Amp punch-through no longer works on Eidolon?

[Windflash]

So I have this Raplak/Pencha/Lohrin Amp that I built a few months ago -- it was dealing 3-4 instances of damage to the Teralyst with the secondary attack, and now it just deals one instance of damage. Is that a bug or feature, is Amp Meta going to be changed, is it just pencha? And what Amp do I even build now?

[panic intensifies]

[(XBOX)ShadowBlood89]

Just now, Windflash said:

But it used to have. I fire at the bum or the neck and it popped 3-4 instances of damage, now it no longer does and that's precisely what concerns me

i have used that amps primary an alt fire an has never had punch through at all

[(XBOX)ShadowBlood89]

First off that amp has no punch through at all as its a 113 an what most ppl use are the 223 or the 227 amps
when we say 1-4 its the cetus amp parts an say 5-7 its fortuna amp parts
an for the numbers
1## is the tier of prism
#2# is the tier of scafold
##3 is the tier of brace

all you have is what i reffer to as a ampicor as it fires like a opticor which is stronger than the MOTE amp but far from ideal amp you can make

223 is shwaak, shraksun, lorhin
227 is shwaak, shraksun, certus

223 is less crit but more status chance
227 is more crit an less status chance

status of void damage causes a bubble of bullet attractor

[(XBOX)ShadowBlood89]

use https://warframe.fandom.com/wiki/Amp to see info of amp parts to better understand what each part does

[Windflash]

5 minutes ago, (XB1)ShadowBlood89 said:

First off that amp has no punch through at all 

But it used to have. I fire at the bum or the neck and it popped 3-4 instances of damage, now it no longer does and that's precisely what concerns me. Why is that so? It also says on the wiki that pencha has splash AND 2.0m punch-through. I read the wiki extensively when I made the amp.

Edited July 30, 2019 by Windflash

[Windflash]

Strange... Anyhow, guess that means no more viable pocket opticor for me. Kinda sad. There's also a comment on the wiki as of Dec 2018 advising to shoot up the Eidolon's bum for multiple hits, so I'm not the only one. Means it's just Pencha that got downgraded then? Good thing the overall meta stays at least... Though I really hate Shraksun -- gives me the LAGGG.

[Nitresco]

Yes, Pencha used to deal multiple hits constantly. At one point, I believe the overall damage was increased while it lost the ability to do hit larger enemies multiple times consistently.

[taiiat]

Pencha (Charged Beam) never had PT(not really, anyway - ala the main beam just hitting on contact). what it is supposed to have, is a main beam and then an explosion at the contact point. that is where the Multi-Hits are supposed to come from.

if it's not doing that, that is.... disappointing and i'm rather surprised that Scaffold would be nerfed in such a way since it's not an amazingly powerful Scaffold or anything, pretty middle of the ladder. or it's a Bug.

Edited July 30, 2019 by taiiat