You have two hands, so why not use two guns? That seems to be the operant philosophy behind dual-wielding handguns, often going to absurd lengths with ridiculously high-caliber guns. (Go ahead and try using two Desert Eagles at once.) But whether you want to be Roland or Maelstrom, you can start experiencing the joy of going to town with paired handguns.
Testing for the Dual Pistols powerset in City of Heroes has now begun on the test servers, which will likely spend the rest of the testing period covered in shell casings. One of the highlights of the upcoming expansion, Going Rogue, it was recently announced that Dual Pistols would unlock early for players who pre-ordered, which means this test is a straight ramp-up to the coming release. There's also a forum devoted solely to feedback for the new powerset, as excellent an execution as ever there was.
Naturally, this news is going to be quite exciting to some, as it both means a preview and test of what's to come, not to mention it means Going Rogue seems better poised to hit its target date. So what are you waiting for? Get your City of Heroes test client set up and start shooting!
Reader Comments (7)
Posted: Feb 19th 2010 4:28AM (Unverified) said
Every Wolf 3D score screen had the main character holding twin chainguns.
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Posted: Feb 19th 2010 4:42AM LaughingTarget said
Desert Eagles are expensive pieces of junk. The quality is poor, they're ugly, and the things are so badly assembled that they rattle. Wouldn't even want to use it in a desert, they jam easily. I don't get why video games have this fetish over them. Smith and Wesson Model 500s are more powerful and have less recoil. Duel wielding a pair of these flame cannons would be impressive.
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Posted: Feb 19th 2010 6:01AM (Unverified) said
Robocop used one. Not just video games, Hollywood loves them too.
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Posted: Feb 19th 2010 10:03AM dudemanjac said
I wonder if the gun that Robocop used actually exists.
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Posted: Feb 19th 2010 8:15PM Relentless Waterfall said
Yes. I own two and dual-wield them. They are awesome and the ladies love them.
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Posted: Feb 20th 2010 9:15AM (Unverified) said
Am I the only one slightly miffed over there just being two new powersets in the entire expansion?
City of villains gave us a bunch of archetypes and powersets, and while that might count as a full game, we should have gotten more than this measly amount in an expansion.
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City of villains gave us a bunch of archetypes and powersets, and while that might count as a full game, we should have gotten more than this measly amount in an expansion.
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