UMP45 cool but..

When the UMP was announced, i figured it would be a low level credit gun but i was wrong. When the concept art was shown, showing an UMP45 with just a silencer, i figured this would be a GP weapon.

When the first screen shots appeared, i thought, cool, finally a new type of sight but why the hell does this thing come with an Osprey pistol silencer? Some googling then showed me that this is no pistol silencer and it is in fact available to the UMP45. Another oddity is that the Ump45 in the game has a 30 round magazine which is possible, yet very uncommon. All this makes me want to give the developers a lot of credit for not just copy pasting cooky cutter versions of guns but actually taking the time to come up with less common variations. Well played devs..well played! Restecp!

Okay, So, the UMP looks cool as fuck, but then screen shots appeared showing the collimator's true beauty and i got to admit, i got a funny feeling in my weenie. I'm usually a big eotech fan for my guns but damn...this collimator rocks, not only does it show well when using thermal vision, it also does not obstruct your view.

Soon after the screen shots, the first in game video's appeared and this got me even more curious, people were hip firing this thing and dropping people with ease. Furthermore, the videos showed that the UMP had a very easy wtask of only 10 triples. So, to make a long story short, i bought this gun the second it was available. And i tasked it... twice! (damn progress saving bug reset my wtask..thxdevs :p ).

So, the gun is pretty and has an awesome collimator, but is it any good?

To answer this, i have to give you my opinion about the game's current condition. I (mostly an evac player) am convinced that after the new level brackets Contract wars has become a battle of the dps. The higher dps a weapon has, the higher your KD Unless you are a pro shot (which I'm not). And i have been experimenting with the highest ranking dps guns.

The UMP's stats.

Accuracy can be pumped to 98% when tasked, this is enough (SR3M has worse accuracy but still rocks) The UMP45 is accurate enough to hip fire up to medium ranges.

Recoil, pretty high, but when firing in bursts, very manageable and when using firestab; very sweet! Since i decided to unlock firestab, a little recoil is something i actually like in my rifles.

Mobility and reload speed are very decent, but one should expect this from a SMG

DPS (damage and fire rate combined) is fairly low. I have tasked the gun and did some comparing on both evac and interchange, where i would get 2.5-3 K/D with the UMP, i would under the same conditions get a 4-7 K/D with my p90 Devgru or X95.

The range of the UMP45 is also very low. This being said however is that it's minimum damage is higher then the As VAL mod 3, Noveske and P90 Devgru and only 1 point less then the Sr3m, meaning that even at large range, this gun is still deadly, especially with damage buffs!

Penetration, is fairly high but this is needed to compensate for it's lack of dps. (yeah i know, i had el buffo del penetracìon.... rented it to speed up the wtask process. Penetration and even boosters dont appeal to me no longer since i'm extremely busy with other duties i perform for the CW community..these duties cause my buffs to expire without the chance of actively using them)

Wtask : 10 tripplekills, which mean 5 tripplekills with wtask mastery and this in return translates into 2 Banana's so this wtask is easy as hell! (unless you do them on TUR servers and find yourself stripped of all progress)

Conclusion : In the hands of a pro, this gun is extremely deadly, in the hands of a big old noob like me, this weapon is not the most ideal gun.
As i said before i am a firm believer that DPS is what you want and when it comes to dps: Sr3M > x95 > AsVal mod3 > P9devgru >= Acr-C >Noveske>mp7>9a-91>>>Ump45 (skipped a few weapons that had no silencer or are less popular or will litter your facebook account with false friends)

What does surprise me is the fact that this gun has a slightly better dps then the Vityaz. Sure the Vityaz mobility and reload speed are superior to the UMP's but compare the damage drop vs range of the Vityaz. No mobility or reload speed can make up for this huge loss of damage!
Also, the Vityaz has 1 recoil, making it a good weapon for people without firestab, but to those who know how to burst or have firestab, the UMP is superior. In fact, stats alone make me feel the UMP has made the Vityaz an obsolete weapon.

To me, the UMP will probably end up in my "toys" section and will not be the viable multipurpose weapon i hoped for. Mind you that the UMP in the hands of someone with better aiming qualities then me will most likely find this one powerful gun.

Call to arms : Exploiters, you will find them and you will kill them!

