News: The Mag-Shot Pistol - Page 3

DOUBLEXBAUGH · 2012-02-08, 05:49 AM

Originally Posted by sylphaen

From the division on the barrel, it looks like it will reload in a similar way to PS1 (rotate mag/slide out/slide in/rotate in).

This^. When you reloaded the gun in PS1, you replaced the barrel with the new clip hanging down from it. So maybe you can still get a shotgun variant of it.

NewSith · 2012-02-08, 05:51 AM

Tamas · 2012-02-08, 05:58 AM

Looks good. I'm glad it's not too fancy, love the "practical" look.

Beagle · 2012-02-08, 06:07 AM

Looks nice, sturdy, powerful. Future USP to TR's Future Beretta/Glock.

Dunno what everyone crying "boooring" was expecting. It's a gun, guys.

FastAndFree · 2012-02-08, 07:12 AM

I don't know why people are surprised that it's not a shotgun pistol, we knew this ever since the NC turnaround video

Redshift · 2012-02-08, 08:55 AM

The mag scat was shit anyway, it was only useful for killing other cloakers, the amp and spiker were both far better, at least the repeater and beamer could pick off wounded targets from the other side of the CY.
I'm not at all surprised that all the pistols have been turned into similar weapons.

Revanant · 2012-02-08, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by sylphaen

Did they forget to add the magazine or is that the final look of the pistol ?

It looks neat but that's only assuming the magazine is missing.

From the division on the barrel, it looks like it will reload in a similar way to PS1 (rotate mag/slide out/slide in/rotate in).

While I play VS and love the beamer, the scatter gun was oh so sweet with the loud bass shots.

Excluding the possibility of having a joint removable barrel/magazine (which, while true to canon, makes absolutely no practical sense w/regard to ammo storage), I can see two places where a mag could fit.

1) Standard grip magazine.

If you look closely at the mag-shot, you'll notice a protruding butt-plate at the bottom of the grip. Could easily be a magazine.

2) Forward magazine in front of the trigger guard.

If you look at the extractor and draw a straight line down, you'll see a strange outcropping with a 45 degree slant, right in front of the trigger. A magazine could easily fit inside there.

Oryon22 · 2012-02-08, 10:27 AM

Boring? No.

Clean? Yes.

TacosWLove · 2012-02-08, 11:42 AM

Is there a double choke option?

SniperSteve · 2012-02-08, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by EASyEightyEight

The number of people that used the mag-scatter in Planetside was less than half the number of cloakers on the field at any given moment.

I feel people are fighting change just to fight change. A desert-eagle for the NC just makes sense. At least it's useful up to mid range, not just knifing distance.

EDIT: And if it means anything, it does look like the entire front half of the gun can come clean off, hinting at possible modification into everyone's favorite, barely-ever-utilized mag-scatter.

You get a cookie.

Metalsheep · 2012-02-08, 09:12 PM

Didnt the NC turnaround video say this thing was 50. Calibur? That alone makes me think this pistol is going to be awesome. I hope it has a loud, distinctive firing sound with such a large calibur handgun.

But i am curious... The TR Repeater has a triple fire mode... what does the Mag-Shot get for an alternate fire?

polywomple · 2012-02-08, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by Metalsheep

Didnt the NC turnaround video say this thing was 50. Calibur? That alone makes me think this pistol is going to be awesome. I hope it has a loud, distinctive firing sound with such a large calibur handgun.

But i am curious... The TR Repeater has a triple fire mode... what does the Mag-Shot get for an alternate fire?

the secondary is a flashlight

Talek Krell · 2012-02-08, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by polywomple

the secondary is a flashlight

Honestly, what else would it be?

Livefire · 2012-02-13, 04:35 AM

Gun looks great kinda like the Israeli arms Desert eagle only better. Really like the rails on the bottom and top I want to stack stuff on the top and the bottom it will look so beastly. Maybe a laser on top or a scope and a flash light on the bottom? Be nice if we can mod it to have extended threads so we can put a silencer on it to,.50 cal SOCOM total future gun!

Knightwyvern · 2012-02-13, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by Livefire

Gun looks great kinda like the Israeli arms Desert eagle only better. Really like the rails on the bottom and top I want to stack stuff on the top and the bottom it will look so beastly. Maybe a laser on top or a scope and a flash light on the bottom? Be nice if we can mod it to have extended threads so we can put a silencer on it to,.50 cal SOCOM total future gun!

I agree about being able to mod a secondary weapon, but with things like larger magazine, hair trigger for more accuracy, etc.. Not trying to make my pistol into a Bolt Driver.