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Scout Blaster - 90-167 1.2speed low HAM

DX2 100-150 2.8 speed ok HAM

same goes for other weapons in the pistol choice range. With a few minor variations they all suck in damage, ham and speed compared with a scout blaster.

Please enlighten me, why even consider any other pistol over a 3k scout blaster?

Thanks,

With the DX2 you basically get Acid damage (which is resisted by very few mobs) and AR1, which can provide a damage bonus vs unarmored targets.

The Scout Blaster is still a very good pistol though DPS wise, very hard to beat.

The damage bonus for the DX2 against unarmored opponents is mostly broken. It only works if you can find an AR0 mob that has acid resistance, but if the acid resistance is more than 25%, then you're losing out anyway and should use a different weapon. The DX2 is useful pretty much where Tangle and FWG5 pistols are - against armored critters that are vulnerable to that attack type.

For me, it's a trinity of scout blaster (I have a very nice scout at the moment), FWG5, and DX2.

I guess I could get a tangle. there are a FEW mobs which are resistant to everything else... but they suck so bad...

Scout is nice low costs for energy-based damage.

FWG5 is excellent for heat-based damage, with slightly higher HAM cost.

DX2 is a pretty good weapon even without the AP and acid damage working properly yet. Higher HAM cost though.

The only other type I have is a Tangle pistol for stun damage...but havent had a chance to use it then.

They're all situational really. Like you'd not use an FWG5 on a bantha cos its so resistant to heat.

Why not go for a SR Combat pistol instead of a scout? It's a little more HAM cost, but the damage is higher because of the AR1.

Right now I just use a DX2 and a FWG5, I very rarely drain my whole bar doing specials so no need for a Scout Blaster.

AR1 isn't working properly on weapons yet. As soon as that one detail is fixed, weapon preferences are gonna change a lot. Chances are the DX2 will become the best when that happens.