Talk:Synapse/@comment-76.110.132.55-20140127135036/@comment-98.234.16.90-20140128225936

As far as I know, that is the main reason. Since all of synapse's output is turned into +damage, it out-damages something that has 50% or more of its physical damage doing less. In doing so, it becomes more specialized, though, so it might do more against one type and less against other enemies. Also, if you don't really believe people about the damage, go to dpsframe, take bane off the default loadout for synapse and soma, and give them both hellfire (so they have radiation and viral). Then, hover over the grineer. It does do more against napalms, but less against the others. You just have to mod synapse to take out a certain enemy type.