Talk:Lanka/@comment-216.229.21.80-20150830213838/@comment-86.178.161.76-20150901134308

let me give a different answer, compare this to the paris prime for the following reasons;

1.they are both accurate crit based weapons.

2.they both have travel time (they are not hitscan).

3.they both have a charge time.

4.they both have exeptional innate punchthrough.

now to list the ways in which the lanka is better than the paris;

1.it does 50% more base damage (300 vs 200).

2.GREATLY incresed accuracy. it can take a heavy caliber without any noticeable adverse effects over a reasonable distance (most combat takes place within 50 meters, beyond this the heavy cal will be noticeable).

3. it has a single electric element that can make VERY nice elemental combos (corrosive, radiation and magnetic).

4. far greater status change and no chance at hitting those peskey physical damage type procs.

5.due to using a magazine, the lanka has no delay between its shots due to a lack of a need to reload after every shot, incresing DPS.

now to list the reasons why the paris prime is better;

1.higher crit chance (chance at red crits).

2. can make effective use of the peircing caliber mod which (puncture damage is less effective as corrosive and radiation against ferrite and alloy armor respectivly but is OK against both) allowing for versitile anti-armor.

3.innatly charges faster (but due to reloading after every shot, this might not matter as much as you might think).

Im not going to list "has a scope" as an advantage or not because, allthough some people like it (like myself) i know that they are exeptions to the general rule of "scopes suck".

All in all, its a matter of perspective but there is one simple fact that you need to bear in mind, the lanka has ALOT more in common with a paris prime / dread than it does with a vectis in terms of playstyle so you should think of it as a bow with a scope. bessides, the angstrum and the marelock are both semi auto high power pistols yet you dont see people comparing those do you?

TDLR: its a matter of perspective, if you like bows, you might like the lanka. they have more in common than you think.