Talk:Zhuge Prime/@comment-8256051-20190812121425/@comment-124.104.4.77-20190824205757

The point is, my friend, is that this weapon explodes, hence it's possible to deal damage without directly hitting enemies. The EXPLOSION from Zhuge Prime is not an EXTRA AOE.

The bolt itself only deals a fraction of the listed damage, and so does the explosion. To actually deal 100% of the damage listed, you need both the BOLT AND EXPLOSION to hit.

Plenty of explosive focused weapons have this same feature, where the shell/grenade/bolt only deal a fraction of the damage, while the explosion deals the majority. The explosions usually dont have IPS, keyword: usually.

For hit-scan guns, they're pretty self-explanatory.

I'm guessing this is the resulting mentality of present day Warframe and its meta+gimmicks.