Pistoleer Archive

OK, I've been running around with a scout blaster for the last month and I figure it's time to branch out. I'd like to start a thread with people's nominations for best pistol.

I know that there is a lot of variation in weapons in the different galaxies based on the master weaponsmiths in them, but there have to be basic advantages, disadvantages, etc. for each pistol out there, making some better than others. So what are people's nominations?

Ka'talaa Annrach

Hunter/Pistoleer/Creature Handler

Intrepid

Again, there is no ONE best pistol, you need different pistols for different situations.

FWG5 - Heat
Scout Blaster - Energy
DX2 - Acid

These are the 3 must have pistols IMO. Each has its purpose and covers a broad spectrum of damage types.

You dont want to be stuck fighting Kimoglia with a FWG5 which is 100% resistant to Heat. Scout blaster is prolly 1 of the best energy based pistols. And the DX2 is awesome because its AP1 and does acid damage, almost everything is vulnerable to acid also.

Going from memory, I think the SR Combat Pistol offers armor piercing light w/energy combo, the striker pistol uses kinetic damage, and I can't recall what the Tangle pistol provides but I think it is something useful. Anything a person can do to nail an armor vulnerbility with decent damage is probably a good thing.

Haven't seen a weaponsmithed version of the above pistols, -- but I haven't been looking until recently.

Spirit

Tangle does stun.

for anything w/o heat resist go with an FWG5. they just made a new breed, they are starting to get almost as good as rifle's with 1/4 of the speed. the best i've heard of is 45-230 1.7 speed UNSLICED AND NO POWERUPS. yep its really good, its on auction right now. but if the enemy has heat resist go with a dx2 once it is good and fixed, or a scout. never really seen any of the other pistols.