Any Pistol...why bother

[BetaChapel]

Pistols are for people who can aim. You can't just pump some slugs into the meat like with a shotgun, or swing the barrel around in a generally face-type direction and expect the spread to cover for you.

This is actually why I don't use pistols, I'm a spaz. But I recognize the difference between "I can't use pistols well" and "all pistols are bad".

Furthermore, rocket launchers do -not- suck. They're amazing AoE weapons and useful for those who need to deal with nuisances at unreachable range (seriously, 99er snipers, **** you)without resorting to a rifle. They don't do -quite- as much damage per shot as I might like, but their splash damage is respectable (especially mixed in with a well-placed grenade)and they're pinpoint accurate at long range. A good double duty weapon.

homing RL in shadowwars with extra vehicle damage = awesome. Takes 4-wheelers down and great to defend yourself from the all feared Cerberus.

[Cavadus]

the flare guns that do 1k are more akin to grenade pistols, so less useful imo especially with their 1-2 clip size forcing constant reloads and their firing is in an arc.

Unless they come with a +4 mag size mastery bonus and then you throw an extended mag mod on them. All of the sudden you have 8-10 rounds per mag.

[Galdoblame]

So I have been messing around with various guns. Launcher is meh, Detonators are average at best. Pistols just seem horrible. Some auto rifles are bleh.
I am sure I am missing something here but I see zero usage for a pistol.

Low capacity of ammo, range damage is weak and I only see a single target use when up close, might as well use a shotgun for that.

So what am I missing in using a Pistol?

Seems Assault rifle is the best next comes sniper rifles, SMG uses too much ammo too fast.

the automatic pistol is nice at dps,and pistol always (or almost) have a element modifier.

magnum are great at headshot in cloak in pvp

Other pistol does some cc. And burn like the flare one.


need any more explaination?

[jnt]

So I have been messing around with various guns. Launcher is meh, Detonators are average at best. Pistols just seem horrible. Some auto rifles are bleh.
I am sure I am missing something here but I see zero usage for a pistol.

Low capacity of ammo, range damage is weak and I only see a single target use when up close, might as well use a shotgun for that.

So what am I missing in using a Pistol?

Seems Assault rifle is the best next comes sniper rifles, SMG uses too much ammo too fast.

It's solid damage for some of the Hellbug arkfalls. Hellion glands etc.

[Boss Waters]

Maybe make weapon swapping to pistol slightly faster than other weapons? I haven't had much use with pistols so I don't know if there's anything that could make that OP.

[BetaChapel]

Maybe make weapon swapping to pistol slightly faster than other weapons? I haven't had much use with pistols so I don't know if there's anything that could make that OP.

I agree maybe having a slight edge with pistols, like naturally fastest equip time or something. I mean, they are a real secondary in a game that lets you have two primaries.. so i dont think it would be OP.

[jnt]

I agree maybe having a slight edge with pistols, like naturally fastest equip time or something. I mean, they are a real secondary in a game that lets you have two primaries.. so i dont think it would be OP.

Reload time should be extremely fast too. It's realistic and a decent way to make them stand out.

[SweetMadness]

Quick swap and faster reloads?
Unneeded. If they're going to receive any kind of increase then their stats need to take a dive to make them an actual secondary.

[Rikishi]

They should have split SMGs into normal SMGs and machine pistols, making the first slot for Primaries and the second slot for secondaries (Infectors, BMGs, pistols and machine pistols), as it stands there is no point using a pistol over anything else that does the job better.

[jnt]

Quick swap and faster reloads?
Unneeded. If they're going to receive any kind of increase then their stats need to take a dive to make them an actual secondary.

Why can't they be primary weapons?