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Reckless Shot is supposed to be a lastresort attack that unleashes a barrage of fire at the enemy with a penalty to defense. However, both the improved and advanced versions have helper text stating that they have a reduced movement reduction...what does that have to do with reckless shot. Improved and advanced versions should increase the attack's damage and reduce the defense penalty.

Restricting Shot this ability is supposed to reduce the target's movement speed. Yet I see little to no effect on decreasing the movement speed...helper text also refers to the improved restricting shot as reckless shot. This could be the reason why the snare effect of improved restricting shot is largely ineffective. In order for this ability to be effective and usefull to us then it needs to reduce a percentage of the speed of the target rather than just reducing it by a set amount. For example restricting shot could reduce the movement speed of the target by 25%, while the improved version would reduce the movement speed of the target by say 50%.

Overwhelming shot this ability is supposed to decrease the target's resistance to state effects. We have no idea if this even works because you can't even fire it. Fixed? More testing needed to verify

Low Blow as described in game is supposed to be a very painful attack thats almost guaranteed to knockdown the enemy and it is also supposed to slow down their attacks for a period of time. It doesn't knockdown targets when it hits(don't even get the message that your attack failed to knock down the enemy) and no noticeable delay occurs to the enemy while the debuff icon is shown under the targets ham bar. If thedelay fromlow blowwas a percentage based reduction in attack speed rather than a set amount, then it would work more effectively against more targets. In its current version it has little to no noticeable effect on the target whatsoever. Also It needs to actually knockdown the target. An improved version of Low Blow in the Master Smuggler box would also help.

Panic Shot is supposed to prevent the target from attacking for a brief period of time. Both panic and improved panic shot show little to no noticeable delay in the targets attack let alone prevent them from attacking. If the action reduction from panic was a percentage based reduction in attack speed rather than a set amount, then it would work more effectively against more targets. In its current version it has little to no noticeable effect on the target whatsoever.

Last Ditch is a last resort attack which is more damaging the closer you are to death. Once used your health is completely drained as well as your action and mind pools. Unfortunately the damage done by last ditch is often less than a regular attack...was working fine a couple of patches ago but now it's not working properly.

Concussion Shot despite its usefulness as a root is not supposed to be a root at all. In fact according to its description this is supposed to be our mez attack ability. It is supposed to daze the target making them unable to move or attack for the duration of the effects timer on the enemy. Also the dazed effect of concussion shot is supposed to be broken if the target is attacked. This explains why concussion shot lasts so much longer than stopping shot.Concussion shotisn't supposed to be used as a root its supposed to be one of our defining abilities in the team to take both ranged and melee attackers out of combat for the duration of the effect....in short its our mezz. Granted it is very effective at being a root attack...but rooting appears to be the domain of pistoleers while we daze/mezz. If this effect was made to work as intended we could mezz/daze any other enemies that the group wasn't attacking allowing the team to concentrate on attacking one target at a time. As effective as concussion shot is as a root attack it would be more effective in more team combat situations if it acted as a mezz/daze ability.

Now if we had these abilities changed and working effectively as intended we would be a valuable asset to a team for our crowd control abilities and we would deserve the listed ranking of 5 in crowd control.

Graxul Starweaver-Starsider
Grax Oblivion-Starsider

Last ditch seemed to be working just fine.... got down to like 3% health.. fired it off.. hit something for over 2k dmg.

Cheylin Mena - R.I.P.
Menon Mena - R.I.P.
Hunglo Bavmador - R.I.P.

Good write up.

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Neugen Morgenstern,
Everything has a price.

Edited cos I really should read the whole post before opening my big gob !!!

RADEK IKEPO - Europe-Infinity
Best Smuggler on Infinity
Wannabe Bounty Hunter

selling Rebel Faction Points for 110cr/fp

./ Dimek Tokot
./ Elder Smuggler / Black Epsilon Ace
./ Happiness is loot and a warm blaster.

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Kohs V'sto
I wanted Smuggling for Christmas
but all i got was
<--- this stupid hat.
I am Jack's ignored profession.
Luke Skywalker is DEAD!

Here's hoping they don't just leave us be and use our "revamp" as the time to fix our bugs and as an excuse to lighten their workload.

But you know what? Look at the Composite Armor color window, spices, ect, ect, ect...it's been going on for 2 years. Just a heads up not to be surprised even though it will probably piss me off pretty bad. Or, well...more so

RADEK IKEPO - Europe-Infinity
Best Smuggler on Infinity
Wannabe Bounty Hunter

selling Rebel Faction Points for 110cr/fp

Supposedly Overwhelming Shot has been fixed on TC. I'm not kidding either.

Graxul Starweaver-Starsider
Grax Oblivion-Starsider

I haven't been able to test it.

/bump for broken-Smuggler awareness