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Thanks to Unruly Amoeba we have this awesome guide for newbies! I've removed pretty much everything from the OP because it's all handled better and in more depth there. What is Dust 514? Dust 514 is a If you're looking for something easy with instant gratification you should probably go back to Call of Duty. Dust is not an easy game. Fundamentally designed like EVE, the two games share many common traits and complexities; Both games use a similar skill-point system that allows for personal specialization, and an extremely deep fitting system which allows customization in ways no other genre has before. Every battle in Dust takes place on a real planet in EVE, and EVE ships can bombard your enemies from orbit. When you die, the equipment you were carrying is lost forever. You feel the loss, and more importantly, so will your enemy. Free to Play Dust is free to play with micro-transactions available; None of the equipment gives you an unfair advantage, but it does make it that much sweeter knowing the pubbie you just facesomped was bankrolled by his mom's credit card. There are also items that increase the amount of active SP & passive SP you receive, they are nice but not required. Did we mention that you don’t have to pay for using voice comms anymore? Don’t have a PS3? First, ask yourself what’s wrong with you. Secondly, there’s a thriving secondary-market for PS3s. If you don’t mind having one without a working laser you could probably get one fairly cheaply. Since you don’t need the lasers to play DUST this works out well for you. Also, don’t worry about it being outdated when the next generation consoles are released. DUST is confirmed for the PS4. What is Goonfeet? Beren Hurin posted:No but really...why do this? Goonfeet is a collection of EVE goons, non-EVE players from SomethingAwful, and blues from the CFC. We range from hardcore FPS gamers to casual EVE players looking to do something in their free time. We have competitive gamers, guys who do nothing but grief teammates (we're notorious for this) while discovering cool bugs like the infinite orbital bombardment exploit that we unleashed on the universe. Unlike the former corporation 'Immobile Infantry', Goonfeet is officially backed as a GoonSwarm Federation entity. We are currently working to make the integration as painless as possible. If you're still in II you're bad and you need to get in Goonfeet yesterday. When to Squad Up Fighting with goons is ALWAYS better than fighting alone. For that reason we have people who have promised to run squads at predictable times so you nerds will never need to be alone. Monday - Friday USTZ: 08:30 p.m. EST (01:30 p.m. GMT) - Paradoxical Nature (Our CEO) EUTZ: 04:00 p.m. GMT (11:00 a.m. EST) - Jotuun To join the squad speak up in Dust.CFC ingame. If you don't see anyone on you have my permission raise a stink on Jabber and in the IRC. How to join First off, the entry requirements have changed. We are only accepting SA members in good standing that have had an ACTIVE account for at least 3 months. So J4G shitlords can 1. Connect your PSN account to Dust 514 using one of the handy recruiter links provided below. Signing up this way gets your fellow goons a couple of free items. 2. Download Dust 514 from the PlayStation network store to your PS3. 3. Apply to the in-game corporation "Goonfeet" in-game. FEET! No L you god drat sons of bitches! If you keep timing out, add "CEO Mark Zuckerberg" to your contacts list and apply that way. Please include your PSN_ID with the in game app to save our auth guys some time. 4. Post in this thread with your character name and one of the directors will hit accept on the application. 5. Once accepted into the corp, join the in-game channel dust.CFC Recruiter Links Paradoxical Nature AKA Unruly Amoeba (Head of the Education Department, Chief Newbee Wrangler) Moronic Farce Sammus Present If you click on one of these links feel free to track down the guy who's name is attached to it and badger him with all the annoying questions you want. If they aren't a good mentor tell me and I'll pull their link. Don’t forget to get into our IRC channel at irc.synirc.net #ImmobileInfantry where we answer questions and coordinate squads and events. ---- FAQ ---- 1: I am a member of the PC Gaming Master Race! I like the concept, but I hate D-Pads! A: Not really a question, but, you are able to use your precious Keyboard and Mouse natively with DUST 514. 2: Does your starting Race and Bloodline Matter? A: Nope. You can train whatever suit you desire, without consequence. The only thing it’ll set is what system your apartment is in at the start, your portrait, the appearance of your living quarters (each race has their own) and your starting NPC Corp. 3: My mouse sensitivity is made of tar and rear end, how do I fix it? A: Soarer posted:Yeah, things to check are aim assist OFF, mouse smoothing OFF, dead zone on the move to ZERO, and also make sure the controller X/Y sensitivities are equal. I play at 80 on the mouse sensitivity setting. Not sure what I have my controller sensitivities to though. Samahiel fucked around with this message at 15:17 on Jul 21, 2014 |
