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It once was an issue that there was no high damage equivalent of this rifle, now we have it and I'd have a little suggestion for an improvement since I seldom use it myself and rarely see other bounty hunters using this – basically – fine weapon.
Instead, most favour the generic high-end energy Trandoshan rifles or kinetic weaponary to counter PSGs.

If I'm informed correctly, we will be seeing an electricity gun in the ToOW expansion which will deal mostly, if not only, electricity damage (I haven't seen a screenshot of it, yet) so I came up with the question why the damage type of our profession-specific weapon can't be changed to electricity; After all, it'd be a lot more logical since the LRs basically fire a bolt of lightning.

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Nullified wrote:
It once was an issue that there was no high damage equivalent of this rifle, now we have it and I'd have a little suggestion for an improvement since I seldom use it myself and rarely see other bounty hunters using this – basically – fine weapon.
Instead, most favour the generic high-end energy Trandoshan rifles or kinetic weaponary to counter PSGs.

If I'm informed correctly, we will be seeing an electricity gun in the ToOW expansion which will deal mostly, if not only, electricity damage (I haven't seen a screenshot of it, yet) so I came up with the question why the damage type of our profession-specific weapon can't be changed to electricity; After all, it'd be a lot more logical since the LRs basically fire a bolt of lightning.

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I don't know, that's just what a friend of mine told me and he hasn't been a bad source of information so far, so I kind of trust him.
The point is, why not change the LR damage class to electricity **edit** or greatly increase the amount of electrical damage done (maybe up to 150-200 to be on par with the slugthrower?) **edit** ? It is basically only electricity and though I see your point, your point would ultimatively mean that "kinetic" weapons also do energy damage since kinetic energy is, ultimatively, a form of energy.

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Message Edited by Nullified on 10-16-2005 05:05 PM

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Nullified wrote:
I don't know, that's just what a friend of mine told me and he hasn't been a bad source of information so far, so I kind of trust him.
The point is, why not change the LR damage class to electricity? It is basically only electricity and though I see your point, your point would ultimatively mean that "kinetic" weapons also do energy damage since kinetic energy is, ultimatively, a form of energy.

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Nah, it'd be a wasteful discussion just because it's basically true at both ends.
It is energy, but since we have the class "electricity", we should use it more.
The same applies to flamethrowers, what's their damage dealing potential regarding fire damage (never been a Commando)?

I like your idea, though, to keep the LRs at mostly energy with just a slight electricity bonus and change the HLR to electricity.

the new ToOW rifle you are talking about, at least the one on TC has energy damage, and 6 electricity damage....wouldnt say that is 100% electricity damage....But you ahve a point, but if you were to make a HLR 100% electricity, it would get out of hand, energy or kinetic damage gets mitigated by your opponets defense, then to armor, electricity, acid, heat, etc...only gets mitigated by armor...saying you hit.

Oh, that'd change a lot. Still, I'd like to see a vast improvement of electricity damage done by the HLR.
I mean come on, lightsabers do up to what? 125?

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Not formulated too good..

I know about the mitigation issue, still, for realisms sake, I'd say the HLR _has_ to do only or nearly only electricity damage.

Message Edited by Nullified on 10-16-2005 08:51 PM

Lightsabers will do probally up to almost 200, but the max damage on even a perfect lightsaber will be nowhere close to a rifle...it is a very differant weapon to compare to. And i know that some weapons can get high elemental, but teh only example i can give is nyms slug thrower at 175 acid.

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Lightsabers will do probally up to almost 200, but the max damage on even a perfect lightsaber will be nowhere close to a rifle...it is a very differant weapon to compare to. And i know that some weapons can get high elemental, but teh only example i can give is nyms slug thrower at 175 acid.
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Well, the problem where is that those 200 are not multiplied with 0.7 during PvP and thus largely increase the power of the jedi, but that's something totally off topic.

I second what Penguinzx says, electricity is only a "nominal" thing with our wonderful electricity weapon - and that's just plainly wrong.

agreed, HLR is mostly useless for hunting jedi. It would be nice if it was given lower min/max damage by about 50-100 pts... and add that into electrical damage. But now we're just dreaming.

you've ovbiously not seen my HLC now i admit i would absolutely LOVE more electricity damage just dont go messing with my current damage and were all good