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== Upgrade Guide ==
== Upgrade Guide ==
{{See|[[Skills#Rifleman|Rifleman Skills]]}}
{{See|[[Skills#Rifleman|Rifleman Skills]]}}
The biggest drawback for any Rifleman is his lack of ammunition. (Beta 1.03) The Assault Rifle has three clips, which means that he will be able to kill, at most, 6 people. On average, he might fire an entire clip into one opponent. This upgrade guide assumes that you will never be far from engineers or the front lines of the battle to restock ammo. If this is a problem for you, take the increased ammo skill before one of the other skills, depending on how far from your squad mates you intend to be. Furthermore, this set assumes you will be playing an infantry dominated stage of the game. Dig-in can be useful, but when it's needed, chances are there are very few infantry units threatening the Rifleman and more tanks that he will have difficulty dispatching.


Beta 1.031 skill set:
Beta 1.08 RC 13 useful skills:
* 'First Upgrade: Accuracy:' Rarely will you ever choose anything but accuracy as a Rifleman. This skill makes a heavy machine gun fire like an assault rifle, and an assault rifle will now be able to out-snipe a Scout with ease. Take this skill to dominate the map.
* 'First Upgrade: Accuracy:' Rarely will you ever choose anything but accuracy as a Rifleman. Getting more bullets to hit your opponent will increase your effective damage inflicted per unit of time then being tougher, doing more damage per bullet, moving faster, etc. It will also increase your effective range which is essential on large maps.
* 'Second Upgrade: Increased Damage:' Although a 10% bump is a fairly small amount of damage, if you take both of the above skills, you will be able to outshoot any infantry unit on the map. Any infantry unit at all.
* 'Essential Skills:' Improved Damage: The key to automatic fire in Empires is usually being the first pull the trigger, and this skill means that even though your opponent hits you after you hit him, you'll do enough damage to drop him far sooner then he can seriously hurt you. Health Upgrade: Frontline infantry are going to be taking lots of damage. This upgrade is useful. Dig-In: Effectively converting your extra stamina into health, combine this with Health Upgrade and you become your squad's human tank.
* 'Third Upgrade: Health:' This will just give you that extra edge to outlast anyone you get into a gun fight with. Note that you should NOT take health regeneration, as you'll probably be running back to healing units just to get more ammo anyway.
* 'Heavy Machine Gun Skills:' Until the HMG is changed, it operates by draining your stamina bar. This means that the useful skills for it vary from the usual rifleman skills-you'll have to conserve your stamina in every situation, which means Stamina Upgrade is essential, and the Speed Upgrade is nice to compensate for the lack of sprinting ability.
* 'Fourth Upgrade: Ammo Upgrade:' Chances are, if you're skilled enough to get the fourth upgrade, the preferred upgrade will heavily depend on your playstyle. Extra ammo is always a good choice.

Revision as of 10:20, 21 June 2007

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Overview

Imperial Rifleman
Northern Faction Rifleman

Riflemen are the undisputed masters of infantry combat. They can use the most powerful rifles and machine guns, wielding them with an ease no others can match. In addition, these troopers spawn with explosive grenades and a suit of body armor, making them a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.

The rifleman's skills are focused on what he does best: infantry to infantry combat. Two offensive skills increase the damage dealt by his weapons, and one defensive skill decreases damage dealt to him. Damage Increase and Vehicle Damage increase damage dealt with hand and vehicle weapons, respectively, and Dig In decreases blast damage dealt to the soldier while crouched, reducing it by up to 70%.

Tips and Tactics

  • Your accuracy will be much better while crouched with certain weapons like the Heavy Machine Gun.
  • Your accuracy will be increased by another 25% when using the weapon's iron sights (default: right click).
  • If not using the Heavy Machine Gun, the extra ammo skill is crucial.
  • Explosive grenades are very effective against infantry, turrets, and even heavy tanks (you'll see tanks shake when hit). The trick is getting close enough to use them without getting killed.
  • The secondary fire button on rifles (except the Heavy Machine Guns) allows you to zoom in. The zoom level is nothing like the Scout's ranged rifle, but it helps nontheless.

Upgrade Guide

See Also: Rifleman Skills

Beta 1.08 RC 13 useful skills:

  • 'First Upgrade: Accuracy:' Rarely will you ever choose anything but accuracy as a Rifleman. Getting more bullets to hit your opponent will increase your effective damage inflicted per unit of time then being tougher, doing more damage per bullet, moving faster, etc. It will also increase your effective range which is essential on large maps.
  • 'Essential Skills:' Improved Damage: The key to automatic fire in Empires is usually being the first pull the trigger, and this skill means that even though your opponent hits you after you hit him, you'll do enough damage to drop him far sooner then he can seriously hurt you. Health Upgrade: Frontline infantry are going to be taking lots of damage. This upgrade is useful. Dig-In: Effectively converting your extra stamina into health, combine this with Health Upgrade and you become your squad's human tank.
  • 'Heavy Machine Gun Skills:' Until the HMG is changed, it operates by draining your stamina bar. This means that the useful skills for it vary from the usual rifleman skills-you'll have to conserve your stamina in every situation, which means Stamina Upgrade is essential, and the Speed Upgrade is nice to compensate for the lack of sprinting ability.
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