Planetside 2 - MMOFPS

[Banok]

Im a sniper, i wanted to play as VS but thier free sniper rifle is shit. Switched to NC which has a powerful free sniper rifle its pretty fun. I got a 12 kill kill-streak with it today. Sniping still somewhat hard as you have to headshot someoen to kill them in one shot, if they dont die they just run away.

this is main reason I switched to NC also. i kind of like NC now tho, despite the clashing tacky colours they are only faction which actually has something valid to fight for.

I will never get the appeal of TR fashists. Although I get the appeal of VS, their weapons seem kind of shit tho.

I really would like some actual real data damage charts for guns tho. I always like to have it for competitive games. need someone to hurry and datamine that shit.

PS: I went on 20 kill streaks fairly regularly with light assault, people are stupid and never look up. 

[Vibe]

Man, awesome play session yesterday. Gamed for a few hours, almost Battlerank 10.

I'm a medic that has gathered over 140 different certifications from recognized medical institutions of Indar, Esamir and Amerish. Now dispatched to battlefield to fight terrorists (the word terrorist is censored in game so I can't properly RP in /yell).

So yeah, playing a Battle Medic, already a lot of certs spent into that healing device - I can heal and revive 30% faster and the people I revive get up with 50% health, it's fucking awesome. Once I upgrade it a bit more I'm going for the 500 certs for revive grenade. :3

Also bought this SABR-13 assault rifle for 700SC (1000 certs) and it's fucking sick. It has more damage than the other medic guns, but it's a 2 round burst fire, so it's great for long ranges because it's so damn accurate and the recoil is low. I figured if I just spam fire whilst pulling my aim down I can kill people really really fast at long ranges. Snipers are losing duels to me as a medic Attached a 2x red dot sight on it.

Was really fun yesterday with the CRPG guys, the Crown battle was awesome although it went down quite fast. The other battles were also great. At this one base the VS were trying to get inside from one side and they were all infantry, had no tanks outside. So I spawned a lightning, got to their flank unnoticed somehow and just started spamming at their zerg that was camped at the entrance, I believe I got about 12 certs in under a minute When I died I was still getting spammed by this and that bonus/killstreak xp for like 30 seconds.

Anyway, it seems that most of the time we were fighting VS. Don't know what the NC were doing, probably wanking at the warpgate. But the territory was pretty evenly split and the faction population on Woodman is 33% 33% 33%, which is incredibly balanced.

[Miralay]

I'm still unsure about my class, but probably I'll focus on LA first. Jumping over shields and walls or entering buildings from second floor is pretty cool. But I also like engaging enemies at long range due to my shitty computer can have some fps drops in heavy close quarter fights. That's why I have a x3.4 scope attachment but of course TR's carbine isn't meant to be effective at very long distances.

Also, is anyone interested in being a squad leader with that spawn beacon thing? Just wondering

[Havoco]

I'm still unsure about my class, but probably I'll focus on LA first. Jumping over shields and walls or entering buildings from second floor is pretty cool. But I also like engaging enemies at long range due to my shitty computer can have some fps drops in heavy close quarter fights. That's why I have a x3.4 scope attachment but of course TR's carbine isn't meant to be effective at very long distances.

Also, is anyone interested in being a squad leader with that spawn beacon thing? Just wondering

I have one, but since u can only get it at BR 10, not many ppl have lvled that high.

[[ptx]]

Was really fun yesterday with the CRPG guys, the Crown battle was awesome although it went down quite fast. The other battles were also great. At this one base the VS were trying to get inside from one side and they were all infantry, had no tanks outside. So I spawned a lightning, got to their flank unnoticed somehow and just started spamming at their zerg that was camped at the entrance, I believe I got about 12 certs in under a minute When I died I was still getting spammed by this and that bonus/killstreak xp for like 30 seconds.

I think that one other base was more awesome, and biolabs had really great melee

But yeah, getting into a good position = massive killstreaks

[Kafein]

Also bought this SABR-13 assault rifle for 700SC (1000 certs) and it's fucking sick.

Any other recommendations ?

[Vibe]

Any other recommendations ?

Recommendations for what exactly? Medic guns? Only tried the one you get at start and SABR-13, I picked SABR-13 because it had more damage and burst fire rifles are usually better at long ranges.

