Guild Wars 2

i would like to see more Dual Pistol build so this trait based around that idea. Grand master trait for Deadly arts raising Unload hits by 4 keeping same cast animation time so unload would feel like it has a bit more of a punch to it.

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How about also extending its range to 1,200 and making it pierce?

Daecollo.9578:

How about also extending its range to 1,200 and making it pierce?

And bounce. And cause AOE explosion around targets hit.
Jokes aside, 1,200 range would actually be very handy, since shortbow is also 1,100-200 range.

i just feel like dual pistol lack a punch to the build need a bit more burst flexibly. when you com-pair it to any other thief play style just does not have a nice flow with it. maybe 1200 range would help make it more viable but i think in the end it just dual pistol does not have enough damage output to make it worth playing.

maybe we could look at this from a different view. we could have skill combo with unload. call it rapid unload. you could have x remaining shot cost 1/2 initiative each remaining shot raising attack speed by 50%.

so the formula work such as 4 shot fired 4 remaining trigger rapid unload costing extra 2 initiative. (if your meter drop to 0 stop rapid unload effect)

it would raise dual pistol burst with out changing anything really. using more initiative faster attack i do not think would be op thief can only regen initiative so fast.

just more thoughts on the subject

What if unload didn’t have a fixed initiative cost, and instead was a channel you hold down, eating one INI every two shots and gaining damage the longer you hold it down?

P/P has nothing to do with 30 points into Deadly Arts.
As long as people keep building around p/p as if it was their regular d/d – d/p burst 2222222222222 they will fail at running it properly.

P/P’s issue isn’t traits.
It’s that it doesn’t play anything like the thief design outside of “single-target burst” of unload, which hits essentially the same as Illusionary unload with the little que that you can use it 3-4 times in a row disregarding opportunity cost.
Whatever tho, just keep buffing unload until 3-1 play works perfectly.
inb4imaliar.

Unload should summon a thief clone that does it.

ensoriki.5789:

Whatever tho, just keep buffing unload until 3-1 play works perfectly.

What do you mean ?

PopeUrban.2578:

What if unload didn’t have a fixed initiative cost, and instead was a channel you hold down, eating one INI every two shots and gaining damage the longer you hold it down?

i like this idea more then mine !

PopeUrban.2578:

What if unload didn’t have a fixed initiative cost, and instead was a channel you hold down, eating one INI every two shots and gaining damage the longer you hold it down?

i agree with this
this is a great idea
it IS called “UNLOAD”
why are we “unloading” less than half of our iniative (bullets?) with it?
that’s just “repeating shot” that’s on skill 3 with offhand-light the way it is now

plus with such a long duration as it is now it’s very susceptible to failing,given the fact we have to be on the move so much,even if we turn around,poof goes that iniative
i mean,we’re the agile class,right?
why can it be so easy to waste our entire class-mechanic resource like that when it’s used for other things such as mobility (or it SHOULD if we had something other than SB5)

having it channel and drain/s would make for so many better and more well-thought-out plays