Ragnascot V
Banned
For 5-6 years I played with a law enforcement PvP role play group on console. During that time I had the bittersweet experience of fighting truly exceptional players and outlaw groups.
I remember the first time I noticed range control. Both my opponent and I were in FDLs. I boosted past him, turned… and noticed him very close behind me. This happened continuously until I died. Afterwards I figured he must just have a faster ship.
I later joined NF and began to learn methods of FDL dogfighting. As pitching is faster than yaw, I was taught to roll so the aiming reticle is vertical and more easily reached. I was taught not to spam boost, to instead recognise when my opponent was boosting and then follow, bringing the reticle over the ship so to create the shortest distance between. To fire plasma when travelling at max speed, as they inherit momentum, and time my boost so to catch them on the stall.
When an opponent tried to boost directly past me, I was taught to pitch and turn before boosting, so that I am able to follow in close behind. This is called a preturn, something which requires a lot of practice to get the timing right, and what I witnessed in the example above.
All this and more, to learn and practice in the pursuit of perfection, is what keeps the game alive for me and many others in the PvP community. I’ve ate billions of rebuys in the attempt to git gud, and after 10k hours I’m still not able to consistently hold range.
I do however have days when it all comes together, depending on my state of mind, opponent and luck.
I take pride in a good performance, more than I would to win. If winning was my main priority I would simply use a premo rail reverski cutter as some are known for. These are no fun to fight.
When my group migrated to PC, it was a bit of a culture shock. Some PvP etiquette was different, such as returning to fights after death. We adapted, and continue to enjoy good PvP with the majority of player groups.
However. There are some out there, led by He Who Shall Not Be Named, who would degrade or demean our efforts, publicly stating that what we are doing is not possible for normal gameplay, only through use of third party tools or software. They are experts in the field, you see, not incompetent or misinformed. In fact should you try to challenge these accusations or offer help in better understanding how to achieve range control, you will be blocked and banned from their server.
I appreciate not everyone plays the game for PvP, and most who do will know already know this is a hopeless case, but to any of you who are part of this hackusation culture, please understand. You are being lied to. I’m not saying there isn’t people who have hacked or used cheats. I’m simply trying to wake you up to the reality. They’ve coined the term “skill pill” as someone who is fooled into believing range control is possible. As someone who was recently accused of cheating, I’m willing to try and teach, though I’m not the best.
Perhaps a review of my system, if that’s possible. Still a bit unsure about PC stuff and miss the console “one button then GO” feature.
Accusations go beyond this, into the realm of lag switches etc, but that’s for another time, and I’d simply remind everyone of imperfect P2P connections, desync and lag.
My dream for the PvP community is better communication and relationships between groups, without suspicion of unfair advantage. If you made it to the end of this rant, have a cookie. You earned it o7
I remember the first time I noticed range control. Both my opponent and I were in FDLs. I boosted past him, turned… and noticed him very close behind me. This happened continuously until I died. Afterwards I figured he must just have a faster ship.
I later joined NF and began to learn methods of FDL dogfighting. As pitching is faster than yaw, I was taught to roll so the aiming reticle is vertical and more easily reached. I was taught not to spam boost, to instead recognise when my opponent was boosting and then follow, bringing the reticle over the ship so to create the shortest distance between. To fire plasma when travelling at max speed, as they inherit momentum, and time my boost so to catch them on the stall.
When an opponent tried to boost directly past me, I was taught to pitch and turn before boosting, so that I am able to follow in close behind. This is called a preturn, something which requires a lot of practice to get the timing right, and what I witnessed in the example above.
All this and more, to learn and practice in the pursuit of perfection, is what keeps the game alive for me and many others in the PvP community. I’ve ate billions of rebuys in the attempt to git gud, and after 10k hours I’m still not able to consistently hold range.
I do however have days when it all comes together, depending on my state of mind, opponent and luck.
I take pride in a good performance, more than I would to win. If winning was my main priority I would simply use a premo rail reverski cutter as some are known for. These are no fun to fight.
When my group migrated to PC, it was a bit of a culture shock. Some PvP etiquette was different, such as returning to fights after death. We adapted, and continue to enjoy good PvP with the majority of player groups.
However. There are some out there, led by He Who Shall Not Be Named, who would degrade or demean our efforts, publicly stating that what we are doing is not possible for normal gameplay, only through use of third party tools or software. They are experts in the field, you see, not incompetent or misinformed. In fact should you try to challenge these accusations or offer help in better understanding how to achieve range control, you will be blocked and banned from their server.
I appreciate not everyone plays the game for PvP, and most who do will know already know this is a hopeless case, but to any of you who are part of this hackusation culture, please understand. You are being lied to. I’m not saying there isn’t people who have hacked or used cheats. I’m simply trying to wake you up to the reality. They’ve coined the term “skill pill” as someone who is fooled into believing range control is possible. As someone who was recently accused of cheating, I’m willing to try and teach, though I’m not the best.
Perhaps a review of my system, if that’s possible. Still a bit unsure about PC stuff and miss the console “one button then GO” feature.
Accusations go beyond this, into the realm of lag switches etc, but that’s for another time, and I’d simply remind everyone of imperfect P2P connections, desync and lag.
My dream for the PvP community is better communication and relationships between groups, without suspicion of unfair advantage. If you made it to the end of this rant, have a cookie. You earned it o7
