Pistoleer Archive
Thread: Pistoleer issues
Hmmmm ...
Are pistoleers the problem or is Knockdown?
Knockdown is .... nerf it and leave the Disarming Shot 2 alone. A general KD nerf fixes SOOOOO many problems about KD spamming that this will fix. Disarming 2 is the only decent weapon a Pistoleer has right now.
Body Shot 3 is pointless. Costs more HAM and does less damage than Body Shot2 ... give it a Stun component and you won't have to change the damage. It's be nice if it did more than BS2 though *sigh*
Multitraget shot = Big waste of time. Nothing like a Master level skill that never works. Or maybe noone playing the game understands it's proper use. I little instruction might help.
Disarming Shot 1 = Does this special do anything? Nope. A delay atack would be nice here 
Pistol Melee 2 = Nice melee damage ... If I wanted to be a meleer I would have gone brawler. Who takes a knife to a gunfight? This seems to have no special effect at all. Just whacking damage on things. Give it a Dizzy that is stackable.
Do the defense Mods do anything? It seems like they don't all. Nothing like that Dizzy effect from that Zucca boar baby who never misses (Dodge and Defense vs Dizzy .... right, sure ... )
Most of the other classes have many specials that do myriad special effect attacks on a target ... This class doesn't. Being a Master in other classes beyind basic grants useful skills and abilities, the perks here are slim.
And please ungimp commandos, they should be a very tough class and yet can do so little right now (sigh)
Just my 2 creds.
- Risse Em'D
"You know you're in truoble when you wake up from that dream about crafting B -stims and ..."
Most of us who have stayed master pistoleer have done so out of stubbornness, laziness, or dedication. Our specials don't work and we don't stack up very well in PvP or PvE anymore now that pistolwhip and suppression have been gutted. I just read in the new big patch that pistolwhip got nerfed again. I had to laugh because nobody even uses it anymore, yet they still go and make it even worse.
The one saving grace for that master skill box is the +20 speed bonus you get. It's a HUGE difference. You'll be able to pop off fanshot once per second and do pretty good dps against unarmored enemies.
I'd go commando/ch/tka if I could do it over, but I'm too lazy and frankly a bit apathetic.