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It has occurred to me that a good power for a comic-bookish feel for Dual Pistols would be "Interception : Your skill with your weapons is such that you can shoot incoming attacks out of the air"; a ranged defense toggle.
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Which would probably result in no tier 3 blast.... 
I really hope this set comes out being something I really like. I made an ar/mental blaster not long ago named Luna Ticc. She would be so much better with pistols.
Too many characters to fit in this space.
If you lay down and give up you have no one to blame but yourself. If you stand up and fight you'll have no one to blame because you've already won.
Maybe Maelstrom is a Defender.
For those of us who follow Paragon wiki and were reading up on news during the anniversary event this was already known. Positron was doing a meet-and-greet apparently on the European servers and when asked if there were any nifty powersets upcoming he responded with Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning, then about five minutes later someone asked a similar question and he pointed them to that same response. Short of it, it WILL be dual pistols and yes we'll get to used them. I can't wait to get ahold of this set.
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I hope not. The combos are what ultimately makes me drop my DB characters, even my level 50. I don't like feeling confined.
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I don't see how that is confining. You don't have to do the combos.
I think it is a great idea to a similar combo system inserted into pistols. And I hope they give them to the Corruptor as well and not just the Blaster.
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you don't have to do the combos, but if you don't do them, you're effectively gimping yourself.
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I hope its less Assault Rifley and more based around Single Target burst damage with a Stun/Disorient thrown in there.
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I bet it will be.
I've never understood why so many people want to have a Pistol Blaster, or why people on the Scrapper boards want it for them. Seems kind of redundant to me.
I would rather have a completely redone Dark Blast set for Blasters.
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I've never understood why so many people want to have a Pistol Blaster, or why people on the Scrapper boards want it for them. Seems kind of redundant to me.
I would rather have a completely redone Dark Blast set for Blasters.
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One movie: Equilibrium.
I want Rad Blast.
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I hope not. The combos are what ultimately makes me drop my DB characters, even my level 50. I don't like feeling confined.
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I don't see how that is confining. You don't have to do the combos.
I think it is a great idea to a similar combo system inserted into pistols. And I hope they give them to the Corruptor as well and not just the Blaster.
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you don't have to do the combos, but if you don't do them, you're effectively gimping yourself.
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No your not. The combos aren't huge. You can still do great without using any combos at all. Deciding which ones you like and using them just adds some flavor to the set. I only use the Vitals combo on my main and I am in no way gimped.
I hope Dual Pistols is very fast. Super fast redraw, fast cast times, moderate range and damage with knockback and defense debuffs. I'm on board with it being "the ranged claws" set. Vey fast moderate damage that adds up quickly. Throw in combos for flavor and it sounds like a blast.
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It has occurred to me that a good power for a comic-bookish feel for Dual Pistols would be "Interception : Your skill with your weapons is such that you can shoot incoming attacks out of the air"; a ranged defense toggle.
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Which would probably result in no tier 3 blast....
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Highly doubt anything like that would ever go in the game though.
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I hope not. The combos are what ultimately makes me drop my DB characters, even my level 50. I don't like feeling confined.
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I don't see how that is confining. You don't have to do the combos.
I think it is a great idea to a similar combo system inserted into pistols. And I hope they give them to the Corruptor as well and not just the Blaster.
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you don't have to do the combos, but if you don't do them, you're effectively gimping yourself.
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If I remember correctly, Shred_Monkey doesn't use a combo on his Dual Blades/SR (at least in the videos I've seen of him soloing AVs). He's not gimp...
Not all of the combos are that great. Some don't bother with Empower and Weaken in high levels since they're static values.
What would the tier 9 in a dual pistols be? Dont get me wrong, Im gonna make me one the day it comes out (hopefully in beta). But I am just wondering what kind of "nova" you can get with dual pistols. It doesnt have to be "real", lord knows RoA isn't.
And I do still want Dark Blast as well.
Le Blanc 50 Dark/Dark Scrap
High Huntress 50 Archery/NRG Blast
And a goatload of others. On a goatload of servers.
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Pew Pew Pew!!!!!
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I hear your Pew Pew Pew and raise you a FREEEM!!!!
In all seriousness, my wife is waiting for pistols so she can re-roll her wild-west woman.
