Carbineer Archive

What is up with the speed modifiers? Master Carbineer only get +60? compared to +74 for pisteleer? and +90 for rifleman? I'm not sure many carbineers know it, but speed is screwed up. (I'm an rifleman right now, ex-carbineer about to go back). It slowly gets faster as you get more, but at around +80-90 there is a BIG kick in the speed of a weapon. Why do you think so many riflemen plan to master? Strafeshot2, AOE Random pool attack? It sounds nice, but EVERY rifleman will say it is mainly to get the mass speed increase master gives.

WHy does Bounty hunterget+50 to carbine speed? That is 83% of whatboth marksman and carbineercombinedtoghther. (not counting the extra 5 they get because they master marksmen)The more I look at the BH, the more i thinkthey arethe Dev's pet project. I say, seperate the skill mods, stop the BH and the Carbineer's(and pisteleer's) weapons attributesfrom adding together. Increase the carbineer's and pistellers speed (and accuracy) at Master to +90.

If you want a BH/pisteleer(or carbineer) use both specials and for the bh to keep his current specials , fine.(Although, change eye shot to mindpool use is a pet peeve of mine.)But seperate the skill mods. Also, as powerful as a bh is, he should not be getting more speed and accuracy than a elite skill. That's all they do. Make it so BH's are getting pistel and carbineer skills to increase their accuracy and speed, not where Pisteleer and carbineers are forced to go BH to get their speed and accuracy. That's just wrong.

You know I would really like to see the breakdown ofthe number of PureBH, pure Carbineer,pure Pisteleer, BH with Pisteleerskills,BH with Carbineer skills, Carbineer with BH carbine, Pisteleer with BH pistel skils.(Pure being no mixing between BH and an a elite.) If the head guys at SOE were supprise at the number of new pisteleers, these numbers might make him rethink somethings.

Current speed breakdown (Elite + marksman branck)

35+25=+60 (carbineer)

65+25=+90(Rifleman)

49+25=+74(Pisteleer)