Weapon Question

[Ezpikins]

I have two VOT Meteor Bolters, one is around 600 EGO the other is just over 1000 EGO. The only difference is the 600 has electric damage on it and the 1000 doesn't. When I do a compare the 600 is out on top by a bit because it's got 4 mod slots filled but not by much.

Question is, does the level difference actually make the weapon better? In other words is a 1000 EGO better than a 600 EGO? (just ignore the electric damage when answering).

I was thinking of retrieving the mods on the 600 and putting them on the 1000 if the 1000 is actually better, if not then I'll keep the modded 600 and trade the 1000.

[Minos]

I don't really know if the level makes a difference but I just tend to trade up if the guns are the same with same item rarity but different level. If they were different rarity like the 600 being a purp while the 1k is a blue yeah I stick with the 600. If it's a weapon you use fequently I say keep both so you can just switch.

[piercehead]

Short answer, no. The stats don't lie. The basic damage both of those bolters do will be the same, the 600 IS better as it has the chance to proc the electric dot/stun.

As you get higher EGO level weapons they'll come with more bonuses built in, and also, when you max out a weapon you'll get a better bonus according the EGO level of the weapon (e.g. 15% [insert bonus here], instead of 10%)

Anyway, beside the point but go to the Top Notch normal vendor (for example) and get yourself one of the Frontier Repeaters (bolt-action sniper with crit bonus) and hopefully at your EGO level it'll have a barrel mod slot, put a crit mod in there and that's you sorted for an awesome sniper rifle