Rifleman Archive

first off, if you lie prone you'll get three shots off before they know you are there. I'd recommend making some cash running destroy missions (lie prone! then hit them with headshot 2) on the lower level planets. Once you can afford a decent set of ubese armor, a spraystick, and some buffs hit Dantooine and the grind will be a breeze. Also, at your level the theme parks can break up the monotony, try Jabba's palace or the reb/imp park.

I wish I was on sunrunner so I could hook you up, perhaps a fellow rifleman will take pitty on ya

Good luck

ah, yeah all red rebels could be a problem when they agro. Try tatooine, that's where I started out. The sad fact of the matter is that the game is really tough (and really annoying) without buffs and decent armor. It is definitely the have/have not scenario. How about trying a group hunt? Or perhaps go creature handler or get a bio engineered pet (again $$$!) to tank for you whilst you plug away. Starting out rifles is a pain but once you get into it a bit it is a lot of fun. I am currently mastering it for the second time, slowly....

PS: If you pick up scout there are always crafters looking for specific hides, bones, etc. So you turn your kills into $$$ twice!

My way: I get my harv droid out before I lay down and start shooting. I hunt the big time things (for the great meats and hides) resource wise, and they tend to be easy to kill in one hit. I program the droid to harvest the materials when I say "harv". I lay down and open up. Once I get a kill I say harv, the droid gets the stuff, and I move on to the next target.

Did you buy JTL? If so, it is a great way to make cash and cut down on travel costs. Once you get a ship with a hyperdrive you can fly to any starport for free. On my server there happens to be an afk musician at the Mining Outpost 24/7 with an autogroup buff and "she" only charges $3000. With musician buffs you can shoot your bigger rifles without mind cost.

Warning shot from the marksman tree can be a lifesaver at low level without buffs, use it. Only get missions of non agro creatures like nunas or something. Its either that or find a rich friend who can give you a set of ubese, brandy and enough cash to buy buffs for a couple weeks. If that friend could tank for you you could probably be close to master in a few weeks. You are just doing it the challenging way, which I respect, but don't expect it to be easy.

Do Recon mission from the explore mission terminals. Take two mission is the same direction. If you are on Naboo I suggest taking mission to the North-East out of Keren, and when you completed them, Drive on to Kadahar. From there you take mission to the SouthoWest, and when you completed them drive on back to Keren. There are Explore mission terminals just outside both starports.
You can run Recon missions on you swoop to earn some basic credit. It cant support you need for high end guns and the armour. But you can get enough for some brandy, a Personal Shields Generator, and some Stim Packs.