Burston - Barely Scratching Infested

[EVxx]

Hi everyone,

I recently hit Eris with a helpful squad - they were wielding sniper rifle and bow, and I was equipped with Burston (rank 15, mod: multi-shot and fire damage).

Every single infested was a challenge. Ancients could just brush off the rounds. My partners did most of the damage, and I was mostly busy setting up decoy and turning invis + melee, which did more damage than the rifle.

Is this because of Burston? I am about to go through the rank test and unlock more options, but I would like to find out whether weapon is the problem before buying more weapons.

[ShadowsCrush]

I really hated the Burston in general, I sold it off almost immediately after buying it.

I'd pick Latron over it any day.

[MrDESC]

If you compare all of the rifles (http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Weapons_Compare), the Burston has the lowest DPS of them all. So if you need more damage, switching to a different rifle would definitely help.

[MakubeX]

burston is good if u add fire rate+multishot+base damage mod+armor pierce+any element mod u like and ur good to go.

[ShadowsCrush]

If you compare all of the rifles (http://warframe.wiki...Weapons_Compare), the Burston has the lowest DPS of them all. So if you need more damage, switching to a different rifle would definitely help.

Actually I was under the impression that value was per-bullet, not per volley of 3

could be wrong XD

Edited March 28, 2013 by ShadowsCrush

[MrDESC]

Shadows, I believe you are correct. There is still the time between bursts which really kills it's rate of fire, and therefore it's DPS. The Burston is good when you have it Modded out because it makes those little bursts, when the rate of fire is insane, a lot more powerful. So if you get it to be able to kill guys in one or two bursts, then it is pretty good. But when it is taking more than that, I've found something with a more consistent rate of fire kills people faster. The Burston is also really good for headshots once you get the rate of fire up because all 3 of the shots hit the same spot. But if you are doing something higher level where you are running a lot, it makes getting those headshots harder.

So the Burston isn't a bad gun, it just takes more work to make it shine.

[neKroMancer]

burston is good if u add fire rate+multishot+base damage mod+armor pierce+any element mod u like and ur good to go.

Put all that mods on the Braton or Latron would be a better idea.

[EVxx]

Thank you all - I will change my loadout (or at least, try my fire rate mod)