Talk:Energy Channel/@comment-129.21.251.137-20140223094616

I think if they made the bonus damage last for a set amount of time as opposed to just the next hit that it would fit into it niche better. The problem is this: adding 200 bonus base damage to a heavy weapons charge attack isn't that much. Adding 200 bonus base damage to a low base but fast attack speed is a huge boost for that one attack, but only that one attack. Either way, your only getting 200 bonus damage out of the deal. Yes it scales with elemental mods, but even then it's still just a measely one-and-done bonus. Bottom line, Your putting 7 mod capacity in something that can occasionally give you +200 damage. Milking an extra 200 damage out of every 100 energy spent is just flat out not worth it.

If they applied the bonus to all melee attacks within a time period after spending energy, it would at least be possible to apply the bonus multiple times, giving this mod a place in some fast attack melee builds. The whole point of a flat damage boost (this one of the only things in the game that is flat, not scaled) is that it is more efficient on low base weapons that attack quickly. But since it's only applied on one attack, this mod is ruled out of both speed builds and charge builds.

I don't bother with melee much, but I know the fang prime hits 3 times for one normal attack. If this mod applied the 200 damage boost to all 3 attacks, you could get a total of 600 boost per 100 energy spent, including elemental scaling. That might be about the only place in the game this mod could shine. If I had a fang prime I would test it.

Honestly, I'm just looking around at stuff in anticipation for melee 2.0. No melee weapon in the game can even come close to matching the efficiency of the top tier weapons. Why the hell would you go through al the trouble of setting up a build to get an occasional damage boost on energy spent when you can one-shot-kill lvl 50 enemies with a latron prime, clear 20 enemies with an ogris/penta shot, etc. It's been a looooong time since the melee weapons got some love from whoever "balances" this game.