Felarx

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Felarx's normal mode (unmodded) average performance stats (unchanged):

22% overall approximate status chance

0.66 average status procs per second

Non-crit damage per shot: 760

Average damage per shot (including crits): 912

Non-crit DPS: approximately 2,280

DPS (including crits): approximately 2,736

Ferlarx's incarnon mode (unmodded) average performance stats PRE-VEILBREAKER:

20% overall status chance

0.30 average status procs per second

Noncrit damage per shot: 500

Average damage per shot (including crits): 700

Noncrit DPS: approximately 750

DPS (including crits): 1,050

Direct comparison: Normal vs. Incarnon (respectively) PRE-VEILBREAKER:

22% vs. 20% overall approximate status chance

0.66 vs. 0.30 average status procs per second

Noncrit damage per shot: 760 vs. 500

Average damage per shot (including crits): 912 vs. 700

Noncrit DPS: approximately 2,280 vs. 750

DPS (including crits): approximately 2,736 vs. 1,050

Stat losses from Normal mode to Incarnon mode PRE-VEILBREAKER:

2% approximate status chance per shot

0.36 statuses per second

260 noncrit damage per shot

212 crit damage per shot

1,530 noncrit DPS

1,686 DPS (including crits)

Ferlarx's incarnon mode (unmodded) average performance stats now:

20% overall status chance

0.30 average status procs per second

Non-crit damage per shot: 600

Average damage per shot (including crits): 840

Non-crit DPS: approximately 900

DPS (including crits): 1,260

Direct comparison: Normal vs. Incarnon (respectively) now:

22% vs. 20% overall approximate status chance

0.66 vs. 0.30 average status procs per second

Non-crit damage per shot: 760 vs. 600

Average damage per shot (including crits): 912 vs. 840

Non-crit DPS: approximately 2,280 vs. 900

DPS (including crits): approximately 2,736 vs. 1,260

Stat losses from Normal mode to Incarnon mode:

2% approximate status chance per shot

0.36 statuses per second

160 non-crit damage per shot

72 damage per shot (including crits)

1,380 non-crit DPS

1,476 DPS (including crits)

Incarnon Mode Stat Changes Due to the Buff:

0% status chance per shot

0 statuses per second

+100 non-crit damage per shot

+140 damage per shot (including crits)

+150 non-crit DPS

+210 DPS (including crits)

As you can see, using its incarnon mode STILL isn't worth it. The change made it less bad, and the proposed change would have made it even less bad, but they implemented a change from 500->600 damage per shot rather than 600->700, or, I guess, 500->700. 700 damage per shot still wouldn't make it be better, but it would be something.

An unmodded comparison IS STILL RELEVANT, because in all cases, both modes will have the same mods, and the only mods the Incarnon form benefits more from than the normal mode are crit mods. But because Felarx has Devastating Attrition as a disincentive to use crits and doesn't have another comparable fifth evolution modifier, crits are still not worth it.

From my limited testing in the Simulacrum, even without any punch through mods, and without the evolution that grants punch through, the Felarx's primary fire mode has a significant amount of body punch through. And this body punch through is lost in its incarnon form.

This weapon feels so backwards. This is purely conjecture, but I think the presence of body punch through on its primary fire is functionality added incorrectly, and I think this body punch through was meant for the incarnon form. As it stands now, apart from ranged engagements and managing ammo economy (if that), there's no real reason to use Felarx's incarnon form.

Felarx's normal mode (unmodded) average performance stats:

22% overall approximate status chance

0.66 average status procs per second

Noncrit damage per shot: 760

Average damage per shot (including crits): 912

Noncrit DPS: approximately 2,280

DPS (including crits): approximately 2,736

Felarx's incarnon mode (unmodded) average performance stats:

20% overall status chance

0.30 average status procs per second

Noncrit damage per shot: 500

Average damage per shot (including crits): 700

Noncrit DPS: approximately 750

DPS (including crits): 1,050

Direct comparison: Normal vs. Incarnon (respectively)

22% vs. 20% overall approximate status chance

0.66 vs. 0.30 average status procs per second

Noncrit damage per shot: 760 vs. 500

Average damage per shot (including crits): 912 vs. 700

Noncrit DPS: approximately 2,280 vs. 750

DPS (including crits): approximately 2,736 vs. 1,050

Stat losses:

2% approximate status chance per shot

0.36 statuses per second

260 noncrit damage per shot

212 crit damage per shot

1,530 noncrit DPS

1,686 DPS (including crits)

As you can see, using its incarnon mode isn't worth it.

Generally, I think the purpose of incarnon mode was to give you another functional option for your builds. I may be wrong on that. Correct me if so! Anyway, the stat differences listed above indicate that there isn't a good reason to use its incarnon mode outside of leveraging a small amount of extra range and that 0.5 punch through, both of which are made negligible through several of its evolutions. These stat differences are also a little beyond what can be rectified with modding. Could you provide reasons for the disparity, or (preferably) fix it?

Actually, outside of crit modding, all modding applied actually widens the disparity, and crit modding isn't exactly encouraged by the evolution options you gave us for this weapon.

If anyone has a problem with this, tell DE and introduce them to math.

Edited: Replaced it with the contents of my forum post on the same topic; I felt that it was more legible. To visit, use this link: Felarx Normal Mode vs. Incarnon Mode Performance Comparison: A Request for a Fix or Explanation