I received this weapon earlier tonight and couldn't make heads or tails of it . It deals damage but it doesn't give damage numbers like other weapons and it is 50/50 on whether you hit or miss the target at point blank range . It doesn't count as a kill when you use it on the scoreboard and you get no XP killing targets with it. It also bounces off destructable objects like pheromone targets and ark crystals without doing damage.