Rifleman Archive

I swear, we need a secret website where some SoE scumsucker can't pry any knowledge from the tactics we post on the board. Sure, they could have fixed the stutter step, but they chose the nerf our favorite prey. This sucks in so many ways, I'm about to vomit.

yep thats why i keep quiet about my secrets

On the bright side, this kicks just about the last leg out from under all the naysayers. There were people who seemed to think that the rifleman profession was 100% balanced and awesome because they could kite snorbals.

Couldn't do anything else, but they had their snorbals so they were happy.

Now that this is gone, maybe we can see some action. The problem isn't that 99% of the creatures in the game run too fast, the problem is that riflemen suck like last month's Commando.

What did they do to the snorbals?

they removed the missions completely but im not sure if the snorbals are still out there randomly spawning.. if i find one im just gonna have ot use my other secret...

seriously ive been wandering planets since the snorbal nerfed and i can barely fight anything and im a 4 1 3 2 rifleman / master marksman master scout and 4 0 0 0 ranger and 2 1 0 0 medic and i got beat up by greater womp rats who dont seem to be scared by warning shots...

im being incapped by puny creatures because of the melee 2.5x and because im missing all my shots once they start running at me.. life is only getting harder for this sniper

Laipi...
I'm not trying to flame you or disparage you, but you are doing something wrong. I am lower than you on the rifleman tree (3/1/0/1) and I am not having any troubles killing MOBs on a par with, or better than, Womp Rats.
Last night is a perfect example. Bestine, Tattoine: I was running missions solo (grouped with my bot who I left in the city). I was intentionally taking missions for Rontos, Squills, and Banthas. These are level 16-18 missions). The Squills were 1300-1600 XP each, The Rontos (regular and Bull) varied from 1300-2200+, and the Bantha were 1080 each. I hunted for two hours and didn't die once. Yes, I got incapped a few times, but it was usually my own dumb mistakes.
Again, this is not a flame... I am really trying tosuggest some things that might help you out:
-- I start each fight prone from 55-60m.
-- I start with either a T21 or Laser and do the Mindshot2, Headshot2, Mindshot1 combo.
--I switch to my fastest rifle (Spraystick or E11) to work headshots, etc.
-- Dont take MOBs that aggro. Some Womp Rats will aggro.
-- Do you have Novice Medic? You can buy novice medic for 100cr.
With Novice Medic I belive you can use Stimpack B's. You can get Stimpack B's that heal your H and A bars for upwards of 300+ per hit.
-- Set up a Heal macro and put it in your hot-bar up top. I have one that clears the combat window and hits me with a Stimpack. Takes me ONE CLICKin the middle of a fight to heal myself for 200-300+.

Now, that said... do NOT misunderstand me. I think we are now a highly Nerfed profession and I think changes need to be made. And yes, I think we are "somewhat" gimped, but not completely. I have never killed a snorbal and will continue the grind to Master even though I think SOE is INTENTIONALLY trying to slow us down.Their love for BH is impossible to deny. I'm not sure why they didnt make that the ONLY combat profession sometimes.

Snorballs are still out there, you just can't get paid for them now and have to find them on your own. If you're only out for XP, then you can pop the bejeesus out of as many as you want. No waypoints tho

-Logoseen Ospooro

Holy *@#$! Is that a Lightsaber?!? Oh nevermind, just a Dev with a Nerf bat....