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Rorenikibi

Fri Jun 18, 2004 7:51 am

The other night, I decided I needed a change of pace. I got buffed, I went overt and headed to the home of a 300 member Imperial guild on Kettemoor looking for a fight.

I was so fired up I even shuttled in to the middle of their city.

When I arrived, there were two overt Imperials at the shuttle itself, so I used the covert timer to get a little distance between them and me. As the timer dropped, I saw a red dot on my radar sliding up behind me.

What followed was the hands down best run and gun battle I have ever fought. Master Carbineer versus Master Bounty Hunter. Five solid minutes of just about every special in our arsenal fired at each other. Multiple KD attacks, at one point I was stunned, blinded, dizzied, burning and still blazing away. She was in composite, I was in my SpecForce Marine Captain designed Padded Armor with my 30% Stun resist composite helmet.

We were fighting at a full run out into the wilds of Lok, I was using FullAutoArea2 as the battle switched off between her chasing me and me chasing her. I aggroed just about every creature we passed, except the Giant Dune Kimogila (thank God), which ended up tagging her most of the time. Then we passed through a random spawn of Rebel NPCs who distracted her enough to let catch up and start laying down the pain.

The final attacks were ScatterShot2's alternated with FullAutoArea2 attacks to keep the nasties around us aggroed. She went down on a Mind incap and actually had to sit there a minute, while I cleaned up the aggro mess I created. By the time I had her dead and the aggros cleared, we were over a kilometer outside the city.

The heartbreak came when I considered tackling the GDK and saw its resists. 100% Acid, 100% heat, 80% Energy.I figured that was just an ugly way to die and let it go. I returned to New Ziost and picked off another Imperial before a Combat Medic and a Rifleman sent me down in a blaze of gory (not glory).

We may be gimped, but when we're on the ball with our gameplan, we sure as hell don't suck.

Captain Janu Hull CFA-7
In the event of an emergency, this pilot's ego may be used as a floatation device.

jfang

Fri Jun 18, 2004 7:59 am

#2

Rorenikibi wrote:

The final attacks were ScatterShot2's alternated with FullAutoArea2 attacks to keep the nasties around us aggroed. She went down on a Mind incap and actually had to sit there a minute, while I cleaned up the aggro mess I created. By the time I had her dead and the aggros cleared, we were over a kilometer outside the city.

Very nice story. I'm confused about two things though. If you were using FullAutoArea2, wouldn't that have aggroed all the nasties to you, and not to her? And if she went down to a mind incap, but had a minute to sit there while you cleaned up the aggro mess, wouldn't that have let her wake up (especially if brandied)? Wouldn't it have been more prudent for you to deathblow, then clean up the mess?

I'm not exactly sure what happened at the end of the battle...

Congrats to you though.

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TAfirehawk

Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:05 am

#3

I too questioned FullAutoArea2, but hey whateverworks for you.

Awesome to hear about Carbineer Success.....it does happen, just not that often......

Iebas Feania
Former Correspondent of the Former Profession, CARBINEER

Rorenikibi

Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:05 am

#4

jfang wrote:

Rorenikibi wrote:

The final attacks were ScatterShot2's alternated with FullAutoArea2 attacks to keep the nasties around us aggroed. She went down on a Mind incap and actually had to sit there a minute, while I cleaned up the aggro mess I created. By the time I had her dead and the aggros cleared, we were over a kilometer outside the city.

Very nice story. I'm confused about two things though. If you were using FullAutoArea2, wouldn't that have aggroed all the nasties to you, and not to her? And if she went down to a mind incap, but had a minute to sit there while you cleaned up the aggro mess, wouldn't that have let her wake up (especially if brandied)? Wouldn't it have been more prudent for you to deathblow, then clean up the mess?

I'm not exactly sure what happened at the end of the battle...

Congrats to you though.

Only 99,824 posts to go...

I did have my share of aggroes, but for some reason, she had way more than I did. She was leading the chase at that point, so some of her aggroes may have been due to her encountering them first and drawing them. I do know I was harassed as well by hostiles, but she was far more hurt by them than I was.

As far as the DB, I was sweating while I finished off the kusaks still on me. The real time to kill was probably well under a minute, but it felt like an eternity before I finally got close enough to DB. I don't know what she used to Mind buff, but she didn't get up on me at all.

Captain Janu Hull CFA-7
In the event of an emergency, this pilot's ego may be used as a floatation device.

Rorenikibi

Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:09 am

#5

TAfirehawk wrote:

I too questioned FullAutoArea2, but hey whateverworks for you.

Awesome to hear about Carbineer Success.....it does happen, just not that often......

I was using FAA2 for a couple reasons. One, its what I have on the macro, its intended as an area attack mode. Two, I had intended to stay in the city and fight, and this guild is legendary for GTEFing, so I wanted to use the area attack to draw them out and be damned sure if I was hitting one, i was hitting them all.

The fact that I got stuck with it in the wilds and it turned out to work to my advantage was pure icing on the cake.

Captain Janu Hull CFA-7
In the event of an emergency, this pilot's ego may be used as a floatation device.

jfang

Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:20 am

#6

Rorenikibi wrote:

I was using FAA2 for a couple reasons. One, its what I have on the macro, its intended as an area attack mode. Two, I had intended to stay in the city and fight, and this guild is legendary for GTEFing, so I wanted to use the area attack to draw them out and be damned sure if I was hitting one, i was hitting them all.

The fact that I got stuck with it in the wilds and it turned out to work to my advantage was pure icing on the cake.

