Rifleman Archive
Thread: How much does +Ranged Defense help?
How much exactly does this skill modifier help in PvP? I can't decide whether to go for the highest +ranged defense I can get in my template or healing to augment Rifleman
For example, would 200 +ranged defense make a world of a difference and make me virtually unhittable?
A I M E S Ranged defense subtracts directly from accuracy in the to hit calculation. A high ranged defense makes a vast diference against some templates and in PvE, and a significant difference in all other PvP cases.
If the attacker has an accuracy of +50 or more over your ranged defense, you will not see much difference. If you have ranged defense greater than or equal to their accuracy, they will usually miss.
with a ranged defense of 124, i see at least 2 of 3 attacks miss me in PvP, unless the attacker has stacked accuracy mods or are master rifle.
In PvP I usually dont wear armor any more unless buffed, as the Special Ham cost increase is greater than the damage I would take. Most NPC's have a 70%+ miss rate.
Note that I have a ranged defense stack from rifle and TK.
It makes a huge difference in my experience.
I'm only part way up the Rifle tree and was trying to kill a friend who wanted to clone. My friend is Master Rilfe with TKA.
I must have missed him 9 times out of ten, it was pathetic. I had to thank him for destroying my self esteem, hehe. 