Talk:Damage/Puncture Damage/@comment-202.62.17.107-20160317073605/@comment-173.3.208.47-20160626042218

It deals 50% more damage against Ferrite and also ignores 50% of Ferrite armor, so the return is greater than you might expect. Same deal with Alloy, and same deal with any damage type that has a bonus vs armor.

Of course, when enemies get into the 70+ range you start to do poor damage even with the right damage types because the system wasn't designed with enemies of that level in mind. Things have gotten out of hand after years of neglect from dev.