Jedismr Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I understand Aim is the primary stat to shoot for when using a Arsenal Merc. Crit increases the % chance you will get a critical. Surge increases how hard you crit. Power increases your damage. What abilities does Tech Power affect though? For example, does it make Tracer Missle hit harder? Is it beneficial for an arsenal merc at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divinism Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 White damage = weapon (+ physical?) damage.Yellow damage = kinetic damage, benefits from tech power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
failton Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 White damage = weapon (+ physical?) damage. Yellow damage = kinetic damage, benefits from tech power. white = power yellow = tech power I think it is that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimbaldo Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) Tracer Missile is yellow, isn't it? Does that mean it doesn't benefit from your weapon damage at all? Would make stacking power the best idea if so. Or maybe not. Looking at my stats it looks like power is about a 4.34:1 return rate as far as Tech Power:damage done. Not sure how much Power it's possible to stack on gear, but 400 power for an extra 100 damage doesn't seem like much. Since power and crit are usually traded 1:1 on gear it probably still rates far higher for damage, being that 70 crit rating will do more to increase your DPS than 70 Tech Power. Edited January 7, 2012 by Rimbaldo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedismr Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 So I guess the next question would be which abilities yield yellow damage vs white damage? Are all the missile abilities yellow (kinetic) damage? What about rail shot and unload, etc.....all white damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Fenix Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 So I guess the next question would be which abilities yield yellow damage vs white damage? Are all the missile abilities yellow (kinetic) damage? What about rail shot and unload, etc.....all white damage? Look at your abilities list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdan Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I understand Aim is the primary stat to shoot for when using a Arsenal Merc. Crit increases the % chance you will get a critical. Surge increases how hard you crit. Power increases your damage. What abilities does Tech Power affect though? For example, does it make Tracer Missle hit harder? Is it beneficial for an arsenal merc at all? Tech Power comes from aim and your weapons. It benefits all yellow damage (all missiles, Rocket Punch and if I'm not mistaken, Jet Boost). It also benefits all bonus healing but at a lower ratio than tech damage (ie tech damage bonus might be ~600 but tech healing might be ~400). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdan Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 So I guess the next question would be which abilities yield yellow damage vs white damage? Are all the missile abilities yellow (kinetic) damage? What about rail shot and unload, etc.....all white damage? All pistol attacks and Rail Shot is considered ranged damage and shows as white flytext over enemy heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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