Originally Posted by
crattey
You do realize that the AS pistol was designed for docs/engis/crats, right? (As always, advies get everything, anyway) It is actually working as intended.
Is it a joke? Yeah. Considering AS has always been a massive design failure as far as PvP goes, adding to it the way FC has been doing over recent years through he Silverback, MP shovel and AS pistol is certainly one of the most '**** it, let's just go with this rather than something inspired or creative' additions FC has made. Hell, most of LE is. Doesn't change the fact that without it, several professions might as well not even bother with PvP at all.
None of these professions would be using AS if we had alternatives through a functioning toolset. The only reason crats, for instance, forgo the use of scouts, HUD 3 defense, symbiants in certain slots and a variation of other hud/utils/armour slots is because they have no alternative to AS. The only reason we IP that many dark-blue, low base skills is because we have no other choice than to **** our IP template for an AS weapon.
No doubt this is part of the reason why the devs are taking ages with the balance patch. They need to actually make these classes' toolsets functioning/existing in PvP before nerfing AS and removing the pistol.
Your constant whines about ranged in general as the AS pistol in particular really do show you haven't the faintest clue about these professions and their toolset. We don't use AS because it's so awesome. We use AS because there's no alternative in PvP.
When the balance patch gets here in 2015, this will all be solved. AS will see a nerf and crats/docs/engis won't be using it anyway, because their currently non-existant PvP toolset will be changed in a way that it's better to focus on skills that come natural to them. Untill them, constantly crying over AS and trying to get it removed is nothing more than 'plx nurf others so i r betters in peeveepee'.
So again: useless forum cluttering whine thread.
Also, I think Defeat Righteousness should be a base ability for every profession.