Rifleman Archive
Thread: Rifle is a garbage Stand-Alone Profession
Algren_Earth-Stormer wrote:
then with your mentality, ALL proffesions are garbage as stand alones. I'd pay lots of good money to any CL 54 riflemen that can solo me as MBH / MPist / Carbs 0440.
better watch out for those grouped but alone cl 54 rifleman with range arms then.....
If you stop thinking of individual proffessions (which died with the implementation of the CU) start thinking in terms of classes, it will all make sense. All ranged users are just Casters and the skill boxes you pick determine your spells. Pistoleers, Rifleman, Carbineers are all just one big class now, True Casters. Commandos are casters who use wands. Combat Medics are clerics, blending offensive and healing spells. You get the idea.
The best thing SWG could do for everyone, player and Dev alike is drop the rediculous facade that this is still a profession based game.
mbh is NOT a stand alone proffession
The mods are general, and the moves may be flashy (and good i admit), but it lacks in everything else given by other proffessions (including CL level). We are given pistoleer to use stopping shot, disarming, and intimidate. We are given carbineer for AoE's and snares. We are given rifleman for startle, sniper, and the freakishly large guns.
However, I would suggest SOE put certs back in the right place...if you never dabbled in rifleman you shouldn't deserve the right to quick draw an advanced laser (quite popular these days)