Loekii Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Can someone list the abilities that are tied to the Big Gun? Just curious how much of a deficit it actually creates / how viable it is to play with the Rifle instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balanque Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) A lot lower weapon damage. Hello? Edited January 14, 2012 by Balanque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loekii Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 By how much? I have found myself playing with 'lower gear' simply because I have not upgraded, yet still being viable. So I am curious how different it is if one were to use the rifle instead. Of course I would not be min/maxing, nor being a chart topper, but how effective regardless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKivlov Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Anything in the Commando tree (besides heals) is linked to your assault cannon. You list a significant amount of damage and a bit of healing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loekii Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 it also looks like you cannot equip later level rifles. bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adiva Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 You are restricted from using rifles as a commando? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKivlov Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 No, you can use rifles but there is no point other than to look cool as a medic and then you gimp your damage doing that and are just a heal bot with no other utility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canmore Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 actually if your assault spec . losing the big gun is pretty insignificant . gunnery is ofcourse another story , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game_Hermit Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Can someone list the abilities that are tied to the Big Gun? Just curious how much of a deficit it actually creates / how viable it is to play with the Rifle instead. Wouldn't it be easier to just play a DPS spec vanguard if you want a rifle so bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirHaggis Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 actually if your assault spec . losing the big gun is pretty insignificant . gunnery is ofcourse another story , Actually it's the other way around. Charged bolts is a major part of it and you need a cannon to use that. Grav round doesn't need a cannon and is tech so not effected by weapon damage. Not that I'm suggesting gunnery is a good idea with a rifle. It's just not as bad an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotriche Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 What about a combat medic who wants to disguise himself as a vanguard for pve to attract less focus fire? He's named tanks after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganrax Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 What about a combat medic who wants to disguise himself as a vanguard for pve to attract less focus fire? He's named tanks after all. I don't get why people keep thinking this is a good idea. Any person with half a brain can tell the guy in the back casting heals isn't a vanguard regardless of what weapon he has equipped. I don't stare at an enemy player's weapon and decide if I want to attack him or not. If he is casting heals, then he is obviously a healer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKivlov Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Besides, you want to be able to do damage when you get the opportunity. You can't do that with the rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightsorrow Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 If i remember correctly, a blaster rifle and an assault cannon with the same "Damage rating", the assault cannon will do more damage. At least that is true for the blaster rifle vs sniper rifle for the sniper class. So, even if you do not count the abilities directly tied to an Assault cannon, you lose damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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