Talk:Orthos Prime/@comment-2A01:CB06:48D:9100:B0BA:8D7:A043:179E-20190803105721

This weapon is severely underrated. Orthos Prime is an amazingly useful weapon. Are there things out there with more sheer power ? Sure. But this is a really good weapon nonetheless.

- It's really fast. It's a matter of taste, but I really don't like slow weapons, and I don't like having to mod a slow weapon to make it fast. It's a waste of mod slots, IMHO. So starting fast is great, and this thing is pretty damn fast.

- Because it deals mostly slash damage, it's useful against infested, and will also proc slash status more often than the rest... Assuming it procs, because its status chances are a bit low, allright. Using elemental mods such as volcanic edge and the like might help alleviate the issue, though.

- It simply has the longest reach of all melee weapons. With a maxed reach mod (not even the primed one), you can basically hit 3 grineer units in a line. Since you twirl that bladed stick all around you, you simply hit everything around you in a large radius. It's a roomsweeper. And sure, you won't proc status often on a single enemy... But status chance is per hit, right ? So if you hit every single enemy in the room at once, more often than with other weapons... Yeah, I wouldn't worry about status too much.

- Because it has a high focus on a single type of damage, you can easily ramp that one up. Pressure point, jagged edge, and you're good to go. That leaves more room for elemental mods, and unless I am very mistaken, elemental mods +damage is calculated on the modified damage of the weapon, whereas physical damages are calculated on the base damage. So, easily increasing physical damage at the cost of a minimal amount of mods slots and points will mechanically make elemental mods stronger.

- It looks so damn cool when used. It's not a combat factor, but hey, it's a game, it should be enjoyed, and looking utterly badass when destroying the whole room is certainly enjoyable.

Overall, I find it even better than zaws, mostly because zaws will either be stronger but slower or as fast / faster but deal less damage overall. At least I have yet to figure a zaw setup that provides both higher damage AND speed than Orthos Prime.

In the end, if you are looking for a weapon that will destroy anything in one hit, this is not this one. If you want a decent weapon against hordes of average enemies, then look no further.