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[Barneyk]

Depending on your playstyle:

Paladin
Carnifex
Phalanx

The Phalanx is really good if you like shooting a lot, it does decent damage but you cant really get consistent killshots to the head with it.
So it is more about putting on pressure fire. Fast firing, light and stuff.

The Carnifex is pretty light if you get it to a high level, and even if you dont the damage it does makes up for the slight cooldown penelty it might give you.
It does a lot of damage if you make sure to get headshots, and even if you dont the bodyshots hurt a lot and you have ammo enough to kill most enemies that way anyway.

The Paladin does insane damage, it is a bit heavy but with the right playstyle it is worth the cooldown penelty to carry it around.
The biggest problem is actually the lack of ammo, make sure to make every shot count or you will be running out of ammo to much.
But if you make sure to get headshots and not waste bullets it is crazy how powerful that gun can be.

Personally, I prefer the carnifex.
I run out of bullets to much with the paladin, on gold I dont really have time to aim as carefully as I would need to benefit from the Paladin and having more shots in the mag makes my dps output higher with the carnifex.
I am mostly focusing on doing my BIG damage with my biotic powers anyway and using the Carnifex to shot anything I see while I wait for the cooldown.

I am looking forward to getting my Paladin to a higher level and playing more with it since I do SO much damage with it when I use it. But, I keep running out of ammo and it doesnt help me as much when I am in a pinch right now.

[DevilDoc8404]

Personally? N7 Eagle. I like the fire rate, and penetration. Throw an AP mod on there and Guardians go down like water, even across the map.

But... the choir will tell you "Carnifex". And the power players cannot be denied....

(Don't listen to them... choose for yourself!)

[Badpanzer]

I like the Carnifex as well but I have played more games with my Phalanx X as I unlocked it first.
The Phalanx is easy to get and its a very good pistol,the Carni hits harder but is heavier and slower firing.
The Paladin is a great heavy brute thats more like a one handed sniper rifle than a pistol and ultra rare.
On Bronze the humble Predator is a very fine weapon and its ok on silver but a bit light weight for gold(casters could still use it I guess).
The Eagle is best used as a paper weight.
I havent really used the Arc pistol, Scorpion or Talon yet so I cant comment really.

In the end use what feels comfortable for you.

[dubdevo]

I don't have the paladin yet. But like the others have said, it totally depends on play style. I for one prefer to use the Predator with my asari adept on pretty much all difficulties. However, once I get the Phalanx or Carnifex up to X, Ill probably switch to one of those. My Carnifex is only level III, and it still packs a punch. The Phalanx with a barrel and penetration mod, can totally get the job done, in fact I think its a good balance of the 3 guns I've mentioned.

[Snake Liquid]

Like others have said: Carnifex!

It's the only weapon I take with me on Bronze and I almost always have it as a support weapon on Silver. It's the perfect weapon that shreds shields and armor. It's got accuracy, power. The rate of fire and low capacity are things to be wary of but that doesn't detract from how great it is.

[ulaish]

How can you not talk about Talon. This thing is a beast.

[landylan]

personally i think the phalanx and talon are the best....carnifex is overrated

[Bedlam74]

I would say try out the one's you have on the builds that you would use it for and see what works best for you.

[nat facker]

I like the ARC pistol; the charged shot is good

[spaceling]

DiegoProgMetal wrote...

 I've been playing with most of my characters with only a pistol to keep the bonus recharge at 200.
Which heavy pistol do you guys think is the best overall? I said overall because some pistols have a very small rate of fire, others have low precision, others are too heavy to keep the 200% bonus. I have only 2 or 3 pistols (don't remember right now). I have one at level X, and another at level III (3). I really don't remember their names, but I think the level X is that simple one that you start in ME2 and ME3.... I think the level 3 is Phalanx, but I'm not sure.

which one do you guys recommend? remember, I want to keep my recharge bonus at 200. Gonna farm some geth on FBW next weekend to get money to buy Spectre packs and better weapons. Then I'll play a REAL challenge on gold (I heard reapers/glacier is masochism).

Whatever works best for you is my opinion. There are certain guns like the Carnifex and Paladin, which are popular around these parts, but that doesn't mean that you can't be successful with another. Try them and see for yourself!

[Rasputin17]

Carnifex if you want recharge speed. Talon if you want damage. Paladin if you want a mix of both.

[BYC]

All 3 of normal pistols are good in different ways.

Predator - solid, and just much better with super fast fingers.
Phalanx - my personal favorite, good balance of RoF and damage.
Carnifex - one of the best, but low RoF, so it's more difficult to line up a head shot sometimes.

I have a Talon I, but it's not good enough at I for me to replace any shotties yet.
Scorpion on paper should be a stagger machine, but I don't know how it actually performs.
Eagle - maybe once I get it to X.  II isn't cutting it.

[jokey javik]

fully upgraded arc pistol with scope and extended thermal clips.

[Miniditka77]

Dr Toboggan wrote...

I'll vouch for using the Carnifex a LOT... until I got the Talon, which is now my gunbaby.

I use Carnifex when cooldowns are most important to me.  But the Talon is my favorite.  It's so awesome I use it on pretty much any class where ~130% cooldown is OK.  The range is actually pretty impressive when it's scoped.

EDIT:  Like somebody else said - try them and see which you like better.  I used to like the Phalanx a lot and I still do use it sometimes.  I can't pull the trigger fast enough for Predator, but some people do well with it.

Modifié par Miniditka77, 08 juin 2012 - 10:09 .

[IndigoVitare]

Use Phalanx until the Carnifex is light enough to get 200% recharge with the rank 4 racial passive.

Then use that until the Talon is light enough for the same. Which will likely be never

[DARTH AK47]

Caster go for Carnifax X, Palidan if you are rank 5 or above. Other classes may differ.

[Topher1127]

No love for the Scorpion? I love that gun

[JediMasterRevan]

Paladin hands down, Acolyte I'd put at number 2, then Carnifex.

[GroverA125]

In terms of caster use? A mid-level Eagle or Phalanx with the super mod will do substantial damage. However, in terms of complete effectiveness, it's definitely a Carnifex or high-level paladin. Other weapons do pretty well, but not in as large an area as these two.

In short, the Carnifex is a swiss-army handgun, it's pretty good no matter where you put it and the results are respectable.

[mykejm]

If you're playing a biotic caster class (other than a stasis-headshooter) then the answer is the Acolyte. It's amazing.

It's ability to completely strip shields from all human-sized targets makes powers like Singularity and Pull Gold-viable.

Modifié par mykejm, 18 octobre 2012 - 05:44 .

[Valmar]

Topher1127 wrote...

No love for the Scorpion? I love that gun

The gun might not even had been out back then. This is a 6th month old thread you've gone and Cerberus'd. 

[J4mes]

Arc Pistol.

[Beerfish]

I tried the scorpion last night. Didn't like it. Good gun for those that know how to use it but just not my cup of tea.

[mykejm]

N7-Commander wrote...

This is a 6th month old thread.....

Good goddess how did I not notice that. 

[TakedaMauro]

Holy Lazarus Project Batman! This thread is beyond old.