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This has been going on for ages. They can't seem to find balance. not enough ammo people complained, too much ammo people complained.
Just get rid of ammo altogether; add melee, bow/crossbow weapons and spells, have a series of quick bars and a better UI and chat.
Get rid of the cars and add unicorns and dragons.
Wait maybe thats a bad idea.
And if you get idiots in cars etc running into mobs and killing them, then you get zero drops from those kills. Which doesnt help
I'm currently crafting my own ammo out of Sparrow bones as I ordered from Amazon.
I might join you, either that or have a pot noodle something I actually do have because I didn't order it from Amazon.Quote:
Originally Posted by AW36OME
Hey. what makes you all think that running out of ammo is a Trion error. Maybe the game is set like it should be in a post apocalyptic time where **** runs out. Maybe you all need to go find a source of ammo. Or maybe you have to send people out to search for ammo while others fight. Maybe thats why you need a large enough group to take down the big arkfalls
Hey, this is an MMO and a videogame. If i wanted to something that required any sort of effort, I'd go outside and get some sunlight. It's not so I want to do as little as possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Airwolf3169
I apologise but my manners have yet to be delivered from Amazon.
Find a good shot gun and bmg. I'm using http://puu.sh/2ssxD and I'll probably never run out of ammo for it. 230ish rounds, gun has 15 rounds in it.
Add ammo drops to ALL events!!! Please!
(Ammo drops every 3 enemies)
I don't recall there being an ammo problem in arkfalls in the last beta, besides when idiots would ruin things for others by running over hellbugs with their vehicles. And I've nearly soloed an entire Major arkfall with my starter wolfhound... and never lacked ammo ( the others finally joined in when it was on its last legs, then it died pretty quickly as I didn't have to constantly run from both the adds and its acidic spit ).
1) Do not kill things with your car, if you do... they won't drop anything.
2) Ammo you get from ammo piles dropped by mobs only replenish the weapons currently equipped, unless they changed it.
3) You guys also have grenades to take out large groups of mobs, and get a 'hit' on bigger ones so that once they're killed you'll get a reward too, use them.. even on the boss if you have to.
4) Meleeing weak hellbugs is a good way to conserve ammo, get a few shots in on a weakspot, punch, roll.
5) Its very easy to always hit a crit on the enemies as long as you understand their attack patterns... doesn't take a 'pro with an enlarged e-peen' to do it.
6) Unless changed from the beta... The stationary hellbug symbiote's whole body is a weakness, the mother of all hellbug's eyes are a weak point, the inner 'tail' and mouth of the other hellbug boss is also a weakness, which you can probably still get close to its tail weakspot while its shooting others and unload a load of bullets in it for ridiculously high dmg.
7) If you find yourself not doing enough dmg, remember to pay attention to your guns, some guns seem to do a lot of damage but have pretty poor crit damage which is more important ( then let's say splash damage ) for certain Arkfalls ( Such as those where you need to destroy the crystal ).
8) Focus on the archers during an arkfall, they're the easiest to kill, very dangerous if they catch you in a bad spot.. and you'll conserve ammo if you can kill them fast and they drop some ammo. ( One trick is to throw a grenade underneath them, then shoot them ( or melee them )).
9) If you need ammo, throw nades into clumps of enemies, use splash damage weapons, chip some dmg off enemies just so you get a loot roll for them as well, it will increase your chances of loot. Do not underestimate status effects, as they can help everyone.
10) Did you know the BMG is awesome? It has 'infinite' ammo, you still need to recharge it when its 'clip' is empty.. But you can not only damage enemies, but you can also heal people to help everyone out... as the more people shooting, the better off you all are. And you lose nothing from healing others.. it helps everyone in the end.
11) It pays to hold your fire once in a while to check and see what's happening around you, don't just shoot blindly.. Take time in order to decide whether you want to go for the boss, or take out some of the adds, the monarchs especially give plenty of ammo, and they need to be killed anyway in order to make the symbiote come out again.
12) Status effects, again.. they've beyond useful.. Effects like fire will deal DoT ( Damage over time ) which can save you ammo in the long run, and electricity will stun and deal some weak DoT which makes taking out certain enemies easier.
Just my thoughts.
I don't think it's something that needs fixed. By using your ammo correctly and doing damage to the crystal & etc, you produce more ammo drops. A random pick-up group and I hit two or three arkfalls and none of us ran dry throughout the entirety of our time together.Quote:
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