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CEO Update 1-1-2014Paradoxical Nature posted:
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Just a note, it's more important to have a decent fit than a decent weapon. I've been doing very well in my Proto Medium Frame with only AR Operation 1. You honestly only "need" to go to Advanced level, which isn't much of an SP investment...unless you're new. e: I should probably post my info sheet. code:
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PerrineClostermann posted:Just a note, it's more important to have a decent fit than a decent weapon. I've been doing very well in my Proto Medium Frame with only AR Operation 1. You honestly only "need" to go to Advanced level, which isn't much of an SP investment...unless you're new. I typically run with the EXO-5 mass driver myself, It's only when I'm up against stiff resistance or a really persistent opponent that I pull out the proto "Freedom" mass driver. The difference is noticeable, and can tip the scales in your favor. But, you definitely care more when you lose a couple to being dumb.
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Oh, I'm not trying to discount better weapons. They're better for a reason. It's just that with my Exile (which, admittedly, is basically a less-damaging GEK), I often fight and kill Protosuits without much of an issue. Also, the T1 Swarm Launcher is pretty good now. If you need AV, drop 12k SP into Swarms and pick up Hacked EX-0 AV Grenades, which require no skills.
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PerrineClostermann posted:Oh, I'm not trying to discount better weapons. They're better for a reason. It's just that with my Exile (which, admittedly, is basically a less-damaging GEK), I often fight and kill Protosuits without much of an issue. T1 Swarms are awesome, I was using one the other day to absolutely ruin the hopes and dreams of the enemy. We had them bottle necked and they kept calling in milita LAVs to try to break out. My swarm launcher didn't even let those trucks reach ground.
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Samahiel posted:T1 Swarms are awesome, I was using one the other day to absolutely ruin the hopes and dreams of the enemy. We had them bottle necked and they kept calling in milita LAVs to try to break out. My swarm launcher didn't even let those trucks reach ground. That's always delicious. If you time it right, you can nail those jeeps just as they hop in, scoring a kill as well. Also, ramming a dropship with an LAV is a great way to kill it. I blew up a blue dropship that way, dude was pissed. I was pleased.
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Applied yesterday evening as Lune Solitaire in case my post was missed in the last topic.
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I've been looking at the DUST forums (which is painful by the way) and I keep seeing talk of an optional respec coming. Is this an actual thing or a pipe dream of some random player that has gotten out of control?
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PSA time:Dust forums tryhard posted:8.8m SP into tanks, just over 5800 shield HP and 5 milita AV nades kill me. This is not including my shield booster...active hardeners only last 10 seconds which enough time to absorbe a 1-2 shots before shutting down. Spec into AV grenades and make really lovely tankers sad.
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GoonFeet Logo GoonFeet Emblem (will look into making it a sticker or some poo poo, I don't know) TardedPanda posted:I've been looking at the DUST forums (which is painful by the way) and I keep seeing talk of an optional respec coming. Is this an actual thing or a pipe dream of some random player that has gotten out of control? That is an actual thing. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=75594&find=unread quote:Skill point progression: Based on your feedback we will be doing further adjustments to skill point requirements for specializations, which received a massive rework in Uprising along with the new node based visualization of the tech tree. Our plan is to address this by tweaking skill point requirements – and in that process reimburse you with the skill points that you’ve spent back to your unused skill pool. Additionally, we are planning an optional skill point respec of skill points to players via petitioning our game masters after this change occurs, in case some of you may not be completely satisfied with your original choices. We also believe that this will solve some dropsuit requirements that were changed in Uprising, giving you easier access to those items again. Details about changes to the skill point progress will be forthcoming when available, and we’ll provide an updated spreadsheet in advance of that (the previous one provided) here. Mekchu fucked around with this message at 21:02 on May 12, 2013 |
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whoops, double post.
