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[def sim]

Power to you then, I'm not going to debate what is classified as camping with campers in denial.

I'm a camper in denial? Good gosh

 

[Milennia]

I ran into the problem many do yesterday.

I would capture and hold a point (usually B) completely by myself. All the other 5 people on my team had to do was hold ONE other point, and they couldn't freaking do it. Drove me nuts...ended up finding another server/lobby.

yeah, you can hold B on most maps on your own (except training ground, because yeah, maybe even colony as well) i have found as well.

(Fracture B cap is such a massive example of how well you can hold an objective on your own, i do it every single time)

 

[Milennia]

I see. Understood. I thought I had to defend my camping ways. Lol

nah, i dont hate people who choose to play their own way.
as long as the game gives me enough options to deal with them, like this game does.

 

[Izuna]

Challenge hunting for Regeneration is going to be the new "Run a person over with a Mongoose"

 

[Milennia]

Challenge hunting for Regeneration is going to be the new "Run a person over with a Mongoose"

lol
i still find the challenges more fun than the battlefield DLC challenges most of the time =/

 

[VisceralBowl]

Challenge hunting for Regeneration is going to be the new "Run a person over with a Mongoose"

No, more like "kill two people with a single spartan laser shot in a FFA ranked match"

 

[Izuna]

Funny thing is that I got both of those back in the day haha. I feel for my team because I am a beast with the 40mm but I can't use it

 

[Jito]

I'm a camper in denial? Good gosh

It's the ones who defend it who do it really.

 

[VisceralBowl]

Funny thing is that I got both of those back in the day haha. I feel for my team because I am a beast with the 40mm but I can't use it

I never got the Spartan Laser one =( my only achievement left for that game.

 

[JimiNutz]

camping is 100% a thing in titan fall.
corner campers for days in objective game modes, all of them.
people staring down a hallway all game, its all here.

Sure, some people camp but in such a fast paced game I doubt these people are doing particularly well.
I know that people camp the hard points but that's a legitimate tactic since you get points for holding the objective. People camping hallways in attrition are surely not going to score highly. As a pilot I aim to rarely run through a hallway anyway. Maybe I'm just lucky but I rarely seem to be hit by campers and have never been hit by a sniper.

At the very least these two aspects of FPS games seem to be reduced (at least in my experience anyway).

 

[Milennia]

I never got the Spartan Laser one =( my only achievement left for that game.

i had the laser one.
after 50 games.

 

[-tetsuo-]

Only standing brazenly in an open doorway to an objective is considered to be defending. Positioning be damned.

 

[Milennia]

Sure, some people camp but in such a fast paced game I doubt these people are doing particularly well.
I know that people camp the hard points but that's a legitimate tactic since you get points for holding the objective. People camping hallways in attrition are surely not going to score highly. As a pilot I aim to rarely run through a hallway anyway. Maybe I'm just lucky but I rarely seem to be hit by campers and have never been hit by a sniper.

At the very least these two aspects of FPS games seem to be reduced (at least in my experience anyway).

i responded to you saying camping wasn't a thing in the game, not that they do well or not.
in every single one of my games they do terribly.
especially the ones that head to the same corner after dying to someone who expects it.

 

[Izuna]

I never got the Spartan Laser one =( my only achievement left for that game.

I got all of them in Halo 3 and ODST, but by Reach I just couldn't hack it anymore. Man I was such an achievement whore.

 

[VisceralBowl]

I got all of them in Halo 3 and ODST, but by Reach I just couldn't hack it anymore. Man I was such an achievement whore.

I got them all for ODST. I gave up around 2010 on trying to get those useless things. They were fun but I realized I was just wasting time.

 

[shandy706]

Slightly off subject, but I remember people directing others in this thread (and other TF threads) on how to do a VPN "easily" into a site. I want to take advantage of a sale, but it's Europe only I think.

Can someone point me to a tutorial or easy setup?

