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Thread: just got novice rifle...looking for advice
Well.....
.....I'm starting to level quite quickly now and i'm making around 80-100k xp an hour.
I would suggest Concealment 1 first to get Concealshot. This is a truly GREAT special for us lower level rifleman. It's not that fast but it does mean you can take on the higher level mobs for the bigger xp without needing to be part of a group. from there I have gone sniping 2 and 3 for MS2 and HS3 (picking up abilities 1 in the process) and I'm now going to go up the counter sniping tree for flushing 2.
I have read alot of posts in this forum (youfellow rifleman guys are really helpful) and this seems quite a popularway for getting to master.
As for weapons, I have a nice T21 (218-544 7.8speed without powerup), a couple of lasers (both around 90-450 4.5speed) a jawa ion and a bowcaster (only as im a wookie, the weapon isn't that great). When I hit Counter Sniping 2 I will get a disrupter as well (I think thats when the certification comes, either that or concealment 2).
I like to hunt on my home planet of tatoinne. There is a great spot near my guild that spawns mountain dewbacks, bocatts, mountain squills and big nasty Womp Rat things. They all give me 2-4k a kill and don't take that long to kill. The krayt valley is also very good but try to avoid the tusken fort. The close ranges in that place are not good for a rifleman.
I have also spent some time on dantoinne doing quenkers and pickets and more recently on Yavin 4 near the mining outpost (headsouth for 300-400m and there are usually some good spawns).
As I mentioned before, get concealshot first.I could not solo these areas without it. I would also recommend picking up scouting to get maskscent, especially if you hunt solo which i do quite often. Otherwise the aggressive critters will aggro you far more easily.
Some of the masters may be able to help you a bit more that this, but I was where you are now just a short while ago so I'm hoping my experience will help. I am currently 3/1/0/1 (nearly 3/1/1/2) and it's taken me a couple of weeks so far but I am not grinding xp solidly, i enjoy getting together with my guild anddoing quests and the like as well.
Happy hunting dude.
Have fun and contact me ingame if u have any questions or need some help
Drsyno
Master Rifleman/Master Fencer/Contemplating Swordsman