Talk:Gaze/@comment-14.3.70.156-20190926103309/@comment-194.59.251.181-20191116174646

I used to use the Atomos heavily, but the Gaze simply outclasses it in pretty much every respect, and is now one of my few go-to ranged weapons for high-level content. With a riven (+205.2 damage, +149.5 crit, +90.5 heat, -70.9 status), it does 125,869 dps, and that's using the longest-range, lowest damage grip, which gives it a 41m range to the Atomos' 15m.

And the innate radiation damage means you can build it for both radiation and corrosive, so it's good for both armor types. And it has innate punchthrough, chaining, and the beam is wide enough to be pretty forgiving with the aim. Not quite as forgiving as the Atomos, but it melts stuff fast enough that not a lot of tracking is required.

All of the above is objectively pretty good.

Admittedly, I got pretty lucky rolling that riven, but Gaze rivens are cheaper, and more powerful, than atomos rivens, presumably thanks to there being a lot of people like you who haven't given the weapon fair consideration.