Talk:Rakta Ballistica/@comment-49.48.240.136-20150226173650/@comment-98.220.235.128-20150227144414

Assuming no missed shots the sustained dps against a single target seems very similar.

How many situations are you only shooting at a single target?

Warframe tends to have waves of multiple mobs so slow rate of fire weapons tend to be more challenging to use, particularly when they're not hit scan and charge type to boot.

Oh and Synoid has higher status

Will Rakta beat Synoid on dps? In real game play, I doubt it.

The Rakta did get buffed into a useful weapon, just not as generally functional as the synoid.

It does has some very real benifits though. A fully silent weapon that can hit for about 15k damage (with 4 forma) And is very accurate in charged mode. It's a nice weapon for when you want to be a bit stealthy. Oh and of course the much touted viral AOE isn't bad. The capacity to ragdoll a whole line of enemies certainly is fun too.

Something I learned in this game, don't even try to evaluate weapons based solely on numbers. There will frequently be factors that affect how well you like weapons that don't show up until you see it in use. By all means do the math to figure what a weapon might be capable of. Just don't make judgements about a weapon until you get it in your hands and use it. I don't think even the developers at DE are capable of evaluating weapons just based on the math.

For my arsenal the recent buffs upgraded the Rakta from paper weight to a niche weapon that works