Talk:Synapse/@comment-183.171.171.98-20131217054429/@comment-24.180.179.5-20131217065017

It's a "loss" in the sense of an opportunity cost.

Any time you slot something that adds less damage than the theoretical "optimal" build, it could be regarded as a "loss". Which is what the people who are saying that mean.

Hammer Shot adds around 27% or so onto the total damage output of the Synapse (not including procs). There are mods that, at least situationally, provide somewhat more damage. Like the Bane mods (which add 30%)  that were being discussed further down the page.

Though those apply only to a single faction, so Hammer Shot would still be preferable in the Void, where you're fighting units from all three factions at once.