Rifleman Archive

I just recently started using a rifle. I am currently on my way through the novice box. I have to say that I love it. Im used to play a TKM so it is a nice change of pace. First question I have is how in the world to you level up a rifleman? I have no pets and can't get any due to some unmovable skill points. I tried to use a Probot last night as a tank but that didn't work to well, he dropped to quick and would only try to engage in ranged attacks. Im not looking for a fast way to level just some way that doesn't involve killing sycks all day. I did that once leveling my TKM before VKs were available on my server.

I thought things would get easier after i got Mind Shot 1 but it didn't seem to help last night. I ended up having to kite w/ a pistol and got nothing but pistol xp I read about warning shot earlier and am going to give that a try when i get home form work. Are there any other suggestions?

Thanks lot for any help in this. And i have to say that I've played a lot of professions and besides TK, Rifleman is by far the most fun I've had hunting in a long time.

Kiting works fine if you stack your bleeds, peace and run out to about 100m. Then the mob comes after you and you keep running. Don't try this with cats or things that run faster than you

Use Warning Shot or Suppression Fire if it gets too close - but often it will give up on it's own. Just make sure you hit for more rifle damage than pistol. Running with the rifle on autofire works okay for this.

I used to go ager non-BAF mobs -- primarilly mountain and giant warts. I used to hit it withthe mind bleeds then peace. Wait for it to agro, then wanring shot. Follow it until near dead and finish it off with HS. That way is extremely slow and painful especially when it comes to rifle support line which requires combat xp.

Try stacking your bleeds. Hit HS2 then HS1 . If you have time hit the mind shots . If it mobs pull back and kite them if you can .I was never good at kiting for some reason. Since I took up Heavy Sword I just let them come on in.Heavy Sword is a great back up for rifle even before you hit novice sword.Try to get conceal shot as soon as possible. Its boring and they changed it some , but it works . For me anyway.

Hey, I'm also a fairly new rifleman 1-0-1-0, and I have just discovered Talus! Its paradise. They have all these Tortures and gulginaws and other big yellow cons that I can take out with around 5 mind shots with my T21 and get over 2KXP. Its great, and now with my speederbike I just cruise from yellow con toyellow con, racking up the XP.

It helps I'm sure, that I'm also a ranger and can conceal, but if they see me I just toss a trap at them and slow em down, and if that don't work, I just hop on my speeder and get the heck out of dodge.

I'm finaly having fun in this game again . . .

arg! headshot! I meant 5 headshots . ..