Pistoleer Archive

From the patch notes today (9/4/2003)

• Fixed issues with state defense modifiers. They didn't work, now they do.

We'll have to see.

i'm doubting they work well enough to matter.

The problem is how do we test this?

It's much easier to tell if a new offensive ability works versus a defensive skillset. Unless I see a mass number of misses by enemies, it will hard to tell if these stat bonuses are effective enough and worth it.

It's pretty simple. Duel a master TKA and try to pistol whip them. If you're having a harder time, defenses are working.

Well if they do work well, (besides eye shot) You guys will now have effectivly pulled ahead of the pure BH as the most all around effective pistoleers....I am rooting for you .

There are several factors in the new patch that favors pistoleers in general. Defense is one of them. The other is that movement is now much more significant. You get defense bonuses for moving and at the same time suffer offensive penalties. Pistoleers get movement accuracy bonuses. Bounty hunters do not.

This will actually give a slight edge to pistoleers and carbineers. I will definitely be gunning and running in PvP combat.

Exactly dead, I think its great...Pistoleers will have an edge in all around combat (being able to fight anywhere at anytime) While BH's will still have the raw power and speed to do alot of damage in short bursts.

If the defenses work right, and the new range modifiers for movment work right...This seems like a good situation for pistoleers .

Oh, I should also note, Dodge seems to be actually working. I just dodged 4 times in the last 4 fights. Currently no boxes in tactics but I'll track it through the day. Being a pistoleer just got cool.

I don't know but I don't see everything being great for us, they fixed everyone's weapons except for our DX2, so we still have the worse weapon around with the lowest AR rating that isn't even working!

Everyone's weapon? Guess you never touched an elite carbine.

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Bolanos wrote:
I don't know but I don't see everything being great for us, they fixed everyone's weapons except for our DX2, so we still have the worse weapon around with the lowest AR rating that isn't even working!

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What server are you on? My DX2 is sweet... By far my best weapon...

Fellas - Ladies - we really need some difinitive info on the state of these state defenses (hehe). Anyone who is at the house - or work - in game - PLEASE do your community a favor and do some run throughs with the various scenarios:

Defense versus dizzy

Defense versus knockdown

Defense versus posture change

Ranged defense

Melee defense

Im at work - and Im DYING to know if these are now taken into account in combat.