Finally, I found someone who has played as long as me  It's odd that we've never met before. Or maybe we have and I just don't remember. Anyway I look forward to playing you. I'll usually be in the FC servers.

I agree with Phobos. The Dark Trooper is much more difficult to hit for people just starting out because they are much faster, and their patterns can be unpredictable. As he said, Dark Trooper in the hands of a skilled player would beat out the Clone Jet Trooper. The Clone jet would not be able to get close enough to the Dark trooper to use the EMP launcher. The uncapped pistol might be the only advantage Clone jet has over Dark Trooper.

Well I guess I'll spend my time trying to make my next video. Hopefully I have enough clips. Or maybe I'll just make a trailer first... 

GAMESPY IS DOWN?!

It would seem people are having problems connecting to the servers. Anyone know why?

A few practical tips:
1. Get proficient with one unit. You can become better at all units once you've mastered one unit.
2. Copy the playing abilities/style of someone better than you.
3. Play with players who are better than or relatively equal to your own skill level.

I make my videos for the enjoyment of others and myself. If you don't like them, then don't watch them. As Buckler said, this is to give tips to people who want to try a new aspect of the game. If anyone else would like help on air killing in game, contact me on X-Fire. I am willing to give practice sessions. I'll even help you if you ask nicely Anyder 

While I agree FC servers are typically the best servers, I would not recommend them for beginners. The players there are typically very skilled and know how to take advantage of inexperience. Once you feel confident enough I do encourage you to try the FC servers.

PLA servers are much more fun for beginners. Try all the different units. Find one that you like and improve as much as you can with that unit. After you feel comfortable with one unit, try another, and another. Wash, rinse, repeat. Practice, practice, practice.

Best of luck. You can contact other players or I on X-Fire if you need help or have questions.

Shooting jet troopers out of the air is one of the most difficult tasks in SWBF. So to do something difficult, it takes a lot of practice. I would say it took me about two months of practicing before I got air kills on a consistent basis with rocket troopers.

My best advice would be to start simple and go from there.

Step 1: As you're heard already, go for direct kills rather than going for splash damage. It will improve your accuracy. Aim for the center of their body rather than the ground

Step 2: Find a friend to practice on in a private server. Tell them to fly easy patterns and progressively get more difficult as you get more comfortable shooting them.

Step 3: Practice in a competitive server like a FC or PLA server. Focus on only attacking jets in the air. Your score will probably look worse, but it's quality over quantity in that case.

Now for more specific advice, I would say be patient. Wait until you know where the person is about to fly. Clone jet troopers are easier to hit because they have more predictable and slower patterns. Dark troopers have a variety of quick patterns, so really it's all about a "best guess". I usually shoot in the area the player is going. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. Try to get good at shooting one rocket with rebel vanguard. It will be more accurate. Other than that it's all about practice. If you spend the time working on it, you will only get better over time.

Quote from: Anyder on October 27, 2012, 01:23:10 AM
Thats not true.
Its true that u can pay, if u want for more time recording, money for having the not trial version.
But the trial version allows u to record too.
And the only difference is that u can only record 30 seconds and the format of pics (if im not wrong) is JPG and u cant change it.

You're right. You can go with the free trial, but who really wants to record for only 30 seconds at a time?

Quote from: 501stComSharpshot on October 26, 2012, 07:22:04 PM
Since you brought that up what game recorder do you use?

I use the X-Fire recording system. I do because it is free. Some people use Fraps which is much better quality and less lag in the game, but it also costs money.

I use to record on that profile, and I also think others use it at well. Usually I do much worse when I record because my frames per second go from 30 to 10-15.

When I'm just playing normal my names are:
SirPimped
Weapon X
Mystic
AimBot
HaZe

Sometimes I use parodies of some players names for fun:
Fell Knife
Western Sorrow
Eastern Bliss
SMART BOT
AdamAnt
Quotation Mark

There are more, I just can't remember all of them.

I also use a lot of different names when I film for my videos. I won't say what they are, because people play differently if they know it's me and that I'm filming.

Quote from: BlackScorpion on October 04, 2012, 10:14:06 AM
Some food for thought.  I think this is relevant.

Because a comparison to [anabolic] steroids was made.

(The comparison was made by Joseph, I believe, who noted that unlike Major League Baseball's efforts to fight the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs, testing for radar modifications would represent a unduly prohibitive burden.)

So, let's think of it this way: among other things, anabolic steroids allow people to lift heavier weights than they could otherwise.  But, what is the mechanism for this?  Do they increase your genetic potential by artificially raising your ceiling?  Or do they merely extend the period of linear gains (or, alternatively, delay the plateau)?

I see the connection made between radar and steroids. However, steroids are banned for the potential consequences they have on one's health. Let's think of sports that have shown to have modifications to help improve the game. In football, the gloves they use now make it much easier for the ball to stick to your hand than if you play without that glove, basically making you a better receiver. Sure you have to be good enough without it, but for many people wearing the glove increases their ability to make a reception. In hockey, the sticks are no longer made of wood; they are made of composite materials that allow you to shoot the puck harder and faster than ever before. In almost all sports, specific shoes are made to allow a person run fast, jump higher, etc. Aren't these just comparable to mods? In all cases technology has advanced to change each of these sports much like mods, I suppose.

Quote from: {PLA}gdh92 on October 04, 2012, 09:59:15 AM
To me a good player is someone who enjoys the game and helps others to enjoy it aswell. Kills have nothing to to do with it. Points are just a combination of reaction time, strategy and hardware (including ping) which I do have some respect for but would rather play alongside/be someone who plays mostly for fun.

What if someone enjoys the game by getting kills? Everyone plays the game because they enjoy it in some way, shape or form. "To each, his own" I say. If I am good at something does that mean I cannot enjoy it?

Let me put it this way. If the level of my "skill" = level of my "enjoyment", wouldn't I always try to increase my skill to, in turn, increase my enjoyment? Just because I enjoy that part of the game the most, doesn't mean my way of enjoyment is any less than anyone else's who play this game for other reasons (People, friends, aesthetics, etc.). It's not fair to say kills have nothing to do with skill and that anyone who plays the game for kills is wrong for enjoying it for that reason. I do play this game for fun. The way I have the most fun is by doing the things in the list I talked about previous to this.

Again this is my opinion, so take it for what it is worth. Everyone has their own opinion. But hey, sometimes I just like to argue for the sake of argument (I should probably switch my major to Law).

Quote from: Buckler on October 04, 2012, 06:08:40 AM
But is it really making you a better player? Or are you equating being a  better player with more kills ?

Well it depends on your definition of skill. Is it the quantity of kills? Is it the quality of kills (headshots, air kills, etc.)? Is it being able to beat players 1 v 1? Is it being able to kill multiple enemies at once? Is it being able to survive (have less deaths)? Is it the ability to take cps? Is it the ability to hold cps?

Maybe it's all of them, maybe it's some of them, and maybe it's none of them. Honestly, I don't know. It's a matter of opinion I suppose. Maybe a crosshair can make me a better player so that I can do all of those things better, but maybe it can't. Should I not try and never know? I asked myself all these question before. Honestly I still haven't come up with definitive answers.