Rifleman Archive

so i have a 2.2 spd spray stick that will only be able fire at 3.0, whatwill bethe point of this weapon.

the devs are really trying to screw us over big time on this one

The spraystick was stupid anyway. It looks like a can of mace and you're supposed to use rifle skill to use it?

They need to just junk it, give to model to pistoleers and give us a new rifle.

Also, the Spraystick's HAM-per-damage cost was enormous, I stopped using it a long time ago anyway.

I'm sorry Pecos but I totally disagree with you. Without any combat skills, a lower level rifleman such as myself has survived *uncountable* times because of the spraystick.

The ability to use warning shot (and long ago supression fire) at 1 shot a sec made up for the lack of up close accuracy. Firing 1 or 2 shots a second in the first two teirs of rifleman isn't going to happen with any other weapon.

I use the spraystick as my secondary weapon all the time, as do lots of rifleman who aren't master or close to it, and the 3.0 second speed cap would cripple one of the only things that even keeps us newbies alive.

Proving once again in SWG that their only goal is to progressively increase the time it takes to advance in a myriad of classes, while favoring other classes.

I tend to agree with Pecos here. I only use my spraystick now adays to kill lairs. Although, in the glory days of suppression fire, I used it quite often to root my prey.

But lately, I have been using my E11 or DLT20afor my "speed" weapon.

Killing lairs at 3 seconds per shot is going to stink now...

Good old Spraystick. A few things about it.

1) In the Star Wars EU, the Spraystick is a meter-long tube. Looks a lot like a Rifle. I think someone saw the picture in the Technical Journal without a reference and decided it looked like a microphone.

2) It really ought to be shooting either Acid or Stun damage, based on everything I have ever read about it.

3) It's worthless for firing Warning Shot or Suppression Shot.

WHAT WAS THAT? Oh yes, you read it here first. The Spraystick is a useless POS. Why, you ask? What could be better than the Spraystick?

The D-18 Pistol.

Even if you don't have ANY Pistol skills, you can use the D-18 Pistol. The Certification is in Novice Marksman. And you can fire ANY of the shots in the Ranged Support tree, which you have anyhow. With a muzzle on it, the damage is about 40-110 with a speed UNDER 2.0 seconds and ridiculously low HAM costs. I use it exclusively to fire Warning Shot and to deal with annoying noob MOBs that attack me. And the best part is. . . I don't get hit with Melee Penalty Damage while I am doing it.

Find yourself a nice Weaponsmith to custom-make you one. it's well worth it. I consider it the Rifleman Sidearm at this point. I have it out more often than any of my other weapons (and if the movement speed penalty goes in. . . I don't even remember the status, you don't get hit with it when travelling).

I love my spray stick, I use it all the time. I just don't use speacials with it too much action and mind.Since they are gonna screw us with this 3 second bull might as well tell people its a lightsaber.