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Hey all,

Well, since I'm pretty new (relatively speaking) to this profession, I need a bit of help in picking the proper companion profession to go with it. I've had discussions with people in-game, dealing with this, but I'm still not sure which is best.

Template 1: Master Ranger, Master Rifleman
Benefits: Fast attack, tracking, etc, etc.
Negatives: Weaker if the enemy gets to you. Die quickly if not shooting fast enough.

Template 2: Master Ranger, 3/4/0/0 Creature Handler, 4/4/0/4 Rifleman
Benefits: Got a tank (currently a BE, so I can create 10-12 good tanks before dropping BE)
Negatives: Slower, and overall, weaker.

My question is how do you guys view these possible profession templates? I don't want to be a walking PvE master, but just someone who can take on a good share of the animals solo, and group with people as needed. These are the only two templates (or small variations of them), because I've been doing brawler most of the game, and need a new idea.

Another thing I should note is that I'm a wookie, with weak wookie armor. If I was a human, I could put on 80% kinetic armor, get buffed, and get agroed by 4-5 enraged rancors and hit peace, go to bed, and maybe in the morning all the rancors will be extremely tired from hitting my armor...and I would still be alive.

Ideas? Thanks all

Calculus:

Is there really a huge difference from 4/4/0/4 rifleman, and master rifleman?

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Calculus_Entropy wrote:

Master Rifleman cut through stuff so quickly that the critter rarely gets to you. If it does get to you, your accuracy is pretty good at master and you rarely miss. You can always make yourself some uber cl 10 pets to use as tanks...

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Why just CL10? I had enough skill points left after mastering a combat class to get a tree of CH. That will give you CL19. Talk to a BE and you are gold You do have to drop everything else, however

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TheDarkTrumpet wrote:
Calculus:

Is there really a huge difference from 4/4/0/4 rifleman, and master rifleman?

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Yes. You significantly increase how fast you fire. Think HS3 every second and SS2 every 2 seconds. Even the step from 4444 to Master is like getting a new class.

HS3, T21 w/7.0 speed:
Your speed: +70: (100-70)/100: .3 -> .3 *2 * 7.0 = 4.2 seconds
My speed:+90: (100-90)/100: .1 -> .1 *2 * 7.0 = 1.4 seconds

and then most PvP rifleman get SEA's to increase everything to the speed cap.

Any questions?

ah I see, that's a huge speed bonus at master, which I'm surprised +20 can make such a difference. hehe, I have a long ways until master rifleman I'm a 0/0/0/1 right now, leveling is VERY slow.

I'm just about a 0/1/0/2 though, so hopefully it'll get better.

I just got myself a DE-10 and named it the Enforcer since my bounty hunter is a carbineer. I honestly didn't know that a DE-10 was a Master Pistoleer pistol. All fine and dandy that it is... nothing wrong with that, but I have an oath that my Smuggler will never lose the Master Title.

If I wanted my smuggler to use the DE-10, I could go for the tripple master... but what I really want to do is reach speedcap without having to buy +20 in attachments.

My Bounty hunter on the other hand originally was going for majority in carbines over pistols... I was going to speedcap both:
3440 BH
4041 Pistol
3434 Carbineer

But now that I am thinking of mastering Pistoleer and going:
3410 BH
Master Pistoleer
0433 Carbineer.

This leaves me with +85 carbine speed, with a few +1's I can speedcap that. It also leaves me with +89 pistol speed which I have a +3 pistol speed which would cap me.

Has anyone done this template that I am thimking of trying? If so, how is it?

I really love the DE-10 and atleast one of my characters, since start of the game has been a Pistoleer. I really in many ways wish the DE-10 wasn't a Master Pistol, but I understand why it is, its a friggn sweet gun.