Pilot Archive

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FalinMor wrote:

I'm getting close to the point where I'm going to RE my Boltdriver-based L7 gun ( of course I'm waiting for the next patch to hit for the drain bonus).

Here's what I have so far, pre-RE (post-RE):

Drain: 1854.1 (1779.9)

Mass: 14495.0 (13915.2)

Min: 1910.1 (1986.5)

Max: 2953.5 (3071.6)

V/S: .622 (.647)

V/A: .616 (.641)

EPS: 23.2 (22.3)

Rate: .333 (.320)

Areas of improvement? Thoughts?

I wouldn't mind a better EPS and Rate, but don't want to wait forever for them either.

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the mass is decent but it could be better. the refire won't get much lower but I have seen a .31 pre-re. However, definitly wait fofr better effectivness stats. Mine came out at .68 and .67 post-re and even that is a bit low.

Just to point out, 0.680 and 0.670 on a L7 is pretty exceptional. Its rare to get over 0.630 on either on a L7, so to get 0.680 post RE is impressive.

As said there are small improvements can be made, you can easily take 1k off the mass PreRE, i'm working with a 13500 atm, but they go under 13000 Pre RE.

As for the vs i have a 0.640 and 0.633 Pre RE, but these are quite hard to come by. If you get over 0.650 post RE, you're doing ok. The EPS is the same as mine. Though the refire can be lower, i have a 0.322 for my project.

But overall its looking good.

Right now my boltdriver RE project looks like the following

Drain 1826

Mass 14754 (needs improvement)

Vs. S .602 (can be improved)

Vs. A .614

E/S 23.9

Refire .328

I wont RE mine until i have a sub 14k mass weapon and a VS S of .610 or higher. I have to of them to RE so my first wont be as picky.

Max damage can be higher, try and get an Ionic Pulse weapon if you havent already.

Most of them are over 3k pre RE

I got lucky and found one thats 3190 pre RE.

And like the others said, lower the mass a tad.

Keep in mind it can be considerably harder to find good components on low pop servers like the one im on. (Naritus). I searched for months to find good armor eff lvl 7. My 2 Ionic pulse weapons didnt have great max damage and in those months not a single one hit the bazaar. So while my boltdriver project isnt as good as some of yours its the best I can get it. I think its a fair example for a low pop server.

Post Re

Energy Drain: 2012.6

Mass: 13062.7

Damage: 1889.8-3083.0

Vs. Shields: 0.640

Vs. Armor: 0.620

Energy/Shot: 23.4

Refire Rate: 0.310