Where the heck is the blaster rifle?

[Amien]

I think 2 factors for this are:

1.) The way the game works, all tanks use shield generators in their off hand

2.) It keeps class rolls equal. both factions have 1 rifle class, and 1 blaster class

 

My 2 cents. Personally, I don't really care.

[ChooseStevo]

Bounty Hunters without Rifles is an utter travesty against all Star Wars kind in my opinion. It's just wrong. It is clearly a bug. It must be. No one could make a decision this poor and let it ship with the game.

 

Bounty Hunter: Weapon of Choice

Boba Fett: BlasTech EE-3 Carbine Rifle

4-LOM: BlasTech W-90 Concussion Rifle

Bossk: Relby-v10 Micro Grenade Launcher

Dengar: Valken-38 Blaster Rifle

IG-88: BlasTech DLT-20A Blaster Rifle

Zuckuss: GRS-1 Snare Rifle

 

Considering these are the only bounty hunters who count, I find the inability to use rifles to be downright offensive.

[Darth-Reaver]

8 year olds that saw Jango Fett.

 

Pretty sure the most well known and bad *** Bounty Hunter in the entire galaxy uses a Blastech EE3.

 

What he said.

 

I would love to see the option for Powertechs to use rifiles/Carbines.

Edited December 30, 2011 by Darth-Reaver

[Mezzix]

Not to mention the fact that The Defenestrator, who you meet in game and is one of the previous winners of the Great Hunt, uses a sniper rifle.

 

Obviously bounty hunters galaxy wide aren't as limited in weapon selection as we are.

[RycheMykola]

which is a shortened version of a rifle

 

 

see in case - M4 from M16

Carbine is still a different classification of weapon. They usually have folding stocks with much shorter barrels.

 

Manuveuring with a full sized battle rifle doing CQB is pretty difficult also.

 

This is like saying a submachine gun is just a lengthened pistol, or a pistol is a short submachinegun.

 

If you ever saw Boba's EE3, it is not a "short rifle".

[LizardSF]

There's a certain logic to it -- BHs are all about constantly switching weapons and pulling out this gizmo or that gadget. It's easier to do this when holding a pistol than a rifle.

 

That said, I wish there was a lot more weapon freedom for ALL classes, instead of each class basically being given a weapon. Why can't a BH stab people with a vibro-knife, or be, as you say, a rifleman, or otherwise choose a different weapon that better suits their character or playstyle? One of the most annoying trends in recent MMOs is the idea that you ought to be able to tell someone's class from a distance based on their armor and weapons. I suppose this is mostly for PVP, but I'd rather have a floating nametag that gives class than try to remember, "Oh, he's using weapon X and his helmet is pointy, that means he's class Y".

[sabrexx]

Carbine is still a different classification of weapon. They usually have folding stocks with much shorter barrels.

 

Manuveuring with a full sized battle rifle doing CQB is pretty difficult also.

 

This is like saying a submachine gun is just a lengthened pistol, or a pistol is a short submachinegun.

 

If you ever saw Boba's EE3, it is not a "short rifle".

 

Carbines are more of a subcategory of rifle that is designed for closer ranged combat. Carbines have much more in common with rifles than pistols have with submachine guns. 80% of M4 and M16 parts are exactly the same and interchangable, so it is perfectly reasonable to say that an M4 is a shorter M16. This isn't the nearly case between submachine gun and pistol whose only commonality is that they fire the same ammunition.

 

If you want to really be pedantic, all firearms are rifles because they almost all contain rifling, and nobody in the star wars universe actually uses a rifle since blasters don't have any rifling.

Edited December 31, 2011 by sabrexx

[AdamHDMI]

We haz the rifles! UMadBrah?

[LordRaeth]

I think Mercs should be the ones to use rifles or carbines imo, Powertech has so many gadgets the rifle or carbine wouldn't be used that often, where as mercs spend more time at range and the pyrotech tree would benefit a lot from having them.

[Nordicus]

Honestly, as a Powertech BH I don't even find myself firing my blaster all that often. Most of my attacks make use of the left-hand weapons platform, so using a single-handed blaster pistol makes more sense.

 

Rifles would still be cool, though.

 

Same for me I do most of my attack using left hand rockets, flamethrower and rail shot. I don’t understand need for blaster or rifle at all as BH has cool armor integrated weapons I would rather have armor integrated rocket launcher and flamethrower at my right hand too.

 

What would be more cool than dual wield two flame throwers and shoot two rockets from both hands same time?

