interesting observation

[Yazule]

So I was bored, shooting at the training dummy and noticed something... rapid shots does 40 to 50% of normal damage by itself.

 

I was hitting for 500-600 dps with ONLY rapid shots it seemed to balance out after a long time to 560dps

 

now using full rotation i have been getting 1100 to 1200 on the dummys. This puts rapid shots as somewhere around 50% dps rate. I totally did not expect this, I expected it to be much lower.

 

I am going to do some testing of HSM/Exdart/rail/single tick of unload rolled into there to try to work out a "mobile rotation" and see what kind of dps we can put out.

 

Now yes 50% reduction in dps is huge but it is nothing compared to the loss of sniper when moving.

 

I think I just always under-rated rapid shots and figured I would share.

[Hutt]

I've noticed this too. After switching to pyro and turning on combustion, the rapid shot is probably the best attack. I just run around in pvp shooting rapids and throwing grenades. Plus if you can get a slowing effect from one of the trees. Best thing is no heat. I actually find it easy to keep heat down unless I get carried away, in which getting carried away doesn't help much and hurts more than help. If that makes any sense.