We have a Fighting pool, why not a Shooting pool?

So we have a generic pool power set called Fighting which adds basic smashing melee attacks and defenses. Why can't we have a Shooting pool power set that adds ranged gun attacks? Or a Blades pool which adds edged weapon (lethal) attacks (along with a parry and dodge perhaps)? Is it simply because there is no way to provide weapon choices for pool powers (if so, that surely can't be that difficult to implement)?

There are lots of character concepts in which a toon should have martial arts and guns as attacks. Or martial arts and swords. Or guns and swords. Am I the only one who thinks a Shooting pool (and maybe a Blades pool) would be a good idea?

Pretty neutral, tbh. Pool Power attacks, except for Air Superiority, suck. I don't like to take a power if I can't effectively use what it's supposed to do.

I think it'd be better if certain ATs got a few weapon mastery APPs, similar to how using APPs can greatly expand the reach of Scrapbrutestalktankers in achieving character concepts.

Waiting until 41st level to add a few powers crucial to a character concept would be a tough sell, at least for me. But your point is well taken.

If they are ranged equivalents of kick and boxing, then any time spent on them is wasted. I can't think of too many times I'd want a ranged set mule or more speedbump powers on the way to something decent.

I'll agree with the notion of APPs with weapons for melee classes, but have to also agree that a Power Pool with guns would obviously not be as good as powers a ranged AT would have. Even without ranged AP inherent abilities, the devs would probably not want to lessen the roles of ranged ATs by giving melee ATs any ranged attacks that are too powerful to make ranged ATs less useful.

Heh, maybe they'd finally use the Melee Ranged modifiers.

Its not a perfect solution, but you can already do this today:

1) Craft the temporary powers Revolver, Stun Grenades and Hand Grenades
2) Repeatedly get the Holy Shotgun Shells (75 shots, cone Aoe and knockback) power from the second mission of one of the Striga arcs via Ouroborous
3) Get the Confiscated Beanbag (75 shots stun ranegd attack) from the Freakshow single mission after level 25 via Ouroborous.

Thats how my space marine tanker carried a wide variety of munitions.

I quite like the idea of a munitions power pool, what would the actual powers be?

probaby something like,

Pistol - same as DP
Barrage - multi-shot DoP
Covering Fire - Cone
Aimed Shot - Sniper

I've always wanted a Broadsword pool.

Cue Stick: Similar to Gambler's Cut, except Smashing, not Lethal

Triangle: You place a triangle on the ground and lift it, releasing balls which act just like Caltrops

8-Ball in the Corner Pocket: a long distance Snipe

Break: Targetted AoE


Wut?