Pistoleer Archive
Thread: To Scope or not to Scope: That is the Question
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GangaWolf
Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:14 am
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I was curious on what others think here. On Kauri at least, very few WS make pistols with scopes. I have asked some why and they say because of the HAM penalty. Since I usually fight buffed, I prefer the scopes. I had a WS create some scopes for me that were experimeted in targetting and efficiency, and got the HAM penaly down to around +7 with the range bonuses around +20 to hit.
So what do you think?
kenseideathbringer
Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:47 am
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i think as a pistoleer using bleeds you should have the scope focus on wound maybe instead of accuracy.
DoctorGriggs
Fri Aug 20, 2004 10:00 am
#3
GangaWolf wrote:I was curious on what others think here. On Kauri at least, very few WS make pistols with scopes. I have asked some why and they say because of the HAM penalty. Since I usually fight buffed, I prefer the scopes. I had a WS create some scopes for me that were experimeted in targetting and efficiency, and got the HAM penaly down to around +7 with the range bonuses around +20 to hit.So what do you think?
I don't use many pistols without scopes these days. The HAM penalty is not enough of a hinderance for me not to use scoped guns. Between buffs and/or food and drink I can mitigate the HAM costs.
Look for looted scopes. Some of them are REALLY nice. Nothing like a +90 range mod and +50 wound chance
Niklesnitz
Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:18 am
#4
that is the problem with current buffs and food, you can basically have on the best armor and very high ham weapons and spam specials an entire fight without worry.
In the combat revamp, its likelyyou will have to worry more about HAM. But that is still months and months away. 
DoctorGriggs
Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:40 am
#5
Niklesnitz wrote:that is the problem with current buffs and food, you can basically have on the best armor and very high ham weapons and spam specials an entire fight without worry.In the combat revamp, its likely you will have to worry more about HAM. But that is still months and months away.
Yeah definitely. I have pretty high expectations for the combat revamp. I want to see buffs, armor, food & drink, meds, weapons - all rebalanced downward.
90% armor, synthsteak, buffs, uber stims, mitigation, toughness, etc = take a massive beating that we should never have been able to.
The fact that people can go and solo Axva Minn is disheartening. Or soloing a krayt dragon. Or taking down 5 enraged rancors at once.
DragonFire7
Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:54 pm
#6
Are you sure the guns are unscoped? Scopes do not show up on guns factory made...only hand crafted ones show stocks and scopes. Most if not all of my guns have scopes
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