Talk:Sybaris/@comment-194.138.39.52-20150415123323/@comment-665695-20150531155952

I'm removing the words "linearly less efficient" because it's unclear, unlike the words proceeding it. As for how to describe that itself, linear doesn't approximate its ammo inefficiency—it's a decay curve when you sample only the enemies which require an odd number of shots to kill. Decay curves are logarithmic, which is the inverse operation of exponential.

Against enemies that die in one shot, the Sybaris can make you waste half your shots. Against enemies that need nine shots, you're only wasting a tenth of your shots. Against enemies that need nineteen shots, you're only wasting a twentieth of your shots, or five percent.

But since "logarithmic" is a poorly-understood descriptor, I think we can get this concept across without using any of these words.