Talk:Acrid/@comment-67.187.196.148-20140618220726

I still use this weapon... Maybe it's not as good as it was in the past, but I think it's pretty solid... Just use hornet strike, maxed out toxin damage mods (pathogen rounds, pistol pestilence (which also adds status chance), multishot, etc... Personally I've forma'd it twice and it's been working out for me.

Hornet Strike (+200% dmg), maxed Pathogen Rounds (+90% toxin dmg), maxed Pistol Pestilence (+60% toxin dmg and +60% status chance), maxed Barrel Diffusion (+120% multishot),  maxed Lethal Torrent (+60% fire rate which is helpful as well as an additional +60% multishot), and then I tend have other elemental mods depending on what enemy I'm facing, but I also like to keep Jolt equipped (+60% electricity dmg and +60% status chance)

So, with a total of 180% multishot, there's a chance I may be firing 3 bullets with every shot, and with the increased fire rate, 15 shot magazine capacity, and quick reload, I can get some solid damage output, especially since the increased status chance with Jolt and Pistol Pestilence (a total of +120% status chance) along with the multishot, means I'm more likely to tear up some enemies (in game, fully modded it says I have 50.1% status chance).

For example, when I go for a fully corrosive build, my build in game says 672.0 corrosive damage, 10.7 fire rate, and 50.1% status chance... I suppose the in-game calculations could be wrong, but either way, this weapon is probably the best secondary I've used and it completely destroys enemies of all levels no problem. I don't think it's dead at all, but then again, I don't think I got a chance to use it back when it was at it's peak.