I like doing damage. Lots and lots of damage. Which is one of the reasons I made a PW. I'm currently using plasma rounds as they are very versatile. Sometimes I bring my JE with and have her Debuff plasma, but recently as soon as she debuffs the mobs switch to attack her no matter how much damage I'm putting into them. So I wanted to figure out the optimal set up for putting out maximum damage. Progens can use the Basilisk line of devices which weaken chemical, and most of our ammo can be manufactured in the chemical variety as well. Basically, these are what I see as the three main contenders for best load out:
Option A: Plasma. Everyone uses plasma, its versatile, but PWs can't debuff.
Option B: Chemical. Level 8 Basilisk (Debuff Chemical) device might make this combo optimal depending on the damage numbers
Option C: Impact. Coupled with the Level 5+ Gravity Link and an additional debuffer like the Skirmish 9 shield, it could be devestating
I was wondering if anyone actually crunched the numbers. Is it worth it to bring a Basilisk to debuff and use chemical? Or does plasma do the most damage? Or should i go with impact + grav link? We also have to factor in our limited device slots, and wonder if it's worth the extra space to bring a debuff device if using Chemical? Or would that be better served with something like an Ivory Ward or other device?
Finally, I realize the answer may be different when hunting organics vs mechanicals. For instance, I assume (but have not tested) that plasma works best on Tengu due to no hulls and that chemical is not a good choice for Tengu. But what about Impact for tengu? Has anyone run the numbers there?
So, to all you master progen damage dealers out there, please leave some feedback or some insight. Thanks!