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For some reason I just love the whole Shredder thingie. I don't know who came up with the idea of Goonfeet, but the "foot clan" is just such a drat perfect and ironic analogy.
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Good fittings can help you loads. My Advanced Caldari Logistics fit costs me about 35k per fitting, has nearly 400 eHP (90 Armor, rest shields), with a crazy high recharge rate and crazy low recharge delays. It doesn't always hold up in a fight (especially with my godawful aiming skills), but being able to disengage from a fight and recharge can give me a huge edge in a fight. It's very nice. It's also worth noting that in Uprising it feels like they've lowered the power level on a lot of things. While it's offputting because so many people are in Prototype suits, a lot of the gear feels weaker. Nanohives in particular got hit hard, and suck rear end until you get to advance stage.
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krael posted:For some reason I just love the whole Shredder thingie. Bunch of us were hanging out at Fanfest and someone throught it up. Someone registered the domain right then too.
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OK, so I'm thinking of getting for a respec on my vehicle alt and turning her into an anti-vehicle specialist. Swarms are heavy weapons, right?
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Huh, this game is only 1.3 gigs? Is there a lot of big patches? I'm thinking of signing up soon.
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MrLonghair posted:PSA time: I didn't know there were Militia AV grenades now. Still, it's probably better to grab some of those ones that require no skills and only cost two-thousand-something ISK (and are probably supposed to cost AUR, but whoops). Also I put somewhere around 2 mil SP into tank stuff and I have a fairly effective (at least in relation to my ability to pilot it) Gunnlogi with over 6000 shields and an active hardener, pubbies can't fit for poo poo. SpookyLizard posted:Nanohives in particular got hit hard, and suck rear end until you get to advance stage. I'm starting to suspect that restocking from your own Nanohive uses it up way faster than if it just restocks teammates. The other day when I dropped one of the Advanced ones (the non-triaging one) and kept getting WP from it for almost the rest of the match, and I was surprised because when I drop them for myself they seem to run out around the time I'm fully restocked. Exioce posted:OK, so I'm thinking of getting for a respec on my vehicle alt and turning her into an anti-vehicle specialist. Swarms are heavy weapons, right? Nope, Swarm Launchers are Light. If you can hold an AR, you can use a Swarm. sleeptalker fucked around with this message at 22:14 on May 12, 2013 |
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This looks cool. Just signed up, gonna go update my ps3 and download the game now. I'm probably going to suck at this.
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krael posted:For some reason I just love the whole Shredder thingie. The Shredder/TMNT/Foot Clan thing wasn't intentionally thought out. Hans Jagerblitzen (of EVE CSM7 fame) tweeted me the image congratulating us getting the GoonFeet name and it replaced the one we were going to use.
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Just applied to Goonfeet, my ign is Goku McSkrillex.
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I don't think that happens. The K-2's have 72 charges that restore like, 30% of your gear I think? So a grenade ends up eating three or four, your guns eat up a shitload, and some other poo poo. But it also removes a charge whenever it fills you up at all, so getting 1 bullet is the same as the max it will restore per charge. SO if you're standing on it and shooting it, it'll eat right the gently caress through it. Doing some maths with Mass Drivers, btw, makes me think that the K-2's restore 1/6th of your max ammo per tick. My Exo-5 gets three rounds per tick, and I can carry a max of eighteen (six + twelve).
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Applied to Goonfeet with Nalk Dankington
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There are totally KB/M tooltips now. it's under mouse and keyboard controls in the options.
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Uba Stij posted:GoonFeet Logo I need bumper stickers of these.
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I need to play more, been busy with League of Legends. Its a good game. Still has a few issues and certainly isn't the best FPS ever, but the fact that its tied into EVE and the sci-fi feel help set it apart. It can only get better from here, too.
