Currently, if you use a drop pouch and switch its drawing method, you can use it just like a shoulder holster, instantly drawing your gun. However, it also gets a tiny extra bit of space.
Give the shoulder holster an extra mag, to balance and make it a superior pistol holder.
As a lover of the M4A3, i really could do with one more mag. +1
we should powercreep in a thigh holster strap to hold 5 magazines plus a sidearm that’d be cool i think
This isn’t powercreep shoulder holster just sucks
you’re right… it’s storage creep
Yes, but the Drop Pouch functions exactly like a shoulder holster, except it can hold anything, plus if full with a pistol and two mags, it still has room for one tiny item. The Drop Pouch in unequivocally better at being a shoulder holster than the shoulder holster.
You should wear a shoulder holster if that’s what your character would use, not because it is better at holding stuff
Yeah. I was informed of this when i started getting CL hours.
Drop pouch is indeed simply better.
Next thing you’ll tell me is all guns should do the same amount of damage so it’s just an RP choice.
shoulder holster is meant to be low storage
if you want a high cap holster, you sacrifice your pouch (or armor) slot, that’s the point
its outclassed by another option in the same slot, though. Just like a sidearm pouch is outclassed by a general pouch. That means they either need a buff or should be removed as redundant.
I’ve unironically not seen someone use the sidearm pouch ever, it’s actually so useless to the point it’s on par with just having the pocket empty.
Okay, but why wouldn’t I just use the Drop Pouch? It’s better than the shoulder holster and does the same thing- swap draw mode to where it pulls whatever out on click, set up a hotkey that opens the suit’s attachie slot, and it works exactly like a shoulder holster, except with extra storage.
I’m going to disagree with this idea purely because I am a shoulder holster user in real life and they typically only hold two spare mags. It gets pretty bulky to add a third pocket, which sacrifices one of the main uses of a shoulder holster: concealability. Having all that bulk under your arms makes it highly uncomfortable to do everyday tasks while rocking your holster, and makes you look lumpy in most shirts/coats you could wear over it.
Gameplay wise you do have a point though, but the drop pouch is still an option.
Better: Just restrict all handguns from being put in drop pouch. Not a storagecreep and solves the problem of it just being better.
And I think that chucking it up to “RP preference” is just a bad take, but that’s just me.