Whitewolf..UK.. Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Is Acrid any good these days? Wondering if slapping some forma on it is a good idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyrakav Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) No. Go for the Tysis or Akstilleto. Edited February 12, 2014 by Nyrakav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooride Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Incorrect,Acrid still smashes on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AldehydeBackhand Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 People don't like it because it's no longer the easymode gun it used to be, but I find that it's still effective and fun. Mod it for Viral damage, and the 100% poison proc will make short work of most things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompido Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Incorrect,Acrid still smashes on everything. is it still useable ? yes. is it top 5 I do not think so. Brakk, Detron, Stug, wraith twin vipers, and others do a better smashing job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Acrid is very usable. everyone says it sucks because it doesn't have 999,999,999 DPS. but it certainly has a purpose. now, that being said, it's Status Chance feels a bit low for a clantech Weapon. but other than that i think Acrid serves the purpose that the Weapon exists for. backloaded Damage. however, the last i knew, the DoT ticks on Acrid were broken, i don't know if that was ever mended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xveganrox Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Acrid is very usable. everyone says it sucks because it doesn't have 999,999,999 DPS. but it certainly has a purpose. now, that being said, it's Status Chance feels a bit low for a clantech Weapon. but other than that i think Acrid serves the purpose that the Weapon exists for. backloaded Damage. however, the last i knew, the DoT ticks on Acrid were broken, i don't know if that was ever mended. The DoT ticks are broken. So it doesn't serve that purpose. It actually does suck very much. It's slightly better than a Lato but much worse than a Bolto.People don't like it because it's no longer the easymode gun it used to be, but I find that it's still effective and fun.Mod it for Viral damage, and the 100% poison proc will make short work of most things. Afraid not - the toxin hits for single digit ticks, and the status chance is 10%, making it subpar at delivering viral procs. Currently the Acrid is a very poor choice for killing things. Edited February 12, 2014 by xveganrox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salenstormwing Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I had an Acrid, never did do much with it before 2.0 hit, and frankly, since 2.0, I find other weapons are more useful to me. So me, I sold mine. Other weapons out there perform better. Aklex, Akmagnus, standard Magnus, Twin Gremlins, Akstilletos... But not the Ballista. That's like Lvl 22 and I still find it to be garbage too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastianx Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Acrid is very usable. everyone says it sucks because it doesn't have 999,999,999 DPS. but it certainly has a purpose. now, that being said, it's Status Chance feels a bit low for a clantech Weapon. but other than that i think Acrid serves the purpose that the Weapon exists for. backloaded Damage. however, the last i knew, the DoT ticks on Acrid were broken, i don't know if that was ever mended. Still only does 1% of total damage as poison per tick,instead of 50% of total damage as it used to be. DE doesn't seem to care tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathVandal Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 They need a AkAcrid, then it will be on. Booyah!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastianx Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 They need a AkAcrid, then it will be on. Booyah!! Even an QuadAkrid wouldn't change a damn thing...the reason the weapon was good,is because of the 50% DoT dmg...it now has 1%,it's just a sad joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathVandal Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Yeah. I just went through and played weapons I haven't played in a while. When I played them back in Beta 8,9 etc they seemed great. Now they seem almost useless. Not just the Acrid either, I hate the way they changed the system, hopefully enough outcry will swing the DE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiydan Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I want my acrid back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkpunk222 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Its good for high(highest lvl map defences lvl 30+) level mobs ? coz for trash low lvl mobs any weapon is op.. looks like all clan tech weapons are more crap then easy and cheap to obtain market weps now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darzk Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) Still only does 1% of total damage as poison per tick,instead of 50% of total damage as it used to be. DE doesn't seem to care tho. I literally just tested this today. It does 25% total per tick, but only 25% of the element with toxin in it. If you combine 2 different elements (etc corrosive and cold) it will only deal 25% of the corrosive damage. Seems to tick 9 times overall. This thing absolutely destroys Corpus when modded with pure +150% toxin. Pretty damn effective against Grineer with pure viral or corrosive. Not as effective with Rad, as the rad wont tick. Edited February 14, 2014 by Darzk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Is Acrid any good these days?
Wondering if slapping some forma on it is a good idea?
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