Again I'm a total noob but I've never been able to make an outpost last long enough before a Hawk obliterates it.
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Starhawk |OT| Not Quite Warhawk, Yet Not Quite Like Anything Else
- Thread starter MoonsaultSlayer
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Again I'm a total noob but I've never been able to make an outpost last long enough before a Hawk obliterates it.
Try keeping a rocket launcher on you for whenever a hawk starts closing in. They only take two shots or so, and if they're in mech form you can always grenade them.
Also, it really helps to have a team mate helping you when building a base. One of you should drop the spawn point and the other a laser canon. The spawn point will give you rift and you can turn that into more weapons, defenses, etc.
Is there some secret to shooting down Hawks with the Rocket Launcher? Last night, I was on top of a bunker getting full lock-ons and those Hawks must've been Maverick and Goose b/c they were impossible to shoot down. I kept getting infinite ammo from the bunker and I seriously fired about 20 or so at one dude to no avail.
Find the rockets are better against the AI then real players. Though it helps to have someone chasing them in a hawk. They are more concerned with them that they don't dodge the ground to air rockets. The beam turrets seem to work better against air I think. Harder for them to dodge if they can at all. Using the rocket against air is the last thing on my list at the moment. Better against tanks, hawks on the ground and buildings. Air to air or beam to air works out better I think.
Enjoying the game quite a bit but I've got a dumb question - I always got the impression that the amount of Rift energy displayed in the top right hand corner of the screen was the team's shareable pool of it, and therefore I always felt a little weary about dropping structures. After reading this thread and thinking about it though, I'm curious - is this your personal pool of energy or does it belong to the whole team?
Personal. Get building!
Oh snap! This changes EVERYTHING
Square Triangle
Member
Yeah, I work with GS. An email was sent out that the PS+ codes were not printing on release.
Awesome- thanks for the heads-up. Can I do it over the phone or should I just make a drive over?
It can be tricky, depending on how good the pilot is, but if you have good timing or even a second person firing at a hawk that's flying top speed you should be able to connect a missile or two.
The best time, for me, to fire on a hawk is whenever they're coming straight at you or when they're trying to make a missile lock- it's when they're least likely to turn.
Jasper Avenue
Member
I'm really bad at this game but I am noticing myself getting better. Really steep learning curve but it seems like it will pay off.
Square Triangle
Member
ive given codes over the phone but you'd have to call that store
This game is the shit! Surprised nobodies mentioned the framerate yet though, great most of them time, but turns to absolute dog shit when it gets hectic which is a shame. Just found out SCEE have put the items up for people who played the beta on the store too, go get 'em!
Also, good job on the reversable cover. Means I don't have to look at that massive PSN sticker!
Also, good job on the reversable cover. Means I don't have to look at that massive PSN sticker!
I've only had it slow down in split-screen online MP. Otherwise it's really smooth for me (Slim Ps3 with a 7200 RPM drive put in).
FrenchMovieTheme
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it filters by default to not show games that are full. you can unfilter it to see all games if you want
I'm running the same setup as you. It was a shame it happened on my first game I played, kinda soured me a bit. Warhawk was so smooth as well. The framerate's fine most of the time, but it's very noticeable at the start of a new game when things are quiet right after the end of a hectic game.
I did that...I dunno, maybe everyone was eating dinner ....how many servers are you guys seeing?
About Matchmaking in co-op maps
About the server list bug
https://twitter.com/#!/DylanJobe/status/201050765756858370
About the server list bug
https://twitter.com/#!/DylanJobe/status/201059956525514752
Aha! Thanks.
if a gaf clan officer sees this post, please make sure my invite was sent psn: thegodofwine
The Frankman
Banned
How much are all the different Online Codes via PSN? Just wondering.
MoonsaultSlayer
Member
I think the ost is $9.99. I'm not sure if the others were announced.
Oh, you mean the online pass, not the LE bonuses. No idea.
The Frankman
Banned
I'm trying to pull something off online that if I can do it this weekend, I'm going to look like a boss.
Stay tuned...
edgefusion
Member
I'll be picking this up tomorrow morning so if someone could give me an add to the Gaf clan it would be much appreciated. I plan on jumping into the multiplayer immediately, it would be great to play with organised folk. My PSN ID is edgefusion, ta!
Mid 20s??? I've been playing matches with 32 players and my fps is locked in the 30s
You people can't tell a bad framerate, or my PS3/game is fucked then. When there are 32 players actively fighting, there is NO WAY this game is even touching 30fps.
Are you playing in small or large maps?
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
That's what turned me off during the beta. Figured it would have been fixed by now.
Large mostly.
Yeah, mine always feels well above twenties too, unless I'm in a huge split screen game.
Square Triangle
Member
All clan invites have been sent out, so make sure you assholes accept.
That's what I'm getting at. I feel like an inconsistent framerate is worse than a solidly bad framerate, and Starhawk's is very inconsistent. The framerate in these situations affects the controls too, makes it more difficult to aim and such. I love the game, I just wish this had been ironed out. Warhawk was so polished, and this is so close
TrAcEr_x90
Member
seems like it is picking up steam now!
SuperSonic1305
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First to quote gets a Sweet Tooth skin.
CreateNowSleepLater
Member
Hey, can someone explain to me why people keep holding on to enemy flags? Every time I play CTF someone on my team grabs it then camps in the bunker.
maybe the other team has your flag?
Has there been a tv commercial for this game?
It seems like Sony is carefull with certain exclusives, regarding their budgets (mainly marketing)....and if it affects sales, then so be it. I'm guessing what ever $$$ that didn't get spent for tv commercials went into the game's development....or I at least hope so.
Its like Sony is saying, these are nitch titles...we'll give them to their core base, but spend as little as possible to be able to make it happen......and rely on word of mouth from there.
It seems like Sony is carefull with certain exclusives, regarding their budgets (mainly marketing)....and if it affects sales, then so be it. I'm guessing what ever $$$ that didn't get spent for tv commercials went into the game's development....or I at least hope so.
Its like Sony is saying, these are nitch titles...we'll give them to their core base, but spend as little as possible to be able to make it happen......and rely on word of mouth from there.
I really don't watch tv except for the morning news but GoW and Starhawk are constantly shown on hulu.
Starhawk comes up a lot on websites ads like neogaf.
CreateNowSleepLater
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Maybe but I still dont get it.