The final advantage is that the Cycler Rifle can shoot through Personal- and Squad Shields (both the Normal one and Leia's version), the only other weapons capable of doing this are the Scatter Gun and the Stinger Pistol.

Collect it to permanently unlock the rifle. Kill an enemy player carrying the CJ-9 Bo-Rifle in multiplayer for an orange token to appear where they died.

When moving, the Pulse Cannon suffers a drastic decrease in accuracy while the Cycler Rifle suffers from a far smaller accuracy penalty. Note: This is the 2015 game by EA DICE, not to be confused with the 2005 game Star Wars: Battlefront by Pandemic Studios.

The Pulse Cannon cannot be fired unless aiming down the scope while the Cycler Rifle can be shoulder-fired freely and with relatively good accuracy to boot.

The Pulse Cannon requires a short charge-up before it can be fired while the Cycler Rifle can be fired immediately after equipping it.

The Pulse Cannon also has a far higher shot velocity and its shot travels in a straight line towards its target while the Cycler Rifle's solid projectiles travel in a ballistic trajectory and are slow compared to blaster shots.ĭespite these downsides, the Cycler Rifle has four known advantages over the Pulse Cannon:.

The Pulse Cannon is capable of scoring a one-shot-kill once fully charged (or with a headshot) regardless of range, whereas the Cycler Rifle is unable to score a one-shot-kill past 10 meters unless the user is able to score a headshot.

When comparing the Cycler Rifle to its main competitor, the Pulse Cannon, the Cycler Rifle has a number of downsides:

Past 10 meters, however, the Cycler Rifle's damage drops off to 90 damage, making it unable to score a one-shot-kill unless the shooter can land headshot, in which case the Cycler Rifle will inflict double damage. The Cycler Rifle is a long-range weapon available in DICEs Star Wars Battlefront as a Star Card known for its ability to penetrate shields and in Star Wars. If the shot strikes a target within 10 meters of the shooter, it will deal a total of 100 damage, resulting in a one-shot-kill under normal circumstances. The bullets are also affected by gravity, causing them travel in a rather steep ballistic trajectory, forcing the shooter to aim upwards when firing at long-range targets. These solid rounds have a muzzle velocity of 300m/s, making it necessary for the user to lead their shots by aiming ahead of their intended target. The Cycler Rifle is a single-shot Sniper Rifle that fires solid projectiles instead of blaster shots with a reload (recharge) time of 15 seconds (10 seconds when upgraded).

It is one of the two sniper rifle Star Cards, the other being the Pulse Cannon. The Cycler Rifle is a Star Card featured in Star Wars Battlefront, it is classified as an Asset Card. 10 seconds ' Designed to fire solid projectiles, this crude but reliable rifle is excellent at hitting targets at extreme ranges and penetrating energy shields.' - In-game description.

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