Pistoleer Archive

This is NOT a complaint

When a player is buffed, it's still viable to spam pistol whip to no end...

Question is, is there a way for me to get out of this trap? I got caught in this and was curious to know if you've seen a way to do anything to counter it.

thanks.

That is unfortunate. It is those that spam knock down attacks in all usuable calsses that have brought so much heat and nerf whinners to the forums.

Any knockdown can be spammed with the proper weapon (CDEF=low HAM costs) Pistol Whip being one of the cheapest. With proper doc/food/spice buffs... Well they'd be pretty set up. So yes, it is still spammable.

So there's no real counter other than make sure you don't get too close?

I believe knockdown defence DOES work despite the rumor that it doesn't. Note I havn't tested it, but neithe rhave many (maybe all) the people saying it doesn't work. A few people who HAVE tested it say it does work.

So what I would sugest is getting tape powerups for knockdown resist and put them into your clothes. Or if you are going melee, TK+any other melee prof=good defences all around.

i have never seen any of the def skills a pistoleer get actually stop the effect from happening. never ever ever have i seen a knockdown avoided or blind resisted . they are broke or are such a tiny mod that they are irrelevent

With buffs, food or doctor or otherwise, it's possible to spam any special, no matter the cost, almost indefinitely. The only stat you lose is mind pool (about8 per shot for me, but it regens pretty fast).

There is no way out of the loop. Any profession with a ranged knockdown can/does do this. Any melee with a knockdown can do this. Any time you get a dizzy effect and try to stand up, you fall back down...similar to your issue, but even cheaper (no buffs required).

I think this will be fixed soon, so don't worry, you won't have to put up with it for much longer.