Pistoleer Archive

I used the points in medic quite honestly. Had it, never used it, dropped it, never missed it. Of course, I have other skills that more than make up for it, and in a PvP template, it is probably usefull.

JB

suppression fire and warning shot are pretty handy...aim isn't.

do realize, though, that the closer you get to mastering marksman, the closer you are to bounty hunter...

suppression fire 2 is a carbineer special..... which leads me to think the marksman one won't be very useful for us in pvp/shrug

i've also never had it actually work- ever
not saying base it on my experiences alone, but i never use it

The ranged support line from Marksman really comes down to Suppression Fire & Warning Shot. With Warning Shot you can kite low and some mid level animals all day long, but isn't really worth it at Master. The animals that it can be reliably used on will pose no threat at that point.

Suppression Fire is usually used to slow down an enemy that is chasing you down, and it is presently our only such attack (which is odd, since running & gunning is part of our role). Pistol Melee Defense 1 sort of works for containment if things get out of hand, but I like having both.

On the other hand, in the present state of SWG, many feel that both of these are blown away by the ability to heal yourself with Master Doctor made Stim Bs.

anyone else have an opinion on this?

I have a Master Smuggler/almost Master Pistoleer and I don't have ranged support, the extra free skill points are nice as I am pretty squeezed for points ( I also have novice medic and novice merchant), at with pistols you won't miss that much, and you get alot of defences from pistoleer. Personally I would say that don't bother with it unless you are at low levels or are after master marksman.