Understand Sporothrix
Useful when…
- Use projectile shots while accounting for their listed travel speed.
- Consider the distinct direct and AoE attack profiles when assessing its damage and status values.
Barb and area attack
The normal projectile deals 371 physical damage: 155.82 Slash, 115.01 Puncture, and 100.17 Impact. It fires at a listed 1.83 shots per second and has 1% critical chance, a 3× critical multiplier, and 53% status chance. The separate AoE lists 22 Slash and 19 Viral damage, with 53% status chance and a falloff distance from 0 to 1.7 units with 10% reduction.
Projectile and scoped headshots
The weapon is semi-automatic and projectile-based, with a listed projectile speed of 270, a nine-round magazine, and a 2.7-second reload. Its description says scoped headshots increase lethality, but does not quantify that effect.
Other sniper profiles
Rubico is described as a long-range revolver-style rifle. Snipetron's listed attack is hit-scan. Coda Sporothrix retains the virus-laden barb concept and is described as having increased damage, reload speed, magazine size, status chance, and explosion radius.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The normal attack has high listed status chance and 1% critical chance.
- The AoE is a separate attack with its own damage and falloff profile.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Combining the AoE damage with the direct-hit damage as one attack profile.
- Assuming a numeric scoped-headshot bonus not stated in the facts.
- Describing the projectile as slow without a supplied comparison benchmark.