Is your build so tight that you can't get both? Or are you just looking "hey, which of these two should I take by 26th level?"
I always try to pick up both but on my Emp/Pistols I only had room for one and went with Executioner's Shot. For the same reason the Dr Who has worn bow ties and a fez. Because it's cool.
Love the animation of the power, probably one of my faves and about the only one I like in that entire set.
Until I get the new MIDs I'm honestly not sure how tight my build is. My thinking is this, 3 single target attacks (counting PR as ST), and 3 AoE attacks. I plan on taking everything in Time Manipulation, plus Manuevers/Tactics/Veng, Hasten, CJ, SJ, and Scorpion Shield. I believe that leaves an extra power for Executioner's as well, but I'm kind of fudging numbers/sets with a hybrid DP/Cold build to see how things *might* work.
Make a man a fire and keep him warm for the day, SET a man on fire and keep him warm for the rest of his life.
Incarnates: K'lir(Fire/Dark Corr):Hot-House Flower(Plant/Fire Dom):Kinrad X(Kin/Rad Def):Itsy-Bitsy Spider(Crab):Two Ton Tony(Mace/WP Broot):Teeny Weeny Widow(Fortunata/Widow) : Zeroth Law (Ice/Fire Tank)
The selling point of piercing is the -res. If you plan on running mostly with an alternate animation and therefore losing the -res, it's still up in the air which to take.
Would I be absolutely crazy to pick up 'Piercing Rounds' instead of 'Executioners Shot'?
To my Mind:
PROS:
The damage is about the same
It *might* hit more than 1 target
It animates slightly faster than Executioner's Shot
CONS:
It recharges slower
It costs more endurance
It only exemps down to level 26 (earliest I can take it)
In my planned build (A DP/Time Corruptor), I have perma hasten and tons of endurance recovery via sets and uniques, so 2 of my CONS go away.
So what do you say, would I be out of my mind? My current character is 1 bubble shy of 26, so I haven't had a chance to pick this power up yet either.
Make a man a fire and keep him warm for the day, SET a man on fire and keep him warm for the rest of his life.
Incarnates: K'lir(Fire/Dark Corr):Hot-House Flower(Plant/Fire Dom):Kinrad X(Kin/Rad Def):Itsy-Bitsy Spider(Crab):Two Ton Tony(Mace/WP Broot):Teeny Weeny Widow(Fortunata/Widow) : Zeroth Law (Ice/Fire Tank)