What i wanted to write to you about today, is the fact that recently there has been a increase of people exploiting bugs in CW. Numerous people have been found in places which are not meant to be accessed.

For example;

-Players camping inside rocks (Osm / Lighthouse)
-Players camping inside containers (several maps)
-Playing camping inside buildings that are merely decorative. (Classified)
-Outside Map area's (Classified)

These locations are not meant to be accessed, however, by using a glitch you are able to enter them. Most of these places have 1 thing in common. You can shoot people, but people cannot shoot you.

Exploiting means finding a glitch in the game and using it to gain an unfair advantage over other players. I hope you see that this is Cheating and the Contract Wars rules clearly say :

Bug use : 
Players forbidden to use any software, program flaws, bugs to gain unfair advantage or/and self purposes.

This means that if you witness one of these adventurers, you can report them and they will be banned. If you see someone exploiting a bug, do not hesitate and take a few screenshots that undoubtedly show this person is exploiting a glitch. Also open your console by pressing ~ or F8 during a round and then type "list" This will show the UserID numbers of everyone on the same map.

Send your screenshots and the violators UserID to one of the testers, or send them in a private message to the moderators of the CW facebook group and the exploiters will receive a nice ban.

Oh and here's one of many screenshots that were posted, so hey Biohazard, smile, your on candid camera.

edit 29:7 , another fine upstanding rockdweller, Smile IMKURDSH you too will have some sparetime soon.

edit 30-7, IMKURDSH has gotten a small token of appreciation from the testers : 

Summerbonus, the best bang for your buck!

HAI THAER CONTRACTOR, I IZ NOT DAED!

So you got your summer bonus and you are hellbent on buying a GP weapon with it. You decided that a GP weapon is more important to you then +15 accuracy or damage upgrades? then well read on, in this topic i will tell you which weapons will give you the best bang for your buck.

A few words of advice :

1: The top of the line guns will need more then a summer bonus. If you want the P90 Devgru, Noveske, Sks, Orsis or Ak12, you will have to save a little more because even with a discount, your summer bonus is most likely not sufficient to buy any of these.

2: Never, NEVER EVER EVER EVER fall for a discount. Plan on buying a gun, and wait for the appropriate discount. Do NOT take other guns into consideration when they come cheap. When you buy a pmm12 for a huge discount, you will regret this decision intensely when you notice the gun you really wanted is on discount but you can no longer buy it. It never hurts to sit patiently on your precious GP

3: Before dumping all your GP into a weapon, do NOT neglect the fact that there's still gold contracts to be done, take a good look at the upcoming contracts and see if there is a need to put away a little GP for progressing the gold contracts. IMO SP>>>>GP weapons so don't cut yourself off from the gold contracts tree.

4: Cheap pistols...cooooool, but you do 90% of your killing with a main hand weapon, so only buy a pistol if you are extremely confident you need it.


Well now, lets take a look at some guns you should really consider.


Shotguns. 

Are you a shotgunnoob.. ehh shotgun player. Well. Go to hell.. eh my bad, sorry, i mean there's only the Keltec KSG. my advice : stay far away from it, it's useless compared to the Spas. It's cheap alright but it's not worth the GP IMHO. Instead use your GP on buying a "real" gun =)

Snipers. 

The Orsis or SKS (sniper) would be the top for you but with it's 1100gp, a discount would still mean over 500gp, so keep saving if you truly want the Orsis.
There are however 4 alternatives :

1: DT SRS Sniper A very good gun, has decent mobility, and overall okay stats. But.. it has a w-task that requires you to play a lot with it.

2: EBR marksman rifle. This is not a sniper, and will not count towards sniper achievements but it acts as a sniper and a fine one as well. If you cant be bothered by wtasks, get this weapon. Also it has a crosshair so you can noscope as well.

3: TKPD sniper. If your the campy type, this is most likely your pick. Your mobility will take a hit, so a fast pistol is needed for moving across the map but once your there, you have amazing damage, a fire rate that's schweet as fuck for such a rifle and pretty decent range at your disposal.

Personally i have all snipers and i prefer any of these 3 over the orsis. (I'm the most shitty sniper so i hate bolt action)

Assault rifles and smg's

There's a lot of SMG's and AR's to choose from, and none of them are bad, However, only a handful are viable endgame options, those who i think are viable i will list.