 

[TheAngryMonkey]

Sometimes I get stomped, and then sometimes I go full beast mode:

That win felt awesome, wish I had recorded that session. This game has such wild ups and downs. Super frustrating and super rewarding in a single match.

 

[def sim]

this is what consider it to be as well yes.
blatantly there for kills and not to PTFO, looking for kills on those who are trying to play the mode.
in a game where others can't see your k/d unless you tell them exactly what it is yourself, it confuses me that this exists in this game to an extent.
realistically thinking however, they are coming form other games where they do the same thing i would imagine, so its a routine.

edit: oh, you said WOULDNT be camping, skimmed right over that.. never mind.

Yeah, sure. When I'm playing with friends I'm not going to complain if one or two decide to guard a hardpoint while the rest move on to the next. It's a team based game and they chose their role. It still helps.

I don't know if they are standing the entire time or moving from one corner to the next. Whatever works, it really doesn't matter. Going back to the throwing thing in fighting games, if my opponent can't tech throws, I'll keep using throws in mix ups. Similarly, if standing still or hanging in the corner helps them succeed in guarding a point, then more power to them.

It's the ones who defend it who do it really.

We could have just had a conversation about this, but sure, go for the ad hominem.

 

[Alx]

So, after playing quite a lot, the conclusion is that I'm having a lot of fun, but also completely suck. I may be halfway decent at capturing points, but not at shooting things (except for grunts, thanks for them). So here are a few questions from a noob who skipped the whole "call of duty" generation :
- when facing an opponent 1 vs 1, I'm always the one getting killed. I sometimes get the feeling that I shoot him several times, but his kill cam seems to show I get down very quickly. Is he just aiming better ? Is it my weapon ? Does crouching help ?
- I'm almost as terrible with "kick battles", is there a way to target a kick at an opponent instead of dancing around him ? And how do you jump kick ?
- Sometimes the kill cam shows me the opponent noticing me from veeeery far away and shooting me at once. How the heck is he spotting me as 3 pixels in the middle of the ongoing chaos ? Are people that good ?
- how should I start playing as a team ? I find it quite easy to support my partners when they're in a titan (mostly shooting at the other titan, or throwing grenades... oops sorry for messing your shield buddy), but as pilots everybody is just running/jumping too fast to follow.

 

[VE3TRO]

Why is it that the PC version shows the ping on the leadboards yet on the XB1 version just 1-4 bars? I like to know an accurate reading of my ping not some bar.

 

[VisceralBowl]

So, after playing quite a lot, the conclusion is that I'm having a lot of fun, but also completely suck. I may be halfway decent at capturing points, but not at shooting things (except for grunts, thanks for them). So here are a few questions from a noob who skipped the whole "call of duty" generation :
- when facing an opponent 1 vs 1, I'm always the one getting killed. I sometimes get the feeling that I shoot him several times, but his kill cam seems to show I get down very quickly. Is he just aiming better ? Is it my weapon ? Does crouching help ?
- I'm almost as terrible with "kick battles", is there a way to target a kick at an opponent instead of dancing around him ? And how do you jump kick ?
- Sometimes the kill cam shows me the opponent noticing me from veeeery far away and shooting me at once. How the heck is he spotting me as 3 pixels in the middle of the ongoing chaos ? Are people that good ?
- how should I start playing as a team ? I find it quite easy to support my partners when they're in a titan (mostly shooting at the other titan, or throwing grenades... oops sorry for messing your shield buddy), but as pilots everybody is just running/jumping too fast to follow.

All kicks are jump kicks.

 

[lastflowers]

satchel charges, mines, radar ability in CTF are going to make that mode much more difficult once the initial veneer settles on the game. I'll be interested to see the evolution of that gamemode in the coming months.

 

[Blue Ninja]

So the game (PC) doesn't recognize my microphone. Well, it does, at least when I plug it in before the game launches, but it'll only show the voice indicator, and people still won't be able to hear me. Anyone know how to fix this?

