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  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    Yeah, trying to keep a guy in your sights with manual aim can be extremely obnoxious if they're too close. Trying to aim down sights all the time is actually a bad habit here, since it makes you slow enough for a moving player to hip-fire to death pretty easily while close up.

    On that score, I would advise learning the names of the maps and just not play on the bullshit tiny ones that just favor constant sprint-and-shoot. There are at least 3-4 larger maps that are a lot more fun to play since everyone isn't just jammed together and there are a lot more opportunities to play something besides hip-firing SMGs/automatics.

    That's another thing I think I've yet to memorize. I guess the best strategy would be: Memorize map layout, and be ready to aim at specific points where players usually are, as well as keeping my sights at a certain hight (head range)?

    At medium-long ranges I feel like something's wrong: True, I have a hard time keeping enemies in my sight when they're moving - but sometimes I swear I've got them in my sight while firing for almost a second and not a single bullet will hit :/

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    What weapon are you using?

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  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    edited July 2012
    What weapon are you using?

    Should've said: Heavy Assault Rifle. But bear in mind that at this point I've tried all premade weapons for one or two rounds. Though with sniper rifles I at least didn't experience the "not hiting when firing" thing, only the problem of actually aiming.

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    Yeah, trying to keep a guy in your sights with manual aim can be extremely obnoxious if they're too close. Trying to aim down sights all the time is actually a bad habit here, since it makes you slow enough for a moving player to hip-fire to death pretty easily while close up.

    On that score, I would advise learning the names of the maps and just not play on the bullshit tiny ones that just favor constant sprint-and-shoot. There are at least 3-4 larger maps that are a lot more fun to play since everyone isn't just jammed together and there are a lot more opportunities to play something besides hip-firing SMGs/automatics.

    That's another thing I think I've yet to memorize. I guess the best strategy would be: Memorize map layout, and be ready to aim at specific points where players usually are, as well as keeping my sights at a certain hight (head range)?

    At medium-long ranges I feel like something's wrong: True, I have a hard time keeping enemies in my sight when they're moving - but sometimes I swear I've got them in my sight while firing for almost a second and not a single bullet will hit :/

    Most guns aside from the bolt-action rifles still have a bit of spray even while scoped in. So if you're using any sort of automatic rifle, you're not guaranteed to hit your target in the reticule if they're far enough away.

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    Your first shot is only safe if the spread-aim is 0.00 degrees. I haven't tried the heavy AR but the AR and burst fire have trouble past midrange.

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    edited July 2012
    IGN: somersetlopez

    This is a fun game.

    No player found with that name. Is that your character name? Can you send a mail to me at minorincident so I can add you from there?

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    My ingame ID is: blackbirdsr71b

    Yeah...For some reason, all tags like "blackbirdsr71c" or "sr71cblackbird" were allready taken, can you imagine?

    No player found by that name. Is that your ingame character name (not your username)? Can you send me an ingame mail at minorincident so I can add you from there?

    Everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    anoffday wrote: »
    Darmak wrote: »
    You guys are telling me you don't find people constantly spamming GABEN and ASKFSGH in chat scintillating conversation?

    I've seen the riot shield in play a few times. I love how it expands when you deploy it, it seems super useful. Someone set it up to guard the point they were capturing (KOTH, so no hacking required, just proximity), which would have worked well had I not been carrying a grenade launcher.
    A lot of them, yeah. Amazingly, the pub servers seem slightly less idiotic than Battlefield3. Which is crazy because there is literally zero monetary barrier to entry here.

    I realized yesterday that I haven't seen anyone teabag, which is sort of refreshing. There's even a teabag taunt, but you have to pay for it, so no one has it. Speaking of taunts, man, some of those digital ones are so cool that I'm tempted to blow money just for them.

    I wish I had the rainbow taunt :bz

    I would buy this. I already spent real money to have a shiny orange gun and a skull helmet. The rainbow taunt would be the cherry on top. Is it even available to purchase or award only?

    Oh and last game I saw a guy with the rank loyalist. He was pretty decked out too. Is that highest rank or does it mean something else?
    No, any title other than "Level XX" is something you earn by doing something special or buy or whatever (check out the title section in the game's menu).

  • RoshinRoshin My backlog can be seen from space SwedenRegistered User regular
    My ingame ID is: blackbirdsr71b

    Yeah...For some reason, all tags like "blackbirdsr71c" or "sr71cblackbird" were allready taken, can you imagine?

