Pistoleer Archive

The Scatter is AP 1, so it will do a lot better vs. any lightly armored opponent. It is also Acid damage which is not as resisted as an FWG5's heat damage. Overall, the Scatter will be a much better weapon than and FWG5, as it should be since it is an elite level weapon compared to a Marksman level weapon.

i use both on a regular basis for pve. i look at the resists of the animal i am going to attack and use the one that is least resisted. the fwg5 has much higher top end damage, but the acid seems to be resisted less (scatter).

Scatter, hands down. A WORKING ap1 acid gun, wish we had one of those. The only way the fwg is any better than the scatter is that it only takes 1 krayt tissue to make it. With the patch coming that 1 advantage is gone.

Scatters only take 1 tissue to make as well...

FWG is hands down the best gun in the game.my currant runis 2.1 113-181 that is with ap1 and acid damge. the comperable pistoleer gun is the DX2 mine are 2.5 102-162 with non-working ap and take 5 tissues to upgrade. The best carbine to upgrade is the E11 and it still sucks and the best rifle is the Lazer with 4 tissues. Not only is the Scatter the best pistol it is the best weapon in the game. Although the FWG Scout SRcombat and strker all have there moments due to resists.

I am currently a BH/Pistoleer/CH and I wanted to know your opinion on which pistol is better: FWG5 (current...before nerf) or Scatter Pistol. I currently use a scatter and am pretty satisfied with it, but I have yet to try the improved FWG5. Has anyone performed tests as to which is better? Which is better for PvP? Which is better for PvE? Please respond with your opinion.

Skky - Eclipse

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Zeriab wrote:

i use both on a regular basis for pve. i look at the resists of the animal i am going to attack and use the one that is least resisted. the fwg5 has much higher top end damage, but the acid seems to be resisted less (scatter).

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top end damage means nothing, the only relevant figure is the average damage ( because of the way damage is calculated in the game).

Ciirybeccaskyr, what are you on?? You say your FWG is 2.1 113-181 with AP1 and ACID DAMAGE?? But aren't FWG5s HEAT damage? Thats weird and kinda pitiful too. Considering my non-krayt scater runs at 220 (sliced)damage at 1.7 spd and my krayt tissie scatters runs at 282 at 1.9 spd. (o yeah, they are acid with AP1 and have a good sound :smileytongue But yeah, i did read your post, and i am assuming FWG5=Scatter. Either way, a good scatter is one that does at least 200 max damage unsliced. then sliced to perfection. My choice? 220 Scatters with a prayer for 35% damage increase. (my current one is 29%)

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SilentJay1284 wrote:

Ciirybeccaskyr, what are you on?? You say your FWG is 2.1 113-181 with AP1 and ACID DAMAGE??

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i think he meant to type scatter ..

my scatters are 120-188/1.8 no slice and are AP1. While the top end damage isnt quiteas muchthe min damage is close to the average damage of a standard 64-212/1.7 fwg5. Plus the bonus on unarmored actually works.

Just for clarification....one poster said there was a nerf coming in for one of these guns....which one and what is the nerf?

supposedly the FWG5, if it stays on TC another week Im certain its not a bug. I really doubt they are going to publish TC code to live servers the first week of the month as they had done in the past simply because TC is SOOO broken right now its rediculous. 30% of the population cant login now because they crash to desktop every time they connect. The creature mount pets are HORRIBLY broken right now outside of cities so if they roll that broken code ot the live servers the game is toast. If you crashed to desktop every time you tried to login for over a week and SOE didnt comment one way or another about the issue wouldnt you cancell your account? I sure as heck would. In any event its going to be a while before they nerf the FWG5 and a little long than that before all the pre-nerf sell out. Just expect to pay significantly more for pre-nerf fwg5's.

My guess is that they will still remove the power handler to prevent the krayt feeder combo enhancements but under public outcry make the stats so that w/o the power handler I still make them 64-212/1.7. Its not the 212/1.7 thats considered 'overpowered' its the 750 max damage ones that are (and not even by me, look at the flame throwers damage).

Scatter Pistols are WAY better than the FWG5. They are AP1 and usually have far better DPS because the minimum damage is far better on the Scatter. Also, acid damage is generally more useful than heat.

In PvP, you're always better off using the Scatter. In PvE I'd use the Scatter unless the enemy has high acid resists and low heat resists.

I have access to both pistols and almost never use the FWG5. It just sits in my backpack.

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Ciirybeccaskyrr wrote:

"FWG is hands down the best gun in the game .. . . Not only is the Scatter the best pistol it is

the best weapon in the game."

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lol huh?