Talk:Concentrated Arrow/@comment-119.94.3.155-20180906203156

Assuming that a crowd is in front of Ivara, shooting through from a position from outside the crowd location will net significantly more damage from Punch Through since it's potentially infinite vs the limited range of the Concentrated Arrow.

Having tried all possible range mods on Concentrated Arrow and frankly, Overextended + Augur Reach + Stretch still isn't enough to beat a single Punch Through Mod in terms of crowd damage potential. Another thing is that Overextended removes more base damage, and those 3 slots could be better used for more Ability Strength. You can forgo Ovextended but the range is really Meh, Augur Reach + Stretch + Cunning Drift just does 13m or so. Overall, Vanilla will always have more Mod Slots to work with since it doesn't need the Augment + 2-3 Range Mods, which is enough for an Intensify, Power Drift, Augur Secrets and Transient Fortitude which roughly somewhat doubles the base damage.

If you wish to use the "Skillz" argument, Postitioning is just as important as the ability to headshot. Since Navigator is also present, I'd say positioning is even harder to do.

TL:DR The expected base damage of Vanilla is twice of Concentrated Arrow per arrow. Punch Through is more usable and has higher total damage potential than Concentrated Arrow. Concentrated Arrow is just for fun. Nothing else. It's just there for the same reason as 360 no scoping, it's just Flashy.