Commando Archive
Thread: Combat Rebalance Rifles: Exp.Shell Sniper Rifle
Ryubushi wrote:It strikes me as a type of anti-tank rifle.That should, I think, mean it's a commando weapon, though I doubt we'll get it. At the least, they should split the cert between riflemen and commandos.
Even with a split cert with Riflemen and Commandos, we still don't avoid this: Another profession being better at demolition work than Commandos themselves.
The thing is a Rifle and will use Rifle mods. Riflemen of course will be the masters of Rifles and Commandos will never have skills to equal or surpass Riflemen's ranged skills. So with a split certification at Rifleman, Commando, or even somewhere in Marksman, Riflemen will outperform us if this thing is indeed going to be a Blast Damage weapon.
Riflemen can already do wonders better than us with the AP3 rated T21 (Energy). Swordsmen are the best in taking down heavy equipment due to the Powerhammer (AP3 w/ Blast!). Riflemen with a Blast Damage Rifle will completely negate the need for Commandos' heavy duty work.
Why bother with a hybrid profession's consumeable heavy weapons like the expensive Rocket Launcher, when you can have a Rifleman do better, faster work with a non-consumeable, Blast damage Rifle?
"If they can be fooled, they can be killed." shhh... I'm trying to get sympathy from any hot Twi'lek slave girls or commando chicks that may be reading this!
StarNick wrote:
Poor choice of words used above (I edited it, so dont be sad Ryubushi!)
The CU now is a brand new system...a whole lot is changing, so many of the problems we're seeing right now will either simply not exist anymore or have any prevalance whats so ever (ie...fixed!)
Message Edited by StarNick on 02-26-2005 03:28 PM
...well, except if Ivoni came back... 
Now if it has a tripod mount I'll really be impressed.
blacke wrote:
Keep dreaming TK, just don't forget that rebel commando sneaking around and putting a RL in your back.
Aww.
Looks like I dropped my Thermal Detonator. Oops!
Now we both dead!
Looks like I dropped my Thermal Detonator. Oops!
Now we both dead!
But as a general rule, your thermal detonator misses him and only blows up you.
Lol
TK-132 wrote:
blacke wrote:
Keep dreaming TK, just don't forget that rebel commando sneaking around and putting a RL in your back.
Aww.
Looks like I dropped my Thermal Detonator. Oops!
Now we both dead!
garvin wrote:
Warmaker01 wrote:
I was reading the feature regarding the Combat Rebalance Rifles.
This one caught my concern:
Explosive Shell Sniper Rifle
Effective Range: Long
Type: Rifle
Description: A power rifle capable of taking down even the toughest targets.
Sounds to me like a Blast Damage Weapon. If this does go to Riflemen, then what purpose do we as Commandos have? Swordsmen already have the Powerhammer and can perform much better demolition work than we can.
Just something I want to bring up since no one has mentioned this yet.Damage types are likely still up in the air...and as for "what are purpose is" we need to let go of what we know...Our purpose now could be very different post-CU...right now we are suppose to be the Blast Damage ranged folks...post-CU that could, for all we know, be someone else and we have some other higher purpose...
Besides...What if it is a Blast Damage weapon and Rifleman do get it...imagine if they can't use it very well UNLESS they combine with Commando...It would make pairing with Rifleman that much more beneficial for us...
Remember...all final cert locations are still kinda up in the air until the CU becomes set in stone...Don't judge any weapon by it's description or look...Just because something looks like it's meant for a certain profession doesn't mean it will end up there...We have pre-reqs for all ranged weapons AND unarmed...so we could be getting one, two, three, etc weapons from the various one's shown...We also don't know for sure that our Pre-Reqs won't be changing...we could require a one-handed weapon tree of Brawler instead of Unarmed post-CU which could mean we are getting a Commando sword...or the same holds true for a Commando polearm weapon. Right now we drool and speculate...
All I know is, if we don't get that Rifle, I'm likely going to have to dabble for it...I just like the way it sounds...Exploding Shell Sniper Rifle...yum...
Well, I guess you're right. Wait and see.
I just didn't want us to suffer the T21 and Powerhammer mishaps all over again in the Combat Rebalance.
Message Edited by StarNick on 02-28-2005 07:58 PM
StarNick wrote:
With Aeuralis out there in the sandbox with us...you can be assured that the Devs won't be screwing our profession again heh...
And if they do, well...they'll have hell to pay from Garvin and myself....but it'll be worse than death and purgatory combinedafter Aeuralis gets done with them
Message Edited by StarNick on 02-28-2005 07:58 PM
I am not that bad.
I am however vocal about what I think and am not afraid to call it as i see it. Trust me, if they try to screw us, you will see my post count skyrocket. If one day i have 600 posts and the next i have 800, you will know the devs are getting a earful.
I WILL NOT LET THE CURB BE A FAILURE FOR COMMANDOS.
