Talk:Lex Prime/@comment-24682619-20140710221626/@comment-24557530-20140712091832

Playing the Lex P on crit is arguable, cause the pirstol crit mods as they are right now are really crappy and currently the only offhand weapon that benefits dpswise from a crit build is the Akmagnus due to 25% basecritchance. All others get to the same DPS at the most. But aside from that, if you want the fun of high hitting crits - wht not :D

There are two problematic mods, which, if swapped out for elements will not only give you better DPS but also higher crits. WAY higher crits ;)

First one Magnum Force. Problem: scales ADDITIVLY with Hornet Strike. Thus it will increase your damage output (overtime and per shot/crit) but merely 30%, if maxed. (Same goes for Heavy Caliber, which does not up your DPS by a factor of 1.65 but "only" doubles it).

Second one Hollow Point. Problem: scales additivly with Target Cracker AND dreases the base damage. Aside the 2nd effect, your damage per crit will only go up form 320% to 440%, thus this mod gives you only ~37,5% more damage per crit. To include the 2nd effect (-15% damage) you dont need to be a genius. (Same goes for Hammer Shot btw, which is only on par with an element mod for weapons with crit multipliers of 2.5x or higher.)

Both may be swappped out with element for way stronger crits (and dps).

One last thing to keep in mind: Mods that increase the base damage by a smaller portion (roughly 30%, Hollow point or magnum force in this case, Bane mods for rifles, etc) are only worth using if you already use all possible stronger mods AND use a bunch of element mods (at least 3) as they all gain that increased damage! Vice versa adding a 5th element is never worth it as there will always be one of those 30% mods you could use.