Pistols question


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Is pistols a good defense debuffer? Can I add debuff enhancements in that power?


 

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Each attack can be slotted for defense debuff - along with slow (ice ammo).

Um, it's decent.


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Originally Posted by jose2390 View Post
Is pistols a good defense debuffer? Can I add debuff enhancements in that power?
It's ok.

Yes, you can add defense debuff enhancements to it, but I wouldn't bother beyond putting an Achille's Heel -Res proc in it.

By the time you get to higher levels, everyone (including yourself) should have enough accuracy to hit consistently whether you're debuffing defense or not, so I'd kind of consider it a waste of slots to enhance it for defense debuff.


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Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect View Post
By the time you get to higher levels, everyone (including yourself) should have enough accuracy to hit consistently whether you're debuffing defense or not, so I'd kind of consider it a waste of slots to enhance it for defense debuff.
I mostly agree with this. There are times when the defense debuff from your attacks is useful, such as when fighting +2 or higher enemies. It won't be a tide turner, because the difference in accuracy won't be that bad, but it will be noticeable. But even then, it is still not worth enhancing, because whatever it has out of the box should be more than enough.

If you're still primarily concerned with defense debuffing, however, I would point you towards Radiation Blast. It deals energy damage instead of lethal damage, which is far less resisted, and it also has stronger debuffs.