Pistoleer Archive
Thread: Scatter Pistol or Launcher Pistol
Page 1 of 1
Ticklemittens
Sun Oct 03, 2004 10:40 pm
#1
Hi guys, I'm fairly new to the pistoleer profession, and have been reading all the posts on this forum all day 
I am finishing off my template and so far I have master pistoleer/master smuggler/2000 medic/4000 scout/master marksman/0400 Combat Prowess (+12 speed), Now I'm left with about 7 points.. I could either go Novice BH for the Scatter pistol , or Novice Commando for the LP...
This basically comes down to which is more commonly found.. effectiveness against Acid? or effectivness against Blast.. I would also have a source of Energy, and Stun damage.
Please get some helpful replies here.. I am really stuck 
KruxTrancid
Sun Oct 03, 2004 10:52 pm
#2
In my experience Acid is a more common vulnerability in PvE than Blast.
Scatters on my server tend to have a closer min and max dmg range whereas the launchers always have a low min compared to the max dmg, so on average I hit harder with a scatter. Also scatters tend to have lower speeds than launchers.
So I would recommend a scatter.
SpunkyKuma
Sun Oct 03, 2004 11:22 pm
#3
Go for the Launcher since you have a DX2 which does acid dmg already and can be just as good as the scatter with better point-blank accuracy. The launcher pistol with +20 or higher ideal and spiderfang enhancement can do great vs turrets and against mobs with weak protection or vuln to blast and since you have master smuggler, lastditch is an awesome attack with that pistol. I used to be master smuggler, pistoleer 0043, BH 0040, novice commando and did crazy damage with a 420 max LP.
Vicci A'Tivo - Elder "in your face" Bounty Hunter
Dharma812
Mon Oct 04, 2004 9:31 am
#4
If you are gonna pvp more than pve, I would say use the scatter...and drop something so you can get eyeshot at bh0030 (mightbe 0020)
If you are going to pve, take the LP as NS and other high end mobs tend to have some vuln to blast damage.
Dragonbanisher
Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:27 pm
#5
you will be able to find better DX2s more commonly and cheaper than good scatter pistols. Both are AP1 and acid damage but the DX2 is better in close range and has lower HAM costs in general.
LordMaxx
Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:22 am
#6
Pretty much what they said...we are a diverse profession with several good weapons (unlike many other profs) Best to keep a good supply of several different weapons to change as vulnerbilities change. Id prefer the DX2 over the Scatter... but with some BH the better range mods might not be a huge hindrance.
P__Day
Tue Oct 05, 2004 3:29 pm
#8
Ticklemittens wrote:
Hi guys, I'm fairly new to the pistoleer profession, and have been reading all the posts on this forum all day
I am finishing off my template and so far I have master pistoleer/master smuggler/2000 medic/4000 scout/master marksman/0400 Combat Prowess (+12 speed), Now I'm left with about 7 points.. I could either go Novice BH for the Scatter pistol , or Novice Commando for the LP...
This basically comes down to which is more commonly found.. effectiveness against Acid? or effectivness against Blast.. I would also have a source of Energy, and Stun damage.
Please get some helpful replies here.. I am really stuck
If i were you i would drop 1 line of pistoleer (probly hte acc line) and get some BH pistols, not for the scatter alone, but for the combo of the speedcap and the scatter, i dont know why, but i prefer my scatter to my DX2
Page 1 of 1