Vanguard Rifle for Bots in store but not craftable?

So, having recently returned to the game with Freedom, I rebooted my legacy Bots/FF mastermind and couldn't help but notice that the Vanguard 'Redding' Rifle is available for customization when speaking with any tailor. "Sweet! I've always hoped they'd proliferate it over to Pulse Rifle" I thought to myself. So, off I happily went to go farm the vanguard merits needed to unlock the rifle and when I go to the crafting table, I notice that it isn't even an option.

So basically, what I'm seeing is that Bots Mastermind, and only Bots Mastermind, can purchase the Vanguard Rifle for use via the costume editor but not craft it? Is this correct? I'd love some verification here, because I wouldn't even put it past NC Soft to make it an option on the costume screen just get Masterminds' hopes up.

I appreciate the reply, but your post doesn't answer my question. As clarification:

• I am a VIP player currently. It is not an available costume piece.
  
• When editing my costume via the tailor/trainer, I can select the Vanguard 'Redding' Rifle (both variants) under weapon customization, however, the weapon is locked until purchased.
  
• I've already completed the intro arc and earned the merits on this character and went to craft it but it's not a selectable option at the merit exchange table.

I'm not at home right now to check my MM, but I will let you know if the account wide vanguard unlock actually works on him. I don't have any of the gun powers, so I never bothered to check, but I got the Vanguard Booster from the loyalty event back in spring. I think it's the same as the vanguard pack offered in the market.

I24 Proc Chance = (Enhanced Recharge + Activation Time) * (Current PPM * 1.25) / 60*(1 + .75*(.15*Radius - 0.011*Radius*(360-Arc)/30))
Single Target Radius = 0. AoE Non-Cone Arc = 360.

Thank you very much. That would be a huge load off my mind and I greatly appreciate the effort.

Unfortunately, I never did get a resolution for this.

The way I figure it, either the costume piece isn't supposed to be viewable in Pulse Rifle weapon customization because it's not available to Bots, or they finally proliferated it but never added the recipe to the game. I honestly expect it's probably the latter, but either way it's a bug.

unless someone beats me to it. I will give you a solid answer on this in a few hours.

I have everything excluding the T9 stuff, but I might bite the bullet and just drop 100 bucks and pick up the 9600 points for the free points and unlock everything. But beyond that I have just about everything else excluding the wedding pack.

I will jump on my MM and look it up

I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you on this, I have not had the greatest couple of days IRL.

As I mentioned, I have the version of the Vanguard booster that was given for free to all players active for a couple months during the spring, so it may not be exactly the same as the one on the Market (I have no way to test that), but I can confirm for you that my Robotics mastermind is able to select and save his costume with the Vanguard rifles selected.

I do not have any of the powers that actually use the rifle, but I would be inclined to assume that it works as expected.

Also, yes, it is probably a bug that the Vanguard Rifle isn't craftable on the tables via merits in game.

I24 Proc Chance = (Enhanced Recharge + Activation Time) * (Current PPM * 1.25) / 60*(1 + .75*(.15*Radius - 0.011*Radius*(360-Arc)/30))
Single Target Radius = 0. AoE Non-Cone Arc = 360.

I can slot the Vanguard Rifle so it has to be because I purchased it.

I figured it was a bug and they just forgot to even add the recipe to the vanguard merit table. Now at least I won't go crazy pulling my hair out over it.

Thank you both very much for taking the time to confirm it.