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Thread: 30% Damage Slice vs. 30% Speed Slice
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wilibus
Mon Oct 04, 2004 12:20 am
#1
We all know that speed slices result in a higher dps than damage slicesbefore the speed cap. Basically what the notion involves is PUing sliced carbines and carbineers near the speed cap but not quite at it. Basically what i was looking for was a cheap way to get decent carbines for grinding FS XP, without having to go to the trouble off getting custom kryat ones,i basically wanted throw away laser carbines.
If you get a 30% Damage slice that effects both min and max damage. With a damage PU most are 33% Max and 16% Min. So you would gain Pretty much the same increase to max damage, but your min would not improve as much. But with a 30% Speed Slice, you gain pretty muchthe same gain with a Speed PU. But why is this important.After i thought of this istarted looking at some examplesto see if could somehow maximize the gains.
Take this situation ...Master Carbineer with +25 in speed tapes, which alot of us have.Secondlythe average laser carbine with a speed of 4.0...Damage Slice it to 30%+, then drop a speed PU on it. What is kind of interesting and really the only reason i made this post, was because of how the numbers worked out. A 33% speed PU will drop a 4.0 carbine to 2.68 which is basically the magic number you need to hit to cap with MCarbs and +25 in tapes.
I have always found ita pain to not really be able to use "store-bought" carbines as a Master Carbineer effectively. after i started comparing PU's and did some math it seemed really odd that it would work out so well with the speed PU being exactly enough to cap speed. Speed Slices will still rule over Damage Slices for mostuncapped carbineers, but with PU's and a little creative thinking you might be a little more deadly with a damage sliced carbine.
Agock_Onie
Mon Oct 04, 2004 12:38 am
#2
I'm missing your point...are you pro-speed slice or pro-damage slice?
TAfirehawk
Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:10 am
#3
Let me show some numbers, based on Stettin's Weapon List:
Base Laser: 3.3 Speed and 44-283 Damage
+60 Carbine Speed and CripplingShot
30% Speed Slice: 2.344-283 =533.2 DPS
Add Max/Min PU 32/16: 2.3 51-374 =693.0 DPS
Or Speed/Min PU 32/16: 1.6 51-283 =783.0 DPS
30% Damage Slice: 3.3 57-368 =483.0 DPS
Add Max/Min PU 32/16: 3.3 66-486 =627.3 DPS
Or Speed/Min PU 32/16: 2.2 66-368 =739.8 DPS
Now for the Carbineer with BH or SEA's....
+85 Carbine Speed and CripplingShot
30% Speed Slice: 2.344-283 =1226 DPS
Add Max/Min PU 32/16: 2.3 51-374 =1594DPS
Or Speed/Min PU 32/16: 1.6 51-283 =1253 DPS
30% Damage Slice: 3.3 57-368 =1285 DPS
Add Max/Min PU 32/16: 3.3 66-486 =1669 DPS
Or Speed/Min PU 32/16: 2.2 66-368 =1628 DPS
Notes: Each Carbineer must decide if he/she is going to use PowerUps first. After that if the +Carbine Speed is not one of these two examples, or the weapon does not have these stats, you must do your own calculations. We have a wonderful spreadsheet for those of you with Excel.
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