Talk:Despair/@comment-24.183.39.38-20130618132923/@comment-24.183.39.38-20130618172743

Follow up to my above comment about scaling. Did the calculations with a Despair and Kunai modded with full upgraded Hornet Strike, Convulsion, Deep Freeze, and Heated Charge against an infected charger (including its elemental resistances). Even fully loaded like this the Despair does NOT catch up to the Kunai. Despair would be hitting for 224 while kunai would be hitting for 366. However at that level, everything would be dying in a single hit or two with either weapon anyway even on Pluto.

However, this does underscore the fact that at the early levels or low mod levels, the kunai will significantly outpace the despair in infested areas. This would be true until the Despair are fixed with a higher level hornet strike, have Heated charge leveled and have barrel diffusion. At that point the mobs die so fast you probably don't notice a difference. The Despair might be preferred at that point due to its apparent (yet unmeasured and tested) damage bonus on Grineer.