@OldTreeCreeper wrote:@Tamyndris the young can be out thought! Imo they are conditioned for movement and color. So I used to use wraith in the midnight skin and midnight weapons skins too, and you would be suprised how many would run past if i was in trouble, and out numbered and just jumped into a mini shadow round a corner. You can remain motionless for a short while, but if they are still around looking for you a little wiggle resets the timer. One of my goals is to try hit top 3 as often as possible.
So perhaps I have a more cautious type of play (along with the good old days of pattern recognition 😉) and I am getting more circumspect with my jumps (after a few thousand so called hot drops with the ill prepared) but it works for me.
I see. How do your other team mates handle that sneaking approach? Guess you often have a discussion on hand in game?
I like hiding and sneaking in APEX, when I am left alone (either by having to start as a one man squad or by mates having timed out). When I want to fetch me some points in a match then, I have no other chance, for I am a bad shot. It's hide or die then.
@OldTreeCreeper wrote:@Tamyndris My favorite loadout at the moment is the LStar with a 2/3 hocg sight. I find the sight makes the gun far more accurate and u can see the target better. I also dont move when firing it for added accuracy.
The Sentinel is my second choice.
My ammo would be 4 energy 1 sniper.
The rest of the slots are shield, bandages etc as i need s lot of them.
I have no steady aim, so usually I am more efficient with single action guns like EVA8. With those I just pull the trigger, when my target crosses my crosshair, not wasting ammo or having too frequently to reload in the time I am not on target. Though other guns are superior in damage output per second and accuracy with growing range.
2nd gun is usually a sniper rifle. Sentinel is not good for me, again because of not being the best shot, I need a higher fire rate. Longshot would be me favorite there. Though recently I had some success with Charge Rifle, strangely.
Looking at your ammo note, I should maybe include some counting into my gameplay as well. I tend to collect needed type of ammo until backpack is full, THEN having to sort things out when I come across shield cells and syringes ... NOT professional : )
@Tamyndris I can go full sneaking solo, or just try to hold the squad back a bit if I can, or full on, depending on the circumstances, but sometimes my squad are very kind and resuss me a lot. None of those approaches imply longevity, but I do what I can and try to learn as I go.
I have no idea how my team mates feel as I am mostly deaf in one ear, along with tinnitus in both, the tinnitus being exacerbated by loud noises so no headphones and no directional sound. Its just the game sound with no squad chatter out of the telly speakers. Just pinging.
I wouldn't say my aim was good, but its getting better and tweaking the settings over time is helping. Having the highest scope for any given weapon is really helping at the moment.
Unfortunatly they reduced the placement points for ranked making it that bit more difficult now to score points with random squads. I haven't played any ranked this season focusing more on improving my aim with kills in the standard game.
I cannot use a charge rifle at all and gave up on it.
I tend to pick up bits and pieces as i go, intending (hopeing) to finally end up with kitted out Lsar and sentinel.
A few sessions in the range would work wonders for the sniper aim.
@OldTreeCreeper wrote:I have no idea how my team mates feel as I am mostly deaf in one ear, along with tinnitus in both, the tinnitus being exacerbated by loud noises so no headphones and no directional sound. Its just the game sound with no squad chatter out of the telly speakers. Just pinging.
I see. That makes the (very cool) pinging system even more central for you.
Only around one in twenty squad chats adds any value to my match. Rest is silent or not helpful, performance-wise. With your tinnitus you start every match with a special, demanding setup, naturally. I find it brave you head in there, nevertheless, doing your thing.
@Tamyndris wrote@Only around one in twenty squad chats adds any value to my match. Rest is silent or not helpful, performance-wise. With your tinnitus you start every match with a special, demanding setup, naturally. I find it brave you head in there, nevertheless, doing your thing.
One in twenty is very poor, and would make me switch off the chat altogeather, as it sounds in the main a distraction, and from what I've read here on the forum generally unpleasant and toxic.
Perhaps might be worth trying a few weeks of no chat and do your own thing with the ping, at the very least it will allow you to concentrate better on your own play.
@OldTreeCreeper wrote:
@Tamyndris wrote@Only around one in twenty squad chats adds any value to my match. Rest is silent or not helpful, performance-wise. With your tinnitus you start every match with a special, demanding setup, naturally. I find it brave you head in there, nevertheless, doing your thing.
One in twenty is very poor, and would make me switch off the chat altogeather, as it sounds in the main a distraction, and from what I've read here on the forum generally unpleasant and toxic.
Perhaps might be worth trying a few weeks of no chat and do your own thing with the ping, at the very least it will allow you to concentrate better on your own play.
Roger, landing (audio-wise) in another one's living room, with kids, tv and life partner shouting in the background, I mute that player. Else, for me, one of the reasons for playing online is to meet and communicate with other (and different) people. Thus, I keep chat open and am excited about who I am matched with next.
Only a small percentage of chat happening is or ends really toxic. Toxic as in offensive. A player who is frustrated with how the things are going and asks what (the heck) you are doing there (i.e. calmly collecting stuff a mile away, while your two team mates are engaged in a fight), I don't consider toxic.
@Tamyndris wroteRoger, landing (audio-wise) in another one's living room, with kids, tv and life partner shouting in the background, I mute that player. Else, for me, one of the reasons for playing online is to meet and communicate with other (and different) people. Thus, I keep chat open and am excited about who I am matched with next.
Only a small percentage of chat happening is or ends really toxic. Toxic as in offensive. A player who is frustrated with how the things are going and asks what (the heck) you are doing there (i.e. calmly collecting stuff a mile away, while your two team mates are engaged in a fight), I don't consider toxic.
I wouldnt be able to concentrate on the game with chatter on the headphones. Far too much going on already for my limited resources 😃
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