Engineers 2D Beam Laser Upgrade?

Cybermykl · May 30, 2016

OK, I'm with the engineer, "The Dweller", I want to upgrade my Beam Lasers and I've paid the guy 500K to get in the door. Now I get grade 1 access and with the materials I buy, he can only offer either a mount stability upgrade OR (and this is the complaint) a DECREASE IN WEAPON'S DAMAGE PER SECOND.

Maybe on the second spin of the wheel, I'll get another chance to DECREASE IT FURTHER.

Summary, 500K for the introduction, 2 Phosphorus and 1 Galvanising Alloys and I get a DECREASE in not only integrity by -20% but also a -2% damange per second.

There is something inherently wrong with this picture.

RancidRance · May 30, 2016

If it decreases the DPS, it'll increase other stats. It's not a 100% all buff thing, somethings get reduced to.

EDIT: Unless you're saying this is bugged, in which case file a bug report.

Loskene · May 30, 2016

RancidRance said:
If it decreases the DPS, it'll increase other stats. It's not a 100% all buff thing, somethings get reduced to.

EDIT: Unless you're saying this is bugged, in which case file a bug report.

No that's just what the level 1 mods are like. The lightweight mount (the only one most people are able to access at the start) reduces mass at the cost of integrity and DPS, which is a crap tradeoff. Funny enough sturdy mount (the only other one easily available) increases mass to boost integrity but doesn't come with any DPS penalty or bonus.

Wylie28 · May 30, 2016

Loskene said:
No that's just what the level 1 mods are like. The lightweight mount (the only one most people are able to access at the start) reduces mass at the cost of integrity and DPS, which is a crap tradeoff. Funny enough sturdy mount (the only other one easily available) increases mass to boost integrity but doesn't come with any DPS penalty or bonus.

That is a great tradeoff. Lightweight mounts are meant for explorers not combat people

Derath · May 30, 2016

Dweller isn't really the beam man I think, he does reasonable mods on pulse lasers up to rank 3 but I think he doesn't do most beam modifications, just range increase/lightweight/heavy

Starender · May 30, 2016

The only weapon everyone should ever use is the Overcharged (+100% dps) Incendiary (melts shields, heats up the target and add even more damage) Multi-cannons (best velocity, best DPE, best against hull/modules, easiest weapon to use)

in comparison the beam doesn't have overcharged so no increase in damage, it doesn't have the efficient so no way to reduce energy consumption, only 2 experimentals are worth something (thermal vent and regeneration) but are again only utilitary.

Cybermykl · May 31, 2016

Starender said:
The only weapon everyone should ever use is the Overcharged (+100% dps) Incendiary (melts shields, heats up the target and add even more damage) Multi-cannons (best velocity, best DPE, best against hull/modules, easiest weapon to use)

in comparison the beam doesn't have overcharged so no increase in damage, it doesn't have the efficient so no way to reduce energy consumption, only 2 experimentals are worth something (thermal vent and regeneration) but are again only utilitary.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will not give this guy anymore of my money. +1 Rep to you.

Jamie Wolf · May 31, 2016

Noticed in Beta, there were no real useful mods for Beamlasers.
Sturdy and lighweight mount.
Long and close range weapon.

I also never could unlock level 5 mods for a Beamlaser then.