Rifleman Archive
Thread: Ranged Support Quetion
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Ackehece
Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:18 pm
#1
SickSix wrote:
I'm slowy getting my Rifleman boxes, and also doing ranger. And, I just picked up Novice Fencer. oh, and i just got rid off all my Medic skills(from master med) except 2000. Ok, so my problem is, I don't have enough skill pts to master Rifle and Ranger. I'd hate to give up novice medic, but i'd rather have at least MeleeMitigation1 from fencer. Then I was looking at my Marksman RangedSupport tree, and was wondering if it's worth it to keep those boxes. All the mods are like only +5, and the only special i've ever used from that is in RS4, SupressiveFire1.
So, My ultimate goal is to master BOTH Rifle and Ranger. But, Ranger has NO defense to speek of and Rifle has no real Melee defense. So, Should i give up NovMed, and RS tree in Marksman, to be able to master my two elites and dabble and Stack in fencer????
i'm sorry if i'm not making sense, just tellme and i'll try to clarify. Thanks.
most people as they master rifle slowly pare down the marksmen combat xperience line. It is ok to lose. just make up the speed and accuracy with SEA's
also be prepared to reconsider all this once the CURB hits live... everythig goes out the window and who knows what will be good then.
Starcloud
Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:20 pm
#2
As a Master Rifleman, you probably won't need the ranged support line. The most useful command in that tree is /aim, but if you use rifleman correctly, you don't need it that often, especially in combination with ranger.
As for dropping medic to stick with fencer, I dunno... it's up to you. I don't have any suggestions here.
Cpl_Fisher
Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:22 pm
#3
If you are going 1 vs 1, against creatures, with warning shot, who cares what your defenses are? 
Kryxal
Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:51 pm
#4
At the moment, I'm working up Rifleman, and the RS line is VERY handy for the /aim command. I'm at 2104, and Conceal Shot works wonders if I can't risk aggro ... I ws trying Sith Pirates and Outlaws with that, unfortunately they despawned. I probably would have taken 3004, except I was looking to join in on the Melee Accuracy quest while somebody else wanted to do it. Another good use of the /aim command if you're Conceal Shotting is if you're burning your mind too fast (and mind buffs died) and need to slow down a bit...
SickSix
Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:15 pm
#5
Ackehece:
most people as they master rifle slowly pare down the marksmen combat xperience line. It is ok to lose. just make up the speed and accuracy with SEA's
also be prepared to reconsider all this once the CURB hits live... everythig goes out the window and who knows what will be good then.
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True, what you say about the CURB..... Well, after giving up nearly all of medic i have about 20-something skill points, so I may not have to give up anything else until the curb....I'm not an Uber-Grinder 
Thanks for the tips.
Oh, I use conceal shot all the time, killed two 'Untrained Jedi Padawans' today with it. 
SickSix
Sun Jan 23, 2005 1:50 am
#6
I'm slowy getting my Rifleman boxes, and also doing ranger. And, I just picked up Novice Fencer. oh, and i just got rid off all my Medic skills(from master med) except 2000. Ok, so my problem is, I don't have enough skill pts to master Rifle and Ranger. I'd hate to give up novice medic, but i'd rather have at least MeleeMitigation1 from fencer. Then I was looking at my Marksman RangedSupport tree, and was wondering if it's worth it to keep those boxes. All the mods are like only +5, and the only special i've ever used from that is in RS4, SupressiveFire1.
So, My ultimate goal is to master BOTH Rifle and Ranger. But, Ranger has NO defense to speek of and Rifle has no real Melee defense. So, Should i give up NovMed, and RS tree in Marksman, to be able to master my two elites and dabble and Stack in fencer????
i'm sorry if i'm not making sense, just tellme and i'll try to clarify. Thanks.
WeiQuin
Sun Jan 23, 2005 6:26 am
#7
I find that as a Master Ranger/Master Rifleman with medic 0/1/0/0 works very well... most things are dead before any skill from the Ranged Support line are necessary! Although you could take the 2 points from Medic and put that into the Ranged Support line for the Aim command... but I think a faster heal rate is more important.
Of course, that's only my opinion. Play your character in whatever way you see fit... its all about having fun in-game.
shilo2
Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:51 pm
#8
As you near master Ranger, and Master Rifleman you will be forced to drop novice fencer, as Ranger is an SP hog...
SickSix
Sun Jan 23, 2005 3:44 pm
#9
shilo2:
As you near master Ranger, and Master Rifleman you will be forced to drop novice fencer, as Ranger is an SP hog...
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I was afraid of that.......... oh well, maybe when the revamp Ranger they'll give us some defense mods...
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