J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Knifed Moody today... He might of been on the same team lol XD XD Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Knifed Moody today... He might of been on the same team lol You serious? He's playing again? Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: The real reason why I wanted to be in 0.H was Moody TBH. FML FML FML FML Oh my *** God are you ***** serious wow. Assumed he is playing PS2.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 12:56:00 - [825] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Sounds to me like more data is needed. Now have 3 memes across 3 accounts. That's enough for me :-) Was thinking I'd gradually skill the last one into MN Logi; now, I'm leaning more toward CA Assault. Lol. Need to scope out all those APEX Meds ... opinions on the best Assault / Logi? I like the Amarr logi, its good for passive WP from links, plus it has a sidearm, plus you dont have to leech onto an armour tanker to be useful, plus they just gave it another slot. That said, I've never played any of the others, so don't listen to this advice. Adipem Nothi wrote: On the topic of opportunities :-) ---> Feedback Link. Always meant to ask you this. What's with the 'postrophe before "bit"? i.e. 'bit Adipem Nothi wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I'm finding pubs easier to solo now. Agreed. Had several high-quality matches, both in and out of squad this morning. Only about 1-2 bad matches out of ~10 or so played. Would recommend avoiding Dom; seems there's a higher likelihood of low quality there than elsewhere. Yeah Dom is pretty disgusting. Such a pity that Scotty can't find me other battles in other game modes...I often add Dom back to the list just to get a game.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 12:57:00 - [826] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Silence! FTFY Adipem Nothi wrote: Llast 326 wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Well we could have a cook out on the stolen land. Maybe a heavy roast. Glazed Ham and Honeyed Lamb. Another random idea! Flip a district with a Raid? Prompted with the option to Ransom or Raze. Ransomed Districts are returned to former holder with 50% former clone reserves. Raiders get Isk. Razed Districts are removed from play until the PC "board" is reset. Raiders get DK. The board is reset once every X months; sooner if every district gets Razed. Rum ham Now THAT is how you PLAK
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 19:28:00 - [827] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Always meant to ask you this. What's with the 'postrophe before "bit"? i.e. 'bit Excellent question, and I honestly have no idea. I assume I saw it written that way once and adopted it. Fixed and thank you! If you catch me again, do slap my wrist. lol man it's no problem, I was curious, there's often something to learn behind things not understood ;-) Llast 326 wrote: Short form of short form Little bit = lil'bit = 'bit Except that apostrophe is in the wrong place, it's not used between separate words. "Little bit" would shorten to "li'l bit", except nobody would bother coz it looks silly and "lil" is probably ubiquitous when in context with "bit". Either way, that may well be where it came from lol
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 19:28:00 - [828] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Welp, ** this . Right now is a rare time I feel this way too with DUST. What with *** jumpy cnuts, Bons shotguns and useless berries in pubs, I am pretty pissed right now. I don't often swear at mercs when I die, but I did that several times a short while ago. And for some reason I'm also annoyed at Rattati's tone in the RoF mod thread, and that moron Bright Cloud's attitude. Meh, time to play something else. Ares 514 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: CCP Rattati wrote:** Again, I am seriously thinking about dmg mods to lows and new ROF mods to high Would be neat to see some diversity in low slot utilization ... What do you guys think about this? Personally I would not have cared about the damage mods going to the low slot before. However now that I have recently got proto min commando it would tick me off. I think many AV users would be unimpressed with this change. As far as ROF mods I'm not a fan. I've never munched liked DMG mods and I don't want TTK to go down. There's also vague talk of changing Swarm damage type to rail so it becomes a cal thing. I don't know why they need to introduce something new, esp. something that is surely difficult to balance. Would much rather see them fix the stupid jumpy cnut problem. Wait did I moan about that already? /rage
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 19:32:00 - [829] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: OMFG, literally everyone is joining NF now... Um. HAHAHAAHAHHA Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: OMFG, literally everyone is joining NF now... Um. I was in NF before it was cool! I'm too cool to be in NF In other news. I have decided that Arkena and Vahzz are one and the same, and Dreis, Blaziken and Raven Wing are one and the same. Bring it biatches...where's that moron Aeon? I miss his silly gate-crashing.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 19:34:00 - [830] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I thought I was meant to be the one going on about how cool I am. Nope, that's me, except I do it slyly... It's kinda like I'm putting my pen1s in your ear, but ever so slowly, so slowly that you don't even bring it up, even though we both know what's happening... I like to flash my epeen when no one's looking... I've been caught a few times though... Ummm....errrr....o_0 I.... Wut???? I might puke a lil'bit in my mouth if I could still feel anything right now. Holy **** don't mix your drinks kids.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 19:41:00 - [831] - Quote Oh **** yeah and bloody snipers, what the hell are they making a comeback or something? Never have I wished more that I was on my main with my beautiful Minja so I could go hunt them down than just now.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 19:44:00 - [832] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Radiant Pancake3 wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Radiant Pancake3 wrote: VAHZZ wrote: We have been having non scouts invading the Barbershop lately, i hope that does not mean a coming plague like last time... I run a ADV Minja... Probably almost as much as I run a logi. But how long have you been a scout? 3 Months and counting. :) GOML, I have been running it for 3 years and counting. That is just in DUST, not counting the other games before this that I have been using the scout role. It is nice to see yungins coming to the class, but you are a logi. Vahzz you currently have 2 ^ 12 likes, and we should welcome our bastardly brothers, new and old. Besides, Radiant has the best name.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 19:45:00 - [833] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Oh **** yeah and bloody snipers, what the hell are they making a comeback or something? Never have I wished more that I was on my main with my beautiful Minja so I could go hunt them down than just now. If you were not in my corp, I would snipe you. Oh hell, I look forward to sniping you anyway. If you were red, I would hunt you, no matter what you did or didn't do :-p [edit] Bollox I'm going back in. KILL KILL STAB TWIST KILL
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 21:32:00 - [834] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: VAHZZ wrote: You guys are weird Said VAHZZ. Man, the banter is on point today Speaking of which, it looks like I may miss the 2000th page due to an appointment at exactly the wrong time :( Who wants to insult me on page two-thousand so I can be there in spirit? I'm looking forward to the guy that always comes in and says something anti-scout on some magic number. It always tickles me. I reckon it's the Ripper, but I suspect we shall never know. As for apostrophes.... '**** did I start.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 22:13:00 - [835] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: So, is DUST really not fun anymore, or is it a problem with me? It happens. Run a lolfit or do something else. The itch will still be there, begging you to scratch it, willing you to pick up the controller and press that round shiny button, to hear that "beep", then the sound of the XMB clicks as you scroll your way to the DUST icon, and press x. x marks the spot. x is your friend. But the fire button is on R1. [edit] AND SPRINTING IS ACHIEVED VIA THE R3 BUTTON. COZ THAT MAKES SENSE! IT ALSO CANCELS WHEN YOU TURN CORNERS!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 22:16:00 - [836] - Quote Spademan wrote: I swear you guys are addicts. System addicts
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 22:23:00 - [837] - Quote I'll name that ~~tune~~ suit in ______ : DUST skirmish footage
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.10 22:47:00 - [838] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Spademan wrote: I swear you guys are addicts. System addicts I actually really really like this. To the music collection you go! Here, I'll trade you some Eighties Classic 80s when I was not growing up.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.11 11:10:00 - [839] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: VAHZZ wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: The name you chose is highly uncreative and that makes me sad. >:( If you got a better one then name it (TBH did this at midnight so couldn't think anyway.) Elite's Pub. The Landings. The Congo Mongo. Seriously, Use The Landings. How does "The Landings" relate to Commandos? At least The Commando's Corner rolls off the tongue easily. Commando is a soldier or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force often specializing in amphibious landings, parachuting or abseiling. Unless it's in DUST, in which case, they are heavy, gun-toting DPS whores. Shocktastic My idea is better than everyone else's by the way.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.11 15:50:00 - [840] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I went on an internet adventure Dude, that's not an adventure, that's.... And they say you need a license to own a dog. Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I sense Dreis waking up. It was all the likes, wasn't it? No it was your pen1s in his ear. Gently at first.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.11 22:52:00 - [841] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Ever have a good game and wonder if you had been demoted. Ai. It feels like i may be bouncing around the threshold. which i bet happens.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.12 10:34:00 - [842] - Quote I need to decide on Galmando or CalScout for my next suit on my main. I want to run a shotgun on the Galmando, but EWAR is a problem. 2/3 slot layout means I'm not gonna see very much. CalScout, well I already have Gal and Min, so looking for a niche for Cal, and this ambush is a good example of where it shines. https://youtu.be/9xYJeWOqKek Oh and it can do ballet too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xYJeWOqKek#t=5m19
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.13 19:29:00 - [843] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: VAHZZ wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Oh **** yeah and bloody snipers, what the hell are they making a comeback or something? Never have I wished more that I was on my main with my beautiful Minja so I could go hunt them down than just now. If you were not in my corp, I would snipe you. Oh hell, I look forward to sniping you anyway. If you were red, I would hunt you, no matter what you did or didn't do :-p [edit] Bollox I'm going back in. KILL KILL STAB TWIST KILL This is why we are friends. o7 hehe In light of Ghost's beautifully put recent words, I have a great example of what it means to be a bastard....well....a great example of what it means to try. So I present to you, a short video of counter-bastardry. I laugh even more watching that a second time.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.13 20:06:00 - [844] - Quote Fall on my knives, young redberry
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.13 20:28:00 - [845] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Fall on my knives, young redberry Nice job. I can't use an MD on my scout. I always end up killing myself. I don't know how Sinboto did it. On my Commando though.... Mmmmmm. I actually killed myself the first time I used an Officer MD. I kept treating it like the AMD, not respecting my own splash damage XD Haha. I kill myself too, even with the exo-5 or STD. Only reason I have it is coz of my Minmando. But I put it on my Minja a few months ago and it works out really really well for me. Though I suspect a flaylock will be a better choice...but no SP right now. Didn't realise Sinboto used to do that. I think it surprises the crap outta people too lol - not expecting that from a scout.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.14 07:51:00 - [846] - Quote Vos Nothi, please give your thoughts in here
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.14 12:22:00 - [847] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: chill penguin wrote: For a long time, I have been tempted to destroy vahzz in an all consuming fire. Now, I finally have a name I like, something that can soon free me of the insatiable lunatic that is known as vahzz. When chill hits a certain SP mark, down goes vahzz. Or just let him rot idk. If VAHZZ goes down, who will roller skate through peoples dreams? So pleased that SOMEONE actually paid attention and didn't call roller-skates roller-blades
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.14 12:31:00 - [848] - Quote xavier zor wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Nos Nothi, please give us your thoughts in here make page available to all bastards! Dude it's a corp page. You need to be in the corp to see it. You were once LMAO - you left without saying goodbye.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.14 12:34:00 - [849] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Me returning home by taxi today from a meeting (bear in mind I'd met this guy before) cabbie xenophobia ^ This is a fairly typical British cabbie Uhh...no it's not.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.14 17:49:00 - [850] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Cabbie xenophobia? Absolutely normal. Not where I come from, most of the time it will be a conversation about football (that's soccer to you yanks) if I can even be arsed to say hello in the first place.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.14 17:57:00 - [851] - Quote chill penguin wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: One Eyed King wrote: chill penguin wrote: For a long time, I have been tempted to destroy vahzz in an all consuming fire. Now, I finally have a name I like, something that can soon free me of the insatiable lunatic that is known as vahzz. When chill hits a certain SP mark, down goes vahzz. Or just let him rot idk. If VAHZZ goes down, who will roller skate through peoples dreams? So pleased that SOMEONE actually paid attention and didn't call roller-skates roller-blades Ouch, Idaho. That hurt. I'm sorry. I momentarily forgot the difference lol Huh, what? No....you were the OP weren't you? It was everyone else buggering up the concept. First response in that thread called them roller blades, then every post afterward.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.14 18:03:00 - [852] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: What is IWS! I'm With Stupid ^ longhand for "CPM"
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.14 18:05:00 - [853] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: That response was me. And no, I was not the OP. Oh oh. Stop it Vahzz I'm so confused. Chill your penguin.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.14 18:12:00 - [854] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: I had a dream that our entire solar system got eaten by a giant tentacle monster in space. Then there were other weird parts which you probably don't want to know. Did one of its tentacles venture into a black hole? It did, didn't it.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 07:59:00 - [855] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: How are people OK with this? https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2862234#post2862234 Give us raids, CCP Rattati. Let us make things interesting. Not sure what I'm reading...ok with what? But who cares, we must find out for ourselves. Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: But even if there were cool stuff, I'm still nowhere near satisfied with the state 'raiding' is in now. [not just aimed at you Dreis] Stop listening to what others think and find out for yourself FFS. GO RAID, HAVE FUN, then provide feedback. You can't possibly have an opinion when you haven't tried it...you only have someone else's. Adipem Nothi wrote: Districts generate passive Isk. Thought they changed that, that formed the base of Rattati's design goals with anything they do with PC. No more passive anything.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 12:34:00 - [856] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Districts generate passive Isk. Thought they changed that, that formed the base of Rattati's design goals with anything they do with PC. No more passive anything. Slight change. What's different is that selling off excess clones is now done manually for CP (as opposed to automatically for free). Districts still generate passive Isk, but a corp needs active players completing missions to claim it. Haha right so our definitions of passive differ then. For me, what you describe is not passive - action must be taken.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 16:59:00 - [857] - Quote Spademan wrote: If you ask me raiding (are we still talking about that?) should be its own game mode. With a single point full of clones that, once occupied, starts moving. raiders have to get it to move all the way to their base to steal clones from the district. Or maybe multiple points. Maybe the number of points is dependent on how much clones are in the district, the warehouse SI's (Y'know the one I mean) would have more points than others. I think I've been considering a similar thing, this would make a lot of sense and actually be raiding. Basing it on nothing but the concept of keep what you kill (which I believe it is currently) is nothing to do with raiding, and everything to do with killing.....and throw in it based on what the defender decides to wear, for me it's too... missing the point. If a raid allows you to get their stuffz, then the objective of the game should be just that, with enough penalty to the defender to have them actually try to defends it. LOOK THERE'S A POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW IN THE HILLS OVER THERE - CHAAAAARGE.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 17:04:00 - [858] - Quote Jamie Survivors wrote: Well finally figured out where the scout world been after a year! lol Thanks Blaze for letting me know! Some of you know me and some may have not ran into me! I do run scout 99% of the time in game. Im always looking for another scout to run along and team with. When I get on game ill have to check out the scout chat channel and join if its open to the public? WELCOME!!!!!! :D If I ran into you, it was intentional :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 17:05:00 - [859] - Quote mr mustard wrote: This is the thing guys, I know that not much 0.H people roam this area of the forums so this is what is going down. I am going to mail the real mr musturd today and try to enlist his help. Yes, this was an alt created for one specific goal in mind. To infiltrate 0.H. Why? Here's the https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=207596&find=unread Just please do not pursue this anymore and play along with the act. If this is successful, it could be one of the most historical infiltrations ever. Also, 1 mil isk to the first person who figures out who's alt this is. Do not talk about this post anywhere else but here. Lol I love Jadek
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 17:12:00 - [860] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: My like button has been destroyed by mysterious forces. Your cookie has crumbled.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 17:16:00 - [861] - Quote mr mustard THE IMPOSTER wrote: Also, 1 mil isk to the first person who figures out who's alt this is. No idea but I'd say your main is in D.A.R.K L.E.G.I.O.N
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 17:54:00 - [862] - Quote Servers are down, EVE update buggered everything up. Arkena must've sold those rail rifles to Arkenai
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 18:03:00 - [863] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Thank. You. For. The. Correction. I. Was. Wrong. Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I was wrong. Thank you. This is clearly not the real Ark. It's obvious that is either Aeon or Aero.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 19:32:00 - [864] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Lately I have noticed we are getting more grass on the terrains. So I have been thinking, when ever we get ported because I know this idea can not be supported on the PS3, I think we should have some water planets. Like in an old game I used to play called Rogue Galaxy, it is a planet comprised of mostly water, with islands and beaches in between. It would be cool if we could get some water. I am not saying we should have a water planet, though that could be plausible because of all the planets in New Eden, but it would be cool. Vahzz: I think we should have water planets Vahzz: I am not saying we should have a water planet Duncan: I want more of the penguin Sir RAVEN Wing: CAW
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 20:50:00 - [865] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Lately I have noticed we are getting more grass on the terrains. So I have been thinking, when ever we get ported because I know this idea can not be supported on the PS3, I think we should have some water planets. Like in an old game I used to play called Rogue Galaxy, it is a planet comprised of mostly water, with islands and beaches in between. It would be cool if we could get some water. I am not saying we should have a water planet, though that could be plausible because of all the planets in New Eden, but it would be cool. Vahzz: I think we should have water planets Vahzz: I am not saying we should have a water planet Duncan: I want more of the penguin Sir RAVEN Wing: CAW Do you guys seriously want the chill guy that is way less toxic, doesn't fake getting mad, and is a penguin, over vahzz? Mission Accomplished. I'm not saying I want more of the penguin, just that the penguin wants to eat the raven.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.15 20:50:00 - [866] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Elaborate. No it's not.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.16 07:04:00 - [867] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Posted in 1.2 Issues thread: Stile451 wrote: The max active for drop uplinks has reverted to pre-bandwidth numbers. Has anyone else observed this firsthand? Didn't even know they changed it. They did change the amount you can carry, but I didn't realise they changed the amount you can have active. No I haven't noticed anything up with that either way. Speaking of music on youtube...anyone know if it's illegal to upload your own on a vid you recorded?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.16 07:05:00 - [868] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: FTFY = Fixed That For You. It's used by people who edit the quotes of others to make the quote more 'appropriate', often for comedic effect. In this case it was used to cause poo batter. FTFY Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: On a related note, an artist's impression of the hamsters noscoping the servers today. And yea, though exhausted by the spinning wheel of oppression, the head hamster did get his evil fishing rod, and lay down evil fishing rod fire upon the bad man's electronic brain
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.16 11:46:00 - [869] - Quote On the subject of the recently mentioned forum war post and "dredging" up the past ;-) Viktor Hadah Jr wrote: When voting for the CPM this year i suggest look at the action of the people and what they have been doing over the past year, not what they have posted on the forum in the last week. Source
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.16 11:58:00 - [870] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: :: sips tea, pinky raised :: 'Tis a supremely petty and unfair deed, holding people accountable for past conduct, words and actions. Unless they aren't my buddies. If they aren't my buddies, it's fine. - Ark Re: the Brit accent, replace 'buddies' with either 'chum' (for the higher classes) or 'mate' for the lower classes and noob, and you've nailed it :-p LOL WTF how many stealth edits for that one Shotty HAHAHA

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.16 12:13:00 - [871] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Posted in 1.2 Issues thread: Stile451 wrote: The max active for drop uplinks has reverted to pre-bandwidth numbers. Has anyone else observed this firsthand? Didn't even know they changed it. They did change the amount you can carry, but I didn't realise they changed the amount you can have active. No I haven't noticed anything up with that either way. Speaking of music on youtube...anyone know if it's illegal to upload your own on a vid you recorded? Music that you made urself? Dunno why it would be. If you do a cover of a song in the system there is a possibility of it being picked up (if it sounds too similar to the original). If you are talking about putting some song u downloaded into ur vid then ya it should get auto flagged. The artist out the one in charge of the artist can monitize the views from ur vid. Possibility of a copy right strike and limitation of what u can upload later. wow cheers Jolly...did not know that. Guess I have to montage from their pre-selections. To answer your question: this would actually be music I "own" in physical format (e.g. an album on vinyl or CD) - coz I'm ******* old
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.16 12:20:00 - [872] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Speaking of music on youtube...anyone know if it's illegal to upload your own on a vid you recorded? Music that you made urself? Dunno why it would be. If you do a cover of a song in the system there is a possibility of it being picked up (if it sounds too similar to the original). If you are talking about putting some song u downloaded into ur vid then ya it should get auto flagged. The artist out the one in charge of the artist can monitize the views from ur vid. Possibility of a copy right strike and limitation of what u can upload later. wow cheers Jolly...did not know that. Guess I have to montage from their pre-selections. To answer your question: this would actually be music I "own" in physical format (e.g. an album on vinyl or CD) - coz I'm ******* old Oops! I'd misunderstood. Thought "my own music" meant something you wrote and recorded. No Jolly thought the same...now I read it that is a little ambiguous. "My own music" to me means my CD and vinyl collection... :: old fuddy-duddy Brit accent :: "but in this new fangled modern day and age, I suppose nobody owns anything any more" [edit] Dayum or does it...I actually meant "music I own" - man I wonder if that's a senior moment right there. Don't think I've ever bought any music via digital download...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.16 17:06:00 - [873] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Yeah whatever gets uploaded to youtube gets put through a filter to check for copyrighted stuff. If the vid has some in it, it'll usually pop up on a page after the processing i think. It'll let you mute the audio completely in that part. Had that annoying email while at work, only reason I know. Edit: can always use stuff from soundcloud if you look for fair use stuff. Have to trust that the artist didn't sample someone elsein the song. One reason I don't dig using the dubstepish stuff, those people sample stuff like crazy and "forget" to credit that. Nah I just wanted to DJ my own **** onto youtube, but always thought it was prolly dodgy. Meh...nothing like knowing your own music and not being able to force it onto others.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.16 18:08:00 - [874] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: @ CPM2 For those following campaigns, who do you guys like? I'm currently leaning toward: #1 - Cross (Logi) #2 - Zaria (Logi) #3 - Pokey (Commando) #4 - Talos (Assault) #5 - Demens (Assault) #6 - Ripley (Assault) #7 - Delt -or- Dennie (undecided) 1. I really like the idea of Bamm, but I'm concerned about the potential for absenteeism. Do you think my concerns are misplaced? 2. Also, the list above feels pretty MedFrame heavy. Barring Delt and possibly Cross, I don't know that any of these players can speak competently on the subject of Scouts or EWAR interplay/balance as it relates to Scouts. That said, these are all bright individuals who (unlike a few other candidates) I believe are able and willing to be affected by informed feedback from others. Their suit or playstyle of choice or whatever isn't relevant to me, all that matters is they always consider the bigger picture when considering the finer details. Whilst they will naturally have more expertise with the things they run the most, that's not so much a relevant skill when representing everyone else. There will be mercs somewhere that will have the relevant expertise, and that is what the CPM need to listen out for and utilise when collecting thoughts and views and presenting stuff to CCP. And just because a merc doesn't have expertise doesn't mean they should not be listened to either; meaningful information can come from anywhere and anyone; expertise is not a pre-requisite. The CPM need to listen and lean on the community regardless of whether, for example, a "scout" is "missing" from the CPM. Just because (again, example) there is a scout on the CPM doesn't mean they don't listen to EVERYONE ELSE :D I've today decided I might actually give a **** and read all the candidates' material and pick one (or however many I get to pick) but that reading is not likely something I will start today. As for Bamm - really liked the guy but I never see him any more. My last impressions not long after The Rouge Wedding lowered my opinion of him much as I hate to say it - too much vitriol and opinion swings ("DUST is dead, long live DUST" followed by "jeez CCP you're [something negative]", so it would take something spectacular for him to be in my thoughts when there is so much to choose from with those that still play.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.17 07:03:00 - [875] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Hee hee hee... Pretend I was running for CPM. Do your little analytical thingy on me. If I were 21 and could afford to go to FanFest I would totally run for CPM. But alas, such things are not to be. Think age of majority in the US is 18. Also think that CCP pays your airfare. Just need a passport. Do you need a passport if you live in Iceland? I mean - why the hell would you need a passport? I assumed it was for some sort of ID and proof of age. Surely you just need to be able to commit to going to Iceland when they say. I didn't know going to FF was a requisite of the job LOL. Damn I think I've been doing too much sprint (pre-)planning this week.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.17 07:29:00 - [876] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: VAHZZ wrote: I've never seen Rip lose his cool. He is as chill as the penguin. I was really surprised when I got the mail, haha... I do distinctly recall stomping him into the ground prior to receiving the mail though... To be honest, I've never thought of Ripley as someone who would make a good CPM candidate; I never thought he was professional enough... Thoughts? Shows intelligence and understanding in posts, as well as great humour. Not seen anything to think he wouldn't make a good CPM...but not "researched" him either.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.17 07:30:00 - [877] - Quote Spademan wrote: noob cavman wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: noob cavman wrote: I also believe duncan is from Norwich as I know for a fact he howls at a full moon. Good Lord. Fetch the shivs, Mr Cavman. I think that wont be enough. We haven't had a good burning in awhile. Might I suggest that burning be delivered via tr+¬buchet? Mmmmm....fire...me like. Aim your silly contraptions further south-west though. noob cavman wrote: [...] majestic idiot Such poetry
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.17 07:32:00 - [878] - Quote xavier zor wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Ok, so I'm at the stage where I'd like nothing more than to smash my controller. What do I do? I watched 2 episodes of hentai, scrolled through pornhub for a couple hours and clicked the ads on the side looking for locals to **** a whole load of times. I'm feeling better now. ^^ FTFY A candidate for best FTFY of the year. "Hentai" is censored? lol. Can see why you got banned if you know and use that sort of trick though LOL.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.17 07:33:00 - [879] - Quote Cross Atu wrote: Since we're on the subject of the CPM 2 electoral cycle. Here is my info dump for anyone wanting to get more of a sense of where I stand with things (included links also cover last cycle and my time as CPM 1 so that the context is more meaningful than campaign rhetoric). May I suggest you link to your "platform" (is that what we're calling it?) in your sig?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.17 12:12:00 - [880] - Quote Bayeth Mal wrote: All right. I've cleared out all my **** and donated away all my stuff, a chunk of which is being donated to the Corp. A full list can be found in the basement. And with that folks I'm done here and the PS3 will go in the recycling rather than gathering dust (lol) in my new house. See you all somewhere else maybe. I'll be on the offshore rig if anybody needs me. It has been a pleasure, to bad the whole game thing didn't work out. Maybe I'll check out Star Citizen when it finally comes. o7 See you around Bayeth you old bastard - it's been fun. o7

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 2	Posted - 2015.07.17 12:29:00 - [881] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Haerr wrote: Random thoughts on the NPE, information, and intuitiveness ... Looks like Haerr's back to his old self. Love it :-) Off-topic, someone recently suggested that maps be changed from dynamic to static to save on memory consumption. What do you guys think? Beyond powercores, any other ideas on ways to improve performance / cut clutter / save memory? Seems like a strange thing to solve a memory issue though I've not seen the thinking behind it. Surely once the map is loaded, it's static? Anyway to actually answer your question... Without knowing how things work, it's pretty difficult to make valid suggestions, but I still do think some of the lag or framerate (pick one) is audio related. But it could be crazy obscure things like, I dunno, when the same socket is used in concurrent battles, **** slows down or blows up, or when a PC battle is going on, everything else is affected. No clue really, though related to lag again, the report of the gal research facility appearing to generate the worst issues is a massive clue and guinea pig for testing (and forms the basis of my audio suspicions). Show me a software object graph from a battle in full swing and the operations that take the most time on average, and I might be able to tell you how it could be optimised lol...but that's what any software team could do. I already suggested the flyweight pattern for their suits a while ago.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.19 10:22:00 - [882] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: It's just like the Calscout Hitbox myth. It's talked about a lot, but in the end it's false. Disagreed on both counts. I know what my suits can get away with, and I can get away with alot more in a paperthin CalScout than I can in a similarly fit Gal or Min. Same goes for BP Aim Assist; something feels off ... seems like magnetism is a tad too helpful. Perfect example of valid observational and anecdotal evidence going against analytical hard facts.... Mina Longstrike wrote: There are words to describe the auto-aim... and those words are "Exactly the same as other pistols". Thundergroove looked it up on the static data export. Z3dog wrote: Don't they have extra special aim adhesion or something. Nope. All pistols have the same aim adhesion. The belief that they do is as much of a perceptional bias as 'calscouts have broken hitboxes' (something that was confirmed to be untrue by rattati himself!). Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: AA has been confirmed to have a significantly higher value on the bolt pistol than any other weapon by Rattati. Quoting sources is always important...there are clearly contradictions in what mercs think even in terms of the "hard facts", let alone how the **** feels. Now we don't know when TG looked it up, and I just looked myself at the Warlords SDE, and I can't even find the value that indicates aim-assist...so it's all he said she said, but at some point data has indicated something that the way it feels doesn't follow. Believe the numbers - nothing is wrong. Believe what happens in games - it's OP. You can't say something is as intended by only looking at one side of the coin.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.19 10:24:00 - [883] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Lost by clones, but Gustova (above) went negative, and we all got paid pretty well. What was the payout? Were you using Proto? Who FC'd? Were you trying to win or just mess around? Recap downstairs. I demand a upstairs recap! :) Apply with an alt. That is how the corp originally formed anyways. Though I would add, don't apply just to get access. Apply because you want to run with us. Maybe my opinion on this isn't in line with the other Nothis...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.19 17:38:00 - [884] - Quote First Prophet wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: First Prophet wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Hey, can I use you to make a chat channel in EVE for me? Need one for the Minmatar. Oh I can do it! PIck me! 3 years later, Ghost discovers that everyone was suddenly kicked and his channel has been password protected. In fairness, Vahhz was asking for it. Plus, who really plans three years ahead? Those with masterplans
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.20 12:05:00 - [885] - Quote Lightning xVx wrote: Hey guys, just wanted to check up on everyone, hope all is well and if you have a PS4 add me so we can play Planetside 2. Lightning__V Good to see you Sensei o7
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.20 12:34:00 - [886] - Quote Spademan wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: I was joking? I'm sure that question mark isn't needed. a¦á_a¦á Quote: I was joking. There we go, much nicer. Quote: Did you know I was joking? There, captures the meaning more accurately. But you knew that's what he meant, right?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.20 12:35:00 - [887] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I LOVE THE PLC!!! I FCKN LOVE IT! It's so epic! 'Satisfying' nowhere near describes the feeling of abruptly blapping some tryhard at some crazy distance or angle! I've been finding myself legitimately screaming 'GET REKT SKRUB 360 MLG NO-SCOPE 420 BLAZEITT!!! Oh man, oh man, it blows NKs out of the water... Why didn't anyone tell me that the PLC was the cure to rage??? Here's my fit: Scout MK.0: KLA-90 Plasma Cannon Ishukone Nova Knives ARN-18 Cloak Field K-2 Nanohive Complex Shield Extender x2 Enhanced Shield Extender Complex Profile Dampener Complex Kinetic Catalyser x2 'Thukker' MN-L SKIN I believe me and beast told you. I know beast told you, PLC is his fav gun. He is the king, apparently. Heh right. Dreis, when someone tells you to use a lolfit, this is what it helps with. Now get out of the pubs you dirty protostomper.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.20 12:36:00 - [888] - Quote xavier zor wrote: so....i have 46k AUR and i have NO idea what to do with it. Going to hop on my alt and test some suits/vehicles our before using the respec i bought, might buy 2 skins with the 46k. Suggestions? Don't spend it coz you have it. Wait until something you want comes along. And either way, don't spend any more until your PS3 lasts longer than a month.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.21 17:51:00 - [889] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Llast 326 wrote: I for one am happy you have those people in your life. And you can always participate in Nothi stuff with us. Sin gets in on a Raid or whatever if Sin wants. Just remember to pack the explosives <3 <3 Can you imagine a raid with Musturd, Sinboto, and Lightening coming along? Hah **** yeah though just one would be a good start
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.21 17:51:00 - [890] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: I get new kitty. Somewhat new kitty don't like new kitty. Does the bad things. I haz to give new kitty back. I iz sad. Aww sorry man. Cat lover here. One Eyed King wrote: Spademan wrote: Spade misquote wrote: One Eyed King wrote: Walmart? They sell almost everything. And they have an automotive maintenance department too. At this point I don't know if that's a jest or not. It is not. I have had tires put on there as well as oil changes. Mmmm...Costco. Check your tyre (that's tire for American Costcos) pressure for free. As in...they will check it for free whilst you swing around the store or tuck into one of their tasty 100% beef hot dogs. OMG COSTCO I LOVE YOU.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.21 17:52:00 - [891] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Llast 326 wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: After playing some more planet side, I really do wish dust could take alil more from it. Just unlocked an underbarrel attachment for my sidearm that is a 'darklight' flash light. The thing iluminates invisible infiltrators. Xd Finally got around to installing that. Have not played yet, maybe later in the week. Myself, noob, bamhammock, shley, stef, eddierio, gtorq, couple others playing over on: Ceres server for NC faction if Ya ever wanna jump in. Does PS2 crossover with PS4 and PC users? Coz I couldn't find Lightning's thingy the other day
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.22 12:43:00 - [892] - Quote noob cavman wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Llast 326 wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: After playing some more planet side, I really do wish dust could take alil more from it. Just unlocked an underbarrel attachment for my sidearm that is a 'darklight' flash light. The thing iluminates invisible infiltrators. Xd Finally got around to installing that. Have not played yet, maybe later in the week. Myself, noob, bamhammock, shley, stef, eddierio, gtorq, couple others playing over on: Ceres server for NC faction if Ya ever wanna jump in. Does PS2 crossover with PS4 and PC users? Coz I couldn't find Lightning's thingy the other day We are separated. arses
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.22 12:44:00 - [893] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Llast 326 wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: After playing some more planet side, I really do wish dust could take alil more from it. Just unlocked an underbarrel attachment for my sidearm that is a 'darklight' flash light. The thing iluminates invisible infiltrators. Xd Finally got around to installing that. Have not played yet, maybe later in the week. Myself, noob, bamhammock, shley, stef, eddierio, gtorq, couple others playing over on: Ceres server for NC faction if Ya ever wanna jump in. Does PS2 crossover with PS4 and PC users? Coz I couldn't find Lightning's thingy the other day Nah, it is seperated. NA and EU is also seperated. I have 2 planetside clients, the NA one and the EU one. Only way to play with the dudes across the pond really. more arses
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.23 07:48:00 - [894] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: VAHZZ wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Intel Request downstairs. I really need a Nos Nothi alt. You kind of need to be a nova knifing scout to join nothi, though there are a lot of peeps that have alot of roles. But from what I understand is, you main a commando, not a nova knifer. It isn't my place to say. But are you bastard enough? Are you Matari enough? ARE YOU A BASTARD? I can't hear you! I said alt. My brothers may disagree, but I say if you want to join NN, you are joining NN. No alts with a main in another corp. You must choose. Mua ha ah aha ha. Joining with an alt just to see what is going on downstairs ain't on. Adipem Nothi wrote: maths Adi goes all English...or European...or something non-American.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.23 07:48:00 - [895] - Quote xavier zor wrote: Lightning35 Delta514 wrote: DeadlyAztec11 wrote: You are acting like explosives don't destroy armor. Also I don't believe that every grenade should be a one shot kill because then there isn't a reason to have higher tier grenades and it turns into a win button. It's similar to why a Militia Sniper Rifle can't kill any suit with a head shot and why militia Nova Knives can't carve through every suit in one strike. Also when most advanced suits are running around with between 6-700 HP taking away 600 of that leaves you on the brink of death and completely destroys militia and standard. "Milita sniper can't headshot anyone" WHAT?? I headshot people all the time. Just yesterday, I headshotted 3 pro snipers in a row with the starterfit sniper. And I use it as it is. no Damage mods. And those were all heavies. Nova knives are weak tho. Lightning35 Delta514 wrote: Nova knives are weak tho. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=209244 GET YOUR KNIVES OUT GUYS I think saying nova knives are situational is accurate...on average you will do better with a shotgun. But doing better is not as fun as doing fun. And knives are fun.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.23 07:49:00 - [896] - Quote Cross Atu wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Personally, I'd like to see raids kept to 16vs16 skirmish so that new corps can properly learn how PC works and work towards owning land if they desire to. Changing the game mode / # of players completely changes the tactics. Suggested Raid Mechanics * Small Raid - 15,000 CP - 8v8 Acq or Dom * Large Raid - 25,000 CP - 16v16 Skirm (credit: Ares) * Winner takes loser's losses; loser takes winner's losses * Wire each district with a "raid window" set one hour prior to daily attack timer (credit: Tebu) * Raids can be executed within the 1st 5 minutes of window (attack timer = 23:00; raid window = 22:00-22:05) * If executed, Raid begins 30 minutes following execution (credit: Balistyc) * On execution, Raiders and Defenders receive corp-wide notification. For example: - "[Insert Corp Name] warbarges inbound! ETA 22:35. Defend: System X - Planet Y - District Z. - "Warbarges outbound for [Insert Corp Name], ETA 22:35. Target: System X - Planet Y - District Z. * On Raider Victory, % of District clone reserves are stolen; Isk proceeds redistributed by CP contribution * On Raider Defeat, Raider Corp cannot raid districts belonging to victorious Defender corp for 48 hours * Landowners can use DK to purchase various tactical "anti-raid" consumables from District Market. Thinking a successful Large Raid should plunder a larger percentage of clone reserves. If raids are to be, at least in part, a proving grounds for people to gain PC experience then I'd strike Dom from the Small Raid. Acq provides a less static experience and while it's true some PC battles are one sided stomps that's not what a corp needs to practice for so the increased mobility requirement of Acq provides better training materiel than does the static nature of Dom. 0.02 ISK I don't think raids should be thought of as a training ground for anything, let alone PC. They should be a unique experience that is part of PC. Surely the training / proving grounds for PC is Factional Warfare? That's the mid-game of dust. Trying to make raiding more than one thing is gonna complicate the issue. Two penneth :)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.23 07:51:00 - [897] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: First Prophet wrote: I've yet to see you make a single taco related post. I have countless Taco posts, I even revived Ripper's Taco Shack, i pronounced I was GJR and GJR proved it, i make atleast 3 taco posts a day. You iz blind as bacon. Yeah FP, the taco is strong with this one. I think sometimes The Ripper and this one are eating the same taco. Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Because Ghost queued MFW? No. Because your Mom and Jolly? AH HAHAH H AH H A HH A HH AH HA HA H Not laughed like that since Gustavo's hate mail.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.23 07:51:00 - [898] - Quote xavier zor wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: xavier zor wrote: if i wanted to troll my post would look like this xavier zor wrote: wow dreis, really? You are so fu*king dumb, just gtfo of here dude. I thought you'd have half a brain, AT LEAST When you're a member of a community this isn't "trolling", it's just being a dick Ever since it became a meme everyone and their mother fancies themselves a "le master trole." It's a little embarassing to be honest I assume since we are all part of the dust community we are all being dicks then? your reasoning lmao Probably most ppl here realise he is talking about a sub-community.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.23 07:53:00 - [899] - Quote **** I think I need help. I dreamt I dualed Shotty and was trying to melee him - neither of us could land a shotgun blast. Are you in trouble when you start dreaming about playing computer games? Is this what Philip K. Dick meant when he asked if androids dream of electric sheep?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.23 12:40:00 - [900] - Quote Breakin Stuff wrote: @pseudogenesis Nope. It's pure DUST code/ PS3 interaction. Has nothing to do with tranquility. That server system is rediculously robust. It routinely handles player population numbers in combat that would cause most of the warcraft servers to hard crash. "Keeping up" is definitely not the issue. Sure although there is a soft limit on Eve nodes hosting an EVE battle before "lag-avoidance" techniques kick in, aka time-dilation. However, I interpreted the OP differently. Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: "Kinetic catalysers are too costly in fitting resources." What do you folks think of this statement? That question to me is nothing to do with what speed it makes you go, but how much it costs in terms of CPU and PG. The speed limit is 11.12 m/s - nothing can go faster than that. This is a hard limit imposed by available low slots on suits and stacking penalties. Whilst I've never tried to see what the sprint speeds are on suits other than min and gal scout, I would hope they aren't faster than what you get with a min or gal scout. Three kincats on a min scout gets you to top whack of 11.12 m/s Four kincats on a gal scout gets you to 11.11 m/s Fitting costs have no bearing on these values. Personally I think kincats are a little PG-heavy, but I only have a kincat fitting problem on the min scout (and possibly only on the ADV suit), so you could easily argue that the problem is with the min scout, not the modules themselves. I've learnt to adapt the fit around the issue, though I feel for a suit that is geared (amongst other things) for speed, it shouldn't be so hard to make them fly.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.23 16:57:00 - [901] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: We did the math AGES ago for when it was more feasible to run a cardiac instead of multiple kincats, and I think that 400-500m was the cutoff point. If I'm not mistaken, Rattati has since shuffled Stamina Pool and Regen values. Pretty sure than MN Scout Stamina Pool took a hit. I read somewhere that a 4x Red AM Scout now covers long distances faster than 3x Red MN Scout, 3x Red + 1x Green GA Scout or 4x Red GA Scout. Have not tested / confirmed. May be a good time to repeat some of our old tests :-) This is a good point. Don't forget to also factor in hack speed though, which is another reason why Min scout will have an advantage. Who cares how fast you get to the point, if another suit can get to the point a second slower, but finish the hack two seconds faster. Hmmm wild idea just popped into my brain - what if there was a game mechanic that modified the null cannons' rate-of-fire? Could be related to mods (codebreakers perhaps) or could be related to how many mercs take part in a hack. /wildidea
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.23 17:07:00 - [902] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Duncan - Pretty sure that 11.12 m/s is still the highest possible sprint speed. I've been wondering if recent changes to movement and/or future performance improvements (fingers crossed) might make room for higher top-end speeds. I remember Chromosome's substantially higher speeds and the "bullet weaving" which could be accomplished with them. Bad. As Breakin pointed out, one of the Old Devs said something to the effect that beyond a certain point, high speeds degrade hit detection, and current top speeds are proximate to that point. Though ... this was said early in Uprising and much has changed since then; the patch notes of updates which followed often included "hit detection improvements" in some form or another. It is possible that today, 11.12 m/s isn't as close to the breaking point as it once was. You can beat that with an officer scout suit... 5 lows. Holy **** didn't know there was a scout suit with 5 lows According to protofits, the scotsman will sprint at 11.26 m/s Whilst I agree with Ghost that doing that is just silly, is it so silly if at that speed, hit detection falls over? Coz then.....
