Rifleman Archive
Thread: Rifle Damage Types
Seflyn
Fri Jan 30, 2004 9:47 am
#14
The Nightsister Elder in one of the caves on dath has AP3 and 100% resist to all rifle damage types. Even a new AP system won't help you there.
Seflyn
Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:21 pm
#15
undeadrooster wrote:
Damage types has been a long disputed issue, going back to when the problem first reared its head. Some of you older players and beta-testers might remember the Spraystick being Acid and the Tusken being Kinetic... not to mention the doom-bringing T-21 blast damage. Personally, I'd like to see the latter returned the most, even if the stats don't match the pre-nerf version. Only commandos can really damage turrets and AT-STs now.
Disagree, blast should only be for Commandos IMO, blowing up stuff is what they do after all.
I do think tusken should be kinetic. (New gun is acid so don't care about spraystick anymore.)
dimmu-borgir
Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:28 pm
#16
Seflyn wrote:
undeadrooster wrote:
Damage types has been a long disputed issue, going back to when the problem first reared its head. Some of you older players and beta-testers might remember the Spraystick being Acid and the Tusken being Kinetic... not to mention the doom-bringing T-21 blast damage. Personally, I'd like to see the latter returned the most, even if the stats don't match the pre-nerf version. Only commandos can really damage turrets and AT-STs now.
Disagree, blast should only be for Commandos IMO, blowing up stuff is what they do after all.
I do think tusken should be kinetic. (New gun is acid so don't care about spraystick anymore.)
powerhammer is also blast, and well, is expected of it, but well, when it hits, it sounds like a sword... no sense made here
Seflyn
Sat Jan 31, 2004 9:08 am
#17
powerhammer is also blast, and well, is expected of it, but well, when it hits, it sounds like a sword... no sense made here
True but I feel we already step on Commandos toes enough having AP3, giving us a non use based AP3 blast weapon would turn riflemen into THE turret / AT-ST killer, something I really don't think we should be the best at.
undeadrooster
Sat Jan 31, 2004 5:32 pm
#18
Seflyn wrote:
True but I feel we already step on Commandos toes enough having AP3, giving us a non use based AP3 blast weapon would turn riflemen into THE turret / AT-ST killer, something I really don't think we should be the best at.
**edit** those n00bs! haha. Blast is for boom. T21s have big **edit**in boom.
XaverriJade7
Sat Jan 31, 2004 5:56 pm
#19
Or they could make the T-21 what it should be (in my opinion) and move it up to a higher box while giving it Blast dmg. (at this point, I say heck with worrying aboutDevs getting it back toits 'pre-nerf' status)
LLJK_Griz
Sun Feb 01, 2004 3:32 am
#20
Seflyn wrote:
I do think tusken should be kinetic. (New gun is acid so don't care about spraystick anymore.)
That thing is going to be as rare as the current nightsister loot-schematic lances and won't be an option for 99% of the playerbase.
Seflyn
Sun Feb 01, 2004 7:52 am
#21
LLJK_Griz wrote:
Seflyn wrote:
I do think tusken should be kinetic. (New gun is acid so don't care about spraystick anymore.)That thing is going to be as rare as the current nightsister loot-schematic lances and won't be an option for 99% of the playerbase.
Fair enough, might as well fix the spraystick as well then.
Barb-Wire
Sun Feb 01, 2004 8:24 am
#22
looking at the stats of the new gun its pretty useless looking to me.
i would think something lootable or reward based to change the damage types of weapons for use in the add-on spot in a schematic would be nice. loot enough items and you could get T21 to cover all the damage types.
i would think something lootable or reward based to change the damage types of weapons for use in the add-on spot in a schematic would be nice. loot enough items and you could get T21 to cover all the damage types.
Freakjob0
Sun Feb 01, 2004 8:27 am
#23
TheNymon wrote:
I'm a master rifleman and I do a lot of high level content in small groups. Now here's the kicker:
Nightsister:
Resistances
--------------------
100% Energy
100% Acid
100% Stun
100% Cold
15% Kinetic
15% Heat
Not sidestepping the issue one bit, I want my Tusken and SpraystickFIXED !
Tusken used to be Kinetic,
Spraystick used to be Acid,
**edit** SOE ?
But I encountered a nightsider like this, Mindshot 1,2 and then ran around till she bled empty...then put weapon away and ran up and punched her, lol. And I have zero brawler skills. It was kind of ludicrous, but kind of funny.
charb
Sun Feb 01, 2004 5:21 pm
#25
SORRY, but I'm a master weaponsmith, just barely dropped pistoleer/carbines I'm not 100% positive, but isn't the e11 rifle heat damage? doesn't that do something against a nightsister if it's got only 15% resist to heat?
LLJK_Griz
Sun Feb 01, 2004 5:55 pm
#26
IIRC only the E11 carbine is heat. All rifles currently on live servers are energy, stun, or cold (which is pretty useless becauseSG82 has no armor piercing).