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[[Dwarf (playable)|Dwarves]] have a racial trait that improves their ability to use guns - '''Gun Specialization''': ''Increase Gun Critical Hit chance by 1%'' |
[[Dwarf (playable)|Dwarves]] have a racial trait that improves their ability to use guns - '''Gun Specialization''': ''Increase Gun Critical Hit chance by 1%'' |
Revision as of 21:58, 15 December 2010
Guns are long-ranged weapons that use an explosive charge (assumed, not explicitly used in WoW) to propel a bullet. They are similar to bows and crossbows in use; all three use the shooting skill and related hunter skills. Character stats are applied the same way for each type, although the item stats will be different for each type.
Acquiring and Upgrading
Guns can be bought, looted or earned from quests, but unlike bows and crossbows, engineer characters can craft guns (and ammo for guns).
The gun 'types' are purely cosmetic; boomstick, [Blunderbuss], shotgun, rifle, etc, all use the gun weapon skill.
A gun may be enhanced by installing an engineer-crafted scope on it.
Training
Before Patch 4.0.1, Dwarf and tauren hunters started with the gun skill. All other hunters, rogues and warriors had to learn the gun skill from some trainers (see weapon trainers for details).
Dwarves have a racial trait that improves their ability to use guns - Gun Specialization: Increase Gun Critical Hit chance by 1%
Ammo
Ever since the introduction of patch 4.0.0, the Bullet is no longer used as ammunition. Guns (As well as bows and crossbows) don't use any type of munitions. They endlessly fire and only stop firing when they break.
Ammo Pouches
An Ammo Pouch is a bag-item which holds only bullets. Bullets can be stored in the ammo pouch or in regular bags. As of Patch 3.1.0, bullets and arrows stack to 1,000, and the increased rate of fire once provided by ammo pouches is now bundled in the [Auto Shot] ability. An ammo pouch is thus beneficial only if larger than otherwise available regular bags.
Ammo pouches are mostly useful to hunters, who burn through substantial quantities of ammo. Rogues and warriors can also use ammo, but will probably prefer to use bag space to hold small quantities of ammo, as they generally use only small amounts for the occasional pull.
Lore
Firearms are a relatively new dwarven invention. Despite the dangers of dealing with volatile explosives, dwarves are fascinated by the possibilities. Dwarven gunmakers constantly tinker with the guns they craft, trying out new designs and upgrades, naming and decorating their weapons.[1]
Gun Types
- Blunderbusses
This basic firearm deals damage to anyone in a 5-foot wide path beyond that distance, out to maximum range. It holds a single shot and thereafter it is required to reload for another shot.[2]
- Flintlock Pistol
A flintlock pistol is powerful but inaccurate, not so much a small version of the long rifle as it is like firing a bomb though a short tube. It holds a single shot and thereafter it is required to reload for another shot.[3]
- Long Rifle
The king of small arms, a long rifle is nearly as long as a dwarf is tall. Thanks to the innovative barrel design, a skilled sharpshooter can use the long rifle to knock an apple of an orc’s head from nearly half a mile away – assuming the rifleman can resist the urge to shoot the orc instead. The long rifle holds a single shot and thereafter it is required to reload for another shot.[4]
Gallery
Changes in Cataclysm
Cataclysm Class Preview: Hunter | 2010-04-09 16:00 | Nethaera
See also
- Per Class Proficiencies for which classes can learn to use which weapons.
- Ammo Pouch - Special bags that hold only bullets.
- Acid Gun (RPG), a type of gun invented by goblin tinkers.
- Dragon gun, another type of gun invented by goblin tinkers.
References
- ^ Arthaus. Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 131. ISBN 9781588460714.
- ^ Arthaus. Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 132&133. ISBN 9781588460714.
- ^ Arthaus. Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 133. ISBN 9781588460714.
- ^ Arthaus. Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 134. ISBN 9781588460714.
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