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.23 17:26:00 - [903] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Hmmm wild idea just popped into my brain - what if there was a game mechanic that modified the null cannons' rate-of-fire? Could be related to mods (codebreakers perhaps) or could be related to how many mercs take part in a hack. /wildidea Neat! Hehe similar ideas in this thread...added my take https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2879720#post2879720
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.24 07:55:00 - [904] - Quote Spademan wrote: Go with a classic. You're first born child. lol seriously Spade? Can't tell if troll or serious? <--- when you read this, imagine it being said with an annoying rising inflection J0LLY R0G3R wrote: So have lil over 15mill sp sitting there next time I jump on. No clue what to toss it at. Hmm Edit: annnd I got my twitch account back. Took 2 emails over the span of 2 days. I probably should have tried support a long time ago lol. Would like to see: Jolly piloting dropships. With REs. But I fear that might be a waste of SP for you...for anyone.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.24 07:56:00 - [905] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: On Lag: Keeriam Miray -- a.k.a. bomberman -- has an interesting theory: *Null Cannons create lag.* I don't understand the ins and outs, but I think we should put this theory to the test. He has a knack for discovering very real quirks, and if he's right about this, it could be a huge help on the performance improvement front. Keeriam says that he has been able to successfully "induce" lag by coming into contact with null cannon collision model. I love Kiriam He's like the mad scientist I want to take part in testing shenanigans. Have capture card. [edit] Ohh ohh could we also somehow devise a way to test out audio causing lag? Especially bolas. [edit 2] Shiiiit we should totally call vehicles over null cannons. Try to get some bolas destroyed. Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: First Prophet wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: You know, I really am amazed. It's as if the entire match depends on me. If I go afk, or I don't try, or maybe I'm just learning how to fly in a Dropship in my redline, my team will lose every time, WITHOUT FAIL. How can it be that the entire team is depending on me to lead the to victory? How can victory depend solely on MY acttions? You are such a narcissist. No, I'm not. It's ******* true. The truth of a statement is in no way related to narcissism.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.24 18:29:00 - [906] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Armor and reps, no damps, no speed. 2 damage mods, 1 enhanced shield. This man is an idiot. Trying to educate. Might end up throwing things. You could maybe tone it down no? Explain why you think his choices are weak. Nicely. And don't give me any of that GD or HTFU **** ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.24 18:32:00 - [907] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: This guy though. Dayum **** seriously? Am I just having a sensitive moment or something? He's probably a noob, he's asking for feedback, and he's being labelled as a moron coz he doesn't know any better? Goddamit lol.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.24 18:36:00 - [908] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Otherwise a nice place to live. Strong economy, low crime rate, great food, peculiarly high ratio of pretty women per capita. Is there a list with this statistic on it? I need to know. For Science. Lol. Not sure if there's any science or statistics to point to. Personal observation and anecdote. And Playboy. The magazine ran a hottest college campus survey of several years back; the small college here reportedly ranked in the Top 10. Coincidentally, the college also has one of the top nursing programs in the country :-) I'm not originally from here, by the way; the state I grew up in (Indiana) is not known for pretty people; there's an old joke that each and every one of IU's good-looking cheerleaders attended on scholarship. Not as well-traveled as Mollerz, but I've visited most states and several different countries; I find the ratio of pretty girls here to be disproportionately high. Buddies from other areas who visit report the same. There could be truth to the claims that the French tend to produce prettier women, and this area was originally settled by outcasts from French Canada. Lots of money here on account of petroleum ... lots of rich people eating and breeding well over the years. Maybe there's some science at the root of it all. Estonia
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.24 18:37:00 - [909] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Armor and reps, no damps, no speed. 2 damage mods, 1 enhanced shield. This man is an idiot. Trying to educate. Might end up throwing things. You could maybe tone it down no? Explain why you think his choices are weak. Nicely. And don't give me any of that GD or HTFU **** ;-) GD is a sensible forum for rational discussion where nobody loses their temper. poker face IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: And don't give me any of that GD or HTFU **** ;-) lol
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.24 18:43:00 - [910] - Quote So it's 24th July and pissing down with rain. I'm also drinking beer. Logging in to call in bolas over null cannons. Might see Keeriam around....

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.24 18:43:00 - [911] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Thoughts on PC. Staring off I generally really like a lot of the new mechanics and feel they have fixed a lot of issues. I believe that a few of the CP costs could use some tweaking such as CP cost for changing timers large amounts (go from a linear cost to exponential) as well as increasing the cost for selling clones (maybe by doubling, we need to encourage more attacks and a little less farming). I would like to say I really like the change to battle reward mechanics with splitting up the value of what you destroy, this alone is a huge improvement over the old system. I think the biggest remaining issues is adding a fairly hefty CP cost for using ringers. I'd argue it should be slightly less for using alliance members but not that much less. Personally I'd suggest like 5000 CP per ringer per battle so a full 15 ringers would use up almost all your CP's (75k) with maybe 3500 CP per alliance ringer. I believe that the majority of a team fielded should always belong to the corp who's attacking/defending a district unlike the more common case these days where it's not. This single change would completely reshape PC and actually mean that the majority of the time you would be fighting who you attacked or whoever attacked you. What would stop people from just joining a corp just for that match? Dorling Kindersley's? Aside from that I agree with you...what's to lose.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.24 20:52:00 - [912] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Llast 326 wrote: This guy though. Dayum **** seriously? Am I just having a sensitive moment or something? He's probably a noob, he's asking for feedback, and he's being labelled as a moron coz he doesn't know any better? Goddamit lol. He has had multiple threads asking for fitting advice over various suits. Minmatar Assault, and now the scout. I gave advice for the Assault, and he decided to go and forgo most advice and pick and choose what he though he liked best, ignoring the reasoning why we built those suits a certain way. Combine that with my Min Scout Armor rage, and you get that post I made. The link I gave has TONS of advice on how to fit multiple suits. Still helpful, even if the delivery was sub-par. Hah fair enough though you could ask that of him (why are you ignoring previous advice) Anyway I do now have your Guide to Everything Minmatar open in my browser, waiting to be read. So chances are someone can always learn something from GD lol.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.24 20:58:00 - [913] - Quote Spademan wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Estonia You win! I've also been told "visit Bratislava". By an ex girlfriend no less; she came back very much impressed. Said something to the effect that the normal people there look like the pretty people here. Have been to Estonia. Am 70% convinced the "pretty" people thing is either a myth brought on by close proximity to Russia and its Vodka or a marketing ploy. But Estonia wins on the Internet. Don't need to go there :-p Though I am now racking my brains thinking of all the places I've been and whether I have any actual real memories of "hmmm that lot are hot" Turkey was pretty good. But that might be relative because most other jaunts abroad have been **** ups and therefore full of bloody Brits.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.25 08:32:00 - [914] - Quote xavier zor wrote: Ahhh dreis, you are everything but a slayer. Pseudo im just going to ignore lol. Need to git gud before talking trash. Also please show me where xavier zor has said you back out? Edit: wow they were right about you being an attention seeking whore Let us not forget that you went 6/6 running proto while i went 10/2 bloody liar lol git gud at what? Forum trolling or DUST 514: The Game. Are you really suggesting that what someone says is only valid if they're good at a game?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.25 08:33:00 - [915] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: So is anyone else here starting to hate these jump mods? Always hated them. Still hate them. They are a blight on society and are the single thing most likely to make me ragequit.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.25 08:38:00 - [916] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Got my PSU. Finally get to install my GPU. aaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnndddddd Everything goes wrong. Display won't show. It turns on, but not off (LED doesn't even display). Fans and internal LED's are all going, so I have no idea whats happening. Hopefully /r/buildapc can help. If not, I'll take it to a local shop and let them handle it. I don't want to destroy what I have. You put an OS on it yet? How are you trying to switch it off? Which LED? Just built my own PC - I thought I'd bricked it or had a dud GPU because the screen was blank. After some period of worrying and reseating stuff, I realised what I'd done; plugged the HDMI cable from the monitor into the onboard graphics card instead of the discrete GPU. A discrete GPU apparently switches the onboard one off.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.25 15:42:00 - [917] - Quote Haerr wrote: Dust 514 is missing The Red Thread from NPE to end game content. So many things for the newberries to pickup on and so little in-game helping them out. If I would have started playing Dust now instead of when I did, I very much doubt that I would have played it for very long. While figuring things out together with others was fun when it was new, I can't imagine anyone having much fun starting this far behind with so little support on their side. How is a casual new solo player supposed to go from PUBs into someone who enjoys the more competitive 16 vs 16 team matches? The entry barriers to basically every little part in Dust seems overly steep. What do you think, would you have stuck around in Dust if you had started out now? Dunno, tempted to say doubtful but you can't possibly know. What I would say is it would be far less enjoyable due to the sheer SP and skill differences and low player counts. The frequency of one-sided battles is sad.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.25 15:44:00 - [918] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Dreis come mic up with me. xD Let me know the next time you're on, I want to hear the fabled Arkena Wyrnspire in action Eh - he just calls everyone horrible human beings, swears at you if you don't ask to be revived, and calls you a scrub for using the wrong weapons with the wrong suit. Apart from that he's a blast.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.25 23:39:00 - [919] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Legoose MARKII wrote: Just logged into this account in the first time in months. I have 7620 notifications all from this thread. You're telling me! Most of my notifications from this thread seem to come from you blanket +1ing me. He's doing that to you too? noob cavman wrote: Refitting a mud guard on bike and I find out the idiots who built this front have striped the hole (twice). 5mm is too small ( what it should be) 6mm is too big. I now have to order bolts in imperial sizes. EWWWW. Real men mud splatter
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.27 07:30:00 - [920] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Dafuq!? quick Googles Gods... IM OLD AT 22!? Sooooo high school be kinda weird now. You have to do 2 years extra in college/apprenticeship/ bollacks... Stupid education board, wonders why kids leave school with ** real life skills and decides to keep them longer lol really? I though 16 was still school leaver's age too. Spademan wrote: noob cavman wrote: I am just going to throw this out there. Dreis, your trash talking is going beyond banter to the realm of being the in the club asking are you looking at my misses. Banter is fine but this level of trash should be locked in the * stained walls of the war room. Also zor your natural aggression may be confusing dreis, he be only a young sprog who just finished high school (tender age of 16) High school? You've been lying to us all along, you're no filthy northerner, you're a dirty Yank! Nah there are some places that call it high school. Ealing 25 years ago springs to mind. But yeah, school was what you do 'til you're 16 when I grew up. In America, at least where my wife is from, school means college means University. I think some of the confusion comes from the fact that in America, going to Uni is far less of a choice than here.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.27 07:36:00 - [921] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: That awkward moment when you're arguing with each other but you still Like each other's posts... Eventually the realization that you can agree with people you don't normally get along with, or that you can disagree with someone that you like kinda kicks in. The world is not all in or all out. Bellybuttons on the other hand...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.27 18:13:00 - [922] - Quote noob cavman wrote: We could really mess with your heads and talk BTEC Thats a whole different kettle of fish. I have a BTEC HNC in Software Engineering. I take it everywhere I go. Note that this is not exactly the same thing as a BTEC HND. For that I would've had to do another year. Or something...I forget.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.27 22:26:00 - [923] - Quote First Prophet wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Good show, Raiders. Lag cost us that match. From my perspective, the match played very smoothly for the first half and seemed to degrade from that point forward. Toward the end, my screen was refreshing about once per second and I was unable to even open menus. Found the lag to be equally bad both inside and outside the city. Spawned in our ground spawn at the very end of the match to try to get the warbarge menu up; it was even laggy way out there with no one else around. On a positive note, we damn near won anyway :-) And Jolly whooped some serious arse. I'd say we did pretty strong for the first 3/4s. Was really only the last 1/4 when things went real bad. There was one point where it completely turned. We were winning by several ticks, then the next time I looked at the objectives on the HUD, they were all red. All of them...red. We lost alpha for a minute or two when they co-ordinated a couple of mercs, including one speed hacker, with an orbital. Would love to see what other things they orchestrated during those moments, because if that was planned it was bloody impressive. Vid will be up as soon as this link goes live (currently uploading, check back later)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.27 22:34:00 - [924] - Quote noob cavman wrote: That raid is why I am now indifferent to dust. Framerate below 30 from the get go WOOOO So we're both in UK, I had very little lag for the entire match (though would like to see what others think (check vid), but I know it was nowhere near as bad as it can be). We were also in the same areas for parts of the match. My PS3 was fresh on and I'd not played a single battle beforehand. One thing I didn't do was go very far from Alpha. Furthest I got was enemy home CRU at Echo, for a minute before I died and respawned at Alpha. What the ____ CCP. Entire end game is knackered.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 07:27:00 - [925] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: noob cavman wrote: Just some advice guy's on the outside. Have duplicate pc fits your going to use with av grenades instead if there's major hav problems. 3 guys with even basic av grenades make tankers run away crying for nerfs. That and dont walk in front of a guy with with plasma cannon doing 2k+ damage x( nearly blapped someone a couple of time's agree 100%. If you are fighting in a area a enemy tank will come and hassle. AV grenades. proto av grenades from 2-3 people will make that tank sad. and don't be anywhere near noob when he is shooting a weapon that will 1hit you. He is just as likely to hit you as the enemy. I was waiting for an order to switch out to AV. First I don't think their tanks were particularly effective, but for all I know that might be coz noob was keeping them quiet. So why switch to AV? I have a fully specced Minmando for AV - all someone has to do is say the word and I can find the nearest supply depot and switch into it, then run all the way back....hmmmm might be better to gank and die then spawn at uplinks near red vehicles. Anyway the point is...I made this point downstairs. No plan for AV means I'll switch to AV if it makes sense and not already specialising in something else (which this battle I was not). No plan for AV should be an FC order that actually says what the AV tactics are, even if that's just "switch out to AV fits if vehicles are a problem".
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 12:10:00 - [926] - Quote First Prophet wrote: Also, stole your kill at 11:30 No way, team effort, threat neutralised, objective defended :)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 12:21:00 - [927] - Quote noob cavman wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I was waiting for an order to switch out to AV. First I don't think their tanks were particularly effective, but for all I know that might be coz noob was keeping them quiet. So why switch to AV? I have a fully specced Minmando for AV - all someone has to do is say the word and I can find the nearest supply depot and switch into it, then run all the way back....hmmmm might be better to gank and die then spawn at uplinks near red vehicles. Anyway the point is...I made this point downstairs. No plan for AV means I'll switch to AV if it makes sense and not already specialising in something else (which this battle I was not). No plan for AV should be an FC order that actually says what the AV tactics are, even if that's just "switch out to AV fits if vehicles are a problem". Ahhh. This is one of those things we take for granted. If a tanks near or on point its standard that we automaticly swap our grenades and not our fit so logi keep doing there thing and ect. Don't want two many people swapping to full av as tjat can take bodies off point. Thats my bad. Should have yelled about it. Cool ok. So dupe fit with AV nades, next spawn if tanks on field, use it. Have to admit I didn't think they were a threat...though around the 15 minute mark they were posing a few problems. Though I think I might've just spawned in in Minmando if you hadn't given this advice. So next question: is the Minmando pointless against tanks in PC? If the AV nades are enough to send a tank running...and I hear the Lai Dai's are deadly. Also noob what fit were you running with that Kubo's PLC? Did you run that all game or was that just an AV fit?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 19:00:00 - [928] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: In response to yesterday's Raid Footage, Appia Vibbia writes: "... there was a significant lack of knife kills." Yep...yes there was. I really wanted to go Minja but...I just don't think it would have done as well as the gal. Especially with cloaky dampened speed-hackers running around. If I'd been in the city, I would probably have tried a Minja out...especially with all those juicy heavies around. Would probably have taken Jolly out too. CHARGE-SLASH SLASH SLASH CHARGE-SLASH :: headless chicken :: SLASH SLASH CHARGE-SLASH :: **** sorry Jolly
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 19:08:00 - [929] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: In response to yesterday's Raid Footage, Appia Vibbia writes: "... there was a significant lack of knife kills." I would've stabbed people, but for whatever reason I was singled out to play minlogi of all things that and .5 FPS makes it hard to keep up with your target in melee range. I think I may sit out from our raids from now on unless we're in desperate need of raiders, I feel completely useless to the team whenever I participate. Feel free to ring me if you ever want to run a Nos Nothi FW squad though! Have to admit I didn't like how we were being asked to run certain fits. I thought for a terrible moment I would be asked to run an assault. But I take that battle as a "here's how it may work if we team up with other corps" - just not sure non Nos-Nothi FC are gonna (or should!) realise we want to run what we want...albeit at proto-level. We really need to make sure everyone runs the same level of gear.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 19:28:00 - [930] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Spitballing: Pirate Pay ... Google Doc What do you guys think? Pseudogenesis wrote: I'm pretty sure the CP contributions tab is for the last week or so and not lifetime, there's no way in hell I've only contributed 200 overall. This seems like a fine system but you can leave me out of any reimbursements, I have no need for money Yeah I noticed that these totals are actually rolling totals, not lifetime. Notice Otrera's contribution has dropped since he quit. Interestingly enough I still received 200 DKs (maximum) from last night's raid, even though I'm low on the CP list. I guess it all depends on who's in the battle.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 19:32:00 - [931] - Quote Forced Death wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: In response to yesterday's Raid Footage, Appia Vibbia writes: "... there was a significant lack of knife kills." Aren't raids supposed to be in STD gear We're trying to win so no...haven't tried a "kill as many as you can" strat yet...though I suspect it would go like others have said it does - reds match your meta-level, so have fun trying to earn cash like that. I probably have Jolly to thank for making a profit that last battle.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 19:47:00 - [932] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: My PS3 is undergoing maintenance and resets to attempt to alleviate the lag. Fingers crossed it'll actually help. Honestly? There is some **** up memory leak that snowballs into a majestic fest of depending on the actions you take in game. So whilst resetting might solve that, if you walk straight back into that shitfest, you're back in the shitfest. Can't remember where I got this info from, but I've been watching the hard drive light on my PS3 the last 10 seconds I am writing this. DUST 514 is loaded, I'm in my merc quarters and looking at the Nos Nothi contributions list. DUST has been loaded for all of ten minutes and I've not played a battle, sneezed whilst looking at the moon with the controller in my left hand, or any other such nonsense. And that hard drive light is *** on for at least 50% of the time. SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL NEEDS TO ACCESS THE HARD DRIVE THAT OFTEN WITHOUT ANY INPUT, IN A UI SCREEN WITH NO DYNAMICALLY UPDATED DATA? Only other thing going on is the flashing chat icons....just removed myself from all chats and now there are no flashing icons.....HARD DRIVE SPAM HARD DRIVE SPAM. Just no. Check your hard drive light when you join battle before lag kicks in. Guesstimate the average on-time. Then when you get lag, see if it changes. Coz if it's already at 50% load in a stupid menu......................................I will assume once it gets to 100% load, ** queues up. Better off just walking everywhere LMAO. PS. I have a hybrid hard drive - is this why I didn't lag as badly as others? Do CCP have pristine PS3's in a neat circle in their offices, all running SSDs? Do they experience lag when they play?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 19:50:00 - [933] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Spitballing: Pirate Pay ... Google Doc What do you guys think? I think performance in the actual match should count for more. Any one can get cp ( tbf with pubs how they are you have to be a true masochist ) Not a nice way to put it but pull your weight to win and you get paid. Run around like a chicken you get **** all I think this too. But this should be an internal thing perhaps to begin with. I totally agree with the CP points dictating spoils split, but the problem with that is it's a rolling weekly total and so penalises those who earnt lots of CP in previous weeks and not many in the last week. If that makes sense. I do agree with noob too - I can see issues if say, I run MLT and everyone else runs PRO. Coz the spoils are shared, that might be a problem. Also look at Jolly's tireless spawns around echo, getting nailed in a second over and over. God knows how much money that little episode cost him.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 19:57:00 - [934] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: In response to yesterday's Raid Footage, Appia Vibbia writes: "... there was a significant lack of knife kills." I would've stabbed people, but for whatever reason I was singled out to play minlogi of all things that and .5 FPS makes it hard to keep up with your target in melee range. I think I may sit out from our raids from now on unless we're in desperate need of raiders, I feel completely useless to the team whenever I participate. Feel free to ring me if you ever want to run a Nos Nothi FW squad though! Have to admit I didn't like how we were being asked to run certain fits. I thought for a terrible moment I would be asked to run an assault. But I take that battle as a "here's how it may work if we team up with other corps" - just not sure non Nos-Nothi FC are gonna (or should!) realise we want to run what we want...albeit at proto-level. We really need to make sure everyone runs the same level of gear. TBH, I was kinda disappointed that NN was treating it like every other corp treats PC. I was hoping that you'd all be running Scout... I know it's not as efficient, but, hell, it's what NN's about right? Isn't that what NN wants to be known for? I think we should also be known for following the FC's requests. Bear in mind that was only battle number two, and we fought in alongside another corp (at least that's how it seemed - I joined that chat channel and saw ** loads of ppl I didn't know talking ** lol). The FC was not Nothi <--- no typo lol That said, I think the FC should absolutely understand we're predominantly a scout corp and are likely to want to run scouts if we want to. That word "want" is ok when it's just Nothi. But perhaps sometimes we have to be inter-corp players. Early early days...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 20:02:00 - [935] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: If you really want to run Scout, tell whoever's FC that you only run Scout :-) Pseudo diplomatically did, but was pushed to run something else. I had already decided to bite my tongue on two counts: 1) I wanna be in the city waaaahhhh, and 2) I wanna run scout waaaaahhhh. But I figured, do as asked, see how it goes, switch suits when my rifle skills show me up against skilled players, and then complain afterwards, not before or during :D Easy for me to say seeing as I was only told to push Alpha.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 20:07:00 - [936] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: In response to yesterday's Raid Footage, Appia Vibbia writes: "... there was a significant lack of knife kills." I would've stabbed people, but for whatever reason I was singled out to play minlogi of all things that and .5 FPS makes it hard to keep up with your target in melee range. I think I may sit out from our raids from now on unless we're in desperate need of raiders, I feel completely useless to the team whenever I participate. Feel free to ring me if you ever want to run a Nos Nothi FW squad though! Have to admit I didn't like how we were being asked to run certain fits. I thought for a terrible moment I would be asked to run an assault. But I take that battle as a "here's how it may work if we team up with other corps" - just not sure non Nos-Nothi FC are gonna (or should!) realise we want to run what we want...albeit at proto-level. We really need to make sure everyone runs the same level of gear. If you really want to run Scout, tell whoever's FC that you only run Scout :-) FC doesn't pick up Duncan Meh didn't see that was in response to me. Yeah so....I have no idea who these people in chat are, they're talking ***** which pisses me off (yeah I'm sensitive), I don't know where all my Nothi friends are (yeah I'm sensitive) and I'm told Jolly is FC and has a masterplan......followed by moaning about how two squads don't make sense, coming together as one, then someone I've never ever met before doing the FC thing. So yeah, part of my biting my tongue was to do with playing nice, not supposing ** won't work, and moaning about it afterwards if indeed I felt something was up. And seeing my mates told to run certain fits was a takeaway :) But like I said, if playing with other corps is gonna be part of what we do, it would serve us well to listen and try things we're asked to do. Once you tried it, if what you thought was a problem turned out to be a problem, raise it. IMHO :)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 20:09:00 - [937] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: HEY ARK IM RDY 2 SKWAD NAO dude I don't see you. pick me up biatch
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 20:12:00 - [938] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: HEY ARK IM RDY 2 SKWAD NAO dude I don't see you. pick me up biatch I'm logging on right nao. YES. Yo Prophet - gonna get some tasty footage of Dreis' arse.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.28 22:16:00 - [939] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: And one Knife from Shotty. Did you chase the Scout around the corner? Rule 1: Never chase a bastard. unless maintaining 15m distance and taking corners wide
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 07:42:00 - [940] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: And one Knife from Shotty. Did you chase the Scout around the corner? Rule 1: Never chase a bastard. unless maintaining 15m distance and taking corners wide The worst is when they pretend to commit to rounding the corner. Gets me almost every time. Raven was fully committed. He sprinted right into my slash. Hehe yeah - many times I've waited then realised death is imminent as they achieve LoS 20m away with an automatic weapon. I don't often do it any more... This is probably my favourite personal moment of bastardry. One of the mercs involved is my #1 hate mail giver which made it all the more satisfying. I'm usually stabbing him but got him and his pal good with other means lol.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 12:45:00 - [941] - Quote DAAAA BEAST wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I don't enjoy it though, that's the thing. I never have fun anymore, and playing the game feels like a chore. Yet, I'm addicted. I don't want to play, but I do anyway. Easy solution. 1. Uninstall game. 2. Go outside 3. Enjoy Sunlight with friends. 4. Listen to chillstep 5. Profit. 2 weeks later ... 1. Reinstall game 2. Play casually 3. Profit. Awww DAAAA BEAST First time I've ever violently disagreed with you. ******* CHILLSTEP. GTFO :-p house music all night long
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 12:48:00 - [942] - Quote DAAAA BEAST wrote: I know Dreis won't leave. Trust me. Just a little pissed about his last match. Can't blame him. We played against the infamous John 5mith and DR KILL JOY. I mean no pun here but they killed our joy. Especially for Dreis. Poor buddy. Can't blame him. Was doing his best keeping them from hacking A all match. Until the BAD FA showed up. His scout didn't stand a chance against the BAD , MEAN FA JUMPY MASS DRIVER DOCUHEBAGS He got countered here. Very slowly , I rushed to the Barbershop to look for the aftermath of his squad chat post. Long live the Dreis ! lol only a tryhard would say they are biomassing when going positive. Sorry Dreis but I think you might be a tryhard. Go play a single player turn-based game. I can recommend some brilliant ones. Got PC? Hah **** outta luck if you don't lol soz.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 12:58:00 - [943] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: DAAAA BEAST wrote: VAHZZ wrote: DAAAA BEAST wrote: 4. Listen to chillstep Chillstep is life! It's good ... but DO YOU EVEN FOLKLORE BRO ?1?! My ears are bleeding. That...was awesome. I wanna see that on trolling noobs. Maybe you did already.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 12:58:00 - [944] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: RE: PC matches Perhaps we should state the the goals of the match before hand? There are many ways of "winning" or being "successful." It seems like the two PCs we have played were played under typical goals. If we are capping out CP, what is to stop us from having a few people attacking a separate district owned by the same corp, with different goals? Say several people just want to play in cheap gear and make isk. Maybe they show up late, or just want to have fun. They can just jump in to a fight and either wing it, or decide on more casual strategy, focused on harassment rather than winning the objectives game. Group two, can attack the district as they have been. PC defender doesn't know what they are getting. Perhaps they split talent. In this case, we have strategically given our second group an advantage. Maybe they end up shifting resources, but by then a lead has developed, and our first group got to take out some pricey suits to pad their wallets. Maybe that first group even invites some randoms in squad finder just for fun, maybe meet some new people, and to make sure the enemy can't simply field a small number, and maybe they end up winning. We have SO MANY OPTIONS!! Why must the supposedly depth perceptionless character be the only one to see in three dimensions?!?! You're not, many ideas downstairs, including what you just described. We should try everything at least once. I am inclined to think there is no strategy to make ISK with raids, which is the main reason people have a problem with the implementation of the idea. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try. I just don't think you're gonna make money by fielding cheap suits. Money changing hands is dictated by each team's losses...not just the raider's.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 12:59:00 - [945] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: I was about to ask where FA went. Found them, still the same old scrubs as before. How to test if your corp is dead: See if people are still complaining about you Same as in pubs. I know FA is still alive when I see corps back out of pubs when 4 or 8 of our names pop up EDIT: UPDATE. Joined a Unit in Arma 3, passed my BIK and Rifle Range test easily, 94% and 43/50 on my first go (Respectively). Gonna retake it and shoot for 45/50 so I can be the Designated Marksman for my squad, just like what I used to do in BF3. I kinda like the way that Unit does things. You wanna fly for the unit? Btch, you better know how to fly. You ain't touchin SHT until you prove it. Same with DMR's. You wanna play the overwatch game? You sure as hell better be a good shot. Thankfully, I am Hmmm...toyed around with Arma 3 a few years ago. Might have to give it another go. Only played the single player campaign mind.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 13:00:00 - [946] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: One Eyed King wrote: P.S. We aren't flipping corporate fat cats, we are PIRATES!!! We can be pirates and still be organized. I see no problem doing fun fights along with serious fights, so long as we're up front about what we're doing and everyone's on the same page in advance. We've got lots of guys in different timezones to consider; Otrera out in Oceania, for instance, either stays up super late or gets up super early to fight with us; he should know in advance if we're going to be giving it our all or lol'ing around for kicks. Again, we've only fought two fights; we've by no means established precedent for future fights. If you guys would like to, we can take a playful approach (i.e. all scouts, PLC only, BPO only, etc) to our next fight. We just need to be careful about managing expectations up front. Send out a corp mail, for example, explaining what we're up to. If we need ringers again, we should be upfront with them about what we have in mind. Is my thinking unreasonable here? Not at all, in fact I think these things need to happen. And yes, we need to be organised. We will have our arses handed to us if we do not organise. There's a balance to be found...we're finding it :)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 13:01:00 - [947] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: That was the gist of my comment previous to the one that is quoted, that people seem to be having separate goals and expectations. I just think we aren't thinking large and bastardly enough, even at the beginning. I mean, if we are capping out CP, we are just throwing away opportunities to experiment. I would hate to set an early precedence of sameness. It is never too early to just throw stuff out and see what sticks in terms of our PC play, especially if we are wasting opportunities by maxing our CP stores. Two fights, pretty different already. We're already experimenting - everything we are doing is an experiment. Feedback is part of it. We are already spending CP to avoid hitting the cap, even though we're not sure how to fill the battle. Not sure where the concerns are really, and no offense but you haven't participated in anything yourself yet. Totally happy for you to click buttons and schedule a fight for everyone - if three people turn up, three people turn up. We will learn from whatever we do at this point. Our biggest problem right now is headcounts for battles. We've got lots of mercs contributing SP, but only a few lining up to fight the battles they buy us.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 13:02:00 - [948] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: Kills player using officer. Sells him officer. That's how you sell officer. Quoted for wisdom noob cavman wrote: Take your wub wubs. Your ****** space bar mashing dribbling narcotic filled potato brained half shaved keyboard "musicians" and throw them into a active volcano. Quoted for poetry Cavey has the best poetry
