Theyre not invincible, it just shows that theyve gone past 50 and are on the second go up the ranks. Basically, they are Very, Very, Good
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It means they have hit prestige, once hit prestige you get one of the golden badges and start again at level 1 through the same level progression as before. So a level 1 with gold badge and a normal level 1 have the same equiment available.
Calm down there friend.... DON'T PANIC!!! It only means that the person has played a lot and doesn't necessarily mean that he/she is any good. Not ALL prestige pilots are good, I'm on my 3rd time through and my kill/death ratio is only about 1.60 or so. That probably makes me slightly above average I suppose. (The pilots with a k/d ratio above 2.5 are the ones to REALLY watch out for.)
Do what I did for awhile. Turn on your ship's silent running so you aren't likely to be detected, then follow & observe what the best pilot's are doing. Learn from them. It'll only make you better.
Do what I did for awhile. Turn on your ship's silent running so you aren't likely to be detected, then follow & observe what the best pilot's are doing. Learn from them. It'll only make you better.
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They have exactly the same shield and weapons you have access to. However most likely they will have the weapons powerup that increases damage significantly. When I am in a game with a bunch of low level guys I usually just skip the powerup otherwise the game ends in 50 seconds (yes that has happened to me). That is no fun for anyone.
Suggestions for things if you have access to them:
1. Use reverse shields (rank 9 or 11 I believe) if you are running a condor.
2. Use over charged shields (rank 22 I believe) if you are running an imp fighter.
3. Use beams (rank 27 I believe).
4. Use the engine power distributor (rank 10 on condor, not sure about imp fighter).
5. Try out the different type of boosters, stock on is medium number of boosts, slightly faster, efficiency boost allows more boost, but top speed lower, power boost allows less boosts, but higher top speed. Depending on your play style one will be better than another.
Also learn pip management, 4 pips to shields makes a HUGE difference in survivability.
Learn where the weapons power up is on each map, its the RED one. If it is gone, the high level guy probably has it since he learned where it was. If the map has these power ups, also learn where the shields/stealth power ups are, but those are secondary to the weapons one. Every map has one weapons powerup
Suggestions for things if you have access to them:
1. Use reverse shields (rank 9 or 11 I believe) if you are running a condor.
2. Use over charged shields (rank 22 I believe) if you are running an imp fighter.
3. Use beams (rank 27 I believe).
4. Use the engine power distributor (rank 10 on condor, not sure about imp fighter).
5. Try out the different type of boosters, stock on is medium number of boosts, slightly faster, efficiency boost allows more boost, but top speed lower, power boost allows less boosts, but higher top speed. Depending on your play style one will be better than another.
Also learn pip management, 4 pips to shields makes a HUGE difference in survivability.
Learn where the weapons power up is on each map, its the RED one. If it is gone, the high level guy probably has it since he learned where it was. If the map has these power ups, also learn where the shields/stealth power ups are, but those are secondary to the weapons one. Every map has one weapons powerup
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For the most part it isn't their weapons, but that they're likely using the weapons powerup (the red one). It gives you something like 250% normal damage while it lasts. Experienced players know just how powerful it is and use it heavily.
Learning to use the powerups is probably the single biggest thing you can do to be successful in CQC. Learning power pip management is a close #2.
EDIT: Dutchy, always the ninja. First with silent running, now the forums!
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That is because I silent run the forumsEDIT: Dutchy, always the ninja. First with silent running, now the forums!
Extra tip: If you're not sure where you are, or the power-ups are, your left panel will show you which power-ups are currently available, and even let you target them.
They just have :
- Same ships
- Same weapons
- Same shields
So what change with them ?
