Question: DPA of Dual Pistols ST Attacks with Incendiary Ammo considered.
By
PleaseRecycle,
Posted on: 2011-06-08 04:12 in Blasters
With Incendiary Ammo on, Pistols loses out. DW is only slightly better than Pistols, so on one character I use Pistols more, just because I prefer the shorter animation.
Why Blasters? Empathy Sucks.
So, you want to be Mental?
What the hell? Let's buff defenders.
Tactics are for those who do not have a big enough hammer. Wisdom is knowing how big your hammer is.
The short and long answers are both "no." Pistols is the only attack in DP that doesn't gain a significant chunk of damage from incendiary rounds, instead simply becoming 30% fire. Dual wield, in contrast, turns 30% of its base damage to fire and gains nearly an additional 30% overall damage on top of that.
Oops, slightly misread the question. Yeah, pistols is the worst of the single target attacks for defenders since unlike blasters they don't get the bonus of being able to fire it while mezzed.
As the topic asks. I'm trying to figure out if Pistols ends up beating the other three out with I.Ammo considered. Since DW/ES/PR have such horrible DPA, and Pistols has a decent bit superior.
I'm a Defender, as an aside, but you all actually care about numbers ;P