[Xezkaiel]

I had this issue at first...wondering why the hell we didnt have rifles. But I consider a couple of points.

 

1. Pistols make movement LOADS easier (I used to carry an M9 to work most days but sometimes had to have an M4 rifle as well and hated carrying that thing)

 

2. Our armor is not only our shield, but our weapon...most of our techniques come from wrist mounted rockets, fire, and other nifty gadgets.

 

3. Close quarters combat. Rifles are never a better option in this scenario than a pistol and we do our fighting as PTs up close.

 

NOW I wonder....why we dont have shotguns =D *winkwinknudgenudge* bioware

Edited December 31, 2011 by Xezkaiel

[Mega-fett]

There's a certain logic to it -- BHs are all about constantly switching weapons and pulling out this gizmo or that gadget. It's easier to do this when holding a pistol than a rifle.

 

That said, I wish there was a lot more weapon freedom for ALL classes, instead of each class basically being given a weapon. Why can't a BH stab people with a vibro-knife, or be, as you say, a rifleman, or otherwise choose a different weapon that better suits their character or playstyle? One of the most annoying trends in recent MMOs is the idea that you ought to be able to tell someone's class from a distance based on their armor and weapons. I suppose this is mostly for PVP, but I'd rather have a floating nametag that gives class than try to remember, "Oh, he's using weapon X and his helmet is pointy, that means he's class Y".

 

I agree!

It would be cool for a Marauder to use doubleblade saber and Assassins could use dual wield.

Why not give powertech a blaster rifle like Bobas? its not really a rifle hes using. Its more like a sub-machine gun. ( mp5 or UMP )

[Kaldom]

I would really enjoy a class that uses heavy armor AND a big gun. Wait? thats trooper. Wait.... all my friends are empire.. DAMN!. Please give my BH rifles kkthanksbye!!!111one

[jackalious]

EE-3 is a carbine not a rifle. those are two different types of weapons in the game. I just think they based it off Jango not Boba. Just my thoughts on the matter. I think I understand they wanted everybody to have their own weapons. agent rifles, bounty hunters pistols and jedi sabers.

[ThePsycher]

Agreed. They need to fix this.

[TorqueFett]

So let me get this straight bounty hunters in this game cant use blaster rifles?

[-Leon]

Nope. Every other bounty hunter you ecounter can - just not us.

 

 

 

If some players dont want to use rifles and would dual wield pistols like its Modern Warfare, its all good. However some of us do or would like the OPTION to use different weapons - we are after all, weapon specialists. Noone is of the opinion that bounty hunters SHOULD ALL USE rifles. Some of us would like to use a blaster rifle as an option - just as being constipated and firing missile batteries is an option to the bounty hunter's career.

 

 

 

 

 

Simply put, we want the OPTION to be able to also use blaster rifles/carbines.

[vincentres]

Pistols are fine.

 

 

-Level 50 Powertech

[SheepishOne]

No disintegration!

[Aetla]

Blaster rifle is a MUST for PT Bounty Hunters. Not an option i say is a must.

 

Bounty Hunting in Star Wars universe cannot be limited on Fett family specifications. Even so, Jango used dual blaster pistols but Boba and the majority of others used Carbines and Rifles.

 

So, what's wrong with giving blaster rifles to at least Powertechs. Infact, that would be very accurate doing so. Guys just have a look and imagine a larger view on BH armory

 

 

http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/15600000/Darth-Vader-Bounty-Hunters-star-wars-15606903-800-600.jpg

[ChooseStevo]

I was just looking through the official SWTOR wallpapers on this site:

http://www.swtor.com/media/wallpapers/bounty-hunter-wallpaper-0

http://www.swtor.com/media/wallpapers/bounty-hunter-wallpaper

 

Is the poster child for the bounty hunter class holding a rifle? Whatever it is, it's definitely not a pistol. Such false promises...

[Sykper]

I am sorry.

 

I am too busy shuffling between my blaster and lasers coming off my other arm.

 

Gotta say, as a PT, my missle/railshot/explosives arm is OP.

[Diffes]

Seriously, I seen NPCs that use BH skills AND having rifles, what's problem about giving BHs rifles? They give Smugglers shotgun as secondary, where's my bloody rifle!?

[neorandomjedi]

powertechs use flamer and meelee moves, mercs shoot missiles, if youre useing the pistols, youre doing it wrong.

[Sevarrus]

I would not mind trading my pistol, or whatever you want in the main hand for a second offhand laser/flamethrower/rail gun/freezer. You won't be thinking about how dumb I look when I'm chasing you with double flame throwing or double rail gunning.