Carbineer Archive

Volatris the wise speaks well.

Carbineers will most likely get better over time. However, CH is good with many different skills. In the Beta, I saw a couple CH/Riflemen who were worthy adversaries. Sniper Shot and Rancors.. not a pretty sight. However, the carbine might really appeal to you. It has some amazing knockdown moves. You might incap yourself, but you'll make things easier for your rancors.

A carbineer apparrently has a ranged area knockdown attack. I know underhand shot and fire knockdown are pretty amazing.There are plenty of ways you can go. I wouldn't lose hope in carbines, though.

Heh, I don't know how wise I am.

I'm pursuing two of the least worthwhile professions at the moment, with hopes they get rebalanced someday and I'll suddenly become powerful: Carbineer and Squad Leader...

Heh, for the most part (outside of PvP, thats not my bag), there's no need to be super mega hyper strong, the toughest creatures in the game don't require it... so I may be gimped for now in SL and Carbineer, but it doesn't really matter

A year from now, though, I'll be glad I stuck with what I wanted, even if the devs took a while to make it what it should.

Or I'm a crazy. Your call.

First off let me say that this is pretty much pointless if the DEVS DONT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE CARBINE. (If not I will do Pistol instead... why not, can't beat'em, join'em!)

I am on my way to getting Master Scout and Novice Creature Handler(to be mastered). My original intentions were to also become Master Ranger and have as many Carbine skills as points would allow me. I think I figured I could have 3 or 4 boxes in the Carbineer skill tree. But after reading how worthless Rangers are for the most part I have been looking for other alternatives. I have come up with this Hybrid:

Master Scout, Master Marksman, Master Creature Handler, Novice Bounty Hunter with the Carbine branch filled, Novice Carabineer with Intermediate Carbine Markmanship(for Leg Shot 3).

According to the SWG Character builder I will have 2 points left over and will have these as the accumulative modifiers for the skills I would have:

Carbine Accuracy +120... Carbine Speed +85

Not to mention I will be able to take low level Bounty Hunter Missions for a change of pace. And if possible I think it would be pretty darn tootin' sweet to sick one(or more)of my pets on my bounties.

But like I said, if the devs don't do something about the tragedy that is the carbine Iwould considerdoing the same thing with pistol instead. What do you guys think?

You might want to consider that in the same way that we hope Carbines will be rebalanced, there's also the assumption that the devs will make Rangers vastly more useful.

I'm sure its not their intention to have it be a mainly worthless profession, just like its probably not their intention to make Carbines do very little damage, miss often, and require massive HAM costs with advanced weapons and specials.

So if you're bankin' on the devs to fix Carbines, might as well bank on the devs to fix Ranger too

Well I'm not necessarily banking on them fixing either one of them(Ranger/Carbine). If they don't Pistol is a viable option with the above template. It would be no big deal to untrain the carbine tree in BH and train pistol. But becoming a Master Ranger and never having the devs make it viable is a terrific waste of time. You see what I mean?

I hope they fix both, but they really need to give something to Rangers besides more harvest ability and pretty camps.

Look at it this way, outside of creature handler I could possibly stick myself with two of the games most worthless professions. :/ See my point now?