Braton Prime: A Minor Complaint About Damage Type

[Chaz_Darkbane]

Is there anyone who can explain to me why it is the Braton Prime has such a significant drop in impact damage over its unprimed variants? I was in the middle of working my way towards this gun when I checked its stats and found myself kind of appalled at how unbalanced it was in comparison to both the Braton and Mk-1 variants. I really liked the Braton because it was a decent all around weapon for most situations. Were there better options? Sure. But with the Braton it brought a sort of balance that made it okay at everything. So I found it extremely surprising to see that the primed variant is really nothing but a flipped around Braton Vandal.

 

For those who aren't aware or don't want to bother looking it up,

 

MK1-Braton

Impact: 2.55

Puncture: 4.25

Slash: 10.2

 

Braton

Impact: 6.6

Puncture: 6.6

Slash: 6.8

 

Braton Vandal

Impact: 8.75

Puncture: 1.25

Slash: 15

 

Braton Prime

Impact: 1.25

Puncture: 8.75

Slash: 15

 

So why is it some of the primed version of weapons have sets of drawbacks attached to them (such as the braton or broncos) while others like orthos prime don't appears to be anything but a direct upgrade over their unprimed version?

[Novocrane]

I don't know, but I'd like to see prime changes defined and applied evenly across the board.