So Where Does The Acrid Stand Currently?

[Malora_Sidewinder]

Essentially from all I've heard, the Acrid was a neat gun upon release that was accidentally way more powerful then intended. It went through a series of changes, and seeing as Im about to build it... I'd like to know how much priority i should put over this over other weapons in my inventory.

 

How does the Acrid currently stand after the changes? I've heard some people say it's underwhelming, and during a venus defense mission with a pug, one teammate suggested that it's still OP.

 

I'll absolutely give it a shot, and report my opinion at the end. But for now, I'd like a better idea of what to expect.

 

Any opinions from the forums?

[TemetNosce]

The Acrid has about half again the base DPS of the Supra (higher in practice), and it bypasses armor. For comparisons sake, the Flux has less than a third of its DPS. It's not just the highest DPS in the game, it's the highest DPS in the game by a large amount.

 

Edit: Also, this should be in Players Helping Players, not feedback.

Edited September 27, 2013 by TemetNosce

[TheCometCE]

Hand of God.

 

The base damage is weak, but what makes it so ridiculous is when you start stacking the DoT effect several times between a boosted rate of fire and multishot (seeker makes for good fun too!)

[Histori]

I love to see how a level 130 heavy is melting in seconds.

Edited September 27, 2013 by histori

[alchemistjkt]

for general play i dont use the acrid... because its too easy to kill things.

its no challenge at that point.

 

i will take it on t3 def/surv runs though, or if im looking to farm something specific (kills ruk in about 3-4 sec)

[Redler]

The only reason you should not to use Acrid is that you actually want challenge in this game.

[Malora_Sidewinder]

The only reason you should not to use Acrid is that you actually want challenge in this game.

I feel the same about my freshly polarized soma. There are plenty of times where challenge is great... but the massive damage output that the soma is capable of is just satisfying on a highly visceral level