Scout of Action
I just did something so tilting I just had to post to vent. I set out this afternoon to score a 69 on Scout of Action for my banners. My typical score was around 60. Well, I spent about an hour im...
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EA_QueenBee
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Community Manager@pandareno1999,
Oh good lord, I was already talking mouse and keyboard. So what you're saying is that there's even less hope for me?
I guess that truly the only way I can win is by having fun. Thankfully, I'm quite good at that part of the game.
Oh good lord, I was already talking mouse and keyboard. So what you're saying is that there's even less hope for me?
I guess that truly the only way I can win is by having fun. Thankfully, I'm quite good at that part of the game.
@EA_QueenBee Oh man I've stepped in it. Honestly I have no idea what's good or not with MnK, I just know the upper limits are higher. Only a very few controller players have scored near the high scores of high level MnK players. There's no aim assist on these targets, so MnK players will be at an advantage on an exercise like this by default.
I consider myself a slightly below average player overall with somewhat better (average) gun skill.
- EA_QueenBee@pandareno1999,
Hey don't worry, it was (mostly) meant as a joke. Some people are truly incredible at this game, but I mostly compare myself to how I was in the past. And I can safely say that compared to how I was, I'm climbing that skill ladder.
I think that the fact that you consider yourself below average shows that you're pretty good. It's like the old Dunning-Kruger effect; you know how much better you can be, but that shows that you're already good enough to recognize that.
I'll see you in high diamond before we know it! 😉 - @EA_QueenBee Exactly how I feel! have a great day - or night I guess, since you're apparently in Europe.
@EA_QueenBee I have no idea if you're competitive minded, but if you are, I'm up to 77 now. I look forward to your beating me again!\
Also, I've come up with a couple of hardcore options for this. Last night I tried hipfire only, as well as iron sights. Hitting the far targets with hipfire is extremely RNG, and even the next set closer is dicey. I actually scored higher with hipfire than with iron sights. I'd almost forgotten how truly terrible the G7 iron sights are. I didn't try for long, but my best scores were in the 40's lol.
- EA_QueenBee
@pandareno1999 The ball's in your side of the court again!
I tried hip firing, good golly it was not a good time. Like you said, complete RNG for the two back rows. Even the one closer than that wouldn't always work for me. I tried a hip fire only run through, and my three targets were the three furthest, so that run died horribly.
Also, I think you mentioned that you use a controller? If so, I'll swap over. I think if we're going to make this a thing, it's only fair that we use the same input method. 🙂 @EA_QueenBee Good job!! I think it could be a while before you hear back from me. I'm pretty sure I've hit my peak performance on this one for quite some time lol. I'll be trying though!
@maximas1986 How high did you end up scoring? I have heard through the grapevine that you are crazy good at the sticks. This is most likely inaccurate, but I think the highest score I've seen from a controller player is somewhere around 110.
At least I've got this on my alt account for posterity.
i got 89 in SoA and hard try to get over 90, but you are right, it's a good warmup.
in contrary to that, i am really bad with bow and just have around 2800.
smoke show is 3090.
@Sirportalez I don't find nearly as much fun in those other two challenges, plus I can't really get a funny meme counter from them. Most of the times I've re-done smoke show have been because I was trying to reload a darned weapon next to it. If I were interested in improving with the bow, it would be very helpful. But I obstinately don't want to use this weapon. Smoke show just seems like they just wanted something specific to Bangalore in there. I don't see much point to it.
Nice score on SOA!! Controller or MnK?
i pity you for that fail. ;D
im MnK
@EA_QueenBee You're still winning! I have managed to tie my 77 once, but that's still my best so far.
EDIT Just upped my high to 78. So close but yet so far!!!
I spent way too much time trying to figure out what all of this has to do with the Black Beast of Arrrggghhh only to discover we were talking about a thing in the shooting range I forgot about...
@Kyldenar Nah it was a reference to my feelings about attempting to get a 69 for my banners and failing by getting a 70.
- EA_QueenBee
- @EA_QueenBee What is the average air velocity of an unladen G7 Scout bullet?
- @pandareno1999 African 149 grain or European 151 grain?
I can't believe it, but I get to report that I have got you beat again! I was in a groove, but I wasn't expecting to get to 80.
I gave up on the hip fire, that was just for fun. But since the G7 is on the ground again, I've been working at Scout of Action with iron sights. G7 irons are HARD so I figure the time and effort actually pay off in game. So far I can get like, in the high 60's for my best.
- EA_QueenBee@pandareno1999,
Oh gosh, we've broken the 80 points barrier. I guess I know what I'm spending my lunch breaks on now. 😉
Enjoy the crown, I think it's going to take a little bit for me to get there. But it'll happen, just you wait... - @EA_QueenBee
I wonder whether we are approaching an event horizon here. But who knows? I never expected to get to 80 when I embarked on this. I talked with a guy on reddit who has been trying to break 90 for some time now.
Have you found that the time it takes you to get into a groove has decreased? I can usually break 70 by my second round now, if not first try. - EA_QueenBee@pandareno1999,
I'm the exact same! My first run is usually garbage, but then I hit mid70s by the second try. I think this might genuinely be making me better at aiming.
Hold off on hitting 90 just yet, I gotta break that 80 barrier first. 😉 I'm sure we'll be able to keep this going for another little bit. @EA_QueenBee
I am absolutely certain that this work is paying off in terms of target acquisition - or perhaps what I mean is, what is called by the aim training crowd "target switching." I don't know what aiming with a mouse feels like, but on controller I can feel a definite difference in how precise my right thumb movements feel after 5-10 minutes.
Maybe some day we will be given a tool for working on tracking in the range?? A girl can dream! (I'm male but I love that saying!)- @pandareno1999 @EA_QueenBee Hol' up, lemme get in on this! I think my highest is in the low 60's, from the couple times I messed around with it. I'll give it a few serious tries after work today, to see if I can perhaps join the 80+ club, as well!
@dSKyNafinchin If I can do it, you can, bud! That's exactly where i started when I set out to get the 69 for my banner. Focus on getting a 70 first (or a 69 if you're a dork like me and want to flex that on a banner for a while).
- EA_QueenBee@dSKyNafinchin,
Oh gosh, even more competition. Like @pandareno1999 said, if we can do it, you can too. Just remember everyone, the first rule of fight club is to have fun and be yourself. By the way, since this finally developed into a real thread, I've changed the meme-y title out.
@pandareno1999 @EA_QueenBee @dSKyNafinchin
Sounds like you three are having a lot of fun here.
I might just have to give it a go this Friday before I get online with my teammates. Let’s see what I can do, from what I see the bar has ben set by @pandareno1999 let’s see who can get 81 or above.
man am I a glutton for punishment.
who cares let’s have fun.
- @pandareno1999 Could you share your ALC setting?
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