Rifleman Archive
Thread: Should I dabble in pistol or melee?
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Gallandro_the_gunman
Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:31 pm
#1
Hi. I'm very new and am working on getting a good rifleman... I have read the FAQs and didn't see this addressed. If I missed it, I'm sorry.
Right now I'm just novice rifleman 3-x-x-2. I have the basic novice medic (so I can use stims), but I don't plan on going anywhere beyond that in medic. My primary goal is to be a master Rifleman.
Now my question... Is it a good idea to get some basic skills in pistol or melee, for when the mobs get up close? If I dabbled a bit in one of those two, would it ultimately help me to reach master rifleman by having a few of those skills?
Any tips would be wonderfully appreciated!
Gallandro_the_gunman
Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:59 pm
#2
And for clarification, by "tips" I just mean advice. 
I asked a guy in-game one day, "Could I get a quick tip?"
he gave me 5000 credits... hehe... of course, I gave it back and explained that I was just looking for advice...
Ackehece
Sun Jan 30, 2005 7:00 pm
#3
Gallandro_the_gunman wrote:
Hi. I'm very new and am working on getting a good rifleman... I have read the FAQs and didn't see this addressed. If I missed it, I'm sorry.
Right now I'm just novice rifleman 3-x-x-2. I have the basic novice medic (so I can use stims), but I don't plan on going anywhere beyond that in medic. My primary goal is to be a master Rifleman.
Now my question... Is it a good idea to get some basic skills in pistol or melee, for when the mobs get up close? If I dabbled a bit in one of those two, would it ultimately help me to reach master rifleman by having a few of those skills?
Any tips would be wonderfully appreciated!
pistols bring much needed defenses but melee currently brings things like warcry and intimidate which can help immensely. generally it is impossible to tell someone what to do with their template as it is a personal thing. But if if you like ranged - go with the pistols and if you think you will be fighting close up go with brawler
read the template thread (stickied at the top ) for more ideas
Message Edited by Ackehece on 01-30-2005 07:00 PM
Cpl_Fisher
Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:15 pm
#4
here is a template that I did for a long time, Master rifleman pistoleer 0/0/4/2 BH pistol 4 rest medic, decent state defenses, speedcapped pistols, almost speedcapped rifle, it has terrain neg, plus medic, with eyeshot, you can still work the mindbar to. plus you can stack health bleeds esp if you have a mod republic blaster, use your bleed shots, plus set them on fire with torso shot. so you can effectively work 2 pools, which is great for PvE in groups. also its an annoyance in PvP to have to deal with a duel threat. you also have a kd with melee defense 1. Its that template isn't widely used, but its deadly lol.
Waste93
Sun Jan 30, 2005 10:19 pm
#5
I'd say melee. Besides Warcry and Intimidate, they also get Center of Being which helps their defense quite a bit.
As for which melee that is up to how you want to play it.
HarlequinMK19
Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:35 am
#6
If you want to have these skills to help you level up TO Master Rifleman, I would say Brawler would be the better choice. Why? If you get a stubborn mob on you, you can always intimidate them to lessen the damage you are taking. Once they are intimidated, you can switch back to your rifle and continue to get the xp for the kill. Any rifle out there is going to do more damage than a low level pistol, so I don't really see the point in having the pistols for grinding through Rifleman.
Once you've mastered Rifleman however, I highly recommend getting Pistoleer Techniques 4. It's the single best defensive line in the game, and will help out your template for both PvE and PvP.
Flatlinedmemory
Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:42 am
#7
I am a MRM/TKM Pistols 0040 Smug 0100/0010(I alternate) and medic 2000
With this template Im effective at range and melee, and can heal if I need too. If you found some high pistol speed and accuracy mods you could also be effective with pistols
Really all depends on what you intend to do with that character.
With this template Im effective at range and melee, and can heal if I need too. If you found some high pistol speed and accuracy mods you could also be effective with pistols
Really all depends on what you intend to do with that character.
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