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aibo220

Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:28 pm

I'm a master doctor which sucks because the only joy I find in it is not having to run around looking for buffs every time I log on. But any how...

What would be best to go with doctor, master Rifleman or TKM?

I figure TKM because its so overpowered, but Rifle because its the ONLY ranged professian that can compare to any of the melee. And I just hate melee, I prefer a gun over slapping hands or some rotted out stick. But then I think, doctor and rifle both take mind. So managing the two might be a problem.

So... Which do you all think would be best? And this is not for PvP since combat is so one-sided, and there is nothing to be proud of when you kill a person as a TKM. This is just for PvE (ie. making money, looking for them SEA's I hear so much about, going after krayts etc.)

-Thanks! =D

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mcglonec

Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:32 pm

#2

Actually, if you're looking fora good ranged profession, I'd suggest Carbineer over Rifleman. The biggest problem with the Carbineer profession is the high HAM costs of the specials (especially to the action pool). Pair that with doctor buffs and you've got a very nasty ranged combatant.

Otherwise, if you had to choose between rifleman or TK, it's really your call.

If you go rifleman, you'll have some strong ranged attacks, but you're going to eat up your mind points. That will leave you more or less useless as a doc.

If you go TK, you're probably even more powerful and you can save your mind pool for your doctor skills (like healing yourself).

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JasonK

Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:36 pm

#3

I'd stay away from rifle too, all that mind drain would suck.

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aibo220

Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:44 pm

#4

LOL! Yeah I know!

When I was a MBH, Pistoleer, Carbineer... I always thought, Doctor would be so nice because it would counter the action drain. With buffs there is no drain, mind does drain though! And just the mind drain on pistol, carbine and pike with doctor buffs would bad enough, I don't even want to know what rifle would be like. And with the changes to chef I can't even rely on those foods that I'm not even going to attempt to recall because honestly, I recognize the name but I don't know it.

Problem with carbineer is that I did it once already. The only good thing carbine has is the never-ending KD, which if they ever fix carbine will be useless. Carbine can also blind, stun... and I believe there was one other too. I'm sure rifleman can givea few states too, no?

And TK is just so everyone else. Also, I heard TK isn't that good against krayts... true?

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Framahr

Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:58 pm

#5

that decision is really up to you. what mode of combat are you more attracted to? Up close and personal(melee) or shoot'em up(range)

MyT_Chicken

Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:01 pm

#6

Before I switched I was a MTK/MD That was really great for me. I had a lot of fun with it as I was lvling TK, but once I hit Master, it lost its touch. As a Master TK you deal sooo much damage that the game is just no fun. Its Dizzy/KD/Unarmed3 next target Repeat. Its a great combo, but just wasn't very fun for me.

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aibo220

Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:10 pm

#7

I prefer a gun to slapping any day.

But just pikeman alone outperforms MBH, Master pistoleer/Master Carbineer, Commando and any other mix-match from those.

It really upsets me that melee is so overpowered. With pike I just target, /fol, attack, warcry, berserk. Then I just sit and watch. I took out 8 Kamus with my pike in no time. I wasn't even trying! With a gun I'm stuck running around like a retard taken in alot of damage while dealing hardly any.

Stupid jedi is nothing more then a smoocher, so I have to do something to support her career. So I'm considering what I hate the most, TKM. Rifle I would be more happy, but TKM would be just so much easier. And now I'm also thinking of going carbine again! lol

/sigh... decisions, decisions. I'd realy prefer rifle/tk, but then I'll be stuck running around looking for buffs every time I log on. So I don't really want to give up doctor.

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Ellos

Fri Jan 30, 2004 5:49 pm

#8

I am a MD/master rifle, I am also a muon,fishak,glucose junkie. I have no problem with mind. I just have to watch it. I should also mention that I am human with 1000 mind, focus and willpower. With muon im at 1500 and any food that increases focus helps knock down the cost of specials. It is very rare in combat to actually see my mind bar drop below the buffed level.

I really enjoy this combo, it isn't as bad as some have made it sound. Besides that on most creatures I can auto fire for about 800 dam a sec with a t-21. Also there is nothing more satisfying than conceal shotting a rancor that never even aggro'd you. I have taken out nests of rancor with this tactic and I don't even have mask scent. 64m conceal shot = one happy doctor.....

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vortexala

Fri Jan 30, 2004 6:03 pm

#9

It really all does come down to your own playstyle. MD is a great combo prof for any Combat Prof. I once went the MD/TKM route, and enjoyed it a lot, but the lack of range was quite annoying.

Why not test out the first few levels of the ranged profs and see which one suits you best? Might find you end up liking carbineer or pistoleer better then rifleman.

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aibo220

Fri Jan 30, 2004 6:16 pm

#10

vortexala wrote:

It really all does come down to your own playstyle. MD is a great combo prof for any Combat Prof. I once went the MD/TKM route, and enjoyed it a lot, but the lack of range was quite annoying.

Why not test out the first few levels of the ranged profs and see which one suits you best? Might find you end up liking carbineer or pistoleer better then rifleman.

I have already mastered carbineer and pistoleer. I've been through alot of crap to get my twin sister free. Wasn't expecting her to be such high maintenance.

Plain and simple though I need a money making, krayt killing, meatlump stealing machine. Able to solo 10-20k missions back and forth to cover the expenses of armor and /sigh.. crystals cuz there so hard to find, even to buy! Can't even find a seller! Kray killing to get them pearls, I doubt I could solo so I would like to be of value to a group and since EVERYONE is a doctor I can't go by that. And meatlump stealing to get them crystals the hard way. As a rifleer I could easily shoot them down and I believe the rifleer is better for krayts but overall the tkaer has it way easier when running missions. So I just don't know.

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vortexala

Fri Jan 30, 2004 6:18 pm

#11

If it's just about the creds, then TKM is definately the way to go. Self-buffed with PB and some muon for the mind and you're unstoppable. Solo the 15-20K missions back to back without having to stop. Only drawback is, as you said, lack of ability to solo Krayts.

Buuuut...with all the money you make anyway, you could always buy the pearls.

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aibo220

Sat Jan 31, 2004 12:07 am

#12

Everyone... I decided to go Rifleer!

I just really hate melee and don't see myself happy asa TKAer. Sure everything will be so easy that I'll feel like adirty cheater, but still. And after going over ALL things considered the one thing I overlooked was Scout. I have no scout! TKA will leave me chasing crap all over, and on Dant its no biggie, but on Dath... UGH! With Rifle I just stand there and shoot.

Also, I think I look pretty good with a rifle in hand. Much better then some slapping hand.

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teeth0r

Sat Jan 31, 2004 5:08 am

#13

If you're human, then rifleman is a no-brainer. Just migrate to 1100 Focus and spam.

If you're an other race though, Rifleman's HAM costs are a big problem.

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