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Aquinarius Zoltanus
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Posted - 2013.08.02 18:11:00 -
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I've been seeing this term thrown around a lot here on the forums, so I wanted to open a discussion about where the term came from and what it means to you.
So I may be wrong and not have my video game history perfectly correct, but the first place I remember hearing the term 'noob tube' was in the first Call of Duty Modern Warfare games. It referred to the grenade-launcher attachment that could be added to any of the assault rifles in the game, and when it shot and hit, it was almost always a 1-hit kill. It could be used without sacrificing the effectiveness of your assault rifle whatsoever, and switching to it and getting a quick kill took no prep time to speak of and was pretty much a straight shot. This was obviously absurdly over powered.
Now let's compare this to how people are currently using it in Dust. People have been using it most in reference to the Forge Gun and the Mass Driver. Keep the original example in mind.
The Forge Gun requires you to play in the slowest class of suits available. It is your primary weapon and not an attachment like in Call of Duty. It has a charge up time before it can fire. It requires extremely precise accuracy. It has a very limited clip/extra ammo capacity. It has a long reload time. It is however almost always a one-hit kill.
Verdict: NOT a noob tube.
The Mass Driver is never a one hit kill (unless you're a scout with 200 HP and get direct hit). It is your primary weapon and not an attachment like in Call of Duty. It has a very slow rate of fire. It has a very limited clip/extra ammo capacity. It has a long reload time. It is largely ineffective against elevated targets. It is very difficult to hit targets outside of 30 meters away without a height advantage. It had a slow projectile travel speed. It does however have a large blast radius.
Verdict: Not a noob tube.
TL;DR: My point is this: can we please stop insulting each other based on our weapon choices and just admit that every weapon requires a different skill set that must be practiced. If someone is really good with a weapon you're not used to, they probably had to practice for a long time to achieve that level of skill. |
Aquinarius Zoltanus
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Posted - 2013.08.02 20:55:00 -
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Okay, I'm seeing a good amount of agreement which is good, but I guess maybe I'm not getting to the people who actually refer to weapons in this game as noob tubes.
But if we agree there are no noob tubes in Dust, can we agree to stop using it to refer to one another's weapons? Because it's frankly quite insulting to say that no matter how good they are and how much practice someone has put into one of these weapons, it can be completely discredited because 'it's a noob tube'. |
Aquinarius Zoltanus
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Posted - 2013.08.02 21:12:00 -
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Heathen Bastard wrote:
Are you hopping around like a bunny rabbit on crack firing at your own feet to win every fight? NOOB TUBE.
Are you nailing someone dead in the chest with a breach from 50+ meters out? Not noob tube.
I use an HMG when out of my tank. It is the epitome of the spray and pray weapon style. guess what? I like those kinds of guns. because I'm not the best shot, but I can suppress your ass and keep you in cover while my friend comes over to shiv you with his novas. if you do decide to peek out of cover, then congratulations, here's your Darwin award. It's made of 2000 RPM hot lead death.
Sorry, no offense, but you seem like someone who hasn't really used the MD much if at all. Yes, CQC is pretty mindless, other than avoiding killing yourself (hence the bunny hopping). But what weapon isn't easier in CQC?
Also, no one lands 50 meter shots directly in the chest. Maybe as a random skill shot that you're proud of, but seriously, no one is that good with the MD (I've been using it for 6 months). |
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