Is it possible to make a melee based dual pistols freeform build

urug22

This has interested me

flowcyto

Bullet Ballet build, pretty much? Yea, its fine:

https://aesica.net/co/herocreator.htm?v=30&n=&d=12730iGPKQLa0000008000820C8B03B8008E008G05K5038U03EI08ON018F03EG018O011L000mUC3SXU3BQE40000000000&e=

Super Stats
Level 6: Dexterity (Primary)
Level 10: Recovery (Secondary)
Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Chiller (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
Level 6: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
Level 9: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 12: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 15: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
Level 18: Accurate (Dex: 5, End: 5)
Level 21: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Gunslinger
Level 1: Burst Shot (Taking Names, Off Your Feet)
Level 6: Composure (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 8: Form of the Tempest
Level 11: Killer Instinct
Level 14: Bullet Ballet (Rank 2, Not Without Incident)
Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 20: Lead Tempest (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Thunderbolt Lunge (Nailed to the Ground)
Level 26: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 29: Execution Shot (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 32: Parry (Rank 2)
Level 35: Lock N Load (Rank 2)
Level 38: Thundering Return
Adv. Points: 32/36

Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations
Dexterity: Combat Training (2/3)
Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
Dexterity: Expose Weakness (2/2)
Warden: Fortified Gear (2/3)
Warden: Slaughter (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Brawler: The Glory of Battle (1/3)
Brawler: Penetrating Strikes (2/2)
Brawler: Ruthless (2/2)
Brawler: Flanking (3/3)
Brawler: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
Mastery: Warden Mastery (1/1)

This build uses taps of Burst Shot to put up Furious on you and Armor Piercing on your target, and those help optimize Bullet Ballet's dps. Bullet Ballet is the main attack and can AoE when up-close as well, though I added Lead Tempest for thematic wider AoE if you encounter more scattered groups. Execution Shot can be used as a finisher, or replaced w/ something like Holdout Shot for its self-heal adv, depending on what else you want to add. Gears mostly for Dex, w/ some Con and Rec.

urug22

> @flowcyto said:
> Bullet Ballet build, pretty much? Yea, its fine:
>
> https://aesica.net/co/herocreator.htm?v=30&n=&d=12730iGPKQLa0000008000820C8B03B8008E008G05K5038U03EI08ON018F03EG018O011L000mUC3SXU3BQE40000000000&e=
>
> Super Stats
> Level 6: Dexterity (Primary)
> Level 10: Recovery (Secondary)
> Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)
>
> Talents
> Level 1: The Chiller (Dex: 10, Con: 10, Rec: 8, End: 10)
> Level 6: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
> Level 9: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
> Level 12: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
> Level 15: Boundless Reserves (Con: 5, End: 5)
> Level 18: Accurate (Dex: 5, End: 5)
> Level 21: Amazing Stamina (Rec: 5, End: 5)
>
> Powers
> Level 1: Gunslinger
> Level 1: Burst Shot (Taking Names, Off Your Feet)
> Level 6: Composure (Rank 2, Rank 3)
> Level 8: Form of the Tempest
> Level 11: Killer Instinct
> Level 14: Bullet Ballet (Rank 2, Not Without Incident)
> Level 17: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
> Level 20: Lead Tempest (Rank 2, Rank 3)
> Level 23: Thunderbolt Lunge (Nailed to the Ground)
> Level 26: Resurgence (Rank 2)
> Level 29: Execution Shot (Rank 2, Rank 3)
> Level 32: Parry (Rank 2)
> Level 35: Lock N Load (Rank 2)
> Level 38: Thundering Return
> Adv. Points: 32/36
>
> Travel Powers
> Level 6:
> Level 35:
>
> Specializations
> Dexterity: Combat Training (2/3)
> Dexterity: Gear Utilization (3/3)
> Dexterity: Deadly Aim (3/3)
> Dexterity: Expose Weakness (2/2)
> Warden: Fortified Gear (2/3)
> Warden: Slaughter (3/3)
> Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
> Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
> Brawler: The Glory of Battle (1/3)
> Brawler: Penetrating Strikes (2/2)
> Brawler: Ruthless (2/2)
> Brawler: Flanking (3/3)
> Brawler: Offensive Expertise (2/2)
> Mastery: Warden Mastery (1/1)
>
> This build uses taps of Burst Shot to put up Furious on you and Armor Piercing on your target, and those help optimize Bullet Ballet's dps. Bullet Ballet is the main attack and can AoE when up-close as well, though I added Lead Tempest for thematic wider AoE if you encounter more scattered groups. Execution Shot can be used as a finisher, or replaced w/ something like Holdout Shot for its self-heal adv, depending on what else you want to add. Gears mostly for Dex, w/ some Con and Rec.

Can I switch thunderbolt lunge for strike down??

flowcyto

Sure, take w/e basic lunge ya want.

(also, you may want to start using the forum's native quote feature instead; the forums use BBCode, though the easiest way is to just hit the Quote option on the bottom-right of a post)