Talk:Boltor/@comment-20320473-20131101193216/@comment-206.183.119.95-20131105072824

Boltor has armor ignoring damage, but it requires you to be skilled at firing it in short bursts (maybe even a recoil reduction mod) to really do any damage at med-long range and the actual bolts are painfully slow, so get ready to lead your targets by a mile.

Dera is the opposite, having laser damage (making it the equivalent of throwing tin cans at grineer due to their armor, and even an armor pierce mod doesn't completely fix the problem), but it has completely infalliable accuracy, never even slightly going off target at huge distances. Its projectile speed is also much, much faster, and with a bit of practice it's pretty much a hit-scan weapon.

Both weapons require a bit of skill with them to really use. I'd recommend starting with a Boltor since it's significantly cheaper and easier to get your hands on than a Dera (you could start building the two Fieldron needed for Dera while you're building/trying out the Boltor). If the armor ignore just isn't worth the sluggish projectiles and inaccuracy, but you'd like a somewhat similar weapon, then go ahead and try the Dera. Neither weapon is a waste of resources stat-wise, so you can't go wrong with trying them both out to see which one you like.