Talk:Galatine Prime/@comment-180.181.77.205-20161014081015/@comment-25254386-20161109014630

Ya, the three WarframeBuilder pics are what I was referring to but if you want true accuracy then here’s this:

Okay, so this is the equation that should be used to calculate the true DPS of any/all melees (and possibly primaries/secondaries), it takes into account nearly everything: crit chance, combo counter, attack speed, and most importantly red crits. It was a pain in the ass to make and is fairly complicated but as far as I can tell it works:

Using this;

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,we can accurately calculate Galatine/Prime's and Atterax's DPS.

1: 1x combo multiplier with no Berserker buff yet


 * Atterax =


 * Galatine =


 * Galatine P =

2: 5x combo multiplier and 3 Berserker stacks


 * Atterax =


 * Galatine =


 * Galatine P =

So the Atterax officially does not out DPS Galatine/Prime, but as I said before, that doesn't make it a bad weapon. In fact, with a Primed Reach the Atterax is an amazing CC weapon, able to oneshot lvl 38 Elite Lancers with a 4.75% chance to oneshot a level 41 with only a 1x combo counter and a Primed Pressure Point.

Atterax could easily hold it’s own during endgame missions, and it would be able to clear wide areas a lot easier than Galatine could. If it were a question of viability I’d probably say Atterax has the upperhand on Galatine due to its high range and still high damage output. It wouldn’t be until around level 112 Atterax would start struggling to kill Elite Lancers in just a second or two.

I personally still prefer Galatine Prime as its range is still large (longsword) and I usually like to fight boss type enemies more than mobs, which is where it really outshines Atterax.

P.S. Feel free to correct any mistakes I may have made in my equation.