Ranger Archive

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while the rest of the ranger/CH community snipes from the comfort of their camps or bashes skulls with their ultra power hammer 3000's{ or whatever they're called ;-) }.

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I have played as MRanger/MPistoleer and JB has done a great write up of the proper tactics to employ. I will just add a few variations:

On point 3:
I did a macro with "/aim; /Healthshot2; /Healthshot1; /Healthshot2; ..."
I put as much healthshots2 at the end as I could squeeze in before having to run to >64m.
Even though the bleeds don't stack, the initial damage is still quite a bit. The initial /aim is just a freebie, so there is no reason for not using it. Actually, later I learned that up to 3 aims can be stacked to get even better accuracy.

An alternative or addition to using pets/droids as tanks is using nearby (very) aggresive mobs as tanks. Just at point 4 run to the aggressive mobs "territory" and hide behind them. The aggressive mobs will attack your primary target when it get nearby. This works especially well in more difficult planets as such mobs are plentiful. It saves wear and tear on the pet/droid and if you are careful, you can harvest the other mob as well by finishing it off or putting a bleed on it while they are duking it out.

The reason I dropped Pistoleer was the many non functional specials (e.g. MeleeDefense2), and the slowness of the whole process. The parts that do work, work great.

I was going to suggest waiting for the Combat Balance then remembered it isn't coming soon...

JB's tactics are sound. I used similar ones when I was only a novice pistoleer and could take down most creatures or NPCs without any problem.

Rifleman/Rangers can also get stomped on. I know there have been several times where I didn't switch to my closer range/faster rifles and gotten a decent womping handed to me. I mean, camo breaks, cover doesn't always work, and many things get cheesed off if you bleed 'em. I try to avoid all this by using camo, cover, and my creatures as tanks. I get run over less and I can basically walk into the middle of thousands of hostile creatures and tame their children. But keep in mind that your pistol can fire from almost the same range as a rifle with comparable accuracy so don't stand underneath the rancor and shoot.

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Agias1 wrote:

I am a CH who will hopfully be labeled a collecter by the Humane Societyof Tatooine one day. Also I am working up the Ranger tree for so I can find really nasty critters and yet not be eaten by them, well not until I foolishly begin shooting at them. And it hit me, "Why am I the only person with pistoleer as my combat profession?" Have Icondemned myself to a life of being stomped on and helplessly running away from the uber beasts while the rest of the ranger/CH community snipes from the comfort of their camps or bashes skulls with their ultra power hammer 3000's{ or whatever they're called ;-) }. I have a thick skull myself that is why it has taken me so long to realize that my pistol has limited damage potential compared with other weapons and requiresme toget really close to hit my mark. Maybe I am not looking at this the right way, but should I got back to basics and learn another combat profession? Cause I really love taming baby squills, just not being gored by mom and pop.

Respectfully Yours,

Agias the Tubby Tracker from Tatooine

Bloodfin server

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Hi, I am a MCH and MRanger and I used to be a MAster Pistoleer and then eventually went to 0011 in Pistoleer when I mastered Ch and Ranger.

I have just recently given up pistoleer altogether and started Swordsman.

It is actually more fun for me cause I go into combat with my Gurrecks or Rancors now and have fun. Only been a swordsman for 2 days, but anything to give spark to combat is a good choice.

I would switch to something and just try it, worse case you drop it and go back to pistoleer.

But yes, in my opinion Pistoleer is hurting VERY badly, BUT its one saving grace for a CH is that it does health damage exclusively, which works great with your pets.

I personally just needed a new outlook on combat and said wtheck .

Good Luck and good luck on finding those rares, they are buggers.

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JBMat wrote:

And pistols may do less damage, but shoot faster. so it evens out.

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When Kope was still a Master Rifleman he fired every second, with every special and every rifle.

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Agias1 wrote:

I am a CH who will hopfully be labeled a collecter by the Humane Societyof Tatooine one day. Also I am working up the Ranger tree for so I can find really nasty critters and yet not be eaten by them, well not until I foolishly begin shooting at them. And it hit me, "Why am I the only person with pistoleer as my combat profession?" Have Icondemned myself to a life of being stomped on and helplessly running away from the uber beasts while the rest of the ranger/CH community snipes from the comfort of their camps or bashes skulls with their ultra power hammer 3000's{ or whatever they're called ;-) }. I have a thick skull myself that is why it has taken me so long to realize that my pistol has limited damage potential compared with other weapons and requiresme toget really close to hit my mark. Maybe I am not looking at this the right way, but should I got back to basics and learn another combat profession? Cause I really love taming baby squills, just not being gored by mom and pop.

Respectfully Yours,

Agias the Tubby Tracker from Tatooine

Bloodfin server

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You should see me rushing in for Rancor lair,I'm right thereunder them being stomped, scratched, bitten, diseased, poked, drooled on, blinded, and stunned!! (Now that's beingthick headed !!)