Weaponsmith Archive
Thread: Powerups on Laser Carbine/Rifle, something Im wondering about.
Min damage powerups are useless on laser rifle/carbine because it's so low that the powerup won't do much. Max/speed are better if you're not speed capped, max/min or max/mind (for rifle) or max/action (for carbine) are better if you're speed capped.
http://killyourpc.org/swg/swg_dps.php
use that to figure out what's best for you.
Howdy;
Run into explainations all the time on this issue due to my pricing scheme. I use Hit Point Per Second Squared, which is merely Max ROF x2 (Rate Of Fire).
They see a 2.8 @250 max going for $8K, and another 2.2 @210 max going for $9.2K. The question is Why Is The Better Weapon Cheaper ?? Well, it isn't <grin>
Since there are no Uber One-Shot Kills, the average fight is going to last at least 10 seconds. Assume a Max Hit on both of the above for a ROF, and the 250 will smack 890 worth of damage in a 10 second period, while the faster 210 HP one will have the best of 955. Rate Of Fire becomes much more important over a period of time than Max HP, especially so when you are not getting a True Max, but more of an average 'To Hit' rating.
To answer the question though, it really depends on where your Speed is. 30% of 1.5 seconds isn't much. 30% of 6 seconds matters.