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 17:58:00 - [949] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: DAAAA BEAST wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I don't enjoy it though, that's the thing. I never have fun anymore, and playing the game feels like a chore. Yet, I'm addicted. I don't want to play, but I do anyway. Easy solution. 1. Uninstall game. 2. Go outside 3. Enjoy Sunlight with friends. 4. Listen to chillstep 5. Profit. 2 weeks later ... 1. Reinstall game 2. Play casually 3. Profit. Awww DAAAA BEAST First time I've ever violently disagreed with you. ******* CHILLSTEP. GTFO :-p house music all night long ELECTRO SWING BOYZZZZZZ Hah I like it. Interesting style. Love their artwork too!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 18:06:00 - [950] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: DAAAA BEAST wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I don't enjoy it though, that's the thing. I never have fun anymore, and playing the game feels like a chore. Yet, I'm addicted. I don't want to play, but I do anyway. Easy solution. 1. Uninstall game. 2. Go outside 3. Enjoy Sunlight with friends. 4. Listen to chillstep 5. Profit. 2 weeks later ... 1. Reinstall game 2. Play casually 3. Profit. Awww DAAAA BEAST First time I've ever violently disagreed with you. ***** CHILLSTEP. GTFO :-p house music all night long Ok (so now I've listened to it at home) I take it back, but only coz I assumed chillstep was the crap the kids are listening to these days. That, good sir, is what we call drum n bass. [edit] Wait a sec what the hell, just tried to confirm that other ppl call drum n bass chillstep, but this is the ** I thought you were advocating and that I hate. So what's with your link not being chillstep? Eurgh I can't even write that word without cringing LOL. That is drum n bass and sounds awesome.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 20:43:00 - [951] - Quote @ PC Builders United Haven't looked up the Titan, but is a 660W PSU enough to run a PC containing that thing?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 22:44:00 - [952] - Quote noob cavman wrote: VAHZZ wrote: noob cavman wrote: The youngsters dont know how to do it right. I've been insulting you all for over a 2 years and no one's called me out on it Because you are a noob. Wait.... DID I JUST GET YOUR NAME?! Unfortunately not :D There is no real meaning behind my name! I was watching captain caveman at the time and noob cause why not XD Could've been worse. could've been watching sEsamE strEEt
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 22:48:00 - [953] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Off Topic: 3k mercs online right now. On a flippin' Wednesday :-) http://www.eve-offline.net/?server=dust isnt wednesday cap reset day? tryhard day. incidentally...where is dreis?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.29 23:03:00 - [954] - Quote YOU DON'T KNOW ME!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 07:00:00 - [955] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: @ PC Builders United Haven't looked up the Titan, but is a 660W PSU enough to run a PC containing that thing? I meant for that to be a 750 :/ Total build wattage was around 470W IIRC, so you have a bit of headroom. 750 is what you want though. Yeah I think PSU's have an 80% efficiency rating on average...the "gold" variants rate better but I think 80% is a solid figure to work with. So 470W draw is borderline for a 660W PSU that actually delivers 530W. 750W is much nicer.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 07:02:00 - [956] - Quote Spademan wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: mollerz wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: @Dreis - You've giving money to Americans? turns up nose I had thought we might be on speaking terms. It seems not. yea well you're welcome for the internet beyotch. I'm sure you also appreciate that you are only able to post that courtesy of a British computer scientist. Pfft. Sure Ireland was part of Britain at the time but George Boole is as much Irish as he is a brit damn you! Who? I thought he meant Sir Tim. However he only invented the hyperlink - the Internet (as in, the physical network itself) began life as an American defense project. mollerz I suspect thinks you were talking about Alan Turing.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 07:04:00 - [957] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: (Ark has a sexy voice) Ark has a regular voice, what are you talking about? Is this why Americans think the English actually speak the same way they do on the telly? (I am of course assuming you are an American, Sir Raven Wing). Caw True Adamance wrote: Ark has a glorious Imperial English Voice. This is not really what I remember or expected since the first time I talked to him was two years ago when I was in Dead Six and then again last weekend. ^
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 07:06:00 - [958] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I just deleted all of my 233 contacts. I'll let you know if I notice any performance improvements. So I also deleted all my mail and a couple of my channels, and it's made no noticeable difference on FPS. I was still playing Slideshow 514, just as before. Try dropping your PS3's display resolution to 480p. And stop playing on the American server. I'm beginning to think you're not actually on my island.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 07:08:00 - [959] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: CCP Bigbird wrote: For this battle, according to the server log, the average ping time of the battle was 153 ms, which was normal, and your average ping time was more than 400 ms which would cause network issues (rubber-banding). What's your internet connection, and how is your PS3 connected, wired or wireless? 1. They're able to log and measure the lag. 2. They're actively looking into the lag. \o/ Might be worth finding a solid explanation of the difference between latency / rubber-banding, and framerate drops. Not sure what people are actually seeing when saying they have lag, but the root cause can be with the network (latency) or the client (can't keep up). Because if I remember rightly the two are very different, and framerate drops are what has changed for the worst. /part spitball I am currently trying to figure out a way to prove the theory that the problem lies with the hard drive. If I could only replicate the problem at will, I could switch out my current drive for an SSD to see if that helps. But no point trying that without a valid test. Need a monster theory from Keeriam that we can prove. [edit] The problem wouldn't actually be with the hard drive, just that there is a bottleneck with IO caused by poor design or a giant dirty subtle bug. I was sitting on a static menu yesterday, 10 minutes after switching on the PS3. Only on-screen movement was flashing chat channel icons. The hard drive light was constantly flickering, I'd guess an average 50% load. There is no reason for that much activity in that situation. If that is the baseline for just having the DUST client loaded, no wonder things start falling over without having to do too much else.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 12:05:00 - [960] - Quote dzizur wrote: xavier zor wrote: Dries are you JEALOUS!??! DAMN RIGHT! ark i have some rattatis i want to trade/sell btw If someone is jealous of PLC, I got one for sell ;) 2 quick questions: 1. I'm looking for a good and reasonably priced headset for ps3, could you guys give me some feedback on what you use and recommend? 2. how can I play at 480p on a HDMI cable? is it even possible? I tried yesterday, only could play at 570 or something like that lowest 1. I got a turtle beach PX21 a few years ago: http://www.turtlebeach.com/product-detail/headsets-legacy/ear-force-px21/48 Lots of wires, if you can afford it get a wireless headset (though check with Shotty as he always seems to be charging his :-p ) but if you can stand wires trailing all over the place, this one is fine by my standards. 2. 576p rings a bell with me. Can't remember what other options there were. might check tonight.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 17:27:00 - [961] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Holy crap. This is actually all real people. Oh god the drum sound check must have been hell. I can't describe how amazing that is. Mind blown, shiver down spine.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 17:30:00 - [962] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: http://biomassed.net/2015/07/30/who-sorayas-voting-for/ Looks like a pretty solid list. Do any of you guys know Darth Carbonite? Don't tell Arkena, but I'm poking around his post history as we speak. Doesn't post all that often, but from what I've seen so far he seems like a standup guy. I've known him and he is a very great guy and can do great things for the game. He can be serious when he needs to be but can also crack a joke. I've played with and against him in PC and he's a pretty cool guy. I'll definitely be voting for him. Just so not the reason to vote for someone. But hell, that's the real world for you I guess.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 17:32:00 - [963] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: noob cavman wrote: Ark! Are you also doing a full brake conversion? Man these new custom brake lines look sweet. I, uh, was actually fixing a puncture. That's it. Also, it's a cycling bike, not a motorcycle, before you start nerding out with your collection. Oooooo im so sorry mister lycra shorts, why don't you ring your little bell at me. BIKE PEASANT! COIM - the man is from Oxford.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 17:34:00 - [964] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: CCP Bigbird wrote: For this battle, according to the server log, the average ping time of the battle was 153 ms, which was normal, and your average ping time was more than 400 ms which would cause network issues (rubber-banding). What's your internet connection, and how is your PS3 connected, wired or wireless? 1. They're able to log and measure the lag. 2. They're actively looking into the lag. \o/ CCP Bigbird wrote: average ping time of the battle was 153 ms, which was normal WHY THE HELL IS 153 MS PING CONSIDERED NORMAL?!?! Average ping time he said. Assuming normal means no latency for most players, then that one guy in England playing on the American server with a 400 ping is raising the average for all the others.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 17:36:00 - [965] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: xavier zor wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: CPM voting open. I would appreciate your votes if you're willing to vote for me. I would vote if you responded to questions Which questions? Morphology? Longevity? Incept dates?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 17:37:00 - [966] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Arma is a simulation ^
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 17:48:00 - [967] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Oxford I see, I apologize. Tweed shorts, not lycra AND A WICKER BASKET!!!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 17:50:00 - [968] - Quote Just picked up a Quafe Rail Rifle. Is that a good one? The wrongboxes seem to be telling me to use rifles. I now have BPOs in Assault rifle, Combat rifle and Rail rifle 2.4m SP burning a hole in my pocket. Had planned to invest into the CR tree, but now I picked up the RR......which one?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 17:52:00 - [969] - Quote BLAZIKEN STOP ABUSING THE FORUMS. I MUST KNOW WHO LIKES ME GENUINELY!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.30 18:37:00 - [970] - Quote Likinator 2.0 Cheers for the rifle advice. Yeah gonna stick with the plan and get me a CR for my Minja. Then I can try as hard as Dreis. Don't get me wrong, I won't do better, but it's the trying that counts.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 05:27:00 - [971] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: my ping was at 23 when I tested it. ps. screw u and ur fiber internet shotty. Hang on a minute though. You have to ping the same thing. Shotty's <1ms ping was to a router really close to him. The battleserver's IPs are in a thread somewhere. Those are the ones you want to ping.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 05:28:00 - [972] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: "Join Doomheim! Biomass today!" - DeadlyAztec Squadding with him was weird and fun. The lag in that battle musta been real. Surprised you didn't create a singularity.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 07:04:00 - [973] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Lmao ... something about golden tassels ... Hahahaha @3m06 Nice one Jolly
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 12:03:00 - [974] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: 3k mercs online right now. On a flippin' Wednesday :-) http://www.eve-offline.net/?server=dust Again! Over 3k on a weekday :-) Psssssssst [whispers] It's time for a porrrrrrrrt. Curious to know at this point, how many players we would gain versus how many we'd lose if it went to PS4. That **** is stlil stupid expensive for something Sony have a track record of using crap components in and supplying short warranties for. Not sure I would buy one...I really would be buying it just for DUST.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 12:04:00 - [975] - Quote xavier zor wrote: Just played a PC, i left and tried to rejoin due to lag Someone else had joined without even being included in original squads -_- What was your hard drive light doing before, then during, lag?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 12:16:00 - [976] - Quote Spademan wrote: noob cavman wrote: I voted for ark. As the token minority in a sea of Americans Allow me to repeat myself. In bold. You choose more than one numbskull Hey be nice, the candidates aren't all numbskulls.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 12:17:00 - [977] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Dusty Montana (War Ravens) writes: Lag Switching Btch* See, what happened was ... He caught me trying to PLC his pal and instamelted me with his HMG. So I respawned, found him, stalked him for awhile, then ran up behind his proto sentinel with my 212HP MinScout PLC+NK funfit. Shanked him with a full charge. Being a proto sent, he still had a little armor remaining ... Then we started to rubberband. Everyone. For about 15-20 seconds. As we bounce around, I'm staring at his back and shanking him over and over. Finally the lag relented. +50. Response: Wasn't me, buddy. But I had your ** either way.* Dusty Montana (War Ravens) writes: Bullsh*t you didn't get me. I got you twice at first and the next time I saw you. You were running away as fast as ure cowardly legs would go. All you scouts are cowards in real life. It gives you please to shoot or stab a man in the back. Shows something in ure lacking personalities. Soooooo...want fun? Target his corp. Plan A: if he is in battle, 16 scouts, preferably with knives and / or shotguns do NOTHING all match but hunt him. Plan B: if he's not in battle, pick one of his corp mates as proxy, then explain why at the end of battle. Pros: possible hilarity, hatemail storm, Nothi infamy Cons: possible complete redline, loss of ISK, laughing stock reputation It's possible the plan will just completely fail and we'll all wonder what the hell we just tried to do....but IDGAS, coz shenanigans just happens or not. [edit] of course if 16 scouts in the same area means there's a hack on, and other possible kills, do that too, but if he or his proxy is on the field, then that is the objective. We can make our own form of Acquisition game mode.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 12:26:00 - [978] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: My thoughts exactly. Again. They have 4 districts, and there timers are bravely set at 2AM - 5AM here in the US. their :-ppppp Perhaps we can still target them and no-show. They won't know (*** we're in the Locker room) and they will have to stay up or just field an EU team....unless they're an EU corp? That time is (assuming you're roughly -6 GMT or something) morning to midday in Europe.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 17:39:00 - [979] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Well, I finally have internet at home. I can play games again! @ Shotty I agree with Jolly about the PS4. If Dust was your main reason for purchase, you don't need to have PS Plus. IMO, it is still worth it for the free games and discounts, but it is not as good a deal as when it first came out before the PS4 release. While I think that the PS4 is worth it personally (can't imagine playing DA : I on PS3, among other games), I still think that Dust should be ported to the PC first, then to the PS4 within a reasonable time frame. Firstly, it would attract a new audience, as well as a new revenue stream, which could then be used for the PS4 port. Now I have to do some time zone math to figure out when the PCs are... Just log into DUST and look at the corp battles. There are countdown timers...makes it easy. 1d 8h 41m 1d 9h 21m 1d 9h 41m [edit] **** this is also in the middle of the night for me
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 17:40:00 - [980] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: On PC Gaming, Mortedeamor randomly hopped into my squadfinder squad earlier in the week. She was raving about Shadows of Mordor. Sounded like a very well designed game. Checked it out on YouTube. Also a very pretty game. Haven't played much of it for some reason (common amongst my games collection) but it is a high quality game with original mechanics. Recommended. Pseudogenesis wrote: I think Dust should just be on the PC. I know this is a really unpopular opinion and that it would upset most of the playerbase, but for the long term it's for the best. PC is obviously the platform they're the most comfortable with, it's hard to develop and manage multiple versions across different platforms, and the game'll inevitably end up getting constrained by the PS4 again. As much as I hate playing FPS games with mouse and keyboard, PC is the way to go. Haha imagine the screams. GIVE ME RAW DS4 INPUT. GIVE ME AIM ASSIST. One Eyed King wrote: Why JUST the PC? Plenty of games, in fact I would wager most non casual games are multi platform. From Final Fantasies, to PS2 and Don't Starve. Why would you limit yourself to PC only after investing so much in a game when it is just a fraction of the cost to port it to an additional system? At that point you are just leaving money on the table. But isn't the problem that ports are crap? And don't you have to port from a console to a PC? Either way, a port that is cheap to do means it's just wrapped in **** to make it work, and won't make use of the hardware properly. Sub-optimal experience.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 17:42:00 - [981] - Quote noob cavman wrote: At this point I would like the world to know ive been up 15 hours. Its only 6:30pm Interesting. I've been up for 13 hours. It's only 6:41pm.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 17:45:00 - [982] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Hi, I'm Bullet Tooth Tony
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 17:46:00 - [983] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: noob cavman wrote: At this point I would like the world to know ive been up 15 hours. Its only 6:30pm Interesting. I've been up for 13 hours. It's only 6:41pm. I've been up for 9 hours. Indeed, I went outside today. \o/ But Dreis, is it 6:45pm for you? ARE YOU ON MY ISLAND?????? Hmm I'm shouty today. MUST BE ******* FRIDAY
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 17:47:00 - [984] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: I think Dust should just be on the PC. I know this is a really unpopular opinion and that it would upset most of the playerbase, but for the long term it's for the best. PC is obviously the platform they're the most comfortable with, it's hard to develop and manage multiple versions across different platforms, and the game'll inevitably end up getting constrained by the PS4 again. As much as I hate playing FPS games with mouse and keyboard, PC is the way to go. They ****** up on a aingle piece of hardware. And you think they won't on pc with its 1000s of various hardware? Would've thought the operating system takes care of most of that for you. Likely you'd be developing in a sandbox abstracted away from the hardware. [edit] Plus based on rumour and conjecture, it sounds like their coding wasn't well designed, rather than battling with environmental issues.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.07.31 17:49:00 - [985] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Sounds like ~17:00 would be a good weekend timer for us. Noonish here. 6ish there. No one staying up 'til 4AM :-) Staying up? Hell no. Waking up ;-) This'll happen to you once you hit 40.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.01 06:33:00 - [986] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I'm presently rediscovering the joys of the shotgun. Any Min or Gal fits you folks use? ATM I'm using double kincat + cardiac and myos on a Galscout and it's hilariously glass cannony. I tried running the Shotgun on my Min Scout a couple of days ago. I was running 2 Kincats, a Damp, 1 Shield and 2 Myos. If you want to be serious, replace the Myos with more Shield; Myos don't help at all, and they can often be more trouble than they're worth. #tryhard #hpstackftw #nofunallowed Hah! If you wanna be serious, use a Gal or Cal scout. Min scouts are for knives.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.01 10:14:00 - [987] - Quote Cross Atu wrote: Ares 514 wrote: I think there are a number of errors in logic in these quotes. On th iPad so not going to type a ton, but one main reference I often see is the delay to releases due to Sony QA. Let's be honest this might be the only QA a release gets sometimes from the feel of it. I have seen no proof that Sony delays any releases to any real degree and I would argue basic sanity testing is very valuable given CCPs track record on releases :) Sorry you're simply wrong. I have spoken with the Devs directly and Sony QA unequivocally does have an impact on release cadence. Yeah CCP have actually stated publicly that they see a certain impedance due to the Sony gateways. If they have to schedule and agree any client changes with Sony, then that impacts their own schedules; any company that has to schedule with a 3rd-party always has to wait for things outside of their control to be ready. I'm also curious how any QA could be or is actually done by CCP; not sure they've ever stated how they do that. How do you test something on a black box (console) that relies on a 3rd-party environment for it's client updates? Emulators? Do Sony provide a staging area? I'm assuming they don't have the equivalent of EVE Singularity for testing before shipping, because it's not possible. Look at other games - most of them provide some sort of public test server. All of the games I'm thinking of are on PC.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.01 16:36:00 - [988] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I'm presently rediscovering the joys of the shotgun. Any Min or Gal fits you folks use? ATM I'm using double kincat + cardiac and myos on a Galscout and it's hilariously glass cannony. I tried running the Shotgun on my Min Scout a couple of days ago. I was running 2 Kincats, a Damp, 1 Shield and 2 Myos. If you want to be serious, replace the Myos with more Shield; Myos don't help at all, and they can often be more trouble than they're worth. #tryhard #hpstackftw #nofunallowed Hah! If you wanna be serious, use a Gal or Cal scout. Min scouts are for knives. /brandishes knives Say that one more time, I dare you. You disagree? If you're gonna use a shotgun, cal and gal is better because you're wasting the knives bonus otherwise.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.01 18:02:00 - [989] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Cross Atu wrote: Llast 326 wrote: The other day I tested out my Swarm and KN fitGÇª Success on Fratured Road. Eseentially just a Knifing fit with swarms. Had to scale back my Redfars and Damage Mods Rann around Knifing people and when opportunity came up drove off two dropships, blew up a parked LAV, and teamed up on a HAV. Effective at keeping the vehicles away, not great at killing them. Ru has a fit like that, he calls it his "light commando" fit Does Kaeru still play? We seem to fallen out of touch. Same with Haerr. This makes me sad. Wondering if I screwed up somewhere along the way. Haerr was on this morning, and posts at least weekly downstairs on his alt. Kaeru I've not seen for a while...a month perhaps.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.01 22:03:00 - [990] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: [quote=Dreis ShadowWeaver] Hah! If you wanna be serious, use a Gal or Cal scout. Min scouts are for knives. /brandishes knives Say that one more time, I dare you. You disagree? If you're gonna use a shotgun, cal and gal is better because you're wasting the knives bonus otherwise. For shotgunning, I put the suits as follows Gal > Min > Cal > Amarr You want speed and damps. Gal can be fast, damped AND tough. Min can only be fast and damped. Cal is damped. Amarr is just tough and damped. You missed the bit where Cal exceeds at passive scans. Very useful with a shotgun. Get at least one kincat on there, fantastic shield recharge, better toughness than min. Min has to work so hard just to get useful EWAR. Honestly don't think Min is viable without knives unless desperate for best hacks.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.02 07:56:00 - [991] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: You disagree? If you're gonna use a shotgun, cal and gal is better because you're wasting the knives bonus otherwise. I'm not really sure I agree with this reasoning. Using an RR on, say, a Galassault is very much viable but it 'wastes' the plasma bonus. That doesn't really make the Calassault better. My point is that the knives bonus is what makes the min scout useful. Using a shotgun on a min scout is a poor choice because other suits scout better. I didn't make a blanket statement so you can't apply my logic to other suits in an attempt to verify the theory. I couldn't comment on your statement because I don't use RR or Cal assault. Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: For shotgunning, I put the suits as follows Gal > Min > Cal > Amarr You want speed and damps. Gal can be fast, damped AND tough. Min can only be fast and damped. Cal is damped. Amarr is just tough and damped. You missed the bit where Cal exceeds at passive scans. Very useful with a shotgun. Get at least one kincat on there, fantastic shield recharge, better toughness than min. Min has to work so hard just to get useful EWAR. Honestly don't think Min is viable without knives unless desperate for best hacks. Listen. Scanning means sh*t on scouts. Nobody in PC damps excepts scouts and the rare logi. Since only scouts damp, you really have no reason to run scans. You would have to be so close for them to effective. Not worth it when you can run HP and survive. eWAR is dead except for Active Scanners and Dampening. It's kinda sad actually. Your Cal fit would be destroyed. You need both of those lows for damps, otherwise you will be permascanned and destroyed. Min scout is a great shotgun suit. You just have to abuse your speed and shielding. Listen. I'm not talking about PC specifically. I would defer to your judgement there as you have oodles of experience where I have very little. If you say a min scout with shotgun is a better choice than cal scout with the same, well ok then, but I'm not sure about your reasons. If the cal needs to run 2 damps, so does the min. In that situation then the min can get a speed advantage, but not much: it will only be reaching 9.35 m/s. The cal will have a shield advantage at 8 m/s. Does that speed make a big difference? Coz in my experience, speed doesn't save you in pubs, let alone PC. Then again...9.35 might not be that quick, but 8 m/s seems bloody slow. As for passive scans, I like them. Cal scout has a 45m scan range and this gives it excellent situational awareness. This range extends into the territory of optimal ranges for assault rifles, as well as generally giving you earlier warning. It's not just about what you can scan, it's about how far away. This works great for me in pubs. I guess that was my frame of reference when making the statement. I guess it boils down to whether or not you think EWAR is dead. Perhaps it is in PC.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.02 07:57:00 - [992] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: mollerz wrote: So whatcha cookin? I call it " mediterranean pizza". * Prebaked crusts for about 5-10 minutes until light browned (firms up the crust in advance of assembly) Ohhhhh genius idea. My stretched / broken dough when attempting to transfer fully laden pizza from worktop to paddle may be a thing of the past!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.02 11:20:00 - [993] - Quote So trying out Arma 3 again and getting dead on the first contact on the first campaign mission LMAO. To community vids for some help, and this 12 seconds made me laugh. You'll never hear that in DUST. Not until we get some trees anyway.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.03 07:40:00 - [994] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Oh, yes. Have they not taken a single district yet? We might be able to help with that. @ Bastards Sounds like 501st could use a hand. Last we teamed up with his crew, we would've won decisively if not for the massive lag. Let's give 501st eight good fighters this week and see what comes of it. 50M of Dreis' wallet split eight ways comes to 6.25M per merc. Not a bad pay day. Reserving spots for myself and Captain Musturd. Who else is interested? Who wants a cut of Dreis' 50M bet? I'll touch base with 501st tomorrow and see what's on the schedule. I'm game. Can I use my Minja? lol
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.03 07:41:00 - [995] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Serious question with regards to the min scout... Does anyone actually use up all that CPU on any of either fits?! The only way I could see it happening is if you run the PLC. Given what seems like the types of gear a min scout should have I don't get the CPU/PG setup. Especially those NK's and KC p's eating it up. I had one proto fit I wanted to put a code breaker on for PC but just couldn't make the PG work. Personally, I have absolutely no problem with the Min Scout's PG; all my fits fit purrrrrfectly. I think I have about 40 CPU left over though. I've always assumed that Min Scouts are actually supposed to be the ewar Scouts. Think about it: they shouldn't need to rely on Kincats as much as other Scouts because of their innate base speed, and they have a buttload of CPU - perfect for fitting lots of ewar mods. In the same sense, Gal Scouts are more suited for speed than Min Scouts, because they already get ewar bonuses and the Gal Scout already has plenty of PG to fit Kincats with. Everyone has been fitting their Scouts wrong. I fit my scout like a logi, it is fun as hell. Try it. Since the speed changes, I fit my logi like a scout. Shenanigans. Amarr Logi A/1 2x Complex Precision Enhancers 1x Complex Shield Extender 2x Complex Profile Dampeners 2x Complex Kinetic Catalyzers 1x Complex Ferros 1x N-11/A Flux Drop Uplink 1x Compact Nanohive 1x Basic Remote Explosive 1x K5 Specialist Shotgun 1x Ion Pistol Gives ~9m/s sprint, 530 eHP, 26 / 27 profile / precision (don't forget logis have best scan radius too) [edit] Almost forgot, also have Tash Murkon skin, so I don't even look like a logi MUA HA HA
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.03 07:42:00 - [996] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: The Minmatar Scout is unequivocally the ~~best~~fun Scout. FTFY
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.03 07:52:00 - [997] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: VAHZZ wrote: I fit my scout like a logi, it is fun as hell. Try it. Since the speed changes, I fit my logi like a scout. Shenanigans. Amarr Logi A/1 2x Complex Precision Enhancers 1x Complex Shield Extender 2x Complex Profile Dampeners 2x Complex Kinetic Catalyzers 1x Complex Ferros 1x N-11/A Flux Drop Uplink 1x Compact Nanohive 1x Basic Remote Explosive 1x K5 Specialist Shotgun 1x Ion Pistol Gives ~9m/s sprint, 530 eHP, 26 / 27 profile / precision (don't forget logis have best scan radius too) [edit] Almost forgot, also have Tash Murkon skin, so I don't even look like a logi MUA HA HA I fit my Min Assault like my Min Scout once. I found that the biggest issue was that I still died in roughly the same amount of time because my hitbox was bigger than my Scout's. Heh used to do the same with gal assault. Gal assault best scout until speed changes. Not tried since.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.03 18:19:00 - [998] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: http://www.ccpgames.com/en/public-relations/press-releases/article/79420/ccp-games-introduces-gunjack-samsung-gear-vr/ Hehe nice, love the cry of "Abaddon" at the end. Didn't realise that's where CCP Red Wedding had "disappeared" to (still heading up Shanghai lol) Encouraging to see Unreal Engine 4 being used - a good sign for DUST - was that common knowledge? Also a little confused as to the platform that will run on - it will actually run on a tablet or something, with the VR gear plugged into it?
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.03 18:25:00 - [999] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Jamie Survivors wrote: Dreis I got a Gal GK.O with 4 complex kincats. Nova Knifes etc. not in game or wont be for awhile to say exactly what I have but the speed is unreal like a min scout lol just something I tinkered with few months ago. Only ran it a few times IIRC, GalScout +4 sprints at 11.11 m/s, and MinScout +3 sprints at 11.12 m/s. If you haven't checked it out yet, www.protofits.com will calculate stats for you as you assemble loadouts. It isn't always right, especially following updates, but Cyrus does a good job at keeping it current. To the best of my knowledge, all scout-related stats (including EWAR) are up-to-date and accurate. Speaking of such things Anybody try the Officer Gal Scout with full Redjars yet? Haven't run a Scotsman yet. Protofits says 11.26 m/s. That 5th KinCat adds only +1.34%. Yup, totally pointless unless you're testing whether hit detection breaks, or other such singularities appear.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.03 18:36:00 - [1000] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Ares 514 wrote: If you want cheap, don't use Precision. For some reason those things are way overpriced versus other mods. Sure enough! Looks like an error. Compared the various price points of Precision Enhancers, Damps and Range Extenders. The price of Complex Precision Enhancers doesn't fit the progression. Heh there's plenty that doesn't fit the progression if you look hard enough. PG mods for example. The MLT is better than the STD. I noticed similar wobbles with other stuff not too long ago...don't remember what right now.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.03 18:45:00 - [1001] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: http://www.ccpgames.com/en/public-relations/press-releases/article/79420/ccp-games-introduces-gunjack-samsung-gear-vr/ Hehe nice, love the cry of "Abaddon" at the end. Didn't realise that's where CCP Red Wedding had "disappeared" to (still heading up Shanghai lol) Encouraging to see Unreal Engine 4 being used - a good sign for DUST - was that common knowledge? Also a little confused as to the platform that will run on - it will actually run on a tablet or something, with the VR gear plugged into it? A month or so back, Aeon dug up something on LinkedIn about a Shanghai Devs working UE4 project. Don't recall details. Looks like a tablet or phone game. Reminds me of old-school arcade "turret" shooters ... https://youtu.be/JMC9uNqBAj0?t=121 Yeah you're right, I thought it was a cross between Gyruss and Wipeout. There's still something cool about the music to Gyruss, but it's probably just my nostalgia.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.03 21:03:00 - [1002] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: News! TheD1CK, CEO of Dead Man's Game has extended our way a friendly invitation. An All ~~Scout~~ Ant Epic Showdown. The greatest NK battle in the history of MH. \o/ Hell. Yes. I am so down for this. Just say the word, cap'n
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.04 07:05:00 - [1003] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: WTF WTF The first time I saw it, it said General John Ripper. When I refreshed the page, it changed to Immortal John Ripper. This **** is just weird... VAHZZ is like some devious mastermind or something... Like i said, now you know... You guys musta missed the flawless screenshot a little while ago.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.04 07:17:00 - [1004] - Quote Kaeru Nayiri wrote: I'm skipping 150 pages, what'd I miss? Love. Peace. Harmony. And Zor.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.04 07:20:00 - [1005] - Quote mollerz wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: http://www.ccpgames.com/en/public-relations/press-releases/article/79420/ccp-games-introduces-gunjack-samsung-gear-vr/ OMG.. lololol. I shook my head so hard as I face palmed I basically slapped myself silly reading that. Would you rather a virtual reality farmville? I don't really see what else they could do on a low-end platform...more interested that it's being done in UE4.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.04 16:48:00 - [1006] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: VAHZZ wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: WTF WTF The first time I saw it, it said General John Ripper. When I refreshed the page, it changed to Immortal John Ripper. This **** is just weird... VAHZZ is like some devious mastermind or something... Like i said, now you know... You guys musta missed the flawless screenshot a little while ago. They need to pay more attention. I saw it, but I doubted it's validity because it also showed CCP Rattati. as your alt. The one you saw must've been one I missed then. The one I saw was flawless, nothing there that you could point at and say "HAHA, BUSTED". Nothing related to devs on it, just part of The Ripper family and Vahzz.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.04 17:25:00 - [1007] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: You guys musta missed the flawless screenshot a little while ago. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2866840#post2866840
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.04 20:39:00 - [1008] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: You guys musta missed the flawless screenshot a little while ago. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2866840#post2866840 GET DOUBLE BAMBOOZLED IT WAS ACTUALLY ME ALL ALONG: http://gyazo.com/cf4041bf411735ecdbece4501ed3ada6 https://youtu.be/larzCyTk59I?t=16 Weak sauce. (Can never listen to that without pumping the speakers up)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.05 07:24:00 - [1009] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Spademan wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: That's HTML editing, not Photoshop. So.... triple bamboozled. Maybe if you practice hard enough you can edit that comment so it looks like you know what you're talking about Amateur didn't even get the pictures right. Observe and be humbled. Yeah yeah, I know. I figured putting that much effort into an obviously fake picture to discredit an obviously fake picture was less productive than making myself an egg sandwich at the time How was it fake? I saw no giveaways.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.05 07:27:00 - [1010] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: You guys musta missed the flawless screenshot a little while ago. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2866840#post2866840 GET DOUBLE BAMBOOZLED IT WAS ACTUALLY ME ALL ALONG: http://gyazo.com/cf4041bf411735ecdbece4501ed3ada6 https://youtu.be/larzCyTk59I?t=16 Why on earth do you have 13 tabs open. Why on earth do you not?

