Rifleman Archive

Do any of you have the rifle that fires blue lazer stuff? Desert Demon Marksmen sometimes use it and i really really want one. And do any of you know the name of it?

I got killed by a Swoop Leader using one too. They are rather "neat" looking, aren't they?

aye

I don't understand why if you kill a swooper with a rifle, you can't loot it off him. Where the hell does it go?

They're SG82's.. and i think they look bloody awful.. like someone ripped it out of a shower..

Yeah, jawa ion rifle and SG82 do that. And SG82 does like awful, like shower... And its not even better than DLT.. Or not enough atleast, to cover the much higher mind cost..

Odd, my SG82 shoots a red beam.

And yes, they are cool. VERY accurate also even without the aiming bonuses used when you kneel or go prone.

Kind of bugs me to be on a Star Wars game and have to go thru basics with the players. Red "Beams" are actual blaster fire, blue beams are one of two things stun fire or ionization blasts, for the Jawa Ion Rifle do the math, an ionization (blue) blast would not havem uch effect on a sentient being I'd say, maybe serious burns and whatnot but nothing like a pure power blaster shot. these weapons are meant to disable electronic systems. One clear-cut example is in A New Hope when the Jawas use, *Gasp* A Jawa Ion Rifle to ionize R2-D2, one shot, and hes down. I dont know specifically if the SG82 is an ionization rifle or not but im assuming its not because as a Rifleman you probably aren't acquiring many mechanical targets so an ionization rifle isnt too appropriate, the Jawa Ion Rifle is on;y a "rifle" in use by our players because its used by Jawas and we happen to come upon them and use them they aren't fully intended, at least ICly to be used against sentient beings as far as I know.

I'm pretty sure the reason for the blue color of the SG82 is that it does COLD damage. The main benefit to this is that few creatures and NPC (that I've encountered at least) have resistances to cold damage (unlike energy or kinetic resistences which are common). Making armor that is resistant to different damage types is a seperate skill branch so it may be a while before player crafted armor is resistant to it as well. The only drawback I've found with this weapon is the short ideal range (35m I believe for mine). Otherwise:

FEEL MY FREEZING SHOWER OF PAIN!!!!

I had a SG82 and it did do the blue fire cold damage. was quite effective but the life expectancy of the weapon i had and ones ive seen is extremely low. New it started with 111 pts and by the second day was at 50% i went to repair it and failed .. the weapon fell apart by by SG 82.. bought a dl with even better stats for much less.
Only thins about it was it was a conversaton piece. People wondering what it was

is it sg82? i think its the spraystick that gives the blue beam

I am for sure the the Jawa Ion Rifle fires blue. SG82, I beleive so, but neither of the DMGs are that good at all.

Nikolai, I think you'd be surprised at just how few people have any knowledge of StarWars beyond basic movie trivia. Don't hold it against them or get angry about it. It solves nothing. I also think that the developers didn't take into account blaster vs Ion damage. So far, all I've seen is weapons that damage whatever pool you fire them at. I've noticed elemental damage (fire, ice, lightning, acid, etc) but thus far, no Ion damage. I might be wrong... Next time I see a droid, I'll pull out my Jawa Rifle (ugh what a waste of money) and fire off a shot from it, and my DL20. I'm willing to bet my DL20 does more damage because they didn't take into account Ion damage vs mechanical targets.