Rifleman Archive

I've heard somewhere...and I can't back this up, I haven't tested it and I'm not sure if it was on the boards or not, but cover gives you defensive bonuses (if not invulnerable)to Area of Effect attacks. I know, sounds crazy, I just haven't had the sand for someone to come up to me and strafe shot me in the face while in cover to see if it works. Can't hurt to test it though.

Actually, Cover is completely useless and is more likely to get you killed than help you.

First off, the defenses it give seem pretty small. By moving you probably get better defenses than cover gives you, making you harder to hit.

Secondly, and this was posted by a Dev or in a patch message I believe, you know how Strafe Shot 1 + 2 say they are supposed to be used on rifleman in cover? Well, if you shoot someone that has Cover on with SS1 or SS2, then they get a 10 second delay, like Warcry.

It's a shame, because it could really turn into a useful skill if they play with it a bit.

Make it give much better defenses, take out the 10 second delay thing, and make it take us off radar. It'll turn us into snipers, people who just sit somewhere and wait for enemies to come by, then try to take them down before they take us down, then wait for the next person to come along.