Bee Gun -- which modifier is better?

[VicPariah]

So, I have a 31% critical strike chance on the Bee Gun with Mystic. I get a plus five (5%) increase in critical chance with the Demonic modifier, but the damage output for the Mystic modifier is actually rounded UP to 11%, the same as Demonic.

So, what's better: 31% crit chance and -20% mana cost, producing 25% more bees, or 36% crit chance and no change to the amount of bees that get thrown?

One thing to consider: yeah, you can pick up mana, but with this gun flying enemies can be a real pain in the butt. It might be very hard to pick up these mana refills without risking your cover, as the Bee Gun needs requires a lot of space.

This is hardmode.

[Trace]

Personally, I'd go for demonic.

['Sori]

The Demonic modifier will give your Bee Gun more damage output while Mystic will cost less mana per use.

I would recommend trying to find a Nature's Gift accessory and combining it with a mana potion at a Tinkerer's Workshop. That'll get you a Mana Flower, which will automatically use mana potions that are in your inventory. Mana management at that point is unnecessary assuming you have the potions for it.

If you aren't wanting to do that, then I'd just go for Demonic anyways.

[VicPariah]

Sorry, just a correction: this is hardcore mode, not hardmode. Not yet, anyway. :)

What I really meant to say was expert mode. This is expert mode and I don't know how that might make a difference in choices.

[Kepler_22]

I use mystic... does that make me weird?


Also if you are in expert, the bee gun is psuedo-useless without the Hive pack.

[-GoV- Ghost Kawanat]

Originally posted by Kepler_22:

I use mystic... does that make me weird?


Also if you are in expert, the bee gun is psuedo-useless without the Hive pack.

The Bee Gun is always useful, especially in expert. You don't need the hive pack.

[Kepler_22]

Originally posted by AnArtBlob:

Originally posted by Kepler_22:

I use mystic... does that make me weird?


Also if you are in expert, the bee gun is psuedo-useless without the Hive pack.

The Bee Gun is always useful, especially in expert. You don't need the hive pack.

PSUEDO-useless. It still has a use in delaying low KB resist enemies. but the stronger bees can tackle enemies with higher KB resist. due to the rather low damage vs expert enemies

[VicPariah]

uh...... sure

I'm way more progressed in my game now than I was when I wrote this thread. Bee Gun is fully useless to me, now. :P