Question Regarding Cicero And Tethra Mods..

[(PSN)jiminee10]

When should I consider using these mods? Are they direct upgrade replacement over their 90% pure damage counterpart? Or do I use them both? I'm asking with reference to playing against high-level enemies..

 

I guess I'm looking for a threshold of some-sort (i.e. with a weapon at 20% status chance, do I use the event mods to up that status chance?), and a general understanding of a good way to mod elements on my weapons. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

P.S. I did see a lot of threads in here but with everyone stating their own opinion as fact, I can't tell which or who is actually "correct".

[Detheroc]

You use the normal ones on low proc chance weapons and the special mods on high proc chance. Or you just put both in any weapon you want if you have mod slots left.

[Malorius131]

Primaries: You only use the proc chance on weapons that have a high proc rate, and also proc something you want, such as confusion, or knockdown.  Proccing damage with these is dumb, since you gave up a bunch of damage to equip them.

 

Secondaries: Like primaries.  In addition, Deep Freeze only adds 60%, so you can replace it with a new mod to get both damage and status (a clear upgrade), as long as you don't want cold for your elemental combo (i.e. magnetic dmg, blast dmg, etc).

 

Melee: Like Secondaries, except there are even more "base" mods that are terrible.  Shocking Touch and North Wind both add only 60%.  

 

There are other mods besides these that add dmg and an effect, such as Wildfire, Focus Energy, etc...  Choose the one that gives you what you want.