Talk:Dual Ether/@comment-77.181.102.37-20130528125702/@comment-24.102.198.152-20130605225013

The dual ether is in-fact good against infested. Like all slashing weapons it gets a x3 multiplier against non-ancient infested. Assuming the wiki stats for both weapons are correct, some main differences can be listed below:

Charge dps: 100 damage per 1 second vs 150 every 1.5 seconds, so 100 dps for both. Realistically you'll be using nothing but charge attacks at higher levels (T3 Void anyways) and since charge attacks ignore armor, the grineer/infested argument is somewhat moot.

Basic attack dps: 1.3 basic attacks dealing 30 (armor ignoring) damage every second vs. 30 damage per second. 39 dps for ether and 30 dps for DHS. More relevant for lower levels where one slash can an enemy. Otherwise the charge would most likely kill it faster in the long run (or even a combination of charged and uncharged).

DHS has a - polarity which can save a precious forma while ether has none.

Here's are situations in which either weapon could be better:

You have a 600 hp infested and use charge attacks with both. Dual either will kill it in 2 seconds and the DHS will kill it in 3. Ether wins.

You have a 450 hp infested and again use charge attacks. Ether kills it in 2 seconds and DHS kills it in 1.5 DHS wins.

Same scenario with 900 hp infested. Ether kills in 3 seconds and DHS kills in 3. Same.

Really if you like the model of one better than the other it won't be a massive difference either way.