Favorite ranged npc character?

[ShadowBoxer]

So, I've played this game a few times through and still can't decide. Who is the best ranged support? I've considered everyone except for Discipline, Handmaiden, Visas, and Bao-Dur, who I think would just make sucky choices.

 

My current favorite is Mira, I usually level her to 12 as a scout and then go sentinel. With bonus feats for targeting and precise shot and the rest dumped into duelling, close shot (or whatever it's called), and weapon focus, she's a logical choice. Give her master speed, rapid shot and a heavy repeater and wallah, she is zapping 6 shots a round. Plus of course the rocket/grenade launcher thingy for extra support. Oh and force reflection to get benefits as if she's carrying a lightsaber, plus force wave for defensive support. Oh and yes she has lots of skills, and useful ones. I usually give her stealth and stealth run to even her out, with the not tripping mines thing she's got as a bonus she's all around pretty cool.

 

I also thought Hanharr was a decent choice, also because he's a pure scout he gets a lot of bonus feats, give him pistols and rapid shot and set him on a "ranged" script, he does a lot of damage and then switches to swords when the enemies get close. Then there's Atton who gets sneak attack but not nearly enough feats. Though I was dissapointed to see that HK-47 is a LOT less powerful in this game than he was in the first one, I mean yeah the assasination protocols are cool but they're only useful if you've got a high critical stat and even then they don't do THAT much extra damage (compare to Mira above who has a zillion attacks). Plus he's a droid, which I don't like.

 

Any other thoughts out there?

[HK-47_THE_MEATBAG_KILLER]

i always use HK, he is pretty good with an upgraded disrupter rifle. also if you bring bao dur his remote can heal HK. hanharr i always thought was better at melee, with his wookie rage. visas, i always give a lightsaber, same with everyone else i can turn to a jedi. T3 is pretty good this time with a blaster, and if you get the moving meditation you can heal him. Mandalore, though, is probably the best, especially with a really nice heavy repeater and his upgraded armor.

[DAWUSS]

HK-47 and Atton are my blaster jocks

[Gabrielle]

HK-47 is usually the only one I use for range combat.

[blu_pheonix]

Although I don't use them much HK-47 and Atton (except when he's Jedi) are my ranged characters. However, Mandalore is my favourite blaster person because I did Onderon second last so by the time that Mandalore joined my party I could level him up instantly and by the time I'm done he's got all the master stuff and some other extra feats too.

[dufflover]

Whenever I take a "Blaster Party" (me being the odd-one-out to give some Jedi or close combat help if needed) I take HK-47 and Mira.

Mira has some great pistol and ranged feats (I didn't Jedi-fy her cos I didn't know) so she gets the Mandalorian pistols and stuff.

HK-47 has the assassination protocol feat thingy and so I give him a disrupter rifle workbench-ed to have very high criticals and gave him max sniper attack and those protocols and that organic targetting part.

 

Overall HK did more damage than Mira so HK for me.

[Sturm]

mandalore or hk

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I use mandy for melee (strength rules!) but HK for ranged. I also put HK on grenadier mode (BOUM BOUM BOUM).

[Lilandra]

HK-47 is the best with ranged weapons. he likes big guns and knows how to use them.

[Sargeras]

HK-47. Give him Charric (that beastial +4 disruptor rifle) and Master Sniper Shot and he'll just tear through enemies. And besides...well...he's Hk-47! I'd be a crime not to use him!

 

And by the way, Mandalore is a terrible ranged character. Because you can't take his armor off, and that armor prevents any Dexterity modifier above 0 from factoring into his Attack rolls, he ends up missing an awful lot. No, use his Strength Implant and give him a nice sword or something.

[ShadowBoxer]

Is that right? You don't get a dex modifier to ranged attacks if you are wearing armor? I thought the armor restriction only refered to AC.

 

I guess HK is as popular in KOTOR2 as he was in KOTOR1. Does he really do more damage than a Jedi with master speed and dual-wield?

[Mellypie]

Armor only restricts Dex modifier to AC bonuses, not attack bonuses.

 

My choice is Atton and Mira. Jedified, both keep they're blasters, and totally kick butt with them! :D

Edited April 6, 2006 by Mellypie

[Sturm]

jedi party members make range worthless and a waste of space in your party, when you could have a DS atton or handmaiden

 

Long Live the Darkside

[HK-47_THE_MEATBAG_KILLER]

because we love HK, thats why... as for mandy's armor, you can upgrade it with a dex bonus and get some nice stats.

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

hes still better in melee combat.

[DAWUSS]

My Exile uses blasters until she gets her lightsaber

[HK-47_THE_MEATBAG_KILLER]

come to think of it, i dont think i ever had the exile use blaster... i always used melee and my lightsaber when i got it, and let HK do the shooting.

[Weiser_Cain]

Mandalore

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Mira.

 

I like using blasters (along with stasis) at least until the Dark Jedi start to show up in numbers.

[Gabrielle]

hes still better in melee combat.

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HK-47 in melee?

[Deadly_Nightshade]

hes still better in melee combat.

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HK-47 in melee?

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[Sturm]

hes still better in melee combat.

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HK-47 in melee?

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Statement: ready to slice master

[Xard]

With fists

 

Sad thing that he can't weild sword

[Sturm]

ah true

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

he would probably suck with a sword though... *cough* no strength *endcough*

 

but i do see t3 with a sword.