DUST Search - Ion pistol looks pointless and UP

Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote:

BL4CKST4R wrote:

Cat Merc wrote:

Joseph Ridgeson wrote:

It is a Secondary weapon so it doesn't need to be, or should be, unbelievably powerful. The Scrambler would do more with consistent headshots but you can't rely on that 100% of the time. I think the Ion Pistol has some interesting uses. Ready a charge when you see someone, hit them with it, swap to a different weapon if it doesn't kill them. It basically becomes a single shot shotgun sidearm.

Burst vs. Consistency.

SCP does more damage per shot, has higher fire rate with 1 less in the clip (still more damage per clip) WITHOUT headshots.
It also has more range.
There is no competition.

lol for the Ion pistol to compete to the scrambler it needs to do upwards of 120+ damage per shot. Before people crap their pants the bolt pistol does 130 damage per shot fully automatic at 40 meters.

but it only has a mag cap of 6, and a charge time as well (like the rail rifle), so it is balanced. What im worried about is the magsec. That things just smell of OPness, as it resembles the rail rifle with more fire rate and less charge time, so in other words making up for everything the RR lacks to be effective in every situation

Shield regeneration bonus for Gallente Assault is about as useful as Sharpshooter for Nova Knives.


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Cat Merc Ahrendee Mercenaries EoN. 6038	Posted - 2014.01.28 21:50:00 - [1] - Quote richiesutie 2 wrote: Because you can get 500dmg w/ a charged shot? And then it instantly overheats. Shield regeneration bonus for Gallente Assault is about as useful as Sharpshooter for Nova Knives. Tuna > Tacos
Cat Merc Ahrendee Mercenaries EoN. 6038	Posted - 2014.01.28 21:52:00 - [2] - Quote Joseph Ridgeson wrote: It is a Secondary weapon so it doesn't need to be, or should be, unbelievably powerful. The Scrambler would do more with consistent headshots but you can't rely on that 100% of the time. I think the Ion Pistol has some interesting uses. Ready a charge when you see someone, hit them with it, swap to a different weapon if it doesn't kill them. It basically becomes a single shot shotgun sidearm. Burst vs. Consistency. SCP does more damage per shot, has higher fire rate with 1 less in the clip (still more damage per clip) WITHOUT headshots. It also has more range. There is no competition. Shield regeneration bonus for Gallente Assault is about as useful as Sharpshooter for Nova Knives. Tuna > Tacos
Cat Merc Ahrendee Mercenaries EoN. 6041	Posted - 2014.01.29 03:51:00 - [3] - Quote Gavr1lo Pr1nc1p wrote: BL4CKST4R wrote: Cat Merc wrote: Joseph Ridgeson wrote: It is a Secondary weapon so it doesn't need to be, or should be, unbelievably powerful. The Scrambler would do more with consistent headshots but you can't rely on that 100% of the time. I think the Ion Pistol has some interesting uses. Ready a charge when you see someone, hit them with it, swap to a different weapon if it doesn't kill them. It basically becomes a single shot shotgun sidearm. Burst vs. Consistency. SCP does more damage per shot, has higher fire rate with 1 less in the clip (still more damage per clip) WITHOUT headshots. It also has more range. There is no competition. lol for the Ion pistol to compete to the scrambler it needs to do upwards of 120+ damage per shot. Before people crap their pants the bolt pistol does 130 damage per shot fully automatic at 40 meters. but it only has a mag cap of 6, and a charge time as well (like the rail rifle), so it is balanced. What im worried about is the magsec. That things just smell of OPness, as it resembles the rail rifle with more fire rate and less charge time, so in other words making up for everything the RR lacks to be effective in every situation Uhh... That's assuming the RR is balanced. It isn't. So you can guess what will happen with the bolt pistol. Shield regeneration bonus for Gallente Assault is about as useful as Sharpshooter for Nova Knives. Tuna > Tacos