Thread: Suggestions?

So, I do this thing with unlocks, and that's basically unless the equipment is something I really need (defib, motion mines, beacon, demopak, etc) I save up 3-4 unlock points from rankup after rankup, so I can just grab a new gun and toys all I want..I figure it makes me get more practice with the basics and learn to really enjoy them before I get anything new..it's like, encouraging myself to improvise with the least amount of things available..Anyways, it's getting up to that point where I'm able to unlock that new gun..one more badge or something should do it, and of the 3 trees I have left, nothing looks particularly interesting. Aside from the defib, haven't gotten anything in the Voss tree, although I hate the voss with a passion...it's ugliness is distracting, and it's almost too easy to kill with. Aside from that is the zeller tree, and I prefer the stock rifle anyways, although the stailizer, zoom, and apm all seem like luxuries, TTP is my main server, and the squad mentality seems to counteract the lone wolf mentality the recon class encourages..it just doesn't bring enough to the teamwork table aside from booby traps and long range stealth support. There's also the ganz tree, and while the sentry gun and emp grenade do seem slightly more useful than the shield and scanner, and infantry sonar as a field unlock would be invaluble, every time I get the shotty by the end of the round I'm usually the number one shotty user, so what's the point in the ganz? Also from what I remember on my old profile, it was a nice gun, although it overheated and shot slow, and I hate how MG's aim in 2142. Apparently anything that isn't fixed to a vehicle just can't be brought to bear without 6+ seconds of continuous fire, where as soon as you get it sighted in, it overheats, and whatever you shot at now knows where you are and is pissed at your prone positioned, overheated gun wielding self. Or I could go back and grab the extra pistol ammo and extra grenade, which would be nice but hardly used, and seem like a waste. Bottom line, nothing really calls to me, and it all seems nice, although useless. What should I get?

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Ouch...Tried it. Rittalyn tastes like sh*t.

Originally Posted by Phaedro

Something to slow down your heart rate and that encourages you to use punctuation.

Haha Haven't said this since the 7th or 8th grade but I think it fits here. Burn. :P

Originally Posted by RangerX279

1-haven't gotten anything in the Voss tree, although I hate the voss with a passion...it's ugliness is distracting, and it's almost too easy to kill with.

2-Aside from that is the zeller tree.... TTP is my main server, and the squad mentality seems to counteract the lone wolf mentality the recon class encourages..it just doesn't bring enough to the teamwork table aside from booby traps and long range stealth support.

3-There's also the ganz tree, Also from what I remember on my old profile, it was a nice gun, although it overheated and shot slow, and I hate how MG's aim in 2142. Apparently anything that isn't fixed to a vehicle just can't be brought to bear without 6+ seconds of continuous fire, where as soon as you get it sighted in, it overheats, and whatever you shot at now knows where you are and is pissed at your prone positioned, overheated gun wielding self.

4-Or I could go back and grab the extra pistol ammo and extra grenade, which would be nice but hardly used, and seem like a waste.

1-Voss is harder to kill with then people give it credit for. It's not as easy as point, click, they're dead in less than a second. It takes ALOT of practice to be able to automatically aim for the spot that will actually take them down fast. Voss is a hard weapon to kill with until you actually learn how to use it. (sorry just had to defend my favorite gun haha)

2-A good sniper is priceless to a good squad. I.E. Alundil. It helps out ALOT having someone who's able to see what's coming before you ever do and is ALSO able to eliminate some of the threat. Not only that, but they sacrifice alot of points in order to do this for the team. Sacrifice, teamwork. There's an article about this somewhere I believe? And for some reason I always get the feeling that the Zellar, while being limited on ammo, can shoot farther than the stock rifles?

3-It never takes me 6 seconds to dial in a target more like 2 at the most. And even then they're already at half health, and if they're in a group that group was taking hits as well while I was making my gun more accurate by shooting. And once you do have the crosshairs all small and stuff its really easy to switch targets while keeping that same accuracy. And to beat over heating...use bursts. How often does anybody go full auto with any gun unless its extremely close quarters? For mid to long range shooting and taking out groups of people, nothing better than the Ganz, ruCannonfodder is a really good example of someone who uses the Ganz REALLY well in any situation.

4- You hardly ever use your pistol? I get at least 4 kills with my pistol a round. And I toss nades every which way (hardly ever hit anything though haha more of a draw people out kinda thing).

If you really aren't interested in getting the voss or the ganz or anything (I saved the zellar and the saaw for last) I'd go with the pistol ammo thing. It also gives you an extra clip for your Engi SMG. For some reason I always run out of ammo with that thing.

Originally Posted by Mudstalker

If you really aren't interested in getting the voss or the ganz or anything (I saved the zellar and the saaw for last) I'd go with the pistol ammo thing. It also gives you an extra clip for your Engi SMG. For some reason I always run out of ammo with that thing.

Because it sucks and takes half a clip at a minimum to kill someone. A full clip is more likely. I like that though, the engineer shouldn't be able to kill people easily. Just an observation.

Originally Posted by Wurzzzz

Because it sucks and takes half a clip at a minimum to kill someone. A full clip is more likely. I like that though, the engineer shouldn't be able to kill people easily. Just an observation.

Buh! that's what they make SAAWs and roller mines for. Run up on a tank looking the other direction, throw a rollie behind him, another off to the side. Take a few steps back, pop him in the ass with the SAAW (minimal damage) but he hears a big bang and steps on the gas, the 2 rollies finish him. Voila!

Originally Posted by Cybs

The Engi SMG is very under rated. If there is any kind of distance involved, yes it's horrible but for CC combat it works for me.

The only problem I have with the Engi kit is knowing if I should bring the SAAW or Pilum.

Bring the sudnik/mitchell.