How does Firearm Mastery work with dual wielding?

[Five]

Does it use whichever weapon's rate of fire is highest? Does it combine them? Does it only use the rate of fire of your mainhand weapon?

How does firearm mastery work with psyker staffs? They don't have a rate of fire stat, and they're classified as melee weapons so does that mean that the warrior's daring breach would actually just let you spam lightning instead?

[Faith]

Staffs are not ranged weapons they are melee weapons with abilitys. daring breach specifically says melee attacks, lightning is not a melee attack, however getting back all your AP is still useful when you have all those abilitys.

If a weapon doesnt have a rate of fire it gets the minium +2 shots as stated by the ability. Once you fire a weapon, that is the weapon you are using firearm mastery on, so if its your offhand you get your offhands shots, if its the mainhand you get your mainhands shots, it wont work if you try to shoot both of them, plus that isnt allowed anyway without dual weapon feat and that makes your shots cost +1ap instead of free so its not worth it.

Sadly dual wielding is good for getting a extra attack (at a huge penalty) if you have no other option, but you will have other options almost all the time. Maybe for a operative or officer who normally only gets 1 attack by default.

[Five]

Thank you for the response!!

So does firearm mastery still work on the lightning ability giving it 2 free casts, or doesn't affect the staff at all since it's a melee weapon?

[PK_Thunder]

It doesn't work with the staff. Soldier is good for psyker for the reason that it gives extra attacks that can be used for psyker powers. But firearm mastery does not synergize with it. You're better off using the momentum for the Arch Militant ultimate instead.

[Five]

Thank you ♥

[wei270]

funny at this point all the min maxer just use solider for the second action, even as a melee...........

[PK_Thunder]

Escrito originalmente por wei270:

funny at this point all the min maxer just use solider for the second action, even as a melee...........

I'll happily take credit for that one, I've been touting that since before launch.

Still not as purely powerful as operator, but far more fun imo. Especially on any build that needs to get set up, having extra attack actions is just plain good.

Pyro for example. Or Sanctic. Both benefit way more from the supposedly ranged class even though they're both melee builds.

[Faith]

Escrito originalmente por wei270:

funny at this point all the min maxer just use solider for the second action, even as a melee...........

Warriors also still get a second attack, charge doesnt count to the limit. Then, assassin also gets a extra attack that turns your dodge chance into damage essentially. If you want to go pure melee then warrior is still a better option than soldier. You can even go warrior into militant if you want. Vangaurd can make infinite extra attacks as long as enemies keep attacking him in melee with defence stance. (counter attack on parry, counts as a opportunity attack so you can buff it in special ways like with cassia's talent)

Reckless attack triggers a enemy into opportinity attacking you, so you can reckless attack AND parry their attack then hit them twice from countering it. Charge, defence, reckless>parry counter>single attack is 4 attacks Plus you can hurt enemies by triggering their opportunity zones against you with it, assuming you parry them.

[Howell-Barrex Soldier Ja'kala]

Yeah dual wielding is only good on officers to build the fellowship bonus from leaders assault useless on anyone else