Now I'm even more confused. I though GTEF only let them attack you, not you attack them. Imagine you are fighting Fighter (F) and Grouper (G), who are grouped. You kill G, who clones and re-enters the battlefield (without attacking you), and stands next to F. I thought if you area attack F, G would be immune (until G in turn attacked you and got a TEF).

Or did you mean that if somebody joined the fight you would engage them automatically from the area effect without having to think about it?

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Rorenikibi

Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:22 am

#7

jfang wrote:

Rorenikibi wrote:

I was using FAA2 for a couple reasons. One, its what I have on the macro, its intended as an area attack mode. Two, I had intended to stay in the city and fight, and this guild is legendary for GTEFing, so I wanted to use the area attack to draw them out and be damned sure if I was hitting one, i was hitting them all.

The fact that I got stuck with it in the wilds and it turned out to work to my advantage was pure icing on the cake.

Now I'm even more confused. I though GTEF only let them attack you, not you attack them. Imagine you are fighting Fighter (F) and Grouper (G), who are grouped. You kill G, who clones and re-enters the battlefield (without attacking you), and stands next to F. I thought if you area attack F, G would be immune (until G in turn attacked you and got a TEF).

Or did you mean that if somebody joined the fight you would engage them automatically from the area effect without having to think about it?

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Right, but once they aggroed, having an Area attack already being fired would almost negate the first strike. They'd get their free shot, but they'd be taking damage from me almost instantly afterwards.

Captain Janu Hull CFA-7
In the event of an emergency, this pilot's ego may be used as a floatation device.

jfang

Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:24 am

#8

Rorenikibi wrote:

Right, but once they aggroed, having an Area attack already being fired would almost negate the first strike. They'd get their free shot, but they'd be taking damage from me almost instantly afterwards.

But given they have the first shot, wouldn't they flank you and engage you from behind? Or is that too advancedtactics for your average (insert profession you want to insult here)?

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Rorenikibi

Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:25 am

#9

Y'see, a lot of GTEFers I encounter are people who are not buffed, figuring the lead off guy has your full attention and a new attacker coming out of nowhere won't be your main concern until its too late. I keep the Area attacks going to remind them that surprise works in both directions. FAA2 may be a median concern to a buffed player, but to an unbuffed player, its a real wake up call to get hit that hard by someone who doesn't necessarily need to give them their full attention.

Captain Janu Hull CFA-7
In the event of an emergency, this pilot's ego may be used as a floatation device.

Rorenikibi

Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:35 am

#10

I was flanked, but being buffed, and a fairly intelligent fighter, I ate the damage and juked left to get them all back on one side of me. What finally wasted me was the Mind poison and disease.

After the one on one, I went back to the city and encountered an unbuffed Carbineer. I saw him, but wanted to draw him away from the cantina, figuring he had more people around him. I was right, there was a buffed Rifleman who I immediately lit into with the FAA2. I hit the unbuffed Carbineer and he went down in short order. The GTEFing Carbineer came up behind me and grouped before attacking me while the cantina was to my right. I ran to the left and he ran right up beside the buffed fighter well within my cone. I ran up and took the DB on the incapped carbineer then started to the front of the cantina just in time to see the Combat Medic hurl his gunk at me. By this time, a group of five total people had gathered on me. I didn't see what the last guy was, and after the poison started ticking, it wasn't really important. The GTEF'd Carbineer and the overt Rifleman were able to drop me pretty quicklyonce the poisondrained me.

Captain Janu Hull CFA-7
In the event of an emergency, this pilot's ego may be used as a floatation device.

TAfirehawk

Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:52 am

#11

Rorenikibi wrote:

TAfirehawk wrote:

I too questioned FullAutoArea2, but hey whateverworks for you.

Awesome to hear about Carbineer Success.....it does happen, just not that often......

I was using FAA2 for a couple reasons. One, its what I have on the macro, its intended as an area attack mode. Two, I had intended to stay in the city and fight, and this guild is legendary for GTEFing, so I wanted to use the area attack to draw them out and be damned sure if I was hitting one, i was hitting them all.

The fact that I got stuck with it in the wilds and it turned out to work to my advantage was pure icing on the cake.

Well the story was great until you brought this FORBIDDEN word into the mix.......that is pure evil to a Carbineer

Iebas Feania
Former Correspondent of the Former Profession, CARBINEER

Rorenikibi

Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:59 am

#12

TAfirehawk wrote:

Rorenikibi wrote:

TAfirehawk wrote:

I too questioned FullAutoArea2, but hey whateverworks for you.

Awesome to hear about Carbineer Success.....it does happen, just not that often......

I was using FAA2 for a couple reasons. One, its what I have on the macro, its intended as an area attack mode. Two, I had intended to stay in the city and fight, and this guild is legendary for GTEFing, so I wanted to use the area attack to draw them out and be damned sure if I was hitting one, i was hitting them all.

The fact that I got stuck with it in the wilds and it turned out to work to my advantage was pure icing on the cake.

Well the story was great until you brought this FORBIDDEN word into the mix.......that is pure evil to a Carbineer

Damn, and here I thought I was doing good by using ChargeShot1 only one shot per attempt. Seriously, using a 1 second macro allows me to keep the heat on while adding bits and pieces to the battle as needed with VERY little delay.

I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, constant button mashing is painful.

Captain Janu Hull CFA-7
In the event of an emergency, this pilot's ego may be used as a floatation device.

TAfirehawk

Fri Jun 18, 2004 9:00 am

#13

Just /smack'ing you around a bit

But the game automatically puts in the 1 sec delay for ya

Iebas Feania
Former Correspondent of the Former Profession, CARBINEER

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