Carbineer Archive

What am I doing wrong? Some help plz.

Well recently I got a holo that said Carbineer and I said to myself; well not so bad I guess. However I shortly discovered afterward that I am a really horrible Carbineer I guess. I cant seem to figure out this class at all. I cant seem to damage anything and only seem to irritate the things I am trying to kill.

Its like being One-handed but only being able to use a Stone Knife the whole time! I cant seem to find a weapon that does any damage at all and I cant stand toe to toe with anything as everything damages me more than I can damage them.

I did read some other threads on this forum and maybe it is the fact that Carbineer’s don’t have a lot of weapons to use or choices but neither do other classes, so I don’t know if that is the issue. I just know from what I have seen in the past 3 days of being a Carbineer this HOLO is going to take a really, really long time. That is unless someone can tell me what I am doing wrong. As I look through the skill tree the actual skills and to hits look really good its just getting the xp to get those skills that seems to be the real issue. Its getting over the HUMP that seems to be the problem.

How do I get damage out of any of these lame weapons. The damage seems to be equivalent to a Junk Scout Blaster but with a Bad rifles speed. I have actually done a side by side comparison of a junk Scout Blaster and the Best Carb I could find killing the same type of critters and time and time again the Junk pistol with a lower to hit kill quicker and faster than any Carb I can find, pull damage out of and manipulate with the Carbineer skills.

I mean Master Carbineer looks really good but this is just a HOLO. You know, a stepping stone to JEDI! I don’t want to be a MASTER CARBINEER FOREVER just get the HOLO done, if you know what I mean.

Question is how do I gain XP in this class? In most other classes it’s the Combat Xp that is the issue but actually I have more Combat xp than Carb xp at this point. Currently this is my GOAL for Carbineer: 0-4-0-4, as I think this will provide the best chance of success and xp gain with all those plusses to hit, and currently this is my actual skill: 0-0-0-3.

0-0-0-3 was my skill when I started Carbineer three days ago as I had extra combat xp saved up. I don’t know what to do as I just cant seem to kill anything and actually kill things quicker with a stone knife, or pistol (with lesser skill) than a carb (tested).

All the carbs just seem to be Very Low Damage and Very Slow Speed! Like I said above I don’t want to be a Master Carbineer forever I just want to get it done. Question is how do you do it with lame weapons like these? Its not like the Carbineer get a Particle Cannon or get a bonus of 170 points on damage like other classes or even defensive points.

What is the key to this class?

Thanks for your replies. I kept hearing this class was broke or something and I actually figured it was just n00bz not actually wanting to work on a class that was a little be harder. However, I have myself not done Pistol yet, so I cannot make a comparison as to which if its broken or not. But… Honestly I have not see the words DODGE, Counter attack, Miss so much above the enemy’s Icon until I clicked Carbineer!

Alls I know is I’m falling asleep on my missions they take so long! I got through a power-up killing one critter so Power-Ups are not even a viable option. Currently I am 0-2-0-2 and will make 0-3-0-3 today, but only after I put in A LOT of time and had already had over 200k in Combat xp before I took the class. This is taking more time than any other class to date I have had too.

I can gain the xp, but its almost at an unbelievably low rate. Its almost one new skill per day (and that is one of my days which can range for 8-12 hours). I’m having to stand before a critter so long I have actually noticed an ARMOR LEAK where I am hit for some reason and my armor is not being calculated. Currently believe this is the forearm, but really have no clue.

Some of the real issues I am having with this class is the fact I keep missing the target. Like I said above, dodge, counter attack, miss, miss, miss. I am missing the target with a higher skill than anything else I currently have yet don’t miss this much with the lower skills I currently have. (shrugs)- I will (try to) grind 350k today getting my skill up to Expert Carbine Marksmanship and see if that makes a big difference. If not, I do think I will actually have to start complaining about this….. Maybe a HOTFIX is needed or something.

Then again maybe all that is needed is getting over the hump and actually getting some skills in this class. I sure hope Expert Carbine Marksmanship works, because a lot of people who play this game do not have the skills or patents I have to stand around and play for hours at a time (testing, experimenting and learning the game, rules and techniques) as I do.

Looks like a beta test foul-up to me with the TO HITS. I am not wanting to ONE-HIT things in the game with a Carb, but I am wanting to HIT THEM with some type of consistency (which is why I’m running up the Marksmanship tree only). I am hoping to see some marked improvement after I hit Expert Carbine Marksmanship. Just a little something Odd with this class when it takes ME a full day to gain one skill.

Well on the bright side, least I know why all the AI Troopers and Rebels are so lame, because they are all using some type of Carbine. LOL.

In case you have not figured out this class yet, here is a helpful tip; PvE melee defense. Get as much of it as you can as you are going to be standing in front of them critters for a very long time before you can actually kill them. You’ll be lucky if you get a hit for 150-500 and then you will spread you hits out among the three (H A M) almost evenly and miss about half the time to boot.

This is not a good class so far Devs. Something is not right here, not when Carbine III hits about the same as Advanced Carbine Marksmanship. Maybe there is a bug it the TO HIT calculations or something! Just know Rifleman are not missing this much Point Blank with a -70 rifle and a lower skill level (tested).

I will be looking for some Marked Improvements with Expert Carbine Marksmanship today, otherwise I will have to start Ranting LOL.

Thanks for the replies ALL.