Rifleman Archive
Thread: Best armour for a rifle man?
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Entereus
Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:53 am
#2
oky can anyone recommend to me the best armour for a rifleman to use?? i currently have a full set of ubese armour and a full set of stormtrooper scout armour... which " reco" armour do u think is best for a rifleman to use?? 
uberchief
Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:24 am
#3
usually any capped stat armor ubese or scout doenst matter thats just apperance
ryuzobattosai
Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:52 am
#4
It doesn't matter. I, however, use a Stormtrooper Chestplate as it looks cooler. I am also a doctor. Additionally I highly recommend 75% armorbreak reduction slices on all armor. the look on a Jedis face when he is trying to load gnak you is priceless 
Warmaker01
Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:24 am
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Entereus wrote:oky can anyone recommend to me the best armour for a rifleman to use?? i currently have a full set of ubese armour and a full set of stormtrooper scout armour... which " reco" armour do u think is best for a rifleman to use??
Stormtrooper Armor is classified under Battle Armor. It isn't from the Recon Armor class, which is certified to Riflemen.
Nearly all the armor within a class can be practically equal in stats. It's cost and looks now.
If you're certified in numerous armor types, the best type of armor depends on your playstyle and what you intend to fight regularly.
* Assault Armor is great in Kinetic Resists. Good against Melee and PVE creatures. However, someone with a energy based weapon, which means practically every ranged fighter, will hurt you pretty bad. NOT ideal against Jedi.
* Recon Armor is great in Energy Resists. Good against Energy based weapons (alot of ranged weapons) and PVE within the GCW. However, someone with a kinetic weapon hits you, and you will be hurting, especially if using those 8000 energy / 6000 base / 3000 kinetic Recon Armors. In mainstream PVE, grinding against creatures, it is not ideal. The damage the creatures put out is kinetic...
* Battle Armor is rounded in its defenses. Its defenses cover EVERYTHING, but it doesn't excel in coverage in any single area as the other 2 classes of armor. If you're going to be fighting in a wide variety of situations, I highly suggest Battle Armor for your adventuring / fighting needs. Break out the other types if you foresee the situation to warrant their use.
Cpl_Fisher
Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:40 am
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IMHO the difference between primus layered battle and recon isn't very noticable, and it covers all situations. The above posters are correct however, stats are everything, the apperance is just that, simply the appearence.
Pink-Floyd
Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:35 pm
#7
I dunno what max resistance is, but I think teh crafting cap is 7k for a single stat... The armor I have is 7000 energy 5000 kinetic and 6000 base
I have heard of 8000 and higher with looted cores though.
Warmaker01
Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:58 pm
#8
Pink-Floyd wrote:
I dunno what max resistance is, but I think teh crafting cap is 7k for a single stat... The armor I have is 7000 energy 5000 kinetic and 6000 baseI have heard of 8000 and higher with looted cores though.
I have a set of Scout Trooper Armor with: 8k Energy, 3.5k Kinetic (roughly), and 6k Base. It definitely has strengths and weaknesses.
Mistato
Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:59 am
#9
Hi,
I came back to swg a few days ago..I knew alot before. But since cu ..the armor resistance are little confusing to me. It used to be by %...
So what are the maxium resistances?
Ackehece
Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:40 pm
#10
At master any RECON armor is the best
at lower levels use the level of armor appropriate
at novice use basic Recon armor - it has approx 20% resists but no hinderances
at about 60% through the grind if you plan right you can use standard Recon Armor for about 40% resists
at master use advanced Recon Armor for 60% resists
ask your local armorsmith to create it for you rather then using vendors - that way you can choose colours, skins (tantel, etc...) and level of armor.
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