Bounty Hunter Archive
Thread: Fan shot
Ragnoan
Sun Jun 27, 2004 12:52 am
#53
Fanshot works perfectly for grinding away money on solo missions. I usually get a doctor buff, get a musician and dancer buff if I find one. Then join a solo group on Dantooine and take Mokk missions from a city that has an improved job market. Mokk missions at 32k a piece work perfectly, I made 200k credits in an hour and a half. Target the shaman and then use fanshot and run as they all chase you in a nice close group all of them being hit by your fanshot. You'll usually be able to drop all but one or two by the time the Shaman is killed, then I just bleed out the survivors with healthshot2.
Turanga
Sat Aug 28, 2004 3:17 pm
#54
Ok, in the description for fan shot, it say's, able to attack a single target multipletimes.
Apon using fan shot, I find that it attack's 1 target 1 time, but will hit multiple target's 1 time.
Is it just me or is the special working backwards?
SolrFlare
Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:38 pm
#55
The description is wrong but the attack is working like it is supposed to. They changed it way way back.
What it is now is a cone attack that does about 2/3 stopping shot damage to anything inside a cone where you are shooting.
The two catches are it will not damage lairs unless you directly target the lair, and it will not damage creatures unless they are in combat mode.
In other words you can't shoot one creature and use the cone attack to damage the other ones around it until they start attacking.
KaernLegorah
Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:54 pm
#56
SolrFlare wrote:it will not damage creatures unless they are in combat mode.In other words you can't shoot one creature and use the cone attack to damage the other ones around it until they start attacking.
As an additional note: all Ranged Weapon Cone-AOE attacks (actually, probably all AOE attacks) are subject to this problem/bug. Panic Shot is a Cone-AOE, and it does the same thing. I imagine that Carbine AOE attacks probably do it too. It's rather annoying sometimes.
theyoungballa
Sun Aug 29, 2004 2:29 am
#57
So if your using fanshot on the lair it will not attack the creatures?
BeWary
Sun Aug 29, 2004 2:55 am
#58
It will, if they are in combat with you, which they most likely are because you are pounding on their house.
It just don't work the other way, you cannot target a critter near the lair and expect the lair to take damage from the AOE, as the lair can't actually enter combat with you.
The target don't have to be agro to take damage, but anything else you want to hit with the same shot at the same time has to be.
It just don't work the other way, you cannot target a critter near the lair and expect the lair to take damage from the AOE, as the lair can't actually enter combat with you.
The target don't have to be agro to take damage, but anything else you want to hit with the same shot at the same time has to be.
Message Edited by BeWary on 08-29-2004 03:58 AM
CaixCatab
Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:26 am
#59
Just to clarify a bit, fanshot will HIT any creature in the cone of fire, but it will only damage those in combat. That aggro's them and the follow up fanshot will damage them. It's also worth mentioning the aggro qualities, if not the damage qualities, can go through walls, making creatures you can't see aggro you, so using it in dungeons where you can't beat everything is... not advised.
KaernLegorah
Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:20 am
#60
CaixCatab wrote:It's also worth mentioning the aggro qualities, if not the damage qualities, can go through walls, making creatures you can't see aggro you, so using it in dungeons where you can't beat everything is... not advised.
Yes, be very very wary of using FanShot indoors. You'll probably be alright if you're just in the Squill Cave on Tatooine, but doing it in the Death Watch Bunker will be almost certain doom
Majorly
Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:45 am
#61
Corvette + Fanshot = Suicide (or any AOE attack for that matter)
But man is it fun anyway.
With FD.. it's a great way to "clear the road" for your group.
Maj - Master Weaponsmith - Corbantis
Imed
Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:09 am
#62
ok fan shot is probably the best special we have. Not only does it attack multiple targets in the cone, it does really good damage and is very fast. Now i disagree with the part about lairs, i was using it last night and noticed it was hitting the lair in my combat chat. I have also had it hit creatures that were just close by and not in the agro mob that I was fighting.
easily the best and most useful special in pistoleer given the multiple targets and its speed & damage.
RexJarka
Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:09 pm
#63
KaernLegorah wrote:
CaixCatab wrote:
It's also worth mentioning the aggro qualities, if not the damage qualities, can go through walls, making creatures you can't see aggro you, so using it in dungeons where you can't beat everything is... not advised.
Yes, be very very wary of using FanShot indoors. You'll probably be alright if you're just in the Squill Cave on Tatooine, but doing it in the Death Watch Bunker will be almost certain doom
I did it during my first Vette Trip and paid the price as 80 million Uber Black Storm troopers came running at me from every direction.... then they camped the spawn at the back so I died right as I spawned... not pretty... I was 1/1/1 Ham when I left... somehow I managed to make it to a pod. Long story short. Don't do it unless you have a bunch of TKM's wiating to block in the halls. If you had the right team it could actually be a good tactic.. draw em out... cut em down...
KaernLegorah
Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:45 pm
#64
Imed wrote:Now i disagree with the part about lairs, i was using it last night and noticed it was hitting the lair in my combat chat. I have also had it hit creatures that were just close by and not in the agro mob that I was fighting.
It will say you're hitting the lair and non-aggro'd enemies in the combat spam, and it will even show the numbers over their heads, but you're not causing them any damage. It's a confirmed bug that this happens.
raldurrm
Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:46 pm
#65
It is mildy powerful but it is an AOE, its nto all damage. If you want high damage you need to swap modyshot/quickdraw or pick up a skill from another proff liek imp leg shot or adv crit.