DPS - Revision history

Warlord Kentax at 22:00, 29 December 2021

2021-12-29T22:00:50Z

Warlord Kentax at 21:02, 26 June 2020

2020-06-26T21:02:42Z

Fire-hound at 08:42, 21 November 2019

2019-11-21T08:42:53Z

Sabrist: few additions and structural change

2019-09-03T16:15:09Z

few additions and structural change

Architect: /* Damage Types */ brevity / clarity

2019-06-24T23:54:51Z

‎Damage Types: brevity / clarity

Architect: /* Introduction */ Rewritten for brevity

2019-06-24T23:44:38Z

‎Introduction: Rewritten for brevity

Sabrist: /* Introduction */ added and changed text

2019-06-24T14:15:45Z

‎Introduction: added and changed text

Fire-hound: /* Types of DPS */

2019-06-05T15:56:38Z

‎Types of DPS

Fire-hound: /* Types of DPS */ comented HAG range

2019-06-05T15:54:04Z

‎Types of DPS: comented HAG range

Fire-hound: /* Types of DPS */

2019-06-05T15:51:57Z

‎Types of DPS

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-'''DPS''' has two main meanings. First, Damage Per Second is a popular measure of a weapons worth, and besides Range and Alpha Damage (damage per single shot) constitutes the most looked after characteristic of particular weapon in the sense of battle worthiness. Second, a DPS "Weapon" is any weapon that must be fired very frequently in order to deal damage efficiently, such as [[Rotary AutoCannons|RACs]] and [[Machine Gun|Mguns]].
+'''DPS''' has two main meanings. First, [[Weapons#Weapon Stats|Damage Per Second]] is a popular measure of a weapons worth, and besides Range and Alpha Damage (damage per single shot) DPS is the most desirable characteristic in most weapons. Second, a DPS "[[Weapons#Weapon Stats|Weapon]]" is any weapon that must be fired very frequently in order to deal damage efficiently, such as [[Rotary AutoCannons|RACs]] and [[Machine Gun|Mguns]].
 == Introduction ==

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-'''DPS''' or Damage Per Second is a popular measure of a weapons worth, and besides Range and Alpha Damage (damage per single shot) constitutes the most looked after characteristic of particular weapon in the sense of battle worthiness.
+'''DPS''' has two main meanings. First, Damage Per Second is a popular measure of a weapons worth, and besides Range and Alpha Damage (damage per single shot) constitutes the most looked after characteristic of particular weapon in the sense of battle worthiness. Second, a DPS "Weapon" is any weapon that must be fired very frequently in order to deal damage efficiently, such as [[Rotary AutoCannons|RACs]] and [[Machine Gun|Mguns]].
 == Introduction ==

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 '''Enter Ultra Autocannons:'''<br>
-[[File:shooting.png|300px|right]]
+[[File:shooting_dark.png|300px|right]]
 Everyone who ever fired an Ultra AutoCannon knows the delight of it's almost double both rate of fire and damage output. Alas, the delight that has to end every so often as the weapon jams up and ceases to deliver the hurt. The number of shots fired, or rather the time spent non-stop firing until fully jammed we call the '''jam time''' or '''time-to-jam'''. To the right is a visual representation of this mechanic.
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 '''Rotary Autocannons:'''<br>
-[[File:Timeouts.png|310px|left]]
+[[File:Timeouts_dark.png|310px|left]]
 The sheer firepower of the [[RAC]] class autocannons comes at a price. To start delivering the damage, it has to endure a spin up delay. This drawback, while probably not unexpected, makes the calculations of the average values somewhat less obvious and even more complex.

