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I'm trying to decide whether or not I want to be a Rifleman. Can anyone tell me what they think is the best ability a Rifleman has?

I'm trying to decide on whether or not I want to be a Ranger. What do you think is the best ability a Ranger has?

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I'm trying to decide whether or not I want to be a Pistoleer. What do you think is the best ability a Pistoleer has?

Depends...for PVE I think its Mindshot 2. For PVP either HeadShot 2 or 3.

I guess I would have to say the better camps, other then that we're just scouts with broken traps.

PistolMeleeDefense 1 until it gets nerfed more. Although a Master would probably say Disarm Shot 2, but I'm not there yet.

If knockdowns weren't uber, then it gets a bit tougher. I'm a big fan of Body Shot 3 because I love taking out a single HAM bar. But for PvP everyone raves about Stopping Shot. *shrug*

Startle shot 2 seems to be the best move.

It does area of effect damage at almost 1000+ damage using a DLT20a. Which brings up the question.. why is this an AoE ability?

In my experience the Rifleman's true power is in his bleed attacks . Mindshot I and Mindshot II are both damage over time attacks that can be stacked . With good rolls and the so-so Laser Rifle I'm using now I am draining about 1.5 - 2k Mind Pool every 20 seconds or so . I think you get like 10 tics before it wears off .

Plus you can throw in the Headshots , traps or anything else you want while they are bleeding . So basically , you fire a HS I , then a HS II and within the next two or three minutes your target is going to lose around 15 - 20k Mindpool points . Of course nothing has that many , so basically anything you fight is dead if you can get good rolls and stay alive long enough .

I'm dropping hard red con MOBs on Lok pretty easily . They have 8 - 10k in MindPool , it just seems nothing can withstand the drain for that long . A minute or two , tops .

Haven't tried many of the others as I hear a lot of them are broken .