Hey folks,

So between trying to figure out for my own characters what the best choice is and seeing this thread , I wrote the following article comparing some of the high end blaster pistols:

http://www.d20radio.com/main/?p=227

I basically tried to keep it simple and factual, though obviously there can be some opinions that differ slightly.

Let me know if you have any suggestions or input!

A good article and I like how you laid out everything. However you forgot one thing: the Dragoon Blaster can convert from carbine form to pistol with a maneuver, thereby changing the skill needed to fire the weapon from Ranged(Heavy) for carbine to Ranged(Light) for pistol and vice versa. This also changes up the difficulty when Firing at Engaged range, where the Pistol form would incur +1 difficult while the Carbine form would incur +2 difficulty to those shots at Engaged. With this kind of versatility the higher expense for the weapon may be worth it.

Also it would be nice to see the ranges for them.

I'm rather partial to HH-50 from SoT while its not got the 8 damage of DL-7H , it is linked and that goes a long way in my book.

I'm actually looking at getting a pair of the Quicktrigger pistols from Fly Casual. It's only a regular blaster pistol but, with the right mods, it can hit as hard, or harder, as the heavy blaster pistols and some rifles. 4 hard points and 1 level easier to mod/repair are a big plus in my book.

Also it would be nice to see the ranges for them.

All the pistols sampled have Medium range.

That's partially why I like the Lancer pistol. 5 Damage, Pierce 2, Long Range, 1000 credits, Rarity 5.

The Crit is bad at a 4. But the Pierce makes it effectively a 7 Damage (most of the time). And it's more affordable than most of the other options.