I've been using the same build and been doing the same mission (Hieracon) but the damage output isn't predictable. I've been farming in Hieracon with Octavia for at least 30 runs now and her damage is strong at times and sometimes just weak af. I just don't know how/ why is this happening in the first place as I didn't changed my Octavia's build at all. You might think its CP affecting the dmg output, well guess what, on my last run 3 CP was equiped and my Mallet + Resonator+Amp only deals 1-50 dmg per tick for the entire mission (2k run). As compared to many other matches, with 1CP in a squad, my Mallet+Resonator+Amp deals damage from 100-5000 per tick. My build maximizes Range and Duration, with 35m radius on Amp with about 50 seconds. Power STR does not seem to affect damage output in a 4man squad, like literally it DOESN"T. Power STR seems to affect when only in a controlled environment like in Simulacrum. I've tried playing 150% power str vs a weaker 85% power str build and the weaker one came out stronger, doing a minimum dmg of 100dmg up to 3k per tick. Which makes me wonder if Octavia is actually broken..
PS: I did not touch the mandachord either. Same notes, same beats everytime.
PSPS: Did a quick test in Simulacrum..with lv85 corupted heavy gunner im dealing 100-400 damage per tick, as compared to hieracon at early stages against lv40 infested, its doing 1-100 dmg. Something isn't right..
