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Advice for pistol builds requested

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ZicherCZ:
Well, don't write Sharpshooter off yet - it is tough to get rolling, sure, but the rewards are oh so sweet. Everything that is not a nightmare/boss falls before even having a chance to act, and it works wonders in Ao100 as well.

As for the other builds, it is my impression the Scout and his Gun Kata gets a lot of more love then Marine and his Bullet Dance. Combine the instareload and after-dodge firing speed with scout's already high speed, and you get yourself a real speeder build. Bullet Dance, on the other hand, is terribly ineffective in terms of ammo consumption, and the +50% firing time is just a waste against tougher enemies. You can win with it, sure, but Gun Kata just IMHO feels much, much safer.

LuckyDee:
MBD is easiest to play, provided you make sure to pack as much ammo as possible and then even more. Getting the backpack is nearly a must for MBD builds.
MGK is really fast, but the damage is lousy if you don't find/build a better pistol.

Svankensen:
Will do, i just have to stop being so cheap. Dying with a lot of medkits in my backpack and whatnot. If this build is hard at the begining, well, more reason to spend resources earlier rather than later. playing other roguelikes has spoiled me into a hoarder. Btw, i've been building speedloader pistols, but the decrease in attackspeed when compared to a t-pistol seems not to be worth it. Since im playing techie, im aiming at stormbolters, hopefully a combat one, and having t-pistols instead of speedloaders saves a t-mod that could be used for a microlauncher, for example.

On regards of the arena, i dont have too much trouble doing it (when i survive), and the rewards are amazing. Sure, the chained court is a bit harder, but the rocket launcher always takes care of the Arena Master for me. And once i turn it into a micro launcher, i have a reliable way of dealing with toughies. BTW, ive never been to the vaults without the staff. Is it much harder? Or should i just drop that damned thing?

LuckyDee:

--- Quote from: Svankensen on June 21, 2014, 03:58 ---BTW, ive never been to the vaults without the staff. Is it much harder? Or should i just drop that damned thing?

--- End quote ---

The staff is the only surefire way of getting into all of them. Without the staff, you're at the mercy of the RNG.

Svankensen:
Can i add a firestorm mod to a stormbolt pistol if i have 2 levels in whizkid? that would be a dps dream come true, and i happen to have the mods (ill have to add a few levels of reloader if it happens tho). Otherwise ill just add the firestorm to the plasma rifle (not even sure why i would use the rifle, but its better than leaving the mod lying in deimos lab).

BTW, this means your advice worked ;)

Oh, and i assembled a plasmatic super shotgun, sounds like fun will be had!


EDIT: Nevermind, wiki helped. It seems you need 3 shots to be considered burst.

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