does anybody use the punisher?

[BOFREETS]

red 9, blacktail, and the default handgun 5x crit just seems so much better, no spinels required too.

[matthew]

Punisher is good when doing the castle, as it can go through the wooden shields. Other then that, not that useful.

[Bullett00th]

I've never used the Punisher in the original but decided to roll with it in the remake. 0 regrets, it's fantastic.

The enemies get aligned more often than you may think, sometimes with a bit of your adjustment, and piercing through several of them accumulates the damage - not to mention double and triple staggers.

[mello]

I use it from time to time. It is ammo efficient if you hit more than 1 target with repositioning, and not having to spend the more valuable shotgun or rifle ammo to deal with shield guys. But as you've said, the 15 spinel use is really costly if you trade in for the laser sight as well, that's half of the first exclusive ticket.

[Four-Orce]

I used it on my first Pro run, i'd say it held up pretty good, especially with the laser sight.

[Potential Legend]

I made it my main handgun for my first run. I love that penetration power.

[Bozz Collin]

I'm rolling with the Punisher right now (just got it a little while ago). We'll see if I hold onto it. I love when my shots penetrate real deep.

[Playzr 🐵]

Later you get the LE9. It has penetration and when you get the exclusive upgrade it penetrates 5x. But you don't get it until the island. It's good for crowds. Red 9 with the stock and fully upgraded is the best handgun I think. Shotgun should be saved for getting swarmed and the shields.

[Eternal Bliss]

blacktail with lasersight is the way to go. Yes this requires a mod.

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

Originally posted by matthew:

Punisher is good when doing the castle, as it can go through the wooden shields. Other then that, not that useful.

They really nerfed headshots through wooden shields though in this game. You'll make them flinch, but that's about it. Old game you could decapitate the enemy through the shield with a well place rifle shot.

I honestly feel it's best just to shotgun those idiots ( or grenade them ). Uses up less ammo and will completely destroy the shield.

[sixten]

After completing numerous runs, you'll eventually learn the pistols are almost useless. I just keep the starter pistol 0 upgrades and use it to shoot boxes the odd time or kneecap some grabbers.

[Sifer2]

I used it almost my whole playthrough. Laser Sight+Penetration are two very useful perks. Better in general than having to wait until enemies are on top of you before you can shoot them in the face with Red9 IMO. And the penetration goes through wooden shields. It falls off some in usefulness by the Island since enemies have more health, and metal armor/shields it can't penetrate.

[Giganx]

I like the crit pistol the best. The swarms of trash that transform are the most difficult part of the game, and if you have good aim you can pop their heads and clear out a lot of them fast without wasting shotgun ammo. I think it's been verified that the crit pistol impacts you melee crit rate to.

[ToJKa]

Punisher proved useful on shields and Regenerators on the minimalist run.

[BOFREETS]

Originally posted by Dark-Buddha:

Professional mode lowers the crit rate against enemies to the point of making that perk barely noticeable.

source? i've tried it extensively in professional and it can instakill tough island soldier enemies in 1-2 shots if your lucky. happens quite often for me.

at least one out of 5 enemies dies the 2 first head shots, the rest go down in 4-6 head shots (pretty easy with the laser), which ain't bad, even red 9 requires 4-6 shots to kill,

[BOFREETS]

Originally posted by ToJKa:

Punisher proved useful on shields and Regenerators on the minimalist run.

punisher works on regenerators? what difficulty?