about Whirlwind of Lead (Gunslinger skill)

[SruMsk]

I see so many people recommend Whirlwind of Lead , not Fan Fire
but I have a question

is it useful when solo?
in ZED time , everything will be slow
so... I think it will only let you fire about 2~3 bullets per ZED time
(yes , I know commando can extend ZED time , but how about solo?)

[Zeeve]

Fanfire is actually a superior alternative over Whirlwind of Lead. Many main gunslingers would tell you that they would hardly run out of ammunition mid wave due to careful ammo usage. Always go for the head. Since ammo is not a limiting factor then Whirlwind of Lead is relatively useless.

Fanfire allows you to swiftly dispatch a Fleshpound or Scrake close enough to allow you to ammo dump headshots onto their head.

Disclaimer: I do not claim to be an expert in the Gunslinger perk however I have tried it out on various occasions on HoE and this are from my personal experience.

Point to note however is that if you do not land headshots frequently, you would find yourself running out of ammo extremely quickly.

A full Double Magnum is more than enough to deal with all Scrakes/Fleshpounds that do spawn provided you use Rack Em Up and land headshots frequently. That being said you would still have Double DE and Double M411 for Small - Medium zeds who usually go down in 1 or 2 shots depending on whether you have any REU counts.

Overall I would say it is a punishing class if you do not land headshots well.

[Dad Poets Society]

I suppose it's recommended mostly because it saves a good number of the slinger's rather limited bullets. But I'd say this zed time ability goes down to taste more than something like Swat's, Zerker's, Sharp's or Medic's.

[BardzBeast]

Originally posted by TRG:

I see so many people recommend Whirlwind of Lead , not Fan Fire
but I have a question

is it useful when solo?
in ZED time , everything will be slow
so... I think it will only let you fire about 2~3 bullets per ZED time
(yes , I know commando can extend ZED time , but how about solo?)

I always pick whirlwind of lead when there is a good commando. But I mainly play controlled difficulty so ammo is a bigger problem than on hoe

[SruMsk]

yeah
since gunslinger can kill FP and SC in short time
I think I should pick Whirlwind of Lead in normal wave

but how about boss wave?