Talk:HE vs single target weapons

General Discussion

Just a few thoughts:

HE's accuracy is really inaccuracy compensated for by its area of effect nature. It's careless accuracy if you will.

Training is another aspect. Direct fire weapons train Firing Accuracy once per hit - but so does HE on every enemy caught in its area of effect. What's true for both types is that the more powerful the attack, the less overall training you will get.

Now, HE in the form of grenades banks on both of the aspects I've just mentioned. HE rounds just have to land near their targets to strike them - and this in turn improves your firing accuracy which you can then use to improve your use of your ranged weapons.

Then there's damage. HE does 50% to 150% the listed damage. So while it doesn't have a high max damage roll, it is guaranteed to deal at least 50% damage minimum at its strongest point. Single target weapons have a much higher damage roll, but the damage is wilder, going from 0% to 200%.

Area-of-Effect Stun is the oddball out - it uses the 0 - 200% model, but all the same benefits as HE without the lethality. -NKF 15:05, 7 April 2009 (EDT)