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krael posted:For some reason I just love the whole Shredder thingie. It was a few of us on IRC, foot clan just seemed a better nickname than little ants since Cerebral was highly unlikely to relinquish that name. Edit - thats not to say it wasnt planned out, just the posters and propaganda I've been making has been influenced by the IRC chat. I didn't even know people were talking about Goons in Dust at Fanfest other than Soarer and I. Edit #2 - I will try to do a better banner ad but for now I made this one. Mekchu fucked around with this message at 12:27 on May 13, 2013 |
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Applied as Dontfear. I didn't play Eve so I'm hoping this isn't going to be one big circle jerk
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A lot of us don't play EVE either, but it's still one big circlejerk all the same. Once you get accepted into the corp just group up with some other goons (never ever play solo) and get acclimated to how the game plays.
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Shoren posted:A lot of us don't play EVE either, but it's still one big circlejerk all the same. Once you get accepted into the corp just group up with some other goons (never ever play solo) and get acclimated to how the game plays. Its pretty mixed from what I can tell, which is a good thing as that means there will be EVE vets who can help new guys to DUST/New Eden figure things out and possibly provide some sort of support once DUST gets NullSec added.
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DontFearTheReefer posted:Applied as Dontfear. I didn't play Eve so I'm hoping this isn't going to be one big circle jerk It's actually mostly nerds arguing about Stargate.
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SpookyLizard posted:It's actually mostly nerds arguing about Stargate. SG-1 was only good when it was on Showtime, when they went to SciFi it just became trash. Also can someone give me a rundown on what to expect for the "launch" tomorrow? I know Scrambler Rifle is in there somewhere, but a bunch of links are blocked at work.
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krael posted:For some reason I just love the whole Shredder thingie. I am glad people appreciate it. It wasn't my idea but that Shredder is Uncle Sam poster is fabulous.
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Uba Stij posted:SG-1 was only good when it was on Showtime, when they went to SciFi it just became trash. You just couldn't put up with a season without Daniel Jackson.
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Uba Stij posted:Also can someone give me a rundown on what to expect for the "launch" tomorrow? I know Scrambler Rifle is in there somewhere, but a bunch of links are blocked at work. So we're getting new weapons tomorrow: -Scrambler Rifle -Flaylock Pistol -Plasma Cannon Then we're getting Planetary Conquest, which looks pretty cool. Also hopefully we're getting more bug fixes, buffs, and nerfs. And we can petition for a skill point change if we so desire. I think that's all.
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Fuzzyjello posted:I am glad people appreciate it. It wasn't my idea but that Shredder is Uncle Sam poster is fabulous. Yeah its one of the first things you find if you search "Foot Clan" in Google Images. I know I did an altered version with GoonFeet in it but it was decided the original was far better. The image I suggested as a patch/sticker or whatever is also a TMNT Foot Clan logo/propaganda piece. SpookyLizard posted:You just couldn't put up with a season without Daniel Jackson. I couldn't put up with most of the series towards the end. The Orai weren't horrible but they seriously rushed that story arch. IronSaber posted:So we're getting new weapons tomorrow: Is the Flaylock the hand cannon/grenade launcher CCPJian was overly excited about during his keynotes?
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Honestly, I haven't really watched the last two seasons. I couldn't bring myself to continue after we lost RDA.
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Uba Stij posted:
Yep. The people who played at FF reckoned it was a bit OP, so it might not be as amazing when we finally get it tomorrow. If it's amazing, I'll probably have one as my standard sidearm.
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Xaerael posted:Yep. The people who played at FF reckoned it was a bit OP, so it might not be as amazing when we finally get it tomorrow. If it's amazing, I'll probably have one as my standard sidearm. I played Uprising at Fanfest, but gently caress if I remember that gun. Edit - If you're a Medic nerd like me you'll find this very helpful https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=74229&find=unread quote:On the Nanite Injector, we're aware of the location mismatch between the "corpse" and the location you need to use the injector and it's on our list of things to work on. Mekchu fucked around with this message at 19:00 on May 13, 2013 |
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Uba Stij posted:
This is awesome. I never use the needle because I get tired of trying to figure out where the hell the dude actually died. This usually turns into me getting blasted while I run around looking at the ground like a jackass. Also, for you triage guys, I learned last night that if you're actively repping a dude that is under fire you get the triage war points and war points for guardian.
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