TheReaper wrote:oh, btw OTB; I used that method with the det packs in MP once... I now have a new nickname
Cool. I'm glad someone profited from my little discovery. Er...even though this is a zero sum game which means that someone had to loose because of it.
Stainless wrote:Pulse weapons are OK, although their point requirement is high. I used one with my first character and it wasn't anything special. Problem with pulse weapons is that most people play as humans, meaning they get 10% to electricity resistance. Couppled with armour, pulse becomes really ineffective.
Actually, the pulse weapons do Energy damage, and not Electical damage. This is because the ammo itself controls the type of damage done by an attack, and not the weapon (unless, of course, you're using a weapon which doesn't use ammo). Since pulse weapons use either SEC or MFC - which are set to Energy damage - they are severly handicapped compared to what they could have been like.
True Humans receive a 10% DR to Electrical damage, but since most types of armor offer no protection against Electrical damage it's roughly like shooting someone clad in a Leather Jacket.
Stainless wrote:A strandard stock player I've seen is just a guy with Metal Armour Mk2, a pancor with EMP shells (don't know why...), and an assortment of drugs.
The EMP shells actually do electrical damage, which is what makes them so damned nasty. The setup you describe is the only way you'll likely ever see the Electrical death animations, which are hilarious, but not quite as good as the ones in the FO RPGs.
Cheers,
OTB
Methinks we should smite them all.