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Thread: Questions for Rangers
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JinookPhi
Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:49 am
#1
Greetings & Salutations Rangers!
I think you guys and gals have one of the coolest sounding titles in the game. I have a question for you. I am working on my second character as a fun, exclusively PvE kind of Twi'lek (versus my PvP/PvE factional dude in my signature). I enjoy really customized templates. My guy below, for example, can self heal everything but battle fatigue, can self buff a little and jump to life immediately after an incap, and can feign death. High survivability. Plus two good combat professions when married together.
My new character (High-Priest Jakan) will most likely end up CH 3-2-1-4, Master Scout, Master Rifleman, Novice Medic, Ranger 4-0-0-0. I went with the first line in Ranger to bolster the concealment of my rifleman. What does "Conceal" do? Can you use at the same time you use "Cover" as a rfileman and "Mask Scent"? Any other thoughts?
Thanks so much...
Kiryoku
Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:06 am
#2
/conceal is has pretty much the same function as /maskscent, with the exception that itcan be applied to other characters (you could /conceal your friends, and they could sneak around even if they don't have /maskscent)... some people argue that it works better than /mask, others say that /mask beats /conceal for them... the only thing we are sure of is that /conceal works on some NPCs, though this might not be intended (despite the description)...
on the rifleman note... /conceal and /mask have nothing to do with any combat skills... your rifle concealment chance and cover, are completely unrelated skills... the only thing you will notice is that while /masked or /concealed, you will be able to fire more shots before the creature notices you... if you couple this with being /prone (cover not required), you should be able to do quite a bit of damage before the MoB even looks your way... /mask works just as well as /conceal when using that trick, though...
also... cover isn't actually required for /concealedshot or /surpriseshot (again, despite the description)... all it does is supposedly increase ranged defense by some amount, although the devs have said that it is barely noticeable with the way defenses are calculated now - expect this to change with publish 10...
and once again, oddly enough, /concealedshot and /conceal are unrelated... /sigh... why did they name these things something so similar?... /concealedshot can be done unmasked from standing...
the only thing i think you will pick up from that tree that you will use asa rifleman is the TN... you will definitely notice a bigdifference in your crawl speed - actually something a lot of creature-hunting riflemen use, as creatures have a tendancy to walk around while we're sneaking our shots in...
Message Edited by Kiryoku on 07-08-2004 04:11 AM
AgonThalia
Thu Jul 08, 2004 6:04 am
#3
I would honestly suggest that if you plan on taking Ranger, drop the wayfaring line except wayfaring I..that will give you the /conceal command. Then befriend your local ranger who will provide for you crates of camo kits that you can use with the /conceal command.
1 caveat:
camo is not that much better than mask scent and is resource heavy. your skill in camo will be less than that of /maskscent and may break more frequently.
If you are into harvesting for cash, or having a +to ranged bonus for creatures, go up the tracking line. ignore ranger traps/ camps useless.
1 caveat:
camo is not that much better than mask scent and is resource heavy. your skill in camo will be less than that of /maskscent and may break more frequently.
If you are into harvesting for cash, or having a +to ranged bonus for creatures, go up the tracking line. ignore ranger traps/ camps useless.
Owen-Lars
Thu Jul 08, 2004 6:18 am
#4
Greetings & Salutations
That reminds me of the film Demolition Man hehe. The fat man in it 
he always said that hehe
he always said that hehe
JinookPhi
Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:05 am
#5
Thanks for all the posts! Great info that will save me grinding I did not need to do. Although I read one of the Ranger posts on a hunt he did, and all the meat he harvested (very well written post), and I have to admit it me considering it. It is also interesting that I got great feedback almost immediately, yet when I post on BH boards for questions I am lucky to get any response.
/bowsDeeply "Tis been an honor, Rangers of SWG."
ShyGirl
Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:12 pm
#6
Owen-Lars wrote:
Greetings & Salutations
That reminds me of the film Demolition Man hehe. The fat man in it
What's your Boggle, Thortac ? 
(Wanna have some Taco Bell?)
Fred_Skinner
Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:29 pm
#7
Owen-Lars wrote:
Greetings & Salutations
That reminds me of the film Demolition Man hehe. The fat man in it
It's also the text greeting Dany Thomas sent to the Enterprise in a Star Trek episode:
Greetings and Salutations!
Pip! Pip! Cheerio!
Message Edited by Fred_Skinner on 07-08-2004 03:34 PM
Owen-Lars
Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:39 pm
#8
What's your Boggle, Thortac ?(Wanna have some Taco Bell?)
Haha
I love the live music at Taco Bell.
Sing with me now: "Valley of the jolly green giant...................."
/munch-on-rata burger
ShyGirl
Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:41 pm
#10
Owen-Lars wrote:
/munch-on-rata burger
Eughhh, I won't show you how to use the clam shells, ROFL
Owen-Lars
Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:44 pm
#11
Eughhh, I won't show you how to use the clam shells, ROFL
I love the part when he's in the car with a big cut in his shirt and says: "oh its nothing, all i need is a needle and thread"
haha
"You can take this job, and shovell it"
ShyGirl
Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:45 pm
#12
I think I need to see "Demolition Man" again..... for the 11th time, LOL
AgonThalia
Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:46 pm
#13
hehe...
i still have nightmares about seeing sylvester stallone in all his savage nudity.... (my eyes, the goggles do nothing)
i still have nightmares about seeing sylvester stallone in all his savage nudity.... (my eyes, the goggles do nothing)
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