Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3157150-20141218110639/@comment-24821572-20141218211608

The Sacred Knight wrote: In my perspective when there are two prefixes that are respectively on par with each other, such as Godly and Legendary. Legendary covers size and speed, which is what Godly lacks. There is no contest that Legendary is the best for melee weapons. Also, Unreal is the best for ranged, Mythical is the best for magic. There is very little to discuss when those weapons can get said prefixes, but when they can't, that's where it's down to opinion, mostly.

So let's look at melee weapons. We have Broadswords(Picks,Axes, Hammers and Scythes fall into into this), Spears and Boomerang.

For all broadsword type, Legendary is always the best, when you are using them as weapons(The are exception, but I'll get to those later). Spears and boomerangs can only get Godly as best because they cannot have size modifiers. Most people would indeed get Godly as the best prefix for those weapons, but some prefer Ruthless so they have more damage per hit. But, Overall, Godly is the best for all weapon when they can't get the top three.

Now, let's look at range weapons. We have guns, bows(repeaters as well), rockets and the unique(Piranha Gun and Harpoon). Wherever it is possible, Unreal is the best modifiers for those weapons. Only when they don't have knockback that people go for something else. Godly is out of the question for Minishark and Clockwork Assault Rifle as they have no knockback, hence the best for them are either demonic for overall stats, or rapid, for better use time and DPS in general. Rapid Gun on the other hand, fulfills the requirement for Unreal, but can only get Godly or Rapid. For more damage per hit, it is without a doubt that Godly is better, but in terms of DPS, Rapid far outstrips Godly for chain gun. But for the others, most of them can get Unreal without a problem.

For Magic weapons, Mythical is the best in terms of damage, use time and mana cost. And this is no issue with most magic weapons, actually, since all of them have mana cost and knockback(At least, I think so). But some can't get Mythical either for the sake of balance, or an oversight by the devs. So that leaves us with Godly for damage, or Masterful for lower mana cost.

Now, a special case, tools. While they are melee weapons, some actually benefit more with Light prefix, as it increases their usefulness as tools. The simplest is Shroomite Digging Claw. With the Light Prefix, it is quite easy to reach maximum digging speed than using Legendary.

Sorry for being long-winded, but it all boils down to:

Melee = Legendary(broadsword mechanic), Godly(everything else) Range = Unreal(Has Knockback), and Demonic(For Minishark/C.A.R). For Rapid Gun, it's Godly for damage per hit, Rapid for damage per second. Magic = Mythical(Most), Godly(Next best damage), Masterful(mana cost and slightly lower damage than godly) Tools = Light

Well, that's my conclusion. If anyone has anything else to add, feel free to come forward.