A Nobody Posted January 28, 2020 The pistol has been a staple weapon in the Doom series, but it seems Eternal will no longer have one. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bauul Posted January 28, 2020 Yep, the shotgun is now the basic weapon. 2 Share this post Link to post
Stale Meat Posted January 28, 2020 Doomguy probably got tired of all those pistol starts and hit up ranger for a spare starting weapon. ;) 6 Share this post Link to post
Super Mighty G Posted January 28, 2020 A staple that no one ever used. 10 Share this post Link to post
Nevander Posted January 28, 2020 Well, add this to the list of things I dislike. Doom has always had a pistol. 3 Share this post Link to post
warman2012 Posted January 28, 2020 Fun fact, Doom was never supposed to have a pistol in the first place. The original starting weapon was supposed to have been a rifle anyways. The actual Doom Marine sprite even had a rifle. 6 Share this post Link to post
A Nobody Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Super Mighty G said: A staple that no one ever used. What about for sniping weaker enemies? Also, mods that enhance the pistol exist. This is for classic Doom. For Doom 3, it's used against weaker enemies like zombies if there's a group and you don't want to risk having to use the fist. For Doom 4 there's the charge upgrade for it. 0 Share this post Link to post
jazzmaster9 Posted January 28, 2020 57 minutes ago, Nevander said: Well, add this to the list of things I dislike. Doom has always had a pistol. that gets discarded in seconds... for the actual staple weapon, The Shotgun 4 Share this post Link to post
TheRedTide Posted January 28, 2020 The basic bitch pistol with no upgrades served almost no functions whatsoever with the exception of zombie control and blasting the occasional imp in the face with the charged shot. It won't be missed by me. 3 Share this post Link to post
RonnieJamesDiner Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Times change. DOOM is eternal*. *Eternity may not include pistols, deathmatch, mod support, or actual Archviles. Product quality may vary between players. Edited January 28, 2020 by RonnieJamesDiner 21 Share this post Link to post
Urdak5891 Posted January 28, 2020 The hate for this game is unreal. Even whining about a useless pistol. Yeah, pistol is sick for clearing an arena full of imps and heavies. Not and here i am extremely frustrated there are still 8 weeks to go 2 Share this post Link to post
A Nobody Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Urdak5891 said: The hate for this game is unreal. Even whining about a useless pistol. Yeah, pistol is sick for clearing an arena full of imps and heavies. Not and here i am extremely frustrated there are still 8 weeks to go This isn't a hate post. I'm just surprised the pistol is gone, unless they'll add it during release. 1 Share this post Link to post
Urdak5891 Posted January 28, 2020 3 hours ago, The Strife Commando said: This isn't a hate post. I'm just surprised the pistol is gone, unless they'll add it during release. No problem, not you as such but someone said 'another thing i dont like' making it seem like he / she doesn't like eternal already and this insignificant change makes it so much worse. plus it isn't confirmed anyways 0 Share this post Link to post
Yourfacedotcom Posted January 28, 2020 Yeah I was a little bummed when I heard about this but not a deal breaker for me. 0 Share this post Link to post
Gerardo194 Posted January 28, 2020 It reminds me too much when everyone thought the pistol wasn't going to be present in Doom 2016 and... it was there in the final release. 1 Share this post Link to post
warman2012 Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Tell me, if anyone is brave enough, even you "pistol start" junkies; do you REALLY use the pistol once you get both the chaingun and shotty? I'm going to bet no. In fact, if anyone can speedrun through UV or Nightmare through any wad with pistol only, please show us. It can't be a tool-assisted speedrun. 1 Share this post Link to post
Eurisko Posted January 28, 2020 To be honest I couldn’t care if the pistol isn’t there. I NEVER use it. 1 Share this post Link to post
Immorpher Posted January 28, 2020 16 hours ago, warman2012 said: Fun fact, Doom was never supposed to have a pistol in the first place. The original starting weapon was supposed to have been a rifle anyways. The actual Doom Marine sprite even had a rifle. I didn't know this! Makes sense though. And makes me feel better about planning to replace the pistol with a weak sniper rifle in a mod. 3 Share this post Link to post
Gerardo194 Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, warman2012 said: Tell me, if anyone is brave enough, even you "pistol start" junkies; do you REALLY use the pistol once you get both the chaingun and shotty? I'm going to bet no. In fact, if anyone can speedrun through UV or Nightmare through any wad with pistol only, please show us. It can't be a tool-assisted speedrun. Killing an Icon of Sin with a pistol: Doom 2 map 30 1 Share this post Link to post
warman2012 Posted January 28, 2020 18 minutes ago, Immorpher said: I didn't know this! Makes sense though. And makes me feel better about planning to replace the pistol with a weak sniper rifle in a mod. There is a mod, Doom Delta, which acts as a "what if" regarding original beta elements if they had been put into the final game. 2 Share this post Link to post
Cacodemon345 Posted January 28, 2020 Pistol was a really useless weapon in Doom. So not surprising at all in the very least. 0 Share this post Link to post
Skootroot Posted January 28, 2020 The pistol is pretty weak and you only use it for like 3 kills until you get a shotgun, So it's kinda not even needed at all 0 Share this post Link to post
BBQgiraffe Posted January 28, 2020 the pistol is like Internet Explorer, everyone uses it for 5 minutes but only to get a better version 16 Share this post Link to post
warman2012 Posted January 28, 2020 29 minutes ago, Gerardo194 said: Killing an Icon of Sin with a pistol: Doom 2 map 30 #1. Is that even possible without cheats? #2 Video or it didn't happen. 2 Share this post Link to post
warman2012 Posted January 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, BBQgiraffe said: the pistol is like Internet Explorer, everyone uses it for 5 minutes but only to get a better version This I cannot tell a lie. Tis the truth. 1 Share this post Link to post
igg Posted January 28, 2020 If there's no pistol in Doom Eternal, which weapon do you use when you run out of ammo? 0 Share this post Link to post
warman2012 Posted January 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, igg said: If there's no pistol in Doom Eternal, which weapon do you use when you run out of ammo? Your Duum 5000 lightsabuh of DESTRUCTION!!! How do you think he fought in Hell all those years with no access to guns or ammo? 0 Share this post Link to post
Liquid Ink Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, igg said: If there's no pistol in Doom Eternal, which weapon do you use when you run out of ammo? Presumably they've scattered enough chainsaw ammo around for you to get more ammo. Also, if you're running low in 2016 I think demons drop little bits of ammo anyway. 0 Share this post Link to post