Dual Pistol Attack chain


Arbegla

 

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Hey guys,

My search fu is weak tonight, and i can't seem to find anything that mentions mid to high recharge attack chains for Dual pistols. I was thinking something like this would work out, but i needed some profession advice on the subject.

Pistols -> Dual Wield -> Executioner's Shot -> Dual Wield (repeat)

I figure due to the long animation of executioner's shot i can get dual wield down to recharge in that time frame, and continue blasting.

Its a DP/dev build, and i'm expecting to stay at range as much as possible, would it be possible to run that chain effectively?


 

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Can't say without testing, and my DP/em already has 3 entropic chaos sets, so that throws my recharge out of whack from the base line. If you threw in hasten though I'd call it doable regardless. Let you know if I get some playtime tomorrow.

Though on a side note it seems when I'm running that exec shot and piercing rounds (if you throw it in) animated a lot faster if you chain it off pistols instead of the crouch from dual wield, might want to take that into account too?


 

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I play a DP/NRG blaster, and I too prefer to stay at range. Surprisingly, at least while solo, I have found that using the standard ammo works wonders since a few of the powers add -DEF while using it. If you're opening against a mob, I find

Pistols->Empty Clips->Executioner's Shot

will kill the first enemy target, and you've lowered the DEF of the rest of the mob (or at least most of it). To continue killing, I recommend adding on to that chain with

Pistols->Dual Wield->whatever you want (a Bullet Rain here will probably get things down to where Pistols or Dual Wield will kill any enemy)

If you are dealing strictly with Single target attacks (and the earlier ones, since I don't see Piercing Rounds up there for you), I suggest

Pistols->Dual Wield->Executioner's Shot->Pistols (then probably Dual Wield)

Those 4 attacks, especially when slotted, will take out minions quickly, along with most LTs.


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On my DP/MM I currently use Pistols (2.92s) -> Dual Wiled (4.38s) -> Pistols (2.92s) -> Dual Wield (4.38s) -> Executioner's Shot (7.3s) as my ST attack chain. (Recharge in Perenthesis)

Each power has 37% Rech enhancement and the build has 65% Global Recharge.


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Originally Posted by Arbegla View Post
My search fu is weak tonight, and i can't seem to find anything that mentions mid to high recharge attack chains for Dual pistols.
My number crunching back when DP was first released generated a series of attack strings for various recharge rate amounts, as posted here.

Assuming you're packing a lot of recharge (250%), your best bet is going to be Incendiary Ammo with ES>DW>Pistols. If you're going with Standard Ammo (250%), PR>ES>Pistols>DW is going to be a close second. With less recharge (~135%), you're going to want to go with Incendiary Ammo ES>Pistols>DS>Pistols. The other attack strings at lower recharges get significantly more complex but that's to be expected.