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whats the point of duel wielding


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I'm like 20 or so hours into the game and not once has duel-wielding been useful in any situation. it's slow, weapons take a ridiculous amount of time to reload and the damage output for anything but a head shot isn't that great. it's way better to just use a single revolver and land some quick head shots instead of wasting my time fumbling around with guns. you can't even quickly fire while duel wielding.

 

i was just wondering if anyone has actually found a practical use for it? even if it was completely situational. i don't think i could even name a theoretical scenario in which it would be effective.

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I mean it's kinda underwhelming but i guess you could have two sawned offs for close range while keeping rifles/repeaters on your person? Also technically dual wielding gives you a bigger cumulative magazine size i guess so you can fire more shots. 

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RashFaustinho

I mean, "realistically" speaking the same goes for real life too. There is little to no point in wielding two guns at the same time.

It just makes you less precise when shooting, and reloading two weapons at once is a pain

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1. It looks cool. 

 

2. Actually, dual weilding Mauser pistols would probably work pretty good since the rate of fire is so quick. Maybe dual sawed off shotguns would be pretty good for enclosed spaces, inside houses etc.

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chronic lumbago
1 hour ago, Mach1bud said:

1. It looks cool. 

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Can it be turned off? I have been trying to find a way to do it, but so far no luck.

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31 minutes ago, Peckinpah said:

Can it be turned off? I have been trying to find a way to do it, but so far no luck.

 

This, I am very against something being forced on my look. I like the sleek look of weaponless Arthur so I was ecstatic to know I could store my weapons on the Horse. Can I remove the extra holster?

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12 minutes ago, RyuNova said:

 

This, I am very against something being forced on my look. I like the sleek look of weaponless Arthur so I was ecstatic to know I could store my weapons on the Horse. Can I remove the extra holster?

I don't think you can remove the holsters, I was looking for a way to remove the second one but have been unable to find a way to do that too. A bit annoying but I guess it's 'Arthur's thing'.

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Yes you can remove the holster. When at Arthur's bed you can change all of that. Also, you don't have to duel wield if you don't want. When selecting a weapon in the weapon wheel, you can use either sidearm by itself, or you can select the middle option to duel weild.

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1 minute ago, Mach1bud said:

Yes you can remove the holster. When at Arthur's bed you can change all of that. Also, you don't have to duel wield if you don't want. When selecting a weapon in the weapon wheel, you can use either sidearm by itself, or you can select the middle option to duel weild.

Awesome, I'll have to have another look then. Sitting there for ages trying to work it out ha!

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ALifeOfMisery
2 hours ago, Mach1bud said:

Actually, dual weilding Mauser pistols would probably work pretty good since the rate of fire is so quick

This is my aim. But I've got a mission enforced bounty to save for first.

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12 minutes ago, Mach1bud said:

Yes you can remove the holster. When at Arthur's bed you can change all of that. Also, you don't have to duel wield if you don't want. When selecting a weapon in the weapon wheel, you can use either sidearm by itself, or you can select the middle option to duel weild.

Thank God. I hate forced "iconic" items that character can't remove from their inventory. One example is the hidden blade in Assassin's Creed. That's so stupid.

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14 minutes ago, Mach1bud said:

Yes you can remove the holster. When at Arthur's bed you can change all of that. Also, you don't have to duel wield if you don't want. When selecting a weapon in the weapon wheel, you can use either sidearm by itself, or you can select the middle option to duel weild.

 

So just for prosperity...you can remove the second holster from Arthur's character model and only have the drop-holster on his hip by using the clothing menu?

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3 minutes ago, Display Name said:

Thank God. I hate forced "iconic" items that character can't remove from their inventory. One example is the hidden blade in Assassin's Creed. That's so stupid.

Eeeehhh... I don't know about the hidden blade, it's kind of essential. But stuff like the bow from AC3, blowpipe from Black Flag and rifle from Rogue... yeah. I'm glad RDR2 lets us customize these things.

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14 minutes ago, Xerukal said:

Eeeehhh... I don't know about the hidden blade, it's kind of essential. But stuff like the bow from AC3, blowpipe from Black Flag and rifle from Rogue... yeah. I'm glad RDR2 lets us customize these things.

