Sturm Vs. Cataract?

[Phoenix_Black]

Which one deals out more damage by the end of the SUV? I'm being told that the Sturm does more....

[darkante]

I feel that Paradi Cataract dish out more dmg faster, plus they have a much shorter animation.

[HienkyakuX]

cataract do more damg and is faster. but if the mods die to fast cuz of their lv sturm is better cuz the animation last longer.

[darkante]

cataract do more damg and is faster. but if the mods die to fast cuz of their lv sturm is better cuz the animation last longer.

Although, i kinda wish it were a bit longer animation on that Paradi SUV.
You hardly notice it being used and can´t throughly enjoy the lazer rain, before it´s over.

[New_One]

Grom Buster, old skool

[amtalx]

It depends. Sturm has a larger area, so if you are in a big room, you will hit just about everything. That's not always the case with Cataract. Also, Sturm throws out Burn (SE3 I think). In the event that the direct damage doesn't kill all your targets, the Burn will probably bring them down to 1 HP.

[Para]

Paradi is much better than Sturm because
1) Cataract does not juggle monsters (very important)
2) Cataract freezes monsters
3) Cataract has a higher damage modifier thus most likely killing a whole wave of monsters in 1 SUV shot.

[Kylie]

Sturm takes too long and is no good for things that warp or single enemies (bosses), but I can see it being better than PC in that it's longer too because it can damage the mob after the mob it kills sometimes. However, I'd say let PC replace Sturm if you get an s rank line shield.

[Hiero_Glyph]

For speed C-runs in MAG, if using a 100+ level character Sturm>>>Paradi. The longer animation allow for killing additional enemies that have a secondary or delayed spawn that Paradi would miss. For lower level characters Paradi's additional damage is needed in order to kill medium enemies. Also note that Paradi causes less lag for the rest of the party so in general it is better in most cases. If you are doing Speed C-runs use a Sturm (<8:00 mins); if you are doing anything else use a Paradi.

[amtalx]

Don't forget about the Burn!. If you are a low level character, your ATP is going to suck. The Burn from the end of Sturm will far outdamage Cataract. Although if you are really low, you won't be able to equip an S-rank armor for Cataract anyway.