Gunslinger Boss fights?

Grim Dawn Gameplay Discussion
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I might have missed something but besides Halion, The Rat; Bolvar and Zaria(thanks Nery :D) I don’t recall any pistol wielding bosses. And now that I think about it I don’t recall we have any Dual Pistol Fielding Enemies (Gunslinger) let alone bosses.

I personally love the Gunslinger aspect of Grim Dawn and feel like it sets it apart from some popular names in the genre. So a gunslinger boss for me would be pretty great.

With the addition of the inquisitor mastery in AoM that makes dual wielding pistols more bad-ass than ever I would love for a Gunslinger (dual pistol wielder) boss fight.

What do you guys feel like? Would a gunslinger boss fight fit the current theme of the game or do you feel like these type of enemies should be restricted to “Hero” status at best?

P.S

If Crate decides to add a Rifle wielder instead of a Dual Pistol Wielder then I am up for that as well. Also as suggested below by Naasir, a disengage ability would make the fight more interesting.

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I would absolutely love a boss with:[ul]
[li]a low damage, medium CD “pushback” ability to force reengagement for melee classes[/li]
[li]ranged damage to lessen the effectiveness of “avoidance builds” and[/li]
[li]avoidance of it’s own (again mostly cosmetic, since a quick blitz or equivalent would put things back “together” again)[/li]
[/ul]Mostly, this would be for “variety’s sake” - an argument could be made that “this sucks, what’s the point, just have to push this button again to teleport attack to the mob, wtf, remove”.

Still think it’d be cool.

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Zaria perhaps should be considered gunner,same for Bolvar.It’s funny that you don’t recognize your followers:D

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They would need some sort of disengage ability to make them worthy gunslingers, I guess. Once you blitz into their face it makes little difference whether they wield guns or swords.
Also, there aren’t many factions that feature pistolero technology. Other than your personal cult, Cronley’s gang and maybe some aetherials taking over a gunslinger, where would you put them?

Edit: Oh the chosen of whoever comes their way also have guns, yes.

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Look at my face. This is what I think should be in GD. But more intelligent. :smiley:

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I love Ishtal and Sister Crimson’s disengage skills, it’ll be awesome if they add it to gunslinger bosses.

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On some old days when GDTH are still working I spawned some enemies that marked in game as “nemesis” but in reality they are just templates for… who knows, more content in the future updates? And there was a one humanoid with pistol marked “Cronley-gang-nemesis-2”. This seems a ready-made solution, just add this idea below -

  • and here we go
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This thread actually makes me think of Slathsarr the most. More of an aether-crap-slinger but still. Do people hate that boss in a good way or a bad way? because a high-powered gunslinger might end up being just as painful as Slathsarr is.

Regardless I would definitely enjoy a decent dw gunner and a 2H ranged bosses or hero. I vote yes :wink:

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Edited the main post.
Yeah I totally forgot about those two :smiley:

I guess my wording was terrible when I made the thread. I was thinking of Dual Pistol Wielders. After your post I realized even Hallion the Rat doesn’t qualify so I edited the entire post.

Yes +1 to this

So typhon wielding pistol in each hand. Gotcha :smiley:

Aether crap slinger :smiley:
You just gave Slathsarr haters a new word. As for the boss, I don’t know what all the fuss is about honestly. I have never died to him. He has yet to inflict any serious would in the MC. I still would say Gargabol is far more dangerous.

Yeah I meant to say DW Gunners when I used the phrase Gunslingers. I don’t mind rifle wielders either tbh.

Indeed