That blowpipe was the worst. Have you ever seen a pirate with a blowpipe on his back?

Hidden blade is not necessary. They should have given the player an option to replace it with a dagger, or even better: let us remove all equipment and run around as naked assasin, taking down guard with his bare hands. Sadly, in older Assassin's Creed games you could not even pull the hoodie down.

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37 minutes ago, RyuNova said:

 

So just for prosperity...you can remove the second holster from Arthur's character model and only have the drop-holster on his hip by using the clothing menu?

No, you cant :/ i wanted to remove it too

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Lonely-Martin

First game I've ever done this in, lol.

 

Looks awesome at times, but I do like the simple look too. Fun addition. :)

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25 minutes ago, Lonely-Martin said:

First game I've ever done this in, lol.

 

Looks awesome at times, but I do like the simple look too. Fun addition. :)

 

Can you remove the second holster as mentioned above? Can you please clarify?

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Cutter De Blanc

Seems to give the enemies some pause as they see this asshole blasting away with two guns

 

Real good to use as suppressing fire, that's what I used them for in the mission where I got the off holster

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1 hour ago, RyuNova said:

 

Can you remove the second holster as mentioned above? Can you please clarify?

Looks like I was incorrect. You cannot remove it. Strange cause you can unequip the bandolier.

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Lonely-Martin
1 hour ago, RyuNova said:

 

Can you remove the second holster as mentioned above? Can you please clarify?

Mach above got it, I was unsure too, lol. I just select the one pistol direct beforehand. :)

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27 minutes ago, Mach1bud said:

Looks like I was incorrect. You cannot remove it. Strange cause you can unequip the bandolier.

 

20 minutes ago, Lonely-Martin said:

Mach above got it, I was unsure too, lol. I just select the one pistol direct beforehand. :)

 

Damn, I hope this is patched in.

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ALifeOfMisery

I read somewhere else that if you saved any outfits before getting the off hand holster that equipping those outfits should remove it.

 

Haven't tested it, I like duel wielding.

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10 minutes ago, ALifeOfMisery said:

I read somewhere else that if you saved any outfits before getting the off hand holster that equipping those outfits should remove it.

 

Haven't tested it, I like duel wielding.

 

Can I equip an outfit to remove the Holster and then change a part of my outfit and have it remain gone until I Dual Wield again? If so then thats fine.

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Flannelmagic1
7 hours ago, RashFaustinho said:

I mean, "realistically" speaking the same goes for real life too. There is little to no point in wielding two guns at the same.

It just makes you less precise when shooting, and reloading two weapons at once is a pain

Well, you should get close to double fire rate speed because obviously you can shoot with two eapons at the same time, and you should also get double ammo capacity. 

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Have you tried unequipping when customizing your weapon loadout it at a gunsmith?

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You can remove it if you have saved any outfit before you got the holster. Just select one and it will be gone and you can change your clothes like you want like before without getting the holster.

 

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15 hours ago, Mach1bud said:

1. It looks cool. 

 

2. Actually, dual weilding Mauser pistols would probably work pretty good since the rate of fire is so quick. Maybe dual sawed off shotguns would be pretty good for enclosed spaces, inside houses etc.

"Works well in a crowded area."  

 

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CryptReaperDorian

I don't mind that dual-wielding isn't too practical. If anything, it seems like it's balanced out with Red Dead Online in mind. I mean, R* could, and some may argue "should," separate single-player and multiplayer balancing, giving the former dual-wielding that's quite effective. However, it'd be quite annoying if that Max Payne 3 meta (dual machine pistols or sawn-off shotguns) comes back for the latter.

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Is it just me, or is the second holster that you get from Micah facing the wrong way across Arthur’s waist?

He has a drop holster at his right hip from which he draws with his right hand. But the handle of the gun in the waist holster is also sticking out to his right.

How the hell is ge meant to quickly draw a gun out of there with his left hand?

Surely it would make better sense to have the handle of the second gun pointed to Arthur’s left?

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