How do I display the element type of my kinetic weapons on my load out screen?

[rookie]

I can display the element type of my energy and power weapons but not my kinetic weapons. Is there a way to do so?

[Johnny The Fox]

As far as I know, kinetic weapons are not elemental (kinetic is a fancy way of saying they shoot regular bullets ).

However, there are some of them that can roll with the perk Osmosis, which gives them the same element as your grenade, after you throw it (and until you switch to another weapon). This cannot be displayed in the menu, since it depends on the element of your grenade.

[Meetoo #@))+((#@]

Nah bruv, u got it all wrong. Kinetic weapons deal Kinetic dmg, thats why they are in kinetic slot. Usually they deal more dmg to unshielded enemies.
Elemental weapons, aka ENERGY weapons deal elemnt dmg, void, solar or arc. Which can vary from secondary to heavy slots.

If u need some help, feel free to add me, been in game since 2018, be glad to help

[Zoomii]

Kinetic weapons DON'T have an element.

[rookie]

Well that all makes sense but for this reason.

What exactly does the element do or not do for a weapon? For example I have multiple hammerhead machine guns. One is a solar element type and the other is a void element type. I see no difference other than one counts towards kills in solar bounties and the other in void bounties.

[Mike Mirrer, the Hammer]

Originally posted by rookie:

Well that all makes sense but for this reason.

What exactly does the element do or not do for a weapon? For example I have multiple hammerhead machine guns. One is a solar element type and the other is a void element type. I see no difference other than one counts towards kills in solar bounties and the other in void bounties.

Hammerhead is void only Machinegun. There is no Solar Hammerhead. The only solar Machineguns out of the top of my head are Avalanche, Fixed Odds, Xenophage and Heir Apparent. All weapons have fixed elements Wich means they can only drop as void or solar and so on. The only weapons that can change there element are Hard Light and Borealis.

[DANEDANGER]

Dont pin me down on this but i believe that when both youre armor as gun have the same energy type they work in synergy and increase damage output. Not sure about this tho, never been able to make a matching setup thus far

[Illusive Soul]

i wonder what does kinetic damage do ? its not like they do more damage than elemental damage.

[DANEDANGER]

Originally posted by E-Enigma:

i wonder what does kinetic damage do ? its not like they do more damage than elemental damage.

There seems to be little known about kinetic but the best explaination i could find was this from bungie forums - https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/231194757 - posted by blargness -
Kinetic weapons excel at taking down non shielded enemies while energy weapons are made for taking down shields.
Also if you match up element types correctly the shield has a chance of exploding and damaging the user and mobs around it
Kinetic weapons tend to do less damage to shields and vice versa

[Illusive Soul]

oh i see,that explain.

[Madderlake]

Originally posted by E-Enigma:

i wonder what does kinetic damage do ? its not like they do more damage than elemental damage.

To add on to Mulciber, they both do the same damage in crucible, however elementals get a bonus when you match the opponents elemantal class

[Illusive Soul]

wait,elemental works on Crucible too ? if people all picking arc Class i can delete them with arc elemental weapon ?

[Martydi]

Originally posted by E-Enigma:

wait,elemental works on Crucible too ? if people all picking arc Class i can delete them with arc elemental weapon ?

As far as I know, it only matters for bounties.

[Illusive Soul]

oh sad

[Wolfram]

As a bunch of people have already said: Kinetic=Physical, so they have no element.

That is why eg the Steelfeather Repeater can get the element of the grenade last thrown.

[Illusive Soul]

Osmosis is trash perks imo,after you swap another weapon the perks got canceled,waiting for grenade to recharge is pretty long time,i aint gonna max discipline just for Osmosis.