1: ACR-C. With enough luck you just might be able to get this with a good discount. You can't go wrong with this baby but you have to understand this is a tweaked M4A1. If the M4A1 game play isn't your thing, this will also never become your favourite. Downside of this rifle, the silencer sounds like a series of really loose farts. Upside, with the right talents, you can shoot the dick of a fly straight off at large distances. However, one of the talents needed to achieve this is +15 acc which cost 95 GP...dilemma, dilemma.

2: AK74. This baby will benefit greatly from +15 acc as well, but it is so cheap that with the right discount you may be able to buy both. Confession : Since the new levelrestrictions i havent had time to play too much, so i haven't done a lot of pro kills as well. This gun allowed me one of the pro kills i did after the levelrestrictions (on evac) so... in my book, it's more then okay!

3: SR3M. Tier 2 but pro as hell..as in; got 99 problems but a VIP ain't one. Upsides, this gun spews death, it's a beast but when it's tasked it becomes death itself, even tho it's not 100 acc, you will find it much more accurate then stats suggest. And to me a major bonus is that the SR3M's sight actually enhance thermal vision a little instead of making it harder to see someone. Downsides: reloading takes a while, mobility isn't amazing, limited ammo + high fire rate means that if you want to do pro kills with it, you will have to become a pro as well. And another biggie, Pro guns need pro treatment, for maximising the SR3M you will have to tap into the gunsmith skills as well to enhance it. Also it's w-task of 70 tripplekills isnt too hard but it will take time. So yeah, this is one of the best guns in game but it needs the right mindset and talent build to maximise it's use.

4: These 2 are not my favourite, and i wouldn't recommend both of them but others are in love with one of the following guns : AKMS / G36C, if you prefer iron sights but still have a powerful rifle with an easy w-task, then the AKMS could be a good choice. IF you got the time and skill to poop out  100 tripplekils, and prefer a scope then you have to consider the G36C, it's pretty unique.


Well, these guns are all good and have a good value, especially since they can be free but to conclude things i would like you to consider one last option. Have you considered unbreaking one of your current weapons? I mean, both the X95 and Scar-H are extremely good guns of premium quality, making them unbreakable could be a really good option.

Orgy out.

Ps, i would like to thank my clanmates in OhMy and ofcourse you for motivating me back into writing.  Love you guys.. in a perfectly sane, no (overly) sexual kinda way :)

How to properly report a cheater / farmer or potty mouth.

Sorry for not writing much lately. Let me assure you that this isn't because i lost interest but because real life was owning me for the past weeks!

I recently tried to report someone for the use of extremely violent threats towards another player and my request got denied. Needless to say, i was a little upset and angry because i had a screenshot and all that showed the person did say it. The facebook moderator who helped me told me what he needed to report and after i gave it some thought it made sense to me... one line of vulgar language doesn't give any context. I know this wasn't the case but the player who used the vulgar language could have been provoked, so the evidence wasn't sufficient.

So, you seen a hacker/potty mouth and now your seeking to get his ass banned. Well good for you but before you make a fool out of yourself, there is some things you need to know.

rules for reporting: 

1: You need the cheaters nickname AND UserID. (Only a UserID will show ones true identity)
2: You need some evidence or material that shows illegal actions or reasonable doubt.
3: Never publicly report players. (contact the CW staff on Kong or Facebook in a PRIVATE!! message!!)

If the above rules are not met, no action is taken. (and point 3 could even get you in big trouble, especially on kongregate!)

common misconceptions about banning / cheating / etc.

- Very high score. This is not a hack but it's boosters, possibly the 500gp boosterpackage.
- Very high K/D. This is not a hack but a skilled player who has a tailor fit set of talents that make him even more deadly
- Very high kill count. This is not a hack but a skilled player.
- Tier 5/6 Premium gun on low levels. This is a person who either spend a whole lot of gp or more likely : someone who won it in roulette.
- Player doesn't die from head shots. This is lag (high pinger), shotguns, sniperrifles and other low firerate weapons are the first to suffer from this.
- Player knows where the enemy team is where it just spawned somewhere else. This is not a hack per se, many players know how to predict spawns.
- Player moves a number of meters. It looks like he rapidly moves from point to point. This is packet loss.