They :
- Know the limit of their ship
- Know how to pilot
- Know when maintain contact or when leave
- Know bonuses location (very important)
- Know where to hide
- Know which enemy is good or not : it helps select priority target
- Never focus sidewinder when a DPS ship is around
- Of course : know pips management
- Lateral thrusters and boost management
- Never remain static
I am prestige rank 2. Yesterday I reached that level I was consequently lvl 1 with not any unlock. I did play around 3h and a half. Surprisingly I was almost ever MVP in my TDM rounds. During this season I reached Lvl 22... The shame is not on me. I play regularly, I train, sometimes I lose because of mistakes of my own or just because I am surrounded. OK that is part of the game.
My advice train train train train yourself. It is better than complaining here for nothing.
And yep golden players should have to be fighting against you : just look at them follow them, guess their build, learn their pattern, behave like them !
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Nope.
1. Different ships (there are 3 ships you need to unlock to fly, some substantially better than the starter one)
2. Much better weapons (just look on this forum for comparison of heat beams to pulse lasers)
3. Better shields indeed.
CQC is not about flying skills. It is about knowledge of little tricks and exploits. So you can "train" as much as you want, but nothing beats looking around on reddit and other forums for the tips..
There are also plenty of hackers in CQC...
PS: you can gain all prestiges just by leaving your game up. No need to touch the controls. So really prestige has little meaning/value...
Nope.
1. Different ships (there are 3 ships you need to unlock to fly, some substantially better than the starter one)
2. Much better weapons (just look on this forum for comparison of heat beams to pulse lasers)
3. Better shields indeed.
CQC is not about flying skills. It is about knowledge of little tricks and exploits. So you can "train" as much as you want, but nothing beats looking around on reddit and other forums for the tips..
There are also plenty of hackers in CQC...
PS: you can gain all prestiges just by leaving your game up. No need to touch the controls. So really prestige has little meaning/value...
You didn't read my post.
Prestige 2 lvl 1 : no unlock item or ship. Train
Their single greatest weapon is skill and experience.
No! Their TWO greatest weapons are skill and experience and a refusal to give up
Wait! Their THREE greatest weapons er etc. etc. etc.
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If I place you in front of an experience sword fighter who has one sword but you have two. Who do you think would win? What if you had a sword and a shield but he still just had one sword?
No! Their TWO greatest weapons are skill and experience and a refusal to give up
Wait! Their THREE greatest weapons er etc. etc. etc.
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Nope.
1. Different ships (there are 3 ships you need to unlock to fly, some substantially better than the starter one)
2. Much better weapons (just look on this forum for comparison of heat beams to pulse lasers)
3. Better shields indeed.
CQC is not about flying skills. It is about knowledge of little tricks and exploits. So you can "train" as much as you want, but nothing beats looking around on reddit and other forums for the tips..
There are also plenty of hackers in CQC...
PS: you can gain all prestiges just by leaving your game up. No need to touch the controls. So really prestige has little meaning/value...
If I place you in front of an experience sword fighter who has one sword but you have two. Who do you think would win? What if you had a sword and a shield but he still just had one sword?
Sorry to hear you say that. Last I checked, you had quite a lot of the skills you claim don't matter.
Correct. The number determines your rank and the available modules you can equip. The gold badge means you reached rank 50 and started over at least once ("prestiging"). The shape of the gold badge depends on how many times you've prestiged, up to 8.
- Lvl 1 to 50 no badge :
- lvl 1 you are naked, no module, no specific ship and so on.
- lvl 50 you have all modules and ships
- Lvl 1 to 50 golden badge :
- lvl 1 you are naked, no module, no specific ship and so on.
- lvl 50 you have all modules and ships
So to SUM UP :
A non golden badge lvl 35 have more ships and more modules than a lvl 09 golden badge (prestige 1 to 9)
So now, if you are lvl 25 no golden, and you find out a player golden badge prestige 3 (but lvl 1) : you have a HUGE avantage on him. So if you lose against him : the only difference is your SKILL, and KNOWLEDGE of CQC. That is all mate.
GOLDEN badge mean : you ACCEPT TO RESET your save, just to got the bagde (and a permit). That is all mate. No more, no less. Going through Prestige rank is accepting to go forward from scratch, at each prestige lvl.
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