Talk:CM 800 Jupiter/@comment-3339100-20150614010038/@comment-26261967-20150618104650


 * sigh* Double-post (stupid brain).

With Pierce, you could overcome resistances in large hordes by doing up to 10x damage, but that number drops off as the horde thins out and naturally you'll be left with a bunch of resistant zeds that are taking less damage since less arcs. Plus you're essentially wasting half the Pierce buff whenever you're not shooting at hordes that are able to take more than 5 arcs per shot. Also, Pierce only increases arcing; it will not increase the depth to which the projectile will penetrate into a horde.

On the other hand, Adaptive will take care of the resistors, but you'll be trading off massive amounts of damage to larger hordes just to handle smaller groups of individuals more efficiently. I would venture a guess that it would make the Jupter a better bossing weapon if combined with the Medic's Biocleanse Bomb, but that advantage would be pretty negligible against anything but Wickers (who have a 25% Energy Resistance, IIRC).

As with everything else, it all depends on what you want to do with it.