The above "could" be the result of hacking, but in 99.9% of all cases this is not the fact, thats why asking for a ban with one of the above reasons will result in nothing. Evidence or reasonable doubt is needed for any investigation.

Types of hacks and the chance of you encountering them: 

Wallhack. very low probability, several wallhacks have been banned allready. ( http://vk.com/wall-21974398_5391 )
Radarhack. very low probability however these have been created and stopped so chances are that a new one could surface.
Aimbot. ZERO probability. I'm not saying that its not possible to create an aimbot, I'm just telling that it takes a whole lot more then some cheatengine tampering to create a working aimbot and so far not a single aimbot has surfaced.
Godmode. ZERO probability. The server determines whether you live or die, no client side hack can save you from the server's wrath!

So, you read and understand the above, now it's time to go out and be the games residential vigilante.

Console.

The console is accessed by pressing ~ or F8 while in the game. when you press it, a screen will drop down. The console has an event log, who says what and who kills who. There is 2 things you can use the console for.
1: Determine the UserID of a suspicious player. This can be done by entering the command; "list"
2: Catching someone who's using obscene language. the console shows the chatlog, screenshots of this log are needed for a report.

Screenshots. 

The default key to make screenshots is f5. Many people have disabled CW from posting things on their facebook so in some cases we need other ways to make screenshots. The easy way is to press PrtScr on your keyboard while the game is NOT in fullscreen mode. Then a screenshot is added to your clipboard. You can open MSPaint and paste the clipboard-screenshot and save it. applications like lightshot, fraps and bandicam also allow you to make screenshots.

Movies - The best evidence is shown on video, 

Well for starters screenshots will often do, but when you accuse someone of radar/wallhacking, movies will make much more sense. Screenshot's can not capture people having prior knowledge to the position of other players. Only a video of someone looking though walls, or other suspicious behaviour can expose someone.

Fraps and bandicam are widely used, and bandicam allows you to make video's without having to pay, but there are even more alternatives; http://www.frapsalternative.com/

#1 tip : Have your fraps/bandicam loaded at all times so when you see someone you dont have to switch back to windows and load it. (and possibly miss out on great evidence)

conclusion; 

I admit, reporting someone does take the need for you to become Sherlock Holmes, but you can imagine that if someone is to be punished it calls for some discretion. CW staff wouldn't go out risk loosing a customer over a ban that's not backed by solid evidence.

The inevitable IWI X95 review

First of all i have to admit to you that for the purpose of reviewing the X95 i have unlocked the W-Task of the X95 by buying it. (The W-task of the x95 is only 30 Triples so it's easy enough, but i was too impatient and the unlock was pretty cheap.

The X95 is rumoured to outperform the P90 Devgru. The fact that the Devgru has reappeared on VK does suggest that the developers now feel that the Devgru has a good credit counterpart. Let us compare the stats of the weapons. (I'm comparing the tasked x95 with the devgru)

Accuracy.

x95 wins by a hair.

Recoil. 

Devgru is the obvious winner, but still has 12 recoil. What does this tell us? Well, if you got firestab, the x95 would probably cause it to kick in more rapid, thus in case of firestab, x95 should be favourite. If like me you don't use firestab you will have to become either a burstmaster or instead use the Devgru.

Damage.

WAIT WAT?..X95 beats the Devgru by a whole 10 points? Unbelievable.

Firerate.

P90 wins by a hair. BUT, taking the extra damage of the x95 in consideration, the X95 wins in terms of dps.

Mobility. 

Devgru wins but the x95 doesn't feel sluggish so that will not spoil the fun.

Reload speed.

Again the x95 wins.

Ammo capacity. 

Both have the same number of magazines, but the devgru has 20 bullets/mag more, making the Devgru the better choice for ammo preservation for prokills.

Penetration. 

And yet again; the x95 wins, so if headshots are not your thing, then x95 it is.

Range. 

Well...x95...holy shit, i cant even grasp, just look at this. the Range of the x95 simply RAPES that of the devgru. Where the devgru ends, the X95 is only starting to drop down.

Collimator. 

This is not a stat but for the purpose of comparing these weapons i have to say the the collimator on the x95 is a mepro sight. Some love it but due to its enormous red dot it's not very fit for sniping med range distances. Furthermore, Mepro sights conflict with thermal vision, making it even harder to aim. IMO the collimator on the devgru is way more accurate and wins by far.

