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Greetings all just got myself novice rifleman with the intention of coupling master rifleman with my master smuggler. Been reading over all the great information on this boards and have my route planned out through rifleman. One question i have though is about the various AE shots you guys get.

Flushing Shot2D x4.0 T x2.6 M x6 (AE) Stun + Raises posture
Flurry Shot2D x2.0 T x2.3 M x6 (AE) Dizzy
Strafe Shot2D x5.0 T x3.5 M x6 (AE) Clears cover + delay
Startle Shot2D x4.0 T x2.6 M x6 (AE) Raises posture (Broken?)

These are the ones listed in the FAQ. I was wondering which ones are actually useful? do they target specific HAM stats or are they spread around dmg wise etc and any other useful info you can give me on them please.

they are all random HAM dmg. flurry shot 2 is probably the best AOE attack before master, because it does alot of damage. once you hit master, you'll love advanced strafe. being able to hit a group of imps for near 1000 dmg each during a pvp battle is awesome. flurry shot would probably be a good shot for you though because it dizzies, and you can combine that with the smuggler lowblow. unfortunately rifleman doesn't have a knockdown shot, so the dizzy is kinda pointless unless the target is kneeling or prone and you can use a posture up attack. you can have some luck if you have ranged support 4 and suppression fire, as you can get a posture change down on the target, and when they try to stand back up, they have a chance of falling over if dizzy.

thanks

I believe Grendelwyf meant /flushingshot2 brfore Master, which is damage * 4

ack, good call, was thinking one thing and typing another while trying to chew bubble gum at the same time

thanks guys appreciate the help. I must say its nice to be on a slightly calmer forum than the ones i've been on the past 2 or 3 days lol. Good information here too.

as an add-on, countersniping4 (startleshot2 )should be the last weaps xp box you fill, since it does the same damage as flushing2, with the same delay, and doesn't add stun (can anyone say "useless special"?)

If you run faction missions, flurry2 is a great shot to start out with. Just use an E-11 or jawa rifle (low ham cost) and shoot 3 or 4 flurry 2's into the crowd. NPC's love to change posture and I've had as many as 6 out of the 8 NPC's fall down and not get back up.



I'm also thinking about using it PVP more. My roomate just got group knockdown for the Carbiner and I think that would make a pretty nasty AOE combo. Does anybody know if this works well, or are we wasting our time?

i believe group kd is bugged... have your friend check that first.

other than that, it should work fine.. i've verified that flurry 2 does do aoe+chance for dizzy.

cool thanks i run tons of faction missions so that'll help alot.

and if your referring to chargeshot2 for the carbine special i believe its busted at the moment.

LOL

He just dropped Master Pistoleer and only has 20k combat to go till he gets that carbine skill. I can't wait to tell him its bugged to hell. So much for our PVP tag team.

thanks