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What unlocks should I use for the infiltrator aside for the energy update and more sticky mines?

[QUOTE==DarkStar=;34949644]What unlocks should I use for the infiltrator aside for the energy update and more sticky mines?[/QUOTE] Unlocks as in upgrades only or do you mean including new weapons? If so Spinfusor, if not then well all upgrades you can get.

Not sure whether to get AP grenades for Soldier or save up for the Proximity ones and see if they're any good.

[QUOTE=The golden;34948283]You mean the Brute shotgun? I would love to have that as a tech. That thing eats through anything at close range. I would be willing to trade my thumper for that. I'm not giving up my thumper for the SMG though. It's useless indoors and with its current damage values.[/QUOTE] No he means double-barrel, the one for the secondary slot. Nooo SMG is great. The SMG is really capable of killing things, in any situation. It complements the turrets really well. The thumper does far too much damage and techs simply don't deserve to have the best medium weapon in the game. [QUOTE=The golden;34948283]The only people who think turrets are OP are the people who stand there and let them shoot them. Base turrets make a beep when they lock on to you, and they shoot a slow-moving projectile in a straight line. If you get hit by one and then say it's OP it's because you're an idiot.[/QUOTE] I still get hit by turrets sometimes :v:

[QUOTE=Quinnjdq;34948580]Congrats, Funion. [IMG]http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/595/4f4ff0729d29c9150500000.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] truly i am optimistic

[QUOTE=krail9;34949795]No he means double-barrel, the one for the secondary slot. Nooo SMG is great. The SMG is really capable of killing things, in any situation. It complements the turrets really well. The thumper does far too much damage and techs simply don't deserve to have the best medium weapon in the game. I still get hit by turrets sometimes :v:[/QUOTE] The shotgun should replace the thumper. The shotgun kicks ass indoors and it isn't OP.

[QUOTE=ViralHatred;34942484]EU/EA - ViralHatred I play both, I seem to get better connectivity on US servers for some reason.[/QUOTE] I played with you yesterday. IGN is Pellaes.

The techie SMG is rather good, I got a lot of kills with it. But then I bought the thumper for lulz and everyone died.

with good aim the smg is amazing if you cant aim i feel sorry for you

[img]http://www.speedtest.net/result/1807576305.png[/img] How am I supposed to go fast with this? It's freaking slower than the internet that the reindeer farmers up north have.

[QUOTE=The golden;34949928]I'm ok with having a decent shotgun instead of the thumper. But NOT the smg. Sorry Krail, but I think that thing is less useful than useless. It is NOT a defensive weapon, especially indoors.[/QUOTE] Well smg aside can you agree the thumper just goes too far? I mean it's pretty insane that thumper techs basically have a better/same gun as soldiers. What's the point of playing soldier? I still really like the smg though, it would be perfect with a slight damage buff like +5 per shot or something. [editline]2nd March 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=jiggu;34950032][img]http://www.speedtest.net/result/1807576305.png[/img] How am I supposed to go fast with this? It's freaking slower than the internet that the reindeer farmers up north have.[/QUOTE] why did you do your glod member boostar as notjiggu?

[QUOTE=krail9;34950046]Well smg aside can you agree the thumper just goes too far? I mean it's pretty insane that thumper techs basically have a better/same gun as soldiers. What's the point of playing soldier? I still really like the smg though, it would be perfect with a slight damage buff like +5 per shot or something. [editline]2nd March 2012[/editline] why did you do your glod member boostar as notjiggu?[/QUOTE] A friend told me to. It's obviously me.

I got 20k exp, should I get raider, brute, or unlock reach for the pathfinder?

reach if you play pth all the time, otherwise raider brute is shit unless you like suicide rushing and throwing all your fractals

[QUOTE=Quinnjdq;34948580]Congrats, Funion. [IMG]http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/595/4f4ff0729d29c9150500000.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] Where'd you get that from?

[QUOTE=krail9;34949795] The thumper does far too much damage and techs simply don't deserve to have the best medium weapon in the game. [/QUOTE] Soldier's Spinfusor does the same damage (910) without the arc of the thumper, with the same splash (according to the in-game meters) It's the Tech's primary (and only) weapon, it's got to do some damage, plus it's a medium class. Lower a medium's damage and they'll get destroyed by lights AND heavies.