In conclusion, 

In terms of damage the x95 is better then the devgru and i think it's safe to say that the devgru has gotten some serious competition from a credit gun. This is a victory for all freeloaders and froobs and making the "GPguns are OP"- whinage irrelevant!

Orgy out!

My Skillbuild

Currently there is a post on the Contract Wars facebook group in which a player explains his skill build and the Contract Wars staff is daring people to post theirs. Well, i completely disagree to the skill build in the video and i will share and explain my skill build.

Click to enlarge!

My main philosophy behind my skill build is :

-Main hand first / Offhand is not important.
-Make sure you can hit someone (ACC / REC)
-Hit Someone harder (DMG)
-Make sure someone does not kill you (+Health +Armor +utility)
-Make life more comfortable (Faster reload speed, more mobility, extra bullets)

(I'm usually playing aggressively with either AsValMod3 or noveske silenced. It's AR's for me, no snipers, no shotguns, no LMG's. just AR's and sometimes SMG's)

Scout tree :

My scout tree is pretty plain, i like the 3 mobility and +5 reload speed. I'd love to go further into the scout tree but this would cause reload speed of some of my weapons to become too low because of the destroyer skill that increases your reload speed for slow weapons. The pistol part of the scout tree to me is BS, if i had an endless supply of SP, I'd gladly spend it here but i do most of my killing with my main hand weapon, so investing in an offhand improvement is useless to me.

most important skills : none, they are all utility and not mandatory.

Assault tree :

The Assault tree is also my class, so most of my skill points are invested in this tree. You can see i work my way down to the AS Val MOD3 but skip the skill that reduces falling damage. The best solution to prevent falling damage is : DON'T FALL. You don't need a frigging skill that saves your ass from taking damage for a mistake you shouldn't have made in the first place. When you learn your maps, you will learn safe ways to drop down and not take damage so this skill is useless.
As for the armor. I think 60 armor is sufficient to have. I have 40 armor but another 20 armor from clanskills so that's why i took 20 less armor from the scout tree after my last respec.

most important skills : -5 recoil / damage buffs. 

Destroyer tree :

I spend SP in the destroyer tree for 2 main purposes: Getting more ammo for prokills and even more important -15 recoil.
Odd things about my build : I don't use a lot of grenades, but i think damage reduction for grenades is a lifesaver so i unlocked that and invested 3 more sp in order to get the grenade. If in a future skill reset i desperately need 3 extra skill points, then i will drop the grenades.
Another oddity is the absence of Firestab. I believe everyone when they say that Firestab rules. But still i don't unlock it. Why? Firestab promotes spraying, if i get this to PWN in Contract Wars, i may become a sprayer and handicap myself in future fps games I'm going to play. So no firestab for me. I might one day take it tho and if you are flexible then you should really consider taking it.

Most important skills : -7 rec / -15 Recoil / additional ammo.

Sniper tree : 

To me the most important skill is in the sniper tree: + 15 Accuracy. The +15 accuracy is my main goal in the sniper tree as this is mandatory for getting your guns to 100 accuracy. The dynamic shooting skill is on the path to +15 accuracy, it's nice and this skill causes me to always walk when i fire for more accuracy. The sniping operator skill (faster switching to sights) is on the path too, but i wouldn't call this an important skill. Now, i took the attention I skill because it rocks. When you take fire, you will see from what direction you've been hit. This may not sound useful at first but once you get to know this skill...you will rely heavily on it. It rocks.

Most important skills : +15 Accuracy / +7 Accuracy

Gunsmith tree :

As for the gunsmith tree : screw everything besides the updates to the right. True, 25 mortars can be useful, but these don't match my game style for the same reason as i don't use grenades...i forget that i have airstrikes waiting ;) Now those little skills to the right are your ticket to tweak your guns just that extra bit. I took just enough of these skills to get most of my weapons to my desired 100/1 status.

Most important skills : The skills that can make your main hand go 100/1, no more, no less. 

To clan or not to clan: Stuff to think about before starting a clan.

So you want to be a clan leader? You want to have the best damn clan Contract Wars has to offer? Well hold on to your horses for one moment here and think about some things first. Starting a clan is easy, but building one is hard. In fact, keeping it progressing and growing will be a real challenge!

