Pistoleer Archive
Thread: pistolmeleedefense??
MetallicaJunkie wrote:
pistolmeleedefence1 is an awesome special. It's basically a pistol whip, a melee range special with a knockdown effect, don't expect lunge range though, it's about 13m
pistolmeleedefence2 is not so awesome. There's a little bit on conflict as to the status of this special, it's another pistol whip with much higher damage than pmd1 and also higher ham costs, no knockdown though. Many of the community claim this special is broken while a few of us have read of the description and realised that it doesn't say it's a knockdown, it simply states it's a higher damage melee move with a pistol.
Pistol whipping a mob or player in PvP is possibly the funniest thing a pistoleer can EVER do, it'll definitely bring a smile to your face every time you use it.
No matter your viewpoint on whether its broken or not, there is no debate as to the fact that it is ineffective. It does less damage than stopping shot, but is restricted to melee range and has huge HAM costs (and, Im not 100% on this, but I believe it also degrades your weapon faster than other specials). I also believe that a dev did go on record as saying that this special should have had a knockdown effect in the past, although I would have to go dig that up to be sure. Regardless, the special definitely could use some work.
As for PMD1, I cant say enough good things about this special. For effectiveness,I still think low blow in Smuggler is a better choice for a knockdown, but if you dont have that or just like to have fun then Pistol Whip makes for a great alternative. Like Metallica said, its a lot of fun to use these specials... one of my favorite animations in the game by far.