Carbineer Archive

been a master carbineer for a couple months now, I used to be a BH carbine along with it, and I took a break from the game.

now that I've been away from my BH power trip, I'd just like to say -- maybe it's the little changes from the patch, I dunno -- but master carbineer isn't THAT helpless. I'm sure pistol is better, but it's not *grossly* better. as long as you have food/drink the ham costs aren't a big deal since the buffs are fixed, and the damage is quite nice.

I have been doing the musician thing for my holo so I dropped CH. anyway, I saw a force sensitive, red conning npc on dantooine and decided to try it -- without ANY pet.

guess what? I won. it was a close fight but counter attack seemed to kick in nicely and I pegged him for 4k several times, and usually above 3k.

just remember: powerups and food. a pet definitely helps too. you're not helpless.

you are defnetly right, I've been master carbineer for a few weeks now, and especially since the latest patch that added those ranged D and counter attack mods. Its not that bad. I use slices and powerups to get my laser carb at around 340 max damage 2.6 speed. With my speed mods at master I fire off pretty fast, especially for moves like charge shot and burst shot. Using a breath of heaven has a big effect on the ham costs. I'm usually able to do a player in in 3 shots. Wild+charge+cripple either puts him down or leaves him hurtting pretty bad for a nice scatter blast to finish.

But there is still something missing, something not right with this profession. The carbineer just feels gimped, maybe its all the uber FWG's around still, but stopping shot is to fast and two powerful, we just aren't competitive, and rifelmen being able to target mind or use that strafe shot...

I think what your noticing is the fact that we have high ham cost to balance out our powerful shots... but we cant shoot as fast as evryone else so our DPS isnt as good with out outside help. When carbineers hit the speed cap they rock with a laser carbine (or what ever your gun of choice). Cripple at once a second is so wonderful to watch that you dont mind your action bar being renamed your white bar. Its to bad we have to go outside for this but I am convensed that overtime sony will fix this once they get over there fear of it.

Until that day you can just look for speed tapes or pick up bounty carbine

Lageas

I agree we are better but still far from fixed. I don't think that we should be forced to eat food just so we don't pass out from firing our specials though. I am quite pleased that I can at least hit things now!