The most important thing before you sign up your own clan is to realise that it is currently not easy to delete your clan. If your clan fails, for whatever reason, then the only speedy option to end it is to make someone else (or an alt) clan leader and leave the clan. Signing over leadership will cost you 50 GP BUT since you can transfer 200gp MINIMUM to the clan's account, it will take 200GP to be able to leave your clan. If you don't have access to GP, then you can send a pm to the contract wars staff on Facebook or Kong with your IGN (in game name / nickname), your Player ID and a screen shot that proves that you are the clan leader. This method is free, but clan disbanding is a low priority thing to the developers so it can take a long time before your request is honoured. If you cannot buy GP then i would strongly urge you to think the whole clan idea over thoroughly and possibly join an existing clan.

I have been a clan leader in many games, i had good clans, bad clans and even amazing clans yet i found starting and building a Contract Wars clan many times more difficult then every other game i have previously played. Eventually i felt my efforts were wasted and i left my own clan to join OhMy. A decision i will not regret as OhMy offers me everything i was trying to establish with my clan in the first place (being amongst skilled and more important : dedicated players). So i kinda failed as a clan leader, and i had the GP to correct the mistake. The reason i write this topic is not to demotivate you but to make sure you know what your getting into.

Main question you have to ask yourself : Is "being the boss" really the most important aspect of the game to you or is being amongst cool, possibly like minded people more important? Even though my personal status was not the reason i founded a clan, I'm man enough to admit that being in an existing clan gives me infinite more pleasure then when i was struggling to get my own clan going.

Currently there's over 6000 clans, and IMO, at least 5500 of them will not make it, you think you can make a difference? Possibly you will but remember..at least 99% of these clans would also recruit your target audience...making the competition extremely hard.

Fact : People want clan skills, people want to level, no one is happy about donating and yet almost everyone demands clan skills.
As a clan leader the above is something you have to deal with every day. people come and go because when they join, don't see any skills and leave just as hard.

The cheapest clan skill is roughly 4mil clan credits and if you go and look at the clan rankings in CW you will notice that clans with "possibly" 1 clan skill start to appear in the top 150. Meaning you will have to collect about 4-5 million XP before you get a single skill!. Clans with more then 1 skill start appearing in the top 100 and clans who offer more, if not most skills are limited to the top 20.

now take a look at the top 20, these clans have multiple skills. Sure, clans like OhMy, 1337 and FEAR are recruiting players with higher then average skill only but there are also top 20 clans that are not that strict. (Figa etc.) Do take into consideration that if you want to have access to clan skills, you can join a top20 clan.. it's not impossible to get there but it will be a huge obstacle in getting your own clan going (why would anyone settle for your clan when they can have skills already?).

Are clan skills that important?
Before i joined OhMy i would say no, but now i got access to some clan skills i have to say yes, as my game has improved quite a bit so yeah...Clan skills are not groundbreaking, and without them i wouldn't suck either but they sure are nice to have access to. So don't blame people for wanting access to clan skills instead of helping you to get them for your clan. It's only human nature.

My personal opinion on starting a CW Clan : Don't start a clan unless you already represent a group of people on which you can count to donate both XP,CR and also GP! For example A number of DR members split from DR to form LeGcW, the reasoning behind this is their business but they started as a group with a clear goal and currently are in the top 20 already. Together they achieved this in an amazing tempo. Same goes for clan RONIN, disbanded, reformed and top 20 already

Another option could be a national clan. If CW becomes popular in your country, then chances are people will want to join a national clan. Clans like IND, PINOY, FiTH, ARABS, ITALY, OGG can rely on the fact that people of their countries would want to join them to be amongst country(wo)men.
In fact...national and regional Clans make up the larger part of the top 50 clans! Do the math..profit!

Also : Never start a clan for your desired status. People want to invest time into friends and family and not to make you the coolest guy in CW.

Conclusion : Don't think too lightly of starting a clan, if you're sure you got what it takes then by all means ; proceed but if there's only a spark of doubt in you : DON'T and think it over really hard. This may sound harsh, but think of this : I'm level 63, and if i didn't attempt to start a clan, i would have been level 65 by now! (that's the amount of xp i wasted on my attempt!)