Spiral Knights - Killawatt pulsar

Killawatt pulsar

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Thu, 07/07/2011 - 17:50

FelXaga

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So everyone knows about the new guns right? The one I'm talking about here has elemental damage being shock and has a special, unique quality to it. That is, the shot gets more powerful the farther it goes.

This may be true to anything not weak to elemental damage, but when used against monsters weak vs elemental, they actually take LESS damage from a fully expanded shot than a shot up close. Basically what I'm seeing, it's not adding the extra damage for weaknesses for the pellets that expand. This doesn't make sense at all, and is probably a glitch. Anyone care to explain? If not then I'm pretty damn sure it's not intended.

Thu, 07/07/2011 - 18:11

Patchumz

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Yep, it's a bug, we've been

Yep, it's a bug, we've been talking about it a lot lately, hopefully they fix it. Kind of ruins the whole gun.

Thu, 07/07/2011 - 19:30

culture

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What are the damage numbers

What are the damage numbers you are getting?

Thu, 07/07/2011 - 20:01

Patchumz

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It's just that the explosion

It's just that the explosion counts as "normal" damage instead of elemental, so not even the fact that it's stronger overpowers the elemental base damage bonus that the normal shots get.

Thu, 07/07/2011 - 20:30

Icejester

I noticed the damage was to low

I noticed the damage was to low myself. Just upgraded my pulsar to kilawatt and knew something was off. Does anyone know if it is the entire gun series or just that one?

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 02:52

Draycos

I did some testing...

...and it appears for the kilowatt lines, the normal explosive shots deal Normal damage, and the charged attack deals Elemental-it displays orange damage numbers. I'd love for this to be fixed, PRONTO.

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 11:32

Icejester

Yeah Gigawatt is the same.

Just upgraded to Gigawatt and it is deals same numbers as killawatt. Something is defiantly off. Alyone else have a Giga with same numbers as Killa?

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 13:20

Gigafreak

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What enemies did you test it

What enemies did you test it on, and in which area?

EDIT: Reading this thread's title makes me imagine a bespectacled Snipe dual-wielding these guns. It's a 2-Killawatting Bird, and its name is Atticus Snipe.

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 13:00

Heimdallr

The long-range shot is most

The long-range shot is most likely normal-type damage. I tested the kilowatt pulsar against a chromalisk in vault (I can't remember which depth, first half of T2 I think); it did 7 damage short-range (typical for elemental against beast), but 26 damage long-range. The numbers for the long-range shot weren't grey either.

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 14:54

JCPedroza

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Yeah, seems like a bug.

Yeah, seems like a bug. Report it with F2 in game.

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 16:30

#10

gogaa

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new patch no fix this??? are

new patch no fix this??? are u even sure is bug or intended

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 04:21

#11

Axpoc

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video of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv7eTlWxwwU

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 11:24

#12

Saberthwaite

video of it

Many thanks, Axpoc, that settles it: I'm getting a pulsar :P

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 15:29

#13

Gigafreak

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It's... so... red... I like

It's... so... red...

I like it!

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