Beginner's stats and such
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 3:04 pm
ooh, a forum section thats meant for me to ramble! kidding X}
anyways, many on the server ask what they should do when starting out, so i will put in some pointers for such persons. i forget how many stat points are given when starting, so i will be a little more general than exact with how many points to put where at each level to open the stats window, press the L key.
1: you get experience on these rpg invasion servers by the DAMAGE YOU INFLICT! not the kills you cause, though the two are related! for this reason, one really should give more points to damage bonus over time than damage reduction. really, one would think staying alive is primary, but it doesn't matter when you are below level 100, you will die easily regardless.
2: to help stay alive with less dr and overall survival, one really needs to have vampirism level 3 at least, so vie for this level of skill when you can. vampirism's strength comes from your damage you do on enemies, so this is coupled with damage bonus stats. be aware there are enemy types from which you can't vamp off hp.
3: once you become level 25, buy denial level 2!!! the weapon you die with in hand will return when you respawn. very freakin necessary. 'nuff said -o-
4: if you are not level 25, and happen to get a weapon of power, and you find a retention pu..put that on right away! you apply pus to weapons of power (these have black slots over the gun) by pressing the use key, which is U by default. you scroll through your inventory of powerups and artifacts with [ and ] keys as default. artifacts are activated with the use key.
5: you really need to get resupply level 1 when starting out, you need ammo bonus of 50 for the skill to be made available to you. with inf ammo pus, getting more than damage bonus 50 is not necessary, but when starting out a map with mp5, resupply skill can be your very good friend!
6: around level 75, you should have basic skills and stats distributed...BUT..make sure you purchase the gold wrench skill by this level, seriously. to get gold wrench, you need 150 weapons speed, 150 damage bonus, and 150 damage reduction for the skill to be made available. having the gold wrench makes any nonnegative or noncursed weapon a weapon of power. the only exceptions are redeemer, nuke bomb, and normal super shock rifle; these superweapons cannot be made a weapon of power by the gold wrench. weapons of power are the basis to this server!
7: you do not need to take weapon speed over 150 for a long time. i have found when starting a second character, that putting 2 inf pus on a weapon of power is essentially super weapon speed. work on maxing damage bonus and damage reduction before maxing weapon speed. experience gains are better the faster you can get shots out; the more you can hit and inflict damage, the more you gain experience.
8: do not discount working up adrenaline. at adrenaline stat of 150, you can buy adrenal surge levels 1 and 2. this skill gives 50% more adrenaline from monsters kills at each level. when i was low level, i initiated speed booster every chance i could, and adding shields with booster is very helpful at times. the more adrenaline you have and can acquire, the more you can keep regenerating health and shields. it is highly useful as well in artifact useage. regeneration booster combo is iniated by hitting the backwards movement key 4 times fast.
9: there are classes here, but unlike other invasion servers, you aren't restricted to one. simply put, being a weapons master lets you purachse adavanced damage bonus, and medic class will grant you the ability to medi a weapon so it has infinite ammo and apply a strong healing ability. medic class has a prerequisite stat allotment, which i forget.
10: understand, as low level players, high level players will only do so much to help out those just starting. many feel it is a waste of time to take effort to help one who will not be able to last long in game. for this reason, do not beg for stuff over and over, thinking noone is "hearing" you. it can actually be worse for you, since it can make some think negatively of you, and distracting those trying to win the map is not a good thing. you want your higher level players to win a map so you as a low level player can get the 1000 bonus experience points! many of us toss pus to people without a word, like myself who will often unload a bunch to one person i know isn't getting a lot. i normally share pus and guns randomly than asking if someone needs something.
11: unless you really feel the need to start over from the first level, do not ever hit the "reset" button on the stats window. only give heed to the "refund" button, which will refund all your stat points so you can redistribute them in other ways. if you are curious what prerequisites to some skills are, highlight the skill and click the INFO button for a description.
12: getting all quickfoot levels is good, for the addition speed stacks on speed pus and speed booster adrenaline combo. getting the first level sometime early is suggested, for it does add a fair bit more speed than the default, regular speed. speed booster adrenaline combo is initiated by hitting the forwards movement key 4 times fast.
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13. i can't believe i forgot this. new, low levels should also try to get TEAM VAMPIRISM level 1 at least. for the new players who like to spam stuff, and high levels alike, this can be of help! it was really great help to me as well when i needed to hide somewhere with others when so vulnerable. minigun, flak, razor primary fire will vamp nicely off teammates. i still make use of it to this day sometimes when things get hectic, or hurt badly after a wave and needed some hp fast.
this is all i have to share for those starting out on this server, or essentially, any other invasion server with some of these basics. i hope this may help!
anyways, many on the server ask what they should do when starting out, so i will put in some pointers for such persons. i forget how many stat points are given when starting, so i will be a little more general than exact with how many points to put where at each level to open the stats window, press the L key.
