Scattershot question
For nades on my merc it says I do 20%less dmg when I put on scattershot. But when I put it on, it seems like I do more damage. I can't tell if that's just me imagining it because it's better for clearing, or if it actually does more damage.
I'm confused about the mechanic.
Does the 20%damage reduction mean each individual nade in the scattershot is doing 20% less dmg than the non scattershot single nade, or is the total damage done by the skill decreased by 20%?
Comments
you do 20% less damage but at the same time 2-3x more, because of grenades shotgunning. So on average you do 0.8x((2+3)/2) = 2 times more damage. Taking into an account 20% less attack speed, it's (0.8x2-1)*100% = 60% more DPS.
Does the 20%damage reduction mean each individual nade in the scattershot is doing 20% less dmg than the non scattershot single nade, or is the total damage done by the skill decreased by 20%?
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These 2 statements are literally the same thing: .8 * 3 = 3 * .8