I think I gaslit myself into thinking bandit's blast and lights out weren't as good as their alternatives
I just tried them out after ages for a change, and for one I forgot lights out doesn't just refresh the special cooldown on kill, but ALL cooldowns
as for blast, I always dunked on it cause haha 4 pellets >>>>> 1 pellet, but as it turns out one pellet that actually fires straight is BIG, you can actually kill things from afar without relying on your special, and the damage isn't half bad
also I had generally forgotten the sheer style of shooting down like 10 wisps in a row with a revolver, doing air combos by using smokebomb and proc'ing lights out, etc