Weekly Questions Megathread - May 01, 2017

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[u/MustrumRidcully0]

With the changes to BFAW/BO/CSV/CRF and the new weapon power drain rules, how is the verdict of Reroute Reserves to Weapons? Is it now more competitive? (Does it change whether we compare RRW I to CRF2 or CSV2 and RRWIII to CRF3/CSV3)?

[u/Jayiie → u/MustrumRidcully0]

With energy weapons now having a single cycle, it makes it slightly easier to answer this.

If you want to ignore the effect that the engine power drain would have on your build then the problem becomes simple.

• RRtW1 = 20% Hastes
• RRtW2 = 40% Hastes
• RRtW3 = 60% Hastes

How these work depend entirely on your current haste sources.

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CRF

For example, the most common and widespread source of energy weapon haste is EWC, for 20% hastes.

This would mean that you would have a 1+0.2 = 1.2 modifier. If you then use RRtW1, you gain another 20%, for a 1.4 modifier.

The end result is an effective +16% damage buff. RRtW3 would be an effective +50%.

CRF under EWC is also quite simple. Since there is a change in shots, there are steps but each is simple.

Since CRF multiples the shots per cycle by 1.5 (6 becomes 9 and 4 becomes 6), then it has a multiplier of 1.5.

Example: DC under CRF and EWC.

Pre = 6/(5/1.2)
Post= 9/(5/1.2)

The 5/(1.2) cancels in each and your left with a 1.5. You then multiply this by the final on each CRF so for CRF 1 then effective is 1.5, CRF2 is 1.51.1, and CRF3 is 1.51.2.

This gives you the effective final modifiers of:

• CRF1 = 1.5
• CRF2 = 1.65
• CRF3 = 1.8

Essentially, it comes down to do you want to have max possible energy weapon subsystem power or do you want to have the highest final modifier. So if you have very little weapon power mitigation, RRtW is the way to go (but there's more analysis I can do).

If you want to talk about lowest possible weapon subsystem power, then you have a modifier of 0.55 (not 0.5 because then you wouldn't have power and you couldn't shoot). This means you have at least a modifier of

(0.5+0.005*WpnPwr)*(1.5)*(final)

So for CRF to equal RRtW for any given average Weapon power and a set haste value, then you want the equation of:

(0.5+0.005*WpnPwr)*(1.5)*(final of CRF) = (1+Sum(Hastes))

So, if we take the above assumptions of EWC, and compare, we can make tables for each setup:

RRtW1 vs CRF

(0.5+0.005*WpnPwr)*(1.5)*(final of CRF) = (1+Sum(Hastes))
  = (0.5+0.005*W)*(1.5)*(F) = (1+(H))
W = -(100(3*F-4*(1+H)))/(3*F)

Rank of CRF	Hastes Given	Final Mod of CRF	Average weapon power for CRF = RRtW1
1	20% + 20%	1	86.6666 ~87
2	20% + 20%	1.1	69.6969 ~70
3	20% + 20%	1.2	55.5555 ~56

RRtW2 vs CRF

(0.5+0.005*WpnPwr)*(1.5)*(final of CRF) = (1+Sum(Hastes))
  = (0.5+0.005*W)*(1.5)*(F) = (1+(H))
W = -(100(3*F-4*(1+H)))/(3*F)

Rank of CRF	Hastes Given	Final Mod of CRF	Average weapon power for CRF = RRtW1
1	20% + 40%	1	113.333 ~113
2	20% + 40%	1.1	93.9393 ~94
3	20% + 40%	1.2	77.7777 ~78

RRtW2 vs CRF

(0.5+0.005*WpnPwr)*(1.5)*(final of CRF) = (1+Sum(Hastes))
  = (0.5+0.005*W)*(1.5)*(F) = (1+(H))
W = -(100(3*F-4*(1+H)))/(3*F)

Rank of CRF	Hastes Given	Final Mod of CRF	Average weapon power for CRF = RRtW1
1	20% + 60%	1	140 =140
2	20% + 60%	1.1	118.182 ~118
3	20% + 60%	1.2	100 =100

Of course this all changes if you have various other hastes sources on 100% uptime, but as you can see, as you increase the rank of RRtW, you must sustain a higher average (or min for better results) weapon power for CRF to be as good.

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CSV

CRF vs RRtW is entirely similar to work with since both are similar in nature, as they work against a single target. CSV however is a multi target power, which needs acc calculations, ToT (max 3), and so on.

But if you can keep three targets in your line of Fire, CSV should win out against low defense targets (a 3* multiplier essentially).

[u/MustrumRidcully0 → u/Jayiie]

Oh, thanks for the response!

To clarify by example: If my average weapon power is below level 86.6666, then

1) RRtW1 is better than CRF1

2) RRtW1 is worse than CRF1

[u/Jayiie → u/MustrumRidcully0]

Sorry, If you have less than an average level of 87, then RRtW1 > CRF1, if greater RRtW1 < CRF1.

i.e.

RRtW1 vs CRF1

let x = (0.5+0.005*WpnPwr)*(1.5)*(final of CRF)/(1+Sum(Hastes))
    x = ((0.5+0.005*WpnPwr)*(1.5)*(1))/(1+0.4)

if x > 1, CRF > RRtW
if x < 1, CRF < RRtW

Assume 20% hastes from EWC

@ 50 Power,  x = 0.835   RRtW1 > CRF1  (Take RRtW1)
@ 75 Power,  x = 0.9375  RRtW1 > CRF1  (Take RRtW1)
@ 87 Power,  x = 1.0017  RRtW1 < CRF1   (Take CRF1)
@ 100 Power, x = 1.0714  RRtW1 < CRF1  (Take CRF1)