Rifleman Archive

To me, once i reached Masters a couple months ago, i basically stopped using all the moves like /flushingshot2, or /startleshot2 which was useful to level, So i was just wondering, as where all of you are right now skillwise, what kinds of moves/attacks do you use the most?

PvP: /strafeshot2, /headshot3 /mindshot2 or /mindshot1 sometimes. But mostly, i usually rely on my headshots to take down a guy, or if his health isn't comparable to his Mind, i go for /strafeshot2.

PvE: Strafeshot2 all the way, with cone attack, and with a good laser by your side, you'll be able to take it down before it reaches you. However, headshots also come in handy when you're trying to focus on a single bar.

I use mindshot 1 and 2 a lot recently. Just got my last hammer mind bleed, and now I have 4 bleeds. I use it mostly to level others up, but once I get a good amount of grenades and some free time I will start racking in the combat exp for master swordsmen. On the other hand I need more money to buy a good rifle to grind with, need two more boxes till master. Will use flushingshot, and since I don't have ch anymore I have nothing to tank while I fire away and rack up the exp. Hmm not really sure what to grind on too busy for exp now a days.

Strafe Shot 2 to kill packs of MOB's and smaller MOB's.

Head Shot 2 to Kill Large Heavy Duty MOB's with a Mind Shot 1&2 cocktail to speed the process.

I generally use Headshot2 and Strafe 2. For really really big stuff, with High resists across the board, IE Krayt, FS NPCs, and the occasional Ancient Bull Rancor, I'll throw in a Mindshot1/Mindshot2 Combo which is worth around 3500 dmg a tic.

Headshot 2, Flushing shot 2, Flurry Shot 1, Strafe Shot 2,

i routinely use headshot2, headshot3, concealshot, surpriseshot, warningshot, mindshot1, mindshot2, strafe2, and regular attack shot.

i find concealshot to be an ecxellent way to get rid of the smaller animals and npc before taking out the biggees.

HS2 and 3 depending on the situation. surpriseshot is useful for spamming at one target when you dont want an area effect. the rest are self evident altho i tend to use warning shot less and less and may drop it for more medic skills

why dont i hear many people mentioning mind shot 3? Are the ham costs alot more than 2?

HS3 : x7mind cost. damage is x3. Not worth it, generally.

i use it when i am down to one target and dont care about ham costs. its handy for taking out one target fast when cost dont matter. such as duels

a couple of questions on some of the comments made here.... how do you get to do 3500 mind damage per tick? I average anywhere from 200 to my best i think is 1150. and my rifle is not too bad either. my rifle = 79-432 damage.

Plus someone made a comment about having a hammer bleed? now they can do four bleeds? is there other ways of bleeding mind other than mind shot for a rifleman?

,confoooosed? -J

Getting a good bleed is just a roll of the die. I keep firing ms1 and ms2 until i see numbers i like. My highest stack so far hasbeen 1800 ms1 and 2500 ms2. I use a krayt laser 97-836 with a 33% PU to achieve those numbers.

PVP, Flurry/flurry2, headshot2. Jawa Ion equipped. I don't solo pvp, I group up with 2 carb's, a tka and a fencer, an Area Dizzy is a sweet way to open up on one or more people. Headshot2's on low mind targets, swap in E11 for unarmored or T-21 for autofire/ moun highs (What matters the most to me on this is you never know when a another rifleman or Eyeshot BH steps up and starts hitting your mind) I never like to get below 450 mind if possible, some times that not enough but does allow a quick hit of moun or grub to get that mind boosted.

PVE I use strafe2/flush2, hds2/hds3, conceal shot and suprise shot, flurry shot. pretty much it all depends on the Target, social?, My ham stats, my moun status, Am i groupped? Am I groupped with a CH? Am I on Point walking across Dath/Endor?

Everyone has their choice as to what specials to utilize, I happen to like to use specials that are both group effective and Ham effective. Specials that stun lower creature/player damage output, Dizzy great for Faction/npc missions if you have melee members in group or use suppresion fire, Or even the out of range trick.

Yes the damage output is lower, but I've found I live longer running and auto fire then hitting those crappy rolls on a laser rifle with strafe2

....640 109 mind with 2 second speed too
....850 109 mind
....456 109 mind

vs auto fire
400-750 range every second.