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What would the tier 9 in a dual pistols be? Dont get me wrong, Im gonna make me one the day it comes out (hopefully in beta). But I am just wondering what kind of "nova" you can get with dual pistols. It doesnt have to be "real", lord knows RoA isn't.
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Whirlwind of Bullets!
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What would the tier 9 in a dual pistols be? Dont get me wrong, Im gonna make me one the day it comes out (hopefully in beta). But I am just wondering what kind of "nova" you can get with dual pistols. It doesnt have to be "real", lord knows RoA isn't.
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Whirlwind of Bullets!
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What would the tier 9 in a dual pistols be? Dont get me wrong, Im gonna make me one the day it comes out (hopefully in beta). But I am just wondering what kind of "nova" you can get with dual pistols. It doesnt have to be "real", lord knows RoA isn't.
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Whirlwind of Bullets!
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Heh yeah something like that. Equilibrium is such an awesome movie.
I'm mainly just bored and dreaming cause I'm like 90% sure Dual Pistols will be a power set for Corruptors, Blasters, and Defenders....but IF it was to be a Rogue Agent epic AT instead, this is what I'd like it to look like.
Rogue Primary
1. Single Shot - Quick Single shot from one pistol. Minor Smashing DoT. 60ft range
2. Dual Shot - One shot from each pistol. Moderate Smashing DoT 40ft range
3. Sweep - Animation from Dragon tail from martial arts. Low spinning kick that does moderate damage in an AoE with knockdown. 10ft radius
4. Empty Clips - Wide cone where you empty both clips. Does moderate smashing DoT to upto 10 targets. Range is only 30ft.
Rogue Secondary
1. Quickdraw - you have a passive boost to your run speed and recharge. Also naturally resists slows.
2. Eagle Eye - This click power boosts your damage and accuracy for 15 seconds.
3. Decimattion - Just by watching an opponent you can see thier weaknesses. This power lowers the resistance and Defense of a single target for a short time.
That's it at first. Seven total powers, all offensive. At level 20 you will need to pick a specialty. Much like choosing
a pth for VEATs. You can become a Rogue Spy or a Rogue Assassin.
Spy Primary
1. Web Grenade - this grenade can completely hold a single target rendering him helpless.
2. Flash Bang - This grenade explodes into a bright burst of light blinding as you throw it to your feet. All targets within 50 ft radius will have a large debuff to accuracy and perception for a brief time. They will also be disoriented for a few moments or untill attacked.
3. Sliver - You aim specificly at your enemie's legs. This attack is much like empty clips but does minor DoT in the cone and has a slow affect on all targets hit.
4. Absolute - This power would be like a hybrid of assasin's strike and sniper shot. You'd kneel down and take a few moments to aim like sniper shot, but if the target was still unaware of you (not aggroed) the shot would do double damage. High damage, or Extreme depending on how it is used. Range is 120 ft.
5. Blaze of Glory - Animation from Typhoon's Edge (jump and spin with arms fully extebded) with both guns unloading on full auto. 40 ft radius AoE moderate lethal damage.
Spy Secondary
1. Cloak - This click power allows you to use a device that cloaks you. It acts as an AoE placate, and you are completely invisible for 30 seconds. Very good for sneaking past a mob or getting out of a sticky situation.
2. Spontaneus - Your reactions are so fast in combat you are hard to hit. This toggle provides 12% defense to Melee and Ranged attacks.
3. Sphere of Weakness - This toggle acts a a strong defense debuff. Any enemy that gets within 8ft of you loses alot of defense due to your ability to immediatly spot his weaknesses and strike them, or even shout them out to comrades.
4 & 5. Honestly I can't think of 2 more powers for this AT, but basicly this route should have some more self and team buffs with minimal mitigation help. Survivability should be slightly better than a Corruptor/Blaster. With HP of a stalker and very minimal defense, you wont want to be doing alot of scrapping. The idea is to use the Flashbang Grenade and the cloaking device along with the Absolute attack to be a sort of ranged stalker with big damage opening shots, then use your holds, slows, and debuffs to keep your attackers at a distance while picking them apart.
Assassin Primary
1. Spinning Backhand - Anyone who has ever seen a UFC match knows this move. You stay on your feet but spin around striking with the backside of your hand.This would be a small radius AoE with a max of 5 enemies. Moderate smashing damage.
