Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

#36300006243 07/25/2006 09:53:18 Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

The reason I ask is that I found that Gunslinger was a wee underpowered in combat. I coded up submachineguns and took an off-the-rack Dual FM11 setup. I found that Controlled Burst hits 500-600 regularly and the Sliding Volley did over 1000. I am level 40.

As far as I know, there is NOTHING in Duelist that comes close. Am I wrong here?

#36300006404 07/25/2006 14:23:44 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

Pistol Whip, is probably the most damaging, level 39 I believe.

#36300016770 08/05/2006 02:10:12 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

Controlled Burst shouldn't be doing that much damage really. Maybe you had low resistance or something? SMG's are damaging but they can't be used alone...hence why people always mix it with gunslinger abilities. If you want alot of damage in a special on the gunslinger tree, utilize the firearms skill/power attack/ Dual Pistol Execution combo. At 50 it can be your bread and butter in a fight. Used correctly it can deal 700+ damage.

#36300017893 08/06/2006 12:11:45 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

nephillim wrote:

Controlled Burst shouldn't be doing that much damage really. Maybe you had low resistance or something? SMG's are damaging but they can't be used alone...hence why people always mix it with gunslinger abilities. If you want alot of damage in a special on the gunslinger tree, utilize the firearms skill/power attack/ Dual Pistol Execution combo. At 50 it can be your bread and butter in a fight. Used correctly it can deal 700+ damage.

ive done 1000 damage with controlled burst using rifleman

#36300017926 08/06/2006 12:55:19 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

Well yeah, I *have* done that much but it's not the norm. If you're doing 1000 damage with controlled burst, chance is that DPE is going to do more. 1k damage sounds like someone wasn't packed up on ballistic resistance.

#36300018099 08/06/2006 17:05:53 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

I regularally do over 1k damage with a plain Pistol Whip, at least against NPCs. They probably have lower resistances than players.

#36300018116 08/06/2006 17:33:45 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

NPC's? Yeah. Horribly weak. No buffed clothing or anything I think.

#36300018439 08/07/2006 03:50:29 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

their res is around twice their level, and also you gotta think about damage mitigation, if you did it on a level 12 and your level 40 the damage will seriously increase.

If your lookin for a high damage ability then your looking for Dual Pistol Excecution, which I do believe I have a pic for

#36300018748 08/07/2006 13:43:09 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

<3 DPE.

The unholy combo: Speed attack out of interlock to a Daze, interlock and hit Full Auto Redux with a power tactic, while it's waiting hit firearms skill, it'll activate just in time for a 1500+ Redux and still be running for a 500-600 Aerial and a 700+ DPE. SMILEY Instapwnt. Throw in a few others if they're not Extra Crispy by then because the firearms skill will still be running for a few more seconds.

#36300019267 08/08/2006 04:29:44 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

nephillim wrote:

<3 DPE.
The unholy combo: Speed attack out of interlock to a Daze, interlock and hit Full Auto Redux with a power tactic, while it's waiting hit firearms skill, it'll activate just in time for a 1500+ Redux and still be running for a 500-600 Aerial and a 700+ DPE. Instapwnt. Throw in a few others if they're not Extra Crispy by then because the firearms skill will still be running for a few more seconds.

thats level 47 mate not under level 40

#36300019351 08/08/2006 06:28:18 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

pack-hunter wrote:

nephillim wrote:
<3 DPE.
The unholy combo: Speed attack out of interlock to a Daze, interlock and hit Full Auto Redux with a power tactic, while it's waiting hit firearms skill, it'll activate just in time for a 1500+ Redux and still be running for a 500-600 Aerial and a 700+ DPE. Instapwnt. Throw in a few others if they're not Extra Crispy by then because the firearms skill will still be running for a few more seconds.

thats level 47 mate not under level 40

Level 46 actually SMILEY

#36300019438 08/08/2006 08:22:23 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

Tiango wrote:

pack-hunter wrote:
nephillim wrote:
<3 DPE.
The unholy combo: Speed attack out of interlock to a Daze, interlock and hit Full Auto Redux with a power tactic, while it's waiting hit firearms skill, it'll activate just in time for a 1500+ Redux and still be running for a 500-600 Aerial and a 700+ DPE. Instapwnt. Throw in a few others if they're not Extra Crispy by then because the firearms skill will still be running for a few more seconds.

thats level 47 mate not under level 40

Level 46 actually

O.o sooorrryy, just because I can' get ingame u don't have to insult me SMILEY

#36300021913 08/11/2006 09:28:39 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

Great discussion, folks!

