Hello,
There doesn't seem to be a n00b section, so I'm placing this here.
As you can see from my sig, my connection is beyond pathetic. Just keep that in mind. Trust me, I'd love to have a better connection, but that is simply impossible until perhaps this fall.
I maxed out my standard issue assault to rank 6. At the end of that period, before I switched to my shiny new Rocketeer, I was usually able to get a positive K/D ratio, a couple kill streaks, tons of assists, 4-600+ HC per game, score of ~120 per game, etc. In short, I was doing phenomenally well, all things considered. Because of my bad ping, the tow rocket was basically useless, making me rely solely on the SMC/Vulcan. (Although the only multi-kills I got was with the tow). All this with a ping of 700ms.
I was all pumped up about moving to the awesome-looking Rocketeer. I finally found some time to really play it just this last night. This was mainly because it seemed like the Rocketeer will solve my ping problems, by having some auto-aim assist from the missile spam I was planning to lay down.
I performed quite badly at first. I mean, really badly. No problem, just getting used to it. The problem was, I kept getting worse. At the end of my embarrassing 2.5 hour session, my best tactic was to not drag the team down and hide somewhere. My K/D ratio was consistently a flat 0, because I wasn't getting any kills, and when I did get a kill, it was usually the only one for the game. I was only able to scratch together a mere handful of assists. Score never peaked over 50, and I was lucky to have more than 200 HC. It was depressing.
Here are some of the problems I encountered. The primary acted to me like a automatic tow rocket: the projectiles were painfully slow and easily dodged. Accuracy? I had better accuracy on my first game spraying and praying with the smc with 700ms lag. The secondary was also lack-luster. The hell fires seemed to happily plow themselves into any teeny tiny obstacle they could find. When I did manage to land a hit with either weapon, the damage was simply lacking. The result was that every single fight I got into, the enemy would either stand there and take it, dealing more damage to me with whatever weapon they had, out tanking me, or simply dodge everything. It's really easy. This is compounded by the fact that I was quite the escape artists with my assault, but with the heavier frame, I usually just gave up and let them kill me sometimes. They're faster with more firepower. So what if I live for .1 seconds longer.
So, that sounded like a rant, and maybe it is. I'm pretty frustrated over tonight. But I'm okay. Not angry. Just a game I like and want to be better at.
What I want to know is, besides my hideous ISP, what am I missing from the Rocketeer?
Is there some special tactic I'm missing?
Do I have to be 'locked on' to a target for my primary to work?
How accurate should I be in my aim (primary)? Lead or follow target?
When to use secondary?
Turret is useful when?
What items/internals should I slowly grind for?
Is the damage even comparable to other weapons, or is it heavily underpowered because of the lock ons?
That's all for now. That's enough noob whining for now...
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EDIT: Actually, according to my stats, my K/D in my Rocket is better than my assault. That may mean that I'm actually doing better K/D wise, or that the assault was heavily affected by my first few games ( I caught on quick). Maybe the last few games I played (which sucked) left the biggest impression on me. Maybe I'm over reacting. Maybe I should stop typing and go to bed...
Edited by Arkenbrien, 28 May 2015 - 11:09 PM.
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