Carbineer Archive

Crippling Shot needs to be in the action pool to line up with the other specials.

If the intention of crippling shot was to effect all pools then there should be an additional special either at tier 3 or on tier 4 with crippling shot targeting each pool. Something along the line of "Called Shot" where it splits into Called Shot Mind, Called Shot Action, Called Shot Health whereby we can target any of the pools for moderate damage along the lines of leg shot 2. This would be in line with the accuracy aspect of this skill tree.

Since pistol deals in health and rifle with mind I believe that each class should be able to have the above mentioned "Called Shot" with medium damage outside of there area of expertise. This would grant all marksmen the ability, at very high levels of accuracy, to adjust there tactics depending on how the fight with any particular mob goes.

Or, we can just use random attacks and recieve called shot health with a chance to miss our called target. Seriously, make a non-health pool readily targetable by all players, and you take away the one advantage a pistoleer's (or fencer's) ability to target health with increased damage has. Mind is unhealable, and action is (supposedly) the pool to bear the brunt of special move's HAM use (that it isn't really is a matter for future balance IMO).

That's a nice idea except there's one problem. The Rifleman's main advantage is Mind damage. Giving Pistoleers and Carbineers that ability takes away from the Rifleman. So here's my version of your idea:

Carbineers receive Calling Shot Health.

Pistoleers receive Calling Shot Action.

Riflemen receive Caling Shot Action and Calling Shot Health.

This helps overall and doesn't take away from the Rifleman's uniqueness.

And trust me on this, I was a Rifleman. The lack of a knockdown/posture change makes Mind Damage SUPER important.