That is melee. If you compare it to an adaptive war amp for actual power damage it only adds 15%. The closest comparison to what the weapon equipment will add baseline (Turian Havoc weapon passives+ turbocharge) the majority of weapons are still garbage and underperform - and turian havoc has tons of other buffs aside from straight up damage. The less bad weapons just feel normal. All that amp will do is make weapons more normal feeling and they shouldn't feel normal with an amp they should feel upgraded. I can almost guarantee you though it won't be a 75% weapon damage boost, and if it is I'll laugh if the majority of weapons are still trash even with the amp plus a havoc passive and turbocharge. 😛
The only way the vast majority of weapons are viable to even use with or instead of the baseline few superior weapons is to have them VERY upgraded (item levels, leveled barrels, character passives, etc.).
We aren't arguing, we are discussing. There is a massive difference and let's all try to be respectful to one another (for the most part we are). I have tried many of those weapons (I don't own the disciple) and for the most part I find them to be a bit lacking. The viper is ok but that's about it for me. If most weapons are *, that makes enemies feel like bullet sponges, buffing a good amount of guns would alleviate that, if that helps since you agree guns are for the most part under powered. They may not actually be designed to be bullet sponges, but under powered weapons make them feel that. I did play a match with my avenger with a booster and ammo power and it felt good, I just wish that wasn't required to make the Avenger good in silver.
I did learn very early on that vanguard punching stuff was viable, but I really just do not enjoy that play style and won't play it solely. I play it every now and then but it gets stale, I like to switch it up. Unfortunately that and sniping with the vanquisher are the only viable (viable in terms of seeming like a reasonable challenge. I know that more things are "viable" but just not all that satisfying) play styles. I'm for a blackout, but will not pull my support from bioware. I have been playing ME3 a lot and have high hopes that bioware will pull some great balance changes out for us coming within the next two months! It's just not for me atm, my singleplayer experience left a very poor taste in my mouth with the numerous quest bugs I don't play it often, I know they are fixed now and much better but I just gotta get myself back into it. Thank you everyone for discussing this! This is what forums and communities are for, getting ideas out there and showing that we care in our own ways. I'm sure coming soon the game will be good and fun for all us, just some of us will wait for patches.
