Talk:Soma/@comment-92.131.61.191-20130918190913/@comment-89.223.33.219-20130918222738

Thought so too, but seeing how pimped primary crit mods are, I am getting my doubts. While some cases may benefit Flux more, having at least two mods for crit setup quadriples the whole damage(including the mods). Basically, the only two good high-damage primary non-serrateds are: Hind and Supra, both sporting 30 damage with good damage system. Let's take 90% damage mod, serration and multishot as general damage doubling effects.(rounded up)

We have: 30x2(mod)x2(serration)x2(multishot)=240 damage per ammo unit. Adding an additional damage mod here would be: 30x3x2x2, resulting in 360 damage.

With critical setup of Soma, it has 87% crit(every shot, rounded up) and 800% crit damage(rounded up). So simply having these 3 mods(described in the info) you shoot 90 damage per shot. To reach similar damage with damage mods for Hind-Supra, they would need only two mods, but this is crit of base damage.

If we get: 10x2(mod)x2(serration)x2(multi)x8(crit)=640 damage per shot(may round up less, considering slight chance not to crit, doubled for multishot(not sure, but I think multishot's second shot doesn't copy the crit of first, but difference in the long run is slight), so about -20% - 500 damage per ammo unit average). If we add another damage mod here, it will be: 10x3x2x2x8=960

So how much is it with all 8 mods? Serration-Multi-Hellfire-Wildfire-Stormbringer-Cryo-Piercing-Shred or Point Strike for Hind-Supra:(a lot of rounding up, including 60+60% Wildfire\AP being just one 100%(+x1))

30x5x2x2=600 damage per ammo unit

For Soma, I'd say: Serration-Multi-Wildfire-Cryo-Piercing-3x crit mods.

10x3(90%+120%)x2x2x8=960(as said above), round down to 800

Granted that Soma has two important V polarities, it's easier to start it off. The only possible benefits of other bullet rifles would be: shiny Supra shots(shares bad ammo efficiency and burst with Soma, but lacks precision) and Hind's precision(with less dps overall due to speed, but good ammo efficiency).

Bottom line: this rifle brings an end to Supra(as it wins overall) and is strong alternative to Hind's sustained damage.

How is it compared to Flux? Use the Hind\Supra mod setup: 20x5x2x2=400 serrated damage per ammo unit, two times less than Soma.

Honestly, this rifle looks almost like Strun Wraith to shotguns...