BTGBullseye

It's by EA... It's going to be extremely buggy for the first 2 years, lag ridden for year 3, and filled with hackers for years 4 and 5. There is no year 6+, EA will make sure of that.

1) Light assault. It's alright. You've got mobility, and that's 80% of not dying too much. I can't shoot, so it's not for me.

Get a scope for the default primary weapon and C4... This is not a run-and-gun, or spray-and-pray class.

Use the primary weapon to engage lone targets, or as a light suppression system in hard to reach areas. Use the C4 by dropping onto unsuspecting vehicles, and detonating. (you can take out anything with 1-3 direct hits on the top of the vehicle, but you're likely to die doing so)

2) Heavy assault. Seems like garbage. I just can't hit with the default loadout. Unless I hold still which equals death. The base rocket launcher is insultingly bad. I get that it doesn't seek, but it drops, and it drops fast. That on top of the many hits to take out a slow vehicle. There's seeker launchers one can buy for around 1000 which I'd bet would be game changers.

Get a 3.4-4x scope, advanced foregrip, and High Velocity Ammo for the NC6 Gauss SAW that you get by default, and never try to hipfire with it unless the enemy is within 10 feet of you. This weapon is designed for short-medium to medium-long ranges, and is primarily a suppression weapon. (your aim is to wound, slow, and pin down the enemy with this weapon, not kill) If you want stealthy kills with it, get a suppressor, otherwise get the compensator. When fully upgraded in this way, it is the least expensive top-tier capable weapon in the game.

You can also turn this class into a counter-sniper system by getting the Warden. (combat medic and engineer can use it as well) It is semi-automatic, but if you put a 4x or 6x scope on it and High Velocity Ammo, you can use it to 2-shot 99% of snipers at up to very-long range. Standard method to engage: Put up shield, (use Nanite Mesh shield) leave cover, put two semi-rapid shots into the location the sniper is located at, reenter cover, drop shield, wait for shield to regenerate, repeat until sniper dies. If done right, there is no way you will lose vs a single sniper. If you're against multiple snipers, only leave cover far enough to be visible to 1 sniper.

3) Infiltrator. I hear you can do some amazing things with terminal hacking behind enemy lines, but as a sniper class it's the worst I've ever seen. Breath hold doesn't kick in for like a second, and only lasts for about two seconds. No prone position. Being cloaked and trying to fire doesn't drop the cloak and fire, it STOPS YOU FROM FIRING. Holding still equals being sniped yourself, so it's a high danger class. I understand the concept of balance, but this is balance through annoying mechanics. These futuristic snipers are inferior to a redneck with a scoped rifle and some leaves in his hat. You know you've done a shit job designing something when rednecks are the example to be admired and respected.

The trick is to get in position, drop cloak just before firing, then move behind cover, cloak, and move to different cover. (there are a LOT of people that can really ruin a good firefight with very little skill, so it's obviously not broken) If you're using the same cover more than once, you're doing it wrong, and deserve every death.

I highly recommend immediately upgrading to the AF-6 Shadow, unless you intend on using the Stalker Cloak. (which prevents the use of your primary weapon) Put a 3.4-4x scope on it, and you're good to start semi-auto sniping.

If you prefer bolt-action sniping, the only weapon that can guarantee a 1-hit kill on any non-MAX or non-shielded Heavy is the EM4 Longshot.

4) Engineer. I like engineer a lot, although the exp sucks. Between turrets and ammo boxes, conserving shots is a non issue. The three turret options are all pretty interesting. Even the starter one is good for racking up kills in certain situations. You will eat sniper shots, but at least it has some shielding. On top of that you can weld yourself to a maxes ass and still help out if you can't shoot well. A good class for all seasons, complete with sticky grenades.

The default weapon for this class is the AF-19 Mercenary... It is a good weapon when you put a light scope on it.

If you're planning on close-quarters combat, I would suggest getting the Blitz GD-10 though. It is a superior CQB hipfire weapon.

5) Medic. Medic is decent. Very good exp during pitched battles with level 6 healing gun. Sometimes medic can get in the way and create very visible rocket targets though. Toggle crouch is your buddy.

Medic is usually the most targeted enemy class. If you choose medic, bear in mind that you are NOT a frontline shooter. You will die fast, and often. You will only get lots of points if you have great cover, and a lot of people being injured/killed around you. Rez people only if they are outside the line of fire, otherwise you'll have wasted your rez charge to either give points to the enemy, or on a guy smart enough to not accept the rez.

I very much like the Heavy Assault class, simply because of the extremely capable weapons, variety of uses, and overall durability of the class when compared to others... However you should go to the VR training range, and learn what class suits you best before purchasing anything. (in the VR range, everything is completely free, so you can try everything to see what you like most)

Lost Coast was supposed to be during the Highway 17 chapter, where you're driving the coast road to Nova Prospekt.

http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Lost_Coast

Yup.

1. Red.

2. Green.

3. Blue.

4. Yellow.

5. Purple.

Spock.

Awaken.

The birds and the crickets... They're being very noisy right outside my window.

Way too sunny, but otherwise nice.

sweetened black tea.

most people just call that "sweet tea"

Actually, nowadays most people consider 'sweet tea' to be green tea, even though they shouldn't.

Blah.

9/10

"Never make permanent decisions on temporary feelings." - Wiz Khalifa

The second amendment, and the forefathers' foresight to make sure it couldn't be removed.

Passing on the question yet again.

^ I just like the idea of a cyber metal band being named after a village in Yorkshire...

Actually, it's named after their football club, hence the "F.C.".

M*A*S*H

"Dude, you must be on some really awesome drugs..."

1. A random thing that isn't Jackie Chan.

2. A non-random thing that isn't Jackie Chan.

3. A random persona that isn't Jackie Chan.

4. A non-random persona that isn't Jackie Chan.

5. Jackie Chan, in drag.

Recovering.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaya_and_Angelina:_The_Spoiled_Brat_Movie

A Filipino comedy movie I have absolutely no interest in ever learning anything about.

@BTG - LOL! The only small problem is that Sidewinder is an air-to-air missile

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/exclusive-raytheon-adapts-aim-9x-for-air-to-ground-missson-335762/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder

It's usable for all encounter zones, and has been since 2008.

Pulp Fiction or Inglorious Basterds

There's a difference? Probly Inglorious Basterds.

Steve or Frank?

Does it have to come from the coca plant?

Is another one of the most fun guys on the forum.

Best of both worlds.

Not if they're manboobs... Then it's the almost-worst of one world.

You forgot the random guy that hops in the orangutan enclosure to be with the intelligent ones...

<---- (this guy right here)

Grats!

Feeling much better than I was before... I had a headache, and all my muscles refused to function properly. Then I had a short nosebleed that removed about a cup of blood, and now I'm feeling MUCH better. (I like nosebleeds, they always make me feel better afterwards, so long as I don't drip on anything important before it stops)