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Hey, you know what one of the most fun parts of this game is to me? Working out exaclty what weapons and upgrades I want to use.

I prefer two-weapon fighting in general for dealing damage, but I think that might be especially true in the case for HK-47.

When you use a keen scope and Master Sniper Shot, you multiply your critical range by eight times - since it caps at a 75% chance to crit, you only need a weapon with a critical threat range of 19-20 in order to get the most use out of these weapons. Now, obviously, in this particular case using two guns is better than using one, if only because you will be landing much more in terms of sheer number of critical hits.

Therefore, since there are a delightful number of weapons with a threat range of 19-20, the crit multiplier in theory become more important than the damage itself. So the best I can do is find two pistols with crit multipliers of 3 instead of 2, which shouldn't be too hard even with a 19-20 threat range. After that it's jsut a matter of plugging in the best power cells and firing chambers I've got in terms of boosting damage.

My question is this: if I add in a power cell that adds, say, 2d10 energy damage, does this bonus damage get added in before or after the critical damage is figured out?

Inquiring minds want to know!