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.06 07:05:00 - [1011] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: VAHZZ wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: How can such a relevant topic be brought up by such irrelevance so that it becomes relevant to the irrelevant conversation brought up by the relevant person? Do you even even? I mean can you even? I try to even and even but that even you are even is straight up not even. I can't even right now, i just can't even. Do you taco bro? You win. He won a long time ago after he figured out how to clone himself and keep the original.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.06 17:19:00 - [1012] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: dzizur wrote: theres no such option :( lowest is 576 Are you using the HDMI output? There are a couple other video outputs; haven't tinkered with these. Edit: Related - http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3-Support/PS3-only-displaying-in-576p/td-p/41191135 576p is PAL, 480p is NTSC. Depends where your PS3 was manufactured. US is NTSC, I believe EU (certainly UK) is PAL. I thought these days most TVs did both but either way, PS3 does one or the other.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.07 07:12:00 - [1013] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: 'Crew?'? EDIT: It occurs to me that you were looking at the end of line 1896. This is what comes of not taking maths, you see? Pro counting tip: Go to 1900, and count back one. Or Google it right. Then use your browser's find function to find "1899" on the page. Works even for those lacking basic numeracy. VAHZZ wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I had some mild hopes that you would use thine, so I could be an ancient English grammar **. I know my Shakespearean, though I am more partial to Arthurian. What I want to know is, what was a grammar ** called before 1921.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.07 07:17:00 - [1014] - Quote VoidFaction wrote: LeGoose wrote: Before I go looking/searching in the trading area of the forums anyone have a Cal and/or Min apex/LP BPO they are willing to sell? If you mean apex cal scout check your inventory. Enjoy Mmmmm Cal scout. Mmmmm.... :: sticks tongue out at Ghost ::
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.07 07:17:00 - [1015] - Quote True Adamance wrote: seauences Darn it thought I'd learnt a cool new word with four consecutive vowels. I think I know the word you mean but I can't place it.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.07 20:53:00 - [1016] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I had some mild hopes that you would use thine, so I could be an ancient English grammar **. I know my Shakespearean, though I am more partial to Arthurian. What I want to know is, what was a grammar ** called before 1921? What is thy own hole of thy fundament, for which thou speak from it and yet, thy embodies it. I would rather you just tell me straight if you think I'm talking out of my arsehole (that's asshole to you probably) rather than this wayward wordy dainty tripe.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.09 05:42:00 - [1017] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Ares 514 wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Some corp members were saying the swarm damage bonus was changed from min commando to cal... I personally haven't seen anything about this. Has anyone heard anything about this? They have not as of yet, but they are going to, Rattati has personally commented on this. I would like this change as Calmando is the next thing I'm going to skill into once I max everything regarding the Scr and LR. I have to say I find changes like this fairly frustrating. If they take a bonus from one commando and give it to another I think you should be able to swap your SP to that other suit. I skilled min commando for one thing, swarms. I was tired of ADS issues and getting murdered by infantry when I swapped to swarms. IF the suit with the bonus changes I wasted all that SP. No one got a respec when all the Scout bonuses were swapped, and no free respecs will be given this time either, especially now that you can get one by paying for one. no, they werent, and that is bollox. entire skill tree investments go up in smoke; it makes a mockery of "your choices matter", because it's CCP's choices that matter when they do this. I'm with Ares on this one, it is frustrating and a little silly. just because they've done it before doesn't mean we should accept it as the norm. I'm sure Ares and i will adapt coz this is new wankden yada yada HTFU, but nothing will change the fact that it is bollox :D
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.09 05:53:00 - [1018] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: First Prophet wrote: Spademan wrote: You guys delete and reinstall Dust? Why bother? Performance. After playing a couple rounds, I've noticed no performance improvements whatsoever. I didn't notice any improvements after I deleted all my contacts either. How are you testing? If you're able to create frame rate issues at will, please let us in on the secret. CCP devs would love to know so they can fix stuff.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.09 20:25:00 - [1019] - Quote NN vs DMG scout fight
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.09 21:23:00 - [1020] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Bummer, looks like I missed the scout fight. :/ Oh well, hope you gents had a good time Aww man, there'll be another, maybe a stabby stabby one. When's a good time for you?

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.10 17:50:00 - [1021] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Breach Shotgun * Clipsize: 2 ---> 4 * Optimal Range: 5M ---> 7M * Reload Speed: 1.3s ---> 1.0s * Rate of Fire: 60 RPM ---> 72 RPM Thoughts, gents? Make two, split those stats across them so one isn't silly OP, see which gets used the most. I would say CCP should just make it easy to tweak the numbers if doing all that to a single shotgun was to happen, but you could say the same about plenty other guns that they don't seem to want to change coz the figures don't reflect the anecdotes. Then maybe wash / rinse / repeat if not enough uptake. I can see that being OP but impossible to say without using it...to you know...get a feel for it LOL.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.10 17:56:00 - [1022] - Quote PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: And we are back. o7 gents. Currently in a rehab facility for my unmanageable pain due to my past TBI [Traumatic Brain Injury] and some self-injury [autism & pain don't mix]. Been here since last Tuesday will be here at the very least two weeks, well its uncertain because of my unpredictable pain and poor motor skills. Since I'm a high fall risk i cant do much by myself, my bed is alarmed in case i try to get out of bed on my own, i at least have to have a walker & gait belt on me and still need a nurse helping while having a wheelchair just in case more pain or i cant walk safely. But its nice place not a huge facility and everything spread out. The nurses are nice and used to my stimming and random screaming [stim screaming not meltdown screaming] lol. I get to se a therapy dog on Thursday & Friday. And, mom brought my PS3 here! And they have internets so Dust & R&C challenge mode & Netflix! We're all allowed to watch/play as much as we want! So i don't know if i am comfortable here bt i like knowing im getting help with things i didn't even know i needed help doing. So don't worry i can skill forum & Dust with you guys even if i get tired easily. P.S Skilled into AHMG for my GS, its awesome! 7 Woah Park, sorry to hear that. Glad you got a few creature comforts though hey. Get better fast man!! o7
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.10 18:28:00 - [1023] - Quote lol@Prophet downstairs shenanigans o7
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.11 07:36:00 - [1024] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: First Prophet wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Six Kin Assault Combat Rifle Ishukone Nova Knives ARN-18 Cloak Field Remote Explosives Complex Shield Extender x3 Complex Profile Dampener Complex Kincat Enhanced Ferrsocale This fit gives you 485 EHP, a 24DB profile, and a 9.35 sprint speed. It is pretty much the perfect fit. Alternatively, if you're not getting much use out of the RE, consider dropping it and upgrading the Ferroscale to Comlpex, giving you 513 EHP with no movement penalty whatsoever. I've only just come up with that idea recently though, so I haven't had much opportunity to actually test it out yet. Excuse me while I vomit from seeing armor on a min. scout. It's effectiveness is undeniable. Since unlocking slots, I've got a Minja fit with armour too. The meta has changed, unless someone can tell me the original story of why armour on a min scout is wrong, I think that's probably a tired old story by now :) If you're happy with 24dB and 9.35 m/s, tell me what should go in that third slot? On the ADV suit, you already have to compromise with a basic rifle and an ADV shield extender. Why shouldn't I put armour in that third low? Coz lore? Or something else? Why are people so violently opposed to putting armour on a suit that has hi/lo slot balance? Many other fits don't go with the lore but I don't see people puking over that ;-)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.11 07:39:00 - [1025] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Cross Atu wrote: noob cavman wrote: And considering who VAHZZ is an alt of, you really cant get more veteran tbh Now I miss cubs Yes you can, because Rattati. Unless VAHZZ is an alt of Rattati... or his main If Vahzz and Rattati are one and the same, I'd either be very impressed or deeply concerned. Not sure which :-) Impersonating CCP is against both the EULA and Forum Rules and causes for immediate ban. Disagreed. So long as he didn't reveal his true identity, Rattati could create an account and pretend to be an idiot without violating a single Forum Rule or EULA provision. Welp sure, but that wouldn't be impersonating CCP would it. :: thumps chest with crysknife :: Call him out Call him out Call him out
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.11 18:00:00 - [1026] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: I agree with Ghost on Min scout fitting doctrine. Two complex damps not only puts you under 21 db Gal logi scans, but also under 20db inner scan rings (the most common precision, if I'm not mistaken). Now, on my advanced fit I run an enhanced + complex damp, which gets me to 20db. Perhaps it would be useful to drop one and go armour, but as someone who can't not run uplinks, I just don't have the PG available. I suspect that with most fits, the PG could be better spent on shields, equipment or weapons, rather than armour. A kincat is almost always the best option for the third slot. A Codebreaker is a potential option too. Speed and stealth, as Ghost says, is what a scouts are about. Otherwise you'd be better off with something else. Just wish Ghost would listen to what people are saying a little more. I did say *if you are happy with 24dB and 9.35 m/s* Pretty obvious he doesn't really see much else except end-game, and there's nothing wrong with that, just that's not what was being discussed. The question was, if you're happy with 24dB and 9.35 m/s, what would you put in the 3rd low? Obviously that is not an end-game consideration, which is why I made it clear in the first place.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.11 18:09:00 - [1027] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Damage Mods Question. So recently they 'fixed' the Krin damage mod display so you see it for light & heavy weapons. So I have a Advanced Cal Heavy and I have 3 Krin damage mods on it. The first one changes all the weapon multipliers to 1.04 then 1.08 for the next one, then 1.12 for the next one and I threw one extra just for the heck of it and the fourth gives 1.17. So my question is are damage modifiers supposed to have stacking penalties? My understanding is that they are supposed to have them. However, if this display is not showing the stacking penalties than what degree of confidence can we have that they work in game? Another thought to think about, we know red & profile dampeners (lows) stacking penalties work but we also know that jump mods (in highs) don't work. Could there be an issue with high mod stacking penalties? The display always worked like that even when the stat only showed in the one place. Same for all damage mods...stacking penalties are not displayed. The Krins were tested when they first came out. Stacking penalties working as intended. Unless they broke it...which I've never seen any evidence that they did, just people jumping on a "they're borked" bandwagon.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.11 18:16:00 - [1028] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Damage Mods Question. So recently they 'fixed' the Krin damage mod display so you see it for light & heavy weapons. So I have a Advanced Cal Heavy and I have 3 Krin damage mods on it. The first one changes all the weapon multipliers to 1.04 then 1.08 for the next one, then 1.12 for the next one and I threw one extra just for the heck of it and the fourth gives 1.17. So my question is are damage modifiers supposed to have stacking penalties? My understanding is that they are supposed to have them. However, if this display is not showing the stacking penalties than what degree of confidence can we have that they work in game? Another thought to think about, we know red & profile dampeners (lows) stacking penalties work but we also know that jump mods (in highs) don't work. Could there be an issue with high mod stacking penalties? The display always worked like that even when the stat only showed in the one place. Same for all damage mods...stacking penalties are not displayed. The Krins were tested when they first came out. Stacking penalties working as intended. Unless they broke it...which I've never seen any evidence that they did, just people jumping on a "they're borked" bandwagon. I know they always worked like that but while i was looking at the fix I started wondering about if they really work. I know regular damage mods do the same thing. Why would they fix something but not really show the right stat. It's misleading to the NPE and you can never tell at a glance if something is really working. Little things like this drive me nuts. Totally agree, it's little details that get missed that cause problems, but this is also why people take the time to test, just to make sure **** is either broken or in fact working despite a broken UI stating otherwise. Unless there is some evidence elsewhere that they broke at some point, I choose to believe the testing done by a kind merc right when the event ended to check they were working as intended is still applicable.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.12 12:10:00 - [1029] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: I'm not against off meta fits. Hell, one of my favorite fits of all time to run is pretty off meta for an assault suit. Meet the regen tanked GK.0 Ooohh I wanna try that out when I get home! Nice.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.12 12:16:00 - [1030] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I do find it remarkable that very few Gal Scouts run rifles. I would say it's because scouts are suitable for CQC (though I know Void likes long range) but generally, your main weapon should be short range. Any other suit with a rifle should win, because any other suit should have more HP. I would apply your statement to all bar the Minja for the reasons above - coz knives.

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.12 12:19:00 - [1031] - Quote chill penguin wrote: I forgot I was one of the penguins that make up Cross Atu, i could've sworn i was GJR/Vahzz. My life is a lie. Back to reading Dune I go. Did I see you hanging around the Tleilaxu axlotl tanks the other day? Coulda sworn it was you....it looked like you....
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.12 18:52:00 - [1032] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: That feeling of emptiness when you finish a series many hundreds of thousands of words long (it took ~20 hours of reading) and it has a horribly depressing ending. Someone recommend me something happy to do. Watch The Fast Show
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.12 18:53:00 - [1033] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: That feeling of emptiness when you finish a series many hundreds of thousands of words long (it took ~20 hours of reading) and it has a horribly depressing ending. Someone recommend me something happy to do. Just watch this HA HA HA :: big cheesy grin :: Ghost wins.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.13 17:31:00 - [1034] - Quote Epicness downstairs
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.13 17:40:00 - [1035] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Got into first choice university! \o/ Nice one Ark!
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.14 11:42:00 - [1036] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: Otrera Goddess wrote: I skilled the whole bolt pistol tree to level 5 and now I feel dirty It's a good weapon. At the end of the day, it's got the lowest dps of any sidearm by quite some margin. Good range, accuracy and alpha, but I don't get all the crying over it. Hehe lowest DPS = longest range like you said, and because of its slow RoF, all bullets hit harder than others. So if you manage to get your bullet (singular) to hit someone in the head..............
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.14 19:25:00 - [1037] - Quote Kodho wrote: Are we still experiencing connection issues? My wife and kids are out of town and I really need to get my dust on. Played 4 dom pubs in a row on an alt just now - perfect performance. [edit] PS. Ghost, it was using your Gal Assault rep fit, albeit on an ADV suit (got Gal Ass to L5, I'm just cheap) Good fun, learning how to play the style, it's really interesting to try someone else's stuff out and realise how they intend for it to work. Helps me with my game too - though I still can't shoot rifles grrrr.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.15 06:20:00 - [1038] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Main account profile deleted, obviously didn't biomass, just deleted my profile. Just made a new PSN. Time for some relaxing chill. Small break from DUST. Recommend me some cheap games guys. Not cheap (surprisingly for how old it is) but if you want something different, Katamari Forever is a fine game.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.15 06:31:00 - [1039] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Ares 514 wrote: For curiosity sake, what do you guys think of those corps that have all their multiple districts at 12/13/14 timers. Personally I really hate the game mechanics that allow that. I would love to see some new mechanics where you could only attack a district that was x hours different from your district sending clones as well as a limit to how many districts a corp could have on the same timer (say 2). To go along with those changes it would be great to limit how often a districts timer could be changed... Say once per week. > 12/13/14 timers I think it's fine. There are pros and cons to it. Stack them like that then you will have trouble defending against multiple attacks, plus if you own it, you should be able to dictate certain things on your terms. > x hours different Thought there were already restrictions in where you could send your clones to? > limit how often a districts timer could be changed Doesn't it cost CP to change it? Seems that if they are being changed too much, then either the CP cost should increase, or CP earnings should be decreased Ares 514 wrote: Another good PC mechanic would be to have a daily CP cost per district, say 1000 CP. This would prevent inactive corps from holding districts... Not going to name names :) Don't inactive corps get nothing either? Passive farming is want they wanted to get rid of. CP is the currency for working your district now, which means active corp members make the world go round. J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Get districk, give to alt corp. Attack alt corp with ur main corp using only CP. Fill each side up get easy DK. Pretty sure the only way to make an attack using only CP is if you don't already own a district. I dunno I'm not active in PC to see what's going on, but seems that CP earnings / costs should be used to tweak, which I think is what CCP explained in one of their PC 2.0 threads around launch time. That bug where you earn ISK on the other hand is such a let down that I don't know why anyone looking to break into PC would bother. Just when there was a possibility that ISK would be something a merc considered again....It's just a giant :: sigh :: Two penneth.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.15 07:07:00 - [1040] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Sharpen those Knives and mark your Calendars! Knife Fight this Sunday! * No Guns * No Vehicles * No Myofibs Lots and lots of stabbings. Sunday 20:00 Stabby stabby

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.15 07:15:00 - [1041] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Get districk, give to alt corp. Attack alt corp with ur main corp using only CP. Fill each side up get easy DK. Pretty sure the only way to make an attack using only CP is if you don't already own a district. Indeed, once you own a district it costs you isk also. However you just got rid of your districts to an alt corp. Ahh I see. How do you give a corp to another corp? Trying to understand how this would work in a repeatable fashion.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.15 07:42:00 - [1042] - Quote Fristname Family name wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Sharpen those Knives and mark your Calendars! Knife Fight this Sunday! * No Guns * No Vehicles * No Myofibs Lots and lots of stabbings. Sunday 20:00 Stabby stabby Sunday on which side of the world? All times are EVE time :)
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.15 08:43:00 - [1043] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I made an EVE toon. Things are SUPER confusing, but it's still enjoyable. I used Maken's buddy invite, so I've got 30 days on my trial account. Check out the EVE tools - there are several of them and they really help. You'll need an API key for some. Before you put points into attributes, decide whether you want to plan your next year of training out first, because you can optimise your learning that way. Or just mess about and do whatever if you don't wanna be all serious about it at first...
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.16 21:28:00 - [1044] - Quote Knife fight
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.17 05:51:00 - [1045] - Quote First Prophet wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Knife fight So I can't knife knifers lol. Lost about 14 Nothi's :-o Was never gonna use em for anything else so knives well spent. GG all. Should've uploaded a bit more of that warbarge. Also, what an AMAZING grenade throw at 1:38. I owe you a pair of knives. LMAO Shows how much attention I pay to detail. I thought the guy I killed had cooked it.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.17 17:54:00 - [1046] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: noob cavman wrote: i actually voted for ark.... how did you let crazy guy beat you!? full of disappointment and distaste now for you ark. you lost to the Americans As good a representative Arkena would've been, getting beaten by the Americans this round is probably a blessing in disguise ... I imagine Ark is going to have his hands full at university this year. in the uk if your sober for the first year of uni your doing it wrong. XD
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.17 17:55:00 - [1047] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: noob cavman wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: noob cavman wrote: i actually voted for ark.... how did you let crazy guy beat you!? full of disappointment and distaste now for you ark. you lost to the Americans As good a representative Arkena would've been, getting beaten by the Americans this round is probably a blessing in disguise ... I imagine Ark is going to have his hands full at university this year. in the uk if your sober for the first year of uni your doing it wrong. XD I, ah... I don't drink. By choice. hides I knew a girl like that once....
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.17 18:06:00 - [1048] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Immortal John Ripper [i wrote: CPM2 candidates aren't all bad[/i] I've got a hearty response for you, but you'll have to wait :-). At work atm. Shotty and Aeon up a tree <3 <3 <3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.17 18:07:00 - [1049] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: Immortal John Ripper wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: I love being able to understand code for once. All that python practice has really paid off same. Last election i went through the code to check for any mistakes because finding one would have been hilarious. Yeah, I just started learning and find looking through other people's code really fascinating. I would love to be able to take a look at Dust's source code, I want to see what's going on in there. Also I liked this block for the name chosen in the for loop: Tally Code wrote: intline = [int(x) for x in fp.readline().rstrip().split(" ")] if intline[0] < 0: for failboat in intline: remainingCandidates.remove(-failboat) intline = [int(x) for x in fp.readline().rstrip().split(" ")] Jesus Christ is that how python programmers write and format their code? Shoot the lot of em. Llast 326 wrote: So I missed the knife fightGÇª Working far to many weekends lately. Should we restart the Heavy - Scout wars of old? See if the Bastion has the manpower to do an all out brawl? Awesome idea. But one of us must hold a district. CCP - bring back corp battles. (at the risk of removing more players from lobbies :-o )
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.17 18:08:00 - [1050] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: [...] looking forward to seeing how such a volatile CPM will operate. Angrily dzizur wrote: I figured out how to connect my ps3 through phone LTE prepare to embrace the LAAAAG :D All my Nothi's you will just disconnect instead. Llast 326 wrote: So I missed the knife fightGÇª Working far to many weekends lately. Should we restart the Heavy - Scout wars of old? See if the Bastion has the manpower to do an all out brawl? Awesome idea. But one of us must hold a district. CCP - bring back corp battles. (at the risk of removing more players from lobbies :-o )

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.17 18:20:00 - [1051] - Quote dzizur wrote: played a pub match, As fps go, it was one of the smoothest matches in a while. Noticed little rubberbanding at the begining of the match, rest was smooth as well... went 15/3 in amar a-1 assault. LAG SWITCHER [edit] Hmmm actually I wonder if your phone presents itself as a satellite IP and they don't know what server to put you on. You should try that out on different servers. Your screenshot also just made me realise that probably those squads with higher ping times or whatever are on a different server to you. Be interesting to see the network traffic between your PS3 and the Interweb when viewing the squad finder.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.17 20:02:00 - [1052] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: noob cavman wrote: people move on. find different games or find a patch/update not there liking. I believe im coming up to my 3rd year of dust I and im just bored with it. that and lag/match making has put the final nail into the coffin. I haven't played DUST in 3 days. That's, like, some sort of record or something. I wonder if I actually play DUST because I like the game, or because I like the people in the game. What if we all moved another to another game? Would I miss DUST? I thought you joined Arkenai and the Eggers.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.17 21:05:00 - [1053] - Quote Forced Death wrote: Immortal John Ripper wrote: what exactly does corrosive synergy stand for? are there like two substances that are harmless on their own but become corrosive when combined? If so what exactly are these substances? i would assume it means that our synergy is corrosive to others lol idk It means DAAAA BEAST's fits cause the servers to rust.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.18 07:30:00 - [1054] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Get into NN now. Get all up in it. I could say the same to you. Touchy... FTFY :-p
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.18 07:44:00 - [1055] - Quote mollerz wrote: Best part if Jolly's vid. That sea of red knifers. Hot damn. Same part from my perspective - that was cool to see all those reds...ploughed straight in. Managed to survive a 3 on 1 lol. Mmmmminja https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0qHVDJdrQU#t=7m25 mollerz wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Shame I have bloody awful slashing aim. Swing like a dozen times and only hit a commando. Actually, you taught me a lot about knifing range. I had no idea you could cut people that far out. That is probably why I am so good at rocking heavies but not so much vs scouts... o7 Yeah I'm wondering if this is why I went down so much. Was surprised pretty much every time. Must try knifing from further out.
