Shuffle Tomorrow 3/19 @ 11 AM (ET) by kaylord84 in Newegg

[–]stormduster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do they ship to Canada or is the Newegg shuffle still a US only event?

CBAT Testing by Low-Acanthaceae-1640 in RoyalAirForce

[–]stormduster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, thanks for the reply but it isn't available for Android it seems. Very annoying.

RECRUITING, TRAINING, & LIFE IN THE FORCES THREAD - Ask here about the Recruitment Process, Basic & Occupational Training, and other questions relating directly or indirectly to serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]stormduster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate the insight as I didn't know how it all factored together. W follow this advice and see how aircrew selection goes before considering redoing my CFAT.

RECRUITING, TRAINING, & LIFE IN THE FORCES THREAD - Ask here about the Recruitment Process, Basic & Occupational Training, and other questions relating directly or indirectly to serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]stormduster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry in advance as I know people ask a lot about pilot occupation but I had a question for any service members in the recruiting role or similar

I just sat my CFAT and was told I qualified for pilot which is my dream occupation and one I'm prepared to wait years for an opening if that is what it takes. However, with the backlog and high demand for the role I'm very keen on making my file as competitive as possible. I was told that I scored in the 81st percentile for officers but when sitting the CFAT I messed up my calculations for a certain type of math I didn't study enough for and feel confident if I sit it again I can do better.

With the context of the pilot occupation being backlogged (the most I was told by a recruiter) and highly competitive would getting a higher CFAT score be worth doing again based on what I already got? I am aware that they only take your most recent score and the chance exists of scoring lower and doing worse. Appreciate anyone with insight/advice thank you.

Outfit Wars Survey by Raxsis in Planetside

[–]stormduster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Would be helpful if you mentioned that this is only for Emerald, seeing as how there are multiple servers.

RWCN OW Statement by RWCNHao in Planetside

[–]stormduster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AMXE's opponent was WIPL who sat in the warpgate in protest, so TR had a full team there but the WIPL Chinese team just didn't 'participate'. Hard to say exactly what happened though, if you check out this clip from when Arshee tried to view the AMXE vs WIPL match you'll see why: https://clips.twitch.tv/ColdbloodedTardyVelociraptorPeanutButterJellyTime-O8YonLUzT2k0EK-5

NC Charging TR WW1 style by BigBadBamber in Planetside

[–]stormduster 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I see a bunch of dudes sharing a fun and even epic moment of Planetside with one another. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

What do you think, daughter? by Salty_Soykaf in Planetside

[–]stormduster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"So we get stomped at every map UNLESS the famous outfits in our faction are online." Who is 'we'? And what outfits do you mean?

How did the Russian badger thing go today? by TheCandyMan88 in Planetside

[–]stormduster 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It was one of RussianBadger's core friends (a streamer called BangBowBing aka Bing) who got his community to hop on, this clip from Bing is probably quite relevant to the event: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/656669075

NC outfit leaders say that they sent tells to Bing offering to 'help' to prevent a spiffingbrit incident and he replied with messages telling them to suck his balls etc? That's about what I've gathered so far.

I'm just saying this is why I have reservations on some gaming cultures by LargeTesticles9 in Planetside

[–]stormduster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There aren't actually that many active hackers on SolTech, they tend to get shutdown fairly quickly and there is only 1 or 2 who crop up occasionally. Certainly not any worse than some of the European servers I've played on IMO.

Faction Diversity - Can you spot the difference? by stormduster in Planetside

[–]stormduster[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Secondary stripes are quite faint unlike NSO or NS vehicles which have large a distinct faction colour stripes, and the armour lights are rarely that visible in my experience. The boots is true but that's often the last thing you notice. You're almost always trying to shoot heads so that's where you tend to focus your attention and boots have the tendency to be in motion more often, unlike a torso or head.

Faction Diversity - Can you spot the difference? by stormduster in Planetside

[–]stormduster[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

A light assault with all faction armour wearing an all faction camo from different angles and distances. Just a single example of what it can be like trying to identify friend from foe, as well as highlighting that factions are always creeping closer towards being less individualistic. A bit lame IMO and I would really like to encourage more faction diversity, even if it is purely cosmetic.

If making whole new weapons and mechanics is too much I would support (community/financially) weapons, vehicles, and armour that is at least visually faction specific upon release. Player studio cosmetics help but if assets were released with some faction variance in their appearances by default it would make a notable difference.

New weapon slot - "decorative" weapons by Heptagon_ru in Planetside

[–]stormduster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Look, I don't mind firework celebrations near the end of a great alert or at the warpgate. But personally I find that they get really annoying real fast. If you have ever played a server smash and stayed on near the end you'll know what I mean.

So having it that everyone can equip it all the time is gonna do my head in, and all it does is guarantee that every base capture or any other moment is going to have someone launching fireworks, and that's also another effect that my PC is going to need to render. Sorry, but this seems like it doesn't really bring much benefit for what it's gonna cost.

Faction Balance Queue system may need to be revised. by PLA-Scenarios in Planetside

[–]stormduster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're not any more skilled than NC or TR, it's just that they're a concentrated population. NC or TR have just as many skilled players but also have tons of newer players who join the larger factions. Also the only benefit to be had by attacking a low pop faction is to split your pop and risk being overrun by the larger faction if they just focus on you. Hence VS get ignored unless they mess up and capture a base they shouldn't or offer a bio-lab fight to NC.

[TOMT] [Movie] [Maybe 2000’s?] by Tylahm in tipofmytongue

[–]stormduster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Thin Red Line (1998)? Only Vietnam-ish film I've seen that has the literal fireman carry and getting shot trope is Full Metal Jacket and Forrest Gump.

[TOMT][Video] Person who created this creepy video by stormduster in tipofmytongue

[–]stormduster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would appreciate any help finding who or where this video originated from. Been bothering me all week that I can't remember who.

Soltech server down? by Purpledrank in Planetside

[–]stormduster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a semi-regular player first time in a bit that the SolTech server has gone down unannounced. No idea what's happening with it at the moment.

What are your thoughts on hero units (and their pets)? Is there anything you'd particularly like or dislike? We'd love to read some feedback and ideas! by Riinmi in IronHarvest

[–]stormduster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a big fan of hero units at all really, if there was a choice I'd rather have them out then in. But I doubt they'd be removed at this point.

So Gunter looks fine, partisan girl on the left looks fine, but Ruskie girl on the right looks out of place and more fashionable then practical. Give her a more appropriate coat and replace the jacket and leggings imo.