Define “absolute” damage.

[Marth Vader]

I always thought thermal/kinetic damage (from railguns, plasma accelerators, etc) was the same as absolute damage, but now I’m seeing that plasma accelerators are absolute while railguns are only thermal/kinetic. Does that mean plasma chargers bypass resistances entirely, but they still apply to railguns?

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Absolute Damage is damage that ignores resistances. If you'll notice, your shields and armor have Damage Resistances (or in some cases, weaknesses) and Absolute damage ignores these.

This is why Plasma Accerlerators are the preffered weapon of PVP, because they ignore the resistance stacking most players have engineered.

[caaront]

How in the heck do you hit anything with them?

I always have big ships at my res, but not with size 4 plazmas, not one python or larger.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Originally posted by caaront:

How in the heck do you hit anything with them?

I always have big ships at my res, but not with size 4 plazmas, not one python or larger.

To quote the immortal Chess Grandmaster Bobby Fischer. "Git gud"

Plasmas are very hard to score hits with on anything smaller than like, Federal Dropship size. You shouldn't feel bad if you can't pull it off, it's high tier PVP stuff and if your idea of Elite is just to kinda kick back and decompress, it's not a skill you'd find enjoyable to develop.