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I don't understand Startle shot 1, It has 0.5x higher dmg than Flushing shot which Stuns AND Startle... Why should I then use this? posture change up sucks anyways. I always use Flurry shot and hope the NPC will change posture them selves.

Also while Im at this posting stuff, I feel that we should go to the SWG Discussion with the 2.5x melee damage and request that it gets fixed now! Either we need it removed or the other ranged classes should also have it.

They added it, then it should be easy to remove again.. no excuses. We are supposed to have our targets far away. How are we supposed to do this when we dont have additional range? Its not like we can suppress anymore.

Creatures run just as fast towards us as they do towards a pistoleer..

I dont get it.

Do you think we should go to the SWG Discussion with this? It seems that the Devs do not read this board.

Bounty, I personally have been screaming bloody murder on the main Discussion Board for a week or so, and so have a few other Riflemen. Come on down to the SWG Discussion. The Devs ignore that board much more carefully.

I will do then!

How about the Startle issue?

Startle is worthless to us. It always has been. I've brought that up many times.

There is NEVER a time, as a Rifleman, when you think to yourself, "If only that MOB would stand up!" Because when the MOB stands up, that's usually your que to turn around and start running away full speed, spamming Warning Shot.

We don't need four skill boxes of Counter-Sniping Techniques.

Want to know the best counter-sniping technique in the game? Walk towards your opponent. Blamo. Instantly makes sniping impossible. Heh.

Ok, I'll just lvl through it to get to Flushing shot 2 then..

a pitty, another useless ability

"There is NEVER a time, as a Rifleman, when you think to yourself, "If only that MOB would stand up!" Because when the MOB stands up, that's usually your que to turn around and start running away full speed, spamming Warning Shot."

Actually, I kind of disagree. I use startle a LOT on humanoid NPCs that use ranged weapons. If they are lying down they are harder to hit. Also, if they are lying down, I will hit em with a dizzy and then startle them to standing. When they go to lay back down, they fall over.

Now on animal / monster targets, I agree, there really is no value involved with getting em to stand up.

Iodan, I used to use a technique quite similar to that. But now every time I try I am told that I have failed to change the posture of blah blah blah.

Then I get to wait another 6 seconds to fire again. Woohoo!

Ah HA, I get that too. But what cracks me up, is that they still stand up. And apparently, Flushing Shot has a posture up component too..

This makes me want to mention one thing: The posture change 30 second immunity applies to Startle & Flushing. So, if you open up with Flushing Shot 2 (nice damage)to get your mob's attention and then try to Suppression Firehim....

As Palpatine once said, You will die.

Well, maybe that is dramatic, but anyway, the suppression fire won't work. Nice thing to remember if you are in a group.