Sting

PURCHASE INFORMATION
In-Game Cost	2,500
Real Value	$20
Player Level	13
TYPE
Hardpoint	Light

BASE STATISTICS		ATTRIBUTES
Level	1	Kinetic
Damage	484 per round	Manual
Corrosion	40/sec (for 5 seconds) per round	Volley
Range	600m	Magazine
Reload	3 seconds	DOT
Capacity	5 rounds
Unload	1 second

Introduction

The Sting is a mid-range (up to 600 meters) light kinetic weapon with Corrosion damage.

Strategy

This corrosion-based machine gun is capable of inflicting damage over time (DOT) for a duration of 5 seconds per bullet (40 damage/sec at level 1). The corrosion can effectively counter robots capable of entering stealth, due to dealing damage even while they are in there untargetable state, or agile robots that can quickly hide behind cover. If the enemy robot is at very low health hiding will only delay the inevitable.

The Sting, unlike its medium and heavy corrosion counterparts, the Wasp and Viper respectively, this weapon accurately fires its full clip in only one second, at a maximum range of 600 meters, and has a quick reload time of 3 seconds. One unique feature the Sting possesses is the ability to fire at an enemy with 100% accuracy even if the pilot's cross-hair is not located in the enemy's red target box. Prior to this, only weapons with the lock-on feature could do this. Due to this feature, this weapon can pair well with weapons that require a lock-on, such as the Spark, Scourge, or Zeus.

This weapon should be thought of as a sidearm for larger robots, such as Leo or Hover, or a main weapon for robots such as Pursuer.

Mark I Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Burst DPS	Cycle DPS
1	2,500	484	2420	2420	605

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Burst DPS	Cycle DPS
2	20,000	10 minutes	531	2655	2655	664
3	40,000	1 hour	583	2915	2915	729
4	80,000	2 hours	641	3205	3205	801
5	400,000	8 hours	704	3520	3520	880
6	800,000	12 hours	773	3865	3865	966
7	1,600,000	1 day	851	4255	4255	1064
8	3,000,000	1 day 8 hours	935	4675	4675	1169
9	6,000,000	1 day 16 hours	1027	5135	5135	1284
10	10,000,000	1 day 20 hours	1128	5640	5640	1410
11	16,000,000	2 days 4 hours	1240	6200	6200	1550
12	26,000,000	2 days 12 hours	1365	6825	6825	1706

• The damage column shows the damage of each individual round (out of 5 rounds)

Mark II Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Burst DPS	Cycle DPS
1	500	1365	6825	6825	1706

Note: Level 12 Mark I is required to upgrade (purchase) to Mark II.

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Burst DPS	Cycle DPS
2	500,000	5 hours	1390	6950	6950	1738
3	1,000,000	10 hours	1415	7075	7075	1769
4	2,000,000	20 hours	1440	7200	7200	1800
5	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1465	7325	7325	1831
6	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1490	7450	7450	1863
7	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1515	7575	7575	1894
8	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1540	7700	7700	1925
9	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1565	7825	7825	1956
10	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1590	7950	7950	1988
11	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1615	8075	8075	2019
12	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1640	8200	8200	2050

• The damage column shows the damage of each individual round (out of 5 rounds)

Corrosion Damage (Per Second)

• This table shows the corrosion damage (per second for 5 seconds) of each individual bullet.

Update History

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Trivia

• This weapon can be recognized by its rapid staccato pulse separated by several seconds.
• The five small spines on the back of the Sting retract as it is fired, from left to right. They extend again as it reloads, also from left to right.
• So far, this is the only weapon that automatically locks onto targets without needing any time to capture target.

• The Sting is the smallest light weapon in the game.