EPTAPB: Reloaded (Free to Play) - Page 4
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LiamTheZerg
United States523 Posts
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Dusty
United States3359 Posts
On June 25 2011 07:44 Gao Xi wrote: Ugh the starting weapon is soo bad. Anyone want to recommend what kind of weapon to use? You kidding me? I got to R100/TL28 with the starter weapon. | ||
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Gao Xi
Hong Kong5178 Posts
On June 25 2011 09:44 Dusty wrote: You kidding me? I got to R100/TL28 with the starter weapon. Star556 can't hit long range for shit. Damage-wise i keep losing to other guns despite aiming for the head so... | ||
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Lokgar
United States147 Posts
If you want to fight long range, pick up an obeya. Using LTL will also help you learn the gunplay better, since it takes much more bullets to stun the enemy, forcing you to rely heavily on cover. The colby PDW is an excellent short - mid range gun. Mid range fire in 2 shot bursts and it only takes like 3-4 shots to kill someone. Short range you can just hold down fire. No need to marksmen mode as this is an SMG so it doesn't gain any benefit. You can just strafe fire to your hearts content. The JG series of shotties = 2 shots close range to kill someone, 3 semi close range. I used the JG from Copper threat to silver threat 6, and it's REALLY good. All you gotta do is play smart and use corners and such to give you some cover. Oh and they tear up vehicles. Ntech is an okay gun I guess, I'm still not a big fan of it for some reason... but it's a 4 shot kill weapon as far as I'm aware. HVR is also pretty damn godly. Just hide behind a ledge, acquire target, stand up, shoot, pop back down, rinse and repeat. Also be aware there is a damage fall off at some point for all weapons. The "effective range" category in the weapon details can be used to sorta ball park this. Of course, if you have a shitty team your own skill doesn't matter a bunch of the time. Oh and also, equip the ammo box character mod and press 5 to use it. YOu can also change your weapons when you have the box out, just hit I. It's really handy when you're soloing and you need to switch to your shotty because the objective went from an open field to some alleyways. | ||
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Spikeke
Canada106 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/1/8/613117/11532177933.jpg) Pic of my teammate, Kerregan. Game is still beta, so there are problems. Memory leaks, Lag spikes, Framerate issues, imbalance, pointless missions, hackers, etc.. The idea is great, but until it's finally polished, expect frequent rage and wtf's. It's free, so it's worth a try. | ||
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juked
United States691 Posts
On June 24 2011 22:06 Dusty wrote: Macbook pros really aren't that powerful x_x APB Bible, a useful thread on the official forums that has some rather useful progression info! The new macbooks are good hardware. i5 and nvidia 330m can't run apb?? My much older desktop runs it PERFECTLY, I'm really sad that i can't play this again. | ||
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Taco_Bueno
United States43 Posts
On June 25 2011 15:41 Gao Xi wrote: Star556 can't hit long range for shit. Damage-wise i keep losing to other guns despite aiming for the head so... Don't aim for the head, there are no separate hit boxes in the game, damage is the same anywhere you hit. | ||
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Gao Xi
Hong Kong5178 Posts
On June 25 2011 17:23 Taco_Bueno wrote: Don't aim for the head, there are no separate hit boxes in the game, damage is the same anywhere you hit. Oh what the fuck? And can someone tell me if I have an HP bar, cause i'm not sure if its blatantly obvious or not. I sorta hate the 1v1 missions, they're soo stupid. | ||
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drivec
United States354 Posts
On June 25 2011 15:41 Gao Xi wrote: Star556 can't hit long range for shit. Damage-wise i keep losing to other guns despite aiming for the head so... sorry if i am misunderstanding but there are not head shots in apb a hit is the same from head to toe. | ||
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dOofuS
United States342 Posts
