Talk:Dex Sybaris/@comment-95.40.34.21-20160327160018/@comment-12127105-20160329100147

While yes, punchthrough is good for groups that doesn't mean it makes the weapon more effective. In the example of the Dex Sybaris I took this build http://goo.gl/pKzpzs (only have 2 forma in it right now) against a level 50 corrupted heavy gunner. The elemental combo needed two bursts to kill the heavy. So to test how effective yours would be I swapped out stormbringer for metal auger. Now I needed 4-5 bursts for the heavy gunner. Do keep in mind though that all bursts were headshots, not body shots. Meaning that it took 2 headshot bursts for the elemental combo build and 4-5 for the metal auger one.

Now I took both build to a level 75 corrupted heavy gunner. The elemental combo took 5 bursts and the metal auger one took 10-12 plus the bleed proc.

As you can see, the gap between the two gets bigger and bigger. Now while yes, the metal auger build will be more effective against crowds, do keep in mind that this effectiveness will fall off heavily as the enemies get higher in levels. And at that point, I'd rather oneburst the enemy because of more damage and the additional bonus damage if the enemy is weak against said combo than 5 burst them.

Now just as Darth said, I am not discrediting punch-through. But sacrificing an elemental combo for punch-through? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEV_0VqZTXE