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.19 07:19:00 - [1056] - Quote Knife fight still - 3 v 1 Probably sums up the joy of this battle. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.19 07:28:00 - [1057] - Quote PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Back home!! Still can barely walk much but combination of being threatened and lied to by staff, and being overworked in therapy was not working. I did my part and they couldn't help me cause im too complex so they flipped it on me, so me and mom said forget it packed up and left. Moms friend was there to help pack and help us out. So now im back home watching Netflix in my own bed in my own room! I'm so happy to be home. Now its inhome therapy setting up, and a little outpatient care plus nursing care. But i think ill do better here because im... home lol. PS Don't know when ill be on cause im exhausted plus my rooms going to be changed around to make things easier, but glad to have you guys support even though you don't really know me. Much appreciated!7 o7 Looking forward to seeing you get your DUST itch scratched :) This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.19 07:46:00 - [1058] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: noob cavman wrote: But I abuse everybody equally. No is a special snow flake in eyes. Your all badger molesters that enjoy huffing rat jenkem noob cavman wrote: Your all badger molesters that enjoy huffing rat jenkem noob cavman wrote: Your all... The lack of an E has suddenly become so clear... Also, I enjoy the fact Rocket League has an NPC named Caveman. For some reason I always expect it to be spelled without the E and am surprised every time when I see it in there. noob cavman - fuckin up your spellin since open beta VAHZZ wrote: Does anyone want to hear the story of how Vahzz came to be? No This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.19 07:47:00 - [1059] - Quote Pseudogenesis wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: - Aeon - Zaria - Breakin Stuff - Kevall - Cross Atu These are the ones whom I voted for who made CPM. Shotty's probably going to be on my ass for voting for Aeon, but hey, I had an extra spot and he has had some good ideas. >using a slot for Aeon >not using a slot for Pokey Dravon What is life Wot Jolly said dude. mollerz wrote: Yea I was always up someone's arse by the time I was slashing them. I guess in my head I didn't think about weapon listed range vs hey it's knives. I mean jolly was slashing people from way far it seemed sometimes. Did you know they also increased the knife range from 2 to 2.5m quite a while ago? Pretty sure that was still after you quit. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.19 07:49:00 - [1060] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Immortal John Ripper wrote: I ask again. Who is not working well with whom? Someone is trying, someone else is not. Looong day at work; kindly pardon the delay. More than willing to work with Aeon, provided he keep his facts straight and his crazy in check. Aeon Amadi wrote: If I had my way, The Barbershop would be permanently locked, deleted, and all attempts to re-create it given the same treatment. It is literally the scum of the forums and there is absolutely nothing beneficial that will ever come from it. Think he'll be willing to work with us? Remember forum dwellers .... Shotty never forgets :) Ai, and who could forget that? It's one of my favourite definitions of forum dweller characteristics. I suspect it was motivated by the need for posturing rather than any deep-seated belief, but whatever, these sorts of statements help us put different mercs in different buckets. That is, after all, human nature. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.19 07:51:00 - [1061] - Quote Aeon Amadi wrote: mollerz wrote: @varoth no worries. I think it's good for Aeon to see us talk about it so he can see it's not personal. I dare say it rarely actually is. besides who voted ass in anyways.. j/k j/k Might not be personal but it certainly doesn't feel objective, as the topic is about me and my views on The Barbershop and not anything related to the game. While I'll admit that I confuse The Barbershop as one voice that is pretty easy to do considering the cohesion on certain topics - none more particular than the overall view of Sgt Kirk and myself. Adipem, for instance, seems to want me to give The Barbershop the time of day but in the same instance says that nothing can reconcile what I've said in the past, and there aren't many people here arguing that, so I won't waste my time trying. I'm looking at the link in Adipem's signature right now and I get the impression that he doesn't want to work with us, that there is nothing that will ever change that, and I'm not going to exhaust energy in trying to change his - or anyone's - mind. I believe Sgt Kirk is of the same volition. We can either bury the past, and move on objectively, or we can hold the grudge and not get anything accomplished. Yes, that is me formally saying that I'm willing to give Shotty and The Barbershop another shot, but only if the hatchet gets buried. I think some of the sentiment is that you should not allow individuals to tarnish your view of the communities they frequent. Shotty would be the first to say he is not The Barber Shop, merely one voice among many, despite the huge amounts of time and effort he has invested into defining and refining our scoutly ways. If you choose to ignore him, that is up to you, and you should still read what he has to say if only to decide whether or not to dismiss it. Apply the same to the rest of us. Individually. Hopefully some of the circle-jerk perception is just that, and the reality if looking closely enough is different :) There should only be a few people you blanket ignore, and dismissal should be on a post-by-post basis. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.19 12:52:00 - [1062] - Quote Immortal John Ripper wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Immortal John Ripper wrote: Yea this is why I stopped talking about this. I already said everything I had to say. I don't know why this conversation is still going on. It's still going on coz it's only 12 hours old ;-) Some of us feel the need to weigh in about everything :-p is it?? omg lol it felt like days. no joke hahaha. I guess time is moving sooooooo slowly for me. the soberness really screws with my head and logic. No I'm with you. Except for the bit where what you're describing means time is moving sooooooo fast for you ;-) But yeah, lots of forum activity means time dilation sometimes. Varoth Drac wrote: [...] That's just as bad as condemning someone for all their rage filled, insulting comments made during arguments long in the past. [...] Victim: I would hold you to account for doing what you did. Perpetrator: Ahh but that was such a long time ago. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.20 07:04:00 - [1063] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: Spademan wrote: a hitch hiker by the name of Finnean Judging by the fact he is now used as a landmark, I would say that he is one of the world's worst hitch hikers. Hahahahaha nice This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.20 07:20:00 - [1064] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Victim: I would hold you to account for doing what you did. Perpetrator: Ahh but that was such a long time ago. When it comes to judging people based on arguments and insults, time is important. Context gets lost, people change, times change. What value is there in living in the past? If someone says something you don't like you can respond to it. This isn't a court room. No need to look back into the past. It just invites trouble. >> Context gets lost Context can get lost, but sometimes context isn't relevant, especially when a statement is final and all-encompassing. >> people change Absolutely people change. When actions that show change are observed, people go into a different bucket. >> living in the past Seeking to assess an individual's character is not living in the past; the motive to better understand someone serves the now. >> you can respond to it We can and we do most of the time. That's what forums are for :) >> No need to look back into the past. It just invites trouble. Why is looking back into the past troublesome? Why do people often say, when describing somebody's character, "I've known them for years and they are awesome". Would you weight their character reference moreso than someone who said the same thing but only knew them for a week? Time is absolutely a factor. A big one. --- If I do not look at the past, how do I obtain a measure of someone? How do I decide whether they are someone I think can do a good job? How far back should I go? Is what someone did today relevant? Yesterday? Where is the cut-off? Does it depend on what they've done? Should I only form opinion based on first-hand experience? I'm trying to be open-minded in my responses to you, but a constant thought in the back of my mind is that you are advocating a free pass for ass-hattery. Should we forget the negatives and the positives, or just the negatives? I'm all for being fair and doing what makes sense, but I don't agree that you shouldn't look back at the past. In this very response to you, Varoth, I have an idea of what you're like based on things I've seen you say in the past - I haven't written them down, I don't have an Arkena spreadsheet with algorithms to determine levels of ***-posting and stupidity, but my recollections of you and my instincts tell me that I might learn something by being objective, open-minded, and listening to you. Your more recent behaviour weighs more than that of a year ago, for example. But it's all* relevant. Every encounter we have with different people is framed and influenced by previous encounters. This might be Internet forums, and for a game at that, but human nature still applies. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.20 07:26:00 - [1065] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Raven, Dry Ice, Rip - I know you will follow me to the new kingdom, idk about dry ice, he likes to ignore me. I don't like big number corps, so i am making this a small one, enough peeps to raid a district and plant a taco shack there. Or attack a district, flip it, then burn it. Whenever I get in a corp with big numbers, i start feeling anxious and want to leave. Unless it is a team of great people. Like right now, despite me wanting to stay loyal, too many scrubs in our corp, i feel the urge to cleanse. I still don't know about the name. It has got to daunting. I want to nod at my first corp, dyst0pian, but idk. Dyst0pian Tacos? Nah, that doesn't sound very tasty. ATaco the Clones Not daunting, but superbly witty. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.20 13:00:00 - [1066] - Quote @ Varoth I agree with you - I almost touched upon how we actually deal with the outcomes of our judgements originally, but it was already turning into an essay and as you suspected, wasn't the crux of the matter for me. Though you are not too much of a pacifist - bending opinions ain't on and does not promote thinking for yourself. As you said, we should be careful in how we air our opinions if we wish to keep credibility. I would say though that opinions shouldn't be brought to bear at all - except to say "look at this, and here is my opinion of it". "Rallying others to a cause" is not what I would see; I switch off if I see people doing that, because it's borderline propaganda at that point and likely to be self-serving. I appreciate it when people take the time to summarise what others have said - if I am interested in that person myself, it means I can decide what I think of it. It is down to me to understand that it may be one-sided, missing context, and I must judge it for myself. I may seek to find more evidence to provide further or potentially missing context, or I may trust the person posting enough to accept there is no propaganda involved. That trust, or lack of, will be based on previous interactions, and what others may have already said. The person posting this information may choose to tell me their opinions, but if they are trying to impose their opinions on me, then I probably won't bother reading any further as it means it is likely to be one-sided. If it is factual, then there should be no emotion, no personal like or dislike, merely a presentation of facts. However if I am the one presenting the facts, I must be aware that others may not like it. That too is a judgement call. I can decide whether or not I care if people will dislike me for it, or whether it serves well for the discussion or knowledge dissemination I wish to come of it. Is it going to make things a little better, or, despite good intentions, is it going to cause a shitstorm where nothing good comes of it?. This is an important consideration. To call it for what it is in basic terms: I see someone doing something, and I think to myself, hmmm, that guy is a hypocrite isn't he? Didn't he say something different last week? Lemme go back and check...yes he did. Damn I gotta let people know he might be selling them a story. "Hey guys - I pulled up this information - see what you think" (think for yourself). TL;DR Nobody likes being called out. Anybody being called out is likely to dislike those doing it. Doesn't mean you shouldn't call them out. Doesn't mean that you should. But if you do, unfortunately people may seek to paint you in a negative light. Just for stating facts. If, on the other hand, you are attempting to "rally" people to believe your opinion, then you may not have stated all the facts. You will be using propaganda, and your motives will be self-serving. Unfortunately, some people are sheep and will believe everything is as it seems. If you do it often enough, people may identify you as "that guy that does that thing". However, some people's opinion of "that thing" will be positive, and for others it will be negative. Or, I suppose you may just not give a **. Either way, is the opinion yours, or is it someone else's? Holy ** it does sound like court. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.20 18:50:00 - [1067] - Quote Forced Death wrote: TL;DR is still too ***** long Yep - lol. Ares 514 wrote:** The last post by by CCP Rattati was on 2015.08.05 22:40. :( I believe this to be a good sign. Stuff getting done. Powercore me up with Wrongbox 2.0, Mission Running Levels 1 to 4, Sisters of Eve special mission arcs, and a pickaxe to smash rocks up for Crafting a new pair of boots with my horadric cube. Did I mention SKINs for: - Diablo, Lord of Terror - that meathead from TF2 - Avacyn, Angel of Hope - Kermit the Frog This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.20 18:58:00 - [1068] - Quote Good job Dreis! This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.21 07:30:00 - [1069] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: [...] If we ever get Officer Modules We must do everything possible to get the Monk's Redjar in the game. CCP Rattati CCP Logibro Cross Atu @Bastards - what stats would it have? This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.21 07:33:00 - [1070] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Spademan wrote: VAHZZ wrote: CCP Guard is my senpai. This sentence is gibberish to me. This me gibberish to sentence is. You're both a gibberish. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.21 07:40:00 - [1071] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: So, I'm bored. Let's do something slightly productive, I think. Scoutly Brethren, We exist for one reason, and that is to sew chaos! Shall we fight forever, Immortal and lawless. We breed that which we call panic, Carve our names into the memories of others. Watch them as they run, Futile as our knives are ready, and our lives, infinite. Cut through the Amarr's armour, Pierce the shields of the Caldari, Prevent the Gallente's regen, Bring the Minmatar to a halt. We are not men of honour, We are Bastards, Forever remembered, By the corpses we create. So, how did I do? Sub-par? inb4 Duncan corrects grammar This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.21 19:47:00 - [1072] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Blaziken, I'm calling you out. You've been liking far too many posts, and this is negatively impacting my reputation as the #1 Like distributor on the forums. Fite me. I passed your ass in likes scrub, goml. As someone with more likes than both of you put together, I declare you both scrubs. Actually, my main surpasses even you Ark. Omnipotence always wins. Search in your heart of hearts Ark - you know it to be true. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.21 19:48:00 - [1073] - Quote DREIS BE A SCIENTIST!!!!!!!! Sorry couldn't resist pressuring you - I'm drunk, ignore the pressure, do what your instincts tell you This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.21 19:51:00 - [1074] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: So, I'm bored. Let's do something slightly productive, I think. Scoutly Brethren, We exist for one reason, and that is to sew chaos! Shall we fight forever, Immortal and lawless. We breed that which we call panic, Carve our names into the memories of others. Watch them as they run, Futile as our knives are ready, and our lives, infinite. Cut through the Amarr's armour, Pierce the shields of the Caldari, Prevent the Gallente's regen, Bring the Minmatar to a halt. We are not men of honour, We are Bastards, Forever remembered, By the corpses we create. So, how did I do? Sub-par? inb4 Duncan corrects grammar BTW what I was getting at Sir RAVEN WING was - we sow chaos. I suppose you could sew chaos into a nice handkerchief. [edit] My wife says I'm aspie. As in, spectrum Asperger's. I apologise for suggesting I am something that others actually suffer with...but I think it's why I pick up on stupid little details like this. Well...stupid is subjective - to me it's important...I guess why I pick up on it and nobody else particularly cares coz actually.....you know what the ** someone meant lol. Yes I suspect this is also why I'm a programmer. Careful with the Friday night beer kids. Or stout, in my case. Weird Beard Decadence Stout followed by Dragon Stout** == STFU Duncan Where's noob the Tequila-head? I must talk with him. Only he can understand me. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.22 12:11:00 - [1075] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Proof Monk still plays: http://imgur.com/BW1rJe5?desktop=1 See him in chat every now and then - last I saw him a few months ago he was busy with work This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.22 21:06:00 - [1076] - Quote Honestly, I reckon all of these problems, and plenty more, would be solved overnight by adding inertia physics. From a game mechanic point of view, that's probably easier said than done. dzizur wrote: Duncan - I knew I've seen that name before... re-reading Dune on the weekend ;) Do you know there are like 10 books by Frank Herbert and I think at least another five decent ones by his son? Reason I wonder if you know - you will be one hell of a reader if you manage to get through those in a weekend. [edit] removed spoiler This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.23 17:48:00 - [1077] - Quote dzizur wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Do you know there are like 10 books by Frank Herbert and I think at least another five decent ones by his son? Reason I wonder if you know - you will be one hell of a reader if you manage to get through those in a weekend. [edit] removed spoiler I probably will not have THAT much time on the weekend , but thanks for the tip :) Any favourite ones you would recommend? Honestly. They're all good. But the Preludes were cool if you're really into the Dune universe. Basically goes through a lot of the back story touched upon in Dune and later books. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.23 17:49:00 - [1078] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: Does anyone know if the Krin's module has been fixed? It has been fixed. I've never seen any evidence to say it was ever broken. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.25 07:39:00 - [1079] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Back to hospital. Had doctor appointment, pain flared up was just too much. Got transported by ambulance to hospital. So now im finally getting the help i need. No one knows whats going on with me yet but i feel safe here. Unfortunatley i most likely can't Dust here. TV is old as balls & too small. Plus nowhere to put my PS3. Bright side, even though im back at a hospital in less then a week, mom agreed to buy me a PS4 for my coming home present! I'd safely say the facility i was at was were i had the worst days of my life, but i learned some things & grew up a bit. LITERALLY i grew a little and am a little taller now, so hopefully some of the extreme pain in my legs especially is because im still growing. Good lucko bra. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.25 07:41:00 - [1080] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: First Prophet wrote: Immortal John Ripper wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Dreis is a liar Because Dry Ice is a creature of lies? dries needs to stop lying. It is not healthy to not be true to oneself. His true self is a lie. A terrible fate awaits him. Clicked link expecting hamster art. Left disappointed. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.25 07:42:00 - [1081] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: mollerz wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: mollerz wrote: @monk ya bastard! Come check out the bunker! I made some changes and would like to welcome you to bunker 2.0 What is the "bunker"? Ah **** man- well.. I am to get a PS3 soon. I think. Waiting on my neighbor. but! I'll msg you in game. Or ask someone! Hit me up in-game tomorrow, Blaze. I'll fill your face in. FTFY This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.25 07:44:00 - [1082] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: @ Llast, OEK, Spade and Mollerz: Thanks for the info, Pirates! I shall go for a swim offshore shortly (let slip the sharkz of war).... Looking forward to checking in! I will refrain from commenting on the current state of scout scanning, because I'm still coming up to speed and trying to figure out just WTF happened. I was unpleasantly surprised to see logi suits with a base scan of 25m, but I'm flexible - I can adapt to the meta and will let the experts speak. And I ditched all my EWAR modules, except dampeners. My one comment though: wholeheartedly agree that active scans should be the more practical, useful and powerful form of scanning. I don't want a return to the days of embedded passive scanning scouts lighting up large portions of the map, or playing the game ignoring what's on the screen in favor of what's on your mini-map after adding only an EWAR module or two. Respec complete. Ditched some 7 or so suits and a number of weapons. I will undoubtedly spec into some again (but not at pro L5 and fitting opt L5). So, just a Gal dragonfly scout with militia pistols (inc. Flay and ION for diversity) - I could never stray from that suit since the early days. And despite the relative uselessness of EWAR, I still got L5 in all the EWAR skills - because I'm a scout. No cloak either, going old-school. @Park - get well soon, man! Real men Caldari Scout This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.25 21:27:00 - [1083] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: I'm putting my bet on YouTube Ahhh. YouTube Therapy. That one hadn't crossed my mind. lol. Just YouTube :-p This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.25 21:52:00 - [1084] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Pseudogenesis wrote: I'm putting my bet on YouTube Ahhh. YouTube Therapy. That one hadn't crossed my mind. It consists solely of watching funny cat videos for hours on end Objectively the best one there is. On seeing "Charlie" and "Cat", my brain went this way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fP4emqw7O4 LMAO - not seen that before. Thought your Charlie and Cat link would go here [edit] BTW here's the original lol - yes this was real. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.26 00:36:00 - [1085] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: ^ It's Always Sunny is an absolute must-see series, sir. Painful at times, but worth it. That was from IAS? Guess I forgot...but who could forget that scene. I've watched all episodes - twice. One of the funniest comedies I've ever seen. Ever. Archer comes a very close second...in fact I think they're both as good as each other. As for The Prodigy - I wonder how loud their concerts are. I suppose for those who have seen them live, that being the last thing you ever hear ain't so bad. Every time I see that crab on the front of their Fat of the Land album I have nostalgia. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.26 00:37:00 - [1086] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: My main is only 65 days younger than yours though. March 2013 ----> May 2014 is more than 65 days. Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: My main What if I told you that I was an alt this whole time, and had fooled everyone? Because you once told us Dreis wasn't an alt? Confused at how I may have been fooled... Have fun with your mysterious selves :-p This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.26 16:11:00 - [1087] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: But then again most of the time when I watch Jolly's vids I think "This guy could go into battle armed with nothing more than his dong and a rusty spoon and come out ahead of half the enemy team." You know - I'm not even sure he needs the spoon. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.26 16:25:00 - [1088] - Quote PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Hey guys made a thread last night in Features & Ideas about a proposal to buff EWAR and a change to bonuses. Can any of you drop by & tell me what you think? I think Shotty's reply was spot on - it's literally less than a week since Pokey dropped by asking for some in-depth discussion on EWAR, and Rattati dropped in just yesterday asking for the same. My brain hurts when I try to think about EWAR, and plenty of people here have good insights into the options, yourself and Shotty included. Club together and brainstorm. Here's my remit ;-) Scout strengths should be agility and stealth. Stealth can mean hiding, as well as seeing. Situational awareness should be a scout mantra, but not at the expense of removing it as a player skill. Remove overlap with other classes (for example, logi p.scan radius). It's also an FPS, so ignore anyone who says a scout should only scout. Remove their unique killing abilities and nobody will play them. Finally, I should not be able to fit an assault or logi (or any other suit for that matter) to make a better scout than I can a scout. I believe I still can - and the reason for this is the slot differences. I can't comment on the cloak and how that interplays with EWAR I'm afraid - I can't stand the cloak. Now this is subjective and biased on my part, but I do not believe a scout should have to fit a cloak to be a scout. So make sure EWAR is not affected by it. The other way around is fine, but don't make EWAR stronger with a cloak. Now any of this could be done without touching scouts - getting the interplay between classes and races is tricky, and you can always touch all the others instead. But the end result should mean role bleed only exists when a fitting is nerfing itself in other areas. Coz sandbox. Two penneth This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.27 09:47:00 - [1089] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: That style of advertisement is on my top ten list of worst thing to come out of America. Lol. What are the other 9, Spade? It's difficult to make a top ten because there are so many, but maybe I'll bring you a list. Kindly note the word "Spade" above. Not interested in your mamby pamby vege-powered perspectives, Ark, and I don't care if your tuna and life are more exciting than mine. Ahh only a real nerd-pedant would get enjoyment out of creating new ways to pull people up on their misuse of language. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mamby+pamby This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.27 09:55:00 - [1090] - Quote Spademan wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: That style of advertisement is on my top ten list of worst thing to come out of America. Lol. What are the other 9, Spade? In no particular order: [...] Not paying waiters a living wage and then blaming the customer. (I believe you call it tipping) [...] Actually I think this is just a cultural difference. America is far more customer-service focused than say, England. It's perfectly normal to tip higher and in more situations. Hell you even leave a dollar on the bar when served drinks in a "pub". At least you do if you're not an ignorant tourist. So you can earn a lot of money waiting tables - possibly more than you would expect to earn here, but the wife is on the phone so I can't get her insight on it. In all honestly, a terrible thing they have in America is the employment law, or lack of it. Here we're well protected - it's hard for a company to do wrong by it's employees, but in America....ouch. Take that further to look at all facets of consumer protected laws - nightmare. Here we have ombudsmen and laws to prevent companies taking the ***. In US, you're most definitely the little guy. However, what you're used to is what you're used to...hence culture. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX*

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.27 10:01:00 - [1091] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Heat management, I think. A few vets have a good handle on the thread though. Figured it best to let it slide. Did laugh though. mollerz wrote: An HMG is exactly the opposite of a thinking man's weapon. Precisely. Surely the thinking is deciding when and where to wear the suit. Merely having an HMG is a deterrent when in the right place at the right time. Pretty sure could say exactly the same thing about knives, no? This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.27 10:03:00 - [1092] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Shotty, it seems your ninja edit really got Ghost and Haerr. If you're talking about the thread where Rattati chose option 4, then it got me too. If I hadn't read certain posts in here, I would never have known. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.27 10:04:00 - [1093] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Spademan wrote: That style of advertisement is on my top ten list of worst thing to come out of America. Lol. What are the other 9, Spade? In no particular order: Spray on cheese. Country and western music. Bad Irish accents. (I'm looking at you Julia Roberts.) The Apple company. The weird and terrible bastardization of Bacon. Not paying waiters a living wage and then blaming the customer. (I believe you call it tipping) The never ending stream of "The president is in danger" movies. Fox "News" A mangled version of English. Lmao. OK, Ark, changed my mind. You go next. This is Adipem: Ark, what's the worst thing to come out of America? This is Ark: Americans This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.27 15:07:00 - [1094] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: mollerz wrote: BBC is pretty cool.. you might have us on media.. but then again.. we gave you the internet. wash And we gave you computers. Even the Irish contributed more to that than the Americans. Also, lol at you 'giving us the internet'. Plenty of British scientists had a major role in developing the internet. Hell, the modern world wide web was invented and is developed by a British computer scientist. (Hail Tim Berners Lee, king of the internet.) But dude, TBL only invented the WWW (specifically, hyperlinks) The Internet is so much more than that, and what allows the WWW to be. So you can't really say TBL is a reason Britain contributed more to the Internet. The very fabric of what allows all that stuff to actually work was created at DARPA. Not saying TBL's contribution isn't immense - just that he had nothing to do with the Internet. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.27 19:58:00 - [1095] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: mollerz wrote: BBC is pretty cool.. you might have us on media.. but then again.. we gave you the internet. wash And we gave you computers. Even the Irish contributed more to that than the Americans. Also, lol at you 'giving us the internet'. Plenty of British scientists had a major role in developing the internet. Hell, the modern world wide web was invented and is developed by a British computer scientist. (Hail Tim Berners Lee, king of the internet.) So you can't really say TBL is a reason Britain contributed more to the Internet. When did I say this? I said 'a major role'. There are immense contributions to science from numerous nations that made the information age possible. Attributing it to either a single nation or a few people is a mistake. lol where did you say that? "King of the internet"? Either way, you're arguing semantics. TBL had nothing to do with the invention of the Internet, like I stated. Mollerz was talking about the internet. Only one nation was involved with that invention. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.27 20:23:00 - [1096] - Quote Spademan wrote: First Prophet wrote: Germany would have fallen in the face of mexico's cultural superiority. They drowned in a sea of blue jeans and tacos like all the rest. My super advanced 100% accurate Civ 5 games have proven this. If we're going by how accurate Civ is then India would've nuked the word enough to melt the polar ice caps 11 times over and cause 10 nuclear winters. My wife always makes sure to nuke Ghandi first. Radiant Pancake3 wrote: At home sick... Can't even play dust currently either. I'm stuck at my grandma's house... with no PS3... Aww I miss your radiant pancakiness in battle. Get them pancakes radiant again soon!!!! Best DUST names belong on scoreboards. PS. I'm home sick too - but home is where my PS3 is so I've been playing lots of DUST as a new Amarr Commando char. mollerz wrote: J/k guys. lol I love Europe. I'm going this winter to snowboard so I better pack good movies and music before I leave or I will get hosed. Good thing I exported the internet to you guys ahead of my arrival. I always thought it was interesting that most of my euro friends knew I was american the second they saw me. The reason? Because americans walk sloppy. lol no - you can tell an American by the unused knife lying beside their dinner plate :-p This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.28 08:09:00 - [1097] - Quote Mad Kras wrote: WyrmHero1945 wrote: Hey guys sorry for another interruption I just need some tips. How much scan profile is low enough? I started playing Amarr Scout. I went full armor tanking with complex ferroscales for 520 HP of armor. I repair with a Compact Nanohive, which seems good enough repair rate. I do however feel a bit slow, so probably is better to put a red bottle? Idk, if I wanna be very fast I'd have just go CalScout or MinScout. I feel AmScout is meant to be tanky. In the highs I have 2 complex precision enhancers for 20 dB. Is this too low? I've been thinking there should be 2 myos there instead but I really don't wanna play scrubby. Though a jumping scout is fair game I guess since we're so squishy...So what to put in the highs? Fully dampened g-scout with cloack goes under 16db, you can scan down to 20db with proto focused scanner without g-logi skills, so yeah 20db is good, certainly will be more than enough for 99% of pubs. About the tank.. as I said before in your thread there is no particular role for the a-scout atm so can't help you with that, follow your personal taste PS. the numbers above are out of my head so I might be wrong, didn't log on in a long while Edit : on armour tanked suits I always tend to stack dmg mods, just to give the redberrie that "WTF?' reaction try that and replace 1 plate with a kincat "get there, do your job fast and disappeare even faster" Consider also that your precision (the 20dB you speak of) affects all three scan circles, so I would try different precision levels out if I were you and see how much more or less you can see with each. I tend to calculate optimal precision based on the middle and outer circles - look at what your opponents can do to nullify your advantage, and one-up them. A single dampened assault will come in at 30dB profile - do you want to see them in your outer ring? The more you can see in the outer ring, the better, otherwise I'd suggest you're not using the Amarr scout's race bonus to its advantage. Amarr scout outer ring progress goes: 35 --> 28 --> 23 Assault profile progression goes: 41 --> 30 --> 24 --> 20 --> 19 Speed vs tank? Depends on your play-style and weapon choice. I would suggest a 500 eHP suit that isn't very mobile isn't much use at closing into shotgun range, no matter what you can see :) However if you're using a more rangy weapon, then remember the Amarr's profile advantage only extends out to 30m no matter what you do....chances are other suits do that better. Note I'm using the assault as a comparison for a baseline - you can switch different suits into the mix to get more detailed. Same with the middle ring. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.28 08:14:00 - [1098] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: @shotty Dust the first game ya started playing with prohic? Seen a few on ps2 lately. lol I never thought of Shotty's old PHI crew as pro-hiccuppers. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.29 14:05:00 - [1099] - Quote xavier zor wrote: 3rd 40+ kill game in a row... my luck LOL edit: ended at 5 hehe I saw you in two of those - 48 both times lol. I was the Ammando dicking around with the laser rifle ;-) This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.29 18:14:00 - [1100] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Twitch.tv/ccp Featuring my senpai, Guard, hosting the Alliance tournament. That is going ro be us one day.... Ermahgerd EVE battles stole our battle servers :( [edit] Tried to post a "fix dust 514" msg on Twitch chat but they are forcing me to read an email I haven't got to reset my password. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.29 18:17:00 - [1101] - Quote IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Twitch.tv/ccp Featuring my senpai, Guard, hosting the Alliance tournament. That is going ro be us one day.... Ermahgerd EVE battles stole our battle servers :( [edit] Tried to post a "fix dust 514" msg on Twitch chat but they are forcing me to read an email I haven't got to reset mw password. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 3	Posted - 2015.08.30 08:52:00 - [1102] - Quote DAAAA BEAST wrote: Made a new NK vid ... Thought I'd share here Look Dizzy you famous. Favourite kill Fun stuff as always MRRRR BEAST This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.11 07:30:00 - [1103] - Quote Am I seeing aim assist on a laser rifle here? https://youtu.be/CBdxP_7ynLI?t=104 Coz dayum...gotta try the LR up close if that's the case Or am I noob and don't know what I'm seeing? Def. doesn't behave like that for me at > 60m This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.15 07:17:00 - [1104] - Quote First Prophet wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: I wonder, were we wrong about Rouge? https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2953585#post2953585 Everyone go on twitter and tweet @HilmarVeigar #greenlightlegion it's not too late? I find this an interesting thought, and suspect that boat has long sailed, at least in terms of what we play today. Either way, no we were not wrong, I don't believe in 2nd guessing my instincts a year on. If I'd taken the time to write down all the reasoning that made me feel the way I did, then I could look at that now and say, hmmm yeah that was this or that. But I didn't. I don't have a PS4: not sure I would buy one for one game, no matter how much I love you all. I do have a PC, more than capable of playing modern games, but not sure I would play DUST on it without the existing community. Not sure many will be in the same boat; I think I'm just at a point where I'm not sure I will buy another console, otherwise I'd be buying a PS4 this year. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.15 07:44:00 - [1105] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: On Minja fittings, Gal Logis aren't the only thing to be concerned about. With Precision changes, if you aren't dampened, you can quite easily be picked up by Assaults as well, or even other Scouts. In fact, my own experience in Pubs is that Gal Logis pose significantly less of an EWAR problem than passive scans. I personally can't play without being dampened. I can't compete with higher HP without the element of surprise, which I can't do if I am picked up on tacnet and shared with everyone. This. I tend to fit my scouts with EWAR to hide from and see assaults that use a single PE and PD. It's my baseline, and I tweak it up and down depending on the battle. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.15 07:45:00 - [1106] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: New Scout! 21.5" and a whopping 9 lbs 5 oz. Born at 6pm on the dot. The name is James. Everything's looking great :-) Good job! o7 This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.16 07:18:00 - [1107] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: VAHZZ wrote: Ark shall be proud, i respecced, and fully specced into the Gallente Assault. Also Ark, i used your guide to help. Aw. :') Someone actually read it. Feel free to ask questions. Hey I read it too - ages ago, not long after you published it. Still got the ADV fitted out. I look at it sometimes and think...awww that's a nice suit - now where'd I put my rifle-game. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.16 07:24:00 - [1108] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: I now have Cal scout. I like the Cal scout. It actually hits and runs better than the minmatar scout. It has utterly fantastic shield regen. You've seen the light good sir! ;-) Though I'm thinking that's you in pubs and maybe some FW :-p My Cal scout is at L3 and I've enough for L4 - but it's a toss-up with my Ammando at L3 - I want them both. Maybe I get the Cal up to 5 first, coz that's when it really excels, and if I stack some boosters this weekend I might get close to L5 by the event end. I honestly don't know why more people don't rave about the Cal scout - it's a fine suit - I guess I just like range as a crutch :-o This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.16 12:27:00 - [1109] - Quote Yesterday I had some glitch deploying to a pub match where it never deployed me but I couldn't deploy. I couldn't commit suicide coz I wasn't alive, so all that was left after faffing about for a few minutes was to leave battle. Joined another one, played it out, and lost. Imagine my surprise to see the win 30 battles mission increase by one. Checked my wallet, saw two payments for finishing battles within a few minutes of each other. One win, one loss. I assumed that the win was the battle I had the glitch with. So I thought I would try an experiment. I joined a new battle and left the battle after deploying to the MCC. Then I joined another one. I completed the 2nd one, and took a look at my wallet. Two payments for finishing two battles. It wasn't a result of the deploy glitch at all - it appears to be repeatable and easy to do. No idea if I could do this say, five times in a row, but considering the current event, and the fact that wining 30 battles in ten days is a tall order for me, it seems a little crap that this is exploitable. What's to stop me just queuing up over and over to get me some free wins that I don't even have to invest much time into? Even the standard daily missions that require wins can be exploited this way, and it is gonna screw with Scotty. Sooooo...is this common knowledge? PS. Don't hate me for intentionally leaving a battle, I'm not a good enough player for that to have caused imbalance lol, and I decided it was an important experiment to determine whether it's an exploit that needs to be reported. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.17 07:27:00 - [1110] - Quote First Prophet wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Sooooo...is this common knowledge? Yeah. Used to abuse it to get more keys. Christ they should really fix that - how long has it been a bug for? Coz in all the threads related to how to stop mercs leaving battle, this never came up....and it's a number one reason if you ask me. I'm having to stop myself doing it...yesterday I got bored of stompfest pubs so quick, I needed one more battle win and just didn't wanna play any more, but what I did want to do was sit there queuing up over and over whilst doing something completely different. It's basically quick AFKing. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.17 07:29:00 - [1111] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Happy, healthy and finally home! Gentlemen and Bastards, meet James Nothi. Haha the Butt Pirates will be proud lol. Congrats. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.17 20:05:00 - [1112] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: You know, my total PC payouts in my entire DUST career have been under 100 mil... But I've never had ISK problems. I've always had hundreds of millions of ISK despite permarunning proto. All of it came from the Uprising refunds. Yeah, i think i had 100million before those refunds. They more then doubled my ISK. I ended up on 120m ISK after those refunds. Down to 20m now after funding several alts (including what must've been 15m to my pilot alt to learn to fly) I have probably run full proto in 0.1% of the pubs I've fought. Probably 90% in ADV suits. At my skill level, I break even running ADV (so you're looking at around 35-50K ISK suits) I also have no idea how much ISK i've got tied up in countless assets. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.19 13:35:00 - [1113] - Quote Amarr logi as scout is still fun This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.19 20:49:00 - [1114] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Amarr logi as scout is still fun \o/ knock it outta the park on the quad suicide RE kill! (Remember the good old days when you could detonate RE's when you were bleeding out!!! SCOUT VENGENCE!!!!) Haha yeah I do that with vehicles every now and then too - there is something disturbingly satisfying about seeing the kill feed scrolling my name then ending with my suicide. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.20 13:27:00 - [1115] - Quote mollerz wrote: Just like a car.. it's not the language.. it is what you create with it. Or how you drive it if you get me. Whichever language helps you create what you intend.. that's the language to go with. Money talks.. fan boys walk. Every time. When you're coding as a team, and your company not only pays for the creation, but the upkeep, it comes down a lot more to where you write it and how maintainable you make it, rather than the language. Anyone can learn syntax - writing maintainable code is where the art is. And yes seriously it is an art - not engineering. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.21 11:56:00 - [1116] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Cat Merc wrote: Think of it from the perspective of a doctor, after a long day of dealing with patients who could affectionately be referred to as dum dums. Suddenly you have someone who from your perspective is a ** eater whose only purpose right now is to ruin your day. You don't know that he has a condition*, for all you know he's a normal person being an absolute ass. Wouldn't you treat an ass like an ass? I should hope that a doctor knows about his patients' conditions... Heh fkin ay Park - chin up - it's not forever, hang in there. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX*