[QUOTE=caesium;34950931]Soldier's Spinfusor does the same damage (910) without the arc of the thumper, with the same splash (according to the in-game meters) It's the Tech's primary (and only) weapon, it's got to do some damage, plus it's a medium class. Lower a medium's damage and they'll get destroyed by lights AND heavies.[/QUOTE] Firstly, the tech can have two weapons, even if he couldn't that doesn't mean one should be better to make up for it. Secondly, the tech has fucking turrets, so what is the point of playing soldier when the only difference is not having turrets. Finally, the arc on the thumper is not a disadvantage. It makes it much easier to hit people in most circumstances, because it's more likely to hit the ground near your target, instead of sailing past into a wall 10 metres behind. It's only disadvantages are difficulty at long-range and for mid-airs, neither of which matter when defending the base or indoors.

Turrets are pretty much one time use, they'll get a guy first time, but from then on he'll take it out. Moving them doesn't work since you have the "too close to turret" thing.

[QUOTE=ViralHatred;34951155]Turrets are pretty much one time use, they'll get a guy first time, but from then on he'll take it out. Moving them doesn't work since you have the "too close to turret" thing.[/QUOTE] When your going up against some flag or gen room you have to think whether you'll try and kill the tech while the turret shoots at you, or to destroy the turret even though the tech can just replace it. In either case there are two guns against you.

[QUOTE=krail9;34951009]Firstly, the tech can have two weapons, even if he couldn't that doesn't mean one should be better to make up for it. Secondly, the tech has fucking turrets, so what is the point of playing soldier when the only difference is not having turrets. Finally, the arc on the thumper is not a disadvantage. It makes it much easier to hit people in most circumstances, because it's more likely to hit the ground near your target, instead of sailing past into a wall 10 metres behind. It's only disadvantages are difficulty at long-range and for mid-airs, neither of which matter when defending the base or indoors.[/QUOTE] Tech's Shawn-Off Shotgun was a light weapon, and the sparrow I would assume less powerful than the eagle pistol, so even then he's still worse off than most medium classes. The Turrets can't move, and can be destroyed fairly easily, and only one can be carried. A Soldier gets substantially more energy, and the raider gets a shield or the scrambler (which renders turrets useless). I'd say that's a fair trade for a defensive class. I'll give you the last one, the arc means nothing in close quarters.

[QUOTE=Pie108;34951461]When your going up against some flag or gen room you have to think whether you'll try and kill the tech while the turret shoots at you, or to destroy the turret even though the tech can just replace it. In either case there are two guns against you.[/QUOTE] That only applies if the tech is there. If I'm running back from repairing base defenses and I see my little damage counter going off on my screen I race there, but I already know my turret is gone.

I really wish I could switch between what team is shown on the class selection screen, very curious how all the Diamond Sword classes look like. [editline]2nd March 2012[/editline] What the fuck? [img]http://puu.sh/j4Lg.png[/img]

funion we didnt play tribes today :'(

[img]http://puu.sh/j51k[/img] What

Is infiltrator a good class? I have enough gold but I don't want to waste it like I did on sentinel.

[QUOTE=NanoSquid;34952782]Is infiltrator a good class? I have enough gold but I don't want to waste it like I did on sentinel.[/QUOTE] Good if you want to piss off heavys, techs, and anybody else guarding the flag and/or generator.

[url]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/486625647028385842/35FEF8A59B4851C329B59952DDEEEE5DAC18C9B7/[/url] Now I remember why I like playing Soldier :v:

[QUOTE=Bumrang;34952909]Good if you want to piss off heavys, techs, and anybody else guarding the flag and/or generator.[/QUOTE] Gee whiz!

[QUOTE=caesium;34951487]Tech's Shawn-Off Shotgun was a light weapon[/QUOTE] Irrelevant, the shotty is actually really good, especially as a secondary. [QUOTE=caesium;34951487]The sparrow I would assume less powerful than the eagle pistol, so even then he's still worse off than most medium classes.[/QUOTE] Nope, it's actually about the same in terms of dps, it just trades damage per shot for higher rate of fire. Additionally, like I said, the lack of a secondary weapon doesn't matter anway. Can soldier shoot both his weapons at the same time? No? Then why is someone with one gun entitled to higher dps. Thirdly, it's not as if default tech only gets one gun. The repair tool isn't just crappy filler. It is extremely good, and even without upgrades it makes repairs way faster, which in turn leaves you vulnerable for a shorter time, which means it's good for base defense. [QUOTE=caesium;34951487]The Turrets can't move, and can be destroyed fairly easily[/QUOTE] This is a fallacy. Soldiers, brutes, juggs and thumper-techs can kill the turrets in one shot, but the other 5 classes cannot. Turrets are a real pain for pathfinders, since it takes two shots (more than 2 seconds), in which time a turret will nearly kill a pathfinder. Same goes for the other light classes, and even raiders - who have to use [B]two[/B] of their precious arx ammo to destroy them.

The sentinel rifle needs more zoom.