On June 25 2011 15:53 Lokgar wrote: I just went 11-2 with the STAR, against high silvers. The Star is good. In close combat you don't have to enter marksman mode and can strafe fire, while at mid range crouching and 2-3 shot bursts work best. You shouldn't be engaging in long range, you oughtta be flanking and using various objects for cover as you get into combat range. If you want to fight long range, pick up an obeya. Using LTL will also help you learn the gunplay better, since it takes much more bullets to stun the enemy, forcing you to rely heavily on cover. The colby PDW is an excellent short - mid range gun. Mid range fire in 2 shot bursts and it only takes like 3-4 shots to kill someone. Short range you can just hold down fire. No need to marksmen mode as this is an SMG so it doesn't gain any benefit. You can just strafe fire to your hearts content. The JG series of shotties = 2 shots close range to kill someone, 3 semi close range. I used the JG from Copper threat to silver threat 6, and it's REALLY good. All you gotta do is play smart and use corners and such to give you some cover. Oh and they tear up vehicles. Ntech is an okay gun I guess, I'm still not a big fan of it for some reason... but it's a 4 shot kill weapon as far as I'm aware. HVR is also pretty damn godly. Just hide behind a ledge, acquire target, stand up, shoot, pop back down, rinse and repeat. Also be aware there is a damage fall off at some point for all weapons. The "effective range" category in the weapon details can be used to sorta ball park this. Of course, if you have a shitty team your own skill doesn't matter a bunch of the time. Oh and also, equip the ammo box character mod and press 5 to use it. YOu can also change your weapons when you have the box out, just hit I. It's really handy when you're soloing and you need to switch to your shotty because the objective went from an open field to some alleyways. This is all really good information. I'm curious what you think of the Joker Semi-Auto Rifle. It's one of my favorites. I'm still torn on the gun modifications. Many of them come with drawbacks that make me hesitant to use them, and most cost a ton. Any experience with the different weapon mods? On June 25 2011 17:30 Gao Xi wrote: Oh what the fuck? And can someone tell me if I have an HP bar, cause i'm not sure if its blatantly obvious or not. I sorta hate the 1v1 missions, they're soo stupid. Your HP bar is your screen disorientation. Kinda like a Halo shield (life regen, etc). | ||
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Dusty
United States3359 Posts
On June 25 2011 17:22 juked wrote: The new macbooks are good hardware. i5 and nvidia 330m can't run apb?? My much older desktop runs it PERFECTLY, I'm really sad that i can't play this again. i5 is very undescriptive but a 330m isn't that good, really. | ||
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Calliopee
Denmark151 Posts
Get Happy Landings 3 asap - the fall damage completely outdoes the loss of early sprint Get Clotting Agent 2 or 3 - depending on your weapon of choice. CA2 for mid to long range. Snipers/assault rifles CA3 for close quarter combat SMGs and shotguns Replace the secondary to accomodate your main weapon: IE. if you're using CQC main wep pick up a long range secondary and if your using a long range main wep pick a SMG for your secondary. The starter secondary is useless replace it asap. Get used to using Q and E for peeking around corners. You can shoot people hiding behind cars - just look for the red cross In addition, the hitboxes in this game are abit funky, as some chars are bigger than others, but they're all the same. Aim for the stomach area for guaranteed hits. The starter wep STAR is a perfectly viable weapon, just keep in mind it fails at longer ranges, but its a beast close to mid range. The most common weapon is currently the N-tec as its 5 consecutive hits to kill and does well at most ranges and with mods its even better. The OCA is a good spray weapon and at close range its litterally just point shoot kill. Hope this helps =) | ||
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pzea469
United States1520 Posts
On June 25 2011 07:44 Gao Xi wrote: Ugh the starting weapon is soo bad. Anyone want to recommend what kind of weapon to use? U mean the star? that rifle is pretty good though. | ||
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Drteeth
Great Britain415 Posts
On June 25 2011 21:34 pzea469 wrote: U mean the star? that rifle is pretty good though. This. I have had no real issues with the starting gun, at long range it's pretty crap but medium to clse it's pretty good. | ||
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sekalf
Sweden522 Posts
Installing the game now btw! | ||
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Shadowcloak
Netherlands194 Posts
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bladesoflight
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Drteeth
Great Britain415 Posts
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kaotikuk
United Kingdom10 Posts
KaotiK on Obeya EU (Criminal) if anyone wants to own sometime  | ||
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Drteeth
Great Britain415 Posts
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