DPS and DPM

Damage Per Second and Damage Per Minute are two major ways of determining a weapon's power, especially in bossing and crowd control. Knowing a weapon's DPS and/or DPM is a huge factor in determining what weapons you should use. DPS is simple to calculate, but DPM is much, much more complicated, factoring in Damage over Time, reload speed, capacity, and much more.

DPS Formulas
Simple DPS, which is simply Damage x Rate of Fire, is a way for you to determine the general killing power and bossing ability of your weapon. Generally, higher DPS guns are preferable to lower DPS guns if they are a good grade.

Augmented DPS, which factors in the fully augmented Deadly and Overclocked Damage and RPS, is great for figuring out a maxed-out weapon's potential before having to spend money.

Pierce DPS, which can be calculated by Pierce x Damage x RoF, is a way to see how well your weapon handles crowds. This is especially important for single-projectile weapons.

DPM Formula
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