Pistol elite?

[Anchoku.8142]

Ex-pac preview showed an Asura with a pistol in a deep green background.

 

[crewthief.8649]

1 minute ago, Anchoku.8142 said:

Ex-pac preview showed an Asura with a pistol in a deep green background.

 

That’s what it looked like to me. Definitely Necro and definitely pistol. Maybe some sort of a Van Helsing type character or something?

Edited July 27, 2021 by crewthief.8649

[Obtena.7952]

Necro was the first thing I thought of there as well. 

[Sigmoid.7082]

Apparently so.  I mean its obvious really when you consider the colour and how every single nerco espec has been an asura.

 

Now I'm a curious as to how its going to differ from axe and sceptre

Edited July 27, 2021 by Sigmoid.7082

[Dadnir.5038]

Yeah I guess it did...

I'm not really thrilled by the idea of getting a second axe or scepter...

[Drarnor Kunoram.5180]

That was absolutely Necro.  Ranger is represented by a Sylvari.

 

Wonder if Bhawb will finally get his wish of a pistol shooting Jagged Horrors?

Edited July 27, 2021 by Drarnor Kunoram.5180

[Jijimuge.4675]

I wonder which Canthan lore they're linking it to?  The Afflicted perhaps?  Maybe via the Am Fah as they were quite keen on corruption IIRC

[LucianDK.8615]

Pistol necro have me quite buzzed. Though I wonder if its condi or power.

[Sigmoid.7082]

Just now, LucianDK.8615 said:

Pistol necro have me quite buzzed. Though I wonder if its condi or power.

My guess would be hybrid since axe and sceptre have everything else covered

[LucianDK.8615]

2 minutes ago, Sigmoid.7082 said:

My guess would be hybrid since axe and sceptre have everything else covered

Well axe is not exactly a good power weapon to rely on.

[DanAlcedo.3281]

GUN

[Ravezaar.4951]

On pic after enhanched brightness looks like hes Holding Pistol and Focus Combo, and Pistol in tight hand like Mesmers Virtuoso wich meens Necro Pistol Mainhand so 3 skills instead of offhand 2. Some are thinking Shadows Mechanic and maybe some Necro Stealth.

[Loboling.5293]

My prediction will be condition based, but aoe trick shots. We might even see a new type of condi mechanic, with a condi that does nothing if cleansed, but will trigger in 5-10 seconds for massive condi application. Like a curse you place, and if not cleansed in time, deletes people. 

[Zalavaaris.5329]

My guess is it will be called "slayer" and will have pistol and throwables (gas grenades, etc. etc.)

[Obtena.7952]

Not getting a good vibe from the pistol ... we don't lack for a midrange projectile weapon though I suspect the choice was driven purely by theme. Hopefully they add it ALSO as an off hand like they did with dagger on Spellbreaker so we get some variety. 

[Anchoku.8142]

23 minutes ago, Drarnor Kunoram.5180 said:

That was absolutely Necro.  Ranger is represented by a Sylvari.

 

Wonder if Bhawb will finally get his wish of a pistol shooting Bone Minions?

I was thinking that, too. Maybe the game is ready to try an army of Jagged Horrors again with DX11, though multithreading would be better at handling a mob rush.

[Wintermute.5408]

Wonder what it actually is. Competing with both axe and scepter, I hope pistol is something with real range on it.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Wintermute.5408

[Arheundel.6451]

I pray the spec is single target projectile, that's what is needed after years of aoe spamming kitten

[Anchoku.8142]

If it is a condition damage weapon, I am going to guess long range like focus leaving scepter for mid-range. Reaper can already do short range condi.

 

Alternatively, it could offer utility, buffing, or even mobility. Boons like stability or stealth still do not seem likely no me. Something to swap from scepter to on a condi-dps build has been on my wish list almost since game release.

 

Edit

On the other hand, while still being main hand, a ranged power-weapon to complement MH dagger is also possible but then there is axe already doing that.

 

Edit again

The possibility of MH pistol being a mobility and/or control effect weapon for opening and closing gaps seems legitimate.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Anchoku.8142

[Obtena.7952]

6 minutes ago, Arheundel.6451 said:

I pray the spec is single target projectile, that's what is needed after years of aoe spamming kitten

That doesn't really make sense considering we ALREADY have two mainhand weapons that do single target projectile. It's hard to see where another ranged weapon like this sits in the mix. We have condi and direct DPS covered in this range. They are both single target weapons. maybe it's hybrid, which makes it somewhat questionable if paired with either Axe or Scepter. 

 

 

Edited July 27, 2021 by Obtena.7952

[KrHome.1920]

Pistol would be so lame, because it would be the most lazy and cheap effort to develop the necro class, because pistol is just more of what we already have (single target 900 range).

[ShadowKillz.9572]

The only way this new elite spec doesn't completely suck is if they allow Necromancers to dual-wield guns, akimbo style. Get some rapid-fire style spec for Necro.

 

Otherwise? Such a wasted opportunity. And yet another specialisation that absolutely nobody is going to play unless it's overpowered and thus is used by min-maxers for end-game content.

 

Could have given Necro's a short-bow or long-bow, given them some real range to send death-arrows, life-bind targets by 'marking them for death' upon hitting them with 'soul-arrows', leeching from targets upon landing those arrows, and what-not.

Could have given Necro's dual-daggers with some sort of 'Stealth' aspect, coming in and out of the shadows as a necromancer would - remaining thematic with Necromancers; applying poisons, conditions, slows, etc.

 

Think Sylvanas from World of Warcraft.

 

But nah, give us another boring off-hand like a Focus or a Torch, i feel so cool and tough running into combat with a Book in my hand. So much for being the embodiment of death.

Edited July 27, 2021 by ShadowKillz.9572

[Legion.4198]

It makes me thing of a Kurzick-inspired Witch/Vampire-Hunter or something with that hat. I wonder If we'll get a Luxon-inspired Warrior or an Engineer. 

[Asukai.4507]

pistol I'm not really hyped about it but I'll wait and see how it looks before seeing if I like or not.

[Obtena.7952]

It's ALSO a possibility it has single wield options (thief has this feature for single hand weapons). I'm also to curious to see if this 'significant departure' from class design constraints is something that could affect equipped weapons.