What's the reasoning behind the .32 Rifle having a base damage over three times that of the .32 Pistol (37 vs 12)? This essentially makes the .32 Pistol completely useless.
By comparison, the difference in base damage between the Cowboy Repeater and the .357 Magnum Revolver is much more reasonable (32 vs 26).
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.32 Rifle vs .32 Pistol
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Risewild
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Re: .32 Rifle vs .32 Pistol
The reasoning is to maintain balance like FO3 did for the FO3 part of TTW while still maintaining balance with FNV part of TTW.
Also the pistol requires 1 less STR to use properly, weights 3x less, it's more effective at dealing damage to lightly armored enemies (it has a higher "Damage Per Second") and allows 3 attacks per second, while the rifle allows less than one per second (which affects DPS, gives more shots in V.A.T.S. and allows more chances to cause critical hits in a shorter amount of time).
Also, some people like to play a gunslinger, and there are perks that will only affect the pistol and not the hunting rifle, like "The Professional", "Run 'n Gun" and "Gunslinger".
While for the Hunting Rifle, I think only the "Commando" perk will work.
So, they are different weapons for different roles, and there isn't really a superior one for everything.
Just as a note, in Fallout 3. The damage from a .32 hunting rifle (26 damage) was more than 4x that of the .32 pistol (6 damage). So we actually nerfed/boosted the damage of the Hunting Rifle/.32 Pistol compared to Fallout 3.
Also the pistol requires 1 less STR to use properly, weights 3x less, it's more effective at dealing damage to lightly armored enemies (it has a higher "Damage Per Second") and allows 3 attacks per second, while the rifle allows less than one per second (which affects DPS, gives more shots in V.A.T.S. and allows more chances to cause critical hits in a shorter amount of time).
Also, some people like to play a gunslinger, and there are perks that will only affect the pistol and not the hunting rifle, like "The Professional", "Run 'n Gun" and "Gunslinger".
While for the Hunting Rifle, I think only the "Commando" perk will work.
So, they are different weapons for different roles, and there isn't really a superior one for everything.
Just as a note, in Fallout 3. The damage from a .32 hunting rifle (26 damage) was more than 4x that of the .32 pistol (6 damage). So we actually nerfed/boosted the damage of the Hunting Rifle/.32 Pistol compared to Fallout 3.
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Re: .32 Rifle vs .32 Pistol
Both the .32 pistol and chinese pistol have had their damage boosted slightly for the next update.
Both pistols were always weak, but TTW has weapon mods for them also. They also are added to the proper perk lists.
They also have ammo variants like NV. .32 has added +P and Match rounds.
They were always ammo dumps for more powerful weapons, and for killing weak creatures like rad roaches and mole rats.
Both pistols were always weak, but TTW has weapon mods for them also. They also are added to the proper perk lists.
They also have ammo variants like NV. .32 has added +P and Match rounds.
They were always ammo dumps for more powerful weapons, and for killing weak creatures like rad roaches and mole rats.
