Talk:Raijin/@comment-35703681-20180825063703/@comment-34462850-20180828110103

Most powerful weapon in the game by far?

Maybe in terms of raw damage potential, but that is only sliver of truth in your statement. Forgive me if that's what you meant by it.

Powerful in my book is in terms of how much it dominates the battlefield, and there is no way this is the most dominant weapon, powerful yes (you have to get within 275 meters to deal full damage), dominant no.

The Shocktrain (even being a medium weapon) is way more powerful in terms of how devastating to the enemy team it is (due to chain damage), and in my opinion is the most powerful weapon in the game (by far). If maxed out a 4 on a Spectre (I see these all the time in my league) can deal 74,400 damage at the speed of light (totally unavoidable) to the initial target. If it chains to 3 other robots (so 4 robots in total take damage) it deals a total of 139,500 damage (!!!). Even if it chains to only one other robot (which it probably does on average) it is 111,600 damage per cycle (which is ludicrous).

Now let's compare it to other (new or fairly new) heavy brawling weapons;

Ember: Can deal its full damage at 350 meters, giving it actually a higher overall DPS than the Avenger at that range, and which the added ability to bypass both physical and energy shields (not to mention anti-corner shooting ability). However, the Avenger's advantage is faster projectile speed (easier to hit the target), more range (but deals less) and can deplete energy shields (helping allies).

Exodus: Can deal its full damage at 300 meters and has a slightly higher burst DPS than the Avenger (in accelerated mode) at that range, and has the added bonus of completely bypassing physical shields (and anti-corner shooting). The Avenger has more range, but other than that the Exodus is probably a better brawling weapon overall.

Redeemer: Ok, this is one the Avenger outperforms (mainly due to the Redeemer under performing).

All in all, the Avenger is a very potent weapon (just not the most powerful). I hope this proves my point that it is not all about raw damage statistics.