Pistoleer Archive

im planning on getting to master pistoleer , was just wondering the best skills to buy first , im 2/0/0/0 at the mom and was going for body shot 3 as i assumed it would be better than BS2 as thats all i spam at the moment , after reading this board im not sure . Also everyone seems to use a FWG5 but i have always used a scout blaster . whenver i look at FWG5's they do more damage but are slower and dont really seem better. thanks in advance for any advice

You want Pistol Melee Defense 1 as soon as you can afford it. Use this before using bleeds to get a very low resistance to them. I've had a healthshot2 as high as 1800 and a healthshot1 as high as 1600. These stack so always use them together on the big stuff.

I hear Bodyshot3 is still worthless so I went 0 0 3 1. Doubletap is decent, stopping shot is great for taking out level 10-15 critters in one pop. What I use most against the big critters is bodyshot2 though. Use your highest damage gun with adamage power-upto bleed then if they have armor switch to your Republic Blaster and spam bodyshot2.

Some people say fanshot is great too... I dunno never had the free points

Go up the Trick-Shot line first. Fan shot is the best at lower speeds (its area cone-affect so be careful). Stopping shot spam really only works if you have very low pistol weapon speed with high pistol (skill) speed. There is a sticky post on the board that shows all this.

At the same time move up the melee defense line as it has all the speed. After getting fan shot, move up the accuracy line, then go up the dodge line. Dodge is great, but personally you gotta hit what you're aiming at first.

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Nettle1234 wrote:

Go up the Trick-Shot line first. Fan shot is the best at lower speeds (its area cone-affect so be careful). Stopping shot spam really only works if you have very low pistol weapon speed with high pistol (skill) speed. There is a sticky post on the board that shows all this.

At the same time move up the melee defense line as it has all the speed. After getting fan shot, move up the accuracy line, then go up the dodge line. Dodge is great, but personally you gotta hit what you're aiming at first.

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Agree 100%

Fan Shot and Stopping shot both seem better to me than BS3.

As for guns, get a Republic Blaster to replace your scout. They have armor piercing 1 and are can be about the same speed and more damage than a scout, with the same energy damage. You should also carry a DX2 and an FWG so that you can pay attention to creature resistance (DX2=acid, FWG=heat). I like my FWG better than scouts as it has a speed slice and does more damage, but my Republic Blaster (Krayt) is far better.