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.21 11:58:00 - [1117] - Quote Radiant Pancake3 wrote: Radiant Pancake3 wrote: ...Because of testing options... What are your duct tape Scout fits? If I may specify, for speed hacking, sneaking around (Flanking), and speed deploying. Also any other roles... that I've left out... These three are currently my main ones I want to get down for PC purposes... 24748639374 Years later... still waiting for answers... Go-to Minja fit 1x SE 2x PE 1x PD 2x KC CR (Can't rem if basic or ADV) IshNoks REs Nice in pubs... I like to run my scouts at around 24 / 24 EWAR This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.21 12:11:00 - [1118] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Ark = Cat Merc Ark is posting controversial material on his Cat Merc account to avoid backlash on Ark. How else could Cat Merc's spontaneous appearance be explained? Nah it's not that complicated. Ark is the one that feeds Cat, so Cat is stalking him waiting to be fed. Whilst Cat is hungry, his brain (walnut-sized as it is) doesn't work so well. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.22 11:39:00 - [1119] - Quote noob - are you on the absinthe again? I'm having a hard time understanding you recently and it's not the Northern tosser accent. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.22 11:40:00 - [1120] - Quote HOLY **** ARKENA IS NOOB! This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.22 11:55:00 - [1121] - Quote dzizur wrote: Rattati in hotifx thread wrote: And you are right, performance issues can't be hotfixed nor solved in a client patch, or we would have done it months and years ago. Allright... so... Yeah... Ohkay... I need a ***** break, that Dizzy - have hope: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2965572#post2965572 CCP Rattati wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote:** What about changes such as the powercores? Do they not represent optimisation performance gains? I appreciate that these things are not hotfixable, but good luck trying to dispel that idea. Those are still an option as they are not engine optimizations but content streamlining, much like SKINs. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.22 11:58:00 - [1122] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: Cut that **** out - real scouts don't roll like that!! fkin ay - musturd is a god and cannot be killed. I once tickled his ear. So did Dreis, though Dreis wasn't using his knife. j/k Matti - kinda with you on that sentiment ;-) This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.22 12:01:00 - [1123] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: Sorry for all my negative ** guys. Must be channeling my inner Mollerz. Feels pretty good, actually. (So stop making me ***** do it!) DPLAK Awww dood DPLAK interruptus Forums lag too LMAO [edit] PS. mollerz-style isn't negative necessarily - just in your face refreshing tell-it-like-it-is no pulled punches style. [edit2] We need a mnemonic for mollerz posting. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.23 12:52:00 - [1124] - Quote Joel II X wrote: First Prophet wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: LoL @thebitter Perk up Buttercup XD Cheer up, buttercup He improved upon it. Butter up, perky cups This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX*
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.23 12:55:00 - [1125] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I'm in the third week of my AS studies. I just learnt that English Language is not considered a facilitating subject by Russell Group universities. Oh **. Ohhhhh . I think I just had a *** heart attack. WHY THE ** WAS I NOT TOLD THIS?!?!??!?!?! Oh God, no ******* joke, I just had over 15 individual fap sessions within 20 minutes. Seems I fap to calm myself down. But seriously, ******* hell. Why? Now I'll have to plead with my head of sixth form to swap from Language to Literature, which means I'll be behind on about 20 hours of work already. That's if I even can switch at this point. Ohhhhh man. Oh, dear Lord. Okaaaaaaay, alright. After a bit more probing, it seems that this list of 'facilitating subjects' is more of a suggestion of subjects to take for people who don't actually know what they want to study at university and want to keep their options open, rather than a definitive list of subjects that must be taken to be accepted into the universities. These are the subjects that are most commonly requested to have been studied at A-Level. I know that I want to study an undergraduate degree in Law though, and for this subject there are no specific subject requirements, meaning that I should be fine to carry on studying English Language, alongside History and Government & Politics (BTEC Law on the side but I'll drop that after a year ). THANK. GOD. I fapped way too hard for this... I mean, I've rage-fapped at DUST before many times, though never on a scale such as this. But seriously, this all should have been explained to me prior to me selecting my A-Level subjects. Effing useless English education system. Take some science subjects. Just in case - you know - you're an amazing scientist. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.23 13:00:00 - [1126] - Quote dzizur wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Dizzy - have hope: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2965572#post2965572 I appreciate your optimism Duncan, but what he said doesn't really mean anything. He says that streamlining assets COULD be an option, but what are we seeing? new SKINS every 2 weeks added to market and no sign of power cores. They were supposed to minimise load by SKINS, but right now it seems they only made 2 times more entries in their databases because of them (now we have basic bpo + skin, when before you had only BPO). I know I'm posting a lot of downer things and being pissed a lot lately, but I'm just very sad to see this game die. I loved the idea, the eve world, but the idea is not working as intended and eve world is only on your local chat and sometimes in FW.. At times I feel CCP is acutally just trying to make the last penny from SKINS and pull the plug. We've seen no real progress on performance, they cut some important things to make it work (like teaming in a match, mails being deleted). But we did not have any bump in performance, quite the opposite, I'm experiencing more and more frame rate drops. Apart from that, there's a lot of veeery old bugs that have still not been adressed after so much time, not even an acknowledgment like "we know it's not working right, we will fix this ETA 1 month". On the other side, we have tons of discussion about stuff that in my opinion has very little influence on the game, and we are being given new "options" that noone ever asked for (warbarge? progression?) which I imagine took a lot of work time for (IMO) nothing. I really wish there was something I could wait for in the next update/release/hotfix. But it looks like it's not happening any time soon, if ever. Once again, sorry for being such a downer, I'm just pretty fed up with how things are going around here lately.. I feel you - I guess I'm not as invested, it is a damn cool idea but that's all it has ever been unfortunately, but you never know what's around the corner. Way I look at it: Don't spend what you'll resent if the plug is pulled tomorrow - spend to enjoy the now. As Shotty once said, enjoy what it is while it lasts (or words to that effect) I'm sure the cores are coming...how much of a difference they make is anyone's guess. We'll see. SSDs (no I am seriously suggesting an upgrade) may help - putting an SSD in my PS3 is a no-brainer for me because I have a PC and it will always be useful even after the PS3 is unused. That said, I actually bought a hybrid drive for my PS3 slim around a year ago and framerate drops aren't really an issue for me very often (even in the few PCs I've played it's not killed my experience, whilst it has for others). I used to have the PS3 60GB fat, and I didn't experience performance issues with that either (and that was a basic hard drive). Disclaimer: frame-rate issues may be unrelated to storage hardware...it's just an educated guess. There is always the chance that as our PS3s age, their performance decreases. Without valid measurements, it's really hard to say why things are better or worse; it's purely anecdotal without a scientific approach. What if the changes that have been made have actually allowed us to play up to this point without total performance degradation? Just throwing that out there. I've always wondered if reformatting the PS3 might help...think others have tried it. Lets be honest - sacrificing goats is bollox ;-) I've been tempted to switch out my hybrid with an older, slower drive, as well as a newer faster SSD (I can nick one out of my PC temporarily) to see how much difference it makes, but without a way to reproduce performance issues at will, let alone measure them, I'm not sure I can be arsed. That's really what CCP should do (if they haven't already). I'm encouraged by seeing CCP produce other titles using the unreal 4 engine (I understand DUST uses unreal 3), albeit on different platforms. That knowledge is one less barrier to seeing DUST live on in one form or another. Whether on PS4, PC, Wii, XBox, under the name of Legion, DUST 515, or EVE: Gravity, there will always be those who no longer play it due to not having the hardware. You can look at the (apparent) lack of progress on these issues one of two ways: 1) it's dying, soon to be dead, or 2) there's no point any more investing effort preventing a continued performance degradation when around the corner is a shiny new reincarnation. Either way - our misery won't last forever. TL;DR Without plans for the next generation, DUST was always going to have a limited lifetime. It's just looking like it will be cut short. PS. Just got CalScout to level 5 - Woot. Made about 1m in the last week, most of it coming from event SP missions, instant boosts and triple-stacked active boosters on Saturday. The irony is that I am still going to the Amarr Logi scout coz uplinks. Gotta put in a solid run on CalScout. inb4 Ark moans about posting etiquette. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.23 16:58:00 - [1127] - Quote And there was me thinking V was a Shotty alt. Certainly doesn't sound like Quil - I haven't violently objected to the post :-p This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.23 17:06:00 - [1128] - Quote heh those were the faux-scout days. When I hear "old scout days" I think of times before the cloak: like when slayer logis and assault rifles ruled, suits had A and B variants, the shotgun sounded different, and Traky78 was ripping me a new one This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.24 07:15:00 - [1129] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: And there was me thinking V was a Shotty alt. Certainly doesn't sound like ~~Quil~~ Appia - I haven't violently objected to the post :-p Nope, not mine. But I don't think it is Quil's either; Quil ~~seemed genuinely confused~~ is always genuinely confused and that didn't change when we asked him about V. I'm thinking he's Appia's. Hmm is this a first? Two FTFYs in a single post :-p This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.24 07:36:00 - [1130] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: Radiant Pancake3 wrote: First Prophet wrote: If he doesn't he'll be a punk b!tch. Interesting... I'll just drop this here. XxBlazikenxX wrote: Breakin Stuff wrote: I highly recommend not biomassing just yet. I actually believe GM Archduke was kind enough to refund my respec (not the aurum just the respec service option) so I will be playing again. Knew you didn't have the balls... Either way... Go Archduke. :) (That is if he did refund the option). I wonder if i can get my respec back.... They should add a free respec that you get each year and stack up to three or something, sorta EVE-style. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.24 07:37:00 - [1131] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Yesterday's playing felt like a chore. Stupid event, need to go back to Witcher 3. The melee damage, the jumpers with PLC/MD/Flaylocks, the freaking 8vs16 battles, the waiting for 4minutes to deploy and then getting into a batlle 1/3rd through THAT IS MISSING LOTS OF PLAYERS, not getting paid properly for previous battles that i get 75% of the time. /rant Hearing that. I've quit 5 or so battles in the last ten days due to proto jumpers. I'm not sure I've quit more than 2 before that since I started playing in Feb 2013. Even after the guys in another thread gave out advice about how to counter it, it didn't work so good last night. Just can't stand that BS mechanic, it's the single thing that makes me rage about this game lol (and even then it's only light rage :-p ) Spademan wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: And there was me thinking V was a Shotty alt. Certainly doesn't sound like Quil - I haven't violently objected to the post :-p Nope, not mine. But I don't think it is Quil's either; Quil seemed genuinely confused when we asked him about V. I'm thinking he's Appia's. I was sure you were Vitantur all this time. Do you have another one beginning with V? Otherwise I can only say Mollerz given how much he likes to stir the pot. I did a quick search on V's posts - first one I landed on randomly I knew the answer...I think. mollerz wrote: Just an FYI- I am Mollerz. When you see me post- that is me. When I say me- I mean a merc most are disturbed as ** by. When I am not in my ADV minja suit.. I compulsively mutilate the face of the clone I inhabit. Typically I have no lips and my cheeks are sliced somewhat artistically to sway in ribbons in such a way most of you n00b scouts don't realize your ishNoks are made for. But no matter what- I sear my eyelids right the off so I can't blink in combat. A knifer *** necessity. You need to take HMG fire to the face without blinking. I never post as anything other than mollerz. I am not sota pop. I sliced that fool a few times at least. I am not anyone else. I'm OG. I don't need a ***** alt. Edit: Drops ishNok [Bookmarked] This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.24 12:30:00 - [1132] - Quote That's from this? https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2968031#post2968031 Coz GIVE ME CALSCOUT MUA HA HA HA Actually my CalScout uses 3 precision enhancers so 235-odd shield HP is still butter lol [edit] Ahhh saw your ninja edit you ninja - what's your name, Vitantur GoBang? This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.24 13:00:00 - [1133] - Quote So the points that stick out for me... [...] changing all Explosive Weapons to deal full damage to HAVs [...]. Same thing for Assault HMGGÇÖs and Nova Knifes. Nova knives deal 100% damage, up from 50%. Ooooh. Breach shotgun clip size increase BP RoF nerf Bit worried that the ADV locus nades will be close to current Cores. AND SCRAMBLER PISTOL ROF INCREASE - YAY. Hello my old friend. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.24 21:31:00 - [1134] - Quote Ares 514 wrote: Well, not sure i love a few things in that hotfix. Specifically, I want my Min Commando SP back and put into Cal Commando. Although i wonder how good swarms will be with AV with that range nerf. I anticipate ADS's becoming nasty again potentially. I also noticed scouts got hit a bit and logi's/assualts got some buffs on shields. I'm mostly worried about those advanced locus grenades. I bet we'll see a lot more grenade spam with the amount nanohives can give you these days. Edit: ROF bonus on gal assault... shudders... i worry. Not fussed about the Minmando - I like that suit, but they can sure give me back my SP from the swarm launcher tree. Interested to see how much damage the mass driver can do against vehicles, and gonna figure out those weak spots lol. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.25 12:23:00 - [1135] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: Ares 514 wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Ares 514 wrote: Well, not sure i love a few things in that hotfix. Specifically, I want my Min Commando SP back and put into Cal Commando. Although i wonder how good swarms will be with AV with that range nerf. I anticipate ADS's becoming nasty again potentially. I also noticed scouts got hit a bit and logi's/assualts got some buffs on shields. I'm mostly worried about those advanced locus grenades. I bet we'll see a lot more grenade spam with the amount nanohives can give you these days. Edit: ROF bonus on gal assault... shudders... i worry. Bro, you got a buff so that your mass drivers are 100% efficient against vehicles. I fail to see how you wouldn't like that. Seriously? I skilled into min commando for ONE thing, swarm AV, not for freaking mass drivers! I doubt MD's will be very useful as AV in all truth even if I wanted to run MD's, which I don't. There goes what? 3million SP down the drain. Adapt or die, it's the way of dust. You've misunderstood the meaning of that. I expect you think we should HTFU too. Making changes that affect investment should either not happen, or when it does, fair compensation be made. It makes a mockery of choices mattering, and totally screws over those with low SP (read: non-vets and casuals). If they hadn't screwed up so many compensations over time, they would still be doing it I suspect. Why the hell wouldn't they? Nobody would be getting a freebie, people are only getting annoyed or looking silly. Just because it's only happened once or twice, and never since, doesn't mean it's not BS. So don't quote that **** like it isn't. It's a non-argument. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.25 12:25:00 - [1136] - Quote VAHZZ wrote: I'm not human. I am more the sentient embodiment of insanity and the key to the multiverse alongside John. I see all my parallels, and their parallels, and their parallels. I remember their life and mine. I look alongside them, as do they me. My hunger is insatiable. My hunger for conquest. My hunger for madness. My hunger for tacos. I am pure madness, cat. As is you. Except you get frisky when you smell catnip, where i get frisky when i see tacos. Sounds like you got some Kwisatz Haderach shizzle going on there...do you need an exorcist? This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.27 09:10:00 - [1137] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Agree? Disagree? What did I miss? [...] What I'm a bit upset about are the depleted delay stats. I provided lots of ideas and very in depth feedback regarding the CPM shield proposal, which left out consideration of depleted delays. In that thread Breakin' Stuff was very dismissive of me and quite rude. Considering the effort I'd put into my feedback I felt kind of pissed off about it. Apparently he'd been given the task of working on depleted delays, though I'm sure other CPM members worked on it too. But we never got a chance to give feedback on their proposal. I kind of pre-empted this a bit by explaining how I felt about it when the ideas were hinted at, but there was never a proper feedback thread about it. Now we've got a strange situation where depleted delays are, counter-intuitively, shorter than non-depleted, and shorter the heavier the suit. I've been talking to some guys in game today, and nobody seems to get why. It's nice for sentinels, who lost out on their comparatively good rege stats compared to mediums, but why do scouts now have the worst depleted delays? OK, it's nice to have a neat pattern, and I guess scouts can be brought back to balance with other changes, like cloaks, but how is massively buffing medium suit depleted delays a good thing?/quote] [...] Sigh. Great points, especially this one. I hope you're wrong (I don't think you are) if only to enjoy a hotfix that brings more balance. You can't balance without looking at the big picture at the same time as the more granular interplays. That's why it's so hard to do. Having read others' feedback, it's beginning to look like scouts were missed from the big picture. I hope I'm wrong too in that case :-p PS. On a personal note, and with the admitted bias that I don't want the cloak to be something that a scout must run, I would much rather see other changes instead of cloak buff. What we appear to be seeing is a little power creep, exacerbated by slot number diversity. Again, it seems decision-makers think balance is achieved simply by making numbers symmetric. PPS. Giving scouts more HP to avoid the "turned around and blapped me" scenario is not the way. Fix the broken mechanic, not the symptom. The broken record has always said I should have a high chance of getting the kill if I stealth my way to get that close and use the right weapon correctly. [edit] Though Aeon's talk of switching the purple is interesting. Would like to see what ppl who use the cloak like Kaeru does think of that - will totally screw their playstyle. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.27 09:13:00 - [1138] - Quote Aeon Amadi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Ares 514 wrote: There goes what? 3million SP down the drain. Adapt or die, it's the way of dust. Making changes that affect investment should either not happen, or when it does, fair compensation be made. It makes a mockery of choices mattering, and totally screws over those with low SP (read: non-vets and casuals). Fair compensation is always subjective but the attempt was made with the Breach Mass Driver doing full damage against vehicles. To put into perspective what kind of damage you're looking at, a Minmatar Commando with maxxed skills does about 701.32 armor damage per round. If you hit the HAV's weak point, you're doing 1051.98 damage per round. Given that you actually -can- aim at weak points instead of having to fiddle with lock times, flight times, terrain, etc... landing all six rounds will come out to a total of 4207.92 to 6,311.88 damage. Versus all volleys from a Wiyrkomi Swarm which would be 5,683.44. This also includes the fact that you can use a Breach MD against infantry as well, which is a sizable benefit over the Swarm Launcher which does not have that capability. Don't get me wrong I'm appreciative that the Minmando will still have an AV role - that's fine. I'm really looking forward to seeing how that plays out, and it's actually made my Minmando more versatile because I am more effective against infantry now due to not carrying a weapon that can't hurt infantry. However, I now have SP in a tree I will no longer use. It's worse for others who have SP in a tree they will no longer use, but also no SP in its replacement. It's happened plenty times before and I'm not trying to moan about it - I was really just calling Blaze out over his glossing over of something that is a problem. I don't like to see things that are wrong but always happen become accepted as the norm. I don't care how many times it's happened in the past; it still shouldn't happen. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.27 12:23:00 - [1139] - Quote Re: SP investments Gents - I would never advocate not changing the game coz it will miff some people. Progress is progress. I'm just saying that my choices should matter, and when fundamental changes are made that mean my choices are no longer giving me what I chose them for, then that makes no sense without the chance to rectify the issue. Let me repeat, I'm not banging on about "omg I want my SP back" - my comments were only made in response to someone who was suggesting this should be accepted as the norm. I've many times found a skill tree or two to be rendered useless (read: I ain't gonna use it no more) but sucked it up. I'm really quite surprised anyone thinks not getting that SP back is ok. I'm happy for you to not care, but to suggest it's ok makes me think I've not explained it well enough. If you gave me a blank slate with the new hotfix changes active, then if I still wanted to use swarms, I'd spec calmando not minmando. It's as simple as that. If I wanted to be more flexible and use MD as AV, as MD works on infantry too, then I'd spec that. What if I was a newbro and all I had was swarms and say, combat rifle, on a minmando? What if I'd made good decisions on what I wanted to be in games, and carefully skilled up in a way that maximised my SP accrual? Then CCP come along and say that weapon doesn't go with that suit any more? Shouldn't I get the SP back to allow me to make new decisions? Isn't that just gonna have newbros saying, meh that's a bit rubbish, y u do that to me CCP? I dunno - it's no biggie for me, I've got 55m SP on my main and funtimes on some alts. But I feel for others that are hit harder. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.27 16:06:00 - [1140] - Quote Aeon Amadi wrote: Is the MinMando rendered useless because it no longer has a bonus to Swarm Launchers, though? I mean I can understand the frustration of having to spec into Cal Mando to get the -MAXIMUM- benefit of Swarm Launchers but it isn't like we ripped it away completely and stamped on a 'No Minnie's allowed!' sign on the side of the Swarms. You're still able to use it, just not with the bonus. No of course it's not useless - I only said the SP in the SL tree would be rendered useless. Is my role in-game min/maxed and optimised the way I chose for it to be? No. Do I have SP invested in something I no longer use? Yes. Is that because I made a mistake? No. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.27 19:37:00 - [1141] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: xavier zor wrote: I am not a bad player @ Barbershop People stop pointing out that Zor is a bad player. He's not - saw him wreck face three games running not so long ago. Risk warning: performance in-game is no guide to performance out-of-game. The performance of personality can be volatile. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.27 19:39:00 - [1142] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: VAHZZ wrote: ~~Cal Logi~~ GA Assault gonna be OP when hotfix drops. With options! Dual Tanked - OP Damage Amp'd - OP Yeah I'm trying to save up SP to invest in the rest of the shield trees. Coz that mad regen fit Ghost posted a while back is gonna be even madder and I wanna try it. Ghost you gotta unretire yourself again and run that fit once the hotfix is live, tell us if it's viable (no PC :-p ) This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.27 19:44:00 - [1143] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Balance: If glass cannon Scouts die quickly and without warning, they should also kill quickly and without warning. That is my point as well. Yes, a nice short and sweet summing up. Paraphrasing like a GoBang. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.27 19:52:00 - [1144] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Hundreds of us skilled Swarms and MN Commando to run Swarms on the MN Commando. If it must be done -- for whatever reason -- then it must be done. But why not also refund everyone's SP investment in Swarm Launcher and the MN Commando skilltrees? Anything else would be a raw deal. Mentioned this before but the only reason it doesn't happen I suspect is because of the amount of problems they've had trying to recompense anything at all. Something always seemed to go wrong and I think they just stopped trying as not only was it clearly too hard to do safely, leaving them a mess to clear up with precious dev time, but they lost most of their team anyways. Of course it could always be to push respec sales and wotnot, and that would be good business sense, but I choose to believe the former is the main reason :) PS. On a sidenote, I've noticed a glitch in FIFA 15 replays. Never seen it before, played the game for a long time. FIFA 16 just came out. For the first time, I had the thought, maybe EA are gradually breaking last year's game to push sales of the new one. I think I've read about this being a business tactic some disreputable companies (can't remember who) have used in the past. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.28 07:37:00 - [1145] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Hundreds of us skilled Swarms and MN Commando to run Swarms on the MN Commando. If it must be done -- for whatever reason -- then it must be done. But why not also refund everyone's SP investment in Swarm Launcher and the MN Commando skilltrees? Anything else would be a raw deal. Mentioned this before but the only reason it doesn't happen I suspect is because of the amount of problems they've had trying to recompense anything at all. Something always seemed to go wrong and I think they just stopped trying as not only was it clearly too hard to do safely, leaving them a mess to clear up with precious dev time, but they lost most of their team anyways. Totally agree. I'd assumed that refunding SP investment in a couple skill trees could be done with minimal effort / risk. If doing so requires a large amount of Dev Time, then I can understand why it isn't being considered. Still, I'd imagine they'd be better off leveling with us than the current "well, we mentioned it might happen back in 2014" or "buy a respec if you don't like it." Sure but to be fair to CCP, they did try several times with various items (not just SP) but always seemed to run into technical difficulties, and it's not CCP saying what you quoted in italics. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.28 07:53:00 - [1146] - Quote @Aeon Just a quick Q for you. because that's all this boils down to, and we can agree to differ: in an ideal world, do you think the refund of SP where fundamental changes have been made (the current hotfix is just an example of this, so don't respond for this specifically) is appropriate? This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.28 07:55:00 - [1147] - Quote Joel II X wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: VAHZZ wrote: ~~Cal Logi~~ GA Assault gonna be OP when hotfix drops. With options! Dual Tanked - OP Damage Amp'd - OP Yeah I'm trying to save up SP to invest in the rest of the shield trees. Coz that mad regen fit Ghost posted a while back is gonna be even madder and I wanna try it. Ghost you gotta unretire yourself again and run that fit once the hotfix is live, tell us if it's viable (no PC :-p ) You haven't skilled into shields yet? Only thing I need to get to 5 is recharging up from 3, but I don't see the point. ADV are good enough, imo. Regulators are godlike, and even more once the hotfix drops. Only the extender tree. I don't run any other shield mods (I don't always run extenders!), and even if those trees were maxed, I still wouldn't. My scouts are all about the EWAR and speed. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.28 19:15:00 - [1148] - Quote Axel Giatsu wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Axel Giatsu wrote: That's why I always use Min Scout they're like the Swiss Army Knife of Scouts They have a bit of a learning curve to them but once you've got it down its hard to go to another Scout. Bad news, friend: Utility GA Scout > CA Scout > MN Scout > AM Scout Fun MN Scout > GA Scout > CA Scout > AM Scout The MN Scout is not the Swiss Army Knife of Scouts. The MN Scout is the Party Boy of Scouts. While I agree with you that the MinScout is fun surely it has a higher practicality value then the CalScout Side Note at least we both agree that Amarr Scout is basically useless. Min scout falls down when it comes to EWAR. That and you can't really speed tank. Cal scout is an amazing suit, without doing a detailed comparison I'd agree it has more utility. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.28 19:18:00 - [1149] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: The very fact that the Minmatar have a knife bonus makes it the Swiss Army Knife of scouts. Even if the other gadgets on it are missing or have low functionality. I mean, who cares if the nail file is almost as smooth as the knife, or if the corkscrew always takes forever. lol what you're describing is the complete opposite of swiss army knife. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.29 07:42:00 - [1150] - Quote mollerz wrote: I can get more kills on skirm for sure. Dom was a matter of our team not keeping the point capped and then they all switched to officer gear and zerged it and just blobbed on it. You definitely need a cohesive team to blockade run that ***. One low HP knifer isn't going to do much. Especially with how wide open it is. Dom is just not the best knifer/lone wolf type of match. edit- I'd also point out I never cared about K/D and get a lot more out of killing more powerful players with low end gear. I'm kind of ~~silly~~ fun that way. FTFY ;-) This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX*

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.29 07:51:00 - [1151] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Merged an older dropsuit sales image [ http://i.imgur.com/soGuQpJ.png ] with a recent dropsuit sales image [ http://i.imgur.com/M3UGRvt.png ]. Not the best splice job ever, but interesting nonetheless: http://i.imgur.com/low6zQ8.png What do you guys expect we'll see following HF FoxFour? Unsure, looking forward to it though. Mass drivers will be used far more - how good is a weapon that is both good against infantry and vehicles? How good remains to be seen. I may also look at refitting my amarr logi scout somewhat to get good hives on it with ADV nades. If you thought nade spam wasn't a thing before now.... Pity there is no mechanic to pick up grenades thrown at you and throw them back - that would make for some entertaining gameplay. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.29 07:52:00 - [1152] - Quote Axel Giatsu wrote: mollerz wrote: You sure there's not some kind of tentacle fetish weirdness going on? This just got weird real quick lol I read that first time around as "tentacle flesh weirdness" First Prophet wrote: Min commando bonus is to projectile and explosive light weapons. Swarms are explosive, but they're also part missile, so the bonus doesn't apply anymore because shut up. LMAO I love the way you ended this post Harbingerof War wrote: May I ask. Am I accepted in this wonderful thread even if I'm a complete newbro to the scoutly squad. I used to hunt down you guys with my proto gal logi and scanner. Now I see the new bright shinning light. Sorry for being a heretic of the cause. You're more than welcome. Everyone is accepted. Except those who aren't. Initiation ceremony will be announced by The Monk in due course. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.29 11:38:00 - [1153] - Quote In other news: EVE scammer encountered on British motorway: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p033vx7m (23s in I lol'ed harder) JOIN-IN-MY-SCAM This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.29 11:41:00 - [1154] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Harbingerof War wrote: May I ask. Am I accepted in this wonderful thread even if I'm a complete newbro to the scoutly squad. I used to hunt down you guys with my proto gal logi and scanner. Now I see the new bright shinning light. Sorry for being a heretic of the cause. Given that I'm sorta vaguely tolerated around here, I'm sure you'll be fine. Watch what you say Harby - he has a spreadsheet This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.29 11:46:00 - [1155] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Llast 326 wrote: ]would like to see racial Knives put out. http://i.imgur.com/IeaUIzU.jpg I have that in my Dust Folder on my laptop For art projectsGÇª not some weird Knife obsessionGÇª stop looking at me that way WTF not for some weird obsession!! Take that back!!! I literally have an entire drawer at home full of knives, ranging from small one-bladed pocket knives to throwing knives to big bowie knives. WWI Bayonette is enroute from the folks.... I change up which ones I carry based on my mood and where I'm going. And my outfit - kinda like some people change out watches. Mostly keep 'em tucked away in my pockets so people don't think I'm weird though.... People that know me just assume Matt always has knives. And they are always right, unless I'm at the airport at the time. Axel Giatsu wrote: Also I'm thinking about making a scout channel that we could Qsync on and stuff would anyone be down for that? Or possible point me in the direction of one if it exists already Welcome Alex and Harbinger! My vote is for Scouts United or Nova Knifers United.... I am always happy to squad with folks, though a lot of us like to run solo to make sure we maximize 'hard mode'..... What was the name of that channel DAAAA BEAST mentioned for Skirmish? That would be a good mode for scouts. Squads too. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.29 17:31:00 - [1156] - Quote Just went 24-10-6 in a Galmando G-I suit (level 2), 33 / 37 EWAR, 8m/s, Quafe AR and STD shotgun. It was against mostly noobs, but even so, suit is gonna be amazing fun. Aim to get the weapons up to ADV and possibly switch out the AR for PLC...or the shotty for PLC.....hmmm decisions decisions. The rest of those stats I kinda like on something with ~800 ehp. [edit] Before anyone thinks I'm trying to brag about those kill figures, that's good for me against noobs! A slayer would've pulled 40 kills no problems. (But they wouldn't have had as much fun :-p ) This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.29 17:37:00 - [1157] - Quote Harbingerof War wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Just went 24-10-6 in a Galmando G-I suit (level 2), 33 / 37 EWAR, 8m/s, Quafe AR and STD shotgun. It was against mostly noobs, but even so, suit is gonna be amazing fun. Aim to get the weapons up to ADV and possibly switch out the AR for PLC...or the shotty for PLC.....hmmm decisions decisions. The rest of those stats I kinda like on something with ~800 ehp. PS. before anyone thinks I'm trying to brag about those kill figures, that's good for me against noobs! A slayer would've pulled 40 kills no problems. (But they wouldn't have had as much fun :-p ) What has been going on recently, all my dom games were filled with complete newbs. Dunno but the games I played a few days ago were very stompy, this was the complete opposite, and quite a close battle This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.09.30 07:53:00 - [1158] - Quote Happy birthday Radiant Pancake3! - the merc with the best name. Just noticed you got a 3 on the end - lol. What's that like - Pancakee? Are you sort of like a radiant pancake? This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.01 12:25:00 - [1159] - Quote noob cavman wrote: So work ie the administration side are getting pissy that im claiming on the insurance. This really doesn't affect them in anyway as its the insurance firm will have to pay. my boss has just spent the last half hour yelling at her own company for being dickheads. I love my boss. She's awesome You could get all litigious on their arses. I bet harrassing you for anything related to that is breaking the law. Assuming they are actually harassing you. You could probably sue them too lol - for the loss of quality winking [sic] This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.01 12:31:00 - [1160] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: So, real question guys... Do you think scamming is a good thing for the game? Does it add to the 'DUST experience'? I feel there should be a bilateral trade system rather than what we have now. Scamming is just too easy and doesn't have any consequences. (Yeah, I'm aggravated atm. One of the newbies I sorta adopted got scammed out of an APEX and I honestly don't understand why anyone thinks this is a good thing for the game. It's enough of a struggle helping the newbies as is without someone trying to deal death blows to their experience.) I think it is too easy yeah. The example given earlier in response to this from EVE involves sneakiness, offers to good to be true, and a reliance on details being missed (like 9 zeroes instead of six and silly stuff like that). The exchange should be enforced, you just need to read the small print. Like life...that's what EVE allows. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.01 17:21:00 - [1161] - Quote ReViRaX wrote: Hi i'm ReViRaX and this is a shitpost 50 million ISK to whoever guesses my main correctly IGGY IGGY IGGY This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.02 07:20:00 - [1162] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: ReViRaX wrote: Hi i'm ReViRaX and this is a shitpost 50 million ISK to whoever guesses my main correctly IGGY IGGY IGGY Iggy seldom swears. Yeah I was hoping ... ahh wait that word is actually censored ... interesting. Someone who knows how to manipulate the forums...hmmm. Someone who has 50m to spare...hmmm. J0LLY J0LLY J0LLY This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.02 12:01:00 - [1163] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Yeah I was hoping ... ahh wait that word is actually censored ... interesting. Someone who knows how to manipulate the forums...hmmm. Someone who has 50m to spare...hmmm. J0LLY J0LLY J0LLY Jolly was going to be my next guess actually. Also all caps like Oz, close in terms of proximity on the killboard. So, since you got that base covered I'll go for TheD1CK (god, that sounds horrible.... you guys know what mean.) lolling - I was gonna go for D1ckie for the same reasons but figured it's more likely to be a Barber Shop bod. Vahzzipper - didn't think of you coz you're not on the list of Master Shinobi. Or are you? :-p This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.02 12:03:00 - [1164] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: My super secret alts will only break cover when I have the kill. OR when I accidentally XD Nope not me. BAH! Ok Nestil [edit] lol I suppose it could be a good Ghost troll lol, but would he stoop to social science? This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.02 12:38:00 - [1165] - Quote Krin's do not having stacking penalties according to a ticket answered by GM Archduke (hit detected) (hey GM Archduke, how are you?) https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2970448#post2970448 zzZaXxx wrote: Here are the results of my ticket :) My question: Does the Krins Damage Mod have a stacking penalty? The description doesn't say it does. If so does it have a penalty only when stacked with other Krins or when stacked with any damage module? Also, if I have two light weapon damage mods and one sidearm damage mod, is the sidearm mod affected by a stacking penalty? Thanks! His answer: Hello, this is GM Archduke. Thank you for contacting the DUST 514 Customer Support Team. The KrinGÇÖs LEX -71 Damage Modifier should not have a stacking penalty with any damage modules. Also, stacking penalty should also apply to modules that are giving bonuses to the same attribute - in your example, two light damage mods would result in a slight stacking penalty on your light weapon damage bonus, but the sidearm damage mod should not be affected by this, and should give you the full bonus. Please note however, that there is a known display issue with the modified damage in the fitting window, and these numbers are unfortunately not displayed correctly at the moment. We're actively working on resolving this issue, and hope we can do so as soon as possible. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.02 18:45:00 - [1166] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Matticus Monk wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: I want my merc quarters to sound like this. That's tight man... though I have to turn channel 3 way down or it makes me want to go take a leak.... Lol yeah, I played with the lvls some too. There some coolio other ones on that site. https://soundcloud.com/ccpgames/eve-online-below-the-asteroids This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.05 12:53:00 - [1167] - Quote dzizur wrote: sir RAVEN WING wrote: Also, I am proud to say, after moving to a new PS3, I have only 3 - 6 characters on it. 1 is active. (As you can guess.) Youre breaking the rules by having more than 1 account. Source? I've not read that and I scanned the EULA's pretty close. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.05 12:57:00 - [1168] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Signed up for beta for this game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVz00c5ARBM I'm excited, it looks like a lot of fun. Blizzard says they're designing and declaring it to be an esport, so they'll be looking to balance on a competitive scene as well. Yeah me also a long time ago - not heard a peep out of when it might be playable. J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Teabag stays in a cup longer. XD A HA HA HAH A you bastard This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.06 07:59:00 - [1169] - Quote sir RAVEN WING wrote: Anyhow, Barbershop Bastards. I have enough SP to take anything from 0 - 5. (Well, 3 Million Unallocated SP to be exact) I want to go for the Minmatar Scout for the knife bonus. I also want to finish the Calscout due to it being where I started knifing. Also Galscout because Scotsmans. Which would be the best choice, as far as fun being balanced with cost goes? (Because everyone knows I am a poor ***.) I'd say Minja is the best fun, but not the most efficient. for that I would suggest cal or gal - gal is just generally good all around, cal is best for knowing where the reds are and dictating more of your battles. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX*
