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Thread: Quick Question about Rifleman
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jabathegutt
Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:35 am
#1
Let's say I'm a fencer and a rifleman, will my "fencer" defenses work with my rifleman or will have to be wielding a "fencer type" weapon in order to receive the dodge bonuses. If not, do you guys recommend I go Pikeman or what over profession. Thanks
Waste93
Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:37 am
#2
Most of your defenses will work. However you Dodge will not work unless you are carrying a Fencer weapon. You ranged/melee and status defenses however will work.
jabathegutt wrote:
Let's say I'm a fencer and a rifleman, will my "fencer" defenses work with my rifleman or will have to be wielding a "fencer type" weapon in order to receive the dodge bonuses. If not, do you guys recommend I go Pikeman or what over profession. Thanks
PyscoJuggalo
Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:38 am
#3
COB the most important thing, will not work also while you have your rifle equipped.
jabathegutt
Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:15 am
#4
So, would you guys think Rifleman/Fencer is a bad combo. Do a lot of people use that combo though? Or should I go for swordsman/pikeman.
OditeFosore
Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:26 am
#5
Rifle/fencer is a good combo, but not unstoppable.
Pros:
- Ranged and damage mitigation 3
- Maxed ranged and melee defenses
- Decent status defenses
- Best hitting offense
- Best working defenses in the game with dodge and COB
- Awesome in PVP, especially if you're speed capped, have a krayt jawa, and have an acklay baton
Cons:
- Best working defenses only work when you have a weapon with the worst hitting offense equipped
- With a rifle equipped, you're still vulnerable to any melee offense
- Still vulnerable to poison and disease
- Not able to cure states/poisons/diseases or use heavy stims
- Cannot solo the hardest mobs as many other combos can in PVEbecause fencer can't hit hard enough to hurt many with heavy armor and if you have a rifle equipped they'll do too much damage and kill you
Oh, and this is all going to be out the window in a couple months after the combat revamp. If you're a PVE guy, I'd recommend rifle/2h swordsmen - absolutely dominating PVE right now in my opinion.
Message Edited by OditeFosore on 06-14-2004 10:27 AM
jabathegutt
Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:28 am
#6
What exactly is the combat revamp going to do? is on a site, or a dev post?
PyscoJuggalo
Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:39 am
#7
jabathegutt wrote:
What exactly is the combat revamp going to do? is on a site, or a dev post?
Just rumors about some Dev named Dave talking crap at Fan Fest, nothing in Detail though....
Apparently Dave's vision is of a slow moving, slow shooting, and stationary whilebeingeffectiverifleman- All this takes place in a 64m world where players run as fast as the Flash.
OditeFosore
Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:54 am
#9
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=in_concept&message.id=2440
http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/content.jsp?page=Jedi%20Archives%20Volume%201
http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/content.jsp?page=Jedi%20Archives%20Volume%202
http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/content.jsp?page=Jedi%20Archives%20Volume%203
http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/content.jsp?page=Jedi%20Archives%20Volume%201
http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/content.jsp?page=Jedi%20Archives%20Volume%202
http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/content.jsp?page=Jedi%20Archives%20Volume%203
Professions are changing, but we don't exactly know how riflemen will change. There is the In Concept forum talk, but that's all speculation. There are the jedi revamp notes which in many ways will affect all professions, and then there's the rumors and speculations from dave the dumb@$$ at Fanfest. I can't find the links to Dave's comments, maybe someone else can.
Most believe that the speed cap is changing, the ability to run with a rifle equipped is changing, and accuracy from closer ranges is changing. In Test Center, there is already a change that makes it so that to switch weapons or to equip/unequip armor it now takes 5 seconds. This affects all professions across the board. Expect similar "combat rebalance" issues to continue to arise in the months to come.
Riflemen/2h swordsmen is probably not as strong in PVP as riflemen/fencer. Fencer accuracy and dodge mods are very good - making fencers the current FOTM in pvp. One major strength of 2h swords in PVP is their ability to target mind, just like riflemen. So, a well prepared and practiced riflemen/2h swordsmen should do very well in PVP, but on average would probably lose to another well prepared riflemen/fencer.
Message Edited by OditeFosore on 06-14-2004 10:55 AM
jabathegutt
Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:17 am
#10
thanks a bunch for the info, its deeply appreciated. But isn't a rifleman/2handed a little better off in PvE. Once again thanks for the info.
Waste93
Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:51 pm
#11
Both TKA and Swordsman are good in PvE if teamed up with Rifleman.
jabathegutt wrote:
thanks a bunch for the info, its deeply appreciated. But isn't a rifleman/2handed a little better off in PvE. Once again thanks for the info.
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