Svankensen at 09:05, 21 December 2018

2018-12-21T09:05:30Z

ZicherCZ: Added basic strategy information.

2017-10-17T15:15:41Z

Added basic strategy information.

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The [[combat pistol]] is an exotic weapon and a direct upgrade to your feeble starting [[pistol]]. It has better accuracy (+5 vs. +4), deals more damage (3-9 vs. 2-8) and a much larger magazine (15 shots vs. 6). The only drawback comes from a longer reloading time (1.8s vs. 1.2s), and of course, its rarity.

Similarly to basic pistols, this weapon's damage output scales greatly with levels in [[Son of a Gun]] - 6 DPS at no SoG, 8.75 at SoG1, 13.33 at SoG2 and 22.5 at SoG3. I'm not considering values for [[Dualgunner]] trait - you may play through a whole game without seeing a single combat pistol, let alone two, but if you happen to find one, you can of course use it with any other pistol in your other hand.

Compared to [[assemblies|assemblies]] and unique pistols, the combat pistol also has the advantage of being fully moddable, and of being a much better base item than a basic pistol. A single [[power mod]] adds 1.5 damage per shot (compared to 1 for a basic pistol). A [[high power weapon|high power]] combat pistol, a basic assembly requiring only two common mods, creates a 3d5 damage weapon (with 10 bullets in the magazine), that easily outdamages any other pistol. You can go with P3B2-modded combat pistol, for 3d6 damage and whopping 26 bullets in the magazine. And, last but not least, a P-modded [[demolition ammo]] combat pistol leaves you with a "micro-[[micro launcher]]" (would that be "pico launcher"?) that deals 5d3 fire damage in a radius 1 explosion and consumes bullets instead of rockets.

For all pistol builds, a combat pistol is a highly useful weapon. But it's the [[Sharpshooter]] talent that can turn this weapon into a true beast. Thanks to [[Eagle Eye]] 3 (prerequisite for MSs), every single shot has 98% chance to-hit, if you can see the enemy. Even an unmodded combat pistol deals 12 damage per shot - this guarantees [[knockback]] on each and every shot. The P3B2-modded combat pistol deals 21 damage per shot (at SoG3), which one-shots [[lost soul|lost souls]] and three-shots [[revenant|revenants]] even through their 50% bullet resistance. And if you top that with 5 levels in Son of a Gun, you end up with an incredible 230 DPS. With a capacity of 26 bullets, you can kill every single monster, all the way up to a N! [[Spider Mastermind]], with no need to reload even once. Most regular monsters would not even have a chance to act, if your timing is right.

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 Similarly to basic pistols, this weapon's damage output scales greatly with levels in [[Son of a Gun]] -  6 DPS at no SoG, 8.75 at SoG1, 13.33 at SoG2 and 22.5 at SoG3. I'm not considering values for [[Dualgunner]] trait - you may play through a whole game without seeing a single combat pistol, let alone two, but if you happen to find one, you can of course use it with any other pistol in your other hand.
-Compared to [[assemblies|assemblies]] and unique pistols, the combat pistol also has the advantage of being fully moddable, and of being a much better base item than a basic pistol. A single [[power mod]] adds 1.5 damage per shot (compared to 1 for a basic pistol). A [[high power weapon|high power]] combat pistol, a basic assembly requiring only two common mods, creates a 3d5 damage weapon (with 10 bullets in the magazine), that easily outdamages any other pistol. You can go with P3B2-modded combat pistol, for 3d6 damage and whopping 26 bullets in the magazine. And, last but not least, a P-modded [[demolition ammo]] combat pistol leaves you with a "micro-[[micro launcher]]" (would that be "pico launcher"?) that deals 5d3 fire damage in a radius 1 explosion and consumes bullets instead of rockets.
+Compared to [[assemblies|assemblies]] and unique pistols, the combat pistol also has the advantage of being fully moddable, and of being a much better base item than a basic pistol. A single [[power mod]] adds 1.5 damage per shot (compared to 1 for a basic pistol). A [[high power weapon|high power]] combat pistol, a basic assembly requiring only two common mods, creates a 3d5 damage weapon (with 10 bullets in the magazine), that easily outdamages any other pistol. You can go with P3B2-modded combat pistol, for 3d6 damage and whopping 26 bullets in the magazine. And, last but not least, a P-modded [[demolition ammo]] combat pistol leaves you with a "micro-[[micro launcher]]" (would that be "pico launcher"?) that deals 6d2 fire damage in a radius 1 explosion and consumes bullets instead of rockets.
 For all pistol builds, a combat pistol is a highly useful weapon. But it's the [[Sharpshooter]] talent that can turn this weapon into a true beast. Thanks to [[Eagle Eye]] 3 (prerequisite for MSs), every single shot has 98% chance to-hit, if you can see the enemy. Even an unmodded combat pistol deals 12 damage per shot - this guarantees [[knockback]] on each and every shot. The P3B2-modded combat pistol deals 21 damage per shot (at SoG3), which one-shots [[lost soul|lost souls]] and three-shots [[revenant|revenants]] even through their 50% bullet resistance. And if you top that with 5 levels in Son of a Gun, you end up with an incredible 230 DPS. With a capacity of 26 bullets, you can kill every single monster, all the way up to a N! [[Spider Mastermind]], with no need to reload even once. Most regular monsters would not even have a chance to act, if your timing is right.

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Svankensen at 09:05, 21 December 2018

ZicherCZ: Added basic strategy information.