Talk:Akbolto/@comment-24261757-20140107084752/@comment-50.113.40.245-20140117005231

If you're going to potato and polarize, Akboltos are much better in the long run. As a comparison:

Akboltos:  Unmodded DPS including reload times:  241.07 DPS.

Despair:  166.66 DPS.

The downsides to the akboltos are that they don't fire automatically, and you have to deal with some kick. They also don't feature innate punch through, but flying bodies from bolts give a somewhat similar effect.

Yes, Despair are slightly more ammo efficient, but if that small of a difference is going to kill you, you really shouldn't be using either of these weapons in the first place, and should be using Aklex, Ballistica, or one of the Bronco series weapons.