Rifleman Archive

I just want his opinion on this.

Many people (its looking like a third of the population) are finding that the "l33test" combo in the game is to take one of the main combat branches (either pistol or carbine) off the BH tree and combine it with accuracy and speed branches in the main tree (pistoller or carboneer).

By doing this we are getting Bounty Hunters (hoards of them)who are able to run at full tilt at 60 meters away and pop off 2-3 eye shots a second each doing 600-800 mind damage for pin point accuracy. If they dont choose to go this route they have the ability to do the same thing with knockdown.

My question to our corespondent. Dont you think its a little unbalanced for a proned, aiming, master rifleman to hit with LESS accuracy than a BH Pistol/pistoleer at 60m and hit for a HELL of a lot less damage?

Furthermore dont you think its a little unblanced for the knockdown skill to be able to "knock down" a PRONE charachter (ie: lying on belly with legs spread and elbows braced)?

Finally are you a bit concerned that pretty much EVERY decent pistol in the game has armor pericing abilities and yet we have only ONE rifle with armor peircing abilities: the laser rifle? Arent rifles supposed to be armor peircing? Why are the DLT20a and T-21 AR:0? Are we expected to believe they deliver LESS force than a freaking pistol?

Im a bit concerned about all of this. Are you?

My opinion, is all PvP (not PvE) damage should be reduced 50 percent, I also feel that pistol accuracy should be decreased at long range, much like our accuracy at short range is. But I have yet to do any extensive tests for that, I need both a pistoleer, and a rifleman, to take logs for me proving that pistoleers hit with the same accuracy as we do from 60 meters out. Until I get these tests done, its mostly assumptions, wich any good buisness doesnt go off people saying things, there needs to be proof to do something about it.

When the T21 is fixed there wont be a problem, and you wont have to worry about BH. The fact is, right now, I using a Jawa Ion Rifle, I can one shot anyone, using my AEs. I use Flushing Shot, and I hit a random pool, for 1000-1500 dmg. Naturally that is a one shot, unless of course there buffed, or have 1100 of the stat and I hit for 1000, wich most people dont. Regen stats are a bit more important. You dont have to worry about a bounty hunter doing 600-800 mind, when you one shot them now do we?

For Knockdowns, I think there should be a 10 second immunity timer for this. Endless knockdowns, means whoever gets the first shot off wins, not much fun or tactics in that.

Get a sliced spraystick made my a master weoponsmith with good resources. Mine has 181 max dmg atm and 2.0 spd. You can hit for 700 pluswith headshots and fire them just as fast as a bh eyeshot. You can basicly give bh a dose of their own medicine. Sure the ham costs arent the best but in pvp you dont have to fire more then 2 or 3 shots with it to incap. Atm my Spraystick is my fav pvp weopon and yes I have a t21.