Originally Posted by
melancholy-storm
A common misconception I see echoing throughout the realm is that people are choosing weapons based on damage per hit rather than the DPS. For those you who are new to RPGs, damage as well as the speed of the weapon is used to calculate Damage Per Second (DPS). In Star Legends, the pistols have more DPS than two-handed rifles and yet allow players to equip a shield, whereas rifles do more damage but have a slower firing rate, thus having a lower DPS. I've always wondered if rifles have a hidden armor-piercing hit, but in my experience, pistols have more destructive power than rifles for single targets, especially enemies with high health like bosses.