Dual Pistols

Overview

You're a master of akimbo pistols, wielding a high caliber firearm in each hand. Your attacks primarily deal lethal damage and you have a wide variety of attacks, however your strength lies within your ability to use your "Swap Ammo" power to change out your ammo mid-battle. Doing so can change your secondary damage type and effects making you an incredibly versatile ranged combatant. Dual Pistols is a primary power set for Blasters and Corruptors, and a secondary power set for Defenders.

Power Table

The Dual Pistols powerset is available as a primary set for Blasters and Corruptors, or as a secondary set for Defenders. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

	Power	Level as Primary	Level as Secondary	Effect
	Pistols	1	1	Ranged, Minor DMG(Lethal/Special)
	Dual Wield	1	2	Ranged, Moderate DMG(Lethal/Special), Foe Knockback/Special
	Empty Clips	2	4	Ranged (Cone), Moderate DMG(Lethal/Special), Knockback/Special
	Swap Ammo	6	10	Change Secondary Damage/Effects
	Bullet Rain	8	16	Ranged (Targeted AoE), Moderate DMG(Lethal/Special), Knockback/Special
	Suppressive Fire	12	20	Ranged, Minor DMG(Lethal/Special), Foe Disorient/Special
	Executioner's Shot	18	28	Close, High DMG(Lethal/Special), Foe Knockback/Special
	Piercing Rounds	26	35	Narrow Ranged (Cone), High DMG(Lethal/Special), Foes -Res(All)/Special
	Hail of Bullets	32	38	PBAoE, Superior DMG(Lethal/Special), Foe Knockback/Special

Powers

The following are powers in the Energy Blast powerset.

Bullet Rain

You fire your pistols faster than the human eye can follow, causing your bullet trajectory to arc, dealing moderate Lethal damage and possibly knocking your foes back. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Slow NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic. Additionally, changing your ammunition type will also change the secondary effect of this attack from Knockback to a minor attack speed and movement speed debuff if 'Cryo Ammo' is loaded, a minor damage over time effect if 'Incendiary Ammo' is loaded, or a -damage effect if 'Chemical Ammo' is loaded.

Damage	Moderate (Lethal/Special)
Recharge
Minimum Level	8 (Blaster)
	8 (Corruptor)
	16 (Defender)
Effects	Ranged (Targeted AoE)
	Knockback/Special
Enhancements	Enhance Accuracy
	Enhance Damage
	Reduce Endurance Cost
	Enhance Immobilization Duration
	Enhance Knockback Distance
	Enhance Range
	Increase Attack Rate
Set Categories	Targeted AoE Damage
	Immobilize
	Knockback

Dual Wield

Dual Wield fires both pistols in rapid succession at its desired target. This power is slower than Pistols, but deals more damage, and the target may get knocked down by the force of the impact. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Fast NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic. Additionally, changing your ammunition type will also change the secondary effect of this attack from Knockback to a minor attack speed and movement speed debuff if 'Cryo Ammo' is loaded, a minor damage over time effect if 'Incendiary Ammo' is loaded, or a -damage effect if 'Chemical Ammo' is loaded.

Empty Clips

You empty the clips of both your pistols in an arc of suppression fire. This attack can blast multiple foes in the affected cone area, and has a small chance of knocking some foes down. Damage: Moderate, Recharge: Moderate NOTE: Changing your ammo type with the 'Swap Ammo' power will change your secondary damage from lethal to cold, fire or toxic. Additionally, changing your ammunition type will also change the secondary effect of this attack from Knockback to a minor attack speed and movement speed debuff if 'Cryo Ammo' is loaded, a minor damage over time effect if 'Incendiary Ammo' is loaded, or a -damage effect if 'Chemical Ammo' is loaded.

Details

Taken from the HeroCon information thread on the Official Forums

Four types of bullets that change 30% of the damage dealt and the secondary effect:

1. Regular (100% Lethal dmg)
2. Incendiary (70% Lethal dmg/30% Fire dmg + DoT)
3. Cryo (70% Lethal dmg/30% Cold dmg + Speed debuff)
4. Chemical (70% Lethal dmg/30% Toxic dmg + 10% damage debuff)

History

Dual Pistols is a primary powerset for Blasters and Corruptors and a secondary powerset for Defenders that will be included[1] with Going Rogue.

In an MMORPG interview, it was announced that pre-purchasing Going Rogue allows early access to Dual Pistols and Demon Summoning.

In a forum post, a short Dual Pistols Closed Beta started on February 9, 2010, on the Training Room. Open Beta began on February 17, 2010.

External Links

• HeroCon information thread
• MMORPG.com announcement