 

[def sim]

Why is it that the PC version shows the ping on the leadboards yet on the XB1 version just 1-4 bars? I like to know an accurate reading of my ping not some bar.

My assumption is they thought the general console audience wouldn't know what ping is.

 

[bishoptl]

Titanfall Jump Skipping Tutorial:
http://youtu.be/wb72vJnrULA

I had no idea this existed. Gonna try it now.

 

[JimiNutz]

i responded to you saying camping wasn't a thing in the game, not that they do well or not.
in every single one of my games they do terribly.
especially the ones that head to the same corner after dying to someone who expects it.

Sorry dude, didn't mean to start a shit storm about camping. Just pleased that, at the very least, it doesn't seem to be quite as big of an issue in Titanfall as it is in some other FPSs.

Last few pages of this thread has made me realise that I should probably start using the satchel charges. I'm still using the arc grenade things!

 

[TheAngryMonkey]

So, after playing quite a lot, the conclusion is that I'm having a lot of fun, but also completely suck. I may be halfway decent at capturing points, but not at shooting things (except for grunts, thanks for them). So here are a few questions from a noob who skipped the whole "call of duty" generation :
- when facing an opponent 1 vs 1, I'm always the one getting killed. I sometimes get the feeling that I shoot him several times, but his kill cam seems to show I get down very quickly. Is he just aiming better ? Is it my weapon ? Does crouching help ?
- I'm almost as terrible with "kick battles", is there a way to target a kick at an opponent instead of dancing around him ? And how do you jump kick ?
- Sometimes the kill cam shows me the opponent noticing me from veeeery far away and shooting me at once. How the heck is he spotting me as 3 pixels in the middle of the ongoing chaos ? Are people that good ?
- how should I start playing as a team ? I find it quite easy to support my partners when they're in a titan (mostly shooting at the other titan, or throwing grenades... oops sorry for messing your shield buddy), but as pilots everybody is just running/jumping too fast to follow.

I was in the exact same boat and over time you just get better but I still lose more often than I win in close quarters combat. As for people noticing you from far away, I'm going to say it's mostly due to their skill. I have a hard time noticing people as well. I'm on PC and in my last session I finally bumped up the FOV from 70 to 90 and that seems to have made a HUGE difference. It seemed like I noticed far more people than ever before.

 

[Milennia]

Sorry dude, didn't mean to start a shit storm about camping. Just pleased that, at the very least, it doesn't seem to be quite as big of an issue in Titanfall as it is in some other FPSs.

Last few pages of this thread has made me realise that I should probably start using the satchel charges. I'm still using the arc grenade things!

its not an issue, i didn't either, wasn't my intention lol.
this game gives me more way of dealing with them than my other FPS games do, which I'm happy about.

 

[TheAngryMonkey]

My assumption is they thought the general console audience wouldn't know what ping is.

I actually hate that they did this. How many people see that and assume they have a weak WiFi signal?

 

[BondFancy]

I cannot stand the plasma railgun it's a complete crapshoot trying to kill another pilot when your screen starts shaking from getting hit by a sidewinder...

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Why is it that the PC version shows the ping on the leadboards yet on the XB1 version just 1-4 bars? I like to know an accurate reading of my ping not some bar.

I'd assume your ping would be roughly the same as whatever it told you on the main menu when you connected to the server. Do you really need to know your exact latency within 10 milliseconds?

 

[Izuna]

Lol it is 6 -1 in LTS atm and he's a Stryder

 

[-tetsuo-]

lol@ camper in denial as if it is some great debilitation or shame

Lol it is 6 -1 in LTS atm and he's a Stryder

We had a 6 vs 2 and just rushed down and titan punched the shit out of them all 4 rounds. It was hilarious.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

You are avoiding the actual problem. I'm fine with you rigging the damn thing, but also standing in the corner watching every entrance? That is camping.
You may have trouble staying in the same room as the flag, but some people are doing it extremely well.

I wouldn't consider guarding the flag camping.

