So, I’ve been and will be farming OMGWTH over the summer and I have a questions about the Unforgiven.
Is it absolute crap or can it be a decent weapon if it scores crits on slag with the right skills? I know it has a capped firing speed which leads in to the next question(s)…
If I use it as Sal, how will it fair? Will fire rate bonuses help at all or will it still be capped? What if I were to use it as Axton, with a lot of bonuses to gun damage?
I have 2 variants, one with increased stability and a two-fer. I know it has massive recoil, so the stability should be useful. The two-fer though, is that going to be counter productive due to the need to aim and the increased bullet spread?
What about if it has the critical hit accessory too? Between stability, two fer, and crits, which would be better?
The Unforgiven is easily outmatched by pretty much any good purple Jakobs pistol. Or you could use a gun that’s actually good. The damage number is high but trust me, flat damage is not the most important thing.
I fell into that line of thinking when I first started playing this game- sold both the Sand Hawk and Pimpernel as soon as I found weapons with higher flat damage…
I use a Dastardly Unforgiven all the time on Maya as my mainstay weapon and only switching from it when I get bloodthirsty or actually need to use something else.
When used right the only two revolvers can outdo the Unforgiven: the Maggie and the Rex. Treating it like any other fast firing revolver is just going to net disappointment. Like the Hawkeye sniper rifle it relies more on accuracy and well placed shots than brute force to get the job done.
The three best prefixes for an Unforgiven are Dastardly, Gunstock and Straight Shootin’ as they boost its rather high stats as is with Gunstock being useful if you do not have a Jakobs Allegiance relic. Two-fer is junk as it does not really help it and although it is a massive damage boost it requires you to get really close and at that point you may as well use something else like a shotgun. Trick Shot only allows the bullets to bounce off inanimate surfaces which is not really helpful. Considering how slow the Unforgiven fires Loaded is not exactly useful either as there is no chance of fanning the hammer on it.
Jakobs grip is the overall best for the Unforgiven with the other grips not exactly helping it to awful much. As for sights I personally prefer Jakobs as well as it does give me tunnel vision like the Hyperion scope does.
The Unforgiven is an expert’s weapon. It’s slow, powerful and precise. It should be used as a sniper, not a pistol. For most people’s playstyle, it’s outmatched by normal purple Jakobs pistols. What sets it apart is it’s great crit bonus (25%type B, 75% type A) and it’s huge base damage. It shines in Maya’s hands ( because of ruin and Reaper) and Zero’s (Two fangs, deception, OSOK)
Chuck pretty much sums it up with how to treat the Unforgiven. It shines in the hands of Maya and Zer0 due to their abilities while everyone else does decent but not overly spectacular with it.
It is a weapon you have to build yourself around and use on a daily basis to get good with. It is not a weapon you slap on and expect it to work with whatever you have.
Thanks guys. So using it on Sal is going to be a no no, and I will likely hand the two-fer off to someone else. I think I actually have the Gunstock but I will need to double check that.
Good on Maya and Zer0? But I already finished playing as Maya! And Zer0 is last on the list.
Unrelated, goodness man, you’ve got no health! I’m used to looking at 2.6 million or 1.4 million on Sal and Krieg.
