Hi,
I am constantly having this problem:
I get 2-shotted by certain people and I can't do any significant damage to them.
Typical scenarios:
1) I pick up weapon boost, go 1vs1 shootout (standing face to face with his ship - same ship type - and we just trade blows). We both have the thermal beam. I go full weapons pips, chaff to compensate for no shields. My chaff ends, my capacitor is empty, his shields are still up, he lost 1-2 out of 3 lines. I go somewhere 2-4 pips to shield, get 2 shots, I am dead.
What I don't understand here is how can he survive the Weapon boost onslaught. I can think only of him having 4 pips in shield and Shield pickup. But this can't be the case all the time. Besides, when I have Shield boost and go 4 pips I still get 2-shotted...
2.) I pick up weapon boost, I see him chasing somebody, I go 0-shield 2-Engine 4-Weapon shoot him until my capacitor is dry. He destroys the guy he's chasing turns around, and 2-shots me.
3.) I am thinking, okay, it might be heat issue. I go 4-shield and wait how fast I die. Dead in 2 seconds.
What is strange to me is that no matter how good defense I have, I get 2-shotted. No matter how offensive I go I don't inflict damage.
This happens only against prestige veterans and it's a rule with some players. Others are okay. They outmaneuvre me, I get shot. I get it and it's my fault, I need to get better with flight controls (And energy management). But in case of 1vs1 shooutout I should win if I have the boost, no? Also if I have the Weapon boost it means he can't have one, can he? There is only one per map and they respawn the moment the previous ends. Or?
I also watched the player chaff so I am sure he doesn't have heat sink.
I understand that you can modify your ship and get better in some areas than others. From what I have read and seen meta is to get fast ship, heat beam, weapon oriented energy distributor, get a weapon boost and go farm.
I can destroy non-prestige as expected, it's only prestige players that I have problem with...
...my question is, how the hell am I losing in all cases with these players? What am I missing?
Oh and I sometimes connect with a VPN (WTFast) so I have a fairly good idea about my connection, lags, spikes and lost packets. Connection is not the reason.
I am constantly having this problem:
I get 2-shotted by certain people and I can't do any significant damage to them.
Typical scenarios:
1) I pick up weapon boost, go 1vs1 shootout (standing face to face with his ship - same ship type - and we just trade blows). We both have the thermal beam. I go full weapons pips, chaff to compensate for no shields. My chaff ends, my capacitor is empty, his shields are still up, he lost 1-2 out of 3 lines. I go somewhere 2-4 pips to shield, get 2 shots, I am dead.
What I don't understand here is how can he survive the Weapon boost onslaught. I can think only of him having 4 pips in shield and Shield pickup. But this can't be the case all the time. Besides, when I have Shield boost and go 4 pips I still get 2-shotted...
2.) I pick up weapon boost, I see him chasing somebody, I go 0-shield 2-Engine 4-Weapon shoot him until my capacitor is dry. He destroys the guy he's chasing turns around, and 2-shots me.
3.) I am thinking, okay, it might be heat issue. I go 4-shield and wait how fast I die. Dead in 2 seconds.
What is strange to me is that no matter how good defense I have, I get 2-shotted. No matter how offensive I go I don't inflict damage.
This happens only against prestige veterans and it's a rule with some players. Others are okay. They outmaneuvre me, I get shot. I get it and it's my fault, I need to get better with flight controls (And energy management). But in case of 1vs1 shooutout I should win if I have the boost, no? Also if I have the Weapon boost it means he can't have one, can he? There is only one per map and they respawn the moment the previous ends. Or?
I also watched the player chaff so I am sure he doesn't have heat sink.
I understand that you can modify your ship and get better in some areas than others. From what I have read and seen meta is to get fast ship, heat beam, weapon oriented energy distributor, get a weapon boost and go farm.
I can destroy non-prestige as expected, it's only prestige players that I have problem with...
...my question is, how the hell am I losing in all cases with these players? What am I missing?
Oh and I sometimes connect with a VPN (WTFast) so I have a fairly good idea about my connection, lags, spikes and lost packets. Connection is not the reason.
