sharp bullet vs bandana

[Torbes3186]

any difference in the pierce mechanic? seems to me sharp bullet is worse

[Eggplant]

No difference other than the negatives on Sharp Bullets. Bandana is a higher rarity item, that's why it's better.

[Veritas]

Also some builds just want the extra pierce to proc lifesteal (notably in Lich builds) so sharp bullet is more cost-efficient for those builds

[Cqstle]

How many Bandana's are too many?
I had 3 but my %DMG fell off 30%. Just curious if someone could help guide me in the right direction.

[DarkTwinge]

Originally posted by Cqstle:

How many Bandana's are too many?
I had 3 but my %DMG fell off 30%. Just curious if someone could help guide me in the right direction.

The first additional pierce is by far the best, and it already starts falling off quite a bit by the 2nd. A 3rd is pretty much always overkill when only playing 20 Waves.

[Bumc]

Even when playing endless, having more bounce is generally better than more pierce

[AN]

Originally posted by Cqstle:

How many Bandana's are too many?
I had 3 but my %DMG fell off 30%. Just curious if someone could help guide me in the right direction.

Most runs I have a hard time not getting 150%-200% damage minimum. If you have a weapon with natural low pierce drop-off or enough pumpkins then no amount of bandannas that you'll ever legitimately acquire before stage 20 are too many. If you've got the standard 50% pierce drop-off or worse then 3 is arguably too many.

[Gabriot]

I should hope a tier 1 item is worse than a tier 3 item

Generally most ranged builds will want these items, but some reasons to not take sharp bullet would be if the gun you are already using has pierce by default, since reducing the pierce damage to get an additional pierce may not be in your benefit (shotguns or lasers for example)

I also usually don't bother w/ pierce if I'm not going for endless, and I see a pierce item offered late into a run after I've already faced my final elite or hoard, since wave 20 hardly has any enemies at all there's really no benefit to reducing my damage and adding pierces.

[petercordia]

I usually regret taking Sharp Bullets.
But the mechanics are the same.

[The Punisher Of Wallet Builds]

How are u even lauching the game mine not working from monts :D prob year

[DarkTwinge]

Originally posted by CorosionaL DamagE:

How are u even lauching the game mine not working from monts :D prob year

Most likely you have an old mod installed that is incompatible; turn off mods until you find the culprit (or try a fresh install of the game).

[B the Self]

If your guns have no pierce like SMG , Revolver and so on , if you take Sharp bullet you pretty much become X2 stronger

[Deathraven13]

Originally posted by MrWorthy:

If your guns have no pierce like SMG , Revolver and so on , if you take Sharp bullet you pretty much become X2 stronger

2x stronger at worst actually, Brotato doesn't have a lot of optimal builds so for ranged a lot of players would tend to go SMG + lifesteal.

For D5, not D5 182% obviously.