Rifleman Archive
Thread: Rifleman or commando?
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mbhmasterbountyhunter
Mon Feb 16, 2004 5:28 am
#1
I'm a commando and i\m thinking of dropping it for rifleman so i have more skill points,but i'dl ike some rifleman's opinions of the profession,is it worth it?
mackpreacher
Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:06 am
#2
if you are not going to go till master, the general opinion is that is not worthy... but man, if half of the things people say about master are true, this is the best proffesion
Brahn-Cholo
Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:30 am
#3
yea........on the climb up to master you will wonder what were wer thinking dropping Commando for rifleman...... But When u reach master.......you will never look back...
When your speed cap is reached and you can do 1000k damage easy per second at 60m....lol, gotta love it.
Conceal shot.....(ability to solo anything without them knowing you are there)
SNIPING DB from 60m (gotta love this in PvP)
Strafe shot2.........(OMG, IMHO one of the most powerful shots in the game)
Plus u can complement this with a melee skill like TKA or Fencer......and be uber in short range and long range (im not talking about stacking mods, i know that is gone)
I love it..and will never let it go......
P.S. The other thing i like is the ability for Mind attacks. MOst people have H+A buffed........but Mind is left alone[some dothe Moun fix.]...(or valarian brandy now)........ But still its easier to take out the mind than a great set of HA buffs. Not only that.........while u are taking out the mind....if the other player uses specials....their mind is getting a double whammy. One by you and one by them using up mind pool for specials....sooner or later......NO MIND = DEAT MEAT
Brahn-Cholo
Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:32 am
#4
Sorry on above post....take out the k in 1000k......jsut a habit of putting 1k 2k so on and so forth....
Accidently put the k after 1000.
RotcodAckbar
Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:41 am
#5
hahaha if 1000k per second were true I think you would be getting the nerf bat 
OLE10589
Tue May 25, 2004 1:47 pm
#6
Hello,
I know there is a lot of speculation of weather which is better commando or rifleman. I dont know what to choose for a well-rounded template in PvE and PvP. When I originally planned out my character I had thought of master scout (accomplished) master TK, (almost there, 4434) and master rifleman (1120). When counting I found out that I do not have enough skill points. So I cut a little off of master scout on the trapping skill. I wanted to keep scout because if I didn't the terrain negiotaion would be horrible and I would keep getting caught up in worthless little aggros. But then I struck the thought of going into commando instead of rifleman! I was excited at first. After reading about 4 or 5 posts about commando and people beingdisappointedmy hopes were greatly diminished. I dont know if I should continue to master rifleman or switch into commando. So, my question is if you were in my situation, what would you do? What are your thoughts on how to get a well-rounded template with my current skills?
CrashNgoBoom
Tue May 25, 2004 1:55 pm
#7
If you are going to PvP, rifleman is the way to go. I have never lost a fight against a commando with or with out his AT-ST. Commandos have cool weapons but they can't keep up with the damage out put that a rifleman can do. Plus rifleman can target the mind which is everyones weak spot. It does suck when you get set on fire but when you are wearing 85% base armor and are buffed, you can't even see the effect of being set on fire. I've been up against as many as three of them before and they just simply do enough damage. However, if you fight one without buffs and armor you will die. You will still kill him, but the fire will tripple incap you and leave you with a black health bar. I almost took up commando with my left over skill points because it's so cool but as far as killing stuff, a master rifleman will usually come out on top PvP and PvE.
ItalianJediLord
Tue May 25, 2004 4:01 pm
#8
Commando was fun in PvE until they changed a few things. If you want to PvP then don't go Commando. Rifleman on the other hand is good in both PvP and PvE. So I would suggestgoing Master Rifleman.
Packfan
Wed Jun 09, 2004 10:18 am
#9
I'm torn! I'm currently TKM, Master Marksmen, and Master Rifleman. I'm working my way to Master Commando. I love the Rifleman Profession. The rifles I use are pretty cool and being a Master, the rifle speed is God like! Unfortunatly, I'll have to drop the Rifleman to pick up Commando. Which do you believe is a stronger template with TKM? Are there attachments out there that will allow me to be 0/0/0/4 Rifleman and have the same speed as Master (At master, rifle speed is +20)? I'd hate to drop all of my Rifleman abilities! Please Help! Give me some input.
Packfan
CrashNgoBoom
Wed Jun 09, 2004 10:24 am
#10
I think you can make up most of your speed loss through tapes if you are 0-0-0-4 rifleman and master marksman. But you won't have any power. You are losing the 2 best shots we have. Strafeshot2 and Headshot3. You are also losing all your accuracy and defense mods. When you get master commando your 0-0-0-4 rifleman will be useless.
Vermicious_Knid
Wed Jun 09, 2004 12:24 pm
#12
If you just want to try something new because you think it would be cool, or you really want to use a flamethrower, go for it.
I dropped rifleman for a while and did Bounty Hunter, it was fun but I wanted to dabble a bit and didn't like using all my skill points. The lightning cannon was a riot.
If you're trying to have the toughest character possible, then rifleman/anything is probably the way to go. Commando has less damage per second by a long shot when you figure in accuraccy, speed, and armor piercing.
I say try it, and drop it if you don't like it.
Kachada
Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:19 pm
#13
Vermicious_Knid wrote:The lightning cannon was a riot.
Yeah it is! I went up to BH 0013 before the xmas holo told me to master commando. The flamethrower is cooler than the LLC though.
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