Pistoleer Archive
Thread: Krayt tissues and the DX2
I don't want to pour oil on an already raging fire about the differences between the BH and pistoleers, but did you guys know that in order to enhance a DX2 pistol with Krayt tissues you need 5 of them with the same serial number, while a scatter pistol (wich already does more damage on my server than any DX2 i've seen) only needs ONE....
So not only is the BH weapon BETTER with it's standard configuration than the pistoleer's top pistol, but it'S also 5 times easier and less costly to upgrade it to UBER proportions....
Go figure....
Ossi
Master pistoleer/BH (0-3-4-0)
I agree with you 100% on this issue ... this has nothing to do with Scatter Pistols in particular, though. It's just that every other pistol in the game requires one tissue. There's no reason for the DX2 to require so many more.
We haven't brought up this issue before because the DX2 has so many other problems (armor piercing is bugged, poor accuracy outside of short range) that we figured that we'd try to get those fixed first.
I was comparing it with the scatter since they are both armor piercing light and have acid damage, as well as being both in the same damage range (min-max)....
As for the number of tissues needed, it requires one per power handler in the weapon. I know malfunction (master weaponsmith on radiant) says he needs 5 tissues for the DX2, maybe it's in case of a critical failure in the experiment but i highly doubt it.
On a side note, the launcher pistol wich is the only other elite profession pistol, only requires 1 tissue too.
Of course, if we pistoleers bring that up, we'll be branded whinners again....
Ossi
Master pistoleer/BH (0-3-4-0)
Bannon is right, just checked with a weaponsmith and the 5th one (krayt tissue)is used for the schematic.
As for the best DX2 specs, on radiant the best are around 102-162 22/40/16 while the scatter is around 110-173 16/48/16.
ossireese wrote:
Bannon is right, just checked with a weaponsmith and the 5th one (krayt tissue)is used for the schematic.
As for the best DX2 specs, on radiant the best are around 102-162 22/40/16 while the scatter is around 110-173 16/48/16.
Really? those dx2's don't seem all that great. I have 2 dx2's that arent' krayt enhanced, one is 100-155 dmg and the other is 99-150... that seems weird to me, that isn't that big of a difference.
The best Krayt DX2 on eclipse has a top damage of 198 with a 1.8 attack speed. Unsliced of course.
On Ahazi I have a DX2 with 99 - 155 Dmg, 1.9 Speed (speed sliced). Without enhancements, that's about as good asyou're going to find. Also, not too many weaponsmiths are even bothering to make Krayt enhanced DX2's because the price they'd have to charge would be astronomical. To the best of my knowledge, they'll only make by special request or if you provide them the tissues.
On the other hand, Krayt enhanced Scatter Pistols are fairly common, and many of them are sliced to well over 300 max damage. Scatter Pistols are, beyond any measure of doubt, the top pistol in the game. They are light years ahead of DX2's in terms of damage, speed, and affordability (for enhanced pistols). Not to mention the fact that the DX2's damage modifier against non-armored targets doesn't work.
There are situations in which I use my DX2, but in PvP I use my FWG5. On the other hand, any Bounty Hunter worth anything uses a Scatter Pistol in PvP. So, here's yet another example of how Bounty Hunters kick the Pistoleer's butt, even with pistols. They get an uber weapon designed especially for them. We get aso-called "elite" weaponthat's actually less effective in PvP than the gun you get in the Marksman profession.
Bottom line is that as an elite weapon, the DX2 sucks. At least fix the Republic Blaster certification. It might not be categorized as an elite weapon, but at least it would give us an option for a AR weapon that does half way decent damage.
My krayt Dx2, made by Grail-
125-298
2.2 speed
23% wound chance
cant remember what base stats were, but it only got a 23% dam slice(**edit** the slice gods), and I keep 32% max dam powerups on it, made by dhrago.
Does 400-500 dam in pvp with stopping shot, I like it
ecksrae
master gunfighter/master doctor
kettemoor
and if you wnated one you would have to get the krayt tissue on your own.