I hope this is the right forum for this but regarding Mass Effect 3 ammo powers and mods, for weapons that don't penetrate, such as the Scorpion heavy pistol or Krysae sniper rifle, would they still receive a damage bonus against armor from armor piercing mods or armor piercing ammo?
And for certain weapons I'm finding I may want to use a stability mod and extended barrel, but would Incendiary Ammo be a good enough substitute in place of the armor piercing mod if I didn't have the AP ammo power? Great Mara (talk) 10:56, October 30, 2014 (UTC)
Armor piercing mod doesn't work on Scorpion and Krysae.FirstDrellSpectre (talk) 19:37, October 30, 2014 (UTC)
- For piercing through obstacles yes, but what about the extra damage against armor added for other weapons. That's the main point of what I was asking. Great Mara (talk) 22:21, October 30, 2014 (UTC)
- Weapons that can't penetrate cover don't suffer the armor penalty in the first place, so there's no armor damage reduction that can be mitigated with AP mods or rounds.
- See Combat_(Mass_Effect_3)#Armor. Elseweyr talk • stalk 00:12:32, 2014-10-31 (UTC)
- To clarify, since Armor-Piercing Ammo does grant a damage bonus, that should work irregardless of weapon type. The power's "Armor Effectiveness" (reduces armor penalty) and "Penetration" attributes would have no effect, though. Elseweyr talk • stalk 10:42:52, 2014-10-31 (UTC)