Rakta Ballistica In Need Of Buff.

[SwiftPotato12]

Hello! Keep in mind this feedback is based off of calculated numbers and builds and I have not tested each of these weapons individually. If you think you have a better build you can do two things: Uncheck crit unless it has 50% or more critical chance. Post the link. If its better for comparison reasons I will post it here.

 

So, Rakta Ballistica. I've been hoping for something like this for a while now as Ballistica is an awesome design with so much potential but has under 10k burst damage. 'But burst damage doesnt count for anything! Charge it up for damage per shot!' This is another option but you get more damage from doing fire rate so you can just rapid fire the bursts.

 

Where am I getting all this from? Well allow me to provide you with some builds. Keep in mind I will not be counting crits for any of these weapons as there is no substantial crit chance, and thats fine because they are status weapons.

 

Rakta Ballistica: http://goo.gl/samu7z  6k burst non-charged, 7k burst charged. This build is by Zane and was the best build comp I could find for this weapon.

 

Sancti Castanas: http://goo.gl/kHLv4A This is just a build I threw together fairly quickly and may not be the best. All the more reason why Rakta Ballistica is underpowered. At only one forma this weapon has 33k burst not accounting for the 10% crit chance.

 

Secura Dual Cestra: http://goo.gl/YEmibI Again, another quickly thrown together build based off of fire rate and status chance. 32k burst without crit with only 2 forma!! Seriously! These things are fairly awesome as well, why isn't Rakta Ballistica?

 

Telos Akbolto: http://goo.gl/9W5tEG This is a four forma build but it is still beyond what Rakta could be with four forma. 50k burst not accounting for the 10% critical chance. This is the third of the six syndicate weapons that is on par with most mid to high tier weapons.

 

Synoid Gammacor: http://goo.gl/tVZ0rA A three forma Synoid Gammacor build. Again, probably not the best build but hey! Its still better than Rakta Ballistica -_-. 33k burst without crit. Comeon people, why are all the other syndicate weapons deserving of the rep they require but not Rakta Ballistica?

 

Vaykor Marelok: http://goo.gl/XvKRpX Last but certainly not least. This is a buffed Marelok, need I say more? With a quick no-forma build focused on status I'm getting  16k burst dps. Thats nearly twice the presented Rakta Ballistica build with two forma.

 

 

In conclusion, the only syndicate weapon that is not deserving of its title and cost is Rakta Ballistica. Can we get a slight buff on it to make it on tier with other syndicate weapons? Maybe slightly upped base damage and crit?

[Towermice]

We get it, the rakta needs a buff. It's like a new thread about it is made every 30 minutes.

[Necr0Ra1se]

Belive me you don't want add more fire rate to Secura Dual ceastra!

I think all Syndicates weapons need buff even marelok. Some more other less. but ballistica defenitly needs more work.

[SwiftPotato12]

We get it, the rakta needs a buff. It's like a new thread about it is made every 30 minutes.

Thats good! Thats how DE notices what they need to work on next. Remember the Viver incident? It wasn't solved because DE said 'Lets make all fourths LoS(Line of Sight).' The community spoke up about it and it was changed. Rather than just posting a thread about complaining, I stated valid reasons did I not?

[ClockworkSpectre]

Better question is why DE decided to make an alternative version of the balistica a Syndicate weapon.  Its a horrible weapon to begin with lol. 

[SwiftPotato12]

Better question is why DE decided to make an alternative version of the balistica a Syndicate weapon.  Its a horrible weapon to begin with lol. 

Arguably yes. However, with no forma my Ballistica is viable at level 40 with Grineer. Slap a forma or two on for a more sophisticated build and you've got a void weapon. Granted its not a Brakk, but its still viable. The reason why it needs a buff is Ballistica, like Viper and Bolto among other barely used weapons, needs some love.

Edited December 4, 2014 by SwiftPotato12

[Sebastianx]

Belive me you don't want add more fire rate to Secura Dual ceastra!

I think all Syndicates weapons need buff even marelok. Some more other less. but ballistica defenitly needs more work.

Indeed Marelok also needs a buff, but it's not much of a buff than just a shift of damage types, shifted back to Puncture instead of what is now Impact.

 

We get it, the rakta needs a buff. It's like a new thread about it is made every 30 minutes.

You're probably not in Red Veil, thus you do not care. If only the syndicate weapon in your main syndicate had 7k DPS, I bet you'd care.

[SwiftPotato12]

Indeed Marelok also needs a buff, but it's not much of a buff than just a shift of damage types, shifted back to Puncture instead of what is now Impact.

 

You're probably not in Red Veil, thus you do not care. If only the syndicate weapon in your main syndicate had 7k DPS, I bet you'd care.

 

Allow me to come back later with a nicer Marelok build. Personally it does not need a buff and I quite like it with Impact damage. I have a friend who has a build that does roughly 12k to 18k PER SHOT. Thats around 40-50k burst so... If Marelok needs a buff so does Brakk ;)