I have been playing around a little and have kept as many of my duelist abilities loaded up to use with Scattershot. It is a nice combo. I just need to stagger people more often now. Getting a 1000pt Full Auto off is so very gratifying...

Anyone happen find anything that buffs Stagger Duration?

#36300022573 08/12/2006 02:18:51 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

nothing that buffs state duration bonus is ingame, just stagger and FA em, then when u get FAR, just FAR em.

#36300023311 08/13/2006 08:10:46 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

I know I have items in my compiler that buff Pacify Duration States, Stun Duration States etc. I was just thinking there would (should) be similar buffed items for Staggered...

#36300023315 08/13/2006 08:16:47 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

just get sniper tree, use it in conjunction with rifleman. use power tactic and load 3 round burst

#36300028726 08/18/2006 14:58:41 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

weaselgrrl wrote:

I know I have items in my compiler that buff Pacify Duration States, Stun Duration States etc. I was just thinking there would (should) be similar buffed items for Staggered...

Status affects such as stun and pacify are different than Dazed, Staggered, etc. There's passive abilities that grant buffs to stun and pacify duration, but nothing to buff the duration of combat states such as dazed, staggered, etc. Don't ask me why, but there isn't. That'd be a good idea, though. :/

#36300050535 09/16/2006 08:40:31 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

As a Level 36 Gunslinger, Pistol slide does like ~300 pts to Unlimit Reactors. All my other specials do ~100. When I load Kung Fu master, Machine gun fist and Misdirect Punch both do ~200 and Piston Kicks do ~400 to the Unlimit Reactors.

Why is Gunslinger so whimpy? I find myself ignoring the other specials, just letting grab attacks (~90 pts damage) land until I get an Off balance on the reactor and then hitting them with a pistol slide. Burns up a lot of health pills and just doesn't work if I'm fighting more than two at a time. [Whose idea was it to have that mission where you fight 5 at one time? Grrrrr.]

Also, do you all keep up Hyper-Dodge or Hyper-Block when interlocked with one Reactor and being shot at by a second? I've been using Dodge.

Facts? Opinions? Personal experiences? Ugly graffitti sprayed on my hovercraft? Thanks in advance for any and all.

#36300122943 12/18/2006 06:27:04 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

It's very different attacking NPC's than dueling or PVPing.
I think that pistol whip does great dmg and you only have to daze the oponent before.
The other duelist specials leave him powerless or stunned, but dual pistol execution.

#36300123272 12/18/2006 14:28:21 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

I tend to shy away from duelist, because from my experience, it's the buggiest tree out there. Dual Pistol Execution LOVES to suck up IS and do absolutely nothing afterwards.

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#36300123300 12/18/2006 14:59:00 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

Bayamo wrote:

I tend to shy away from duelist, because from my experience, it's the buggiest tree out there. Dual Pistol Execution LOVES to suck up IS and do absolutely nothing afterwards.

Well what he could do is load up a gunslinger/rifleman tree... Heck at level 45 I can load also most of the sniper tree as well... and i have no complaint about IS cause I have plenty of 20 IS coster's which isnt that bad..

#36300144669 01/18/2007 16:21:47 Re:Is there a Duelist ability that can do 1000+dmg at level 40?

weaselgrrl wrote:

I know I have items in my compiler that buff Pacify Duration States, Stun Duration States etc. I was just thinking there would (should) be similar buffed items for Staggered...

Determination helps to cause stagger more frequently.

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