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Is it possible to make bad powerups? As in powerups that make your weapons worse than before?

A number of times I will create a powerup that says, "Point Blank Penalty: 3.534%".

That sounds "bad" to me, but what does that actually mean? Others like "Min Damage Increase" or "Max Damage Increase" are obviously good, but is it possible to make bad powerups?

If yes, what do you usually do with them, just destroy them if they are useless or hope that people don't realize that on Bazaar and see if they sell?

I was confused by this myself a few days ago, but I went ahead and put a power-up with a +action cost % modifier onto a weapon, and the action cost went down. So, the display is a little confusing, but all power-ups are beneficial.

It might be a good idea to take a look at the weapons also.Check the stats on the weapons andI think you'll see that they have bonuses and penalties also. I know that there are no "bad" powerups. Just ones that are not as effective. The point blank penalty is normally higher for carbines and rifles, which were never meant to be used at point blank ranges. Obviously a scope will have a point blank penalty, because it was never meant to be used a point blank range. Others may have point blank penalties for certain weapons? I'm still investigating all this, but as far as I can tell there are definitely no "bad" power ups.

Thanks guys.

Micco30: I know that weapons have bonuses and penalties but you can see all the different ones on the "Examine" screen. When I create a PowerUp and then "Examine" it, sometimes it will ONLY say "Point Blank Penalty" and nothing else so I can't tell what if anything it will be doing to improve the weapon it goes on. And if that is the only thing that the PowerUp displays to the user, will anyone buy it on the Bazaar?

Do PowerUps only show you the stat that modifies the item the most?

Always check the results of the power-ups, I thik someone said there's 4 different atributes for most of them, and it is possible to end up with one that has nothing useful to add to your weapong.....

Bad thing about being random