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Thread: Why have the devs left a freaking rifle without a cert FOR ALMOST A YEAR!!??
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Rhelamos
Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:16 pm
#1
The Beam rifle.
You know it's a rifle.
I know it's a rifle.
It gives rifle exp and uses rifle specials.
But apparently the devs don't know WHAT the hell it is, otherwise they would have bothered to put a certification in for it.
If I am mistaken in believing that it has no cert, then my apologies. If not, then the devs need to stop screwing around and make this currently *worthless* (utterly) weapon at LEAST usable.
You know it's a rifle.
I know it's a rifle.
It gives rifle exp and uses rifle specials.
But apparently the devs don't know WHAT the hell it is, otherwise they would have bothered to put a certification in for it.
If I am mistaken in believing that it has no cert, then my apologies. If not, then the devs need to stop screwing around and make this currently *worthless* (utterly) weapon at LEAST usable.
Kachada
Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:25 pm
#2
Where dp you find a Beam rifle? Is that one of the commando heavy wepons?
EnosFiroken
Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:01 pm
#3
hmmm, interesting point. I hope it gets to be used by rifleman, which rifleman wouldn't? But i think logically they will see it as a heavy weapon of some sort and let only commando use it. Though I really hope they start giving us more rifles in the rifleman tree. 
just my 2 cents, of course
Draccuss
Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:03 pm
#4
Ya I just bought one off a vendor the other day and was wondering what it was for. I can't believe the Devs can't even give this gun a certification, I mean really how long would that take to do? We'll probably be waiting another year before this gets fixed.
ScreaminBanshee
Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:21 pm
#5
hahaha. that is the acid beam rifle. It is used by commandos and no, rfile specials dont work with it. Personally i feel it is a cruddy gun. So dont get all mad about nothing. It is a commando gun.....no connection with rifleman
PsychoticChipmunk
Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:24 pm
#6
ScreaminBanshee wrote:
hahaha. that is the acid beam rifle. It is used by commandos and no, rfile specials dont work with it. Personally i feel it is a cruddy gun. So dont get all mad about nothing. It is a commando gun.....no connection with rifleman
It's always a good idea to read an entire thread before posting, especially one this small (the 12 page ones are excusable of course)
http://intrepid.galaxyforums.com/uploads/post-10-1076791658.jpg
I don't understand why this hasn't been fixed either. The pistoleers got their republic blaster yet we can't get this one. On top of our damages being screwed up. Oh well I guess things lik this get ignored thanks to all the nerf threads and such. Oh, and it's only been7 ish months.
EnosFiroken
Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:24 pm
#7
well banshee i hate to point this out, if you look in the picture the damage type says "energy" also i haven't seen too many people running around with this at all, in fact i havent seen anyone with it in like half a year.. and with me thats saying alot... I travel. In any case it still looks like its an uncertified gun still.
Message Edited by EnosFiroken on 02-14-2004 05:16 PM
Zito75
Sat Feb 14, 2004 3:04 pm
#8
ScreaminBanshee wrote:
hahaha. that is the acid beam rifle. It is used by commandos and no, rfile specials dont work with it. Personally i feel it is a cruddy gun. So dont get all mad about nothing. It is a commando gun.....no connection with rifleman
That is NOT the Heavy Acid Rifle...it looks exactly...and i mean identical to it, but it doesn't have the Heavy Acid Rifle name, and the speed on a HAR is much slower, and its damage is much higher...But yes, they are identical in looks.
Draccuss
Sat Feb 14, 2004 3:28 pm
#9
I'm having a hard time understanding why so many people keep thinking this is a heavy weapon. Look at the damage and then look at the damage from all the other heavy weapons like the acid rifle, flamethrower, and the LLC. My goodness if this was a heavy weapon nobody in their right mind would use it anyway so they might as well give it to us!
eelektrik
Sat Feb 14, 2004 3:39 pm
#10
Even though it sucks, at least that one does, id still like to see a certification for it somewhere... Preferably in the Rifleman tree and buff the thing up so its decent, especially those horrid accuracy mods, and better damage would be nice.
seaware
Sat Feb 14, 2004 4:30 pm
#11
The Commando Heavy Acid Rifle (HAR) replaced the Beam Rifle (BR) during beta, hence why they use the same model. Unfortunately they never properly removed it from the game so although cert was removed and replaced with the HAR cert, I believe some HAR specials still show up as BR in combat spam.
And yes the BR does give rifle xp, just like the Commando Launcher Pistol used to give pistol xp.
No idea what SOE plans to do with it in the future though, maybe properly remove it, maybe give it back to Commandos, or maybe add it as a new cert to the Rifle tree.
And yes the BR does give rifle xp, just like the Commando Launcher Pistol used to give pistol xp.
No idea what SOE plans to do with it in the future though, maybe properly remove it, maybe give it back to Commandos, or maybe add it as a new cert to the Rifle tree.
undeadrooster
Sat Feb 14, 2004 4:37 pm
#12
They haven't fixed damage types yet either. The beam rifle is on their list of things to do.
Milgram
Sat Feb 14, 2004 5:19 pm
#13
http://intrepid.galaxyforums.com/uploads/post-10-1076791658.jpg
What a piece of crap. Even if it were 3 times better, It would still only be yet another energy weapon for rifleman. Who in their right mind would use this when they could get a laser rifle? Less damage, lower ap, same HAM costs? The only thing remotely favorable about it is its very good range modifiers. Course mods are no worry for the present +160 accuracy of a master. Might be handy for novices to use to level when the critters get up close, other than that, it totally sucks.
Devs, please, do not spend the 10 mins it would take to give us a cert for this gun. We would much prefer you take 5 mins to change tusken to kenetic, spraystick to acid, and T21 to blast (ya, i know that it isn't supposed to be blast, and is fine the way it is, but wouldn't that rule?). When you finish that, you can try to figure out how block is all screwed up. Once block is up and running propperly, you can get to work on nerfing us because everyone will **edit** even more aobut how overpowered we are.
What a piece of crap. Even if it were 3 times better, It would still only be yet another energy weapon for rifleman. Who in their right mind would use this when they could get a laser rifle? Less damage, lower ap, same HAM costs? The only thing remotely favorable about it is its very good range modifiers. Course mods are no worry for the present +160 accuracy of a master. Might be handy for novices to use to level when the critters get up close, other than that, it totally sucks.
Devs, please, do not spend the 10 mins it would take to give us a cert for this gun. We would much prefer you take 5 mins to change tusken to kenetic, spraystick to acid, and T21 to blast (ya, i know that it isn't supposed to be blast, and is fine the way it is, but wouldn't that rule?). When you finish that, you can try to figure out how block is all screwed up. Once block is up and running propperly, you can get to work on nerfing us because everyone will **edit** even more aobut how overpowered we are.
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