Rifleman Archive
Thread: The new rifles are posted for inspection!
Ackehece
Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:32 pm
#15
Just one warning again to all our rifleman friends out there - Do not assume all rifles = Rifleman.
FultonMeigs
Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:14 am
#16
I also agree that the new sniper rifle looks too much like a speargun. Actually I like the long slender look. Just the type of weapon I would be using from 90 meters out (well they did say they were working on increasing the combat range) as a sniper tossing Headshot 3's.
My request to the dev's is please just snip off the spear head.
As to why we get "just" three rifles...we already have more rifles types and damage types than most of us know how to use effectively. The new one are a very nice addition, and I'm assuming that the current rifle set will be "re-swizzled" with the CURB to make some of them like the SG82 more relevent.
FultonMeigs
Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:23 am
#17
Does anyone have any idea what the Ink rifle might do. Does anyone have an external referance for it?
I'm excited about the "no best rifle" and "no best armor" doctrine that has been announced as a part of theCURB. Has anyone hear if this will also extend to PvE? For instance, do you think that the T21 and the Laser will remain the only "pratical" PvE weapons or will we have real choices to make. Of course I guessing that like me, most of you have at least one of every weapon you're certified for, useful or not 
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Almightyrastus
Sun Feb 27, 2005 3:27 am
#18
Ackehece wrote:
Just one warning again to all our rifleman friends out there - Do not assume all rifles = Rifleman.
As long as we get the sniper and proton rifle I won't mind.
As far as the spear point / bayonet goes, at first glace i thought it was a muzzle loading ram-rod hehe.
NasherUK
Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:56 am
#19
I just hope they fix the "other players cant see my weapon mods" thing, so that people can see the custom scopes/stocks etc people put on em 
Korom
Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:52 pm
#20
Also, I don't think this is the same list I looked at before, I'm sure they've added weapons to the melee list since I saw it before. None of the Massasi, and Kashyyykian weapons were on the list when I first looked at it. They are probably just showing a little at a time of the assortment of new weapons they have on the table for all professions. Give BH some love with those weapons devs...please.
SickSix wrote:
^ i'm with Mr. Waste.
Also, why do Pistoleers get 6 new pistols and we get only 3 new guns?
Because as riflemen, we have almost every damage type at our disposal, and some of, if not the most damaging weapons in the game. Plus pistoleers have no way to land states like we do.
Also, why do melee peeps get anenergy weapon?????????
Is my Tusken rifle going to go back to Kinetic??? Why are we being sh@t on?
Message Edited by SickSix on 02-25-2005 08:43 PM
Message Edited by SickSix on 02-25-2005 08:45 PM
Ackehece
Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:40 am
#21
Yes they did add weapons to all the lists - many new melee weapons and a few more ranged weapons were added. Again I would like to caution people to remember not all weapons will be going to the primary professions that you might think they are. All professions that are combat related will get love with this patch so pistols does != neccesarily mean pistoleer, Rifles do != neccesarily mean rifleman, Carbines does != neccessarily mean carbineer. Weapons can be give to commandos, Bounty Hunters etc...
Korom wrote:
Also, I don't think this is the same list I looked at before, I'm sure they've added weapons to the melee list since I saw it before. None of the Massasi, and Kashyyykian weapons were on the list when I first looked at it. They are probably just showing a little at a time of the assortment of new weapons they have on the table for all professions. Give BH some love with those weapons devs...please.
SickSix wrote:
^ i'm with Mr. Waste.
Also, why do Pistoleers get 6 new pistols and we get only 3 new guns?
Because as riflemen, we have almost every damage type at our disposal, and some of, if not the most damaging weapons in the game. Plus pistoleers have no way to land states like we do.
Also, why do melee peeps get anenergy weapon?????????
Is my Tusken rifle going to go back to Kinetic??? Why are we beingsh@ton?
Message Edited by SickSix on 02-25-2005 08:43 PM
Message Edited by SickSix on 02-25-2005 08:45 PM
SickSix
Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:57 am
#22
Ackehece wrote:
Just one warning again to all our rifleman friends out there - Do not assume all rifles = Rifleman.
well that would just suck. thanks for popping my baloon...........
so now TM get the needle rifle and i get the blasterfist? 
SickSix
Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:00 am
#23
SickSix wrote:
Also, why do Pistoleers get 6 new pistols and we get only 3 new guns?
Also, why do melee peeps get anenergy weapon?????????
Is my Tusken rifle going to go back to Kinetic??? Why are we being sh@t on?
i retract these 'in the emotion of the moment' statements/questions
but i really don't like Ackehece's alluding to the fact that we may not even get those weapons.
Message Edited by SickSix on 02-28-2005 10:02 AM
XwingRogue3
Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:19 pm
#24
I actually like the rifles. Being a Mon Cal the "spear rifle" looks like a weapon the Mon Calamari would have anyway. Kinda reminds me of the whole old school bayonet style rifles with the blades at the end of the rifles. Only modified a bit of course.
Omnipotent-One
Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:08 pm
#25
Yikes that ink rifle is ugly.
I bet it'll sound like a fart when it shoots.
I bet it'll sound like a fart when it shoots.
NovaSpice
Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:11 pm
#26
I'm not a Rifleman, but I just want all you folks to know that the "spear gun" that you're referring to is known as the Czerka Adventurer. It's an actual official Star Wars weapon used by bounty hunter Aurra Sing.
It's a high-powered slugthrower sniper rifle, and if the Devs make it true to form, not something to laugh at.
I'm happy that we're starting to get more "official weapons" like the Deathhammer pistol, Renegade heavy blaster pistol, IR-5 Intimidator blaster pistol, and the RSF sword.
This is good news folks.
Maybe you Riflemen will get the SoroSuub X-45 sniper rifle made famous by Myn Donos in the X-wing novels? Or perhaps the A280 blaster rifle used by the Rebel Commandos on Endor in Return of the Jedi?