Rifleman Archive
Thread: Make Rifles use action
Why not have all of our specials use action and keep the mind damage unhealable? That's just what BHs are doing with Eyeshot, anyway. Isn't that "balanced" and "fair?"
Maybe some Riflemanspamming Headshot 3 along with Mindshot 1 and 2 continually without a break (except for stimpacks) will get the BHs to understand what the problem is with hitting an unhealable pool without any limitations. Our sustained DPS may even start to approach another ranged profession's!
Nonsense.
TKAs can damage the mind pool using action.
Swordsmen can damage and cause bleeds to the mind pool using action.
Bounty Hunters damage the mind pool while using action.
Pistoleers damage HEALTH using ACTION.
Why can't we be the same?
All those other professions you have listed "mind damage" is not there main damage shot....that is why.
If they make Rifleman drain action or health to do mindshots then you can be assured that mind stims will follow.
Mind is our main damage. That is why.
They can't change the way that works because you then would SCREW everybody who took characters based on high mind. So if they change it then what...we who took Zabrak are screwed because people just like to whine. How about deal with it how it is...it was put like that for an obvious reason and if you can't comprehend or understand the reasoning then it is pointless to try and explain it.
To put it in a simple terms...we are the only class who can do that much mind damage and that is why.
Swordsman doesn't even compare...u have to be in 5m range and rifleman is 60m + range...get it now???
Simple fact is that if they change it Mind Stims will follow....can't be put any simpler than that.
Change our cost to action...well if they do that they better plan on letting people pick differnet races as well.
They are not going to change something that was a main decision in a lot of or most rifleman's race choice.
Now if you didn't take a Zabrak and ur a rifleman then i guess you are not happy with mind being used for shots...but that is your own fault...u should have done some research when you created your character. I am Zabrak and i have no problem with mind being used...i took Zabrak just because of that.
The swordsman doesn't compare? How do you get off saying that? Against rifleman, a Swordsman can hit in PvP for over 2000 damage assuming thathe hasa decent weapon equipped. 99% of all PvE encounters involve the MOB closing into the Swordsman's optimal range while they're moving out of the Rifleman's killing zone between 50 and 64 meters. In DPS, as a novice swordsman, I can spam twohanded headhit2 until I run out of stimpacks. Plus, I do 1000 points of mind damage *consistently* every two seconds. In PvP, I find I do quitewell against Riflemen who refuse to drop their rifles and switch to some other weapon. With the speed reduction for carrying a rifle, a Swordsman *will* catch up to you within the rifle's delay time.
As for picking different races, what difference does it really make when you can migrate your stats? Racial bonuses to stats are a poor substitute for good tactics, anyway. A Zabrak can be an excellent anything as can any other race.
On my server, one of the rifle masters is a Wookie. I hope I don't need to say anymore about that.
Well first of all if you think that all races have the same stats you are mistaken....stat limits are based on race. Yes you can migrate but onlyto the LIMIT of that race selected. For example i ama rifleman and a Zabrak and i have my regeneration of my mind at 900. Now with any other race you cannot attain a 900 unless you use buffs.
Second the speed at which you are running is not affected by carrying a rifle...same speed for any weapon equiped or not equiped...only thing is different is if i am holding a rifle while i take melee damage i will take more damage.
Thirdly...if i am PVP a swordsman there is no way you are going to get close to do any damage....
Example with both start the fight at 50m...you burst run towards me...i burst run away the most you are going to get is 40m. I just keep running away...swordsman or any melee class are a joke in PVP as long as they don't get to me which is easy enough to do when fighting 1 on 1. Now if you do get to me i am dead simple as that. But you DO NOT RUN ANY FASTER THAN ME with or without a rifle in my hands.
* No speed reduction for carrying rifle..not sure where you got that...only difference is the rifleman takes more melee damage while HOLDING rifle.
And about the races being equal your are just plain WRONG the best rifleman are Zabrak or Calmon based on there mind stats being higher. Your wookie buddy will never have as much mind as those two races unless using buffs. And why would i want to use buffs to be as good as a different race without buffs...get my point.
RACES matter a whole lot....that is why races have different high and low values for stats. Yes you can migrate but not to the limits that another race may have.
Example...Zabrak highest mind hands down...
"On my server, one of the rifle masters is a Wookie. I hope I don't need to say anymore about that."
This makes no difference as any race can be master of anything...just means he is no optimized for rifleman yet he can still be a master.....
Any race can be anything but each class leans towards certain professions....why do u think they have races with differnet stats? It isn't for looks...if it was there would be no difference in stats...YET THERE IS.
Just wanted to throw in my 2cr here, I'ma master heavy swordsman and I have two mind bleeds, and three head hits. They take mostly health (using the powerhammer)or action (2H curved sword).So if you need a precedent for hitting mind while drawing out of health of action, look no further.
PS I team up with an aspiringriflewoman alot, it'sa powerful combination. We stack all our mind bleeds on a big mob, and then she goes to town with headshots while I just stand back and watch it's blue bar disappear real quick