This guide will tell Outriders step by step how firepower and weapon damage work to get the answer to the question - read on.
There are many small passive attributes that Outriders players need to understand, of which the firepower and weapon damage bonuses are the most confusing. Outriders players can expand their options and suit their playstyle by increasing their passive attribute stats. Firepower is one of the player's primary stats and is very important in determining a player's damage output, along with the weapon damage bonus.
Hunting for gear with the right attributes is especially useful in the Outriders ending. Some attributes, such as status power, improve the player's status effects, while others can help players heal and regenerate health.
How firepower works
Firepower, along with anomalous strength, is one of the main player stats in Outriders. The firepower number, which players can see in the upper left corner of their inventory screen, is an overall rating of how powerful the player's current weapon is. This rating is a combination of the base firepower of the weapon being held and any additional firepower the player can gain from skill tree perks and equipment attributes. It is important to note that the player's firepower stat can change whenever they switch to secondary weapons or Outriders pistols.
When players start Outriders, their firepower will be extremely low, but as they level up, the loot drop will also become more powerful, allowing players to fight stronger enemies and higher world levels. In the case of weapons, more firepower usually equals more damage, but players can see the weapon's damage by looking at the "DMG" number in the weapon's stat block.
How to increase firepower
The player's main method to increase their base firepower is to simply replace their old low firepower weapons with new ones with higher firepower. In addition, players can level up their weapons with Crafting, which will boost their base firepower stats to the appropriate level.
However, firepower is closely related to another player attribute called weapon damage bonus, which can increase the player's firepower by adding some of their current base firepower as bonus firepower.
How the weapon damage bonus works
The weapon damage bonus is another way to increase the player's firepower by adding additional firepower. The weapon damage bonus can vary depending on the player's choice in unlocking the skill tree and the stats of their equipment. The player's weapon damage bonus can be seen in two places and in two different formats. First, when a player opens their stats page on the inventory screen, they can see their weapon damage bonus expressed as a percentage. This is the percentage of the player's current base firepower that will be added.
Second, when the player hover over the Firepower number, the Firepower stat will be broken down into the player's current Base Firepower plus the added Bonus Firepower in gold. This is quite confusing, so players should be aware that the amount of gold that is added to their base firepower and the weapon damage bonus percentage are different ways of displaying the same information, which is just a bonus to the player's firepower stats. .
How to increase weapon damage bonus
The player's weapon damage bonus can be increased in two ways. Some classes will have skill tree nodes that increase weapon damage. For example, the Pyromancer class can increase its weapon damage bonus by selecting the Inferno Weapon node in Ash Breaker's path. Inferno Weapon increases weapon damage by 8%, which is permanently added to the weapon damage bonus stats on the player's stats page.
Other classes have skill tree nodes that increase damage for certain weapon types. The Shotgun Master perk, which can be found along the path of the Trickster Killer, only increases the damage of the shotgun by 15%. If the player chooses to unlock this node, their weapon damage bonus will always increase by 15% whenever they hold a shotgun.
The second method to increase weapon damage bonus is to equip equipment with bonus firepower attribute. Oddly enough, this is not a percentage, but an actual number that is added straight to the player's base firepower. However, players should be aware that the bonus firepower from equipment attributes is still reflected in the weapon damage bonus percentage.
As an example, if the player is holding an assault rifle with 1000 firepower, their base firepower will be 1000. If they then equip a helmet with 10 bonus firepower, their firepower breakdown will be 1000 + 10 with +10 in gold and their weapons. The Damage Bonus stat will reflect this and be 1%.
Since firepower can be increased in so many different ways, Outriders players attempting to complete Expedition's final missions should experiment with bonus firepower attributes and skill tree perks to maximize their weapon damage.
Outriders is now available for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S. And that's all there is to know about how firepower and weapon damage work in Outriders.
