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Hello
I currently have 2,2k Rifle and 2,2k Inflict Ranged Damage
Decent laser carabines, like Isis LR32 (L) are not even close to maxing (16,5-33 dmg, while max is 33-66).
I was wondering would it be maxed if i chipped some rifle skill, increasing it from 2,2k to 3,5k. And if not, then how high skills do i need to use those medium (L) rifles? I can use Riker Ul2 atm, but i need something stronger.