Sting

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“…Light and accurate kinetic machine gun for medium range. Shoots all the ammo in one burst and quickly recharges. Every round deals damage over time after hitting a target…” – in-game description

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Purchase Information
In-Game Cost	2,500
Real Value	$20
Player Level	13
Type
Hardpoint	Light
Tier	II

Base Statistics		Attributes
Level	1	Kinetic
Damage	532 per round	Manual
Corrosion	40/sec (for 5 seconds) per round	Volley
Range	600 meters	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

The Stings ia a corrosion-based machine gun capable of inflicting damage over time (DOT) for a duration of 5 seconds per bullet (40 damage/sec at level 1). Unlike its medium and heavy corrosion counterparts the Wasp and Viper, the Sting fires its entire clip in only one second (to 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.

Unfortunately, this weapon is easily outperformed by Shredder and Magnetar in sustained mid-range combat, and does not have good synergy with Viper and Wasp which are meant to be its Heavy and Medium counterparts. Its meagre corrosion is easily outperformed by Toxin, and its brawling capabilities are low. Thus it is not recommended to get this weapon unless you can afford several at the same time, and complimenting another more powerful weapon such as Avenger or Hornet.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• High accuracy-damage barely decreases, even at max range
• 600 meter range allows mid-range gunfights
• Quick reload
• Deals corrosion damage-attack the enemy even if they're hiding
• Deals double damage to physical shields
• Tracking rotation makes it hard to miss (although it's the only weapon in the game that can do this without lock-on)
• Good at sustained combat

Cons

• Cannot penetrate any shield
• Barely noticeable damage (in the first few levels)
• Barely noticeable corrosion damage
• Not great in close combat against specialized brawling weapons (though could be worse)
• Outperformed by almost any other weapon with a similar range (possibly only beating Punisher and Molot)

Upgrade Cost

Tier 2 Mk 1 Level Upgrade cost Upgrade time HH:MM 1 0 00:00 2 20,000 00:10 3 40,000 01:00 4 80,000 02:00 5 400,000 08:00 6 800,000 12:00 7 1,600,000 24:00 8 3,000,000 32:00 9 6,000,000 40:00 10 10,000,000 44:00 11 16,000,000 52:00 12 26,000,000 60:00 Totals Cost Time [DD:HH:MM] 63,940,000 10:11:10

Tier 2 Mk 2 Level Upgrade cost Upgrade time HH:MM 1 0 00:00 2 500,000 05:00 3 1,000,000 10:00 4 2,000,000 20:00 5 7,500,000 30:00 6 7,500,000 30:00 7 7,500,000 30:00 8 7,500,000 30:00 9 7,500,000 30:00 10 7,500,000 30:00 11 7,500,000 30:00 12 7,500,000 30:00 Totals Cost Time [DD:HH:MM] 63,500,000 10:11:00

• MK2 Upgrade cost 500

Weapons data

51	Spark
In the workshop Yes or No							Kinetic	Manual	Volley	Magazine	DOT
Particles	Ammo	Rate of Fire	Unload	Reload	Shot Interval			Tier	Version	Slot	Type	Trajectory
1	5	7.69	.65	3	0.13			2	7.3	Light	Kinetic	Straight
MK 1							MK 2
Damage per shot	Damage per magazine	DPS	Damage per particle						Damage per shot	Damage per magazine	DPS	Damage per particle
532	2660	4092	532	1					1502	7510	11554	1502
584	2920	4492	584	2					1527	7635	11746	1527
641	3205	4931	641	3					1552	7760	11938	1552
705	3525	5423	705	4					1577	7885	12131	1577
774	2870	5954	774	5					1602	8010	12323	1602
851	4255	6546	851	6					1627	8135	12515	1627
937	4685	7208	937	7					1652	8260	12708	1652
1029	5145	7915	1029	8					1677	8385	12900	1677
1130	5650	8692	1130	9					1702	8510	13092	1702
1241	6205	9546	1241	10					1727	8635	13285	1727
1365	6825	10500	1365	11					1752	8760	13477	1752
1502	7510	11554	1502	12					1777	8885	13669	1777

MK3			Damage per shot			Damage per magazine			DPS			Damage per particle
			1866			9330			14354			1866

Corrosion Damage (Per Second)

Level	Mark I	Mark II
1	50	137
2	57	141
3	62	144
4	68	147
5	76	151
6	83	154
7	90	157
8	100	160
9	110	164
10	120	167
11	131	170
12	138	173

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

Update History

Version	Changes
6.3.0	Shell damage increased by 10% Corrosion damage increased by 10%
5.7.0	Projectile dispersion reduced
4.8.0	Total Upgrade Time: 14 days 3 hours 10 minutes⟶11 days 11 hours 10 minutes
4.7.0	Damage increased by 10% Total Upgrade Time: 17 days 3 hours 22 minutes⟶14 days 3 hours 10 minutes
4.5.0	Total Upgrade Cost: 96,120,000 Ag⟶63,940,000 Ag Total Upgrade Time: 29 days 15 hours 30 minutes⟶17 days 3 hours 22 minutes Now available for 2,500 gold
4.4.0	Weapon was added to the game

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.
• This weapon was added on October 22, 2018.