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Thread: Launcher pistol? How about Lag pistol!
All my friends don't want to hunt with me anymore since my launcher pistol causes a ton of lag with its explosions
BTW - Does anyone know what Heavy weapon & Combat xp caps at? I want to get as much as possible before I have to drop CH completely and lose my meatshield/xpgrindpet to fill in my skillboxes...
The cap is different depending on what skills you have as far as I know. Typically, the exp cap is double the requirement for highest skillbox you're eligible for, or double the requirement for the level 4 box if you have filled one branch of the tree. OK, that's really confusing, so here's an example:
0/0/2/0 Commando: Heavy Weaps should cap at 700,000 (you are eligible for flame 3, which is 350k...350k X 2 = 700k)
0/0/4/0 Commando: cap should be 900k (you've maxed flame branch, which required 450k...450k X 2 = 900k)
I'm pretty sure that's the way it works, at least that's what I saw while I went through commando. I might be wrong about the 0/0/4/0, the cap may reset to 300k to accomodate the first box of the HAR line. Anyways, enough from me, I'm sure there's someone else who knows better than I do.
Yeah, the lag of the over-kill graphics of this low powered weapon is a bit over the top, but it can have an advantage too....
When hunting in the force ctrystal caves (or anywhere crowded), I often use the launcher pistol to bother people enough to leave and score more kills for me.
Sure, it's not nice, but it's useful! 
But for one wouldnt mind taking away some of the noise and smoke to make it more in line with the small damage this trinket actually does.
See, this is why we should get gatling weapons... Lag Pistol is good... Spam Cannon is better...
Lynch, Master Commando of Flurry
Force Unsensitives - Defending Truth, Justice, and the Sarcastic Way.
Maybe its not the gun, maybe they don't like you. I'm just kidding and could not resist. Actually just get new friends. Sorry could not resist that either.
1. If you are level 4 on FT then your cap on Heavy Weapons XP will be 900k. If you don't have level 4 on any of the trees that require Heavy Weapons XP, then just double the amount needed for the highest tree you have. Same goes for Comat XP.
2. If you ever do PvP, the launcher pistol can annoy the heck out of opponents.
3. The LP, isn't that weak, is it?
4. Tell your friends to stop whining. They can tone down thier graphics while in combat with you.
5. Depending on your level, the LP is a great wepon at novice. And you won't miss much with it.
Combat exp cap: 300k
Yes, that's 100% accurate for I've been capped since september on both.
GADzilla wrote:
But for one wouldnt mind taking away some of the noise and smoke to make it more in line with the small damage this trinket actually does.
Small damage? You need to get a better LP.
If you have a good connection and a fast computer the LP can be your best friend in PvP.
You just lag everyone else out so bad that they won't be able to do specials, it's great.