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 == Introduction ==
-'''DPS''' ''(Damage Per Second)'' is the maximum damage a [[weapon]] can deliver to a single [[armor|component]], over one second. It's a useful metric to gauge a weapons performance in comparison with alternatives, or in judging a Mech's loadout. These numbers should be treated as a 'theoretical maximum' in practice, however, since they're calculated on the assumption of perfect aim, reload timing, and in a vacuum free from [[heat]] or return fire; quite a rare occurrence in the midst of hectic [[Combined Arms]] battles in [[MWLL]]. Judging any weapon wholly on its DPS values will leave a pilot uninformed and outperformed on the field, compared to those who contextualize its performance with its other traits effectively.
+'''DPS''' ''(Damage Per Second)'' is the maximum damage a [[weapon]] can deliver to a single [[armor|component]], over one second. It's a useful metric to gauge a weapons performance in comparison with alternatives, or in judging a Mech's loadout. These numbers should be treated as a 'theoretical maximum' in practice, however, since they're calculated on the assumption of perfect aim, reload timing, and in a vacuum free from [[heat]] or return fire; quite a rare occurrence in the midst of hectic [[Combined Arms]] battles in [[MWLL]]. So word of warning: '''Judging any weapon only by its DPS values is highly insufficient.'''
 == Damage Types ==
 There are three parts to any weapon's effects to its target-
 * ''direct damage'' - dealt by collision or contact
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 === Damage per ton of Ammo ===
 The maximum damage potential carried by one ton of ammo; be it the default of what's stored in your fresh mech, or bought to fill it's [[free tons]]. This value does not take into account any modifiers.
 == Weapon Overheat (Jam) And Time Ratios ==
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 The time to reload a clip versus the time to shoot a clip at '''Sustained DPS's fire rate''' without any regards for heat dissipation.
-== Types of DPS ==
 Note that, while not actually having a real jam mechanic, MW:LL accounts for jam quirks by the introduction of weapon-local "overheat mechanic", that unluckily overlaps in naming convention with the weapon-to-asset "heat mechanic". We will call it '''jam''' onward for the purpose of clarity.
 In Battletech and Mechwarrior games we understand that there are some so-called "basic" weapons, the loadouts of the "lostech" era. These are the standard Inner Sphere Lasers, Autocannons, SRM, MRM, and LRM missiles. These weapons generally don't have jam constrains and usually are delivering more hurt than heat. Calculating DPS for those weapons usually involves only the fire rate and damage per shot. The same applies for LB-X Autocannons.
 '''Enter Ultra Autocannons:'''<br>
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 Additionally, not only does the jam probability build up while firing in quick succession, each shot also produces heat. That heat is transferred to the assets internals and has to be dissipated via the heatsinks present on the asset. This mechanism is represented in orange on the image to the right. We see that each successive shot adds approximately 5 tokens, but on the next shot only 3 of them remain as pale tokens, while 2 have "gone missing". Those tokens are dissipated via the heatskins by the time the next shot is fired. Should the asset build up too much heat by carelessly firing too many weapons or too many times in succession, adverse effects and conditions might rise to be and reduce the DPS further. In effect that means that besides the Burst DPS, which lasts only so long, we have some other, Sustained DPS, if we want to account for all the jams and heat buildups.
 '''Rotary Autocannons:'''<br>
 [[File:Timeouts.png|310px|left]]
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 Players seeking to advance their firepower should note, for the duration of the spin up the cool down continues until the instant the gun starts firing again - you can initiate the spin up ''in advance'' of the intended cool down level of the weapon.
 '''Hyper Assault Gauss:'''<br>
 We aren't really done with the ''jam'' and butter of this game until we don't know the difference of [[HAG]] to [[RAC]]. Both have high fire rate, can be used in tactical assault tasks and have jams and cool downs.
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 == Damage Types ==
-Each weapon hit that lands on an asset produces damage. MW:LL differentiates between a few damage methods:
+There are three parts to any weapon's effects to its target-
-* direct damage - dealt by collision or contact
+* ''direct damage'' - dealt by collision or contact
-* splash damage - dealt by explosion
+* ''splash damage'' - dealt by explosion
-* secondary splash damage - dealt by explosion (or fire?) as well
+* ''secondary splash'' damage - dealt by explosion (or fire?) as well
 === Total Damage ===
-Total damage of a hit is usually calculated by simply adding all damages up. The actual damage in game can be more than this, due to splash damage being accounted for hitting adjacent components of one or more assets in the vicinity of the hit.
+''Total damage'' of a hit is usually calculated by simply adding all damages up. The actual damage in game can be more than this, due to splash damage being accounted for hitting adjacent components of one or more assets in the vicinity of the hit.
 === Damage Modifiers ===
-Assets and weapons in the game have each their own adjusted [[Damage Types|damage modifiers]] to compensate for optimal balance, skill and fun across the various types.
+Assets and weapons in the game have each their own adjusted [[Damage Types|damage modifiers]], where a subset of vehicles, aerospace and components are more or less durable to different weapons than others.
 === Average Total Damage ===
-To account for all modifier types in a single number, we can derive an average by adding them all together and dividing that by number of them. This is the simple linear average. Then we can apply this number to the Total Damage to calculate the Average Damage for any given weapon.
+To infer a generally applicable number, the ''Average Total Damage'' is an average of a weapons performance across every enemy you could see on the field- adjusted by its Damage Modifiers.
 === Damage per ton of Ammo ===
-The maximally possible damage dealt for firing one ton of ammo. Actual damage will usually be less or equal to this number. This value does not take into account any modifiers.
+The maximum damage potential carried by one ton of ammo; be it the default of what's stored in your fresh mech, or bought to fill it's [[free tons]]. This value does not take into account any modifiers.
 == Weapon Overheat (Jam) And Time Ratios ==

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	This, in effect, means that he player is to ''empty'' the HAG until it "jams", and try get out of the harms way for the duration of the "un-jam". The HAG doesn't get actually jammed, lore wise, but it is reloading instead. A partial reload (called cool down on RAC) is reportedly somewhat more complicated for the gun's automatic thus takes longer time to finish.		This, in effect, means that he player is to ''empty'' the HAG until it "jams", and try get out of the harms way for the duration of the "un-jam". The HAG doesn't get actually jammed, lore wise, but it is reloading instead. A partial reload (called cool down on RAC) is reportedly somewhat more complicated for the gun's automatic thus takes longer time to finish.

−	Another note worthy difference is the almost double range of the HAG compared to the RAC - this comes at the cost of somewhat larger shot spread at the extreme.	+	Another note worthy difference is the almost double range of the HAG compared to the RAC - this comes at the cost of somewhat larger shot spread at the far extreme.

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	This, in effect, means that he player is to ''empty'' the HAG until it "jams", and try get out of the harms way for the duration of the "un-jam". The HAG doesn't get actually jammed, lore wise, but it is reloading instead. A partial reload (called cool down on RAC) is reportedly somewhat more complicated for the gun's automatic thus takes longer time to finish.		This, in effect, means that he player is to ''empty'' the HAG until it "jams", and try get out of the harms way for the duration of the "un-jam". The HAG doesn't get actually jammed, lore wise, but it is reloading instead. A partial reload (called cool down on RAC) is reportedly somewhat more complicated for the gun's automatic thus takes longer time to finish.
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		+	Another note worthy difference is the almost double range of the HAG compared to the RAC - this comes at the cost of somewhat larger shot spread at the extreme.
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