Pistoleer Archive
Thread: How do you play a Pistoleer?
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Amith
Tue Jul 08, 2003 8:05 am
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(feel free to skip the rest of this post and just answer the question in the subject. 
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I assumed that I would have to get relatively close to get accurate shots but that doesn't seem to be the case. Right now I go prone and creep into the 62m range and let the Body Shot 2's fly and maybe throw in a roll shot or dive shot (threaten if its an animal). If my target gets to me I stand up (kip-up shot if possible) and just keep on shootin. My plan is to train up fencing for up close fighting but that will be later, if at all.
I see that as I train in pistols I get bonuses to shooting on the run... What am I supposed to be doing with this? Am I supposed to take off if something starts getting close and shoot while running backwards?
If any more experienced Pistoleers have and tips or tactic for me I would really apreciate it.
*** Off Topic Commentary ***
I chose to go for Pistoleer mainly because I'd like to rp a gunslinger-type and because I figured that most would be going for Carbines and Rifles. I know these board rarely represent the reality on the servers but is Pistoleer really the "uber" ranged weapon? Say it ain't so... I chose an Infiltrator in DAoC when it started because they were an uncommon class that was hard to play and I wanted to do something different... Well, anyone who knows anything about that game knows that that didn't exactly work out. I hope I didn't jump into the same situation here with the Pistoleer. Don't get me wrong, I don't want the pistol to be gimped or nerfed in any way, I'm just hoping that it's not gonna be the "obvious" choice that everyone and their uncle ends up using.
)I assumed that I would have to get relatively close to get accurate shots but that doesn't seem to be the case. Right now I go prone and creep into the 62m range and let the Body Shot 2's fly and maybe throw in a roll shot or dive shot (threaten if its an animal). If my target gets to me I stand up (kip-up shot if possible) and just keep on shootin. My plan is to train up fencing for up close fighting but that will be later, if at all.
I see that as I train in pistols I get bonuses to shooting on the run... What am I supposed to be doing with this? Am I supposed to take off if something starts getting close and shoot while running backwards?
If any more experienced Pistoleers have and tips or tactic for me I would really apreciate it.
*** Off Topic Commentary ***
I chose to go for Pistoleer mainly because I'd like to rp a gunslinger-type and because I figured that most would be going for Carbines and Rifles. I know these board rarely represent the reality on the servers but is Pistoleer really the "uber" ranged weapon? Say it ain't so... I chose an Infiltrator in DAoC when it started because they were an uncommon class that was hard to play and I wanted to do something different... Well, anyone who knows anything about that game knows that that didn't exactly work out. I hope I didn't jump into the same situation here with the Pistoleer. Don't get me wrong, I don't want the pistol to be gimped or nerfed in any way, I'm just hoping that it's not gonna be the "obvious" choice that everyone and their uncle ends up using.
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