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Give me attachment or RIOT

Post by EXOTICISME » 03 Apr 2017, 03:21

PFC Urist McBaldie says, "I want barrel charger, scope, and skeleton stock"
ENS Urist McCargo says, "Both are sold out, and you can only get two"
PFC Urist McBaldie says, "Can you order it then? I need my attachment"
ENS Urist McCargo says, "Nope, the points are used for resources, sentries, rockets, mines, basically more important stuff than attachment"
PFC Urist McBaldie says, "BUT I NEED MY ATTACHMENT!"
ENS Urist McCargo says, "No you don't, now get out from the line, you are holding it"
PFC Urist McBaldie [Sulaco (Mar)] says, "RO IS FUCKING RETARD, HE REFUSE TO ORDER ATTACHMENT, RIOT!"
PFC Urist McBaldie [Sulaco (Mar)] says, "XO I WANT TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, MEET ME IN BRIDGE RIGHT NOW!"
LCMD Urist McDecent [Sulaco (XO)] says, "What's going on here? I'm busy please wait"
PFC Urist McBaldie [Sulaco (Mar)] says, "NO, I NEED TO COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS UNFAIR AND INJUSTICE TREATMENT I GET FROM THE RO!"
ENS Urist McCargo [Sulaco (RO)] says, "No you don't, you are a grunt, you are hired to shoot and kill, you don't have right to complaint because you don't get what you want"
LCMD Urist McDecent [Sulaco (XO)] says, "Alright.. meet me in the bridge private"

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5 Minutes Later
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LCMD Urist McDecent [Req (XO)] says, "RO, did you refuse to order attachment for this marine?"
ENS Urist McCargo [Req (RO)] says, "Yes, and i have my reasons"
LCMD Urist McDecent [Req (XO)] says, "Do tell me"
ENS Urist McCargo [Req (RO)] says, "Well first, he is a goddamn private, i dont have any obligation to listen to his order, second, he need to know his position, i am his superior but he disrespect me, third, the goddamn points can be used for a whole squad instead of some whiny bitch grunt"
LCMD Urist McDecent [Req (XO)] says, "Fair enough... just give him something please, to keep his mouth shut"
ENS Urist McCargo [Req (RO)] says, "With all due respect i'll be happy to give him a beating"

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10 Minutes Later
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PFC Urist McBaldie [Delta (Mar)] says, "I'm going down, RO is not giving me any attachment so im not at my best"
PFC Urist McBaldie [Delta (Mar)] says, "Where are you guys?"

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2 Minutes Later
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PFC Urist McBaldie [Delta (Mar)] says, "Fuck i got captured by the lizards"
PFC Urist McBaldie [Delta (Mar)] says, "This is because RO refuse to give me my attachment"
PFC Urist McBaldie [Delta (Mar)] says, "Fuck the RO, the RO is fucking bitch"

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Post by 4thsurviver » 03 Apr 2017, 03:34

Yeah that sounds about right. I remember the time I stood as MP on duty in the RO line and we had no cargo staff. In the space of 20 seconds the marines in line went from standing in line for no reason to beating my ass without me saying so much as a word while shouting about their attachments. Every time I examine the sign in there and read about the marine holding 2 attachments being mentally challenged I laugh because I know how true it is.
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Post by caleeb101 » 03 Apr 2017, 04:16

I loved it when attachments were removed. We suddenly went from a couple of robust people to nearly all robust people. Course we lost but it was still better than 1 guy grabbing a barrel charged scoped m41a with ap loaded and ff'ing everyone.
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Post by Katsukai » 03 Apr 2017, 04:23

PFCs that want barrel chargers are real baldies.

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Post by Steelpoint » 03 Apr 2017, 08:07

Anyone who isn't a Spec or SL who wants a Barrel Charger at shift start deserve only to be issued a flashlight.
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Post by Joe4444 » 03 Apr 2017, 10:50

...what are attachments again? I think I used them about twice before just sticking with the normal M41A

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Post by Swagile » 03 Apr 2017, 11:52

I cannot go without my extended barrel.

Seeing "the bullet misses the Young Runner (007)" x5 despite me shooting right at him has got to be the most bullshit experience ever.
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Post by Steelpoint » 03 Apr 2017, 12:02

>not using attachments

Without devolving into a joke speech. Even if you don't care at all for some of the more complicated portions of attachments, its still worthwhile to consider getting a few of the more basic ones.

Even something like a Bayonet or a Extended Barrel can give you a large performance increase with a very minor negative impact.

Just check out the page here: wiki/Marine_Equipment#Weapon_Attachments

PS: Don't bother going for the really good attachments (Barrel Charger springs to mind) unless your a SL/Spec
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Post by Clutch » 03 Apr 2017, 14:04

most people who main combat roles dont understand that RO doesnt have unlimited points ordering a few attachment crates is the best we can do if we keep ordering more it'll lessen the supplies that are actually needed.
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Post by Monoo » 03 Apr 2017, 14:25

You don't need attachments to be robust, and more often than not the wrong combination of them will just make your weapon even worse.

Seriously, skip the 10+ minute autism shitslinging fest in the RO line and just go to briefing some time, it will change your whole world.

