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I can't find anything definitive and the usual information/stat sources don't really list anything at all about it :/ It's existence on the interwebs feels positively forgotten in lieu of Voltaics. All I've really found is one comment that they are the same stats as Voltaics but with the added bonus of the Runic Lens but nothing about what that supposed bonus is. And that seems to contradict other information I am reading about Voltaics and Atlantids.

Anyways, I'm just wondering if there is any benefit to using the Atlas Sceptre over a Voltaic or Atlantid (neither of which I have yet as I'm currently going through They Who Returned).

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[–] LostAndSmelly@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don't have the stats on mine anymore but it was significantly worse than the one I already had so I never used it.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I use it for expeditions since it tends to be better than whatever tool you start with but other than that I use my sentinel rifle, which I might eventually replace if I can find a cool looking Atlas Class rifle

[–] NMSGalacticHub@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know if by "find" you mean "find on your own", but if not, here are some nice ones I found. The End of Certainty 11F-6 is my love... that glowing red diplo glyph, that circular "magazine" or whatever it is. Beautiful.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah I've been looking to find my own but I'll keep this in mind if I can't find anything I like.

Thanks!

[–] NMSGalacticHub@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Voltaic staffs and Sentinel multi-tools have the best damage stats. Atlantid doesn't perform as well in terms of pure damage.

In practice though that doesn't mean much... if you do competitive PVP, you will probably use the Blaze Javelin anyway, and that'll kill an enemy in the same number of shots regardless of what type of multi-tool you use (as long as it's S-Class). It's like a 4? shot kill so, say you have a total of 4000 HP (I'm just making these numbers up to demonstrate the concept) - it doesn't really matter if each shot does 1,100 or 1,300 points of damage, you're still going to kill them in 4 shots. If you do PVE, you'll be able to easily shred any Sentinels with a fully upgraded multi-tool regardless of what type.

That's just my understanding though. I'm not a dataminer so I'm speaking more from experience than knowledge of the actual values or code.

I don't know the specific stats for the Atlas Sceptre but generally Expedition rewards are relatively middle-of-the-road for their category, so I'd expect Atlas Sceptre to perform like an average Voltaic Staff.

[–] Thorned_Rose@fedia.io 1 points 3 weeks ago

Makes sense yes :) I'm not looking to minmax damage or anything - more that I don't like having a bajillion multitools and am wanting to keep them to a minimum (e.g. one for combat, one for mining... etc.) so figuring out what I care more about if the stats are effectively the same. I like the look of the Voltaic and it's customisability over the Sceptre but I also like the Sceptre because it's a 'unique' and I already have it. Hopefully I'm making sense, very tired today - TL;DR if there's little difference between them, it gives me more ability to just have what I like aesthetically and minimise the number of multitools I have whilst still reasonably maximising scanning/mining/damage.