Whip Out That Pistol
Blackout
Join Date: 2002-11-17 Member: 9004Members
Join Date: 2002-11-17 Member: 9004Members
I don't see many people using the pistol. I use it as frequently as my LMG, kills-wise. It has two main roles:
1)Stopping incoming skulks
2)Rapidly killing partially exposed aliens
The first is pretty obvious. Looking down a long corridor, the pistol stops skulks before they enter the practical range of the LMG.
The second has been even more useful. Many skulks and lerks like to sit on the fringes of marine bases, parasiting or using spike shooter. They know to keep far enough away to flee LMG fire, but are plenty close to be gibbed by your pistol. Other times, they sit just inside vents, leaving just a tiny little patch of ugly skin exposed. You can take out these still targets extremely quickly with the pistol; this little gun shoots almost as fast as your LMG but with far greater accuracy and 20 damage a hit.
1)Stopping incoming skulks
2)Rapidly killing partially exposed aliens
The first is pretty obvious. Looking down a long corridor, the pistol stops skulks before they enter the practical range of the LMG.
The second has been even more useful. Many skulks and lerks like to sit on the fringes of marine bases, parasiting or using spike shooter. They know to keep far enough away to flee LMG fire, but are plenty close to be gibbed by your pistol. Other times, they sit just inside vents, leaving just a tiny little patch of ugly skin exposed. You can take out these still targets extremely quickly with the pistol; this little gun shoots almost as fast as your LMG but with far greater accuracy and 20 damage a hit.
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More often I use it, however, when my LMG or HMG runs out of ammo and I want to finish the job and pop that skulk or gorge. Many, many times the pistol has saved my **obscenity**.
Almost more commonly, NOT having a pistol has sealed my fate. Nothing I hate more than needing to get that pistol out at the last second and pulling out that slow as hell welder that takes 5 seconds before it starts to fire.
And of course, if I have a grenade launcher, a pistol is absolutely necessary. Close-range, a grenadier has nothing but a knife if he doesn't have a pistol. Even in HA, a skulk can be the death of a marine with a grenade launcher. The pistol is the saving grace.
It's powerful and it's dead accurate. 4 hits drops a skulk.
Good times.
Though most of the time I do use it for backup. I'm not too bad at dodging skluks, and some of the time (especially when more than one attacks me) my LMG runs out. The pistol just means you need to click on them and fire. Since I run fairly high sensitivity (24 at the moment), their little antics don't match the speed at which I can track.
Though most of the time I do use it for backup. I'm not too bad at dodging skluks, and some of the time (especially when more than one attacks me) my LMG runs out. The pistol just means you need to click on them and fire. Since I run fairly high sensitivity (24 at the moment), their little antics don't match the speed at which I can track.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I know sensitivity varies wif comps but 24 is mad! omg.. the highest i ever used was 20
but i swithced to low sens long ago
now i use i think 3.5 for NS
and a 2 or lower for CS... (precisoin rifle skillz) <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Eh, Sorry but I don't agree. The LMG almost have the same precision as the Pistol. The only reason why I use pistol at range is because the LMG is more practical in close combat. I a skulk comes running straight at me in a long corridor, it doesn't really mather if you use the LMG or Pistol, both have good precision and the skulk should dir before he comes even halfway.
I think many people miss with the LMG because they get confused by the muzzle flash, which is pretty annoying... You just have to keep your eyes focused on the crosshair.
Um, I *think* that you're wrong. Unless it's entirely client-side effects (which I don't think is true because I've seen them used on servers that used to show damage), the LMG has somewhat of a spread. When you're shooting at something around a corner, you'll see some bullets hitting the wall. With the pistol, however, every shot taken is directly in the center of your crosshairs.