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7/27/2014 3:47:55 AM
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Difference between Attack and Impact?
Hey guys, played the beta the last few days and it was awesome! Some things I was a tad confused about and was hoping some of you fine upstanding gentlemen/women could help me understand.
What does the Attack statistic mean? Is that how much damage the weapon does, or does it just act as the "level" of the weapon? Because you can find an assault rifle and a rocket launcher, both with the same attack stat.
Also, Impact. Is THIS damage? Or is it maybe how much impact/knock back it causes on the target, like if it makes them flinch or not when shot? Maybe it affects how much damage gets through to enemies with armor or shields?
Basically I was looking for an explanation of those two stats in relation to each other.
Also, what does the Range mean? Do the rounds disappear after a certain distance? Or is it meant to represent the first shot accuracy of the weapon? Or do they have damage drop-off in the game, similar to Battlefield, where bullets start losing damage after a certain point?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
an MMO newb.
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Okay, buddy. Attack is the Player vs. Environment stat. The higher the attack, the more damage the gun does, and it also lets you hit higher level targets. This will also factor in during the Iron Banner, where all stats are factored in. Impact is the base damage the gun does at the optimal distance from said target. The higher the impact, the more damage the gun will do over other guns in that class (i.e. an Auto Rifle with low impact does much less damage than an Auto Rifle with mid impact rating). Range effects how far the bullet can go and still do the optimum amount of damage. The further out you are of that optimal range, the less damage you will do. From testing this, the guns go in this order of longest to shortest ranged on average: Sniper Rifle - Scout Rifle - Hand Cannon - Pulse Rifle - Auto Rifle - Heavy Machine Gun - Fusion Rifle - Shotgun. Rockets aren't counted in from what I saw. They have no Range stat, and, rather, have Velocity, which sets how fast the projectile will move. I hope this helps anyone and everyone who was confused. Any more questions? Just ask.
