Powershot vs Tracer Missle

[Gorrdo]

So it seems to me right now @ lvl 26 Power shot and tracer missile have the same heat and casting time. They benefit from the same talent bonus'. But Tracer missile adds a debuff to the target. Why would I ever use power shot if they do the same damage??

[Doppelnull]

Tracer Missile is kinetic damage, so itself should not profit from the debuff it applies. Power Shot on the other hand definitly benefits from the armor debuff.

[Gorrdo]

Thanks

[Doppelnull]

But remember one thing, missile crits vent 8 heat - so while power shots is better damage wise when the debuff is up, the missiles might still be the better option in some scenarios.

[ziric]

if u read the armor rating description into the character panel it say: armor reduces the amount of damage suffered from kinetic and energy attacks.

 

so tracer missiles as kinetic dmg should benefit from the armor reduction debuff and the 35% armor penetration of high velocity gas

[thomasdr]

Afaik there's no reason to use Power Shot once you've gotten Tracer Missiles.

[Spade_PK-XLVII]

Afaik there's no reason to use Power Shot once you've gotten Tracer Missiles.

 

Incorrect. Hybrid Mercenaries (decent amount of points in both Bodyguard and Arsenal) benefit from Power Shot a bit more than tracer missle, mainly when Supercharged Gas is active, in combination with muzzle fluting makes power shot cost -NOTHING-

 

Before that though, they use tracer missiles to apply/keep up the duration on the armor debuff.

Edited December 20, 2011 by Spade_PK-XLVII