    No player found by that name. Is that your ingame character name (not your username)? Can you send me an ingame mail at minorincident so I can add you from there?

    I've searched for some of the names listed in the thread and come up with nothing. That includes you, Minor. I tried to send an (ingame) email to "minorincident" and got "invalid recipient name" in return. :(

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  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    Roshin wrote: »
    My ingame ID is: blackbirdsr71b

    Yeah...For some reason, all tags like "blackbirdsr71c" or "sr71cblackbird" were allready taken, can you imagine?

    No player found by that name. Is that your ingame character name (not your username)? Can you send me an ingame mail at minorincident so I can add you from there?

    I've searched for some of the names listed in the thread and come up with nothing. That includes you, Minor. I tried to send an (ingame) email to "minorincident" and got "invalid recipient name" in return. :(

    Might it be that clans are server-based? I'm located in Europe.

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    That's probably it. You have to create a new character if you go on the other server, so it can't search for your playername if it doesn't exist on that server.

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  • The DeliveratorThe Deliverator Slingin Pies The California BurbclavesRegistered User regular
    Roshin wrote: »
    My ingame ID is: blackbirdsr71b

    Yeah...For some reason, all tags like "blackbirdsr71c" or "sr71cblackbird" were allready taken, can you imagine?

    No player found by that name. Is that your ingame character name (not your username)? Can you send me an ingame mail at minorincident so I can add you from there?

    I've searched for some of the names listed in the thread and come up with nothing. That includes you, Minor. I tried to send an (ingame) email to "minorincident" and got "invalid recipient name" in return. :(

    Might it be that clans are server-based? I'm located in Europe.

    Characters are server-based, so clans very likely are as well.

  • SvKSvK Registered User regular
    All the servers in North America just went down, so I guess it's time to take a break.

  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    Roshin wrote: »
    My ingame ID is: blackbirdsr71b

    Yeah...For some reason, all tags like "blackbirdsr71c" or "sr71cblackbird" were allready taken, can you imagine?

    No player found by that name. Is that your ingame character name (not your username)? Can you send me an ingame mail at minorincident so I can add you from there?

    I've searched for some of the names listed in the thread and come up with nothing. That includes you, Minor. I tried to send an (ingame) email to "minorincident" and got "invalid recipient name" in return. :(

    Might it be that clans are server-based? I'm located in Europe.

    Characters are server-based, so clans very likely are as well.

    Awesome...

    Guess we'll wait and see first if there even are enough willing players to warrant a european clan before creating one.

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  • RoshinRoshin My backlog can be seen from space SwedenRegistered User regular
    Roshin wrote: »
    My ingame ID is: blackbirdsr71b

    Yeah...For some reason, all tags like "blackbirdsr71c" or "sr71cblackbird" were allready taken, can you imagine?

    No player found by that name. Is that your ingame character name (not your username)? Can you send me an ingame mail at minorincident so I can add you from there?

    I've searched for some of the names listed in the thread and come up with nothing. That includes you, Minor. I tried to send an (ingame) email to "minorincident" and got "invalid recipient name" in return. :(

    Might it be that clans are server-based? I'm located in Europe.

    I'm in Europe as well.

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  • Mustachio JonesMustachio Jones jerseyRegistered User regular
    IGN: somersetlopez

    This is a fun game.

    No player found with that name. Is that your character name? Can you send a mail to me at minorincident so I can add you from there?

    Hm. Strange. Doing so right now.


    As for weapons, Combat Rifle is so far my favorite. Just good time fun there, plinking at mans.

  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    can I buy permanent weapons with in-game points?

  • interrobanginterrobang kawaii as  hellRegistered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    can I buy permanent weapons with in-game points?

    yup, sure can

    i think it takes 5500 points for a permanent receiver

  • Mustachio JonesMustachio Jones jerseyRegistered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    can I buy permanent weapons with in-game points?

    Yes, it just costs significantly more GP than renting.

  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
    the cost of stuff is insanely high in zen too

    1000 zen for the cloak? that's 10 euro....

    killing somebody then taking their newly arrived hardsuit is the most heartbreaking thing

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    PSA to our resident Europeans:

    The European server is separate from the US/Aussie server, so you won't be able to join our clan if you play on it. =[

    Everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
    if you are playing in eu i am on vent with the name of this game perhaps in my comment

    there might be a few words changed

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  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    PSA to our resident Europeans:

    The European server is separate from the US/Aussie server, so you won't be able to join our clan if you play on it. =[

    how much is this free weekend?

