Pistoleer Archive

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BH 0004 Pros:

1. Imp Torso Shot's 10% better damage multiplier plus bleed DOT may be small, but does add up when compared to Imp Body Shot.


2. Blind has a far greater reduction in the target's Accuracy, decreasing incoming damage considerably.


3. Gen Ranged Accuracy= +180, General Ranged Speed = +60, Ranged Defense = +180

BH 0004 Cons:

1. Imp Torso Shot's Bleed breaks Concussion Shot's Root/Paralysis


2. No Stun means no Action Regen debuff in PvP


3. Melee Defense = +145


4. 5m range KD only

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BH 0040 Pros:

1. Ranged KD allows for kiting even when target is resistant to Roots/Snares.


2. Imp Confusion Shot applies both Stun and Dizzy, reducing Defenses and Accuracy as well as potentially stopping Action/mind regen- resulting in less specials from PvP targets.


3. No tempting bleed attack means Concussion Shot is available to get away from a potentially deadly situation.


4. Melee Defense = +170

BH 0040 Cons:

1. Ranged KD did not stick very often immediately after CU- has this changed?


2. Dizzy effects Accuracy at a much smaller amount than Blind, and therefore I will take more damage from the target than if I were to use Blind.


3. PvE targets do not seem to use Action for specials, and therefore Stun has little or no meaning for PvE combat, my primary game experience.


4. No Torso Shot means I must rely only on Imp. Body Shot for my high damage attacks, with no other high-damage attack available.


5. Gen Ranged Accuracy= +167, General Ranged Speed = +59, Ranged Defense = +156

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BH 0400 Pros:

1. Improved Critical Shot offers damage comprable to that of Improved Torso or Improved Body Shot, plus the added bonus of an occasional 20% damage increase from a Critical Hit, without the loss-of-root downside of a bleed. (Though unsure if it shares timer with Imp. Body Shot?? )


2. Improved Sprayshot offers slight increase over Improvd Fanshot, and possibly second AOE Cone on seperate timer??


3. General Ranged Speed = +66, Melee Defense = +165

BH 0400 Cons:

1. Complete loss of BH gained Def/Acc debuffs (though still have Warning/Burst shot debuffs- unsure if they would stack)


2. Fully redundant special in the case of Sprayshot


3. No Stun means no Action Regen debuff in PvP


4. General Ranged Acc = +163, Ranged Defense = +154

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The questions I have not yet answered are if Acc/Def Debuffs from various specials (like combining Confusion and Burst shot) are stacking, and what the *actual* Accuracy debuff from Blind is. I suspect Blind/Warning combos would still work better than Confusion/Burst, but the matter of a ranged KD is still tempting.

Can anyone fill in these blanks? Or add Pros/Cons to these lists? I simply donthave a clear enough picture of the PvP angle here, and as Starsider has simply seen a huge exodus of PvPers, I may start dabbling in PvP more, now that have a better chance.