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dual vs. single wield pistols? (and a couple random questions)
Perfectblue:
Playing on HMP attempting a pistol build but getting destroyed on Chained Court I normally wouldnt have trouble with it. I Have skills in dual gunner/ son of a gun at that point. With pistols its very difficult to kite monsters around wall corners as you can with a shotgun. Thus, being able to shoot an enemy with a pistol means the enemy can also shoot you. And pistols do not have high enough DPS to face a tough monster head on, as you might be able to with a plasma rifle in a tight spot.
Normally on the Chained Court if I have a rapid fire chaingun build, or shotgun build I would have no difficulty. I must be doing something wrong.
Creaphis:
Unless you're playing Angel of Marksmanship, what you're doing wrong is not carrying a chaingun and a shotgun or two. Every weapon type has its advantages, and having a "build" doesn't mean you're only allowed to use that one thing.
shark20061:
--- Quote from: Perfectblue on April 06, 2012, 08:34 ---And pistols do not have high enough DPS to face a tough monster head on, as you might be able to with a plasma rifle in a tight spot.
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What makes you so sure of that?
SoG 2 and Dualgunner gives you 19.4 Average DPS SoG 3 and Dualgunner gives you 33.0 Average DPS. Also, 91% point blank accuracy (+4).
The base plasma rifle has an Average DPS of 24, with only 74% point blank accuracy (+2).
SoG 3 is *very* important for a pistol build. That firing time reduction makes a huge difference.
--- Quote from: Perfectblue on April 06, 2012, 08:34 ---Thus, being able to shoot an enemy with a pistol means the enemy can also shoot you.
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That is also not necessarily true. If you play in graphics mode and hit the 'f' key to bring up the target selection, move the mouse around your field of view when you're cornershooting. There are spaces in your vision that enemies can't shoot you from (you'll see the X turn red over those).
Perfectblue:
Thanks for the insightful response shark20061.
When going for a pistol build, would you recommend waiting to use pistols as your main source of damage until you have at least X amount of points in certain traits? For example, wait until you have at least 1 in dual gunner.
thelaptop:
At lower difficulty levels, there is no reason to wait for anything to use your pistols. Ammunition is plenty, and even with SoGx1, your pistols are still pretty useful at killing things. This is probably a good way to get used to AoMr without having the specific restriction at hand.
I am not so sure about the higher difficulty levels.
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