unforum

[thunderclap8]

Thanks for questions to reply to Vector, gives me an excuse to put off my paper some more!

I'm far from an expert, but here's what I've learned along the way:

I find jumping to be really useful against rocket-weilding opponents in particular. Depriving them of ground under your feet to shoot at is crucial.

Others, well it depends on their skill level. Some can track you through the sky even more effectively than on the ground due to the predictability of your path, but others lose you entirely. So it's a bit of a gamble.

With the shotgun, I tend not to use it as a primary weapon except on defense in an objective game. I'll gladly carry it as a trusty secondary to whip out when I get into close combat (or stumble upon some poor sap not paying attention to his motion detector, i prefer it to bashing for some reason), but i tend to attack from afar and the shotgun just doesn't cut it there.

One of my absolute favorite weapon combos is a plasma pistol and SMG. Charge the plasma pistol before entering combat. Fire it from somewhat medium range, which takes down shields. Then just a few SMG rounds and you're set. The plasma pistol is also great for coming to the rescue of victimized allies. Spraying bullets into a fight is just as likely to hit your man as the other one. But the plasma charge can be a little more fine tuned from closer range than a sniper rifle or such. Interesting thoughts you have on the plasma rifle/SMG combo, the accuracy point makes a lot of sense.

About the dance issue... well I tend to just spastically jerk back and forth while doing my best (and often not enough) to keep the target in the reticle. So I'm not the best to ask for any fine tuned technique. I'm also gradually turning up my sensitivity, which seems to help but I need time to get used to each change.

[ROBOGriff]

[water10]

[vector]

[krystyn]

[vector]

[vector]

[Nova]

[Fenwicked]

Yeah, the plasma pistol does track a little. It seems like it tracks less than it did in Halo though. In Halo if you were aiming anywhere near your opponent, the plasma discharge would have a pretty good chance of hitting. Now it seems you have to be aimed right at the enemy for it to track at all, and even then it won't curve to hit them as much as it used to.
And speaking of plasma pistol combos, I like to use it with the magnum, rather than the SMG. If you shoot an overcharged plasma shot into your opponent, you can kill with one (maybe two) clean headshots from the magnum. Your enemy is dead in less than a second, and he probably didn't even have time to turn around, let alone return fire.
One thing I've noticed in all the tips we're giving here is that nobody's suggesting grenades. With dual wielding, it's all too easy to forget that you have them, but sometimes it really is better to just carry one gun and be able to toss small pieces of exploding doom at your enemy. If you can see one of these SMG dances coming, throw a grenade or two right before you start shooting. If you anticipate where your opponent is going to dance to, you can usually hit him with some splash damage, if not with the full effect of the 'nade. This'll take a lot of the work load off of your SMG, and quite possibly turn the dance in your favor.

[vortech]

[IcyMidnight]

[Phaedra]

[water10]

[Kali]

[angelo]