Also, is anyone interested in being a squad leader with that spawn beacon thing? Just wondering

I guess I could go for the squad spawner since I'm near BR10, it's 48 certs (only).

[Kafein]

Recommendations for what exactly? Medic guns? Only tried the one you get at start and SABR-13, I picked SABR-13 because it had more damage and burst fire rifles are usually better at long ranges.

Ho okay. You see I got this boatload of SC I have no idea what to do with. I know I'm stupid.

[Vibe]

Ho okay. You see I got this boatload of SC I have no idea what to do with. I know I'm stupid.

Think I had a clue lol?

Those stat bars on guns help you shit, it'd be way more satisfied with raw numbers but I doubt we'll be seeing that anytime soon.

In your case I would pick a class you'll be spending the most time with, get the gun for it that suits your gameplay. Perhaps also pick a preferred vehicle and buy the main gun for that as well. Mind you that most infantry guns are a sidegrade, where as for example buying Rocket pods for the fighter jet is a HUGE upgrade from the normal cannon. (think you also get to keep the main cannon, so it's basically an addition).

One thing I would recommend, If you're a non-NC infiltrator, is to get the high damage bolt action sniper rifle. Those semi autos kill in like 3-4 hits, and every person out there is going to hide after you've hit them twice.

[Kafein]

Think I had a clue lol?

No, but more than me

Those stat bars on guns help you shit, it'd be way more satisfied with raw numbers but I doubt we'll be seeing that anytime soon.

In your case I would pick a class you'll be spending the most time with, get the gun for it that suits your gameplay. Perhaps also pick a preferred vehicle and buy the main gun for that as well. Mind you that most infantry guns are a sidegrade, where as for example buying Rocket pods for the fighter jet is a HUGE upgrade from the normal cannon. (think you also get to keep the main cannon, so it's basically an addition).

One thing I would recommend, If you're a non-NC infiltrator, is to get the high damage bolt action sniper rifle. Those semi autos kill in like 3-4 hits, and every person out there is going to hide after you've hit them twice.

Yeah atm it seems the most obvious upgrades are in the vehicule department. I'm not that convinced about bolt action snipers though. I only rarely stay in a sniping spot or shoot from very far away to justify a slow firing rate :s I think until now I got more kills with my sidearm than with the sniper, playing infiltrator Maybe I should just pick a shotgun.

[Havoco]

I can't really decide what would be the best weapon combo for the prowler. I like the HEAT rounds a lot, but they don't do a great deal of damage to vehicles. I will probably go for AP, but idk how much splash dmg it does. Any suggestions?

[Vibe]

I can't really decide what would be the best weapon combo for the prowler. I like the HEAT rounds a lot, but they don't do a great deal of damage to vehicles. I will probably go for AP, but idk how much splash dmg it does. Any suggestions?

I'd go for HEAT myself, it seems that you're viable against infantry and armor like this, with AP you're going to be hurting armor only.

[Dezilagel]

...or you could stop sniping and play a real class.

Seriously, what is it with people's fascination with stealth mechanics and 'sniping'? What's the fun in playing an annoying lamer distanced from the game itself? Does it make people feel special or something?

Every freaking multiplayer game seems to have these types of mechanics (fps - sniping, mmo-ish stuff - stealth) and they always suck.

[Vibe]

Maybe I should just pick a shotgun.

Oh one thing to note, Infiltrators cannot use shotguns anymore.

[[ptx]]

...or you could stop sniping and play a real class.

Seriously, what is it with people's fascination with stealth mechanics and 'sniping'? What's the fun in playing an annoying lamer distanced from the game itself? Does it make people feel special or something?

Every freaking multiplayer game seems to have these types of mechanics (fps - sniping, mmo-ish stuff - stealth) and they always suck.

...or you could stop shooting and play a real knifer.

Seriously, what is it with people's fascination with guns and 'shooting'? What's the fun in playing an annoying lamer distanced from the game itself? Does it make people feel special or something?

Every freaking multiplayer game seems to have these types of mechanics (fps - shooting, mmo-ish stuff - ranged) and they always suck.

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I don't play infiltrator much, LA mostly, but really, that's just dumb.