Weaponsmith Archive

hi

i am not a weaponsmith, i am however a master rifleman on intrepid. it has come to my attention recently that my weapons are relatively low and pretty bad in comparisons with some of the weapons of other rifle users on other servers. or rather that may or may not be the case.

so i would like to confirm and ask for the stats of weapons made by other weaponsmiths on other servers for my frame of reference. stats i am most interested in knowing, are the stats for Laser Rifles and T21 Rifles that you guys can make, at default HAM costs and speed. these are of course base stats, unsliced and without powerups or krayt tissues and such.

best laser rifles available on intrepid were 50-405 dmg, at 5.6-5.8 speed and default HAM which had mind costs of 58-60 points.

the T21 i do not remeber, other then 317 dmg at speed around 7.8-80 and HAM mind cost around 70-80.

i am not interested in those weapons that bump the dmg by increasing HAM costs or lowering speed, because they cannot be used for longler lasting battles on a practical / viable scale. and the weapons that reduce HAM costs tend to reduce the dmg too much and arent worth it either, so middle of teh road or default is best it seems.

so could you weaponsmiths please post the stats for your laser rifles and T21s ?

if you can beat what i posted above can you please let me know how ? if you dont want to post, send me a private message. i am desperate for good weapons, but the guy that made those just closed shop, and all the other guys arent as good as he was, their best rifles do max dmg at around 390 ish at same speed and HAM.

i do not know much about weaponsmithing at all, so i have no idea what has biggest effect on the weapons quality. is it subcomponents, resources ? what ?

if its specific subcomponents and resources, please please let me know what to specifically look for, so that i may look for it, purchase it and hand it over to a weaponsmith for assembly thus making it a bit easier for them.

thanks in advance to anyone that can help out a bit.

Like all else - it's all in thematerials used. Finally scored some 900 OQ link steel aluminum, and my lasers jumped a good 15 points ...

Typical laser rifle (no stock, scope)

40-385 damage - uses all advanced parts EXCEPT normal power module - no Phrik Aluminum spawn on Bria in 7 weeks.

You can boost the gun to 405 by adding a stock, but the HAM costs go up - as does the weapon speed.

aaaaa, very cool, thats kinda stuff what i needed to know. now 2 more questions, do i need an advanced power handler and advanced barrel in addition to the regular materials ? and or components ?

and the 2nd question is, can any more advanced stuff be put on laser rifles to increase dmg ? if so what are the components and will it raise HAM costs ?

thanks

pire,
currently, with advanced power handler and advanced barrel, my lasers are coming out around 40ish-401, 5.7-5.8 speed. with just advanced power handler they were 40ish-398, 5.7 speed. sadly my advanced barrels are only adding 3 points min and max damage, but are adding a fair amount to range, since i end up with about 4-5 experimentation points after i max the damage.

nils
-when you see nm don't think nevermind, think nils makaby
kauri/corellia/tyrena

i see, so just barrel, power handler and rest basic materials ? thats all it comes down to ?

adv. stocks can be stuck onto a laser rifle, but they'll raise the HAM something chronic.