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This post was last updated on June 19th, 2022 at 03:58 pm

The EWE EP-38 Night Special was one of the first weapons I ever purchased. It was a huge mistake. One that a lot of newer players make. There’s a reason I’ve kept it but let’s take a look at this weapon and see what I did wrong. Avoiding the mistakes I made can save you some serious PED.

Basic Stats

The EWE EP-38 Night Special is an Unlimited Laser Pistol. This means it can be repaired and used over and over. It has a range of 24.2 meters, weighs 1.6 kg and has a DPS of 31.9. The weapon deals 58 HP of damage comprised of 5 HP penetration and 53 HP Burn. It’s capable of 33 attacks per minute giving it a reload speed of 1.8 seconds.

This weapon burns 800 ammo per shot while decaying 6.1 PEC per shot. With a Maximum TT value of 96 PED and a minimum TT value of 2.88 PED this pistol does 2.854 HP of damage per PEC. The total uses between repairs is 1,527 and it has an efficiency of 55.5% which is considered average. Note minimum TT is not a metric that should be quoted now.

Other Information

Since the EWE EP-38 Night Special is a laser pistol it uses either Weapon Cells or Universal Ammo. It can be equipped with energy amps to increase it’s damage output. This weapon does not have a Skill Increase Bonus, or SIB, and is maxed at profession level 100 Ranged Laser (Dmg) and Laser Pistoleer (Hit).

The EWE EP-38 Night Special is only known to be available if it is found in loot. You can not craft this weapon. It has not been reported to drop recently which means it either drops rarely or drops have not been reported but may happen.

Why The EWE EP-38 Night Special Was A Mistake For Me

Looking through all the information you may be able to spot why I shouldn’t have purchased the EWE EP-38 Night Special. Did you see it? Yup! It’s a weapon that maxes at profession level 100! Like most of the older Unlimited weapons this pistol is no exception. If you are not level 100 you are not going to be able to use it to it’s full capacity.

That mean’s you are going to do fewer attacks per minute than the weapon is capable of. You won’t be able to do the full amount of damage the gun could inflict. Worst of all, you’re using a weapon whose efficiency is average but with which your efficiency is poor. This means missed hits and wasted ammo.

Does this mean the EWE EP-38 Night Special is a bad weapon? Not at all. What it means is that it was a bad weapon for me to purchase when I did not have the proper skills to use it. This is a fact that is true of all weapons in Entropia Universe. I wrote an article about being sure you know if you have the skills to use a weapon. This is something I feel will save a lot of players a lot of money. It’s also something I wish I had when I first started playing Entropia.

Why I Still Have The EWE EP-38 Night Special

Why did I keep this gun knowing I can’t currently use it? Because someday I will be able to. I will eventually reach level 100 in the professions needed to use this pistol. When I do there will be times when it may be the superior weapon. I simply purchased the right gun at the wrong time. This is something that I see happen a lot and I hope you can learn from my mistake. There is a tool for every job. There is also a proper time to use that tool and an improper time when you should use a different tool.

Now Available For Rent

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This post was last updated on June 19th, 2022 at 03:57 pm

The A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted is an awesome weapon. It’s also the secret to how I won Easter Mayhem 2019. If you play Entropia Universe you should have this weapon! Let’s take an in-depth look at this great Laser Rifle and see what secrets we can uncover!

Base Stats:

This is the Adjusted version so the stats are a bit different from the base version. As we’ve noted this is a Laser Rifle weapon with a range of 77 meters and a weight of 3.8 kg. The A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted does 43 HP of damage. That damage is 4 HP Penetration and 39 HP burn. It’s capable of 44 attacks per minute. This gives the gun a reload speed of 1.4 seconds. The result is DPS of 31.5 HP.

It uses 1,000 Weapon Cells or Universal ammo per use. Decay is 0.396 PEC per use. It has a maximum TT value of 85 PED and a minimum TT value of 2.55 PED with 20,821 uses between repairs. It has an efficiency of 56.7% which is average. The Damage per PEC is 2.869 HP. Since it’s a Laser Rifle it can use Energy Amps. Note that minimum TT value is not a metric that should be quoted from now on.

A-3 Justifier Mk.2, Adjusted Leveling And SIB

Part of the secret to this weapon is in it’s leveling abilities. Most UL weapons require you to be level 100 before you can use them to their full capacity. The A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted is a bit of a rarity in that it’s recommended levels are only level 18 Laser Sniper (Hit) profession and level 18 Ranged Laser (Dmg) profession.

The weapon does have a Skill Increase Bonus, or SIB, starting at about level 18. The A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted is designed to max at level 23. However this can be manipulated if you manipulate your skill composition.

A Weapon For Most Lower Level Players

This is a great weapon for lower level players. It should really be most peoples first UL weapon. Add in the fact you can easily max it at level 23 and it’s a great weapon to take you from lower level to low-mid level play. As I said above you can manipulate your skill composition to make the weapon max faster. This is exactly what I did for Easter Mayhem 2019 so let’s take a look at how I did it.

Skill Composition

We know the A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted maxes at level 23 Laser Sniper (Hit) and Ranged Laser (Dmg).

The biggest contributor to the Hit profession is the Laser Rifle skill. While the largest contributor to the Damage profession is Laser Weapon Tech. These clock in at a whopping 39% and 25% respectively.

By knowing the exact skill composition of both professions you can implant or remove individual skills. Doing this will not only change your over all profession level; it will also alter how the weapon handles.

In a future article we will look at this in detail. Using this information I was actually able to max on the A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted at approximately level 22. This helped me save PED by not having to chip out as much during Mayhem while still using the weapon to it’s full capacity.

Hidden Opportunities

There are several hidden opportunities with the A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted. The damage range is just right that it can be VERY slightly over amped. You don’t gain the overage but this allows you to get every bit of damage you can through using an amp. While this is not ideal for everyday hunting it’s useful during competitions.

In addition you can alter the weapon’s rate of fire with items such as the Ares Ring, Improved which will also increase the DPS the weapon is capable of. This will also increase the critical chance and amount of critical damage.

Tiering The A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted

One of the hardest parts of competing when you’re low level is the lack of UL weapons that have been tiered. It’s simply not worth it to tier most lower level weapons.

The A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted is one of the few lower level weapons that you will often find tiered. Each tier allows you to add a damage enhancer that increases the weapons damage, ammo and decay by 10%. This is another way to increase the abilities’ of this great weapon.

Lower tier examples tiers 1-4 are not uncommon. Tier 5 examples are rare. I believe there are only a few tier 6’s (currently 3-5 I believe) and one tier 7 that I am aware of in-game. These higher tier examples make it perfect for Category 1 Mayhem Annihilation. One of the few UL weapons capable of winning in Category 1.

The A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted Is Now Available For Rent!

The A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted is a player favorite due to its low maxing level. Add to this the fact that you can easily alter its rate of fire, DPS and damage the weapon is capable of it’s easy to see why this weapon is so sought after. It can be a bit more than some players can afford to spend on a single weapon.

Through our Ninja Rental Program you can now rent the Tier 6 A-3 Justifier Mk. 2, Adjusted that I used to win Easter Mayhem 2019!

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EWE EP-38 Night Special: A Level 100 Weapon