(Not saying I never use attachments, but I prefer my ironsights. At most I take a bayonet, rail light, or masterkey)
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Post by caleeb101 » 03 Apr 2017, 20:06

I always take a rail flashie. Heck, if the RO line is too long I'll just get a screwdriver and flashlight and make my own. Rail flashies are so vital. It's FREE extra vision. And people pass it up for attachments that make their gun ass.
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Post by MrJJJ » 03 Apr 2017, 22:40

I tend to take forward grip almost always (expect for smg), its a good attachment with little drawbacks, it does like, what? increase your weapon size and make it two-handed? not much of a drawback when it can go on already two-handed guns, rail light is fairly decent to take when you got no idea what you want or don't want to waste a precious mag harness for those specs

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Post by Steelpoint » 03 Apr 2017, 23:59

Rail Light is always good to take at minimum, really useful nowadays.
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Post by TheMaskedMan2 » 04 Apr 2017, 02:44

Let's be honest, rail light is actually the best attachment. Not even joking. Mag harness is okay but really marines, when you drop your weapons you almost always can grab it again, and if you are hauled to the hive you are typically dead anyways.

Save them for unique weapons or if you are a valuable role.
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Post by Karmac » 05 Apr 2017, 23:07

TheMaskedMan2 wrote:Let's be honest, rail light is actually the best attachment.
+1

literally no downside
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Post by MrJJJ » 06 Apr 2017, 00:12

Karmac wrote:+1

literally no downside
There is

You can't attach a rail light onto a rail light, so you can't attach 25 rail lights ontop of each other and make the brightest gun in existence

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Post by Swagile » 06 Apr 2017, 00:14

rail light and extended barrel

two tiles extra viewing and the accuracy from the barrel allows you to hit all your shots at that range

literally best combo you can get as a standard (get a masterkey if you want but UGL is good for slow xenos / CQC / bunched up xenos)
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Post by Liran343 » 06 Apr 2017, 04:29

Red dot for life baby.

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Post by Steelpoint » 06 Apr 2017, 04:35

The most robust combo that won't make your gun worse, and you'll usually be able to get as a Standard, is a Forward Grip, Extended Barrel and a Rail Flashlight.

While you lose your underbarrel grenade launcher, you compensate by significantly increasing the accuracy of your gun at range, in addition you suffer from no recoil if you burst fire your weapon, meaning its viable to burst fire at medium range instead of close range only.

Rail flashlight just lets you see more.
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Post by caleeb101 » 06 Apr 2017, 04:58

Steelpoint wrote:
Rail flashlight just lets you see more.
letting you see that bit more is vital. seeing that sentinel a few tiles before it's in spitting range. not only does it work for you, but it works for team mates as well. they are able to see targets you can see thanks to your rail flashie. if every muhreen would just bring a rail flashie, melted flares and lights would not be a problem. and there are so many rail flashies, I sometimes just stick 1 on an unused gun and chuck it out because it's better than a flare
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Post by Karmac » 06 Apr 2017, 06:04

a marine with a rail flash is almost as good as a marine with a smartgun or sniper headset, because there are now only two tiles in your sight radius you can't click on, aka pure black tiles.
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Post by Snypehunter007 » 06 Apr 2017, 14:41

Ahhhhh, I remember the Great RO Line Riots of 2016.

People used ton suicide in game at round start if they didn't get their attachments, which we banned them for doing, they would ransacked cargo if their wasn't anyone their (using C4 to blow open the doors), it was just bad.

But in seriousness the only thing I get for attachments is an RDS for my main weapon as a medic, my standard combat pistol.
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Post by Renomaki » 07 Apr 2017, 00:43

Snypehunter007 wrote:Ahhhhh, I remember the Great RO Line Riots of 2016.

People used ton suicide in game at round start if they didn't get their attachments, which we banned them for doing, they would ransacked cargo if their wasn't anyone their (using C4 to blow open the doors), it was just bad.

But in seriousness the only thing I get for attachments is an RDS for my main weapon as a medic, my standard combat pistol.
I still remember back when we only had a single line for attachments... It was possible to make two lines, but most ROs/CTs were too lazy to even bother, resulting in marines having to wait an awful long time to get something as simple as a red dot. I'm so thankful that we now have two proper lines in cargo, speeding things up considerably, although marines still aren't satisfied even with that....

As for the topic on hand, I always figured that the red dot was the way to go, since it was a mod with no real flaws to it and it made your gun more accurate, which is always helpful. But then one day, after deciding not to burden myself with the cargo line and hussling down to engineering to grab a flashlight for my gun (back when engineers could go in there in the first place), I discovered that the rail light was far more powerful than I ever really imagined.

Accuracy means fuckall if you can't see your target in the first place, and a rail light has so much flexibility to it! It doesn't just help grunts find targets, but it helps Medics, engineers and SLs have more situational awareness due to an increased sight range, making it harder to ambush them and increasing their survival. It also allows you to turn off your suit light, making your hitbox slightly harder to hit due to not having a beam of light sprite on your avatar, which also means that friendly fire when pounced is slightly lowered!

It is a great mod for a number of reasons, and I kinda wish more marines would respect it... Or not, since then they'd probably nerf it and that would be sad...
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Post by Tristan63 » 10 Apr 2017, 18:51

MrJJJ wrote:There is

You can't attach a rail light onto a rail light, so you can't attach 25 rail lights ontop of each other and make the brightest gun in existence
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Post by DerpinMcDerpDerp » 28 Apr 2017, 11:48

>asking for BC as standard >insulted by the specs >later on all the specs with BCs FF me to death :')
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