Talk:Acrid/@comment-10606143-20130628005454/@comment-206.248.181.201-20130705154919

despair is full upfront dmg, acrid is roughly 40% upfront, rest in dots.

in most cases, burst dmg will be more helpful in high lv missions because mobs marked as "dead" with acrid dots can still shoot before they actually die.

also tech takes 400% arm pen dmg on head shots and they dont move much. most likely despair will win out.

on body shots acrid will save you bullets if you can calculate the full dot dmg

HOWEVER, compare these to (example) Lex or other "older" secondaries, despair and acrid are world apart better. yes even better than dual vipers due to bullet efficiency.

so... pick what you like