 

[Nyteshade517]

Is letting the opposing team get all 6 of their Titans out and not doing anything to stop them a new thing now that people like doing? The past couple days I've lost track of how many matches where they have all of their Titans grouped together and 1 might get destroyed and if you go anywhere near them you have 5 or 6 Titans shooting at you at once.

 

[-tetsuo-]

I wouldn't consider guarding the flag camping.

Apparently a lot of people do, though.

 

[def sim]

I actually hate that they did this. How many people see that and assume they have a weak WiFi signal?

I haven't thought about it like that, but I hope not many! The bars have been used in many console shooters anyhow, so I'm sure most people get it.

 

[Principate]

Yeah that's really not camping. It's Capture the flag ensuring the other team can't steal your flag is half the game.

Hard points a bit different since you can kill people at the same hard point and not really help your team.

 

[Haines]

Camping doesn't work that well. You just let the other team get titans fast and take map control. Also like a billion ways to kill campers.

 

[Shake Appeal]

- Sometimes the kill cam shows me the opponent noticing me from veeeery far away and shooting me at once. How the heck is he spotting me as 3 pixels in the middle of the ongoing chaos ? Are people that good ?

Most of the time they're that good. Sometimes, they have a little software help. I could link you to a youtube or two, but I don't want to give anyone here any ideas, even though I'm sure no GAFer would stoop so low.

 

[Milennia]

Most of the time they're that good. Sometimes, they have a little software help. I could link you to a youtube or two, but I don't want to give anyone here any ideas, even though I'm sure no GAFer would stoop so low.

i guess this is what respawn meant when they saw some cheaters?

 

[BondFancy]

I wouldn't consider guarding the flag camping.

I wouldn't either there is a distinct difference between camping and tactical non-movement (not being sarcastic).

 

[Shake Appeal]

i guess this is what respawn meant when they saw some cheaters?

Yeah. I hope they have a way to detect it and tears fall like Titans across the land.

 

[Dead]

Finally managing to get my Titan to land on an opponent Titan is such a satisfying feeling

 

[Scottish Sin]

This is one of my favorite tracks in the game. The other being the Demeter-Day charge and a few others.

Thanks so much for this, been looking for it everywhere! Any idea what the track is that plays on the IMC side at the start of the match as you're leaving the drop ship?

 

[Timu]

Ok, I got 17 kills in a match, that's my highest yet.

 

[daviyoung]

Nothing wrong with camping. I pitch a tent most rounds..

 

[Jito]

Bare in mind I'm talking about Hardpoint not CTF when scoffing at these defense claims. Hardpoint is just as much about attacking all the time more so than defending due to the speed you can move around the map. I personally think that you're going to be a better asset to your team moving constantly around the map capping points then clearing out contested ones, sitting in a corner is not helpful to your team as that's one less player on the field. Hardpoints change hands so often and quickly that it just isn't worthwhile camping. And finally it's extremely cheap and skilless pointing a gun at a door whilst hiding in a corner.

This game for me is about high speed shootouts and crazy jumps, just grinds my gears seeing a load of you enjoying and patting each other on the back for sitting in a corner in this game. Completely baffles me, but whatever floats your boat I guess.

 

[VisceralBowl]

Thanks so much for this, been looking for it everywhere! Any idea what the track is that plays on the IMC side at the start of the match as you're leaving the drop ship?

Which map? I think it changes.

EDIT: I'll look into it.

 

[Alx]

Most of the time they're that good. Sometimes, they have a little software help. I could link you to a youtube or two, but I don't want to give anyone here any ideas, even though I'm sure no GAFer would stoop so low.

I was afraid it was a skill issue. Certainly not a hack anyway, since I'm playing on console.

Finally managing to get my Titan to land on an opponent Titan is such a satisfying feeling

Yeah, definitely. I've also tried twice to crush the evacuation ship with it, with no success yet. It always fall next to it, it's not easy to aim at the right spot.