Hey guys, I will be explaining basics of dual guns as well as focusing on tips for improving gameplays for higher-up gunslingers. I hope this guide will help for aspiring gunslingers!
If you have any questions, let me know on Nation or Mabi/Alexina - Kinsoo.
If you know more useful tips and caveats, feel free to share them below!
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[SIZE="4"][Intro][/SIZE]
[SIZE="3"]Understanding Gunslinger Talent[/SIZE]:
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-Stats based on STR/INT (5 str/int per 1 dual gun max damage)
-Does not have elemental reforges along with Puppetry and Ninja
-2hit attacks, short range
-Has bullet magazine
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Dual guns are very unique compared to other talents.
If I were to explain dual gun talent in three words, they are going to be:
-High-risk, high-return
-Stylish
-High potentials
Dual guns have high-risk because all of its skills result aggro from mobs. If you hit multiple mobs with Windmill or Crashshot, only one of them will most likely to aggro you. If you hit multiple mobs using dual gun skills (Shooting Rush/Bullet Storm), all the mobs that are affected by them will aggro you. Yes, dual gun skills are excellent in area-of-effect damage, but as a consequence, you have to deal with endless mob aggro.
Training gun skills to rank 1 is also intimidating. For Reload skill (which is one of grindest dual gun skill), it requires you to use "Reload" 3,867 times at rank 2. You also have to spend extra time on ranking skills, because dual gun damage is based on STR and INT--stats/skillsets that consume heavy amount of AP and time to rank.
But once you put efforts on your stats and gears, guns are going to be the most fun to use, not to mention its high potential AOE damage. Shooting Rush + Bulletstorm does 1,000% damage in short period of time--as an area. Way of the Gun (abbreviated as WotG) is arguably the #1 bossing skill, which deals 312% per hit, with increased attack speed. Bullet Slide/Grapple Shot/Flash Launcher are perfect skills that can add up to your custom gun-combos.
Nevertheless, dual guns have their weaknesses:
a)Extremely stat/gear dependent
b)Causes aggro
c)Lack of STR/INT bonus in dual gun skills
d)Ping and connection speed dependent
Gun damages are heavily based on stats and gears because dual guns do not offer a lot of weapon damage bonus compared to other skillsets. Lance adds 70 plus max damage whereas Dowra only adds up 30.
Aggro is definitely problem-some, especially if you run out of bullets.
Unlike puppetry/ninja, dual guns are not suitable for newbies. I recommend aspiring gunslingers to focus more on Close Combat skillsets because they offer more max stats for guns. I do however recommend getting rank 1 Shooting Rush/Bullet Storm/WotG/Gun Mastery.
Unlike other popular contrary, Dual Guns are NOT heavily depended on reforges. About 30% of gun damage comes from gears/enchants, 50% from character stats, and 20% from reforges (Dual Gun Max).
Reforges such as Dual Gun Max Damage, Shooting Rush Damage, Bulletstorm Damage are nice to have, but I don't believe they are a must.
About internet connection: you can't maximize gunslinger DPS with slow/unstable internet. Lowering MTU might help you, but there's nothing we can do for regional differences (ex: playing NA Mabi from EU)
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[SIZE="4"][Skills][/SIZE]
[SIZE="3"]Brief explanation of each skills[/SIZE]
*Training Dual Gun skills is indeed very tedious, but using Treasure Hunter Emblem will help you significantly
*More info: http://wiki.mabinogiworld.com/view/Treasure_Hunter_Emblem
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Dual Gun Mastery
-Increases your Dual Gun Max 30, Min 15, and Critical by 6%.
-Spamming hotkey (instead of clicking) will significantly increase normal/WotG attack rate.
You can drag dual gun skill icon into a hotkey.
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Reload
-Decreases your reload time by 0.1 seconds per rank
-Rank 1 recommended for your safety
-Extremely difficult to rank up
A lot of people underestimate Reload skill. It is extremely important for gunners to rank this ASAP. If your Reload rank is too low, it is almost impossible to reload while you are aggro'd.
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Bullet Slide
-Escape skill for gunners
-Can be activated while stunned/getting stunned
-Consumes 4 bullets
Best escape skill in my opinion. Lets you fall back & push mob for extra distance.
It will not however push mobs that have Natural Shield/Ranged Attack defense.
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Flash Launcher
-"Smash" skill for dual guns
-Spam ESC button for faster animation time
-Consumes 4 bullets
Dual gun smash. At rank 1 it does 900% damage.
Works well with Shooting Rush - Flash Launcher combo.
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Grapple Shot
-Gapcloser skill
-Extremely grindy to rank up
-Consumes 2 bullets
Lets you target your friend/enemy to gap-close. Probably the most unused skill among dual gun skillset.
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Shooting Rush
-Bread and Butter of Dual Gun skills
-400% damage at rank 1, 480% damage with lvl20 Shooting Rush Damage Boots
-Instant cast, short cooldown, huge area-effect
-Consumes 8 bullet
One of reasons why Dual Guns can decimate mobs so efficiently.
Can be used for repositioning. Damage shown will be (N/4), N = total damage.
Damage itself is not necessarily lower compared to other talents (ex: Crashshot)
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Bullet Storm
-Another AOE skill that is harder to use & has longer cooldown
-120% to 600% damage, depending on how many mobs you hit
-Consumes 4 bullets per target
A 600% AoE nuke on mobs.
The effective range for Bullet Storm is relatively small compared to Shooting Rush. I say it's very AOE Pet/Crisis dependent skill.
Best effective on Dowra guns, hard to hit all 10 mobs with Taunes due to bullet capacity.
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Way of the Gun
-Bread and Butter of Dual Guns
-1v1 ultimate bossing skill
-No durability loss/usage except activation
-Upon activation, all your dual gun skill cooldowns are refreshed, has infinite bullet, increased attack speed, and all your normal hits have critical effect.
The most OP skill in Mabinogi in my opinion. Resets cooldown, increases attack speed, all crit, and lasts pretty long.
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