Dual-Wielding

Zulthus · 2011-08-17, 09:05 PM

Felt like popping out an idea after I saw the cloakers/two holster thread. What would you all think about being able to dual-wield pistols or light rifles? Being specialized in it is a must, of course.

Talek Krell · 2011-08-17, 09:10 PM

I think that if you start running now, you may be able to escape the artillery.

Zulthus · 2011-08-17, 09:22 PM

In this battlefield? You can't escape it no matter how far you run.

Bravix · 2011-08-17, 09:30 PM

Alright, I'll start it off then.

GTFO.

Huma · 2011-08-17, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by Bravix

Alright, I'll start it off then.

GTFO.

This

Aractain · 2011-08-17, 09:46 PM

Dual weild cyclers!

Oh wait... they did that already.

Furret · 2011-08-17, 09:52 PM

I think it's safe to say you wont get much support on that topic.

I'm pretty sure most people prefer weapons that require skill instead of hoping the COF will be nice to you.

Akimbo/Dual Wield does NOT require skill

Graywolves · 2011-08-17, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by Aractain

Dual weild cyclers!

Oh wait... they did that already.

Rip dual-cycler's off of the MAX suit and equip them on your agile exo suit.

Zulthus · 2011-08-17, 10:04 PM

Hey, I'm not looking for support, I don't really care for the idea myself, I wanted to see what everyone else thought.

Brusi · 2011-08-17, 09:53 PM

Only if you take the rambo cert, or the jenna jameson cert...

Sirisian · 2011-08-17, 10:47 PM

I love the idea of dual wielding guns. Pistols included. If you have two slots and put pistols in both of them I don't see why not.

I loved them in L4D actually where left and right mouse button went for their respective gun. So cool. The game needs more cool stuff.

The people that tend to hate these ideas are the same that want all guns to be boring. If you think this is too cool or overpowered it can be balanced like anything else in the game.

Also this needs a poll. I agree though. A lot of veterans here are stubborn to new ideas. Don't worry about it. Just focus on the discussion.

Erendil · 2011-08-17, 11:01 PM

I like the idea of dual-wielding pistols at least. Not any other weapon though.

However, it should come w/ a big penalty. I'd say:

you can't use ironsights on either pistol while dual-wielding,
if they're semi-auto pistols, the RoF of each pistol would be slightly slower than firing just one pistol (although you'd still more more lead in the air overall than just one),
your CoF (or whatever the PS2 equivalent is) would be bigger as well.
Plus reloading would be a bitch. Imo you'd have to either drop or holster one of the pistols to reload the other, and vice versa.

Talek Krell · 2011-08-17, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by Sirisian

I love the idea of dual wielding guns. Pistols included.

I love how he includes pistols, so presumably he's starting out with dual wield jackhammers.

Death2All · 2011-08-17, 11:14 PM

I thought dual wielding was neat when they put it in Halo 2 but it raised a lot of problems regarding balance. The weapon may be perfectly balance alone, but doubling the firepower makes it a nightmare to balance. Especially with all the other weapon combinations.

But that's Halo 2 and this is Planetside 2 so who knows. Considering that they're allowing thousands of skill trees for customizing weapons the possibility that you might be able to dual wield weapons still lingers.

Personally, I don't care. Most people generally hate it though. Just saying.

kaffis · 2011-08-18, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Talek Krell

I love how he includes pistols, so presumably he's starting out with dual wield jackhammers.

You're aiming low. I'm starting with dual wield rocklet rifles, with original alt-fire.