    Also, how do I join this urapeein' clan?

  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    PSA to our resident Europeans:

    The European server is separate from the US/Aussie server, so you won't be able to join our clan if you play on it. =[

    how much is this free weekend?

    Also, how do I join this urapeein' clan?

    To my knowledge, we don't have a EU clan. I've set up the US/Aus clan, but as I am not European, I can't set up one for you folks. If there's enough of you, someone will have to shell out the 10 euros.

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    Okay, if you've posted in the thread asking about it, and you're NOT European, I've attempted to add you to the clan.

    If you find you are NOT in the clan, you should at least have a friend invite from me. The game doesn't allow me to invite you to the clan unless you're online, so accept my friend invite, and hit me up the next time you see me online.

    If you don't have a clan invite, OR a friend request from me, send me an ingame mail and/or a friend request to minorincident and I'll get you sorted when I'm online.

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    Netwar is actually a lot of fun. It could be that I also really like the map that it is played on too.

  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    Can Europeans join the American clan so?

  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    Can Europeans join the American clan so?

    If you play on the US/Australia server, yes. If you play on the EU server, no.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    Can Europeans join the American clan so?

    I think the general consensus is that clans are server-based so unless you're playing on a US server then you can't join a clan based on it. Somebody might make a clan on the EU server though, I don't know

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  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    American servers were the default when I started, so my man was there. Char name is same as forum name, will send you a friend request, Minor.

  • EvigilantEvigilant VARegistered User regular
    IGN: Evigilant

    This is pretty fun. I'm at level 4 and I'm trying out the burst fire rifle. PUG objective games continue to be iffy: some people just never want to go for the objectives.

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    Played some KC with some W4NGs and some pubs. My god, the pubs are terrible at KC. My team was down by 20 points at one point because they just fucking stand there 5 feet from dogtags and fire at enemies in the distance. No one picks up the fucking tags!

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  • YnuuYnuu Registered User regular
    Yea, I find you need to put a reminder out in chat every once in a while to make sure everyone actually knows what the objective is.

  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    Played some KC with some W4NGs and some pubs. My god, the pubs are terrible at KC. My team was down by 20 points at one point because they just fucking stand there 5 feet from dogtags and fire at enemies in the distance. No one picks up the fucking tags!
    Welcome to the Internet, where everyone is stupid! I used to find it massively frustrating but that basically killed online games for me so now I only find it slightly frustrating, at most.

  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    edited July 2012
    killing somebody then taking their newly arrived hardsuit is the most heartbreaking thing

    Saw somebody through HRV sitting way back in a corner on one map; I figured he was just waiting for his health to recharge, so I chucked a grenade at him. Grenade arced in front of him just as he ran out to get in his landing hardsuit. The grenade kersploded directly under him, leaving me to comfort the poor widowed hardsuit.

    His language afterwards indicated he was... unhappy.

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    So I know this is strictly multiplayer, but do we know anything about this world? I was just playing on the city map. I forget what it's called, but there was a room full of body bags. Wtf happened?

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  • YnuuYnuu Registered User regular
    killin'

  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    Played some KC with some W4NGs and some pubs. My god, the pubs are terrible at KC. My team was down by 20 points at one point because they just fucking stand there 5 feet from dogtags and fire at enemies in the distance. No one picks up the fucking tags!
    Welcome to the Internet, where everyone is stupid! I used to find it massively frustrating but that basically killed online games for me so now I only find it slightly frustrating, at most.

    I'm used to it to a degree, but it's so much worse in KC. I suppose because the internet masses have come to understand basic CTF and point control matches, but this mode is somewhat new for most people so they just freeze up.

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  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    anoffday wrote: »
    So I know this is strictly multiplayer, but do we know anything about this world? I was just playing on the city map. I forget what it's called, but there was a room full of body bags. Wtf happened?

    I dunno, but I wish the stuff just sitting around on some of the maps was more than just scenery. Off the top of my head, the drones for KOTH, the APCs, and a hangar full of hardsuits are all things I've seen around the seem remarkably detailed for things that don't really do anything.

  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
    worth noting that it takes like 1 sec to get into your own hardsuit, but a stolen hardsuit seems to take about 4-5 secs to get into

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