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.06 11:31:00 - [1170] - Quote PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Oh crap how many pages did i miss? I'm not catching up cause i don't feel like it, though Monk seems mad at stupid people. Its hard to not be mad at stupid people. Hmm, can't join it on the MGS convo cause don't own it or plan to, ehh whatever. Last Dust related thing i remember doing was take RR to 5 & make a bunch of LP protosuits to save ISK. How goes it Bastards? walks in & stands akwardly in corner Hey Park I get mad at stupid ppl a lot. I think I'm probably a misanthrope - I think a lot of ppl are stupid. So the thing that I don't understand about myself is this: if people are stupid, and I observe this stupidity, why do I get mad at it? Surely I should be expecting it, and just ::shrug:: lol I'm trying to prevent myself going full grumpy-old-man - it's a tough battle that's been going a few years, and I'm not currently winning LMAO. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.07 07:55:00 - [1171] - Quote dzizur wrote: I sometimes like to think that being mad is a healthy reaction to stupidity. It may be if you're in control - that's what I'm getting at when I say I shouldn't be surprised when I see things play out that I could've predicted. A healthy level of mad is what I'm looking for ;-) This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.07 07:56:00 - [1172] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Darwin As a result, intelligent, pragmatic people tend to be right most of the time, however when insane things happen, there is always some crazy that happened to fall in just the right crazy train of thought so as to be lucky enough to survive. Hehe I just call that thinking outside the box and doesn't fit my elitest view of stupid ;-) Hell I am often the one thinking of things nobody else does, and oh my the faces I see them pull lol. I'm often ignored, but dayum I don't have to change code as much as they do :-p Anyways, that definition of a crazy idea is only crazy until it's proven to be true. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.07 11:26:00 - [1173] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Any good theories out there on Hotfix delay? Yes. It's not delayed :-p I've not seen any indication of when yet - I know they've released at the next downtime after announcing before, but they've not always done that. Did they announce a date somewhere? I'm hoping they're QAing a change to nades where they're balanced around ADV damaged instead of proto lol. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.07 11:30:00 - [1174] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: sterotypes humanity as stupid Sorry my bastard brother I can be a bit of a cnut :( This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.07 11:34:00 - [1175] - Quote dzizur wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Any good theories out there on Hotfix delay? Yes. It's not delayed :-p I've not seen any indication of when yet - I know they've released at the next downtime after announcing before, but they've not always done that. Did they announce a date somewhere? I'm hoping they're QAing a change to nades where they're balanced around ADV damaged instead of proto lol. Is it that important though? You'll get OHK by a nade, proto or adv. Who will? Plenty of suits survive 600 damage from a nade don't they? Either way I'm not exactly making a fuss about it, though I think it will spoil the game a little, it will be what it will be. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.07 17:11:00 - [1176] - Quote dzizur wrote: dzizur wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Source? I've not read that and I scanned the EULA's pretty close. I've sent a support ticket, waiting for reply :) Okay, got a reponse :) DUST 514 being a free to play game, there is technically no limitation on how many Accounts you can have, but you have to create a separate PSN account for each DUST 514 account it's official now. so sorry for calling you guys cheaters :P It seemed common sense to me that we should be limited to one account (otherwise what's the point of having only one passive SP character to choose from? ) to prevent a lot of farming. Hmm.. maybe I'll make myself all that recruiter BPO's :P lol nice one Dizzy Not sure farming with them is useful - it would be very time consuming, and frankly, if someone wants to no-life like that, let them. I use mine for field tests mostly, to help me decide where to invest on my main. Oh and a dedicated pilot...well he thinks he is but I know better, he can't fly for ***. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX*
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.07 17:13:00 - [1177] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: The grenade change is going to be second best threads to read after the fix. :: scratches head :: What threads will be the first best? DAKADAKADAKADAKADAKADAKA DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK <---------- ARs on GalAsses firing like laser rifles lol. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.08 12:06:00 - [1178] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Rattati speaks: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2986260#post2986260 I'd be lying if I said I wasn't exciting about dusting off my old KR-17. It's been awhile, old friend. Frame speaks https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2986505#post2986505 Soxfix HotFour is out TODAY! (Guessing that means it's now live) CCP Frame wrote: This is scheduled to go live later today at 11:00 UTC. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.08 18:40:00 - [1179] - Quote chill penguin wrote: And just to solidify myself. FIve posting like a vahzz. Whatever five is. EDIT: Quintuplets? So...QuintaPosting Like A VAHZZ. You mean shitposting. Shitposting like a Vahzz. Vahzzposting Anyway. What the hell reload speed on Breach Shotty - is this really the speed it's always been? :-o This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.08 19:40:00 - [1180] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: What the hell reload speed on Breach Shotty - is this really the speed it's always been? :-o Yep! That's the one. This clip increase has definitely helped, but I'm not quite sure if it's a good idea to run the Breach instead of the Vanilla Shotgun or Knives. Pairs well with Assault SMG; would make for an even better pairing if weapon swap speed were increased. I've lost quite a few fights so far today that opened with me landing a couple painfully slow, point-blank breach blasts. Dayum! I never noticed that before. Probably because before, I wasn't assessing its viability LOL. Even more inclined to run dual breach shotty on galmando now - but that's just a total lolfit <--- about all I'm good for HAAH This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.09 07:11:00 - [1181] - Quote Gonna try and stay happy and enjoy DUST throughout this weekend - wife is away so only my cat can "disturb" me ;-) @Dizzy, Adipem When I say happy I mean - that Domi we played with the two jumper brothers, Serhat and Sedat or whatever their names are - that battle would've been one of the few I would've quit out of sheer annoyance but I stayed coz we were in squad and "ok let's see what happens". In your experience, how bad was that game would you say? In terms of just being a crap unenjoyable experience? Just trying to get a frame of reference for how those make me feel - they are honestly what makes me want to walk away from this game. Watching the jumpy-jump and seeing death screens with full proto crap on it just pisses me off. Yeah yeah HTFU git gud yada yada - I'm an average player, you want this game to be full of elite players only? Carry on. Anyway slight digression there, wanna DUST it up this weekend and try out the following (esp. in light of Adipem's and others commentary on the Breach Shotty): - Amarr Logi Scout with Breach - Gal Ass Scout with Breach - Galmando with Breach, Dual Breach - Caldari Scout with Breach - Gal Assault with all AR variants - Minmando with MD as AV - maybe a punch suit (never ran one of those before) to get some footage of tank-punch-kill attempts for Jadek lol Guess I better thrown in the GalScout with breach into all that. Should serve as a good baseline if battles are in balance. Also if I'm playing a lot I may crack open a couple boosters and invest into other shield skills, and try out a Ghost Kaisar GalAssault regen fit - that thing might be awesome. Punch tank with yes This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.09 07:32:00 - [1182] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: ~~Anyone try out the M8 Packed Locus? Are they registering damage more reliably than before?~~ Edit: It works! Is that the one with 900 damage at 3 metres? The corridor killer? This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.09 16:34:00 - [1183] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Gonna try and stay happy and enjoy DUST throughout this weekend - wife is away so only my cat can "disturb" me ;-) @Dizzy, Adipem When I say happy I mean - that Domi we played with the two jumper brothers, Serhat and Sedat or whatever their names are - that battle would've been one of the few I would've quit out of sheer annoyance but I stayed coz we were in squad and "ok let's see what happens". In your experience, how bad was that game would you say? In terms of just being a crap unenjoyable experience? Just trying to get a frame of reference for how those make me feel - they are honestly what makes me want to walk away from this game. Watching the jumpy-jump and seeing death screens with full proto crap on it just pisses me off. Yeah yeah HTFU git gud yada yada - I'm an average player, you want this game to be full of elite players only? Carry on. If I'm thinking about the right match, those jumpy Assaults were a pain-in-the-arse (and dang near impossible to shotgun) but they weren't sufficiently annoying to leave battle. IIRC, I was still experimenting with the Breach Shotgun and different sidearms while squadded with you guys. Wouldn't be surprised if Jesus was also experimenting. Had the three of us been "playing to win" and actually working together as a squad (instead of tooling around), I suspect you would've found those two stompers much less annoying. Note: I didn't cross paths with them too many times, but I when I did they did not appear to be lagging. I absolutely and consistently leave battle when up against stompers that teleport and/or blueflare when shotgunned or knived. PS: I should've pointed out that I was experimenting with fits. Apologies for abandoning you, over and over again. hah no apology needed, i kinda got that anyway and it wasnt like i was on comms or anything. i kinda like that squadding can be as informal as we like...sometimes i dont wanna get on comms, and that can mean i dont lfs as i feel it might be expected but yeah, probably if we were working together, you and / or Dizzy would've killed em for me :-p This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.09 19:13:00 - [1184] - Quote noob cavman wrote: Geh! I hate silent squads. Solo or talk and anything else gets the death penalty! And to think I almost dropped an invite on noob - we had a spare spot. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.10 08:56:00 - [1185] - Quote Sooo...punching tanks doesn't work...unless I'm doing it wrong. What do you think? However one of my MD shots did 1600 armour damage. Thinking PLC + MD on Minmando might be seriously good. https://youtu.be/VvOErfEulNs?t=38 This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.10 19:37:00 - [1186] - Quote Breach shotgun goodness - If only I was always this good... https://youtu.be/oM59h8GdPkY This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.12 07:56:00 - [1187] - Quote Breakin Stuff wrote: The Chevrons aren't necessary. Honestly I wish scanning ranges corresponded with primary weapon (for the race) optimal range. So gallente would have 40 base (AR) and Cal would be what, 75? (RR) with caldari having the weakest precision and the gallente having the strongest. That way Gallente would have a bloody reason to use range mods (sacrifice that tank, you mob child) and Caldari would use precision mods (Lowest bidder indeed. How's corp life NOW???) with the amarr and Minmatar filling the gaps between. Now scale according to role. Just random thoughts from a numbers nerd. I just think that if you can't detect at least at optimal, there's not a lot of point to the scanners to begin with. From my scout perspective, the range is nothing to do with my optimal range, and everything to do with knowing where the enemy is so I can flank them / sneak past them / avoid them and do my thing. Because my optimal is inside of 10m. Anything past shotgun or knife range (i.e. CR on Minja, SMG on Gal)) is tickling range for me to make them do something different to what they are currently, or opportunistic killing. Re: cloaks: I think we're saying yeah we could maybe tweak something somewhere and maybe see a small improvement, but we're after something more fundamental to what's on the table. So yeah, like Prophet said, just remove cloaks altogether, save the time and energy making tiny changes that may or may not improve things, move on and go to work on more fundamental aspects. But that's just me, and I don't use the cloak at all, so bear that in mind. I would say that I don't want the cloak to become an essential item that scouts simply must run to be viable. Unless it was along the lines of what Adipem suggested around, say instead of two damps, one damp and a cloak to manage profile at different times, allowing room for other things. Although the problem with that is by the time you know you need to cloak, you're often dead. So you basically would have to perma-run it whilst getting into position. Might be good to have a mechanic that lets a scout know he's been seen. But that's a different topic I guess. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.12 17:43:00 - [1188] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Uh... Can anyone guess why these posts got removed? http://dustsearch.com/thread/217910/page/4#112 http://dustsearch.com/thread/217910/page/4#117 Who did I even offend this time? ;_; You quoted the same guy both times - perhaps if they need to remove his stuff, they need to remove anything that quotes it? Plus @Adi - reposting removed stuff....not sure linking to a mirror site counts? It wouldn't in a court of law I bet LOL This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.12 18:09:00 - [1189] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Llast 326 wrote: Because we know how much some of you like Data Graphs! I really hope that CCP takes a hard look at the races that don't even show up and buff them in some way. They are obviously either under-performing or lacking a useful role. So I've not actually looked at the data but it's not as simple as this is it? If a role is under-used, couldn't it just be that nobody has bothered to skill into it? It could be as good as other roles, but if you've already got something useful, why would you skill into another? Thinking previous FotM components and the like. Now I re-read your post...yeah so lacking a useful role might make sense, but that doesn't require a buff, it requires a lower-level role rework. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.12 18:15:00 - [1190] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Was surprised by the lack of AM Logi kills. Figured these would be a PC staple. Hmm strange, I wonder how far this data goes back, because I killed a few DMG mercs in one of our raids a few months back. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.12 18:18:00 - [1191] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Was surprised by the lack of AM Logi kills. Figured these would be a PC staple. Hmm strange, I wonder how far this data goes back, because I killed a few DMG mercs in one of our raids a few months back. 3 months? CCP Rattati wrote: Silver Strike44 wrote: Can you tell us how long of a time period this is over? It's equal interval sampled over the last 3 months Hmmm so it's inaccurate Epic Scout Battle : 2015.08.09 18:00. <--- I believe that was our scout fight against DMG, and pretty sure not just me but Haerr was also using AM logi for some of the battle. This post has been liked by XxBlazikenxX
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.13 18:32:00 - [1192] - Quote cloak is for stealth in terms of line of sight. suits and mods already drop profile for EWAR. mix the two into cloak sure, but come up with a reason and strategy for that outside of "cloak is for stealth so it should affect profile" Breach Shotgun: 4 in a clip: Check Pubs: 4 in a squad: Check Squad wipes: Priceless
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.14 07:37:00 - [1193] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: All that tinfoil brings to mind the Rattati interview and his closing comments on Warlords 1.3. [Paraphrased] "We're working on it now. It's going to be interesting, and it's probably going to really p!ss some people off." Crafting? Achievements? Couldn't possibly p!ss anyone off. So what are we missing ... ? :: extra-strength tinfoil :: So if they are actually working on EWAR, and whatever they plan to do is going to p!ss some people off ... Ready the collective anus, gentlemen. It looks like Scouts will be getting that shaft again. Shaft the MedFrame Majority and risk running off a sizable chunk of the playerbase? Now? Unlikely. Shaft Pilots or AV? Too close to V/AV tuning to be likely. Shaft Heavies after already shafting Heavies with the GalAssault bonus? Unlikely. Shaft Logis or Commandos? These are barely on the competitive kill radar, which seems to grant immunity to balance pass, much less shafting (see GalLogi). Who's left to shaft? ~~Assaults~~ ~~Pilots~~ AV ~~Heavies~~ ~~Commandos~~ ~~Logis~~ Scouts Ready the collective anus, gentlemen. :: / extra-strength tinfoil :: Whilst logis may not be on the competitive kill radar as the direct instruments of death, I'm thinking I'm seeing more downward pressure on the strength of gal logi scans in the forums. Why couldn't that be nerfed and ** off pretty much every merc who uses it regularly whether PC, FW or pubs? If EWAR 2.0 is also anywhere near on the cards, and active scans are part of this equation, it could be the first preparatory step towards an EWAR 2.0 implementation. Either that or it's related to PC mechanics. If PC were made more accessible (like raids tried to do) and more reward was available to "lesser" corps, or any sort of disruption to what I assume is a non-aggressive ISK farming exercise since they didn't fix exploits, then that too would people off. I'm thinking that just coz it doesn't have a trello card doesn't mean it's not on the table. ATEOTD, your tinfoil theory is based on logic that says "it can only ** off the smallest group that hasn't been changed recently". Pretty sure CCP would only choose to ** people off if it was addressing an imbalance. Unless the beloved statistics are showing scouts in the ascendancy, it won't be scouts either. Either that or all the non-PC owners are about to be pissed off :-p Breach Shotgun: 4 in a clip: Check Pubs: 4 in a squad: Check Squad wipes: Priceless**
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.14 07:48:00 - [1194] - Quote BTW look what I made: https://twitter.com/AliDC33/status/653189443331993600/photo/1 Any Twitterers out there (whatever the hell it's called) - any idea why this doesn't show up when you look at all the #PortDust514 tweets together? Breach Shotgun: 4 in a clip: Check Pubs: 4 in a squad: Check Squad wipes: Priceless
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.14 21:28:00 - [1195] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Overwatch Beta begins on the 27th! noice! NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.14 21:36:00 - [1196] - Quote Hylian11 wrote: I come back from biomass and get the same name, CCP is slipping, i thought names were locked. How are scouts these days? I see a huge influx of Caldari and Gallente Assaults out there, i am guessing they are the new Flavor. Also, how are you all doing my scoutly brothers? big hotfix just dropped so a lot of field testing. gal and cal got buffs (not scouts tho) scouts may be gradually slipping back to pre 1.7 hard mode...but breach shotgun got a buff so i dont care much right now, gun is fun, tho rocking it on non-scout suits lol doin just fine brother o7 NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.15 17:17:00 - [1197] - Quote noob cavman wrote: I am the master of the ion pistol no you NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.15 17:20:00 - [1198] - Quote we will have news related to a port for xmas. but not betting ****. 10m is half what i have left and i just started flying again NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.16 07:33:00 - [1199] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: Llast 326 wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Llast 326 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: we will have news related to a port for xmas. but not betting ****. 10m is half what i have left and i just started flying again You need stuff let me knowGÇª Got a chunk the Nothi Treasury (Assets) laying around the Basement I can has isk? No But I only have 150k Isn't that coz you run proto + at a loss? I dunno - I'm pretty much spending what I make running ADV suits and weapons with proto mods. There's plenty of battles I could just up and leave and not lose the money I know I will lose if I carry on, but I'm just sooo stubborn. Most of the money I no longer have is from skill books, stomps and bank-rolling alts (esp. my pilot - he has probably used up 20m) 120m on 5/14 down to ~25m now. Though I probably have a lot tied up in assets. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.16 07:37:00 - [1200] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Side note: Almost all of NKU has migrated over to the larger channel, Abstract Requiem I don't know whether to believe this CREATURE OF LIES over this claim about his corp channel. It was clearly by invite only, as I had no idea about said migration. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.16 07:41:00 - [1201] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: we will have news related to a port for xmas. but not betting ***. 10m is half what i have left and i just started flying again Um, surely if you were convinced there'll be news you wouldn't take the bet? I'd just like to ensure people understand this: If you bet against me, it is because you believe that there will be no news of a port by March 1st. If you've mistakenly said "I'll take that" when you actually thought that you were betting that there would be news, I'm cool with you going back on your bet if you post clarification. Within a reasonable timespan, obviously - if you don't say anything and we suddenly get news of a port and you go "I TAKE BACK MY BET" I don't think anyone will be impressed. lol no it's very simple and nothing to do with what I believe. It's a bet*. That means it's not guaranteed, so 10m is not something I will risk. Reading between my lines: I am not convinced about my statement. Don't ~~fly~~ bet what you can't afford to lose. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.16 07:46:00 - [1202] - Quote Hylian11 wrote: Immortal John Ripper wrote: Hylian11 wrote: Well, you'll get to know me lol welcome back appia. Dang it. Shush you. lol really? Nah...deflecting. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 4	Posted - 2015.10.16 07:47:00 - [1203] - Quote noob cavman wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Everyone go to GD and start making T.H.I.R.D R.O.C.K threads How about I fist you with my ghoul hand? NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 08:00:00 - [1204] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: we will have news related to a port for xmas. but not betting **. 10m is half what i have left and i just started flying again Um, surely if you were convinced there'll be news you wouldn't take the bet? I'd just like to ensure people understand this: If you bet against me, it is because you believe that there will be no news of a port by March 1st. If you've mistakenly said "I'll take that" when you actually thought that you were betting that there would be news, I'm cool with you going back on your bet if you post clarification. Within a reasonable timespan, obviously - if you don't say anything and we suddenly get news of a port and you go "I TAKE BACK MY BET" I don't think anyone will be impressed. I'm still going through with mine. If I lose, I lose 10 mil but dude, PORT NEWS. If I win, I'm sad that no port news, but at least I'll have 10 mil to make me feel better. PORT NEWS wrote: After this weeks port announcement, we bring you the highly awaited migration information you've been clamouring for. Before DUST514 shutdown - Merc assets will be refunded an ISK value - Merc skill books will be refunded an ISK value As part of DUST514 migration** - ISK balances will be transferred to DUST 516 on a 10:1 ratio, with a cap of 35m - BPOs will be transferred as generic vouchers that can be used on the DUST 516 market to buy single unique items - AUR will be transferred as is - SP will be transferred on a 5:1 ratio with a 40m cap Thanks for coming NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 16:03:00 - [1205] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: Well, all caught up now... ponders Guess I got no more excuses of "relearning the game" to back up my bad performance.... ponders some more DOH!!! ponders some more.... DPLAK sips some blue-brew That was epic. Did you record what page you started at? Coz...wow. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 16:05:00 - [1206] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: @Duncan No I do not run proto all t he time. I run proto every 3/7 matches. I don't have ISK for you, but I can give you some of what you need. Advice. Run proto 2/7 and you'll be golden. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 16:06:00 - [1207] - Quote Joel II X wrote: That's not funny, you vile creature. Ark? NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 16:07:00 - [1208] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: Cheers mate! Brit? NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 16:08:00 - [1209] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: @Duncan No I do not run proto all t he time. I run proto every 3/7 matches. How the hell u so broke? Remember when I almost RQed and went so far as to actually start biomassing? Well before I did that I gave away all my isk, officer fear, Apex suits, skins, and all other bpos. I remember sending you several million ISK around that time. Bought a couple BPOs IIRC. Did you send those BPOs? (I forgot to check) Also remember you saying you were both (A) broke and (B) going to get back into flying dropships. :: scratches head :: Now Duncan's saying the same. Wonder what Monk's putting in the new brew. I don't know but my ADS has two kegs of it on board. Yanno, coz trim and all that ****. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 16:10:00 - [1210] - Quote Hylian11 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Hylian11 wrote: At least you didn't biomass mate, i lost all of my toys, isk, and sp. No more proto, but eh, it is brilliant learning all over again. What was your main's name prior to biomass? What did you run? Tell us a little about the old Hylian. The name doesn't ring a bell, but that could be due to our playing on different servers / times. Well, I have been around since the start of open beta, i think the servers converted in January was it? I came around like March i believe. But anyway, i had a good bit of alts, i think one of them is up on that board, but i'd rather keep that a secret for now, let ya figure it out lol But I loved Hylian11 the most, but i couldn't handle the voices dragging me down, so i forced myself to biomass him back in April this year. My friend was telling me about this new hotfix, though i was pessimistic, i decided to give it a go. I figured Hylian was dead and gone though i tried anyway, and here he is, unbiomassed without all the skills. I ran everything Hylian lol aka, Gallente. I had proto in every Gallente suit, though I ran Scout and Commando the most. The fun ones. Gallente Logi is the most boring. And I usually run on darn American servers, ran into a lot of chuffers man, a lot of drunk chuffers who have no dignity in what they say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf-bY0nOTvE NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 16:13:00 - [1211] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Cheers mate! Brit? I find that it just sounds proper. Londoner? You wot m8? That does sound proper London NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 19:43:00 - [1212] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: Could someone go back into the feedback thread for FoxFour and explain why scouts take skill to use. I am unable to do so right now because I am on my mobile telephone. wot tha aktual fukk dude "mobile telephone" LMAO NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 19:52:00 - [1213] - Quote Hylian11 wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Could someone go back into the feedback thread for FoxFour and explain why scouts take skill to use. I am unable to do so right now because I am on my mobile telephone. Let the naff twits think what they want, scouts have never been about pleasing the crowd. We are bastards, mate. I mean, yes, defending the honor of the scouts is a noble cause; but they will still think otherwise, most of them are bitter and clearly a pack of nutters. Don't let them get you down. Tell them you know a couple of British Superiors that'll slap them with a Croquet mallet. There is something artful about slapping someone with a croquet mallet. I can envision it, a dainty little swat, and I like it. Very good. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 19:58:00 - [1214] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Could someone go back into the feedback thread for FoxFour and explain why scouts take skill to use. I am unable to do so right now because I am on my mobile telephone. wot tha aktual fukk dude "mobile telephone" LMAO I am working on being less American. in all honesty you are doing well. i was about to pull you up as an imposter coz no yank would say that instead of "cell" NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 21:00:00 - [1215] - Quote Breakin Stuff wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Could someone go back into the feedback thread for FoxFour and explain why scouts take skill to use. I am unable to do so right now because I am on my mobile telephone. Who are you trying to convince, and why? Echo, and he says being a scout takes no skill. Being any of the roles takes no skill. Accomplishing anything other than suicide slaying requires skill. I... Is this why I have a 1 KDR? NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 22:25:00 - [1216] - Quote i dont know, but what i do know is i like john ripper, generally and immortally NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.16 23:21:00 - [1217] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Hylian11 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Hylian11 wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Looked over page 1 trying to figure out who Hylian might be ... Sleepy Zan, Bojo and CEO Pyrex are all Brits, right? I don't remember Bojo having a British superiority complex. I seriously doubt that Sleepy or Pyrex would've biomassed. Barring the regulars, who else on Page 1 was British? Very, very close Hmmmm ... how can a guess be close? Not sure if he's British or not (never met him), but Icarus XIII is on Page 1, and he ran in the same circles as Bojo and Sleepy: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=991998#post991998 https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1725706#post1725706 Can't think of anyone else. Pretty sure Quil's a Brit, but you definitely aren't Quil ... haven't complained about shotguns yet :-) Well, if I told you, it wouldn't be a secret ;) Also, I'm not Quill. Oswald? nah its blaz being blaz. same as that revirax guy if you ask me. hope to be proven wrong NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.17 09:50:00 - [1218] - Quote Hylian11 wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Soooooooo, 2 games in a row. Black screen upon spawn in. lol i have still yet to see this Black Screen, despite Jadek's words. I had this yesterday for the first time. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.18 10:47:00 - [1219] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: XxBlazikenxX wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Could always add more skins for the game to store. I personally am a big fan of more skins. It takes the immersion that much deeper and allows you to customize your merc to your choosing. "Customizing your merc" is all you'll be able to do if gameplay doesn't improve. What do you mean improve? I'm getting epic matches, no lag, all while running solo. It couldn't get much better than this. We can't all play in the low Mu queue. It's Saturday. I just sat "searching for battle" for a full 10 minutes. All modes checked, excluding Domination. The match I get -- after waiting for 10 minutes -- is me + some randoms vs a stompsquad. The lag was real. I should've backed out, but 10 minutes is a long wait for nothing. So I spent about a million ISK entertaining the stompsquad and got paid ~200k EOM for my efforts. Apparently, we had a rep logi or two somewhere on the field. There's so much room for improvement. Fix the lag. Fix the stomps. Fix pay. Fix class imbalance. Add a solo queue so people can find a decent quality match when PCU is low and/or match quality elsewhere is suspect. The wife's away and I've got a few free hours to play. Really wanted to play DUST; instead, I'll be doing other things. First on the list is fussing on the DUST Forums. Check! Now off to find something else to play. Yeah hearing that. Lots of waiting for battles when Dom not selected. I switched char and I pissed around in my ADS a bit, did nothing to help the team in 4/5 battles as need to escape a lot, lost a couple dropships. Then I got bored and bought Farming Simulator 2015 on sale. Playing around with Steam Big Picture, see how viable it is, thinking of buying Steam link and controller. Then I expect with only basic features on FIFA 16 for PS3 (meaning I won't be buying that franchise for the first time since 2008) and DUST on the threshold of pointless for me personally, I'll be PC platform only. I had been looking forward to activating another triple booster this weekend, but after a couple games I couldn't be arsed. Got cash for you here CCP, PLEEEASE give me a reason to give it to you. Sheesh. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.18 10:53:00 - [1220] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: CaP XZ wrote: x up 4 free stuff b4 I leave x, I'm broke and need isk. I also would like your officer knives and officer smgs. I don't really know you so all I can say is that is sucks you're leaving, don't biomass, and come back some day. lol you're making 400K per battle? That means top 3 no? How the hell are you dying enough to have no ISK? NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.18 19:22:00 - [1221] - Quote Spademan wrote: Guys I don't think my heart can handle this match. If you don't hear from me again you'll know why. Yeah that was a surprise, didn't expect that trouncing. Still, England were worse, so be happy about that :-p Ghost Kaisar wrote: What the hell have I found? lol wth is that? I watched about 60 secs of it without sound - not sure what I missed out on. However I think I need to watch something light or go outside or something coz I just watched the human centipede and damn. Kinda wish I didn't know the gist of it before I watched it coz that would've made it quite shocking, but it's one of my favourite endings for a film for a long time. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.18 19:26:00 - [1222] - Quote PARKOUR PRACTIONER wrote: Having a pet cat, means occasional jumpscare. Not to worry. It's good for the heart. All in moderation yo. Hehe cats are fuckin cool animals man, we have one. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.19 11:41:00 - [1223] - Quote Yeah that 1.8. That build that not only was probably the worst in terms of balance, that gave everyone a dropsuit command respec allowing all the AR-514 bods to jump ship to bricked-tanked scouts, that was the last client-side update that CCP said they would be doing, meaning everyone was stuck with that terrible time...not only that, but left us with a lasting legacy of distrust and animosity from the rest of the community coz somehow we got blamed for it. That 1.8. Dreis is a creature of lies - always remember that. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.19 12:39:00 - [1224] - Quote https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2999261#post2999261 Bright Cloud wrote: Aeon Amadi et al wrote: DUST is not fun Why have skill boosters and payd respecs this late into the game. You and i know that the playerbase is very low and providing a instant SP boost would help new players more and screw vets over that have grinded until they have lost their soul. And when you gonna spill the beans that this game will stop beeing supported next year? WHOOPSY! Hmmm... NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.19 16:38:00 - [1225] - Quote noob cavman wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Noob check out. Austrian death machine. (Triple brutal) being the album. It's on Spotify. Do it now! XD Way ahead of ya laddie. Been listening to them since I read about them in metal hammer. I always read the word "laddie" in a Sean Connery voice. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.19 21:26:00 - [1226] - Quote Breakin Stuff wrote: Ok nerds. How are the shield changes playing out for you with your preferred gank fits. My few runs with scout suits invariably involve really pissing people off. But the cal and minscout both got shield buffs. Have you noticed an improvement in their battlefield performance? Galscout: has your meta been affected? Amscout: "shields? Huh? There are shields on this thing?" no idea. been running around in amarr logi and galmandos, with breach shotguns. little bit of galass with ar. now i cant be bothered to play coz DUST anyway...when i do scout i have so little hp that there's very few situations where recharge ever happens. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.20 07:39:00 - [1227] - Quote lol no offense but I'm not excited at all. Just gonna make the stomp more real. The stomp and stupid **** poor mechanics is a major reason I'm rapidly moving towards no longer caring to play. I'm a casual, no slayer, never have been, probably never will be. I reckon I need to play 50 games to get that many kills. Fk that. Y'all have fun though, don't let me spoil if for ya :) NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.20 11:57:00 - [1228] - Quote Radiant Pancake3 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: lol no offense but I'm not excited at all. Just gonna make the stomp more real. The stomp and stupid **** poor mechanics is a major reason I'm rapidly moving towards no longer caring to play. I'm a casual, no slayer, never have been, probably never will be. I reckon I need to play 50 games to get that many kills. Fk that. Y'all have fun though, don't let me spoil if for ya :) Duncan... Just get a Cow Dairy Scout with an ARR and a magsec... Works wonders... I'm assuming the implication you're making is that that makes it easier, but if that's the case, won't everyone do the same? I just don't have it in me to grind against the stomp. Been there done that, not fun. Fun is Shinobi event. Fun is creative goals. Events that promote stomps are lame. Don't care what the prize is. I have fields to farm. NoobCavman has a hand-sized DS3
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.21 07:28:00 - [1229] - Quote I run my Galmando with 2 kincats, a dampener, 2 PEs, shotgun (currently breach) and either AR or PLC depending on the mood and what vehicles are on the field. Oh and a compact nano - coz 500 aHP lol. So yeah I run it as close to a scout as I can. Can have good results. Only at L3 so room for improvement. Though that's pretty much a CQC fit. Should probably look at damage mods instead of PEs, but that dampener, I feel I need it. When I'm not playing DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.21 07:33:00 - [1230] - Quote In other news: I accidentally planted a bunch of sugar beet "seeds" in my one field, the rest corn. Didn't realise my combine harvester needed a special header to cut the corn, so had to finance that by selling one of my tractors (which to be fair, 4 was too many for me to use). As for the beets, I think they're gonna have to be left to wither, as the equipment to harvest those costs way too much at the moment. When I'm not playing DUST, I farm

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.21 11:58:00 - [1231] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: In other news: I accidentally planted a bunch of sugar beet "seeds" in my one field, the rest corn. Didn't realise my combine harvester needed a special header to cut the corn, so had to finance that by selling one of my tractors (which to be fair, 4 was too many for me to use). As for the beets, I think they're gonna have to be left to wither, as the equipment to harvest those costs way too much at the moment. I never understood beets. What the heck are they good for, other than tasting funny? I like juice but whenever I buy juice with beets in there it always makes my throat hurt, in addition to making the juice taste like slightly sweet dirt. What the hell, beets!? In other, other news: I'm happy that officer weapons will no longer be available from the experimental lab. They are too diverse and while it could step on some toes for those that have paid AUR to upgrade/redeem experimental weapons in the hopes of getting officer stuff I think that the gap between low and high levels needs to be lowered to really balance this game long-term. Not only with weapons but with HP. Else you get big money players vaporizing folks by using high end gear and big HP values against low end gear/HP values (or, against scouts). It's not hard to comprehend, right? Everytime we move the high end of the scale farther away from the low end with respect to either damage or HP we make it harder to balance. I mean, I think it's cool having officer gear be OP, I'm all for that, as long as it really is super-rare. I thought sugar beets were not the same thing as beets? I misspoke I guess when I only referred to them as beets later on. And if they are beets in my field, they can certainly wither and die coz I HATE THEM I TELL YOU. As for officer weapons - had no idea you could get those from the experimental lab. I only ever bothered making about six experimental weapons ages ago coz you had to use widgets to make em, and I wanted to upgrade my barge some more. I finally saved enough to upgrade just the other day, to find out there is nothing new unlocked, and a 36 day cooldown before any further upgrades. Kind of annoying that I could've been churning out officer weapons in that time. I wonder if DUST 516 will have new warbarge features unlocked. Like a personal teleporter device that teleports me across the map. CYNO-FIELDS. When I'm not playing DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.21 12:43:00 - [1232] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I run my Galmando with 2 kincats, a dampener, 2 PEs, shotgun (currently breach) and either AR or PLC depending on the mood and what vehicles are on the field. Oh and a compact nano - coz 500 aHP lol. So yeah I run it as close to a scout as I can. Can have good results. Only at L3 so room for improvement. Though that's pretty much a CQC fit. Should probably look at damage mods instead of PEs, but that dampener, I feel I need it. That is a horrible fit. 1 Profile damp doesn't even get you under advanced normal scans. Two kincats makes you sprint only slightly better than an assault. You have 812 HP, a 10% damage buff and no repair. You'd literally be better off running an assault or a scout. I'm not surprised that you're getting results in it though. I've said it several times, so long as you're somewhat decent, you can run whatever the hell you want and do well in it. That doesn't mean its good though. I only care about avoiding passive scans and I think that puts me at 40dB, so just under non-enhanced assaults. The speed is coz I want to run it as a scout and a fun fit to see how it goes. If I need or want to avoid active scans, then only a scout suit will do. But running around in an 800HP suit and blapping people like a scout can be good fun. The HP is 3x times what I get on my scout fits and it's always interesting to compare how that works out in practical terms. So yeah I didn't say it was good / optimal either ;-) When I'm not playing DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.22 07:05:00 - [1233] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: I run my Galmando with 2 kincats, a dampener, 2 PEs, shotgun (currently breach) and either AR or PLC depending on the mood and what vehicles are on the field. Oh and a compact nano - coz 500 aHP lol. So yeah I run it as close to a scout as I can. Can have good results. Only at L3 so room for improvement. Though that's pretty much a CQC fit. Should probably look at damage mods instead of PEs, but that dampener, I feel I need it. That is a horrible fit. 1 Profile damp doesn't even get you under advanced normal scans. Two kincats makes you sprint only slightly better than an assault. You have 812 HP, a 10% damage buff and no repair. You'd literally be better off running an assault or a scout. I'm not surprised that you're getting results in it though. I've said it several times, so long as you're somewhat decent, you can run whatever the hell you want and do well in it. That doesn't mean its good though. I only care about avoiding passive scans and I think that puts me at 40dB, so just under non-enhanced assaults. The speed is coz I want to run it as a scout and a fun fit to see how it goes. If I need or want to avoid active scans, then only a scout suit will do. But running around in an 800HP suit and blapping people like a scout can be good fun. The HP is 3x times what I get on my scout fits and it's always interesting to compare how that works out in practical terms. So yeah I didn't say it was good / optimal either ;-) Just damp an assault suit and slap on damage mods. 2x Precision 1x Damage mod 2x Damp 2x Reactive 1x Kincat You sprint faster, scan better, damp better, and still have around 700 hp with 10.5 hp/s rep. The commando is one of the WORST suits to try and emulate others, it doesn't have nearly enough fitting power, with 5 slots and limited CPU/PG. But Galmando! ;-) Yeah I'm sure my adv galassault scout works better, but been there done that, plus switching up range with the two lights is a massive advantage. When I'm not playing DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.22 07:06:00 - [1234] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: I get bored and have random thoughts. Like if Duncan could have gotten someone named Dre (is?) to plant his beets, he could have overcharged the crap out of them. Hmm I haven't hired any farm hands yet, but I could maybe wangle something with the corn - maybe package it as a meat substitute that replicates the taste and texture of meat and charge double. J0LLY R0G3R wrote: 3 or 4 games in and i'm done. May just skip the event. Black screens and people leaving left and right. Games not worth the hassle that comes with it. Yeah so that's fkin sad. Three problems with the game not fixed, and event's totally unenjoyable. - leaving battle can still get you a win - people have too much ISK, and too much rarity of items on the field - bugs and wait times that make even getting into battle difficult On the positive side....ahhh...I had something for this... :D When I'm not playing DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.22 22:39:00 - [1235] - Quote in other news: human centipede 2 is brutal, fked up, wow. no farming tonight, just a lil red dead. gotta get into that some more When I'm not playing DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.23 17:08:00 - [1236] - Quote Decided to get off my moody pedestal and see if fun was to be had after reading Adipem say something about knives. 2nd game in, stomped to oblivion, and then they camped our spawn points. I just deleted DUST off my PS3. To remind me how disgusting it was and make it harder to play it. I think that might be it. When I'm not deleting DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.24 16:16:00 - [1237] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Duncan Wife absolutely hates horror films. A buddy of hers and I made her watch human centipede with us ... long story short she was furious. Lol. The second one though. Gotta say I was disappointed. Too much comic relief, right? Yeah I kinda took the chance to watch em as the wife is visiting family in the US right now and she has no desire to watch them at all. The 2nd one did get a bit silly in the last 20 mins, but all in all I thought it was a good sequel. When I'm not deleting DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.24 17:52:00 - [1238] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Duncan Wife absolutely hates horror films. A buddy of hers and I made her watch human centipede with us ... long story short she was furious. Lol. The second one though. Gotta say I was disappointed. Too much comic relief, right? Yeah I kinda took the chance to watch em as the wife is visiting family in the US right now and she has no desire to watch them at all. The 2nd one did get a bit silly in the last 20 mins, but all in all I thought it was a good sequel. Really!? The first struck me as clever and creepily convincing. The second seemed over-the-top. Almost comically so. Can't say I was disappointed though ... has there ever been a really good sequel to a horror movie? Speaking of sequels, enjoyed the heck out of Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes; now reading Finders Keepers. Also reading Chuck Palahniuk's Beautiful You. Not as bad as Make Something Up but not as good as Pygmy or Fight Club. well i tend to not pick up on flaws in movies from a critique point of view...dont really analyse them, just either enjoy them or not, by the numbers or not. for instance episodes 1-3 of star wars i liked when many did not, citing things like poor character development or whatever else...things i dont really notice. coz light-sabres. have to say tho the new sw trailer made me salivate. When I'm not deleting DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.25 05:29:00 - [1239] - Quote Radiant Pancake3 wrote: That moment when you're running across open ground and a blaster tank rolls up and you're just like GO GO GO GO! that is what mike tyson and mr blonde were trying to save evander holyfield and marvin nash from. When I'm not deleting DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.26 12:57:00 - [1240] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Nightcore is like anime. 90% of it is utter shit. Like "What the hell, who would watch this?" type shit. 5% is decent, and the other 5% is actually pretty awesome. Here is one I like, with the original version for comparison. Some songs really just need to be distorted and speed the fuck up. Before anyone says anything about musical tastes and shiit, please remember that I literally listen to practically everything. We've gone over it before. Have some Jazz Piano Hah Ghost soon as the drums kicked in I thought "yeah I can see why Ghost likes this". Also it reminded me a little of this Oh yeah and.... You're a jazz piano When I'm not deleting DUST, I farm

