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News and Announcements / Re: Adventure Mode... it's coming (Kickstarter).

« on: April 03, 2013, 12:56:20 pm »

 I'll definitely double my $65 if muse includes Canadian geese to blast.

I hate Canadian geese.

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News and Announcements / Re: Adventure Mode... it's coming (Kickstarter).

« on: March 22, 2013, 11:44:24 am »

 Just ponied up! Can't wait to see this happen.

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The Docks / Re: Harpoon Research Division

« on: March 22, 2013, 11:36:28 am »

 Any more research outings planned? I kinda want in on this even if it's just to patch up the holes after each test lol

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The Docks / Re: Harpoon Research Division

« on: March 14, 2013, 07:53:26 am »

In my limited experience the harpoon is not only good for snagging an enemy but also as a  funny means of escape.  with a good head of steam you can use it to slingshot past your target if you don't wish to  remain close after having,  say,  given the business with your goldie's heavy carronade.

 one thing I am def curious to see is how the tethering  effect stacks,  if at all,  with  more than one harpoon.

 also,  the harpoon description suggests it does hull damage primarily while the stats say balloon. is it just one or both?

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Q&A / Re: Questions about the GUNNER

« on: March 12, 2013, 03:56:46 pm »

what about playing engineer as a gunner?

by that I do not mean pretending to be something you're not, but how do you guys tackle repairs as a gunner? do you just try to stick to maintaining guns, or only repairing when prompted by captain? which repair tool do you bring? (I can only assume spanner or pipe wrench)

I'd like to play a dedicated gunner but my gut always forces me to tend toward minding my ship, I get the sense that a little bit of self restraint is necessary, and its certainly evident in the number of newer gunners I've seen banging away on the armor at the same time as their engineer buddy(ies).

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General Discussion / Re: My experience today

« on: March 12, 2013, 03:46:16 pm »

Right where to start...

Guns of Icarus Online is one of them games where someones expectations of a game and the personality they bring into it can either make or break another players experience due to the importance of teamplay and cooperative spirit.

Some people are competitive while others are not;- and out of those who are competitive some have high expectations of their crew and might feel the need to lash out verbally when someone doesn't fullfil that expectation....  Still a common sight in online games;- but let's carry on.

Let's compare to games - games that do not share the same genre or niche but definitely share the same importance of cooperation and teamplay :  League of Legends and Guns of Icarus Online.
 
The first thing you oughta notice or even be insulted by in this comparison is that League of Legends has an incredibly obnoxious and juvenile audience;- where no matter what you do;- as long as you are part of a losing team you are likely to be insulted or blamed. In comparison Guns of Icarus Online probably has the least of that in any of the games I've ever played;- period - and I've been playing games since 1995 when a lot of gamers today were still pooping yellow.

That doesn't mean you will always hit an understanding skillful crew with a good attitude towards the game and generally friendly spirit; however.   This is just as much a part of online gaming as is blocking gold spammers; toilet-papering a developers house over a change you didn't agree with; comparing the size of your sword with that of your clan member and being overly nice with Phoebe because she has red hair and plays videogames.

No matter what game you purchase and play - people you get frustrated at *and* people you get disheartened by because of their verbal aggressive nature will always be there to lessen the play experience to some degree;- but you have to put it aside and learn how to deal with it.

I know it sounds really harsh and hardly constructive to throw down the phrase, "Suck it up" - but no matter how many paragraphs I devote to this particular subject it will always come down to that.  In fact;- the people you see posting on this thread are the people you need to cherish and keep around as your friends.    If anything you just need to make sure you have a lot more positive energy around you than negative.

My advice to you is to really try and not get disheartened by people who make you feel like you're crappy at the game.  Screw them.  Everyone has their own way of playing their game and practising their hobby and no one can tell you what works and what doesn't because the only thing that works for each and every individual is having fun - and having fun is an everchanging variable that is different for everyone.

Don't respond to people you feel are being careless with your feelings; compliment people who you feel contribute to a better environment.   Don't read beauty magazines; they will only make you feel ugly.

Hear hear, salute for this. Couldn'tagree more.

And I'm canceling my subscription to cosmo!

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General Discussion / Re: I played with X

« on: March 12, 2013, 11:53:01 am »

Yeah I gave it a shot as well, it felt maybe a tiny bit faster but that was probably just in my head. As so many things seem to be.

Shout out to Deadpoet (I'm pretty sure that's his name  ), an ace gunner.

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Guides / Re: FAQ aboard a Ship

« on: March 07, 2013, 04:23:24 pm »

Thanks to all I'll put that to use post haste.. though I'll be sad to ditch my tar barrels lol

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Guides / Re: FAQ aboard a Ship

« on: March 07, 2013, 03:15:12 pm »

what's your favorite counter to dedicated rammers? in other words, what do you recommend newbie crews do to survive? Go all defensive to escape and get situated? perhaps go offensive to try and turn them back? perhaps some good maneuvers for a noob captain to evade rammers?

edit to be thread specific

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The Pit / Re: "Guns of Icarus" fans, holding game back.

« on: March 06, 2013, 01:11:08 pm »

Im guessing I'm one of the newest here, im one of the indie bundle purchasers.

Things really haven't been that bad in terms of finding games so far. I managed to convince four other friends to pick up the game up because we all have a blast playing team based games together. There's really been only one night that we had trouble finding a game andthat was because we were dead set on crewing together; if we split up it would have been far easier.

I will admit it is intimidating seeing opposing ships manned by a bunch of vets but many people are fairly sporting. even our kamikaze Russian opponents were diligent enough to drop a GG afterward. I guess the lesson from my point of view is to just take the games as they happen; if I can fly with friends great. if not I'll gladly hop on (as an engineer WITH a mic, don't worry) and cruise with someone else.

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General Discussion / Re: I played with X

« on: March 05, 2013, 04:06:29 pm »

After Ccrack was finished, he hopped on and was kind enough to let a noob bang around on his ship while learning the ropes. Great captain, low stress learning match, thanks man.