Snipe Yellow

[ILIWAPCT]

I understand that snipes are now long range and short range but is a YELLOW circle needed? Can you turn it off or let Null the Gull turn it off? I don't need a Yellow Circle on my display.

[SuperPlyx]

Pretty sure that yellow circle is to let you know you are using the fast snipe enhancement. If you unslot it it will go away. Of course then you can't fast snipe but choices must be made.☺️

[KC4800]

The yellow ring signal lets you know the snipe can be used in the middle of an attack chain and not be interrupted, it wont do as much damage, however.

 

[Blastit]

The yellow circle is, in fact, needed.

[Herotu]

As long as it's not yellow! Yellow is ILIWAPCCT's weakness!

[Clave Dark 5]

The yellow tells you you can fast-snipe (thanks to a particular enhancement or two, or enough Tactics on the team or whatever else might up your Acc), but that doesn't affect the range of the snipe.

[Blastit]

Fast-sniping on HC is now tied to being in combat. It no longer has anything to do with accuracy levels.

[Clave Dark 5]

Oh, OK, thanks.

[Saikochoro]

On 4/17/2020 at 12:37 AM, Blastit said:

Fast-sniping on HC is now tied to being in combat. It no longer has anything to do with accuracy levels.

Pretty sure the fast snipe damage scales higher with more +to hit up to 22% though. 

[tidge]

On 4/18/2020 at 10:15 PM, Saikochoro said:

Pretty sure the fast snipe damage scales higher with more +to hit up to 22% though. 

Does the Experience Marksman Fast Snipe proc contribute in any meaningful way? I noticed that when slotted, I never have the chance for Sniper Shot bonus damage.

 

Is the fast snipe damage scale boosted by Kismet's +6% ToHit (called 'Accuracy')? If so, by how much?

[Saikochoro]

3 hours ago, tidge said:

Does the Experience Marksman Fast Snipe proc contribute in any meaningful way? I noticed that when slotted, I never have the chance for Sniper Shot bonus damage.

 

Is the fast snipe damage scale boosted by Kismet's +6% ToHit (called 'Accuracy')? If so, by how much?

I don’t think so. I’m pretty sure that enhancement is redundant. Unless you never want to use slow snipe. 
 

Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but you only get sniper shot (slow snipe) when out of combat. I think that enhancement puts you at fast snipe all the time hence not allowing you to do slow snipe. I might be wrong on the enhancement though. 
 

Im am fairly certain that for each percentage of + to hit (up to 22%) you get added damage to fast snipe. Yep, the kismet says it adds 6% accuracy, but it is actually 6% to hit. So that plus tactics should get you to the capper scale for quick snipe. 

Edited April 20, 2020 by Saikochoro

[tidge]

5 minutes ago, Saikochoro said:

Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but you only get sniper shot (slow snipe) when out of combat. I think that enhancement puts you at fast snipe all the time hence not allowing you to do slow snipe. I might be wrong on the enhancement though.

This was my experience; there were never any 'Slow Snipes', and the damage was always in 'Fast Snipe' territory. I was just curious if anybody could offer a rationale for slotting that Proc.

[KC4800]

I bought it and tried it, Experience Marksman Fast Snipe then immediately removed it. You lose your sniper damage ability. I guess if your are a PvP only blaster, this might be useful. For me, no thank you.

Edited April 20, 2020 by KC4800

[Coyote]

41 minutes ago, tidge said:

I was just curious if anybody could offer a rationale for slotting that Proc.

 

Short version: PvP
Long version: PvP reasons 😉

[Chance Jackson]

On 4/20/2020 at 2:40 PM, Coyote said:

 

Short version: PvP
Long version: PvP reasons 😉

well it is in a pvp set

[Heraclea]

On my archery/devices blaster, Targeting Drone has a permanent orange circle now.   Showed up a couple weeks ago.  As far as I know I don't have anything particularly odd slotted in it.  What is this trying to tell me?

[Peacemoon]

On 4/20/2020 at 6:57 PM, tidge said:

This was my experience; there were never any 'Slow Snipes', and the damage was always in 'Fast Snipe' territory. I was just curious if anybody could offer a rationale for slotting that Proc.

The best I can think of is slow snipe is prone to interruptions by movement (especially if you’re flying) and if you don’t want the hassle of that...

best I can come up with. Because if you don’t open with snipe you don’t have to deal with that anyway.

 

I have been able to get a slow snipe in by starting combat with enervating field (rad -res debuff) and queuing the snipe to begin straight after. As long as the mob doesn’t immediately interrupt me, (and it does happen), then I get a snipe shot with the -res debuff already applied for EXTRA bonus damage! It’s sneaky but not without risks, as if you do get interrupted you’ve wasted a lot of end.

Edited April 22, 2020 by Peacemoon

[Major_Decoy]

1 hour ago, Heraclea said:

On my archery/devices blaster, Targeting Drone has a permanent orange circle now.   Showed up a couple weeks ago.  As far as I know I don't have anything particularly odd slotted in it.  What is this trying to tell me?

I think the circle shows up when you're not in combat and it'll give your next attack a damage bonus. But that shouldn't be permanent.

[SuperPlyx]

On 4/20/2020 at 12:57 PM, tidge said:

I was just curious if anybody could offer a rationale for slotting that Proc.

I found it useful in the Under Ground Incarnate trial, when doing the bombs with couple of other blasters it was useful to not have a long activation to better get the timing right. 

[DoctorDitko]

What about the red-and-yellow ring? What does that signify?

 

[Peacemoon]

1 hour ago, DoctorDitko said:

What about the red-and-yellow ring? What does that signify?

 

What power and where are you seeing it?

[DoctorDitko]

Moonbeam, on a Dark/Dark Corrupter. Not used to seeing it on my Rad Blaster.

[Heraclea]

13 hours ago, DoctorDitko said:

What about the red-and-yellow ring? What does that signify?

 

I believe that one says that you get both a fast activation and a damage bonus when you use the power. It turns up mostly on my sentinels. 

[DoctorDitko]

Ah, guess that makes sense.

Something similar shows up as a red ring around my Targeting Drone on my Rad/Dev blaster.

Thanks!