Talk:Stradavar/@comment-30815414-20170318114446/@comment-74.96.199.63-20170402145456

This is just insane. I've sunk at least 4 forma into the Stradavar and it's one of the worst-performing MR8 weapons out there. It might have been acceptable for something locked at MR6 or lower, but it just doesn't hold up to snuff compared to either of the advanced Latrons and suffers in both modes from statistical and mechanical issues.

Auto just sucks. It's one of the worst automatic weapons in the game in that mode, featuring a measly 10% crit and 5% status and damage that doesn't have great base damage either. There's basically no reason beyond mild comfort in extremely low-level content, and even then the added recoil reduces accuracy further.

Semi-Auto jams when you try buffer shots like the Latrons, meaning you realistically rarely ever attain that listed 5 fire rate due to a mechanic meant to encourage timed shots, but ultimately punishes players with fluctuating frame rates.

As for statistical comparisons, since Semi-Auto is the only mode ever worth using, just compare to the advanced Latrons, weapons released earlier than the Stradavar:

Latron Prime: 85 damage, 15% crit chance, 2.5x multiplier, 4.17 fire rate, 25% status chance

Latron Wraith: 55 damage, 25% crit chance, 2.5x multiplier, 5.42 fire rate, 20% status chance

Both of these are significantly, objectively better in burst damage than the Stradavar and match or only barely lose out in sustain.