cancan460
Skeletron
I believe the Nettle Burst is a reasonably strong weapon right now, although it seems underwhelming considering the point at which you get it (Plantera!) and its relative power compared to other weapons you have access to at that point of the game. To prove my point, I have made a simple graph.
The damage output per second (dps, d/s) of the Nettle Burst is calculated with the formula (27 - 0.5x) / 0.4 * 9p, where x represents the defensive capabilities of the enemy and p represents the amount of enemies present. This is assuming perfect conditions (All enemies are hit by every single tick of the nettle).
The d/s of the Leaf Blower (another Plantera drop) is calculated with the slightly simpler formula of (48 - 0.5x) / 0.1.
Which means that we have the values for defense on the X-axis, the values for d/s on the Y-axis, and the amount of enemies for the Nettle Burst will be filled in manually for each test. I could have used a 3D-graph to make the amount of enemies be calculated by the formula too, but I decided not to for simplicity's sake.
I marked the four points at which the Leaf Blower starts outclassing the Nettle Burst in terms of DPS.
For a single enemy, the Leaf Blower outclasses the Nettle Burst as soon as the enemy has 21 defense or higher, 42 or higher for two enemies, 47 or higher for three enemies, 49 or higher for four enemies, the amount starts closing into 54 the more enemies you have. The thing is, very few enemies actually have a defensive value that high. One of the very few enemies in the game with a defensive value of 44 is the tail of the World Feeder, but that one can be considered obsolete because a World Feeder has very many parts (which makes the formula go closer and closer to 54)
As soon as the enemies have 54 defense or higher, the Nettle Burst will not outclass the Leaf Blower unless the enemies have a defense value of 96 or higher, enemies with a defensive value of either of those two do not exist unless under special conditions (Do mind that my grand list is slightly outdated, some lunar monsters might break the rule. However, let's be honest, you wouldn't be using the Nettle Burst nor the Leaf Blower at a Lunar event).
What can we conclude from this: as soon as you face two enemies or more at once, the Nettle Burst outclasses the Leaf Blower theoretically. Of course, things like range, ease of use, etc. are difficult to include in a formula which is why I can only leave that part to the Terrarian to decide.
Of course, the Leaf Blower isn't the only weapon which exists and there are other comparisons to be made! Care to see anything else compared? Hit me up with a suggestion!
The damage output per second (dps, d/s) of the Nettle Burst is calculated with the formula (27 - 0.5x) / 0.4 * 9p, where x represents the defensive capabilities of the enemy and p represents the amount of enemies present. This is assuming perfect conditions (All enemies are hit by every single tick of the nettle).
The d/s of the Leaf Blower (another Plantera drop) is calculated with the slightly simpler formula of (48 - 0.5x) / 0.1.
Which means that we have the values for defense on the X-axis, the values for d/s on the Y-axis, and the amount of enemies for the Nettle Burst will be filled in manually for each test. I could have used a 3D-graph to make the amount of enemies be calculated by the formula too, but I decided not to for simplicity's sake.
I marked the four points at which the Leaf Blower starts outclassing the Nettle Burst in terms of DPS.
For a single enemy, the Leaf Blower outclasses the Nettle Burst as soon as the enemy has 21 defense or higher, 42 or higher for two enemies, 47 or higher for three enemies, 49 or higher for four enemies, the amount starts closing into 54 the more enemies you have. The thing is, very few enemies actually have a defensive value that high. One of the very few enemies in the game with a defensive value of 44 is the tail of the World Feeder, but that one can be considered obsolete because a World Feeder has very many parts (which makes the formula go closer and closer to 54)
As soon as the enemies have 54 defense or higher, the Nettle Burst will not outclass the Leaf Blower unless the enemies have a defense value of 96 or higher, enemies with a defensive value of either of those two do not exist unless under special conditions (Do mind that my grand list is slightly outdated, some lunar monsters might break the rule. However, let's be honest, you wouldn't be using the Nettle Burst nor the Leaf Blower at a Lunar event).
What can we conclude from this: as soon as you face two enemies or more at once, the Nettle Burst outclasses the Leaf Blower theoretically. Of course, things like range, ease of use, etc. are difficult to include in a formula which is why I can only leave that part to the Terrarian to decide.
Of course, the Leaf Blower isn't the only weapon which exists and there are other comparisons to be made! Care to see anything else compared? Hit me up with a suggestion!
