Pistoleer Archive
Thread: A Petition to have tha ability to whield Dual Pistols! Sign here!
SilentDarkness
Thu Apr 29, 2004 4:57 am
#679
/sign
anything is possible with buffs and synsteak- jaykw usyw
Oglo Darkmoon
Master pistoleer/tkm, rogue
Kobrakai-Iakarbok
Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:24 am
#681
/SIGN i totally agree with this and hope it comes in soon
WinterRoseASFR
Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:12 pm
#684
Sure. Consider me signed yet again... I too wrote a post on it once... Lemme see if I can find it... Ahhhh, here it is...
From August 12th, 2003
"OUR thing is Mastering the use of a specific weapon. Not carbines, not rifles, not the use of some droid to go track our mark, not knowing what part we need to shoot to really wound or incap an opponent to be able to take em in alive or dead to collect a reward. For us, it's ALL about the mastering of a pistol. To use it better than anyone else can. And to be able to do stuff with them that others can't. Shootists are known in the movies and in fiction for being able to do all sorts of things that would be justified for people that concentrated on pistols only. Two pstols, like Jango or like anyone in a John Woo film is certainly one of those stereotypes. They can use two weapons not because they're cool like Jango. But because they've devoted the necessary learning to achieve it.
Having low slung holsters is another stereotype that gives rise to possible stereotypical actions seen in the movies. And in particular, the SW movies. Most notably, Han Solo was particularly known for a lightning fast draw. A Quick Draw special action that lets you get off a first attack could mean all the difference in some encounters, mobs, or duels. But then, a quick draw doesn't really mean much when you don't have leather to slap for your guns does it? DRAW!
Another little thing that shootists did in those gunslinger-ish movies was to twirl their guns into their holsters. For that matter, using the exception to the rule again to illustrate the point, Jango did a bit of pistol twirling himself.
Now the possibility has been mentioned of an Elite Elite Pistoleer Class, the same way that the Architect's elite class can graduate to the Elite Elite 'City Planner' class once Player Cities are implemented. For the sake of argument and to pound in the term I suggested in another thread here, I'll call the eliteelite Pistoleer Class 'Paladins' after the gun toting Jedi Paladins that followed Nars Teepo's tradition, as well as 'Have Gun Will Travel'
I think that everyone ought to get to have holsters, just cos holsters are cool. I think Pistoleers ought to be able to get to use Dual Wield once they hit Master. That'll certainly be a worthy reward for grinding all that way up the Pistoleer tree. And indicative os all the learning and time they've spent with their chosen weapon. I think there ought to be a sort of Quick Draw thing for Pistoleers if they get holsters since a fast draw was such an integral part of being a gunfighter in the movies.
And if the 'Paladin' profession comes along later, THEN you get perks that we lack in Pistoleer now. Like more and more adept use of the dual wield. Skills that let you shoot a lot faster than most. Twirling flourishes. Perhaps even removal of things like the inability to shoot at things when their lair or a tree or something is obscuring your view. It's called trick shooting. Using ricochet to hit something in an indirect fashion you might not be able to hit directly. Another mainstay of the old movies and cartoon gunslingers, yes?
I hope you may agree with me (though likely not if you're a bounty hunter) and understand why I think that Master Pistoleers should get Dual Wield while other professions should not. There's a lot of room for our profession to grow ever upward into a Double-elite Paladin Class in which this skill would be featured quite prominently. And I think my suggestions would certainly be a nice reward for those willing to spend the time and skill points to earn them."
I do not aim with my hand; they that aim with her hand has forgotten the face of their master. I shoot with my mind.
I do not kill with my gun; They that kill with her gun has forgotten the face of their master. I kill with my heart.
-Gunslinger's Cachetism (Paraphrased)
-Rookery DeCarabas
The Zeltron Zabrak, Enthralling Gun
Corellia Eclipse
From August 12th, 2003
"OUR thing is Mastering the use of a specific weapon. Not carbines, not rifles, not the use of some droid to go track our mark, not knowing what part we need to shoot to really wound or incap an opponent to be able to take em in alive or dead to collect a reward. For us, it's ALL about the mastering of a pistol. To use it better than anyone else can. And to be able to do stuff with them that others can't. Shootists are known in the movies and in fiction for being able to do all sorts of things that would be justified for people that concentrated on pistols only. Two pstols, like Jango or like anyone in a John Woo film is certainly one of those stereotypes. They can use two weapons not because they're cool like Jango. But because they've devoted the necessary learning to achieve it.
Having low slung holsters is another stereotype that gives rise to possible stereotypical actions seen in the movies. And in particular, the SW movies. Most notably, Han Solo was particularly known for a lightning fast draw. A Quick Draw special action that lets you get off a first attack could mean all the difference in some encounters, mobs, or duels. But then, a quick draw doesn't really mean much when you don't have leather to slap for your guns does it? DRAW!
Another little thing that shootists did in those gunslinger-ish movies was to twirl their guns into their holsters. For that matter, using the exception to the rule again to illustrate the point, Jango did a bit of pistol twirling himself.
Now the possibility has been mentioned of an Elite Elite Pistoleer Class, the same way that the Architect's elite class can graduate to the Elite Elite 'City Planner' class once Player Cities are implemented. For the sake of argument and to pound in the term I suggested in another thread here, I'll call the eliteelite Pistoleer Class 'Paladins' after the gun toting Jedi Paladins that followed Nars Teepo's tradition, as well as 'Have Gun Will Travel'
I think that everyone ought to get to have holsters, just cos holsters are cool. I think Pistoleers ought to be able to get to use Dual Wield once they hit Master. That'll certainly be a worthy reward for grinding all that way up the Pistoleer tree. And indicative os all the learning and time they've spent with their chosen weapon. I think there ought to be a sort of Quick Draw thing for Pistoleers if they get holsters since a fast draw was such an integral part of being a gunfighter in the movies.
And if the 'Paladin' profession comes along later, THEN you get perks that we lack in Pistoleer now. Like more and more adept use of the dual wield. Skills that let you shoot a lot faster than most. Twirling flourishes. Perhaps even removal of things like the inability to shoot at things when their lair or a tree or something is obscuring your view. It's called trick shooting. Using ricochet to hit something in an indirect fashion you might not be able to hit directly. Another mainstay of the old movies and cartoon gunslingers, yes?
I hope you may agree with me (though likely not if you're a bounty hunter) and understand why I think that Master Pistoleers should get Dual Wield while other professions should not. There's a lot of room for our profession to grow ever upward into a Double-elite Paladin Class in which this skill would be featured quite prominently. And I think my suggestions would certainly be a nice reward for those willing to spend the time and skill points to earn them."
I do not aim with my hand; they that aim with her hand has forgotten the face of their master. I shoot with my mind.
I do not kill with my gun; They that kill with her gun has forgotten the face of their master. I kill with my heart.
-Gunslinger's Cachetism (Paraphrased)
-Rookery DeCarabas
The Zeltron Zabrak, Enthralling Gun
Corellia Eclipse
Plain_Insane
Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:19 am
#687
How many times can i sign? Once per character? If so, then...
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Whew! I think I got em all! Oh, wait! forgot one!
/sign
kor-azor
Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:37 am
#688
man this thread is big.
i want dual pistols so /sign also i want a /command to spin them like the old west gunslingers hehe.
i want dual pistols so /sign also i want a /command to spin them like the old west gunslingers hehe.