Optical or phys damage?

[Mokona]

Why should I use optical over phy. All I'm seeing is lower damage, is there something special other then fake accuraccy that I'm not seeing.

[BellFall]

rate of fire, cheaper ammo are the main reasons and lighter weapons

[LazyLou]

Originally posted by Thanatos:

rate of fire, cheaper ammo are the main reasons and lighter weapons

Also optical weapons can hit hard parts for more damage than physical ones, although physical ones hit for more dmg on weak points.
Also physical hits for more damager on "Enemy Players" because they have shielding against optical damage.

[Lapinoire]

Optical Damage: High rate of fire, lower damage per hit(though the RPM makes up for it), and cheap ammunition. The key factor on Optical damage is that it can pierce through hard parts on an enemy-- what would otherwise be grey numbers on Physical shots will be displayed as blue/purple numbers, indicating normal damage.

Physical Damage: Varies in RPM, can be Full Auto to Semi-Auto, or Pump/Bolt Action, etc. Physical damage has the highest overall damage of all the damage types, but only if the target isn't heavily armored.

Explosive Force: Deals equal damage to soft and hard parts, key perk is the AoE. Use at your own discretion.

[Agranite (Luong)]

in short base on what you guys say, if you have ♥♥♥♥ aim and use aim assist, just stick to optical unless you're doing pvp, lol.

[Lagi Schwer]

Optical FTW cuz of long range and better accuracy imo for hitting those heads, and only use Physical if its 900+ RPM with A Accuracy as its the best way to clear bosses and mobs (Nightmare+)

My Fave guns for the past 50 levels has been SPB Potsassium and Benetnatch
Although Long Stroke with a High Pistol damage has a Very High Crit Damage (Highest I got 10k) and Crit Rate on Weak Point making a 100 round shot on a Triple Artillery into 10 rounds

[eC]

Basically:
If using Controller: Opt Dmg to spam
If using Mouse: Phys Dmg for Weak Points