Talk:Baza/@comment-172.249.120.51-20181028121008/@comment-74.249.120.184-20190427173616

The thing is, small or compact means it tucks neatly beside the Rakta Syandana on Ivara's back with no clipping. That's pretty fashionframe friently if you ask me.

As for stats, I think a lot of people want to make it about personal preference when it really isn't. The Baza is objectively a better gun on a Prowl Ivara  than the Soma Prime or Prisma Grakata. Simply having an extra mod slot (no need to equip Hush) allows you to 100% compensate for the lower base damage, and then some. It also helps that the riven disposition is a little higher than the Soma Prime. (Also: why the hell is the Prisma Grakata 4/5?  What is this madness?  If Riven disposition is supposed to be based on usage, Grakatas see WAY more use than the Baza!)

That said, if you don't want a silenced gun, yes, the Soma Prime or Prisma Grakata is an objectively better weapon. Literally sticking the same build on all 3 guns will yield results that confirm as much.

So yeah, it is NOT a matter of preference. The Baza is the best silenced, the Soma Prime is the best unsilenced, and the Prisma Grakata would be better unsilenced than the Soma Prime if you have a great Riven for it. Period. No debate here, this is math.

That said, I'd argue that there IS more to take into account than either raw math or fashionframe, so as for my own personal opinion, the Baza is best because Ivara is the best frame in the game (FOR ME!) and the Baza is the best primary for Ivara. If you prefer a Rhino or Cold Chroma or Broberon or Booben or even a Loki, sure, you should look somewhere else. But if you, like me, prefer Ivara, then you really can't do any better than the Baza. Except maybe the Lenz, but that's a different gun for a different purpose.

That said, I don't understand why you'd bring anything other than Ivara on a Spy mission, because Infiltrator. Like, just that alone makes her the queen of Spy, hands down. So I mean, the fact that she can 100% steamroll any spy mission, and can be top-tier anywhere else...