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They can be either or, which is why you need to check the stats on them before buying them

I noticed that some "powerups" show only negative or no bonus in detailed description.
Are they still "powerups", do they have a positive effect? Or are they in fact "powerdowns"?
Might be a newbish question, but still I would appreciate an answer. Thank you

Last night I was making some melee powerups for myself and I was happy when I got one to 95% Efficiency and 35% Durability, then the thing comes out and has the normal +XX.XXXX% to <place HAM here> for special moves and it also had +XX.XXXXX% to max range penalty. Am I confused or is this two negatives instead of a negative and a bonus?

It's odd, but it actually is two bonuses. It's a problem with the wording, as far asI can tell. Both bonuses are "good".

BTW - I've been unable to find any advantage to experimenting up durability on power-ups. Has anybody else seen a tangible benefit?

I guess I should have asked this question before I destroyed it then. LOL

This powerup FAQ is excellent.

http://swg.allakhazam.com/db/guides.html?guide=119