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Kit Mods - Am I missing something? Stats make no sense

tigerariestigeraries Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
Ok I have a green uncommon Photon Grenade Mk V, stats are as follows...

190.1 Kinetic Damage



Now I can buy a Mk IX mod for Photon Grenade from a vendor... sure it is common but still it is a Mk IX. 4 ranks higher, stats are as follow...

Damage on that is 175.6 Kinetic Damage

All other stats are the same.


So a rank 5 green is better than a rank 9 common kit mod?

Or do I not see any skill bonus till I own the kit mod? Cause I dont think thats the case... my rally cry and suppressing fire stats are the same when I compare the mods I have equipped to the mods on the vendor. These are the same ranks and quality.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Just a quick question: You didn look at the green one in space, did you?
    Don't look silly... Don't call it the "Z-Store/Zen Store"...
    Let me put the rumors to rest: it's definitely still the C-Store (Cryptic Store) It just takes ZEN.
    Like Duty Officers? Support effords to gather ideas
  • tigerariestigeraries Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Nope on ground at Romulas... had to use vendor to sell and was comparing buying vs ditching my rank 5 green I had slotted.
  • tenkaritenkari Member Posts: 2,906 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    also, sometimes items in the store wont show bonuses you get from skills or other equipment, such as the kit frame.
  • timelord79timelord79 Member Posts: 1,852 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I don't think a common Mk IX would be so expensive that you just can't buy it and see how the stat changes when you slot it into the kit.
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  • theroyalfamilytheroyalfamily Member Posts: 300 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I think the only think mk of frames determines is the number of modules it can hold. It might also modify any rarity mods by some amount, but since you're comparing it to a white, it won't matter. See if you can't find a [Gren] green frame of higher mk in the exchange, and compare them.
  • tigerariestigeraries Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    See I had the Green Mk V Photon Grenade from a ground drop on Nimbus...

    finished the FE and got the purple tactical kit frame as a reward...

    noticed the dmg difference from the vendor grenade.

    I did buy the common rally cry and suppression fire... those when slotted had the exact same stats as on ones listed on the vendor.

    not gonna waste 4k on a item that has lower stats just to check. but i'll check the exchange and see if i can find a green and compare later tonight.

    however i did notice that the turrets you can deploy now suck compared to the old version... my engineer use to be able to drop a rank 3 turret... now i can slot a mk 11 turret but it does lower dps than my old mk 9 kit that dropped a rank 3 turret. guess i need to find a mk 11 rank 3 turret?
  • tigerariestigeraries Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I checked and yeah a lower ranked green item is vastly better than a higher ranked white item.

    unlike consoles or weapons... quality upgrades gives a vastly higher improvement than going up a rank or 2.
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