Rifleman Archive

I never take cover to conceal shot. I used to all the time... then I discovered it was pointless. You can conceal shot just as well kneeling or prone, and there is no annoying "You fail to take cover!" to deal with.

Berserker Rifle is AP0/Heat dam...kinda crappy if you ask me.

To be a lean, mean solo-machine, get MHS as well. You now have 5 damage types to pick from. When I find an elder that I want to take out, I have to deal with those pesky spellweavers and protectors....Meet my hammer ladies. It nice being able to target the same HAM pool and having 5 different damage types to pick from. Commando would give you Blast and Heat, instead of Blast and Kinetic...but none of the weapons are AP1 or greater and you get absolute crap for Def Mods with commando, so you are SOL if it gets tight and you have to go toe to toe.

....I know, I said none of the commando weapons are AP1 or greater and I know some one is going to start yapping about the RL etc etc etc....I meant the USEFUL commando weapons.

actually, we are awesome against Axkva Minn(the boss at the end of the cave). she is weak against blast and energy. but you are correct, we cant hurt any other night sisters except sentinels.

here i am not even master riflemna anymore, posting on the forums lol. it gets in your blood after 7 months. anyway, you need the +5 rifle speed at master marksman to technically cap out on speed. however, a few skill tapes and armor attachments and your there. spend money, get he armor attachments, and use your extra skill points for some brawler defense or maybe some meds.

Kharne

I've recently been soloing NS Elders with a bit of a different tactic than using conceal shot. I'm a Master Rifleman with +97 speed, and also a TKM, Novice Medic. Typically, I try to pull the Elder on her own, so I don't have to deal with the others. Should the protectors and spell weavers come, it's as simple as popping on the VKs and going to town. In any case, once I get the Elder by herself I just stand right there and Strafe Shot 2 until she dies. Takes about 8 mins or so to kill her.

This is all done with 80% kinetic armor, buffs, and brandy/canape. I'm also power boosted.

Even with all this it takes the occasional heal to recover.

Hrm....I have my COB maco looped. I never thought it was good for much, but I never need a heal. My HAM hardly moves.....must be worth more than I thought it was.

Additionally, and I may be a special case here, but from 64m out, I can pull any target out of the mob I want. I have yet to see a group of Elder/Protectors/Spellweaves BAF, even if they are all standing right on top of the one I am shooting at. Only time it happes is when I Adv. Strafe when I want to HS3...D'oh.

conceal shot is in the rifleman tree not the scout tree.

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FearlessBob wrote:

Hrm....I have my COB maco looped. I never thought it was good for much, but I never need a heal. My HAM hardly moves.....must be worth more than I thought it was.

Additionally, and I may be a special case here, but from 64m out, I can pull any target out of the mob I want. I have yet to see a group of Elder/Protectors/Spellweaves BAF, even if they are all standing right on top of the one I am shooting at. Only time it happes is when I Adv. Strafe when I want to HS3...D'oh.

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staticnoise wrote:

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FearlessBob wrote:

Hrm....I have my COB maco looped. I never thought it was good for much, but I never need a heal. My HAM hardly moves.....must be worth more than I thought it was.

Additionally, and I may be a special case here, but from 64m out, I can pull any target out of the mob I want. I have yet to see a group of Elder/Protectors/Spellweaves BAF, even if they are all standing right on top of the one I am shooting at. Only time it happes is when I Adv. Strafe when I want to HS3...D'oh.

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I knew I was forgetting something. I'll try this again with COB constantly running and see how that works out. Thanks

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yeah...works great....I forgot to have /ui action clearComabtQue in my looping macro for COB, guy over on the HS forums pointed it out. Works MUCH better now. May also be worth nothing that I have *cough*couple*cough* of extra points of melee def /KD/Dizzy/Stun/Inimidate from some really sweet SEAs I looted of same said Elders. Actual mileage may vary....

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Bobamagoo wrote:

Ok, I've been lookin at this forum for a while, and to my knowledge, a rifleman can solo pretty much anything that isn't immune to it. There are a few bits and pieces on how you titans are capable of this, but no hard information. So could the gods of ranged weapons please enlighten an emerging rifleman as to how you do this? Be as specific as possible please. I am a slow learner.

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I'm probably reiterating what others have said, but I am at work and don't have time to read all the posts.

This is how I solo: 80% kinetic composite armor, doctor buffs, Brandy and Canapes for my mind, go prone, and spam HeadShot3. I haven't had anything get to me yet, and I have been hunting on Yavin and Endor. In the case that something does get to me, I am a master swordsman, so I simply whip out my PH or Scythe and down it/they go. BY the way, it was considerably harder before master. For novice I suggeest ConcealShot, but that's just my opinion.

-SMerdyakov

Don't know about the others, but when I was starting out Rifleman (think I was 2-1-1-2 at the time), I at last discovered buffs, muon and Fishgak surprise. Put on my armor, strolled out on Endor, lured one critter away from it's pack with a bleed shot, and then I'd let my laser rifle auto fire at it without using specials (examine it first, might need to use a Jawa if it has less resist to stun than to energy). You'd be amazed at how rarely you can get hit by vermin. What damage was done to me, I'd heal myself up with a good Stimpack D (was a master combat med at the time). Honestly, if I'd had known spiders had a hard time hitting me, I would have beenMaster Riflemanfar sooner. Doh.