1: you get experience on these rpg invasion servers by the DAMAGE YOU INFLICT! not the kills you cause, though the two are related! for this reason, one really should give more points to damage bonus over time than damage reduction. really, one would think staying alive is primary, but it doesn't matter when you are below level 100, you will die easily regardless.
2: to help stay alive with less dr and overall survival, one really needs to have vampirism level 3 at least, so vie for this level of skill when you can. vampirism's strength comes from your damage you do on enemies, so this is coupled with damage bonus stats. be aware there are enemy types from which you can't vamp off hp.
3: once you become level 25, buy denial level 2!!! the weapon you die with in hand will return when you respawn. very freakin necessary. 'nuff said -o-
4: if you are not level 25, and happen to get a weapon of power, and you find a retention pu..put that on right away! you apply pus to weapons of power (these have black slots over the gun) by pressing the use key, which is U by default. you scroll through your inventory of powerups and artifacts with [ and ] keys as default. artifacts are activated with the use key.
5: you really need to get resupply level 1 when starting out, you need ammo bonus of 50 for the skill to be made available to you. with inf ammo pus, getting more than damage bonus 50 is not necessary, but when starting out a map with mp5, resupply skill can be your very good friend!
6: around level 75, you should have basic skills and stats distributed...BUT..make sure you purchase the gold wrench skill by this level, seriously. to get gold wrench, you need 150 weapons speed, 150 damage bonus, and 150 damage reduction for the skill to be made available. having the gold wrench makes any nonnegative or noncursed weapon a weapon of power. the only exceptions are redeemer, nuke bomb, and normal super shock rifle; these superweapons cannot be made a weapon of power by the gold wrench. weapons of power are the basis to this server!
7: you do not need to take weapon speed over 150 for a long time. i have found when starting a second character, that putting 2 inf pus on a weapon of power is essentially super weapon speed. work on maxing damage bonus and damage reduction before maxing weapon speed. experience gains are better the faster you can get shots out; the more you can hit and inflict damage, the more you gain experience.
8: do not discount working up adrenaline. at adrenaline stat of 150, you can buy adrenal surge levels 1 and 2. this skill gives 50% more adrenaline from monsters kills at each level. when i was low level, i initiated speed booster every chance i could, and adding shields with booster is very helpful at times. the more adrenaline you have and can acquire, the more you can keep regenerating health and shields. it is highly useful as well in artifact useage. regeneration booster combo is iniated by hitting the backwards movement key 4 times fast.
9: there are classes here, but unlike other invasion servers, you aren't restricted to one. simply put, being a weapons master lets you purachse adavanced damage bonus, and medic class will grant you the ability to medi a weapon so it has infinite ammo and apply a strong healing ability. medic class has a prerequisite stat allotment, which i forget.
10: understand, as low level players, high level players will only do so much to help out those just starting. many feel it is a waste of time to take effort to help one who will not be able to last long in game. for this reason, do not beg for stuff over and over, thinking noone is "hearing" you. it can actually be worse for you, since it can make some think negatively of you, and distracting those trying to win the map is not a good thing. you want your higher level players to win a map so you as a low level player can get the 1000 bonus experience points! many of us toss pus to people without a word, like myself who will often unload a bunch to one person i know isn't getting a lot. i normally share pus and guns randomly than asking if someone needs something.
11: unless you really feel the need to start over from the first level, do not ever hit the "reset" button on the stats window. only give heed to the "refund" button, which will refund all your stat points so you can redistribute them in other ways. if you are curious what prerequisites to some skills are, highlight the skill and click the INFO button for a description.
12: getting all quickfoot levels is good, for the addition speed stacks on speed pus and speed booster adrenaline combo. getting the first level sometime early is suggested, for it does add a fair bit more speed than the default, regular speed. speed booster adrenaline combo is initiated by hitting the forwards movement key 4 times fast.
{edited to add}
13. i can't believe i forgot this. new, low levels should also try to get TEAM VAMPIRISM level 1 at least. for the new players who like to spam stuff, and high levels alike, this can be of help! it was really great help to me as well when i needed to hide somewhere with others when so vulnerable. minigun, flak, razor primary fire will vamp nicely off teammates. i still make use of it to this day sometimes when things get hectic, or hurt badly after a wave and needed some hp fast.
this is all i have to share for those starting out on this server, or essentially, any other invasion server with some of these basics. i hope this may help!