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-Droideka-

Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:22 am

I've been considering changing to AS/ranger for a little while now but with the level system I'm not sure what just plain old master ranger would get me as far as combat level (I hate having to base my decisions on 'combat level', this system is flawed within). With my master rifles I'm level 54, I have novice scout so I can harvest a little. Can master ranger by itself handle PVE, or do you always need it combined with another combat class? Is the increase in harvesting worth the change? How many silly levels would I drop? I don't pvp, I just kill things for making armor...and SO many good organics are in spawn right now. But I don't want to die a lot easier either, with master rifles I can get around on lok and dath without too much of a problem.

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Almagill

Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:30 am

#2

Master Ranger will give you a CL of ~56 and health of ~2300 (randoms scribblings from the time levels went in) as you have tow masteries there, scout and ranger.

However it will give you NO defence mods and NO accuracy mods. You would be using weapons with no modifiers to speed/accuracy and, when it comes to the damage modifer, the higher the creatures offence accurancy compared to your defence level the more damage you are going to take. With no accuracy modifier you're going to do very little damage.

With a CL56 pretty much everything on the beginner planets will con grey to you but I rather suspect that, with no mods, anything higher than CL30 is going to hand you your butt on a plate when it aggroes. As for Lok.... that'd be interesting

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Oreet

Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:59 am

#3

Personally, if i were you, i'd consider not Mastering Ranger, but only taking part of Ranger, than try to come up with enough skill points to fill a full weapon tree in either marksman or brawler in order to have a bit of combat mods.

Dariane_Kamutsovy

Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:45 am

#4

I hate to say it, but as AS your main issue is to get to harvest... Try getting just novice ranger, and use a GOOD DE droid (CH>110) and put the rest in Rifleman (at least Rifleman -3--) which will allow conceal shot.. You'd be able to kill creatures unseen (slow but sure) and send the droid out to harvest...

JascoSmlee

Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:53 am

#5

Dariane_Kamutsovy wrote:

I hate to say it, but as AS your main issue is to get to harvest... Try getting just novice ranger, and use a GOOD DE droid (CH>110) and put the rest in Rifleman (at least Rifleman -3--) which will allow conceal shot.. You'd be able to kill creatures unseen (slow but sure) and send the droid out to harvest...

Concealshot only get you 3 shots off at most now though Dariane

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Almagill

Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:03 am

#6

JascoSmlee wrote:

Dariane_Kamutsovy wrote:

I hate to say it, but as AS your main issue is to get to harvest... Try getting just novice ranger, and use a GOOD DE droid (CH>110) and put the rest in Rifleman (at least Rifleman -3--) which will allow conceal shot.. You'd be able to kill creatures unseen (slow but sure) and send the droid out to harvest...

Concealshot only get you 3 shots off at most now though Dariane

And even that's on a good day with stupid prey.

Sad, but true.

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Dariane_Kamutsovy

Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:32 pm

#7

Well with only Novice Ranger (and maybe --x-) and only rifleman -3-- you will have sometimes up to 3 shots and the rest of the sp available to get something usefull...

/ouch

that hurt

Temujin23

Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:54 pm

#8

Only thing I can think of is Master AS. either ranger 0/0/4/0 (harvest bonus) or 0/0/0/4 (+90 trapping mod), and Rifleman 0/0/0/3 (60 speed and accuracy around 100). Problem is no defenses really, though traps will help alleviate the need if you went that route. For now, anyway-- who knows what use they'll be when snare/root gets nerfed. I'm also not sure what CL this would be, but I'm guessing it would be under 54, so no laser rifle. A speed sliced tusken with an accuracy pup might work out okay, though.Your other option is Master AS/Master Ranger, and never hunt alone. Just lob traps to support your damage dealers, and get a huge harvest afterward. Or Master AS/ Ranger 0/0/4/4, and medic 0/4/4/0, so you can harvest, trap, and heal your groupmates as well.

Whatever you decide, it won't be easy. But if you have a reliable group of friends/hunting partners, you may consider trying the non-fighting, combat support options I mentioned. Either way, good luck.

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