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#1 Sethendal

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Posted March 10 2013 - 06:44 PM

Hey everyone!

I just registered and starting playing about a week ago and loving the game so far.  By no means do I have any clue what I'm doing but really digging the art/gameplay so far.

Spent most of the 90's playing any mech-related game I could find so it's been a joyride trying out a new take on Mech warfare.  

Great game and from what I've seen so far, great and helpful community as well.

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#2 tman7919

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Posted March 10 2013 - 06:50 PM

Hello Pilot! Welcome to the forums!
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#3 Elix

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Posted March 10 2013 - 06:55 PM

Welcome to Hawken! :D

Four quick tips that everyone needs to know:

1) Exp is granted by damage dealt (including assists), not kills. The scoreboard is ranked by exp, not kills. Killstealing is essentially a non-issue in Hawken unless two people finish the round with EXACTLY the same exp and something is needed for a tie-breaker. Keep all this in mind. There's also an exp bonus for staying alive instead of senselessly dying constantly, and there are exp bonuses for revenge kills, double kills, etc.

2) You can detonate explosive secondary weapons (well, the TOW and the GL, but not the Hellfires) after firing by right-clicking again. The TOW in particular can airburst and kill even if you don't get a direct hit. Your secondary is usually your more powerful weapon, so you shouldn't ignore it when trying to kill people with your primary.

3) Hawken is a game of agility. Your mech is amazingly agile when you know how to pilot it right. Shift+a/d are side dashes (left and right, respectively) and are essential for staying alive. Shift+s is, however, a fast 180-degree spin since Hawken has a maximum turning speed, and the spin is a lot faster than slooowly pulling all the way around through the arc if you're getting shot at in the back. You're probably going to die with your butt showing a few times until you get the hang of using this key combo only when you want to.

4) It's fun, but resist the urge to fly everywhere in combat. Lifting up off the ground means you can't dodge left and right anymore, and this will probably get you killed if you're not careful or lucky. There are legitimate tactical reasons to fly, especially when someone is chasing you around a corner and you decide to go for a "death from above" situation instead of staying on the ground, but usually hopping into the air in close combat is a sign that you actually would like to die now. Also, using your jet booster lights you up on everyone's radar for a pretty significant range, so flying lets everyone know where you are.
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Posted March 10 2013 - 07:06 PM

Welcome to the awesome part of hawken! :lol:
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Posted March 10 2013 - 09:15 PM

welcome to the forums mate :)
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#6 Sethendal

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Posted March 11 2013 - 06:36 AM

Thanks everyone!  Appreciate the welcomes and the helpful advice Elix.  

Looking forward to the fun.

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#7 The8BitFox

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Posted March 15 2013 - 10:42 AM

Hello and welcome to the HAWKEN community!
We're all friendly here, and I'm sure you'll fit in just fine.

===== Helpful Guides =====

General: http://community.pla...ster-guidelist/
Combat: http://www.reddit.co...at_tips_thread/
Spending HC: http://community.pla...se-hc-spending/

===== External Links =====

Hawken Wiki: http://hawkenwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page
Hawken Wikia: http://hawken.wikia....iki/Hawken_Wiki
Hawken Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/hawken/

My YouTube Playlist: http://www.youtube.c...Tu7DUJUNV3tNS6u

Also, nice to see another TF2 player :D
I have tf2 stuff on my channel too! http://www.youtube.com/the8bitf0x

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