2. Uppercut - A fast upper cut, nothing like Knock out Blow from super strength. This quick but powerful strike would do high smashing damage with knockdown.
3. Blaze of Glory - Animation from Typhoon's Edge (jump and spin with arms fully extebded) with both guns unloading on full auto. 25 ft radius AoE moderate lethal damage.
4. Point Blank - This attack is melee ranged but you kneel down slightly and fire a single shot from both guns
simultaneously at your enemy's face. Extreme damage and knocback.
Assassin Secondary
1. Tough as Nails - This epic AT would start with HP around that of a Stalker, but this passive power grants roughly 10% bonus HP and 8% resistance to all.
2. Hardened - This Toggle provides 15% resistance to Smashing and lethal, as well as strong resists to holds and other status affect powers.
3. Evasive Maneuvers - This toggle grants 10% defense to ranged, melee, and AoE attacks.
4. Quicksilver - This passive power gives a slight buff to accuracy and protection against accuracy debuffs.
5. Bullet Proof - This click power gives you high resists to all damage types for 90 seconds. When it crashes you are left with 1/4 health and endurance. 5 minute recharge.
This AT path would play very much like a Bane Spider or Widow. You'd have the survivability of a scrapper and do alot of your fighting up close and personal, but also have the capacity to do some good damage from a distance. Very Equilibrium/Gunfu oriented.
Few side notes...
- These EATs would need to have very fast redraw to not be annoying. The redraw is what scares me about a Blaster/Corruptor set.
- I didn't work out the combos, but my idea is to have 10 -12 combos that provide everything from extra damage to the enemy, to extra defense for the caster. This is important becuase it would allow the player to truly customize thier Rogue agent by consentrating on the combo affects they want to excel at.
- Also, I think a good inherent power would be highly boosted regen between fights. Basicly, after 20 seconds of not attacking or being attacked, your regen would be
about as high as when you use "Rest" As soon as you start fighting again it would go back to normal, but it would allow you to recover between skirmishes very quickly. Thats's about all I got. It's a rough idea but I think it would be great fun. I do realize it is HIGHLY unlikely, but I can dream :P
Hmm interesting, verrrry verrrry interesting indeed. Some sweet thought put into it with some great ideas for sure. Definetly someting for the Devs to go off of there and with the talk of the Spy class maybe being implemented its probably not to far off of what theyve in mind perhaps. Either way, really hoping we get dual pistols in some way shape or form
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What would the tier 9 in a dual pistols be? Dont get me wrong, Im gonna make me one the day it comes out (hopefully in beta). But I am just wondering what kind of "nova" you can get with dual pistols. It doesnt have to be "real", lord knows RoA isn't.
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Whirlwind of Bullets!
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Tetragrammaton Waltze
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The image that always comes to my mind is Junior from Xenosaga and his Storm Waltz.
Anyone remember the Asian "City of Hero" cinematic? We had a sword/shotgun character, a martial arts/chi blast character, and a melty-liquid metal/soul empowering character. Sometimes they showcase these signature powers in the trailers that we can't use...
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Anyone remember the Asian "City of Hero" cinematic? We had a sword/shotgun character, a martial arts/chi blast character, and a melty-liquid metal/soul empowering character. Sometimes they showcase these signature powers in the trailers that we can't use...
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Red names already confirmed we are getting Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning in issue 16.
Man this sucks for me, because I wanted to make one.. but I know everyone will make one and although I am not some emo nonconformist, still.. I hate to be a bandwagon.
Like in StarWars Galaxies, I always wanted to be a Jedi, until they made it so that anyone can roll one, then 90% of the population were jedi's.. suddenly, I didn't want to be a Jedi anymore.
When all hope seems to have drifted away.. and the shadows of death creep closer. Do not fear or cower.. do not make peace or seek salvation. For I will be there, supporting your movement. So give me your pain, weakness, despair, fear and doubt.. The Light will grant you another stand.
I don't even care. I'll be rolling some sort of Dual Pistols character on day one....running around with the 13 million other Dual Pistol nubs
It has occurred to me that a good power for a comic-bookish feel for Dual Pistols would be "Interception : Your skill with your weapons is such that you can shoot incoming attacks out of the air"; a ranged defense toggle.
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