Rifleman Archive

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TheBane wrote:

Personally, I like to wait until they are prone and concealed. Then, in the midst of their false sense of security I run up on them with a paper bag full of air and..... POW!!!

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Haha thats funny

Well hey, I might as well ask this. But what is "root"? I have noticed this in a few posts. Can anyone explain what this is?

Thanks!

Wes

Its an attack that doesnt actually come from the rifleman profession, but from another elite (pistoleer has it, BH has a form of it). What it does is effectively stops the movement of whatever it hits, hence "rooting" it.

Cheers!

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SoupyC wrote:

Its an attack that doesnt actually come from the rifleman profession, but from another elite (pistoleer has it, BH has a form of it). What it does is effectively stops the movement of whatever it hits, hence "rooting" it.

Cheers!

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Bounty Hunter doesn't have any roots at all. The closest thing to a root BH has is Underhand Shot which is nothing more than a Knockdown.

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WesFernley wrote:
Haha thats funny

Well hey, I might as well ask this. But what is "root"? I have noticed this in a few posts. Can anyone explain what this is?

Thanks!

Wes

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As mentioned, rooted means the target can't move because it's been rooted in place (rooted as in "grown roots like a tree"). When something or someone gets rooted you'll see a "+Rooted+" over their head and then "-Rooted-" once the effect wears off. There might be more, but the 2 specials I know of that do this are pistoleers Stopping Shot and smugglers Concussion Shot.

As a smuggler/rifleman I can solo creatures that don't baf (short for "bring a friend") by keeping them rooted at 60m+ while hitting them head shot, etc. That works for level 81's, but is a bit harder with higher levels because their health regen is higher than my damage rate. I prefer this method because I hate kiting. This isn't a good way to gain xp though because it's too slow AND you don't even get as much per kill. Grouping is the only way to go for maximum xp gain.