Rifleman Archive
Thread: longest engaugement range?
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FilanVader
Mon Oct 18, 2004 2:47 am
#1
first off im used to planetside where i can engauge a target using a Rifle at 300+m so im wondering what are SWG rifles like for range and do scopes really let you zoom in and zero in on an enemy.
DarthMarksman
Mon Oct 18, 2004 2:52 am
#2
FilanVader wrote:
first off im used to planetside where i can engauge a target using a Rifle at 300+m so im wondering what are SWG rifles like for range and do scopes really let you zoom in and zero in on an enemy.
LOL! Sorry dude, but we are a bit handicapped here.
Maximum range is 64M(no, that's not a mistake). Scopes do not let you zoom in, at all. 
Message Edited by DarthMarksman on 10-18-2004 02:53 AM
CrashNgoBoom
Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:13 am
#3
Yeah, we pretty much are carrying around fancey looking pistols.
Ackehece
Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:56 am
#5
FilanVader wrote:
first off im used to planetside where i can engauge a target using a Rifle at 300+m so im wondering what are SWG rifles like for range and do scopes really let you zoom in and zero in on an enemy.
Guess I need to add this to the New Rifleman FAQ as well...
Max range for any player weapon is 64m. No attack by a player can reach outside the 64m range (excluding an old CM bug, Lag, and Turrets (80m))
DarthMarksman
Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:10 pm
#6
I think, in terms of Rifleman, the devs are thinking too much along the lines of PvP. That is why they are resistant to increasing our range for attack. That's fine. Just allow us greater range in PvE. 
teamdoa
Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:48 am
#7
I thought you could engage at more than 64 with weapon powerup? I'm sure i did this using conceal shot the other day.
Message Edited by teamdoa on 10-20-2004 09:49 AM
Tepic_Sand
Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:49 am
#8
Sometimes if you are hunting large beasts such as krayts or kimogilas, it seems like you are shooting from further away than 64m. This has got to be something to do with the size of the creature and that even though the actualtarget is say 70m away, the creature is so large that a part of its body falls within the 64m range and therefore you are able to attack it.....thats just my guess anyway.
FilanVader
Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:46 pm
#10
PvP balance is a valid point that i see here though, in planetside(an MMOFPS)a rifleman has to account for target movement and network latency where as in an MMORPG such as SWGthe game serveris calculating a hit or a miss for you based on skill, the weapon itself, range to target, and the fabled random number generator since manual aiming doesnt really work in an MMORPG.
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