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.27 08:22:00 - [1241] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: We should have kept the accents though - especially for the ladies. Weeeeeelllllll..... No. Coz then the ladies would fawn over an American accent, and that just wouldn't be proper. When I'm not deleting DUST, I farm
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.29 13:58:00 - [1242] - Quote Booby Tuesdays wrote: I'm not sure if optimization will be worth it, but I'll go at least Prof 3 it sounds like. If I have the SP, I'll go Prof 5 and maybe optimization 2. With 10% PG reduction from Opt 2, that equals .6 PG savings. I'm curious if this gets rounded up to 1 PG savings? Optimisation rounding is weird. I always thought that there was never any point investing in optimisation for weapons with less than 4 PG requirement, because it doesn't round up. But actually it does round up but only once it totals all your PG. Example: Weapon A: 2 PG Weapon B: 2 PG 25% reduction from L5 optimisation in each = 0.5 PG reduction for each weapon. 0.5 + 0.5 = 1 Your PG requirement is reduced by 1. [edit] Actually I don't remember if it rounds up or not, but obv the example above doesn't show how rounding works. I think it rounds up though. Might be worth fiddling on a couple of no SP alts... There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.30 08:28:00 - [1243] - Quote Sooo...one of my posts has disappeared. Others have disappeared too. http://dustsearch.com/thread/219718#15 Anyone any ideas on where they might've gone? There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.30 08:51:00 - [1244] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Booby Tuesdays wrote: I'm not sure if optimization will be worth it, but I'll go at least Prof 3 it sounds like. If I have the SP, I'll go Prof 5 and maybe optimization 2. With 10% PG reduction from Opt 2, that equals .6 PG savings. I'm curious if this gets rounded up to 1 PG savings? Optimisation rounding is weird. I always thought that there was never any point investing in optimisation for weapons with less than 4 PG requirement, because it doesn't round up. But actually it does round up but only once it totals all your PG. Example: Weapon A: 2 PG Weapon B: 2 PG 25% reduction from L5 optimisation in each = 0.5 PG reduction for each weapon. 0.5 + 0.5 = 1 Your PG requirement is reduced by 1. [edit] Actually I don't remember if it rounds up or not, but obv the example above doesn't show how rounding works. I think it rounds up though. Might be worth fiddling on a couple of no SP alts... What am I missing, Duncan? Are the decimal values rounded on an item-by-item basis, or are they combined with the "remainders" from other items and rounded once per loadout? (I suspect the former) Pro Knives 7.00 PG (7PG) - Optimization 0 6.65 PG (7PG) - Optimization 1 6.30 PG (6PG) - Optimization 2 <---- Stop leveling here 5.95 PG (6PG) - Optimization 3 5.60 PG (6PG) - Optimization 4 5.25 PG (5PG) - Optimization 5 <---- Or stop leveling here I think the only accurate thing I can say is rounding doesn't occur until everything is added together. What I don't remember is if rounding occurs up or down or at all. So yeah the latter of what you said is my understanding - "once per loadout". Wish I could remember the source. Think it was on the forums somewhere. If I hadn't deleted the game I could jump on an alt and try it out lol - maybe someone can do that with enough SP to get into two weapon trees. You have to do it on skill trees you've not invested optimisation points into because of the two weapons interacting with each other. Would suggest as follows: - Take two weapons with an odd PG - stick em both on your suit, and level them up one at a time, monitoring the PG usage at each point. - from that you should be able to work out exactly how it works e.g. take your pro knives example above. stick those on a suit with another weapon with odd-numbered PG record each PG fitting requirement at each level of optimisation, from 0 to 5 Then in theory, once you've hit L5, your knives require 6 PG (for some reason I am doing it this way and ignoring rounding down which makes me think this is how it works) Now take your 2nd weapon (let's say that is also a 7 PG requirement) Record what the fitting requires at L0 with that weapon and the L5 knives, then take it to level 1. If my understanding is correct, you will see your fitting requirement drop by 1 PG at that point, because 5.25 + 7 = 12.25 = 13, but 5.25 + 6.65 = 11.9 = 12 My goodness there must be an easier way to explain that LOL. Adipem Nothi wrote: http://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-buys-white-wolf-world-of-darkness-vampire-the-masquerade-from-ccp/ Yeah I saw that - wonder what they're gonna do with the cash...or what it even means to have an "all cash deal" in the business acquisition world...or actually I guess it's the IP they've bought. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.10.30 21:38:00 - [1245] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I always find people with sub-10k likes posting "I have more likes than you" hilarious. Really, Blaz? Do you want to play this game? Now there's something i've not noticed before. The avatars or whatever they're called are male and female, and Ark is a girl gallente. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.01 06:49:00 - [1246] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: If you guys have been following the most recent NPE discussions, there's been alot of talk about the Gear Gap (aka Power Gap, TTK Gap, etc). This concept ties in closely with Power Creep; pretty much every time something gets buffed, players with high-end loadouts tend to benefit from the buff by greater degree than players with low-end loadouts. There are some who would and have argued that the Gear Gap and/or Power Creep aren't real, or that the gaps are too insignificant to warrant concern. Let's ignore those "some" for now and assume that (A) the Gear Gap is real and that (B) narrowing the Gear Gap would be a straight-forward way to improve NPE so long as Power Creep is not exacerbated. There's no doubt that standardizing slot layouts between tiers has helped to narrow the performance gap. Why not take it one step further? Google Doc Help me shoot holes in this, gents. Good idea? Bad idea? Your thoughts? For some reason my instinct is to lower the low end a bit closer to current so you can tone down the high end a little too, but the general concept i agree with. i would also point out that whilst the slot layout change narrowed the gap between tiers, it will have widened the gap between classes. i made this point several times before the changes went live but not sure anyone agreed, cared or understood ;-) i actually thought i was about to read a suggestion about giving every suit the same slots, to remove "slot creep" [edit] tho i suppose lowering high end would lower ttk, so you would have to balance dps too. keeping high end where it is allows non-pro gear to catch up without needing to rebalance everything else to maintain ttk, assuming ttk is where it should be right now. [edit2] power creep is a known thing outside of dust, so anyone denying that is pushing another agenda There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.01 13:56:00 - [1247] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: assuming ttk is where it should be right now. Is it? no idea There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.02 08:30:00 - [1248] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Djinn SouI wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: why are you here soul Obviously for the disappointment. What else could I find here? Well... You could find terrible arguments where boths sides are wrong about everything they're arguing about. You could find strange needy teenagers who sometimes PM you on skype about all their life problems. You could find actual discussion about DU- Ach, this is fooling nobody. These are all negative. You forgot to list this one: You could find haughty people who try to look superior by belittling everyone and shutting down their arguments without actually presenting their own point of view There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.02 08:31:00 - [1249] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: @ Shotty I don't think that DPS needs to be the balancing factor. Especially in a high TTK environment. Now maybe if TTK were lower that would make more sense. But if say, the difference in DPS between pro and standard ScR were only 3% instead of 10%, you could give Pro much higher clip size and std much lower clip size. Look how grenades have been adjusted. Same damage, with radius sizes being the difference. This is what I would like to see, personally, across items and weapons. Mods would have to be a whole different story as many have too few facets to adjust to begin with. It's interesting, we can come up with loads of cool ideas (one I just had was having mods that combine multiple bonuses...which led to thinking about crafting ideas, blueprints, etc) but then I dismissed it because it's not anything that anyone is going to look at seriously due to the constraints. If there is to be a DUST in the future, it seems a pity that the current player base has stopped being creative because there's nothing more to be done. I've also realised whilst reading some more lore that we might see new lore for a new DUST. Maybe. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.02 08:32:00 - [1250] - Quote Joel II X wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Bastards Cunningly leaked plans-within-plans Did you post Range Amplifier Buff? If not, Range Amplifier Buff. Switcheroo for logi / scout scan radius (coz that's plain stupid and who even came up with that as something that makes sense) There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.02 13:27:00 - [1251] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Joel II X wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: @ Bastards Cunningly leaked plans-within-plans Did you post Range Amplifier Buff? If not, Range Amplifier Buff. Switcheroo for logi / scout scan radius (coz that's plain stupid and who even came up with that as something that makes sense) But ... what about trifecta!? And having cake!? I only know enough about trifecta to know that I don't care because past decisions aren't enforceable, and as for cake - that ** is bad for you, eat a banana :-p ** was it one of us? There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.04 08:33:00 - [1252] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Alrighty, gents ... as promised: Google Doc: Hotfix Wishlist Feel free to shoot holes and/or help me flesh this puppy out. What am I missing? What did I get wrong? * Intentionally left out the dropsuits tab. Baby steps. - Nova Knives This proposal renders one of the Nothi's bonuses ineffective. I also think if that is to be standard, it should only be when charging so it's used as an offensive bonus and doesn't modify sprint speeds. When you say movement, are you including all forms of movement in that? Strafe / forward / backward? I'd be tempted to say it's for charging only, hence walking speed only, and actually increase the bonus so it not only helps with the 6m inner ring, but really truly acts like a lunge. (Where's Quil lol) - I like the changes to STD and ADV scanners - brings ADV into scout detection territory (non-dampened Min and Am scouts) and STD picks up non-dampened assaults instead of just heavy frames. Suggested addition: Assault Mass driver buff I checked out the EC-3 assault mass driver and compared it with the EXO non-assault (ADV level items) as the EXO is what I have experience with. The EC-3 has: - increased fitting cost - decreased DPS - increased ISK cost - increased splash radius That's one pro and three cons. Isn't the DPS reduction enough to counter the increase to splash radius? Isn't that a well balanced tactical choice between those two stats? So how about removing the increased ISK and fitting costs? I can be pretty accurate with the EXO - I can't see a time when I would ever need the increase to splash for the negatives I inherit....hmmmm that would be great against scouts lol. Especially when those scouts are all huddled together for warmth. lol. Perhaps we need to come up with a different buff instead. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.04 08:39:00 - [1253] - Quote Matticus Monk wrote: One Eyed King wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Yooooo, what's going on down in the shop? Any new specials Shave and a Haerrcut: Two bits. o7 Jolly! Got nothing... haven't even played a game of Dust in the last week..... Drinks are always on my tab though, unless you are a new arrival and forgot to take your shoes off. Currently playing Endless Space. Coz Endless Space 2. I'll have a pitcher of the blue please. Coz I like the blue's high (see what I did there) There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.04 19:07:00 - [1254] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I think it would be worthwhile to adjust proportional resource costs in addition to efficacy in all cases - IMHO it's very unlikely to have negative effects and is much more likely to prevent some. I think I'm following, but I can't be sure. American education. Can you provide a specific example and include numbers? A basic ferroscale plate costs 1 PG and 4 CPU. A complex ferroscale plate costs 8 PG and 23 CPU. You can fit a 5 full rack of basics for less than the cost of a single complex ferroscale. Such a massive difference in fitting requirements will effectively allow you to almost fit everything else you want without any regard for resource costs whatsoever. Narrowing this gap without tweaking resource requirements ends up with vets having almost as strong a tank but toting a loadout of high power modules, weapons, and equipment instead of having to balance their setups more previously. For the 35 PG and 95 CPU saved you could probably boost the rest of your loadout considerably. If you rebalance the fitting requirements so that you have a proportional relationship between module power and resource costs (while making necessary changes to fit the dropsuits themselves in this proportional relationship), you end up with the following positive effects: Easy to narrow (or widen) newbie-vet gap as necessary. Smoother progression from newbie to vet. The first time a newbie unlocks complex modules they're likely to be confronted with, say, a requirement for 11 PG an item instead of 5-6. That leads to newbies not really being able to fit new unlocks until they've gotten their entire skillset up to that level. Relative values of modules becomes more easily understandable In summary, rebalance so that there is a power/resource relationship so that, say, you have a linear relationship where module of power x costs resources y and module of power 2x costs resources 2y, with necessary tweaks to lower tier dropsuit resource counts so that everything follows a smooth progression. Basically, HP should be linked to pg/cpu such that changes to one affect the other. Whilst this forces changes to suits too, its the only way to stop high end suits benefitting from something intended to only benefit low end. Coz a pro suit favours high end weapons and dps mods over hp, therefore all those pro suits using adv hp mods get the same boost as low end fits if you only touch the hp. its what I've always assumed is the reason you see adv hp mods leading the way on sales for the hp family of mods. And +1 for whomever said "clacks" There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.05 08:15:00 - [1255] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Did you get a good look at 'em? Yes Shotty. I stopped my bike, got off and tried to pet them. No I did not get a good look at them I was biking for my life. Ohhh shiiiit XxBlazikenxX wrote: I looked over my shoulder quick enough just to make out a couple shapes. There was only slight lighting where I was. Wait so is it two or three? Could it have been the Cerberus? Did they have red eyes? Nah - wolves did it You gotta watch the vid - look how the cop car other side of the road spots em and flashes lights to warn his pal. Blaz - you should probably call that in or something - sounds like you got very lucky. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.09 08:00:00 - [1256] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: noob cavman wrote: I just like to jump around with agimus massdrivers XD ^ D!ck. \_/ Here, I got you a bucket. Your attitude got you a dead game. Good job. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.09 13:55:00 - [1257] - Quote Yeah I hear that Matti. I always tried different approaches, get a speed uplink suit on and go to the other side of the map, get my team a chance to do something, stealth up and try to lead a merry dance - whatever. But stuff is so consistently imbalanced these days that I just can't be arsed. The rich get richer and the ridiculous fights continue to proliferate: the logical conclusion is only the stompers will be left. I want good fights, not the lead role in The Running Man. In other news, I scratched my EVE itch. Planning out how long to get me a Kronos, what skills I need. I'm already well invested into Hybrid railgun turrets which I run on my Domi, but I have a sneaking suspicion the Kronos is designed to get in close with blasters. Whilst that's training, I need to quadruple my ISK so I can afford to lose it :-p Plan is to get there and see how much time I need to invest to play for free. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.09 21:06:00 - [1258] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I sense... bitterness! O_O I sense...only two months before I can fly a Kronos!! Now I just need another 2 billion ISK... There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.10 06:28:00 - [1259] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: I sense... bitterness! O_O I sense...only two months before I can fly a Kronos!! Now I just need another 2 billion ISK... I literally just got one! 2 billion? Are you planning on deadspace/faction fitting it, or are there other aspirations involved? It's a pretty snazzy ship. Are you trying to get it for mission running? yes mission running 2b so i can afford to lose it. (ship on its own is 1b) you use blasters or rails? I'm a hi sec kinda guy. tho not played in two years so not sure what's different. ..need to ease back in There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.10 13:59:00 - [1260] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Kronos fit I'm trying to remember fighting in my Domi running L4s. Seem to remember the BC / BS rats' optimal at around 40km depending...I thought I remembered that being a little too close to manage tracking-wise without it getting hairy. I have kittens when I get down to 1/4 armour lol. MJD is awesome haha. And I don't do anything without being aligned to a warp object. I run my domi as a sniper using sentry drones, whereas the Kronos is more about the stupid tank and DPS / range from guns in bastion mode. Hence me thinking it is geared to up-close-and-personal - thought blasters did more damage at optimal. Gonna play around with some fits - Eve Tools FTW. Gonna take something smaller out and run a couple low-level missions, get the hang of it again, then try make the money for the Kronos running L4s in the domi again. PS. What would you do with a 1-run Megathron BPC? I mean, the materials costs as much as the ship sells for lol. Guessing I bought it on the cheap without realising I was gonna make no profit on it lol. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.10 19:34:00 - [1261] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: 1-run megathron BPC... uh. Unless you have an industrial spec, not really worth your time. Sell it on, I guess? If nobody will buy it I might take if off your hands after a price check. I have a reduction to the materials it needs but it's still not profitable to build it. Goes for between 3 and 20 mill in contracts - though whether anyone ever buys one I have no clue lol - they seem pretty worthless. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.11 08:18:00 - [1262] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem, thoughts on strike action? Will you be participating? Not going to comment on the strike, Dreis, other than to say that I don't like the idea but can I understand why folks want to do it. Of all people, I would have thought you would have been most supportive. lolwhut? Stop peddling your bandwagon like a religion. Chuck Norris doesn't go on strike because striking implies the desire to continue. Chuck Norris plays something else instead. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.11 08:33:00 - [1263] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem, thoughts on strike action? Will you be participating? Not going to comment on the strike, Dreis, other than to say that I don't like the idea but can I understand why folks want to do it. Of all people, I would have thought you would have been most supportive. If something's rubbing me wrong, I'm more likely to speak my mind or walk away. Strikes and boycotts aren't my style. We've spoken our mind so much now though, and so many of us HAVE walked away. I don't like strike action either, but CCP has pushed us to it. How else are we to be heard? DUST financial analyst: Hey boss, we're seeing a drop in profit forecast for next month. CCP Financial Boss: Damn really? Any indication as to why? DUST financial analyst: Yeah those guys went on strike for a day, AURUM use is down, ISK sales are down CCP Financial Boss: Oh man - the peasants are revolting. -- DUST 514 issues profit warning -- CCP CEO: Ok - DUST can't be subsidised by EVE any more - shut it down. Refocus all efforts on Gunjack and UE4. And tell Rattati so long and thanks for all the SKINS. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.11 13:38:00 - [1264] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: Adipem, thoughts on strike action? Will you be participating? Not going to comment on the strike, Dreis, other than to say that I don't like the idea but can I understand why folks want to do it. Of all people, I would have thought you would have been most supportive. If something rubs me wrong, I'm more likely to speak my mind or walk away. Strikes and boycotts really aren't my style. Neither is #PORTDUST, for that matter ... rings of kicking the can down the road. Can you explain what that phrase means in the context of your post - "kicking the can down the road" - please? I looked it up but still don't understand ;-) There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.11 17:24:00 - [1265] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: [...] I say we help the Devs resolve [the problems] here on PS3 rather than "kick the can down the road". Fixing problems prior to port, in my opinion, increases the odds of post-port success. Ahh I see. Great point too! The phrase that springs to (my) mind is "you can polish a turd, but it's still a turd". Would that also be a way to describe your viewpoint, albeit far more crass? There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.11 20:36:00 - [1266] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Adipem Nothi wrote: [...] I say we help the Devs resolve [the problems] here on PS3 rather than "kick the can down the road". Fixing problems prior to port, in my opinion, increases the odds of post-port success. Ahh I see. Great point too! The phrase that springs to (my) mind is "you can polish a turd, but it's still a turd". Would that also be a way to describe your viewpoint, albeit far more crass? DUST has massive potential. Turds, less so. What about pigs? And lipstick? Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Ok - DUST can't be subsidised by EVE any more. Do you actually believe this? To clarify my meaning as I can see it could be miscontrued: EVE used to subsidise DUST, then one day DUST stood on its own in terms of profit. I do not see it ever going back to the former because that would make no commercial sense whatsoever. Anyhow I was mostly joking about a day of no sales making a difference to that bottom line. I would much rather see picket lines in-game - now that would be hilarious. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.12 08:37:00 - [1267] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: If I may weigh in at this moment regarding scout tweaks. 2. Scout racial balance. As has been discussed a lot, Gal scout is best. Cal is ok but overshadowed. Min is fun but limited. Am is a bit rubbish. Many suggestions have been put forward about how to improve this. Personally I would go for my profile normalisation approach. The overall philosophy being that scout balance is difficult to achieve when different scouts have different profiles as low profile is essential to all scouts equally: Set scout base profiles to 30db. Remove scout profile dampening bonuses. [...] In general I don't believe much needs to be done about EWAR other than the range extender buff. I don't know if active scanners need tweaking much. I would suggest the focussed scanner should have a bit shorter range, but otherwise I don't know. I like the idea of making scout profiles the same for all scouts. Also lowering it as you've suggested is effectively a reduction to effectiveness of active scans for scouts - you could change either the scanners or the profiles to achieve the same effect (other classes notwithstanding). Isn't the profile normalisation going back to what we had before, when all this balancing act seemed to be more straight-forward? 1.8 I believe was when the profile bonuses came into play was it? When the Gal/Cal scout were each other's nemesis? Fun times for scout interplay, terrible times for overall class balance. So yeah - all scouts same profile. All in all these are changes to EWAR. I don't like the idea of removing the reason I play Minja (knife bonus), but I acknowledge others use it to speed-hack (which I never have) - so whilst I would no longer have a reason to run Minja, others still would, so whatever ;-) I also think stamina as a bonus is rubbish - who needs it? It's highly situational and I can't think of many times when I've thought, "damn I wish I had the Amarr stamina bonus". I've long said we need to come up with some more bonuses for scouts instead of trying to find a way to make the current ones make sense. Anyway - yeah - all scouts same profile - did I say that already? :-p There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.12 12:37:00 - [1268] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: The key thing about my profile suggestion is that it would not be a buff to Caldari or Gallente profiles. The reduction in base profile by 5db is (functionally) exactly balanced by the removal of the profile bonus. So there should be no change to the profiles of level 5 Gallente and Caldari scouts. Lower level Gal and Cal scouts will have lower profiles than now, which helps new players. Min an Am scout's profiles will be reduced compared with now. They will have effectively traded one of their bonuses for this. However, the Min scout will be no less effective with knives since the old bonus will be transferred to the weapon. It's been debated a lot and I appreciate that removing the knife bonus is a bit of a shame. I think it's an acceptable sacrifice for equal profiles. The Min scout would still be a great suit for knifing, slightly better than it is now. Maybe not 100% the best, but I'd still use knives on it. I agree with Monk, whilst it's nice to encourage racial weapon fitting, I like for a variety of weapons to be good on a variety of suits. I don't like being directed to certain weapons and modules too heavily. Pushing the knife bonus onto the weapon helps this. As many in the forums have suggested, I'd be in favour of pushing some of the Gallente and Amarr assault bonuses onto the weapons as well. For example, increase AR rate of fire by 10%, reduce Gal assault bonus to 5% rof. Yeah not saying I wouldn't run knives on a Minmatar, just that I wouldn't have a reason to run Minmatar over one of the others coz I don't care for the hacking bonus over others. Others that run it for the hacking bonus will still run it. I also count the min speed as a bonus in my book, but the difference between other suits is not enough to use hacking over a different one, so YMMV. All in all I think having the same baseline for the most important stats (profile) for scouts makes a lot of sense, and it's how it used to be anyway. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.12 20:37:00 - [1269] - Quote thats hilarious i had my roner general quote at the ready There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.12 20:39:00 - [1270] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: xavier zor II wrote: Sc Ou TS r G a y LULZ xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 420 XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD tru I thought you quit to take care of your kid. lol you know cap xz is his alt right? he wanted 50k so bad he used an alt to pave the way. good job xor o7 There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.12 20:48:00 - [1271] - Quote reserved for reasons There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.12 21:10:00 - [1272] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: I did it You're not all there are you. I mean - why bother to replace spam with spam? It makes no sense. Please stop - you're hurting my brain. I wish noob were here to give you a special put down There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.14 20:55:00 - [1273] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: I'm thinking of starting a whole new scout archetype that I call the "assassin." The premise of this archetype is no health mods at all. The only thing that can go in your high slots is damage mods and myofibs since those are technically damage mods. In your lows you want to fit for stealth and speed by fitting damp and speed/stamina mods. Your weapons must always be alpha damage weapons. For the Caldari you got your sniper scout with a sniper/bolt pistol. Minmatar got a breach mass driver/nks or nks/breach flaylock pistol, gallente got plc and ip or bsg/ip. And Amarr was a weird one I think I would be dual breach scps. lol. what the hell was the old archetype? There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.15 08:28:00 - [1274] - Quote hehe yeah respeccing is something you do very slowly, very carefully, with much double-checking along the way. A UI that allows investment previews would go a long way. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.15 18:55:00 - [1275] - Quote Radiant Pancake3 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: hehe yeah respeccing is something you do very slowly, very carefully, with much double-checking along the way. A UI that allows investment previews would go a long way. I did mine in 3 mins and didn't screw up... I was surprised I was sure I was going to screw something up... Also, I have the Rainy Day Respec from the event now, maybe I'll screw up on that one if it gets used... That's coz you're a special kind of pancake. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.18 13:11:00 - [1276] - Quote OZAROW wrote: Leave last comment around page 60, comes back two years later to a 2500 page thread lol! Sup dudeszzzzz! OZ! o7 There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.18 13:12:00 - [1277] - Quote I boycotted Nova Knifers United when I tried to get involved and a w@nker said something w@nky DPLAK There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.18 13:21:00 - [1278] - Quote Oh **** My masterplan failed https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=3028538#post3028538 Just missed 50K by ONE! Dammit Ghost you said you reported ten posts by Blaz LMAO, and I counted ten posts of crap. In fact it looks like a whole bunch of stuff was removed, not all Blaz crap either. The funniest part is Xavier still got post 50K...just not with his original which got deleted LMAO Xavier if you read this - go back and edit it https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=3028534#post3028534 There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.20 08:09:00 - [1279] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Going to go ahead and sign out of the forums. Has the good one. XD noob cavman wrote: Been fun gents. May see ya when, if 1.3 drops. Till then **** you XD o7 dirty bastard pirates There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.20 08:10:00 - [1280] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: ~~NK/Flaylock~~ DUST used to be fun... FTFY There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.21 18:37:00 - [1281] - Quote Kid Chilled wrote: I miss IWS That's just the lag talking. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2015.11.26 13:59:00 - [1282] - Quote Mini-masterplan achieved. The Ripper family will be proud. #10000 Quil Evrything #20000 Roner General #30000 sir RAVEN WING #40000 sir RAVEN WING #50000 ~~Xavier Zor~~ ~~Xavier Zor~~ IAmDuncanIdaho II My work here is complete o7 There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5	Posted - 2016.02.03 17:04:00 - [1283] - Quote o7 bastards See you on the other side...those of you that can make it You've been special. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5422	Posted - 2016.04.29 08:18:00 - [1284] - Quote Varoth Drac wrote: By the way, if you look closely at the footage you'll see the shotgun is the "nova shotgun". I guess that means we can have nova knives too? Hmm well nova is the project name, the product name may well be something else. so nova everything. btw all i started with dust again for the end days and made a yt channel to capture the final glorious (or inglorious in my case) days. but thats what makes my vids genuine lmao. DUST 514 End Days: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5n7jSYr9Xxr-uYD01rkfGIWTFyMA1Vc There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5447	Posted - 2016.05.02 13:36:00 - [1285] - Quote Joel II X wrote: xavier zor wrote: Project Nova announced. First thought was how these rewards will transit over. Email confirmation! PSN registered email to player x will get rewards to selected character when it is registered with nova. My second guess on what the rewards will be. Pretty sure the rewards will be "Since you had this many points in X Faction/Role, you will be given free points for those suits in this game so you could start playing as them, but only to start you out". Either way, I know they'll be dumb. I'd expected something similar, some dilution of SP from here to there, but since they said you gotta play the skill to earn the skill...I'm thinking there is no SP to spend as such. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5461	Posted - 2016.05.04 16:27:00 - [1286] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: Ark.... where are you Brumie tea is the worst tea... April account or newest application? Choose wisely *Brummie :-p There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5506	Posted - 2016.05.09 16:50:00 - [1287] - Quote J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Junkrat is my spirit animal. XD Are you playing on PC? Coz Genji would like to squad with you...though I guess the open beta is about done now. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5510	Posted - 2016.05.10 21:41:00 - [1288] - Quote One Eyed King wrote: Sned TheDead wrote: One Eyed King wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: J0LLY R0G3R wrote: Junkrat is my spirit animal. XD Are you playing on PC? Coz Genji would like to squad with you...though I guess the open beta is about done now. Genji is bad ass. I only got to play a few hours of the beta, but Genji is by far my favorite. Such a good game. I couldn't figure genji out, he felt a bit out of placell for me.... Tracer (I think that was her name) was a fun glass cannon, and Mei was suprisingly useful. And the outlaw guy (I'm horrid with names), his super was op as hell..... Genji took awhile to figure out, as did much of the game itself. I found he works best from a distance unless there are lots of teammates fighting, then he can take advantage of chaos. His lunging attack works great for getting in behind an opponent, and his bullet rebounding move worked real well when I could remember to use it. Yeah his deflection move is a great bait move, especially against the high RoF attacks. I just treated him like a minja lol, flank, slice, run...then when his special is powered up, get in behind when they're all bunched up. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5537	Posted - 2016.05.16 17:12:00 - [1289] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: The Noob Destroyer wrote: The Gentleman's Club down the road is better than the Barbershop. /dropsmic knifes in the street after leaving * picks up detached head, hangs above Barber Shop sign * There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5579	Posted - 2016.05.25 19:45:00 - [1290] - Quote Radiant Pancake3 wrote: Squaded with Duncan today... Much fun was had... true true :D Bojo! o7 There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5583	Posted - 2016.05.27 19:41:00 - [1291] - Quote Radiant Pancake3 wrote: Duncan gets sniped by a thales and says "Oh, I got hit by a snails." 3 beers in will do that to me There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5589	Posted - 2016.05.28 10:05:00 - [1292] - Quote ... There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5596	Posted - 2016.05.28 17:10:00 - [1293] - Quote Dreis ShadowWeaver wrote: I was on that single tower you didn't search! You can see it at 2:40. I was actually looking at you through my Sniper Rifle when you called in all those Dropships. I was like 'Ohhhhh shiiiiit'. Dammit Pancake that was your tower. I was in charge of the three the other side and the first one I checked in our redline...coz you know, Dreis coulda been on that one too LMAO. I'm just surprised we didn't smash into each other on take off. Important safety tip: fly in the direction your facing when you take off. What time was the match with your Nothi's - do you remember your score? Coz I looked and can't find it - I think I might've deleted it :( There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5596	Posted - 2016.05.28 18:23:00 - [1294] - Quote seems like psn is down for me. that sucks. psn network status says its up. did they get the date wrong LMAO [edit] rebooted. ..working lol There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5597	Posted - 2016.05.28 18:30:00 - [1295] - Quote Radiant Pancake3 wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: seems like psn is down for me. that sucks. psn network status says its up. did they get the date wrong LMAO o.O Me and That guy that doesn't use his MIC is on.. Dries logged on... Try resetting network... or something like that. I also squadded with One eyed king this morning... We had fun... logged into psn ok...now taking forever to connect. methinks a giant youtube upload that's almost finished might be slowing everything down. Pancake - this one's for you: https://youtu.be/GpccP1dI3j0 (still processing - give it 10 mins or something) There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5602	Posted - 2016.06.03 15:50:00 - [1296] - Quote Ripley Riley wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: I love how so many people know how to avoid the profanity filter. And how I've seen almost nobody get banned for doing so. God I love these forums. I wonder if ****** was ever added to the profanity filter... how about paynus... let's try dique** You're a dique There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5607	Posted - 2016.06.04 08:18:00 - [1297] - Quote XxBlazikenxX wrote: CCP LogicLoop wrote: I've got insurance. Stab away. ~~toushe~~ * touch+¬ Sorry I had to. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5610	Posted - 2016.06.11 08:08:00 - [1298] - Quote The Noob Destroyer wrote: TooMany Names AlreadyTaken wrote: The Noob Destroyer wrote: Actually, Vahzz got banned multiple times for finding creative and crude ways to insult and avoid the profanity filter. I find it funny how, instead of fixing the holes in the profanity filter, it's set like that to bait you into getting banned. Well done CCP, well done. In my eyes I see him as, "how creative can I get before i get banned?" There are always loopholes, always nooks, always craneys. A cockroach will find his way through, find the tiniest cell, and infest like gadflies. Filters can be bypassed, bans can be worked around; if you are patient enough, and posses the willpower. To a cockroach, those traps are a challenge. Paraphrasing: The Vahzzle is a cockroach There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5613	Posted - 2016.06.17 16:48:00 - [1299] - Quote The Noob Destroyer wrote: /dons the tinfoil LogicLoop is Unicorn, who is GJR, who is DeadlyAztec, who all is Vahzz. /mindblown I figured the last three but unicorns and logic loops? I thought GJR's alter-egos just agreed he is cockroach. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5616	Posted - 2016.07.16 17:42:00 - [1300] - Quote Shotty GoBang wrote: Missin' DUST, ladies and gents. Here's some hype w/ Heracles! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBM03F22Dvg Hmm never noticed this before but Heracles sounds like Radiant Pancake3e3e3 Hype hype one, hype hype one There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't

IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5618	Posted - 2016.07.29 14:00:00 - [1301] - Quote Ghost Kaisar wrote: I'll believe that the game is happening once its fully released. So far its been nothing but "Oh hey, we can't hit this release date because we're working on this COOL NEW FEATURE". My biggest fear for it is that it will repeat this over and over and eventually find that they're trying to do too much at once, and then release an unpolished game. This. It's ironic that this, IMO, is the result of kickstarting such a crazy amount. It must've gone something like "we'd like to do A B and C with X dollars" to "holy **** now we can do the whole alphabet and then some". I will totally try the game (in fact I did once and got stuck looking up at the ceiling) once it looks like ... a game lol. brandishes knives There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5618	Posted - 2016.07.29 21:09:00 - [1302] - Quote Happy Birthday First Prophet! There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
IAmDuncanIdaho II Nos Nothi 5619	Posted - 2016.07.30 19:47:00 - [1303] - Quote First Prophet wrote: IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote: Happy Birthday First Prophet! Thanks, Duncan. Wasn't expecting to see that here. Well we all wished it offshore - I figured better chance you seeing it in here ;-) There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't

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