Pistoleer Archive

I originally started out as more of a crafter than a fighter, but through necessity, picked up marksman so I could fend off a few things from my harvesters. I originally started out on Rifles, since that's what a friend was using and I was getting hand-me-downs, but I quickly found I liked the speed of pistols better. I've advanced to Pistol Specialist in marksman, and currently have no other marksman skills, with most of my skillpoints off in crafting professions. So, here's my questions:

Would it be worth it to dabble in Pistoleer, if I have no intention of mastering the class, or even the majority of it? What Pistoleer skills would you recommend as must-have? Keep in mind I'm not tied to a faction, so I don't do PvP at all, only PvE to break the monotony of crafting.

All advice is appreciated, and thanks for your time.

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bakageta wrote:

I originally started out as more of a crafter than a fighter, but through necessity, picked up marksman so I could fend off a few things from my harvesters. I originally started out on Rifles, since that's what a friend was using and I was getting hand-me-downs, but I quickly found I liked the speed of pistols better. I've advanced to Pistol Specialist in marksman, and currently have no other marksman skills, with most of my skillpoints off in crafting professions. So, here's my questions:

Would it be worth it to dabble in Pistoleer, if I have no intention of mastering the class, or even the majority of it? What Pistoleer skills would you recommend as must-have? Keep in mind I'm not tied to a faction, so I don't do PvP at all, only PvE to break the monotony of crafting.

All advice is appreciated, and thanks for your time.

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Huh, I'd say if you still plan to use those skills to defend your harvesters and such then it'd be worth it to spend a few in pistoleer. Especially since as your crafting skills increase, you'll need better and harder to find resources, many of which will more than likely only be found on the more advanced planets.

As for lines I'd suggest to follow (granted I'm still on the novice box, since I'm pistoleer/smuggler and spent my first exp amount on DF1 in smuggler) are the ones that give you the bonuses. granted the defensive bonuses don't seem to be working at this time, but when they do get fixed, they'll be a great boon. The other one increases accuracy and speed and I'm sure will com in very handy. Sorry I can't recall the names of the lines off the top of my head at this time.

Hope that helps some,

Spekao

Agree. Also the pistolwhip is a nice defensive tool. Scenerio: you got a couple baddies near your shiz. Get to 64m of the closest one, shoot him, run away while unequiping your gun. He'll charge you with his melee. Right when he gets within 15m or so get your hand cannon and WHAP knock his arse down.