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Classes, builds & difficulty?
thelaptop:
--- Quote from: Matt_S on March 18, 2012, 20:49 ---Let me see if I can remember the way I heard it explained :)
Passive defense is standing around getting shot at.
Active defense is running around getting shot at.
Tactical defense is not getting shot at.
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More like passive defense is not knowing when you will get shot and not caring, active defense is not knowing when you will get shot but caring, tactical defense is knowing when you will get shot and caring.
Deathwind:
pistol builds can be some of the strongest but they can also be some of the hardest to get started because the pistol is so weak without the traits. Also the new lost soul bullet resistance REALLY hurts pistol builds.
ih8regin:
in case of dedicated pistol builds, that is, AoMr-resreicted, yes they are very hard to pull off. And you basically need all your traits in SoG at once, since the firepower demand grows ridiculously fast on anything but HNTR (at least for me). With less restricted builds you can start off with shotgun from the very first sergeant you meet, and hold up pistols while not having at least Dualgunner (if not going for MSs which blocks Dualgunner), so shotgunning through early levels will be the main way for pistoleer to kill prior to everything else.
spacedust:
Giftdropping! this will be your best ally in surviving early levels when you are still a young Doomguy. Practice this on Phobos Level 1 (the starting level) until you can get it done right. The concept is really simple but you'll find out how much difference it makes to survivability when they're not shooting at you, and instead trying to trade punches with you. For more information watch Gam Hunter's videos.
I always feel like the most evil Santa in the world when doing it though - "here's a nice medpack and I'm going to put it behind the door, come get your present..." then BOOOM-chick!
Ander Hammer:
--- Quote from: thelaptop on March 18, 2012, 20:50 ---More like passive defense is not knowing when you will get shot and not caring, active defense is not knowing when you will get shot but caring, tactical defense is knowing when you will get shot and caring.
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And then there's berserker defense, which is knowing when you will get shot but not caring.
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