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Q&A / Re: Newer player wanting to know some more info about in game meta/stratagies.

« on: May 23, 2014, 11:31:32 pm »

What great info, thanks everyone! I just keep running different combos to see what works best and what doesn't and what fits my style.

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Q&A / Re: Newer player wanting to know some more info about in game meta/stratagies.

« on: May 21, 2014, 07:12:29 pm »

Thanks for all the info guys! Its really helpful. 

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Q&A / Re: Leveling

« on: May 21, 2014, 10:02:38 am »

Also if you go to the progress tab and check under the class you are leveling it should tell you how many more achievements you need to level up.

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Q&A / Re: Newer player wanting to know some more info about in game meta/stratagies.

« on: May 21, 2014, 09:15:45 am »

Thanks Grey! I will definitely experiment with the different range builds and give the info that for the crew builds to my friends I play with. I really want to try out the Impact Bumpers and the Flak cannons.

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Q&A / Re: Newer player wanting to know some more info about in game meta/stratagies.

« on: May 21, 2014, 04:44:47 am »

Thanks for the info! Will definitely take the advice, I really like to use the phoenix claw like you said especially on the Pyra with its slow turning speeds. I guess another question that popped into my head is there any other ships that match the play style of the Pyramidion?

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Q&A / Re: Dealing with ships from behind?

« on: May 21, 2014, 04:29:48 am »

 Most of this is probably already been said but I like to use the Pyramidion a lot and I find that the phoenix claw is a must have as all your guns are on the left side(port) of the ship and you have zero on your right side(starboard) and the ship has a rather slower turning speed. The key to not getting out maneuvered in this ship is to not let anyone on your bad side or you are defenseless and they have a free shot at your hull system as it is on this side as well. For my personal tactics I usually go full in decelerating as I get closer so my front guns can go to town then I flip to full or almost reverse while circling to get around them and damage their systems, then finish them off with a ramming maneuver. I like to carry the mallet with me and gibe the hull a good wack every once and a while if it get damaged.

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Q&A / Newer player wanting to know some more info about in game meta/stratagies.

« on: May 21, 2014, 04:17:18 am »

Hello Guns of Icarus Community!

I am a newer player that recently picked up the game during the steam sale and I am having a blast with game and am looking forward to play a lot more of it! I have played somewhere around 30-40 matches already choosing mainly the captain/pilot role and have gotten a pretty firm grasp on the simple game mechanics and strategies. I tend to use a mostly aggressive play style diving right in the action head first with the pyramidion class ship and it usually works out  pretty well winning sometimes 5-0 or 5-1 with almost little to no competition with a lack of words(not trying to sound like a jerk to my fellow captains). As I am about to progress to level 4 and outrank the lower tier 1-3 matches, I want to know is my play style successful in higher level play? What other tips/tricks or strategies would you give to an aspiring captain? Is there a dominating meta/ship and gun combo at the moment? And what pilot skills do you find most useful? And finally what things can I do to improve my play?

Sorry for the wall of text, just really excited to know more about the how the game works! Thanks, Lugo