Talk:Thunder/@comment-38109287-20190205150647

Even after that meager 'buff' of 5%, the Thunder is still shoddy as ever. But I've done some calculations, and one way of fixing it would be reducing the base level to 1, while still giving it the same stats and upgrade costs at base (in other words, decrease starting level and place the original stats and costs at Level 1). The result would be a higher maximum level, and therefore maximum damage, thus making it a relevant weapon later on, but still preserving balance and cost. To be precise, it would have 1.5x the damage of a Storm at level 5, taking a total of ~11k Burst DPS. At the same time, the cost would remain the same at base level, make it just as easy to get the same damage as it has always been, but increasing in cost to obtain the the new maximum cost. In other words, the Max would increase without removing the Thunder we know and love. Thanks for reading! :)