I’ve been trying out the Deadeye Primary and really enjoy the feel of it. However, I find it hard to give up the Purifier and Crossbow. They seem more effective, especially since they have higher damage and area-of-effect capabilities. Given that Deadeye lacks any AoE, shouldn’t it be more powerful against medium enemies? I believe it should require fewer hits to bring them down compared to these other weapons. Also, since it’s a slower, single-target weapon, its damage should be significantly higher. What are your thoughts on this?
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I think Deadeye definitely needs a boost to its reload speed, similar to what you get with the Siege-ready passive. I often find myself blasting through the magazine and then having to switch to my Senator because I can’t reload fast enough during fights. Other than that, I really love the Deadeye’s design, sound, and its performance—it just needs that little speed boost!
This! With normal reload speed, I wouldn’t have a problem with lower damage.
I totally get where you’re coming from! I’ve shifted away from using ‘effective’ primaries to focus on what’s fun for me. I’ve put in over 1,000 hours into the game and found that the Purifier/Crossbow combo can get pretty boring. Now I just like experimenting with different weapons and trying something new!
That’s a good point!
It doesn’t. The reload speed is the balancing factor. What would be the point of the Dominator or Slugger if Deadeye just did everything better?